Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-23
BY JACK VETOCK.
International News CorreSDonde'

International News Correspondent.
ANTWERP, Aug. 2S-Two events re,
field games Of the seventh 0lympiad,
hut to all intents and purposes every
thing has been finished. SO far as the
United States Is concerned this is al
most certainly so, for there is little
chance OF United States athletes win
ming any OF the remaining contests, al
though points undoubtedly will be added
to the total
meter relay race were to be cleaned on
the program and the games viii stand
finished Boxing ana wrestling VIII
start in earnest this week and from
of less Importance. Swimming contests
will be started this week.
America enters the last lap far ahead
Of It's nearest competitor, having scored
203 points in the twenty events now
finished. Sweden apparently has cinched
second place, for she now has SO points,
against 81 for Finland. and was expected
to hold her own today.
England landed fourth place, with a
points. France and Italy were tied for
sixth place. with "a; Canada, 10; Den
mark, Q; EsthOnia, s; New Zealand, o.;
Norway, Belgium, Czecho- Slovakia. 6
each, and Luxembourg, /.
More records were smashed in the
events held yesterday. Hannes koleh-
nainen, the Finnish-Americ1n. cut down
the time for the marathon By finishing
the course in , hours 80 minutes 30 40
seconds, despite driving rain that fell
throughout til eiourney.
Lossman of EsthOnia was second. only
thirteen seconds behind the winner. Or
gan. Linder and MellOr for American fin
ished seventh. eleventh and twelfth, in
the order named.
The American sprinters broke the rec
ord for the 400-yard relay race, finishing
in ~ Is seconds. wo-ffths OF n second
better than the time made by the German
team at Stockholm in 1912.
In the swimming events. Duke kahan-
omoku broke his own worlds record in
the 100meter dash preliminary in
1:01 4-5. His previous record waS
:02 2-5.
In the plain high diving heats all
Americans were eliminated. McDermott
and Quimby qualified in the 400 meter
breast stroke trials. In the first heat VI
the 100 meters, Kegerjs was first and
Kruger second. The second heat went to
Kealaha, with McGillivray third.
The first heat OF the 800 meter swim
was won by Vernon of Canada with
Bolden. America, second LANCER Amer
lea, also qualified by winning the second
heat.
In the 400-meter relay, in which the
1anks set a worlds record. Charles w.
Paddock, Los Angeles A c., led off for
the Americans and quickly gained a lead
which the team never relinQuished. J.
Y. ScholZ, University Of Missouri took
the baton next and handed It TO Loren
Murchison, New York a G., who in turn
passed it to NJ N. Kirksey, Olympic club,
San Francisco who won the event by
eight yards.
In the midd1eweight class OF boxing
today, Goldberg of America beat Scham-
mong Of Denmark and Witacher beat
Wells of Belgium. PrGdhomme Of Cam
ada defeated Mason Of Belgium and
Mallin of England beat Cranston, Amer
lea. Herovich of Canada beat hunting
of Holland and LagOnia beat Jacobsen
Of Norway.
Among the featherweights Walker Of
South Africa beat Hartman Ameria
while Graham Of Canada knoked out
Rihard Of Frame in the first round
Hebrants of Belgium beat Hershman.
At fyweights, Peterson, Denmark. beat
Ziyac, America, while DiginnerO defeated
Rampignon Of France.