Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-24
], S, WINS OLYMPIC
MEET BY BIG MARGIN
Score 2l2 Points. Leading Nearest t
Competitor, Finland, by 107;
Sweden Third.
nv Associated Press 10 Every Evening

by Associated PRESS 10 Every ENeninR
Antwerp, Aug 24.--The American
water polo team defeated the Greek team
in the Olympic aquatic events here today
Z to O. England defeated Spain 9 to 0.
The track games closed yesterday with
the United States victorious, having
2l2 points to 1O5 for Finland its closest
rival Finland, however, won nine first
places, the same ms the United States. OF
six new records Americans made three.
The United States has three survivors
tor tonight's boxing finals-Edward Egan
of Yale; Samuel Mosberg of New York
and +. De Genero of New York.
Mrs. Frances Sohroth of San Francisco;
Irene Guest of Philadelphia, and Ethelda
Bleibtrey all won their preliminary heats
in the 100 meters swimming yesterday and
made new records.
Antwerp, Aug. 24.-The seventh Olym-
piad closed yesterday afternoon, so FAR as
the track and field competitions are con-
cerned, with a decisive victory for the
Americans.
The Americans rolled up total of
2l2 points during the week of the COM
petitions. a figure more than twice as
great as that of the nearest rival nation
Finland, with l05.
Scoring on basis of % points to
any event allowed by the International
Athletic Federation, the American team
piled up approximately one-third of a
possible aggregate total of 63S. The Amer
leans scored in all but four events, and
were tied with Finland for first place
championship honors, each team having
won nine firsts. The United States was
far ahead in second places won, with II.
and was second to Sweden in thirds, hav
ng won 9 to 10 for Sweden.
OF the four world records established
the American athletes made three, the
fourth going to Finland. The only Olym-
pic record established which is not also a
world record was by an American.
The athletes began to leave Antwerp
last night. The Swedes are 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 4.
A portion of the American team will
eail tomorrow for New York.
There will be considerable rechecking
Of the point figures in the athletic events
before they can be considered officially.
All the records were gone over last night,
and rechecked unofhcially and the recheck-
ing gives the United States 212 points;
Finland. los; Sweden, %; England, S5;
France 81; Italy IS.
FINN WINS CRoss-CoUNTRY RUN.
The final heat of the individual cross
country run of nearly ten kilometers was
won by Nurmi, Finland, IN 27.15. Bach
man. Sweden. was second; Lumatainen,
Finland, third; J. Wilson, England, fourth;
A. Hegarty, England, fifth, and Con-
quincer, Italy, sixth.
In the team croSs-country run at the
Vas first; England, with 81 seconds, was
Iecond; Sweden, with 23 points, third
America, with SO points, fourth; France
with 40 points, fifth, and Belgium, with
50 points, sixth.
OF the Americans who entered the
Individual run, Patrick Flynn, Pallist A.
C., finished eighth and Fred Faller, Dor
chester Club, fourteenth. The other en-
tries from the United States who ran were
John c.. Simmons, New York A. c. G.
Watson, Syracuse; r. Crawford, Melrose
A. A, and II. II. Brown, Boston A. A.
The l,600-meter relay race, next to
the last stadium event was won by Eng
land. with South Africa second, France
third, America fourth and Sweden fifth.
Sweden protested the race, claiming it WAS
started from wrong point of the track.
The Olympic committee Is considering
the protest. The American team consisted
of George :. Schiller, Los Angeles A. c.;
j l.. Meredith, New York A. c.; George
Bretnai, Cornell College, Iowa, and Frank
j. Shea, United States Navy. The time
OF the winning team was 3 minutes, %
Is seconds.
Several Olympic records We're smashed
today. Three Americans, Miss Frances
Schroth, OF. San Francisco; Irene Guest, of
Philadelphia, and Ethelda Bleibtrey.
Women's Swimming Association, chalked
up new records IN winning their heats Of
the l00-meters, free style.
Duke kahanamoku repeated his rec
oYd-breaking performance of yesterday
By covering 100 meters, free style, in
IL 2-5. Pua Kealha, Honolulu, tied the
Olympic record when winning his heat in
the same event.
This makes a total of eight Olympic
records broken by American entries In
two days, one worlds record bettered
and two Olympic records equalled.
In the events yesterday, j. Howell,
San Francisco, won his heat In the 400
meter breast stroke in minutes 55seconds
In the 100 meters, free style, Kahanamoku
and W. W. Harris, Honolulu, were first
and second, respectively. George Vernot,
the Canadian, failed to qualify. Norman
Ross, Illinois A. c., was second to Keale-
ha in his heat of that event.
In the 100 meters, free style, for women,
Mrs. Schroth won the first heat in i