Olympic Cavalcade

OLYMPI~ CAVALCADE Light-weight; A. J. Haavisto, Finland-,~ the Welter-weight; E. Kyburz, Switzerland, the:Middle-weight; T. ~· Sjostedt, Sweden, the Light Heavy– weight, and J. C. Richtoff, Sweden, the Heavy-weight. Scandinavia had o_bviously made an impression in the Catch-as-Catch- Can tournament. -' · - ~ _ - - In the Greco-Roman style the Northern nations were predominant almost all the way. - _ _ K. Leucht, Germa_ny, won the Bant1lm-weight; W: Wali, Estonia, the Feather-wejght; L. K:eresztes, Hungary, the Light-weight; V. A. Kok– kinen, -Finlal'ld, the Middle-weight, whil~ the Light Heavy-weight went - to I. Mo1,1stafa, Egypt, and the Heavy:-weight to J. R. Svensson, Sweden. Great Britain entered a team of five men for the Weight-lifting at the Amsterd~m Olympiad which-did not do particularly well, since the Feather– weight (9 st. 6lb.) was won by F. Andrysek, Austria. In the Light-weight (10 st. 8 lb.) -H. Bass, Austria, and- K. He lbig, Germany, tied _with 322·50 points. Mieldle-weight (n st. II 1b.) w~s W..on by R. Fran<_rois, Frane€; the Liglrt_Heavy-weight (1i st. 13 lb.)- by _E. S. M. Nosseir, Egypt, and the Heavy-weight (all ~over-12 st. 13 ~lb.) by: I~ Str~ssberger, Germal'ly. Ya~liting took place Qver a t!-"iangular course-well-out in-the Zuider -Zee. In the 8- metre class the Britisp boat, ·not being placed 1st, 2nd 6r 3rd in any: of the 4 preliminary races, was_. no_t entitled- to compete in the 3 final races and therefore retUrned ~ome. The ~ont~st was won by F ranee, L'Aile ~VI, from 'Holla!JC]ia, of Holland, and~Sylvia,··of Sweden. _ Great Bntair:1 was n9t represented in tHe 6 metre cl~ss, for which there were thirte-en entr;ies._ Estonia, Swegen, Denmark, Belgium, D_.S.A., Norway and Holland qualified for th~ Final, w liicn wa~ won by Noma, of Norway, from Hihi, ofDef!mark, with 'Flftti V, ofEstoni!l,.jrd. ~ - -In the class .for _I2':ft SaiJing pingbies ilie competitors prior to each day's racing drew for boats. Seven of the ro competitors survived the 8 trial races. Great Britain was re2resented by Mr. Harry Gaydon, of the Royal Burnham "X" acht Club, but after sailing in the first 2 trial races in his group he fell and damaged an old war wound in his ann and his place was taken l?y Major Gordon ~owler, who had also represented Great Britain in 192"4. The · following nations were represented: Germany, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmerk, Italy, u:s.A:, Holland, Great Britain and Estonia, who· qualified for the Finals, and Austria, South Africa, Monaco, Spain, France, flungary, -Poland, ·Czechoslovakia, Switzerland and Bdgiu~, who were eliminated in the trial rac·es. Mr. S. G. Thorell, Sweden, won 1n the 12ft. Sailing Dinghies class from H. B,obert, Norway, and B. Broman, Finland, but Major Gordon Fowler, representing Great Britain, was 7th. It was 9edded amongst the yachtsmen at that tournament that the well· known Americc:tn star class would be the best type of craft for the 1932. Olympic Games at Los Angeles. _ T-he ·Wiqter . qlympic Games Jnstitt:ted at Chamor:1ix in 1924 were . - ,..._