Olympics Organisation Starts To Break Up

Northern Advocate, 12 August 1948, Page 6

Olympics Organisation Starts To Break Up

LONDON, Wed. (10.30 a.m.).—Britain’s Olympic Games organisation started to break up today when the catering and domestic staffs were reduced by 50 per cent. By August 21 Richmond will be the only remaining Olympics camp and all remaining athletes will be centred there until August 28, when it will be closed.

The New Zealanders and Indians have appealed for a respite, owing to shipping difficulties. They will be found temporary hotel accommodation. Surplus luxury food brought imo London by overseas teams will be given to selected hospitals. Further events in the boxing, weightlifting, cycling, yachting and hockey were decided today. CLOUD OF PROTESTS The International Amateur Boxing Association today removed the name of Arquimedes Bondini, of Uruguay, from the list of Olympics referees and judges “because of his participation in the noisy demonstration yesterday after the Uruguayan boxer had lost the verdict.” The decision was made on the recommendation of the boxing international jury. Since the boxing began on August 7. 18 judges have been removed fromthe panel for incompetence, including four after the bouts yesterday. . A cloud of protests—almost as thick as the weather—obscured the sixth day’s yachting today. Only one of the five classes was free of protests. ANTI-CLIMAX There was an atmosphere of anticlimax at the Wembley Stadium today at the ceremony of handing over low gold medals to the United foi its victory in the 400 metres relay. The victory stand was not in the arena, none of the athletes concerned appeared, and the American National Anthem was not played, although the band of the Royal Marines was m attPTiHnnrp Lord Burghley made the presentation to Mr Dan Ferris, secretary oi the American Amateur Athletic Union. Victory under the circumstances m which Britain was orginally declaied the winner was unsatisfactory,' sai Lord Burghley. He was glad to remedy the wron when it was found that a mistake ha been made. , , Mr Ferris said he was sorry tnai such action had been necessary. It was fitting that the sportsmanship which had characteristed the entire games had been shown.

The Italian team, which won the 2000 metres tandem, consisted of Teruzzi and Perona. The British team was Harris and Bannister.

It was so dark for the deciding race that only a handful of the 14,000 spectators saw the finest finish of the Olympic cycling programme, with the Italians just scraping home. Earlier in the semi-flnals against France the Harris and Bannister tandem burst a tyre at nearly 40 miles an hour. Harris at the helm controlled a skid, but wrenched his arm. Weight-Lifting S. Stanczyk (America) won the lightheavyweight with a to.tal o£ 9201 b, an Olympic record. H. Sakata (America) was second and K. Magnusson (Sweden) third. Heavyweight: J. Davis (America) won the title with an Olympic record, a total of OHfiiib. N. Schemansky (America) was second and A. Charite (Holland) third. Davis established Olympic records with the press and snatch, both of 3031 b. and a world record for the jerk of 391 (.jib. Cycling 1000 METRES TIME TRIAL J. Dupont (France), lm 13.5 s 1 ■X. Hi bant (Belgium), fin 14.5 s 2 T. Godwin (Britain), lm 15s 3 2000 METRES SEMI-FINALS First heat: Italy 1, Switzerland 2. Won by live lengths. Second: Britain 1, France 2. One length. FINAL (Decided on best of three runs) First leg: Britain 1, Italy 2. One length, Second leg: Italy 1, Britain 2. Two lengths. Third leg: Italy 1, Britain 2. Half a tyre. Italy thus won, with two runs to one. France won third place. Soccer SECOND SEMI-FINAL Yugoslavia beat Britain 3—l and qualified to meet Sweden in the final. Yachting • SIXTH ROUND Star Class: Italy 1, Cuba 2, Britain 3. Firefly Class: Denmark 1, France 2. Holland 3. Dragon Class: Italy 1, Argentine 2, Norway 3. Six-metre Class: United States 1, Norway 2, Britain 3. Swallow Class: United States 1, Brazil 2, Norway 3.