New Britain herald., 1924-07-15
Xale Oarsmen Win Olympic Heat
 and Qualify for Final Contest
U. $. Girls Finish One, Two, Three in 40O-Metre Swim Kelly and Costello Win Double Souls Heat-Austra. lian Breaks World Swimming Record At 1,5OO-Metres Yankee Tennis Men VctOrs.

, lengths and Holland hy five lengths in what seemed just a good workout for the Americans.
 The Canadians got away to a fast start but the Yale crew took command at the 500-metres mark, gradually widencd the gap and finished the D. 000-metre course in five minutes, 51 seconds much faster than 'the British eight which won the previous heat in six minutes four seconds.
 L. $. Girls Excel
 American women ruled such waves as splashed about the sides of Paris monumental Olympic swimming pool in tropical weather this afternoon when the Misses Martha Norelius. Helen Wainwright and Gertrude Ederle, all of the women's swimming association of New York, finished in the order named in the finals of the 4O0-metre swim free style.
 The American mermads piled up 19 Olympic points to add to the total gathered by Americas track and field athletes last week at the Co., lombcs stadium.
 Australian Breaks Record
 The individual setlar performer was young Andrew Carlton, the Aus tralan who clipped considerable chunk out of the worlds record cs- tabished on Sunday by Arne Borg of Sweden in the 1,500-metres swim free style. Charlton's time of 20 minutes six and three-fifths seconds was a new worlds mark.
 The American plain high divers fared badly, Ben Thrash of San Francisco finishing fourth, Pete Des- iardins of Miami, Fla, taking sixth place, and Clarence Pinkston of San Francisco, finishing a weak last.
 Eve of Australia won this event and indicated that in the water competitions Australia took the place that Finland had taken in the track and field events last week. Jansen of Sweden was second and Clark of Great Britain third.
 kclly-Costcllo Win
 The American holders of the Olympic doubles souls champion- ship, Jack Kelly and Paul Costello, | raced 10 an easy victory in the Olympic trials in this event this at- ternoon, defeating the French pair by five lengths and Hungary's by nine lengths on the 2,0O0-metre | course thus earning the right to enter the finals Thursday.
 The Americans allowed the French , pair Stock and Detton, to set the pace on the first half of the course. They then spurted and ran away rom their rivals. The winners time was minutes S4 seconds.
 Switzerland defeated Brazil by three and one-haf lengths in the second and last heat of this event. Time, minutes 55 seconds. Yankee Netmcn Win.
 Vincent Richards and Francis r. Hunter of the United States today de- eated Willard and Bailey of Australia n the second round of the mems dou- 'les, Olympic championship, G-1, 6-2, -2.
 In the second round of the mems ingles Manuel Alonso of Spain de- eated Robson of Argentina, 7-9. 6-4. -0,6-4.
 France lost one of her four ep"ants n the mems singles when CousN was ate in getting to the playing \icld nd thereby defaulted in the fourth ound to llarada of Japan.
 In the women's singles. Miss Kath- ,en McKane. the Wimbledon cham ion, defeated Miss Dc Bordman 60, 2. The weather continued extremely ot. Mile. Suzanne Lenglen for the hird straight day was a spectator. R. Norris Williams, End, and Wat on NJ. Washburn, of the United tates, both advanced another round l the singles this afternoon.
 Williams defeated Mannenaucrr of zechoslovallia 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-2. 6-t nile Washburn defeated Van Lenncp ( f Holland 2-6, 6-1, Gel, 6-2. | After winning the first set easily a Williams pulled a ligament in his s ght ankle during the second set and 0 mped throughout the remainder of l le match. After dropping two sets in t row while the pain of his injury c bviously was troublesome, he made n gritty finish with other members of V le American team cheering him on. |
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