American Athletes Beat Empire Team

Northern Advocate, 13 August 1948, Page 5

American Athletes Beat Empire Team

LONDON, Thu. (10 a.m.) —A British Empire team this afternoon sensationally defeated the American Olympic relay winners—Ewell, Wright, Dillard and Patton. v Two Australians, Treloar and Bartram, and two Britishers, McCorquodale and Archer, comprised the Empire quartet. The Australians’ brilliant running was mainly responsible for the defeat of the Americans. McCorquodale had a two-yard lead on the negro sprinter, Ewell, at the first baton change. Bartram then passed the baton to Treloar three yards ahead of Wright. Treloar held his own with the Olympic champion, Dillard. Archer took the baton from Treloar and won in an exciting finish by three yards. AUSTRALIANS PROMINENT The Americans outclassed the Empire athletes in the 120 yards hurdles. Australian athletes were mainly responsible for the Empire’s 34 wins—the high jump, 400 metres relay, and long jump. The United States had 111 wins. The Empire won two women’s events, which did not count in the match. This Empire-America encounter is always held after the Olympiad. America has had an unbroken succession of victories, apart from the initial one in 1920, which ended in a draw. Results: 440 yards relay: Empire (McCorquodale, Bartram, Treloar, Archer) beat United States (Ewell, Wright, Dillard,'Patton) bv three yards. Time: 41.85. One mile relay: United States beat Empire by three yards in 3m 13.45. Two miles relay: United States beat Empire by two yards in 8m 0.65. Four miles relay: Empire beat United States by 20 yards in 17m 3b.45. 120 yards hurdles team race: W. Porter 1, C. Schmitt 2, C. Dixon 3 (all United States), Gardner (Empire) 4. Time: 14s, a British record.

Eight laps steeplechase relay (four men, each two laps): United States beat Empire by 50 yards in 8m 41.25. High jump: United States and Empire tied with 19 feet (the aggregate of three competitors). Best jumps were: J. Winter (Australia) 6ft 6in., G. Stanish and T. Edleman (United States) 6ft sin.

Pole vault: United States (aggregate of three competitors), 41ft, beat Empire, 33ft 6in. Best jump: G. Smith (United States) 14ft.

Javelin: United States (aggregate of three competitors), 652 ft llin., beat Empire, 512 ft 4Jin. Best throw: S. Seymour (United States), 222 ft 7Jin. Putting the weight: United States (aggregate of three competitors), 161 ft 7Jin., beat Empire, 138 ft lin. Best throw: W. Thompson (United States), 54ft 3!iin. Hammer throw: United States (aggregate of three competitors), 520 ft 41in., beat Empire. Discus throw: United States (aggregate of three competitors), 463 ft sin., beat Empire, 4021’t Jin. Three-mile team race: United States beat Empire in 14m 22.85. Long jump: Empire (aggregate of three competitors), 68ft 9in., beat United States, 68ft 4iin. Women’s 80 metres hurdles: S. Strickland (Australia) 1, M. Gardner (Britain) 2, D. Upton (America) 3, B. Robinson (America) 4. Time: 11.35. Women’s 440 yards relay: Empire beat United States in 49.45.