THE OLYMPIAD

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 11 August 1928, Page 7

THE OLYMPIAD

PEARCE WINS SCULLS *

THE CONCLUDING EVENTS, S

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United Press Association—By Electric . , Telegraph—Copyright Australian Press Association.—United Service.' ; " v • ~ AMSTERDAM, lQth Auguife' In the Olympia sCdllS, 2000 metres, H. E. Pearce (Australia) "Was first, and Myers (America) second. Won by five lengths, comfortably. Time,',7min llsee. v - '' In . the rowing, eights, final America beat Britain by, half; a length.' ‘ At swimming in the men’s 100-metres Weissmuller (Germany) woii the' third heat in 58 3-ssec, an. Olympic, record, i In the women’s 400 metres filial United States was " first, .Britain’second and South ' Africa. •' third.'; Time,'4min 47 3-ssec, an Olympic record. NEW ZEALANDUffiLS PEOhiINENT

(Received 11th August, 10.25 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, 10th August! ' At swimming in the. women's; 100 metres back stroke Miss King (Britain) won first heat in 82 .seconds, equalling the'world’s recordlapd.establishing an Olympic record. •’ .. Miss Stockley (New Zealand) '-in 85 2-ssec was third. Miss Bratin" (Holland) won'the second heat in 8l 3-ssec, a world’s record. Miss Meajing. (Australia)' was fourth but did hot : qualify for the semi-fina'hls. ■ '' Xr'*; • Miss StocKley' was the fastest third arid qualified. \-\V-; ' ■ ■■'■* In the women’s; free style, 100 metlpes (first, second and fastest '-third:;to qualify for next round, second'heat)'Miss'Olsen (Denmark) 75 4-ssec, 1; Mfss Stockley (New Zealand), 76 2 : sseC, Mi (Australia), 78sec, 3. ' V X. : In the third heat Miss Zealand) was second in 77 l-6sec.'‘ Miss Davey did not qualify in the sixth heat. ' 'V- j- 7 \ '

Miss Mealing (Australia) third, did not qualify. ' - "' MisseS Stockley and Miller,:, like .the Australians, Misses., Mealing ■ atid'DAVey, were*'unable to reproduce - their home form, nevertheless they made a., gqod fight, Miss Mealing especially; who is the victim of non-acclimatisation, arid unable to combat the growing weight natural for her age when travelling.’* ’'* l ';' . morgan~wTns.again ........... United Service. AMSTERDAM, 10th August; - . At boxing in the welter semi-finals Morgan \(New Zealand) beat. Calatapd (France). * Despite a knuckle which Was .dislocated whila training in England, Morgan attacked with his usual determined style, arid scored points in every round. Once he (delivered a •left’with such violence that he jarred,his injured finger. He felt the pain to the shoulder and,* 'was compelled to save his left to" the utmost, otherwise he would- have knocked lout Calataud. \vV