OLYMPIC GAMES

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 6 August 1928, Page 11

OLYMPIC GAMES

CHARLTON’S DISPLAY

CONSIDERED UNCONVINCING

MISS AIT'LLAR ELIMINATED

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph

Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) Received 12.10 p.m. to-day. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 5.

After two days’ unconvincing display, Charlton will have to effect lan immense improvement to retain his title. Crabbe, by defeating him today, complicated the final issue, as it was previously considered that Borg and Charlton would have matters all their own way. Charlton to-day only sought- second place, and finished with a good deal of reserve, but he failed to show the expected improvement, taking 39.3-5 seconds longer than yesterday, while Borg, swimming as though merely practising, came within 27 1-5 seconds of his own previous winning time Charlton said afterwards that his cold was a good deal better, but the heavy air was telling against him. Nevertheless he 'would give them a good 7 run for it to-morrow. 'Charlton showed excellent judgment in not allowing himself to Ibe hurried by Ruddy’s tactics in endeavouring to break up Charlton in the early stages. The Australian was (content to stay a comfortable third, while Ruddy wore himself out. It looked from the gallery <as though Ruddy’s effort was designed to make things easier for Crabbe. Additional results were:

Ladies’ 400 metres free stroke swimming.—First semi-final: Miss Nobelius (America), smin. 58see., 1; Miss Vandergoes ('South Africa), Gmin. 13-5 sec, 2; Miss .Stewart (Britain), Gmin. o'2-ssee., 3. All qualified. Won by three yards. (Second semi-final: Mdlle Braun (Holland), smin. 54 3-ssec., 1; Miss McKinnon (America), smin. 55 sec., 2; Miss Tanner (Britain), Gmin. 9see, 3. Won by ‘two feet. Miss Millar (New Zealand) was second in her particular heat, but was eliminated in the first semi-final, which was won by Miss Nobelius.

THE MARATHON. (26 miles 600 yards.) El Ouaffi. (France) 1 .Plazi (Chili) 2 Martcllin (Finland) 3 Ka.mada (Japan) was fourth, Joie Ray (America) fifth, Tsuda (Japan) sixth, Ferris (Britain) 7, Xoski (Finland) 8, Miehelson (America) ninth, Bricker (Canada) tenth, Wood (Britain) eleventh. Won by 400 yards. Time, .2 hours 32 minutes 57 seconds. OLYMPIC 1S GREATEST EVENT. WINNING THE MARATHON. AN ALGERIAN GREATEIS SURPRISE. Received 12.30 p.m. bo-day. AMSTERDAM, Aug. '5. In the one thousand metres cycling Standen qualified in the quarter final, winning his heat in the first round and defeating, the Italian Sevren, the Turk Tacljeddfne, and the Lettlamler Plume. Hi®'time if or the last 200 metres was 13 l-ssec. France won Olympiad’s greatest event when the Algerian El Ouaffi calmly trotted into the stadium through the Marathon gate wearing the laurel wreath 'thrown onto his shoulders wihen he entered the stadium grounds. El Ouaffi.’a appearance (caused such a surprise that the Frenchmen were struck breathless .and could hardly believe their, eves. The news .received from the control'stations was that the Japanese Yamada was leading, Joie Rav the American was second, and El Ouaffi third. The Americans expected Ray to be the victor, and had prepared to recognise hi® success, but when the runner appeared he was a dark-skinned figure clad in the blue worn by the French athletes.

The Marathon course provided the severest test, owing to the nature of the ground. The first three miles were over cobblestones, then followed the river Asintel for a few miles. The competitors then turned across open country thirteen miles from, the stadium for five miles, thence to the river, and thence to Amsterdam.

Plaza’s time was 2-hrs. 33min. 23see.. Mattolin 2hrs. 25min. 2sec., Yamacla 2hrs. 35min. 29sec., Ray 2hrs, 36min. 4sec., Tsuda 2-hrs, Sfimin. 2-Ose-e., and Ferris 2<hrs. 36min. 40scc.