Los Angeles, Aug. 2.
Great Beitain won ler her first lympne event this afternoon, when TBagr Hampson came in tst in the 800" mofves." Hampson won' by Inches in I min, 49 BAO see which fg'a new world and Olympic record. Alex Wilton, of Montreal Univ sity. and Notre Dame Universit
Second, while another' "Canadian, setth Bend, Indians, came Phil" Eawards, took third place.
'This is Brilain's fourth consceutive Olympic. success in the 300 metres, il won the event in 1920, int min, 58 X10 see, amd in 1024 And 1025 Lowe came' in frst int nin, 52 4-10 see, and 1 min 91 S10 Cee, respectively.
"ihe United States won the long jump, Which resulted:—Gordog (USA), 25 ft,°0 84. ing Red (USA), 35 fe 0° tet inet Chunk Nambu" Japan," 20 ft) Gin Nambu 'Ss "a' graduates Waseda University" and is "a alma tothe world record (approxi Very fast ti es were registered The" semi-final of the nerves hurdles.
The frst a win te Univer Burghley (Britain) lay, of, the Royal; Air Force." The winner's time was
However, this time was bettered in 14.5 sec, a new Olympic record. the second semi-final, when George Saling, of the University of low in' ahead of Percy Beard, a riner student of Auburn Univers-iii will ran in the fi to-morrow afternoon, 'AY new! world record was eat~ ablished in the women's 100 motees final, when "Miss Stella Walsh U.S.A.) came in first in 19 ce. She won. by. two feet from Miss Hilda" "Strike." (Canada). Miss Wilhelmina Breman, a. member. of the Western Women's Athletic Club of San Was third, and Miss Bileen Hiscock (Great' Britain) fourth.
America won her second event of the day in the final of the women's discus throw, which went to. Mist Lilian Copeland with a distance of 193 ft. Lin, a new world recor Liu, one of the two athletes resenting Ching at the Olympic Imes, failed by inches to quality the 200 metres" final. In the second heat, of the event, he ran strongly for three-quart distance, but he was. ovarhaal Wright (Canada States), and Black (New Zealand). Liu struggled hard for third place qualify, but failed by:
"Aug.
Sweden, captured the highest honours in the most. important equestrian event when Sigfrid Lind man won the equestrian pentathlon, covering the 4,888 metres course in 8 min, "74 sec. Richard W. May United States, was second, a Vernon Batlow,. Great Britain, third—United Press, Aug.
'The unoMicial score card at, the end of the fourth day of the'
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tother ni Germany is hold-tates huge lead over all Jing on grimly to. second place, but and is now only 14 points be kid rapidly" overhauling her Gveat Britain has 10. far scored un! nly' 10 points and is ninth on the
The positions of the fret these countries are as follows:
United States 1234 points Frames" SSSR IF points Van Egmond. of Holland won honours for his country when Boat Chaillot of France in the fi of the 1,000-metres (scratch) eying toco." Van Egmond won two. races Against one by his rivals 'A' huge crowd numbering: at least 80,000 thronged the Stands to-day td. went wild: with excitement.
event after another was carried sit by United "States "men and Sromen "The first three men home in the 110 metres hurdles were all Ameri cans, the Britons, D.O. Finlay. of the Hoyal Air Force and Lord Bur-fluey, of whom much had: been: expected, coming only fourth and fifth.
George Saling, of the University! of Towa, who equalled the work second li the semicfnal of this event Yosteviay, came in Beat, but his Hime: wa' of Second slower to-tay, the watches Tecprling. 140/10 seconds. Perey Beatd, a former atodént of Auburn University, who seed Oe a Meet The above picture w Jother semi-final on Tuesday, came in third, Eddie Tolan, the famous negro sprinter from' the University chigan, who had already won the 100 metres dash in'record time, pat another success to his credit' this afternoon, when he won the final of the 200 metres in 21.2/10 seconds, which is a new record for the Olym: pie Games.
george 'Simpson, the Ohio State University flyer, came second to: 'Tolan and another United States rethe "negro Ralph student at' Marquette thied. hen came a, success for Great, Britain, when Green came in first in the 50,000 metres Walking Race, his time being 4 hours, 50 10 ing time, The United States then resumed: her run of successes, Anderson hurling the discuss 162' feet, 44 inches.
The Pole Vault came next. and this also went to America. The famous vaulter Miller cleating 14 feet, 14 inches and thus setting up. Jo new world's record.
'The Women's 80 metre hurdle' race was. won by Miss Mildred.
Irickson, known to'her friends as the "Bue: Didtiekson, who came. in by [first in the worl record time of 11.8/10 seconds, This, however, was Joniy the first heat of the race and not the final, Aug. 4.
Japan wort her first event in the olympic Games to-day when Chuhei Namba, who was third in the long jump two days ago, captured the hop, step, and jump with a distance jot 61 ft. 62 in, which is a new world record. Tu the last: Olympic [Games at Amsterdam, in 1028, Nambu was fourth to Mikio Oda, who: won with a distance of 49 ft 1043 in.
Healy' also secured a win for the first. time when Beccali came in first in the final of the 1,500 metres race." He was clocked at 3" mi $1.2:10 sec, which is a new Olympi record. "J.-F. Cornes, the famous JOxtord University athlete, in whom Great Britain had placed her hopes took "second Another new Olympic record was set up in the javelin throw, which Jarvinen, Finland's world " record holder for the decathlon, won with a distance of 238 ft. 6) in. The new record is no less than 20 ft. better than the old mark (218 ft. 163 in.), which was established by (Sweden) in the 1928, Athlete of Dalla day she won another event in world record time. In the final of the 80 metres hurdles she was clocked fat IL7-10 sec, which beats her world record of 118-10 sec. set UP the first heat of this event, terday. On Monday, Miss Didrickison won the javelin' throw with a new world record distance of 143 ft.
Aug. 4
The Indian hockey team defeated the Japanese by 11 to 1 at the first trial, is Ellen Preis of Austria "won the women's foil championship. Miss Seymour Suiness of Great Britain was second, and Erne Bogen of Hungary third Press.
3 Aug. 5.
There was. an unfortunate incident when tie crowd vigorously booed the Finnish runner, Lehtinen,
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