Goslin Eliminated After Plucky Fight

Northern Advocate, 10 August 1948, Page 5

Goslin Eliminated After Plucky Fight

LONDON, Mon. (10.30 a.m.). —Wembley pool was crowded today when the first rounds of the boxing contests were decided. The New Zealander, R. Goslin, made a game fight with America’s coloured 1947 Army featherweight champion, Eddie Johnson, hut was outclassed.

The referee stopped the fight in the last round. Goslin entered the featherweight because he was overweight for the bantam class.

Water conditions were good for the rowing finals at Henley. The contestants rowed into a slight headwind.

tionai jury had seen the film, the showing of which had not been fixed. HOLLAND IN EMPIRE TEAM An Empire athletic team will meet the United States at White City next Thursday. Athletes from Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, South Africa, Canada and Trinidad will compete in the Empire team. The New Zealander, J. M. Holland, is included in the eight-lap steeplechase team, and the New Zealander, W. H. Nelson, in the three miles’ team race. Rowing SINGLE SCULLS FINAL M. Wood (Australia) 1 G. Risso (Uruguay) 2 R. Catasta (Italy) 2 Time: 7m 24.45. DOUBLE SCULLS FINAL Britain ) Denmark .. 2 Uruguay T 3 Time: 6m 51.35. COXLESS PAIRS FINAL Britain 1 Switzerland 2 Italy 3 Time: 7m 21.15. PAIRS WITH COX FINAL Denmark 1 Italy 2 Hungary 3 Time: 8m 0.55. FOURS WITHOUT COX FINAL Italy 1 Denmark 2 United States 3 Time: 6m 395. FOURS WITH COX FINAL United States 1 Switzerland 2 Denmark 2 Time: 6m 50.35. EIGHTS FINAL United States 1 Britain V 2 Norway 3 Time: 5m 56.75. Boxing FEATHERWEIGHT Eliminating round: E. Johnson (United States) beat R. Goslin (New Zealand). The fight was stopped in the last round. Weight-Lifting J. N. de Pietro (United States) broke the world’s record in winning the bantamweight championship with a total lift of 677£1b. Julian Creus (Britain) was runner-up with 655J1b. M. Crowe (New Zealand) and S. Caplcs (Australia) tied with the Egyptian as.d Korean representatives for eighth place with 600Jlb. Fencing INDIVIDUAL EPEE FINAL L. Cantone (Italy) seven wins, O. Zapelli (Switzerland) six wins, E. Mangarottie (Italy) six wins (after a fight off with Zapelli), H. Guerin (France) five wins. Cycling 1000 METRES SCRATCH SEMI-FINALS R. Harris (Britain) beat C. Bazzano (Australia) in straight heats; G. Ghella (Italy) beat A. Schandorff (Denmark) in straight heats. FINAL Ghella beat Harris in straight heats. 4000 METRES TEAM PURSUIT SEMI-FINALS First heat: Italy 1. Uruguay 2. Time, 5m 6.55. Second: France 1, Britain 2. Time, 4m 59.15. FINAL France 1 Italy 2 Britain J Uruguay 4 Time: 4m 57.85. Hockey SEMI-FINALS India beat Holland and Britain beat Pakistan. Soviet Delegation MOSCOW, Mon. (11 a.m.) The Soviet delegation, led by the athlete Lev Bakanov, who holds the honour “Hero of the Soviet Union,” left for London to attend the congress of International Sports Federations.

Mervyn Wood, Australia, easily won the single-sculls title. He led all the way and finished Msec, ahead of Risso, of Uruguay, w r ho could not reproduce his sensational finish which defeated the American Jack Kelly on Saturday. Wood celebrated his win by smoking his first pipe for five months. He has been in continuous training since March.

Britain’s pair, Dick Burnell and Bert Bushnell, beat Denmark in the doublesculls by two lengths. Denmark hit a buoy at 750 metres and Britain then gained a winning margin. BRITAIN’S COXLESS PAIRS Britain’s Jack Wilson and W. Laurie beat Switzerland by a length in the exciting coxless pairs final. They headed Switzerland at 1200 metres. The United States won the coxed fours by half a length. Switzerland rowed with them for 1200 metres, after which the winners had a handy lead to the finish. Italy ran away with the coxless fours. They led from the first stroke and easily defeated Denmark and America’s Yale College crew. U.S.’ SIXTH EIGHTS The United States won their sixth successive Olympic eights victory by defeating Britain by three lengths in the splendid time of smin. 56.75ec, America was represented by the Californian University crew. Britain’s Cambridge University crew had a tremendous struggle over the first Half. Britain was level at 750 metres, but the Americans led narrowly at 1000 metres and thereafter always had Britain’s measure. World sprint cycling champion, Britisher Harris, was beaten by two lengths in the first leg of the 1000 metres final and was beaten by 11 lengths in the second leg. The winner, Italian Ghella, showed astonishing sprinting powers. He held Harris twice in the final sprints, out-generalling and out-pacing the British champion. The Dane, Schandorff, beat the Australian. Bazzano, in two straight runs for the third medal. AMERICANS ‘SORE’ The Americans are still “sore” over the disqualification of their 400 metres relay team at Wembley on Saturday. They are anxiously awaiting the showing of the film of the race, and 'are convinced that the film will prove lhat the.team did not infringe the baton-changing rule. This is the reason why Britain was awarded the race. The Americans protested against disqualification within an hour after the race. Olympic officials said no announcement would be made until aii interna-