Evening star., 1928-08-12
The Story the Week Has Told

be consistent with the fact that Ma
tiOnallSt China is radical republic.
Tush, tush, One needs political im-
agination IN respect of ChinaD
In keeping with the report of such
agreement one hears that Nationalist
military orders contemplating move
ment against Mukden have been cam
cclcd and that Chang is preparing
10 withdraw his lesiCns from the Shan
Hal Kuan front.
The OlympicS.-August was Fin
lands day in the Olympics at Amster-
dam. Loukola Finland won the 5000
meter steeplc chase in Q minutes. II As
seconds, n new Olympic record and
Nrjola, Finland, won the decath1on. es-
tabliShing q new world record On
August The American teams won
both the 400-meter relay tequalmg
the world record OF al seconds and
the i,600-meter relay, establishing a
the world record of minutes. Ia IS
seconds But the marathon, greatest
Of the track and field events, was won
by an Algerian Arab. representing
France, by name, Ell Ouafi 20 years of
age, Of old a dispatch carrier III the
French Army Second to him was a
Chilean newspaper seller named Miguel
Plaza, Next a Finn, close on his heels
Japanese and then our Joie Ray. FL
OuatiS time, , hours 80 minutes, 81
seconds. was only % seconds slower than
the record established in 1920 by the
great Kohlemainen.
Miss Ethel CatherwOod OF Canada
won the running high lump for women
with feet, 3 inches, a new world
record for women.
The Canadian team won the 400
meter relay for women. with a new
world record for women Of 1925 sec
onds
The italian team won the epee con-
test
The track and field events ended with
The points distributed as follows.
In the mems division United States.
g. British Commonwealth Of Nations.
e tGreai Britain. 2 Canada. 2. Irish
Free state. /. Union of South Africa.
-: Finland, 5; France / Sweden, /.
Japan /.
In the womens division British Com
monWealth of Nations Canada, ~;
United States, !. Germany, / Poland. /.
On August Arne Borg of Sweden
won the l.500-meter free-style swim III
10 minutes 81 AS seconds a new world
record
Miss Martha Norelus Of the United
States won the 400-meter free-style
swim for women III minutes 42 As
seconds, new world record for women
Germany's team won the team Greco
Roman wrestling contest tno United
States team enteredl.
On August a Dane won the bicycle
road race, the Danish bicycle team also
winning Gaudin of France won the
individual epee contest He had previ-
ously won the individual foils contest
On August Pete Des Jardines
United States, won the Springboard div
ing contest TSuruta. Japan, won the
200~meter breast stroke swim IN min
utes AZ AS seconds a new Olympic
record The German team won the
water polo championships
On August Q Gorilla. Argentina, won
the 400-meter free-style swim In s mtn~
utes ! So seconds, a new Olympic rec
ord
George Kolae. United States won
! the l00-meter back stroke swim III /
minute 4 4-a seconds. "A new world rec
ord Miss Helen Meany, United States.
| won the diving -from~springboard CON
! test for women Fraulein Schrader OF
Germany won the 200~meter breast
stroke swim for women The American
! cam Misses Lambert Garatti, Norelius,
/ Osipowitchl won the 400-meter relay
] swimming race for women IN minutes
| AZ 3~5 seconds, a new Olympic record
| for women.
/ The Danish Hiht won the Olympic
/ race for six-meter yachts. the American
entry being NTH The race for l2-foot
! dinghies went to Sweden, the American
! boat being outclaSsed The race for
! eight meter yachts went TO France, the
/ American boat being outclassed
The Hungarian team won the team
saber championship. the American team
/ falling to reach the finals,
! On August 10 the rowing finals took
! place The University nt California
! eight won from the Thames Rowing