The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-15

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one, two, three in the finals of
this afternoon.
Martha Norelius won the 400
meters race with Helen Wainwright
second and Gertrude Ederle third.
Miss Wordsworth of England fin
ished fourth.
The American girls splashed their
way to an easy victory, the only
real competition being among them
selves.
Boxing Contests Start
With the husky Yale crew. which
is Americas for Olympic purposes,
meeting its first test on the Seine;
boxing contests in which Americans
are favorites, starting at the Velo-
drome Olivier; Americans winning
and losing at tennis and the soul
lers and mermaids and modern
pantathlon entrants striving to press
their starry shields home ahead of
contestants from some forty other
Mpns, a spectator at the Olympic
S1es today needed as many eyes
as a Colorado potato.
The American doubles pair, Vim
cent Richards and Francis 7. Hunter
won at tennis early today from Viii
hams and Bailey, Australia. straight
sets. 81, 90, 60. The dashing Sen
orita Alvarez OF Spain, who Monday
put the little Brooklyn girl. Lillian
Scharman, out Of the women's
cfH
toward a meeting with Helen Wills
by beating Miss Tolley OF India,
60. SO.
Manuel Alonzo, the Spanish star.
who is a ranking player in the
United States, defeated Robson, Ar
gentinia, 70, GA, 60, GA.
In the rowing. Yale was pitted
against crews of Holland and Can
ada, neither of which was expected
to produce dangerous opposition.
Garrett Gilmore of Philadelphia is
favorite in the single souls as a re-
suit Of his victory over the English
champion. Jack Beresford Jr., win
ner of the diamond SOULS.
In the 1.5OO-meter swim for men
1,500-meter swim for men, however,
Adam Smith Of Erie. and Richard
Howell Of Northwestern University,
failed to qualify.
Doubles Souls
In the doubles SOULS today at Ar
genteuil. the United States won the
first heat from France.
At the Velodrome D Hiver, after
the weighing in, the boxers were
quickly in action. The Yankee fly
weight, Laparrera, beat his man,
Warwick, England on points.
- American casualty appeared
in the afternoon, when Francis
T. Hunter, suffering from lack of
plenty of tennis, due to his enforced
absence from the courts with a poi
soned arm, went down to defeat be-
fore Jean Washer. the strong Bel
gian player, in five sets.
Hunter won the first two sets in
such easy fashion that 1t seemed the
match was over. He weakened then.
and Washer. BY a fine rally. and a
sustained burst of brilliant, hard ten
mis-. won the next three sets in quick
succession. The score was 2-6, Is,
60, 81, 6-4
Swim Mark Boosted
In the 1.5OO-meter sv-im for men.
in which no Americans qualified
for the finals. Charleston of Aus
tralia set a new worlds record
when he won the event from Arne-
borg Of Sweden. with Beaurepaire.
Australia. third. The new record
time was 20 minutes and 6 3-5 sec
onds.
The American crews time was
5:51 1-5; Canada's, 500 s-5. Rich
ards and Hunter trimmed an Aus
tralian pair handily in the tennis
doubles and r. Norris Williams. Z.
s. A. defeated MacEanuer. Czecho-
Slovakia, but dropped two sets in
doing so. The scores of the VIII
Hams-MacEanuer match were 60.
As. So. S-6. 81.
Watson NJ. Washburn. L. S A.
won his tennis match from Van Len
nep. the Dutch champion, after drop
ping the first set. The American
was erratlc at first, but steadied later
and dominated the play, keeping the
5kflander in the back court. The
@sre was rs. 81. 81. 60.
Four Net Titles
American wrestlers annexed titles
in four divisions. Russell Wis, Los
Angeles. won the championship in
the lightweight class; Robin Reed,
Oregon, captured the featherweieht
crown; John Spellman. Brown Uni
versity, took the light heavyweight
laurels. and Harry Steele. Ohio State
University. won in the heavyweight
class.
Wrestlers Of Switzerland won in
the welterweight and middleweight
divisions and honors in the bantam
weight class went to Finland.