New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

gatta thus far but also Is faster
than either the Navy crew Of 1920
or the Yale eight of 1924, previous
representatives of the United States.
made in winning their Olympic
championship.
Although it was made on the
dead water of a sluggish canal, Cali
fornia's time today was 81 IS sec
onds faster than Yale registered in
its title winning race on the Seine
and three seconds faster than the
Middies Travelled at Antwerp.
Myers Wins Again
Ken Myers of Philadelphia won
his seml-flnals event in the Olympic
singles souls event from Gunther
OF Holland He will meet Bob Pearce
Of Australia for the title.
Myers won from Gunther by two
lengths in ia is. Gunther's time
was IFS. The American had the
race we'll in hand all the way but
the Dutch sCuller gave his country
men a thrill when he spurted at
the last to cut down his rivals lead
Of four lengths to a scant two.
Myers, confident that his lead was
enough did not change his slow
stroklng at 27. Gunther finished at
nearly 80.
In the other semi final Pearce
beat Coplett three TO four lengths
in 7:o1 Is, Myers padding over
the course to start his race had a
chance to watch the Australian
fine sculling style,
Collect. Englands single sculler,
who yesterday defeated Wright OF
Canada in the Olympic sculline
event was defeated by Pearce OF
Australia.
Americans Win
The American double scullers
Charles McIlvaine and Paul V. Cos
tello, beat the Swiss pair of Boshard
and Reider by four lengths in the
semi finals of the regatta.
The time of the Americans was sis
minutes. 43A seconds.
Lose to Germany
The Americans, Paul Mcdowell
and John Schmitt, were beaten in
the race for pair Dared shells with.
out coXswain by the Germans
Moeschter and Muller. by two
lengths in the semi-tinals. The de.
feat eliminated them from the re,
gatta.
The German pair led Mcdowell
and Schmitt all the way winning II
rs is to the Americans 7:15 3-5
| The Germans were one length
ahead at $50 to $50 meters and more
than two lengths when the 1000
meter mark was passed. They held
this lead to the finish. The German
| pair are powerful oarsmen and i
was considered likely that the!
might win the event.
The Germans started with a stroke
of 40 to the Americans 3S and eacl
crew stroked 80 over the course.
The American pair took strange
ly zigzag course in the latter par
of the race owing to the uneven
strength of the bow and stroke oars
The American shell pulled shore
ward toward the German station ant
finished directly in the wake of tn
winning craft.
This is all the bad news we viii
have today" said Henry Burke
manager of the American crews
The winning pair is the best Ger
man crew sent to the Olympics. Gu
men have known it since they frs
saw Moeschter and Muller at Sloter
Our American pair gave everythin
they had but were beaten by a GREY
which was better today"
In the next event the British PAL
O'Brien and Nisbet from the Lon
don Rowing club. beat the Italia
pair Sisti and Bolzoni. thus enter
ing the finals against Germany.
Penn Oarsmen Win
The Pennsylvania Barge club fou
without coXswain defeated the Ital
ian four in the Olympic rowin
semi finals, thus clinching the RICH
to meet Great Britain in the fina
on Friday.
The British crew had a row owe
today
There was stiff wind as tn
American and Italian crews went t
the starting line.
The Italian crew led for $50
meters. but then wilted and tn
American rowers forged ahead I
take the race by length after a
exciting finish. The time was mir
utes 20 rs seconds. The Italian
finished in minutes 81 seconds.
The Italian stroke collapsed te
meters from the finish and his thre
companions keeled over also aftt
the terrific struggle. The America
oarsmen barely had the strength I
slap one another in congratulate
for their last minute victory.
6 Americans Compete
SIX American swimmers compe
Ing in the Semi-finals of the II
meter backstroke and the 400 metz
free style reached the finals and wi
contest the Olympic championship
George koiac of New York VIC
his heat in 100 meter event in nes
record time and Walter Laufer
Chicago captured his heat handi
with Paul Wyatt of Cniontown. p
second.
The Americans who qualified
the 400 meter event were Raymor
Rudy. New York; Clarence Grail b
Honolulu and Clarence Clap
Hollywood. Crabbe finishing secor
and Clapp third in their heat ga
Arne Borg. the Swedish champit
who finished first. tho closest cor
, petition he has had since the 10.
OLYMPIC swimming started, Rudt