Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12
Boe B0us Game men Climax eeko TRUMP
GRAB FIVE OF FINAL SIX
OLYMPIC WATER EVENTS
Weissmuler Retains Sprint Tite-Abna OsipoWich
Sets Record for Women-Dcs Jardines and
Betty Becker Win Diving Titles

bring up the rear. taking the last three
places Miss Marion Gilman Of Ala
media, Calf. swan into fourth place,
while Eleanor Holm and Lisa Lind
strom. New York youngsters, finished
fifth and sixth respectively.
Despite their failure TO land within
the scoring positions. the three Amer
lean girls turned in splendid effort.
Miss Braun's time was minute d
seconds fiat and all Of the finishers
touched the final mark within 10 feet
of each other The Dutch girl came
up in the final few wards to nip Miss
King and Miss Cooper, Miss Gimsn's
time was "a S and so close we're the
final three that the same time was an
nounced for Miss Holm, with Miss Lind
strom only one-fifth Of second far
Their back.
Once past the interlude Of Miss
Braun's victory the tide Of American
victories swelled through the anal event
and to the raising Of The flag n
triumph for the last time in the water
sports Of the ninth olympiad.
Betty Pinkston Tops Divers.
Mrs. Betty Becker Pinkston Of De-
troit beat out her team-mate Miss
Georgia Coleman of Los Angeles for the
WOmen's high-diving championship, with
points behind. Mrs. Becker scored
81 so points and Miss Coleman 1880.
There was more excitement TO the
final victory of Pete DIES Jardines of
Mamaroneck, N. Y. and the beaches
Of Florida and California The Judges
of the mems high-diving competition
went through the formula of announc-
ing Simaika, the Egyptian. the winner.
while the band played his national an
them before it was discovered that the
. American really had won the contest
with Simaika second and Michael Ga
litZen of Los Angeles third
Although there was much excitement
over the mistake the Judges failed to
explain just how it all happened and
no reasons were given for the change.
The victory gave Des Jardines his sec
ond triumph Of the week. adding the
high-diying crown to the championship
he won earlier on the low board
During the week the United States
won 10 of the is championships laid
| before the swimmers of all nations.
Counting points on the American plan
of 10 for first. for second, for third,
3. 2 and | in that order. the United
States team failed by Is to land half
the possible total of 400. Germany. the
only other nation to score two first
places. was second. with 81 points.
/ How Events Were Split.
/ Argentina. Japan, Sweden and Hol-
! land split four first places. The United
/ States won the l00-meter sprints, free
/ style. for both men and women. the
! 400-meter for women. l00-yard back
stroke for men, women's 400-meter re-
lay, mems S00-meter relay. and both
| the mems and women's diving cham
/ piorshipS from the low and high boards.
/ Germany won the water polo compe-
/ tition and the women's 200-meter breast
/ stroke swim. Japan took the mems
/ 200-meter breast stroke and Sweden the
/ .500-meter free style for the rugged
/ sex Holland won the l00-meter back
/ stroke for women and Argentina the
/ 400-meter mems free style event
| American athletes also created three
/ world records during the week, Miss
/ Martha NoreliuS set up new mark Of
/ 5 minutes AZ 2-5 seconds for the won-
+ ems 400-meter free style and George
/ Kojac established new mark for the
/ 100 meter back stroke. His time in
winning the championship was .0s lis.
The wonenS 400-meter relay team,
/ composed of Misses Lambert, OSipowich.
Garatti and NoreliuS. turned in AT 3-S
for the distance a new world mark
In sprint swimming and the diving
events. the American athletes were SUI
preme. In the mems back stroke the
! wearers of the blue shield landed the
/ first three places More opposition than
I ever before has been encountered came
/ from the European stars in the middle
/ distance events. the breast stroke and
/ back stroke races for women.