New Britain herald., 1924-02-02
BITTER HOCKEY MATCH EXPECTED TOMORROW
U. S. and Canadians to Meet in Finals-America
 Not Placed in Ski Race

l By The Associated Press
 Chamonix, Feb. 2-The selection ot
 the referee for tomorrow's Olympic
 hockey final which promises to pro.
 vide thrilling exhibition of the great winter sport as well as one of th, most bitterly contested on record caused dissension today between w s. Paddock, manager of the Ameri. can team and w. A. Hewitt, the Cana. dian manager.
 Paddock. Hewitt and officers repre- senting the international hockey union had three hour conference and fl. rally decided that the names of six officials one each from the Belgian, French, Swedish, czechoslovakian, Swiss and British teams, should be placed in hat the referee to be the one named on the slip first drawn.
 The American managers objected to the inclusion of the British arguing that the Canadian and British play CTS were working in accord. He charged that the Canadian players had coached the British from tho side lines during the latter's match against the United States. His protest was oyerrulod.
 The United States was unable to place in the Olympic ski speed race over Is Kilometres this morning. The event was won by Haug. of Norway. whose time was one hour fourteen minutes three seconds.
 Norway and Finland took every rlace. Grottumsbrsaten of Norway, was second: Nlku, Finland, third; Maardalen, Norway. fourth; Strom- stad, Norway, fifth; Landvik, Norway, sixth.
 The results added 20 points to Nor. ways total, four 10 Flnland's and i to Sweden's.
 The standing of the nations at the end Of the eighth day Of the Olympic winter sports was:
 Norway si leg. Finland 76 1-s, Austria 25, United States 21. sweden 20, Great Britain i9. France IS, Switzerland 1i. Czechoslovakia 6, Bel gium 2, Canada |.
 Forty-four skiiers representing eleven nations--thc largest number Of competitors tn any single Olympic event disputed thus far--started at intervals Of one minute in the race.
 United States entrants were John American Rhodes scholar from Dartmouth; Anders Haugen Of Minneapolis American champion: Sigurd Overby of St. Paul and Rag mar omlvedt of Grand Beach. Mich.
 Tho bobslelgh championships brought out nine crews carrying the colors of Belgium. France, Great Brit sin, Hungary. Italy and Switzerland.
 The weather was very cold. ther- registering four degrees be- lew zero. The snow was hard and dry.
 Switzerland'sh rst entry in the bob sleigh race made the best time for this event. covering the distance or 1 ,s44 metres in one minute, 27.S9 seconds. The chute has an II per cent grade with eighteen sharp turns. Major Broome's British entry was second.
 Alfred Guldener, q member Of the second Swiss crew. broke a leg when Inc bob overturned. II was the fifth accident on the chute. Four mishaps occurred while the crews were train- Ing.
 Only six Of the teams remain out of the original twelve entered, the others having been eliminated by ac- .idents. The standing after two trials out of the scheduled four had been completed. was: First. switzer- and. total time for the two trials. 2 minutes, 53.g9 seconds: second. Ma for Broome's British team; third. Bel- sium: fourth. France: fifth. Horton's British team; sixth, Italy.