Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-24
i. S. WATER POLO
TEAM WINS MATCH
America Defeats Greece and
England Beats Spain in the
Olympic Sports Today
BY the Associated Press

Antwerp. Aug. 24.--Thc American
water polo team defeated the Grcck
team in the Olympic aquatic events here
today by seven goals to none. England
defeated Spain BY nine goals to none.
Three wonderful lncrmNidS sent here
by the United States. began to show
their prowess.
Mrs. Frances Cowells Scnroth. of
San Francisco: Miss Irene Guest. of
the Meadowbrook Club. of Philadelphia.
and Miss Ethclda Breibtrcy, of New
York. shattered the old Olympic record
in winning their preliminarics in the
100 meters free style.
The great Hawaiian. Duke kahana-
mokn. duplicated his record breaking
performance of Sunday by also cover
ing the 100 meters free style swim in l
minute | % seconds while Paul kea-
loha. of Hawaii. who shattered the
world y record for the 100 meters back
stroke swim on Sunday, equaled Ia
hanomoku's Olympic record in the 100
meters free style.
Warren Kealoha. Honolulu. won the
final honors in the 100 meters back
stroke with his teammatP. K. kegeris,
Los Angeles. second. and the Belgian.
BlitZ. third. The time was l minute
10 l-5 seconds lthc Olympic record was
| minute ~ f-'l St'Nh'iS. hluIN W -. ~ =
Uebnpr in 1922. Perry McGillvray
Illinois A. C.. and Harold Kruger. Hon
olulu, finished respectively fourth and
fifth.
Norman Ross. Illinois 4. c.. and
+. X. ,KahPlc. United States navy.
qualified in their heats in the 1000
meter free style swim, Ross winning his
heat and Kahelc finishing second to
Beaurepaire, of Australia
In the 100 meters free style for women
Mrs. Schroth won the first heat in I
minute IS seconds. Charlotte Boyle,
Women's Swimming Association. fin =
ished second. Irene Guest won the sec
ond heat in | minutes Is 40 seconds.
Ethclda Bleibtrey won the third heat
in / IA % tthc previous record was
10 4-5l.
Eddie Eagan. of Yale University. the
4. f. +. heavyweight boxing champion.
today won his way into the final round
Of the light heavyweight class of the
Olympic boxing.
The American university student en- e
tered the round to decide the champion
ship by defeating Frank. an English
boxer. Eagan showed the same speed
and dazzling footwork that has char
| acterized his boxing throughout the
tournament in today's bout, and there
was no doubt in the judges mind as
to who was the winner
In the heavyweight class w. Spen
gler, Il member Of the New York Police
Club. was forced to withdraw from the
tourney just when it seemed he was on
his way to n title. Spcngirr in winning
his bout with CruSrn. Of Belgium. in e
iurcd his hand. and he was forced to
default in his hOut with Petersen, OF
| Denmark.
Mosbcrg. lightweight from New
York. also entered the final round. Mos
berg has an opportunity Of winning the
| lightweight competition aS a result OF
| his knocking out Roland. Of South
Africa. The X q. punch was delivered
only fifteen seconds after the opening
| of the first round. \ right uppercut
| did the trick.
The seventh OlympicS closed late yes .
! terday afternoon amid continued rain
and cold, 50 far aS the track and field
| competitions are concerned, with de
ciSive victory tor the American ath
letes.
The Am"rirans rolled up total OF
| 212 points during the week Of cOmpeti
| tiOns. hgurr NOR" than twice aS great
as that Of the nearest rival nation
Finland with 100.
The final official figures for the de-
cathlon plur" the men as follows:
LoycIaud, Norway, GS04,355; Ham
ilton. United States. G77O,S Sc; OhISSon
Sweden. G1703O5; lIaImor. Sweden
G533. 10; NirssOn. Sweden, G434 -
Wiceholm. Finland 840G. 40,
Scoring on basis of 30 points t.
any event allowed by the .lnternationa
Athletic Federation. the American team
piled UP approximately one third of &
possible aggregate total OF G3S Tn,
/ Americans scored in all but four events
and were tied with Finland for FIRST
place championship honOrs, each natior
having won nine frSts. The United
States was far ahead in second place,
won. with -. and was second to Swe,
den in thirds, having won 8 to 1C
for Sweden