OLYMPIC GAMES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20512, 2 September 1936, Page 5

OLYMPIC GAMES

THE OUTSTANDING FEATURES LOVELOCK’S RUN (Specially written for "The Timaru Herald" by J. P. Kalaugher.) Some of the outstanding features of the Olympic Games were:— The magnificent display on the opening day when the competitors from 52 countries paraded in the stadium, each country's team being led by a standard bearer with its national flag. Lovelock carried the New Zealand flag. An enthusiastic reception was given the French team of several hundred. Herr Hitler's appearance every day at the stadium was greeted with the utmost enthusiasm by the 100,000 spectators who stood with outstretched arms crying Heil! Heil! The phenomenal sprinting of Owens in tire 100 and 200 metres in which he outclassed the greatest sprinters in the world. He ran 10.2 sec in the 100 m. but it is said that this time may not be recognised as a world's record owing to a following wind. In my opinion the record should be allowed as conditions were ideal. In the 200 m he ran 20.7 sec on a curved track over 11 yards under evens. The great runners in the 400 metres. Of the 24 who qualified in the preliminary heats only one man failed to break 50sec, while in the Anal Williams won in 46.55ec with Brown 46.75ec, Lu Valle 46.8 sec and Roberts 46.8 sec in that order. Woodruff, a U.S.A. negro, won the 800 metres in Imin 52.95ec. He is a runner who does best making his own pace. Powell the British hope, was beaten in the semi-final in which he showed very poor judgment. Boot (New Zealand) ran third in his heat but in the semi-final he could not stand the pace, his form being far below that shown in his heat. The spectacular running of Murakoso (Japan) in the 10,000 metres in which he led for the first four miles from three Finns, Askola, Salminen and Iso Hollo. These Finns are relentless runners and in the last two laps they dropped the Japanese. Salminen was first with Askola second and Iso Hollo third, with Murakoso fourth some 25 yards away and Burns, England, 200 yards away in fifth place. The final of the 5000 metres was another great contest between three Finns (Lethinen the world’s record holder, Salminen and Hockert), Lash U.S.A., who recently ran about Bmin 52sec for two miles), Murakoso, Hellstrom iSweden) and Noji (Poland, the six mile English champion). Lash, Murakoso and the Finns fought for the lead throughout but Lash was beaten at two miles. In the final lap Salminen fell about 350 yards from home and in a great r.ni-h Hockert beat Lethinen in Olympic record time. Helstrom, Murakoso and Salminen finishing next. The pole jumpers were of a standard far above anything ever seen in New Zealand. Meadows (U.S.A.) cleared 4 25 metres (14ft 31in), Nishida and Oe (Japan) 4.25 metres (13ft 10.8 in), v'ebster (England) cleared 13ft Ilin the first time an Englisman has cleared 13ft. The principal throws with the 161 b hammer were Hein (Germany) 185 ft 4in and Blask (Germany) 180 ft 7iln. Tajima (Japan) won the hop. step and jump with 16 metres (52ft B.Bin), thus '-ating Metcalfe’s world record of 15.78 metres. Tajima has a perfect style, taking off at top speed, rising very high and getting splendid balance in his hop, his step and his jump. Hardda (Japan > 51ft 4Jin was second, Metcalfe (Australia) third 50ft lOJin and Wollner (Germany) fourth 50ft Ilin. Owens, 26ft 4lin, won the long jump, the next in order being Long (Germany) 25ft 9Ain, Tajima (Japan) 25ft 6fin, Maffei (Italy> 25ft 6.4 in, Leichum (Germany) 25ft 6.4 in, Clark (U.S.A.) 25ft Sin. Owens in his six jumps cleared 7.74 m. 7.87 m, 7.75 m, 7.33 m, 8.06 m and 7.94 m. Long jumped 7.54 m, 7.74 m, 7.84 m, 7.73 m, and 7.87 m. The previous Olympic record was 7.73 m (25ft 6.4 in). In the high jump 20 qualified for the final by clearing 6ft Olin and Johnson (u.S.A.) won with 6ft 6iin. Helen Stephens, the girl sprinter from U.S.A., was in a class of her own. She ran 11.4 sec for the 100 metres less than 5 yards over even time and won her heats and finals very easily. She is certainly the fastest woman in the world. The meeting has been noteworthy for the success of Negro athletes. Owens (100 m. 200 m and long jump), Woodruff (800 m Williams (400 m Johnson (high jump) were all winners, while Metcalf (100 m Pollard (110 m hurdles), Edwards (800 m and 1500 m) ran splendidly to gain places. There is room indeed for a “white hope” in the athletic world. The 1500 Metres The final of the 1500 metres was the “race of the century” and the result stamps Lovelock as the world’s greatest miler. There were 12 of the world’s best runners in the final, and the positions at the start were, from the inside, Beccali (Italy), Goix (France), Ny (Sweden), Comes (England), San Romani (U.S.A.), Schaumburg (Germany), Botcher (Germany), Cunningham (UJS.A.), Venske (U.S.A.). Edwards (Canada), Lovelock (New Zealand) and Szabo (Hungary). The men on the outside were certainly at a disadvantage of several yards as compared with the inside men, and when the field had gone 20 yards Lovelock was last. Comes led from Beccali and Schaumburg, but Lovelock improved his position until at 300 metres from the start he was running on the inside in 7th place. Cunningham and Schaumburg led the field at this stage, the first 400 metres being run in 61.4 see. Schaumburg made a determined effort to get to the lead but failed and then Ny (Sweden) ran up on the outside into the lead. Lovelock at this time, with Cunningham was close up, followed by Beccali. The pace was terrific and Lovelock running with faultless ease ran to the front 300 metres from home and soon established a lead of eight or ten yards. Cunningham and Beccali made desperate efforts to bridge the gap but their attempts were fruitless and Lovelock ran home amid a roar of applause from 120,000 people, a winner by five or six yards in the w-'rtd’s record time of 3min 47.8 sec. Cunningham 3.48.8 was second and Beccali, San Romani, Edwards and Comes finished in that order. No fewer tl»an five of the runners beat the previous Olympic record of 3min 51.2 sec Woods Great Peppermint Cure ; Foi Coughs and Colds never tails

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