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THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1932.

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THE CHINA

MAIL.

GIVES FINLAY PLACE

Keller Forced Into

Fourth Place

Mildred Didrickson Woman Marvel Of All Time

YACHTING AN) WRESTLING

FULL DETAILS OF OLYMPIC GAMES AT LOS ANGELES.

smashing the world and Olympic re cords to bits. |-

The modern pentathion was won by a tall, sinewy young Swediali ount, Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna, who repulsed the greatest chal Denge an American entry ever made of the long supremacy of the Sweiles in this gruelling test, ́

Hausch's total points for the te eventa. of the decathlon were 8,462.23, and in second place war | Akilles Jarvinen, of Finland, who held the previous world record of 8.255. The Finn surpassed thia with 8,208.48.

Count Oxenstierna finishing paventh in the 4,000 metres „cross- country run, the last event of the; five days of competition, kept his point score down to 62, defeating This fellow countryman Bo Linde Iman who was second with 55

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wiry made a gallant bid to keep

The 110-Metres High Hurdles, which witness-points. ed Saling's brilliant effort, proved very difficul to GERMANS INJURED. ' judge as to who was second in the race. The judges Lieut Richard Mayo. of the eventually awarded Beard the place with Keller United States arms small and A camera study of the finish, however, the lead he held for two days, but third. placed Finlay, the British hurdler, third with the long race to-day beat him and Keller fourth, and on this sure authority the he finished seventeenth in the ran Olympic officials have revised the order of placed with 38% points. runners, thus giving Britain extra points.

So popular have the Games proved this year that it is estimated that the attendance will touch the half-million mark before the conclusion,

Japan succeeded in scoring one goal against the All-India Hockey XI., champions of the world, but were forced to concede eleven. Full details of events from Tuesday to Saturday are given below:

Los Angeles, Saturday The aquatic events opened at the Olympica to-day with the swimmers Trying to steal the limelight from track and field performers, but the Butter answered, the challenge by smashing three world recordä.

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IN THE OLYMPIC HURDLES

AUSTRALIAN BREAKS CYCLING, RECORD AT PASADENA,

To Beat Dutch Champion.

Pasadena, Cal, Wednesday.

Jacobus Vanegmond, of Hol- land, won the 1,000-Metre Olympic cycling scratch cham pionship to-day by defeating Louis Chaillot, of France, in two out of three heats.

Lindman, Sweden, fourth; and Lt. A. S. Thofelt, Sweden, who wen in

1928, with 14 points, Afth.

'India's 'world champion field' hockey team defeated Japan 11 to 1 in the first field hockey con- -test för the Olympic champion-

ship,

Japan's goal represented the first time any team had scored against India in any Olympi competition.

While the hockey match was, go=" ing on?Attilio Pazesi, of Italy, won the 100 kilometres Olympic cycling. road race to-day over a route from Moor Park to Santa Monica, in two hours 29 minutes 5-3/5 sec-

Chaillot won the first heat in 12 seconds for the final' 200 metres over which the race. was clocked. Vanegmond" won the next two heats in 12-6/10.onds. seconds.

Edgar Gray, of Austrális, won the 1,000-Metres time trial cycling title in 1 minute 13 seconds, which betters the existing Olympic record. Vanegmond was second in this -event.-Associated Press............

Svensson of Sweden, was second:

Pazesi set the pace for the thirty pedallers of many nations through- out the long grind..

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HENRI COCHET OUT FOR TITLE.

Henri Cochet, who achieved his ambition when France suc cessfuly resisted the American Challenge in the Davis Cup. Challenge Round in Paris, has decided to compete in the United States National Championships at Forest Hills. Fred Perry and "Bunny" Austin are 'Britain's main "hopes" in this tournament.

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PHILIPPINES' STAR IS ELIMINATED.

Ali Beaten in 100-Metres Free Style.

Los Angeles, Saturday, The Philippines' first chance in the swimming at the Olym pics went by the boards to-day when A. Ali-of Santo Tomas University, after placing third in the fourth heat of the first" trials in the 100-Metres free style, was eliminated in the semi-finals.

Gugliemo Segato of Italy" was second, Bernhard Britz, Sweden, third; Giuseppe. Olmo, Italy fourth; Hoornsen of Denmark, of Afth and Frank Southall Great Britain, sixth-United Press. RECORD CROWDS.

Los Angeles, Wednesday. and Oshima of Japan. placed third. Before the greatest crowd ever to and third in the final standings The best the United States could witness a track and field meet, es-

do was to place sixth, Furth taking timated at more than 80,000, Ameri- j Mayo beat the defending cham-that.position.

can athletes swept to victory to- quarter finals by Carlos Lutti of Matti Jarvineri of Finland day in four of flye events of the Argentina and Arthur Jonath, af pion, another powerful Swede, Lieut. Sven Alfred Thofelt, who holder of the record in the Javelin Tenth Olympiad, and plled up a Germany, two of the men Tolan beat

place in the final of 239 feet 3 inches, almost huge team lead over all other to-day, took fourth

Two other Americans, George standing with 39 points against equalled that mark when he took nations.

the event with a toss of 238 feet In another orgy of record-smash-Simpson and Ralph Metcalfe, wera the 18 inches. The previous Olympicing, American Others who finished near

representatives second and third in the 200 metres. captured the Pole Vault, the. 200- . BRITISH SUCCESS, top in the decathlon were Wolrad mark was 218 feet 6 inches. Eberle, Germany, 8,030.80 points; Sippara of Finland placed sec-Mètres, the 100-Metres hurdles and

The one representative of a visit, Wilson Charles, an Indian. repre- and and Dentilla of Finland was the Discus, losing only a new event, ing nation to capture a first place

enting the United States, 7,986; third. The best the United States the. 50,000-Metres Walk. Hans Sievert, Germany, 7,941.07; could do was to place fifth and

A world record was broken in the was Thomas W. Green, British rail- Paare Yrjola, Finland. the defend sixth, Barlett and Churchill tak-pole vault, Olympic marks were sur-way employe. who spurted at the finish to win the 50,000 metros walk ing those positions.

passed in other events, and a pheno

in 4 hours, 50 minutes and 10-sec- and the fourth heat in 1 minute 8.5ing champion, 7,668.09.

L. Becali of Italy won the 1500-mehal woman athlete," Mildred

onds. seconds.

the Olympic record of 3 minutes "Bebe" Didrikson, shattered two 51.2 seconds a little better than world records for her sex. tht Olymple record of 3 minutes. In the thirteen track and fiald 53.2. seconds, made during the last events that have been

off in Olympics by E H Larva of Fin four days of Olympic competition, land. Cornes of England was see the United States team has scored ond. Cunningham of the United 151 points, and Great Britain, -sec- States placed fourth and Hallo-ond, but 28. An even dozen events well, sixth.

remain to be decided, The total was swelled by 70 points by to-day's vic.dies final, which was won by George ed ahead in the Olympic pentath

Saling, University of Iowa lad, as lon competition, maintaining in the With only four of the eight the judges, after deliberating, plac-fencing events the leads they cap- ed Percy Beard second and Jack tured yesterday in the steeple- Keller third.

chase. tion thus far completed, new Olymple records have been set.

full eight days of activity of the 1928 games at Amsterdam but twelve records were broken... Within four days nearly 300,000

."

The Philippines' entrant in the men's 100 metres, A. Al placed third in the fourth heat of the first' trials, but failed to yhow in the semi-finals.

The judges got mixed up in the 3000 metre steeple

Jimmie Bausch far exceeded the reengnized world's record of 8,053.-finals of the

wor

Elevert and another German competitor, Wagner, lost out In the pole vault. Sievert, who fr, seven events had held his lead in the decathlon, hurt his ankle in the vault when he had total of 6,623.25 points to his credit. Wagner was hurt in the same way, Their injuries left Charles,

Latvia fighting for the lead. Dia

29 in the decathlon when he ran up chase at the Olympic Stadium and a total score of 8.462.23 points.sent the runners through an extra Bausch is a Kansa boy. M. Javinen lap, making the race actually 3460ausch, Jarvinen, and Disma "of Finland was second with 8:292.48 metres. Isahollo of Finland

and Eberle of Germany was third the event in

The American 100 metre relay team composed el Frank Wykoff, Edwin Toppino Hector Dyer and

seconds..

of

10 minutes 33.4 ma also hurt his ankle in the vault

to-

tories..

run

Judges estimated thebüt refused proffered medical at./day Babe Didrikson alone really days of track and field compet

time for the 3000 metres, to be minutes 18.4 seconds, which

Was

tention.

Ten events enter into the decata

AUSTRALIAN WIN Thus in the finals run off

carried American honours. She has been one of the American bright

First she set a new javelin record. Yesterday she exceeded the world record in the 80-metres hurdles with sprint of 31.8 seconds. She elip- ped another 1/10 of a second off this to-day.

Roh Kiesel, clipped off the distance slightly slower than the time of gf len competition-the discus, shot spots of the current Olympics in fourteen events, while in the

minutes 14.6 seconds made by Iso-put pole vault, 110 meter high hurdles high and broad jump, 100 hole in the trials.

100 and 1,500 meter runs, and jave. in throw-United Press.

in 40.6 Recopis, as compared with the world record of 10.8 seconds; made twice in Germany. The re *LAP-CHECKER ABSENT. cord was exceeded in a semi-final hear

the

⚫ Officials announced that error was caused when the official Tap checker was absent.

Again in the 1600 metre relay the American team starred, running the event in 3 minutes 11.8 seconds, as compared with the former rece nized time of 3 minutes 12.6. sec- Louds made by a Stanford team.

The modern pentathlon was con-to-day in the 80 metre hurdles. for This likewise was in a heat.

run, women, running the event in 11.7 team was composed of Fuqua, Abcluded with the 400 metre

ONLY U. S. SUCCESS.

Los Angeles, Thursday, The sword fencing continued. Mildred "Babe" Didriksont of with the United States, France, Dallas, Texas, premier record- Italy and Belgium reaching the smasher of the 1932 Olympics thus finals.

far, exceeded the world record again

lowich, Warner and Carr.

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The

Today at the end of 18 events the United States re- mained far in the lead, having mine first places, nine second places and five third places. The nearest rival was Finland with three first places, four second places and two third places.

Australia won the women's folle championship through the able performance of Ellen. Prels Seymour Guiness of Great Britain was second and Erne Bogen of Hungary plac ed third.

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The time was slow because of the heat which caused seven of the fifteen who entered to col" lapse and fall by the wayside before the gruelling test was completed. EVA

It was one-two-three again for the United States, in the high hur-

The field was fast, and an "Olympic record was smashed in one of the heats-United Prese.

A Swede and an American stepp

Saling's time of 14-6/10 seconds. The defending champion of the equalled the old Olympic record but ten-event test, Lieut. A. S. Thofelt, was slower than the new mark of of Sweden, finished first in the 14.4 seconds he set in the semi-finals fencing, but Lindman, also of yesterday.

Sweden, who won the steeplechase,

In the discus the Americans won came second and now leads the

spectators have paid to see the as-the first two places, John Anderson pentathlon with a rating of 312 sorted thrills of this international Lossing the platter 162 feet 4 inch-points........

es and Henri Laborde of Stanford Following Lindman now are sports carnival.

Before California's astonishing University 158 feet 11 inches. Mayo of the United States, Simo Olymple show is completed it will both surpassing the former Olympic netti of Italy, Durathon of France, Lieut. Thofelt, and Pacini of Italy not be surprising to see the aggre-record of 155 feet 3 inches."

in the order named-Associated THE "BABE'S" DOUBLE. gate paid attendance pass the half!

Press. million mark and the present track

"Babe" Didrikson, the Dallas, Mayo of the United States and field output at least doubled. which Oxenetiarna of Sweden won seconds, and with her performance forged into the lead in the pheight in the pole vault with a leap/record distance for her sex, achieved of only 32 points.]

Bettering the accepted world Texa, girl who tossed the javelin a tually won the event with the loss. with 32 points. Lindman of Swe kept the United States from going tathion events, making an almost |den placed 'serond with 35.5. Mayo into a acar eclipse in to-day's perfect score in the shooting, while of 14 feet 1% inches, William Miher second world record when in.

of the United States fell down badly events. in the lust event and scored 38.5.

Except. for this flashy girl the slipped down in the list. failing honours with Eddie Tolan, the be. for women she covered the distance)

In the 12-foot monotype event in†United Sates team was pretty the yachting Holland was leading much left out, which provided with Britain and the United States strange contrast to the brilliant tied for second placé.

American performances hereto. fore.

On the track yesterday two old There were only five events in American rivals fought it out in the which the United States did not 400 metre event at the stadium-

William Carr of Pennsylvania and win at least one of the first three

Ben Eastman of Stanford-the places. In one event, the 200, me- tres, the United Staten took the first event going to the former after the other Pacific Coast lad forced him to three places, and in events the Americans took either exceed the world's record to win. first and second or first and third.

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SWIMMING RECORDS RECORDS

The Olympic swimmers, apparent- ly are going to be as contemptuous of existing records as the track and held stars have been, if events of the first day of swimming compe- tition are a criterion.

In the 100-metre Treestyle trials for women the former Olympic record set in 1928 by Albina Osipowich was exceeded in three out of the four heats, while in the men's 100 metre Miyazaki of trials Yasuji Japan exceeded the former re cord set by Johhay Weismuller at the last Olympics,

Carr's time was 16.2 seconds. which was 4/5 of a second far-

record set benzin world's record set by Emerahin Spencer of the United States in May, 1928. at Palo Alto, and 7/10 of a second faster than his own me, in the recent U. S. tryouts. when he likewise bettered the old: record.

5,000-METRES INCIDENT: 2

Chuhei Nambu, Japanese who placed fourth in the 1928 Olympics, won the hop, step and jump when he stretched his legs over a distance of 51 feel and 7 inches, hetter than the record of his fellow-country- men, Oda, whose mark of 51 feet 1 inches was accepted by

to come among the first 10 in the shooting.

Total points of leaders follow:

In the trial boats for the

spectacled negro runner from De- troit, who won his second Olympic

200-Metres run.

[Oxenstierna (Sweden) even-

BURGHLEY ECLIPSED.

Los Angeles, Tuesday. Lindman of Sweden, early leader, ler of Stanford University, shared the first heat of the 80 metre hurdles

in 11.8/10 seconds.

Twice in the semi-finals of the co The day's outcome was in the lourful 110-metre high hurdles to wake of doleful prophecies made be-iday the Olymple time was 'chiseled.), sprint championship by taking the fore the games that the United In the first of the semi-finale Jack Mayo, 7 Simonetti, Italy 17:

Tolan captured the 100-Metres on States this year would be fortunate Keller, of Ohio State University, did Oxenstiera, Sweden, 20; Lindman, Monday, thereby giving America her to win as many as seven first places. it in. 14.5 seconds, besting Lord Sweden, 22.

400 first dash win since 1920. To Championships have been won David Burghley of England a sensa metres, the American sprinters lan's time to-day was 21-2/10 sec- thus far in the 100 and 200 metres, tion four years ago, and dieplacing onds, new Olympic record, the for- the discus, pole valut, broad jump, the mark of 14.6 seconds set in a gave plenty of promise.

and mer fastest time of 21:4 having shotput and 110 metres high bur 1928 semi-final by Weightman

dies. Foreign athletes have cap Smith, of South Africa' tured the Metres Walk, the 400

Percy Beard, American ace, enai-i Yards Hurdles, the 10,000 Metres 1y survived the trial, along with and the 800-Metres.

eleven others, his time being 14.7.

George Saling, Iowa youth, second semi-finals, when he stepped equalled the world time in the

Een Eastman of Stanford William Carr of Pennsylvania, old been established rivals, are out to set a new world record before the event is over. in the trial-heats, however, they were not hard pressed and conse wire quently did not extend themselves

the LA.A.F. a few days ago as the official world record,

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SWEDISH CHAMPION WINS SECOND TITLE.

Championship.

Los Angeles, Tuesday. Johan Richtsoff, of Sweden, won his second successive Olympic heavyweight cham- pionship here, to-night by de feating Nikolis Hischi, of Aus- tria, in the final match of that, division.

In the 400 metre, event the entire Italy Beats France in Cycling: field was bunched near the start, but Carr-and-Eastman drew-away as they rounded the final turn, Carr a little ahead and Eastman, vainly trying to catch him- United Press.

Lehtinen of Finland won the 5,000 metres event in 14 minutes Mikazaki's time was 58 seconds, and 30 seconds, a new Olympic re- as compared with the former record cord. The previous record was 14 of"08:6,-***

minutes 81.24 seconds," ́¡madé by he Japanese and Americans Paavo Nurmi of Finland in Pario, completely dominated the second 1924. salud Vene an trials in the 100 metre freestyle. The judges held up the decision "In Miyazaki's heat Ray Thompson in the 5,000 metre event for nearly 15

wam second and Manuella Kall two hours debating whether Lehtin of Hawall, was third en should be given the race, because In the other heat Tatsuro Kawal-Lehtinen dodged in front of the shi of Japan was dret, Al Schwartz American runner, Hill, causing the was second and Katsue

latter to break his stride

The crowd booed the decision but

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first cycling championsh

the Tenth Olympiad by

ing France in the final 4,000-Metre pursuit

Carr's best time was 484 sec- onds and Eastman's best 48.8 sec onds.

BRITAIN GAIN PLACE.

Los Angeles, Thursday. On the basis of motion pic ture evidence shown to-day, the judges reconsidered their decision on the final plac Ing of the 101-Metres High Hurdles finals yesterday and of Great put Donald Finlay Britain, third, in the final re sults instead of Jack Keller, United States, as previously declared. 170

k Keller was placed in fourth place and the United States consequent, ly dropped one point. The United States now has 158 points to 86 for Flairnd"TE Tecond vi

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in Tuesday's

EDDIE TOLAN'S MOTHER INTERVIEWED

World's Record Breaker Described As Good Boy.

Detroit, Mich., Friday. The mother of Eddie Tolan former University of Michigan negro runner who won the 100. and 200 metre, events at the

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WRESTLING TITLES.

Los Angeles, Wednesday

-The team-free style wrestling parking

championship was added to the over the barriers, in 14.4, just beat United States laurels to-night asing out Beard. Welcher of Ger Feter Mehringer won a decision many was the third quailder in this from Eddie Scarf, of Australia, and heat for to-morrow's finals. captured the lightweight champion- JAPANESE UPSET- ship.

Before Mehringer settled the the showing of the Nipponese stars Japanese hopes were dimmed, by cision, Jack Van Barber of the In the running broad jump. The best United States won the welter Chuni Nambu, holder of existing

current Olympics at Los An-weight title by a victory over Eino world

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Robert Pearce, of the United could do was to place third, a foot inches set in Japan last October, States, won the bantamweight

crown and Herman Pehlajamaki of under his record distance, Finland the featherweight title in the women athletes to-night's Anale. Pearce conquered who provided many of the dayfs Jaskaf of Elpland in 15 minutes and Pihlajamaki, pinned Karlsson of Sweden to the mat In 8 minutes 44 seconds ENTE

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State college to utas: 10 seconds, of Sweden 20

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record in half as many days esensations. The third wor

tumbled when Ruth, Oibarn fossed the difcus 111 feet Anches. But shortly afterwa W/her team mate, bilas Copeland,

hurled the heavy