Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-30
| S. navy EIGHT TRIMS
CRACK BRITISH OARsMEN
|ympfc Crew Covers 1000 Meters
In Six Minutes Five Seconds,
- Setting Record.
ELLY WINS SINGLE SOULS
Sncricans Also Hang Up New
Figure for S0O-Aictcr Contest,
Making Distance in 10 Minutes
4 20 Seconds.
lBy Associated Press J

BRUSSELS, August 23.--The Amer
tU-eiSht- cared ere" defeated the
lliSh eight la the final Of the Olym
=. race for eight Dared boats with
xswains here today The Amcri-
ms co vercd the distance in & minutes
seconds. to the Eng lishmen's min :
es 4-5 seconds. The time was a
W worlds record for the 1000 me-
Ehn eight-oarcd event was the
catcst 81 the day. Thc Leander
aw, representing Great britain:
pix a slight lead. which il Increased
half langth 1T the 1000 meters
1th crews We're rowing IS strokes
Here the American mid
ipmen increased their power anu
ter each crew had alternately taken
c, lead, spurtcd ahead lao meters
hin the finish. The Americans Won
half length. sitting up anI
Fish. while the. English eight crossed
D. line bent over and utterly rowcd
Photograph Rrand whitiock.
krhc regatta was Witnessed by a
Hge crowd on both banks of the
nal. which included Brand Whit
tx, the American ambassador. VINO
|eetcd the American winners and
Jack Kelly. OF the .Vospcr Eoa'
Iub, Philadelphia. single SOULS
ampion OF the United states, de-
ited J. Beresforh. Jr.. the british
3uller IN the final OF the Olympic
nSle sculling race here today kcl
y time Was : minutes 80 seconds
III Bcrcsfords ! minutes 30 seconds
Notwithstanding his hard singles
fnts. Kelly doubled with the Amer
In Costello for the double SOULS,
}g:hs. from Italy. after taking the
ID at the ] 900 meters.
fI'h'e American swimming team won
g. fnal Of the S0o-mctcr swimmin
lay race here, today; creating "a ne
ympic record OF 10 minutes. 2-F
conts The team was composed OF
Ike Kahanomoku. Honolulu. Eor-
IN Ross. Illinois \. G.; Ferry Nc
liiyray. Illinois 4. G.. and L. kca-
|ha, Honolulu.
Australians Heat Brif:sh.
Tho Australian team finished Sec
d and the English team third. Tho
ID Olympic record. 10 minutes II l.!
conds. was made by Australian 'n1n
VI the Stock holm Olympjcs III 1912.
Tine final heat Of tho 40o-rncicr re-
|y.Oiympic swimming race for WON
was won by tho American tea
10 Americans hung NJ "A new O!ym
:irccord for the event.
Following are the summaries IN TO-
vs. rowing finals
Four-oarei rnccs: Switzerland
ST: American. second. and Norway
ird Winning time minutes 3;
conds
fst: Bcrcs!ord England. second
lnncr's time minutes 80 seconds.
Double sCullg. without coNswain
Ennrica, first; italy. second. and
>'ancc, third, Winners time min
Yes Q seconds.
Flight Dared race: America, first
highland second. Winners time. {
Minutes and seconds.
America did not enter the double
red event with coxswain. which
a hNy ,.1. ~ luG g
YRS, with the French and Swiss
,ews co!laps!ng aud padding The
Ssh.
American Women Win.
In the iinai heat Of the ZOO Tel
east stroke. MaiCoth, Sweden. WA!
ist in 3 minutes ! rs seconds Hen
ing, Sweden, was second: Aaltonen
INLAND, third; j. Howell. OF Oakland
r. this even, is minutes 81
conds
The final OF the oc-metcr free s;yl,
as won by Duk. kahanamol;u
the previous record was minute
T, kclehca. Honolulu. was second
W Harris, Honolulu. third. an'
In the final in the i00-met6r reia.
pr women. II was won by The .lmcri
AN team composed of Ethcld:
Feibtrey. Irene Guest; Mrs; FRANCE
1hroth and Margaret Woodbridge. IL
minutes IL 10 seconds.
YGreat Britain was second an'
.veuen third
yi'rhe, Americans made clean swccI
N The spring board diving 20
f2men. Aileen Eiggin, New Yori;
RnninE. with Helen Wainwright,
CIV York, second. and Thclma Payne
ortland. third.
G. Plnksion. of the Olympic Club
an Francisco. today won the final o
nc fancy diving contests of tn
lmDic games. The American de
lated .Allerr. of sweden. for tn
onor. II. Pricytc. Los Angeles y
!. was given third place and l.. j
ahlback, New York a c.. sixth
iellich. of EraZil. was placed seventh