OLYMPIC GAMES

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1073, 21 July 1924, Page 6

OLYMPIC GAMES

SECOND EDITION

MORE SWIMMING RECORDS. AMERICA WINS RELAY. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received July 21, 12.30 p.m. PARIS, July 20. Tho final of the men’s 800 metres swimming relay race resulted : America 1, Australia 2, Sweden 3. Japan 4, Britain 5. Time, 9.53 2-5, a world’s record. Australia’s time was 10.2 1-5, an Olympic record. In the 800 metres relay swim Charlton, who swam second for Australia, by a magnificent effort finished only a yard behind tho winner, Clancy, of America. This placed Australia practically on level terms with America. In view of this Weismuller, who though in costume did not intend to swim in the relay, but to reserve himself for the 103 metres, was instructed to participate in fourth place. Taking things easily, lie won by 10 yards. At tho beginnig of tho last stage Japan was slightly ahead of Sweden, but Arno Borg by an heroic effort turned the tables and covered 200 metres in 139 4-ssec.

The final of the ladies’ ICO metres free style swim resulted : Miss Lackie 1, Miss Wehselen 2, Miss Ederle 3 (all of America). Time, 1.12 2-5.

The final of the 100 metres ladies’ back stroke resulted : Miss Bauer (America) 1, Miss Hording (Britain) 2, Miss Riggin (America) 3. Time, 1.23 1-s—a world’s record.

Tho men’s high fancy diving finals resulted : Withe i, Fall 2, Pinkston 3 (all of America).

The ICO metres'swimming final resulted: Weismuller 1, Duke Kahanarnoku 2, Sam Kaharianioku 3, Borg 4. Time, 59sec, an Olympic record. Weismuller, although fully extended, had an easy victory by two yards. Duke Kahanarnoku beat Sam Kahanarnoku by a touch and Borg and Takaislii by inches. Taking the lead in the first five yards, Weismuller was never challenged. The win stamps him as the greatest sprinter in the world. In some res'pects, however, Arno Borg’s achievements were even greater. lie gained places in the three free style finals and was fourth in another. There lias never been a swimmer to equal this performance. The ladies’ high and plain diving final resulted ; Miss Smith (America) 1, Miss Decker (America) 2. Miss Tonel (Sweden) 3. Miss Sliand, of Now Zealand, who was a long way from form, finished third in (lie semi-final o’f the 100 metres. Her time was 82 4-ssce. She failed to qualify Tho swimming points are as follow; America 217. Sweden 58, Britain 50, Australia 35, Franco 17. Belgium 13, Japan 8, Denmark 6, Hungary 4, Now Zealand, Switzerland, Holland, and Czecho-Siovakia 3, Austria and Luxembourg 1. TENNIS FINALS.

In the lawn tennis final Richards beat Coclict, 6 —4, 6—4, 5 —7, 4—6, 6-^-2. In the tennis final Miss W ills beat Mdllc. Vlasto, 6—2, 6—2. Miss MoKanc secured third place, beat Madame Golding (France), 5 —7, 6 —3, 6—o.—A. and N.Z. cable. AUSTRALIAN CYCLISTS WIN. Received July 21. 1.50 p.m PARIS, July 20. At tho : Olympic Games the Australian cyclists. Copping, Broadbent and Dempsey, w"ere firs!, second and third in the Bon Marche Grand Prix of 1000 metres for amateurs.—Reuter.