SPORTS AND GAMES
OLYMPIC GAMES. Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Australian afd N.Z. Cabls' Aasn. ' ANTWERP. Av.s-. 29. The final of the. 200 metres breast stroke was won by Malntaoth (Sweden) in 3mins 4.2-ssecs. Stedman \vsm unplaced. ,) The 100 metres was reswnm aud resulted—Knhanamoku 61.2 osoc, 1: Kealoha 62.3-ssec, 2; Harris 6Ssec, 3.' Herald, unplaced, G4sec. The final result of the modern Pentathlon or aggregate shou s Sweden first with four first places, America i'ixt'h, Britain eleventh. In the first round of the football competition Norway beat England 30. The Norwegian victory was thoroughly deserved, although it came as a great surprise, England being a warni favourite. England had four men injured. In the final of the ladies' divino- Frvlaud (Denmark) beat Armstrong°(England) by one point. In the semi-final-of the Olvmpic sculling Kelly (America) beat Ha'dfiekl • New Zealand) by a length n nd a half m /mm 45.1-ssec. Received -.15 a.m., August 3' mi c,™ -ANTWERP, August 29. liio fcOO metres teams swim was won by America m 10m»"4 l-ssec—a world's record -The Australian team (Steadman, Herald, Hay and Beaurepaire) were an easy second in lOrain 25 l-ssee. The English team was tliird ANTWERP, August 30. In the final swim of the irelav race America beat Australia, in 19sec, 'lowering the wcri-.-:-? re.-oid. Ivon-idii.-.! tinier were: Beaurepaire and Steadman 2 33 Herald 2.37, Hay 2.42. Had the trahans swum to form it would have been a wonderful race, but thev could not make any impression in the cold water. The team has received numerous invitations to swim—-from Paris, Brussels and England. Renter's Telegrams. LONDON, August 30. In the final of the Olympic rowing eights America was first and Britain second. Time, 6mm osec. In the double sculls America, was fir.it Italy second, France third. Time, 7min 9sec. In the single sculls Kelly '(America) was first and Bresford (Britain) second. Won .by a length. Switzerland won the fours-with coxswains, America second and Norway third.
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Timaru Herald, Issue 170307, 31 August 1920, Page 7
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