NEGRO ATHLETES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22955, 10 August 1936, Page 9

NEGRO ATHLETES

SUCCESSES AT OLYMPIAD WILLIAMS WINS 400 METRES THRILLING FINISH IN FINAL (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) BERLIN, August 7. The Associated Press correspondent says: For the first time at the Olympiad summerlike weather prevailed. The American Smallwood, who should have competed in the 400 metres semi-final, was sent to hospital, where he underwent an operation for appendicitis. The negro, Williams, always seemed to have the first semi-final of the 400 metres well in hand. The second semi-final was notable for the elimination of Rampling, the Empire Games champion. Williams’s victory in the final was the fifth United Stales win through a negro. Brown (Britain) was drawn on the outside lane, where the track was worst. The British champion was quickly into his stride, but Williams caught him rounding the second bend, and led into the straight, with Roberts and Luvalle coming up fast. The negro appeared a certain winner 30 yards from 'the finish, but Brown, Luvalle, and Roberts challenged heroically and fought out a desperate finish so closely that the judges had difficulty in deciding the positions. Saliminen, the winner of the 10.000 metres, led the field along the early stages of the 5000 final, Lehtinen, who created an Olympic record when winning in 1932, following last. The much-fancied American went ahead at the half-mile. The British trio—Ward, Reeve, and Close, began to drop back at half way, and with three laps to go the Finns took the lead, Hoeckert and Lehtinen running together. Hoeckert in the final lap went ahead and won easily. Saliminen fell two laps from the finish but rose and went on. The crowd jeered the Finns in the early stages of the race, when they appeared to be jostling the diminutive Japanese Murakoso, whose speedy running in the 10,000 metres caused a sensation. In the cycling Pola started his sprint 250 metres from the finish. Giles clung to him for 150 metres, when the Italian, again spurting, went ahead and won by two lengths. His time was 12.6 sec for the last 200 metres. A correction states that the time for Giles’s race cabled yesterday was 12.6 sec for the last 200 metres. The Australian Associated Press correspondent says America has now won the Olympic 400 metres six times. To-day’s race was especially remarkable, as it returned the best time recorded in Europe. Experts considered the beating of 47sec impossible under- European conditions, as all such times have hitherto been restricted to the United States, where the fast tracks and lighter air benefit the runners. Yet not only Williams, but Brown. Luvalle and Roberts were inside 47sec. Although Hanisch and Horn, the German holders of the European double-seater kayak championship, were beaten into second place, the Minister of Postal Services has promoted them from telegraphic employees to the rank of post office officials. In the cycling event Vanvliet jumped ahead of Gray 300 metres from the finish and left the Australian lengths behind. Gray, despite a desperate effort, was easily beaten by two lengths. The lime for the last 200 metres was 13sec. Following are the detailed results: — 400 METRES FIRST SEMI-FINAL Williams, 47,25ec, 1; Roberts, 48sec, 2; Loaring, 48.1 sec, 3. Lanzi and Skawinski did not qualify. SECOND SEMI-FINAL Luvalle, 47.1 sec, 1; Brown, 47.35ec, 2; Fritz, 47.45ec, 3. Rampling, Blazejezak and Anderson did not qualify. FINAL Williams (America), 46.55ec .. .1 Brown, 46.75ec 2 Luvalle, 46.8 sec .. 3 Roberts, 46.8 sec 4 Fritz, 47.8 sec 5 Loaring, 48.2 sec 0 5000 METRES FINAL Hoeckert (Finland), 14min 22.2 sec, an Olympic record .... 1 Lehtinen (Finland), 14min 25.8 sec (beat the old Olympic record) 2 Jonsson (Sweden), 14min 29sec (also beat the Olympic record) 3 Murakoso (Japan), 14min 30sec equalled old record) 4 Noji (Poland), 14min 33.45ec .. 5 Saliminen (Poland), 14min 39.8 sec 6 CYCLING 1000 METRES Qualifying Round.—Gray (Australia) defeated R. Hicks (Britain). Quarter-finals. —Benedetto Pola (Italy) defeated Giles (New Zealand); Van Vliet (Holland) defeated Gray. POLO FINAL Argentine defeated Britain 11 —0. 1500 METRES The last six positions in the 1500 metres were announced to-day after examination of the results by the automatic camera: Szabo, 3min 53.3 sec; Goix, 3min 53.8 sec; Venzke, 3min 55sec; Schaumburg, 3min 56.2 sec; Ny. 3min 57.65ec; Boettcher. 4min 4.2 sec. PISTOL SHOOTING Torsten Ullman (Sweden) scored 599 points, practically the possible, and a world record. CANOEING Johansson and Bladstroem (Sweden) won the two-seater kyak 10.000 metres. Hradelzky (Austria) won the single-seater collapsible kyak 10.000 metres, and Ernest Krebs (Germany) won the 10,000 metres single kyak. FOOTBALL SECOND ROUND Italy defeated Japan. 8—0; Norway defeated Germany, 2—o. HOCKEY India defeated America, 7—o.

POINTS SCORED SO FAR BERLIN, August 7. The Zeitung publishes an unofficial table of points calculated on the principle of three for a first, two for a second, and one for a third. Not including Friday’s results, the table reads; — America 56 Germany 50 Finland and Italy .. 15 Egypt and France .. 10 Sweden and Japan .. 9 Esthonia .. 6 Poland and Canada .. 5 Czechoslovakia .. .. 4 New Zealand • and Austria 3 Britain, Holland, and Switzerland .. .. 2 Turkey, Australia, Philippines, and Latvia 1 LOVELOCK’S GREAT WIN LONDON, August 7. The Evening News regards Lovelock’s victory as a triumph for his theory that a man is able to run only one race a season at his very best. Lovelock chose to make the Olympiad the occasion of his supreme effort. He sacrificed the British championship mile for it, although it is now admitted that the suggestion that Wooderson would extend Lovelock at Berlin appears foolish. Wooderson won the mile championship in 4min 15sec, but Lovelock’s 1500 metres is equivalent to 4min 4sec. Lovelock last year timed a supreme effort for the Princeton mile, when he vanquished the American cracks. That _ was a race he really wanted to win, and did not mind subsequent defeat by Wooderson in the championships in 1935. Whatever happens in the next few races, Lovelock will retire with his supremacy; unchallenged. GERMANS SHOW NEW SPIRIT LONDON, August 7. The Sun-Herald Agency’s Berlin correspondent - ays the question whether the Olympiad will more greatly affect international relations than is generally thought possible is raised as the result of remarkable demonstrations in Berlin this week. Undoubtedly Germany has fulfilled her intention to impress visitors, but everybody is surprised at the extraordinary impression the visitors have created on their hosts. Germans have been taught for three years to suspect foreigners. They first greeted the visitors courteously, but coldly. Berlin people have now taken the visitors to their hearts with surprising warmth. A long chain of young people, mostly French, Americans, and Germans, can be seen with arms linked, happily walking to the arena, while if any United States negro shows himself in the Unter den Linden he is immediately surrounded by a dozen frauleins seeking his autograph. This new spirit, which is such a contrast from the opening days, is even reflected in the Fuhrer, who when the crowd rose as he entered his box to-day, signalled them to be seated. Even the national form of applause disappeared to-day when the crowd, regardless of nationality, joined in whichever forms of applause seemed most suitable for the occasion. THE SWIMMING EVENTS YOUNG GIRL PROVIDES SENSATION LONDON, August 8. (Received August 9, at 10 p.m.) The Associated Press correspondent in Berlin says that the swimming events started in an early morning drizzle, after a night s rain'. Fick, already the holder of the 100 Metres world record of 56.8, beat Miyazaki’s Olympic record, established at Los Angeles, bpt Taguchi, who won his heat with the utmost ease, improved on Fields Olympic figures. The Japanese won all the heats in which they started. The first heat in the Women’s Breaststroke provided a sensation when Inga Soerensen, an 11-year-old Danish girl, easily defeated a representative field, including Johanna Waalberg (Holland), Hanni Holzner (Germany), Dorothy Schiller (United States), Vera Kingston (Britain), K. Isberg (Sweden) and J. Langdon (Canada), all reigning champions in their own countries. The little Dane showed superb judgment. She was third at the half distance, then drew into the lead and come down the last length full of fire, only four-tenths of a second outside the record. Miss Genenger, in the second heat, broke Miss Denniss’s record, which Miss Maehata further demolished in the third heat. All the Americans were knocked out of the heats for the first time in years. The weather in the afternoon was threatening and sultry. Miss Mackay, in the Women’s 100 Metres Freestyle, was apparently suffering from stage fright, and was never impressive, but Miss Delacey, who is •treating the event principally as a trial for the 400 Metres, gave a creditable display, and failed by only two feet to overtake Miss Denoiiden in the second heat. Yusa, in the men’s semi-final, was ahead at the 25 metres and turned just in front of Arai. A great battle ensued between the Japanese and ended with Yusa narrowly victorious. The Americans’ relay team, to which Owens gave a five yards lead, and which they subsequently continued to increase, equalled their compatriots’ record at Los Angeles, which Wykoff assisted to make. The American Women’s Relay win was due chiefly to the six-footer, Miss Stephens, the winner of the 100 Metres. When the announcer attempted to inform the crowd of over 100,000 that the German girls had beaten their own world record of 46.5, which hitherto had not been ratified, cheers drowned his voice. Herr Hitler jumped to his feet and saluted. He stood and applauded the team as it walked back along the track. Isohollo, in the Steeplechase, was the first Olympic champion to retain a title won at Los Angeles. Isohollo went to the front at 600 metres, attended by his compatriot Matilainen and the Frenchman Lerolle. Isohollo drew steadily ahead and won by 40 yards looking round. He beat his own time at Los Angeles of lOmin 33.45ec, although comparison is impossible as the competitors by error ran an extra lap at Los Angeles, adding 450 metres to the original distance. The former Olympic record was 9rain 14.6 sec. Soeedy promotion for Germans is still following success at the Olympiad, Josef Manger, the winner of the heavy-weight weight lifting, has been appointed special tax collector. A Helsingfors report states: “ Lovelock is the greatest miler I have ever seen,” says Nurmi, who is at. present training the Finns at Berlin, in a telegraphed message to local newspapers. “ I was astonished at his freshness after a gruelling

race. He is a most amazing runner and has no peer anywhere in the world.” Following are the results: — SWIMMING 100 METRES FREE-STYLE (Heat winners and times.) Peter Fick (United States), 57.7 sec, an Olympic record. M. Yusa (Japan), 57.8 sec. M. French-Williams (Britain), 60.7 sec. Shigeo Arai (Japan), 57.75ec, equalling Fick’s record. M. Taguchi (Japan), 57.55ec, beating Fick’s record. D. Wilfan (Jugoslavia), 60.6 sec. A. Lindegren (United States), 58.3 sec. W. Kendall qualified for the semifinals, which resulted as follows: FIRST SEMI-FINAL Taguchi, 57.9 1 F. Csik (Hungary), 58.Isec .... 2 Fischer (Germany), 58.7 sec .. 3 SECOND SEMI-FINAL Yusa, 57.55ec, an Olympic record 1 Arai, 57.95ec 2 Lindegren, 58.7 sec 3 Kendall was fifth and did not qualify for the final. 200 METRES WOMEN’S BREASTSTROKE (Heat winners.) Miss H. Maehata (Japan), 181.9 sec, beating Miss Claire Dennis's Olympic record. Fraulein Genenger (Germany), 183 sec, also broke Miss Dennis’s record. Miss I. Soerensen (Denmark) 186.75ec. Fraulein Wollschaeger (Germany), 188.5 sec. Other qualifiers for the semi-final include Miss Isberg (Sweden), 188.7 sec, Miss Thuboi (Japan), 190 sec, Miss D. Storey (Britain), 190.8 sec. WOMEN’S 100 METRES FREE STYLE HEAT WINNERS Fraulein Mastenbroek (Holland), 66.45ec, an Olympic r-ecord. Willi Denouden (Holland), 68.Isec. Miss Campbell (Argentine), 66.8. Fraulein Hveger (Denmark), 69.6. Miss Lap (United States), 69sec. Miss Delacey (Australia), 68.5 sec, was second in her heat and qualified for the semi-final. Miss Kitty Mackay (Australia) was fifth and did not qualify. 3000 METRES STEEPLECHASE FINAL Isohollo (Finland), 9min 3.Bsec, an Olympic record 1 Tuominen (Finland), 9min 6.Bsec 2 Dompert (Germany), 9min 7.2 sec 3 Matilainen (Finland), 9min 9sec 4 Manning (United States), 9min 11.2 sec 5 Larsson (Sweden), 9min 16.6 sec 6 The first five broke the previous Olympic record. 1600 METRES RELAY FIRST HEAT United States, 193 sec 1 Hungary, 197 sec 2 SECOND HEAT Britain, 194.45ec .. .. .. .. 1 Sweden, 194.65ec 2 THIRD HEAT Germany, 195 sec t Canada, 195 sec t All qualified for the final. 400 METRES RELAY FIRST HEAT United States (Owens, Metcalfe, Draper, Wykoff), 40sec, equalling the world record .. .. 1 Italy, 41.Isec 2 SECOND HEAT Holland, 41.3 sec 1 Argentine, 41.9 sec 2 THIRD HEAT Germany. 4L4sec 1 Canada, 41.5 sec 2 All qualified for the final. WOMEN’S 400 METRES RELAY FIRST SEMI-FINAL United States, 47.1 sec 1 Canada, 48sec 2 Holland, 48.4 sec 3 SECOND SEMI-FINAL Germany, 46.45ec, a world record 1 Britain, 47.55ec 2 Italy, 48.6 sec 3 All qualified for the final. POLO For third place Mexico defeated Hungary by 16 to 2, FOOTBALL Poland defeated Britain by 5 to 4, CANOEING 1000 METRES ONE-SEATER KAYAK Hradetzky (Austria), 262.95ec .. 1 ONE-SEATERf CANADIAN AMYOT Canada, smin 32.Isec 1 WATER POLO Czechoslovakia defeated Japan by 4 to 3. Austria defeated Sweden by 2 to Germany defeated France by 8 to l. Holland defeated the United States by 3 to 2. Britain defeated Malta by 8 to 2. Belgium defeated Uruguay by 1 to nil. CYCLING 2000 METRES TIME TRIAL Arie Vanvliet (Holland), 72sec, an Olympic record 1 Pierre Georget (France), 72.8 sec 2 Rudolf Karsch (Germany), * 73.25ec .. • 3 Then came Severino (Italy) 73.25ec, Roy Hicks (Britain) 74sec, Arna Pederson (Denmark) 74sec, Laslo Orchzan (Hungary) 74sec, George Giles (New Zealand) 75sec, Edy Baumann (Switzerland) 75sec, Albert Seliinger (United States) 75.25ec, and T. Johnson (Australia) 75.8 sec. Eight others competed. HOCKEY Japan beat Hungary by 3 to 1. DECATHLON The Decathlon was won by Glenn Morris (United States) with 7900 points, beating the Olympic record of 7398 points and the world record of 7825 points.