Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
DECISIVE VICTORY
FOR !. S. ATHLETES
Seventh Olympiad Closes With
American Teams Score at PIP
Points-Twice That of Nearest
Rival, Finland

Olympic Stadium, Antwerp. Aug. o.
tBy the Associated Press)-The seventh
Olympiad closed late this afternoon amid
continued rain and cold, so far as the
track and field competitions are concern
cd with decisive victory for the Amer
lean athletes
Although the team is not considered as
good as some of the other teams that
nave come to Europe in the past to take
part In Olympic games, the Americans
rolled up a total of 222 points during the
week of competitions, q figure more than
twice as great as that of the nearest rival
natlon-Finland with 105.
Scoring on basis of % points to anv
event allowed by the international Attn
letic Federation the American team, rflcd
up approximately one-third of a nossibio
aggregate total 63s The Americans scored
in all but four events. and were tied with
Finland for first place championshin
honors, each nation having won nine firsts
The United States was far anead in SOC
ord places won. with 10 and was second
to sweden in thirds having won 10 10
for Sweden. The Americans scored 10
fourths. twice a. many as their nearest
rival. They outrankod tho other tear1s
in ffths won hut did not secure quite as
many siXths as Sweden.
ot -FOUR world records established the
American athletes made three the fourth
gong TO Finland. The only Olympic
record established which IS not also a
world record was by an American.
The games Just closed were notable Il,
the fact that not only three athletes vera
able to win two first places These were
Firesirio. the Italian walker who too,
the 1900 and 1000 meters events Hill. the
English middle distance runner. who uor
the 500 and 1,5Oo meters, and Nurmi. the
Finn. who was first I'm the 10000 ,11etArs
run and in the cross-countrv race to-
day. which 1t Is admitted was considA~-
ANY short of the advertised ten kio-
meters.
The athletes are beginning to densr+
from Antwerp tonight. The Svedos ara
going to Paris for the triangular meet
with the French and Americans. The
Englishmen also are leaving to prepare
for their games with the Americans in
London September (. A portion of the
American team will sail Wednesday for
New York. The remainder are due to
depart next month
There will ne considerable re-checkine
of the point figures in the athletic events
before they can be considered official.
All the records were gone over tonight
and re-checked unoffically and the re-
checking gives the United States 21o
points; Finland los: Sweden - England
s.; France "a; Italy IS
The American tug -of-war team and the
Dutch and Belgian teams have been or
dered to meet next Sunday TO contest
for second place in the tug-of-war. The
first place was won by England.
Antwerp. Aug q. CBy the Associated
smashed to-day Three Americans Mrs
Frances Schroth of San Francisco. Irene
Guest of Philadelphia and Etheda Bleib-
trey. Womens Swimming association.
chalked up new records in winning their
heats Of the 100 meters free style Duke
Kahanamoku repeated his record break
ing performance Of Yesterday by GOVERN.
100 meters free style in one minute one
and two-ifths seconds Pau Kealoha
of Honolulu tied tho Olympic RECORD when
winning his heat in the same event
This makes a total Of eight Olympic
records broken in American entries in
two days, one worlds record bettered
and two Olympic records euualled
In the events to-day !. Howell of San
Francisco won his heat in the 400 meters
breast stroke in six minutes. - seconds
In the 10 meters free style Kahanamolzu
and second. respectively, George Vornot.
the Canadian, failed to qualify Nor-
man Ross, Illinois A. c, was second to
kealeha in his heat of that event
In the 100 meters free style for women
Mrs. Schroth won the first heat in one
minute. Is seconds Charlotte Bowie,
Women's Swimming association. finished
second. Irene Guest won the second heat
in one minute Is As seconds Ethelda
Rleibtrey won the third heat in ia 2-5
cthe previous record being ! 10 4-0.