Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-21

u. S. A., today defeated Jac-
ques Brugnon and Henry Cochet,
the French pair, in the finals of
! the mems doubles on the Olym-
pic courts, insuring the United
States a clean sweep in all the
Olympic tennis.
Brugnon and Cochet won the
first, set Ga and the American
pair evened matters by taking
the second 6-2. Richards and
Hunter then took the third set
63 but dropped the fourth 2-6.
The final set went to the Unit
cd States 6-3.
PARIS, July 21.--Having added
the tennis, swimming and boxing
championships to the already long
list Of titles won at the eighth Olym-
piad, America 3 athletes looked
about them today with few worlds
left to conquer.
Our men s doubles and mixed
teams hoped to make clean sweep
of the Olympic courts and hdd their
titles to those won by Helen Wills,
Vincent Richards and Miss Wills
and Mrs. Wightman.
Aside from tennis, the major
sports were practically completed.
Triumphs by 49, year old Helen
Wills and young Vincent Richards
in the finals of the women s and
mems singles Sunday gave the
United States a certain claim on
the Olympic championship. Miss
Wills beat Mile. Vl;,sto, a diminute
French girl Of Greek extraction,
GO, 6-2, in a match in which the
American girl was always the Win
ner. Richard took the measure of
Henri Cochet of France 6-s, 6-4,
81, I-6, 6-2.
The California girl appeared as
little excited by her victory as she
is on the courts during hot game.
Naturally | m glad / won
points for the United States,' she
said happily, after tho match, which
she ran through i'll easy style, never
in much danger.
Mile. Vlasto plays some remark
ably good forchands drives, she
added generously. q We learned
a lot about tennis on this European
trip, and-I hope--improved my
gGme. Everyone has been exceed
ingly nice to me. -
The United States is certain to
add the mixed doubles title to the
string for Richards and Mrs. Jcssup
meet II. Norris Williams and Mrs.
ANightIaansin tho finals today.
Richards and Hunter met Cochct
and Brugnon of France III the finals
of the men S doubles. Brugnon and
Cochct, fighting desperately, won
the first set o., but Richards and
Hunter cvened it up by taking the
SECOND 6-2. The Americans took
the lead in the match when they
won the third set 6-3. f..
BY winning Is final events in
the Olympic swimming meet az Ecs
Tourellcs out. of II contested, the
American mcrmcn and mcrnaids
won the championship with some
thing to spare. The final standing
showed the United States leading
with 217 points while Sweden, which
was second, had but So. Great Bri
tain scored SO; Australia So; France
II; Belgium 13, and there was a
smattering of other minor point
scoring on the part of ten other
nations.
The new Olympic champions
among the Americans are:
Men:
100 meter free stylc-Johnny
Wcismullcr.
100 meter back strokc-Warren
Kcaloha.
200 meter breast streke-Robert
Il. SHELTON.
400 meter free stylc-Johnny
Wcismullcr.
Fancy high diving Albert White. ]
Springboard fancy diving-Albcrt
White.
Four Records Broken
Women:
100 meter free styl!c-i.thel
Lackie.
100 meter back strokc-sybill
Bauer
400 meter free stylc-Martha
Norelius.
Fancy high divng-Elilabcth
Becker.
plain, high dying - Caroline |
Smith.
The American swimmers broke !
four world IS records and set ten
new Olympic marks.
Although the boxing finals at the
Nclodromc, D'HiYcr were character
lied by weird decision and nearly |
ended in ii riot, the United States
boxers---who by the way, got none
the best Of the dccisionsA-~won the |
Olympic ring title with 3S points !
to so for Great Britain. Denmark |
was third with 20 points.
Fidcl La Barba, Los Angeles, and
Jack Fields, Los Angeles, won. the
and fcatherwcight titles,
the only American. to
win individual championships. Our
fighters piled up points for second
and third. places.
Tho victories of Helen Wills and
Vincent Richards over theirs French |
opponents were particularly welcome
to the Americans in view of thc at
titude adopted by the French spec
taiors since the matches started.
NOTED GOLFERS IN
MEET AT CHICAGO ,