Evening star., 1928-08-02
Drop 1900 Meter and Wom-
ans Race, Javelin, Hop,
Step, Jump.
AMERICAN OARSMEN WIN
THREE OF FOUR TRIALS
California Eight Defeats Belgium.
Kenneth Myers Victor in Singles.
Harvard Crew Defeated.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OLYMPIC STADIUM, Amsterdam,
August 2.-American athletes today ex-
perienced the most disastrous day Of
the Olympic track and field competi-
ton thus far, when they were unable
to gain a single championship of the
four decided.
The 1,5o0-meter running crown went
to Harry Larva of Finland, with the
only American who qualified for the
final, Ray Conger, no better than tenth;
the running hop, step and jump title to
Mikio Oda of Japan, with Levi Casey,
United States veteran, second, and the
800-meter race for women to Frau Lima
Radke of Germany, with Florence Mac
donald of Boston, lone American sur
vivor, sixth; while all four of the United
States javelin throwers were eliminated
under a burst of remarkable perform
ances by foreign stars.
Olympic championship in the javelin
throw went to E. II. Lundquist OF
Sweden, who replaced as champion
Jonni Myrra of Finland
Although the United States today
added only points to its lead In totals
for the games thus far, it still holds
a commanding lead with 1881 points.
Finland moved up to second place with
48 points, displacing Britain, which had
q total of 81 after tedays events.
American In Meter Finals.
The one ray OF sunshine came in the
400-meter trials In which Ray Barbuti,
former Syracuse quarter-mile ace, won
both his trial heats and as result be-
came a Joint favorite with the German,
Joachim Buchner, who also made SEN
sational time. for the championship
tomorrow.
Herman Phillips of the Illinois A. c.,
like Barbuti, won both of his heats to-
day and will share with the erstwhile
Syracuse foot bali player the assign
ment Of carrying Uncle Sans colors
against the best quarter-milers in the
rest of the world tomorrow. The other
two American representatives, Joe Tier
ney and Euil Snider, were eliminated In
their second trial heats.
Three New Records Set.
Three of the four championships were
won with record-breaking performances.
Larva clipped Us second of Paavo
Nurlnis Olympic record for 500 meters
in winning in 1858 LIS. Lundquist beat
the Olympic javelin throw mark by 2
feet 8 3-8 inches with his heave OF 2l8
feet 8 1-8 inches, and Frau Radke cut
more than seven seconds on her own
world record for 800 meters when she
travelled the distance In the sensational
time of 2:I64
Frau Radke, after travelling at this
fast pace for a woman, was barely able
to withstand a closing rush by the
strong japanese runner, Miss Kinuye
Hitomi who failed by only yards to
close the gap between her and the Ger
man. The pace was so fast that all
six point winners were inside the for
mer world record Miss Macdonald be-
ing timed at 2:23 2-5, which Is 2-5 Sec
onds better than the record.
Mikio Oda of Japan won the cham
pionship In the hop. step and jump,
with Levi Casey OF the United States
second.
Odas winning performance was 1921
meters, or 40 feet 10 1915 inches.
Casey, the runner-up. did l5.lT meters,
or 40 feet 8 2l-l28 inches.
Conger Runs Poor Race.
Conger was never contender in the
field of IL starters In the 1.500-meter
race ItC clGttuEl wan AA0tAA saaS
Illinois A. g. had no finishing squirt
and was nearly 100 meters behind the
winner. Larva's dash from behind
to nip Ladoumegue was perfectly timed
sitter Elmo Porte of Finland had set
the pace most of the last two laps.
Perfect team work won for the Finnish
pair. The Frenchman looked to have
the race clinched rounding the last
turn with a lead of 10 yards, but he
started his sprint too early and fall
tered when nearing the tape, Larva
beating him by 3 yards.
Larva's victory reasserted the SUI
premacy of the Firms at this distance.
as this championship was one of the
four won by Paavo Nurni In 1924. 1t
also marked another setback for the
Americans in races on the fiat
The beautifully worked out racing OF
the Finnish flyers demonstrated why
Nurmi was not needed to keep su-
premacy In this event in the north
country.
The first series Of Olympic six-meter
yacht races was won today by Norway
with Sweden second and the United
States third In a field of 13 entries.
u. 8. SWEETS ROWING EVENTS.