Differences Of Temper Make Amity Impossible

Northern Advocate, 14 August 1948, Page 6

Differences Of Temper Make Amity Impossible

OFFICIAL'S VIEW ON OLYMPIC GAMES

LONDON, Fn. (11.20 a.m.).—The cycling road race and boxing and Soccer finals were the main events in the Olympics programme today. The Duke of Edinburgh started the road race, which was over 121 miles, at Windsor .Great Park. Ninety-six riders from 29 countries lined up in heavy rain, facing a stiff head wind.

The race was over 17 laps ol the Windsor Park circuit.

true sportsmanship in victory and defeat." ROUGH SOCCER FINAL Sweden became Olympic football champions in probably the roughest and toughest game ever seen on the Wembley Stadium. The Yugoslavs, by robust play, tried to knock the Swedes off their usual skilled play, but the Swedes always recovered their balance. The crowd booed the rough play and cheered the Swedish team when it received the victory medals, but gave the Yugoslavs a mixed reception. The International Olympic Committer- decided that the venue of the 195 G Olympic Games will be considered when the committee meets in Rome in May, 1949. Results: Cycling 121 miles’ road race: Be.vnert (France) 1, Voorting (Holland) 2, Woulers (Belgium) 2. Time, 5m 18m 12.(is. Belgium won the team event, with Britain second and France third. Soccer Final: Sweden defeated Yugoslavia by 3 goals to 1. In the third place match, Denmark defeated Britain, 5 goals to 3. Hockey In the replay match lor third place, Holland defeated Pakistan -1 —1. Boxing FINALS Fly-weight: S. Perez (Argentina) defeated S. Bardinelli (Italy) on points. Bantam-weight: T. Csik (Hungary) defeated G. Zuddas (Italy) on points. Feather-weight: E. Formenti (Italy) defeated D. Shepherd (South Africa) on points. , , Light-weight: G, Dreyer (South Africa) defeated V. Vissers (Belgium) on points. Welter-weight: J. Tonna (Czechoslovakia) defeated H. Herring (United States) on points. Middle-weight: L. Papp (Hungary) defeated J. Wright (Britain) on points. Light-heavy-weight: G. Hunter (South Africa) defeated D. Scott (Britain) on points. Heavy-weight: R. Inglesais (Argentine) defeated N. Nilsson (Sweden), the referee stopping the fight in the second round. Basketball Final: United States, 55 points, defeated France, 21 points. Brazil beat Mexico for third place. Equestrian Events Captain B. Chevallier (France) won the individual championship in the three-day equestrian event. The United States won the teams event with Sweden second and Mexico third. Fencing Sabre, individual, final: A. Gcrcvich (Hungary) 1, V. Pinton (Italy) 2, Kovaes (Hungary) 3. Empire Weight-Lifting The British Empire weight-lifting bantam-weight championship resulted: R. Smith (Canada), fillUb. 1: M. Crow (New Zealand), 60Glb, 2; K. Caplcs (Australia). 5951 b, 3. Heavy-weight: A. Knight (England), 859}1b, 1; P. Taljaard (South Africa), 8431 b, 2; R. Magee (Australia), 7991 b, 3.

The winner was the Frenchman, Beyaert. Voorting, of Holland, led after 10 laps. He and his team-mate Faanhof were selling a cracking pace, and 17 riders had retired at Ibis stage. The Dutchmen were caught in the next lap and a great battle ensued. The Britisher. Thomas, leci after 12 laps and still held the lead at tne end of the 14th lap.'

Then. L. Delathouwer, of Belgium, look the lead, with one lap remaining, from a closeiy-packecl field. Beyaert shot ahead over the last few yards to win the race. Beyaeils cheering supporters mobbed him on the roadway and collided with several other riders as they were finish-

ing. Only 28 competitors finished in the road race. . Beyaert is a Paris bootmaker and is sft 3in. tall. A Hungarian boxing official jumped into the water at the Empire Pool with delight when Papp was crowned victor in the middle-weight boxing final. _ „ „ BONERS WORSE FOR WEAR Most of the boxers went into the finals battered, patched and stitched. The South African, Denis Shepherd, feather-weight finalist, has taken severe punishment during the week. His right eye was so badly cut that three lots of stitches were inserted. The stitches were twice knocked out during his fights. j His doctor was unwilling to declare him fit today, but relented when his trainer said it would break both his and Shepherd’s heart. * The American. W. Smith, withdrew from his lightweight bout for third place with S. Wad (Denmarki. Smith said he won yesterday, and should be in the final, and he was not going to tight under the present officials again. Switzerland’s heavyweight, H. Muller, and Eire's middleweight, McKeon, failed to pass the doctor. DISGUSTED Mr H. G. Chandley, a member of the Olympic Jury of Appeal and a leading figure in British amateur boxing, is disgusted with the scenes which have marred the Olympic boxing tournament. He said: “I have had experience of Olympic Games since 1924 and have come to the conclusion that the vast difference in national temperaments and the excitable, temperamental nature of some countries make it impossible to retain anything like amity. “It is a great pity that some of the officials cannot take a-lesson from the boys in the ring, who have shown