OLYMPIC GAMES

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 7 August 1928, Page 9

OLYMPIC GAMES

LATE EDITION

BORO TOO GOOD.

“HE IS THE BEST MAN.”

CHARLTON'S COMMENT. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) (Australian eres* Association.) Received 11.15 a.m. to-day. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 6. In the 1500 metres Olympic swim Ruddy (America) was fourth. Roirg’s first quarter of a mile occupied 4 minutes 58 seconds. Charlton said after the race : ‘ T am perfectly satisfied. 1 brokb my own record, and oould not hiave done better. 1 tried, to close on Borg; early in the i'a ae, ibut. taxis questionably fie is the 'best man.”.

BORG’S AMAZING PACE.

QHARiLTON’S BEST EFFORT FAILS

Received 10.55 a.m. to-day. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 6. Tfi© result only emphasised how Borg has improved.. Borg began with, great determination and terrific pace. He secured a lead of eight metres at one hundred metres. Borg continued at an amazing pace, but was frequently erratic, striking the ropes. The crowd shouted to Chariton to speed. Borg started to draw away from Clharlton at six hundred mentres and was leading by about eight metres with Cnabbe about six behind. Chariton, by a terrific struggle, produced rounds of cheers. The Americans were now applauding for Charlton. Gharlt-on began the greatest effort- of his career at thirteen hundred metres, but found that Barg was nort to ibe caught. He went down fighting valiantly. OTHER, EVENTS. In the cycling, 1000 metres time test, Hansen (Bernark) registered lmin. 14 2-ssee.,' Dirakenstein (Holla,ml) lmin. 15 1-ot.ec, Gray (Australia) lmin. 15 3-5 sec. In the single sculls Wright (Canada) has re-entered the competition under the repechage system, which permits of row-offs between the losers.

The br.eat stroke swim, two hundred mentres, first semi-final resulted in a win for Soruta, (Japan); time, 2min. sGsec., an Olympic, record . Giali tzen. (America) and Simalka) (Egypt) qualified for the finals in the second heat of the springboard diving. The Australian (Morris) did’ not qualify. Frank Moody knocked out Milligan (Glasgow) in the first round at Amsterdam.

The English champion, Collett, also re-entered the single s fluids, winning the R-opeohage, heat. Borg will, not start in the hundred metres, but ibe is in such brilliant form that it is difficult to see anybody else win the four hundred metres.