OLYMPIC GAMES

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 11 August 1928, Page 5

OLYMPIC GAMES

THE SCULLING RACE.

WON BY PEARCE. BY FIVE LENGTHS. 'United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) Received 10.45 a.m. to-day. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 10. The Olympic single sculls, two thousand metres, resulted: H. R. Pdarce (Australia) 1 Myers (America) - Won by five lengths comfortably. Time, 7min. llsee. Pearce led by half a length at 250 metres, and by one and a half lengths qt 500 metres. Myers spurted and Pearce was one length ahead at 1000 metres, a length and a half at 1250 metres, when he make another spurt. Pearce was two lengths ahead at 1500 metres. Pearce put in a spurt and led by three lengths at 1750 metres, and eventually won by five lengths.

PEARCE’S OPPONENT.

SOMETHING ABOUT HIS CAREER

Received 10.5 a.m. to-day. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 10. Pearce’s opponent in the sculling, Myers, is a Philadelphian. He is a locomotive fireman, aged 31 years. He weighs 12st. 51b. He rowed bow in the American lour which was beaten at the Antwerp Olympiad, and he took up sculling three years ago. He has not worked* since April, in order to qualify for the Olympiad and to train thoroughly. He . wears an eyeshade and spectacles and does not appear as strong as he really is. Although a qualified engineer, he prefers to act as fireman in order to keep fit. It is appropriate that he should meet Pearce, as only these two have come through the qualifying rounds undefeated. Mr. Bourke, the American rowing manager, says that he thinks Pearce is the best sculler he has ever seen, so he wiil not be surprised if 'Myers is beaten, but the latter has greatly improved and is bound to make Pearce row.

OTHER. R ESULTS AMSTERDAM, Aug. 10. 'Other results at the Games were: ROWING. Eights, final.—America beat- Britain by haft’ a length. -Time, Grain. 3 l-ssec. SWIMMING. Men’s hundred metres. —Weismuller (Germany) won the third heat in 58 3-5 see.., an Olympia record. The women's four hundred metres relay, final, resulted.—United States 1, Great Britain 2, South Africa. 3. Time, 4/ri'in. 47 3-ssec., an Olympic record. MORGAN HAS ANOTHER WIN. IN WELTER SEMI-FINALS FOUGHT WITH INJURED' FINGER. Received 11.15 a.m. to-day. AMSTERDAM. Aug. 10. ID the welterweight boxing semi-finals Morgan (New Zealand) beat Oulataud (France). AMSTERDAM, Aug. 10. Despite a knuckle which was dislocated whiille training i.n .England. Morgan .attacked with this, usual dietermined -style ami scored points in every round, and he delivered: his left with such violence that he jarred his injured Kte felt th© pain to Jin is sTiouldor and was eompellll'ed to .save- Ms left to the utmost, otherwise he would have knocked out Oala.ta.ud.

NFAV ZEALAND WOMEN SWIMMERS.

GIVE GOOD ACCOUNT OF THEMSELVES.

SECURE PLACES IN QUALIFYING HEATS.

Received 11.15 a.m. to-day. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 10. Dv the women’s 100 metres backstroke, Miss King (Britain) won the first heat in 82sec, equalling the world’s record and establishing an Olympic record. Miss Stockley’s (New Zealand) time wa-s 85 2-ssee, and she was third. Miss Braun (Holland) won the second- heat in 81 3-ssec, a world's record. Miss- Mealing (Australia) was fourth, and did not qualify for the semi-finals. Miss Stockley was the fastest third and qualified. In the women’s free style 100 metres, the first-, second and fastest third qualify for the next round. In the se-'ond heat. Miss- Olsen (Denmark). time 75 4-ssec, was first; Miss Stock-ley (New Zealand), 76 2-ssec, was .second; and Miss Davev (Australia). 78seo. was third. In the third heat. Miss Miller (New Zealand) was second, her time being 77 l-ssec. Miss- Davey did not Qualify. In* the sixth heat* Miss Mealing (Australia) was third, and did not qualify. FOUGHT A GOOD EIGHT. Received 11.15 a.m. to-day. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 10. Miss Stockley and Miss Miller, like the Australians Misses Mealing and Davey. are unable to reproduce their home form. Nevertheless they made n good fight, M iiss Mealing esneciaily, who is the victim of non-acclimatisa-tion and is unable to combat growing weight natural for -her age when travelling.