OLYMPIC GAMES

Hokitika Guardian, 10 August 1928, Page 2

OLYMPIC GAMES

Australian Press Assn.— United Service

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Aug. 9. The New Zealander, Morgan, qualified for the semi-final welter-weight,, outpointing tho Italian, Romano Canova.

Morgan had- a meritorius win, being always aggressive and scoring all through the bout. He repeatedly penned Canova on the ropes and lie was unable to escape Morgan’s vigorous pummelling;?. He attempted an inswing right breakaway, but Morgan always evaded, returning to tlie attack. The victory was popular, and experts are of the opinion that Morgan has a fine chance of winning. Ho shows a good punch and is able to take and give punishment, -and apparently reached the top at a critical moment.

Canova once caught Morgan off Ills guard, scoring a heavy left body punch, s **" hut it was the only effective blow of the round. The third was briskly' fought, the Italian greatly improving, though never mastering Morgan’s right enough to enable him to do much attacking. The New Zealander again drove tlie Italian to the‘ropes scoring well with uppercuts to the body, hut at close quarters Canova generally held his own. Canova in a last minute rally swung .a heavy right to Morgan’s face, but was always inferior at long range lighting. Morgan fights in the semi-final to-morrow. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 9. ’ Morgan was easily* the better boxer throughout. His extended right, witll which he repeatedly* feinted, puzzled the Italian, who was often surprised at the New Zealander’s left swings and uppercuts. Several of the latter quickly* forced Canova to the ropes.' The Italian drove the New Zealander back with a fierce two-fisted onslaught, hut Morgan resumed the offensive with a V'jsnjVy left to the jaw, keeping Canova moving. Morgan renewed superiority in the second round, chasing the Italian round and round the ring cornering him and meting out : severe punishment. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 9. : High Diving, first heat:—Oolbath (America), Knight (Britain) and Schwinn (Germany) qualified for the > final.

. LONDON, August 9. -Men’s 800 metres swimming relay* heat was won by* America. The time was an Olympic record—9.3B 4-5. Women’s breaststroke, -200 metres, ffnal: —Miss Schralier (Germany) I,' Baron (Holland) 2, Millie (Germany) 3. Momen’s 400 metres relay final: ' United States 1, Great Britain 2, South Africa 3. Time 4.47 3-5 an Olympic re-' cord.

“BEATEN B A TYRE.” AMSTERDAM, Aug. 9.

At Ymuiden the cycling champion, Mazairac won the Grand Prix of The Hague of eight hundred metres by the margin only of a tyre from the Aus-. tralian, Standen. >

The decision was unpopular, many of the officials expressing the opinion that Standen was the winner.

IMPERIALISM IN SPORT.

LONDON. Aug. 9.

An article in the Board of Trade Journal shows that the Empire goods imported into the United Kingdom in the first six months of the year were over two per cent above those in 1927. and that those exported from the United Kingdom in the first six; months of the year were over two per cent above those in 1927 and also that the exports of British products to the Empire are lower by* one decimal five pefi cent. Tjt Continues: “The relative decline of our exports to parts of the Empire is mnre than accounted for by a reduction in Australia’s percentage of British exports from nine decimal fifty-two per cent in 1927 to seven decimal fifty in 1928.

“Sporting Life” fears it is impos-' sible yet to form in the Mother Country and each of the Dominions an Imperial Sports Board, through which all arrangements for overseas visits could ■lie made, and Empire sport promoted'" and encouraged; but it expresses the opinion that a start might lie made through the Amateur Athletic Associations of the United Kingdom and a perioathetic Empire gathering held every four years, preferably two years after each Olympiad. Thus latent talent would he iinearD-V 1 s>»*d developed for future Olympiads. wi.o Empire gatherings should be held successively in England Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Cqpada, and India,