New Britain herald., 1928-08-10
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All Americans Place

The United States placed all three free style in the finals today. Johnny Weissmuller, Chicago speed ster and defending champion. and George kojac. New York schoolboy, won their heats while Walter Laufer. of Chicago. finished second to Taka- lshi, of Japan, in his heat.
 Weissmuller set. a new Olympic record of 5s 3-5 seconds in defeat ing Barany. of Hungary. Although three American girls qualified for the 100 meters backstroke, their showing was much less impressive than the mems. Miss Lisa Lind strom. Of New York. finished second to Marie Braun, of Holland, in heat in which the Dutch girl set a new world record of l:2l 3-5 for the distance.
 Miss Georgia Coleman. of the To. Angeles A. c. and Mrs. Betty Becker Flnkston, of Detroit, qualified for the finals in the high diving trials. Details Of the trials follow:
 Olympic Swimming Walter I-aufer Of the United States won the first elimination heat in the 100 meters free style today in the I Olympic swimming. Takaishi of Japan was second. Laufers time was one minute 4-5 seconds.
 Borg Dcdges Weissmuller
 Arne Borg. Swedish champion who came to grief yesterday losing to Gorilla, of Argentina and Charl- ton Of Australia in the 400 meters finals. was scratched from the sec ond heat ID which he was schedulS to start. The official reason given was that he was over trained and stale.
 Swimming pool devotees and oth- CTS said that the swede was none too anxious to try conclusions with John Weissmuller, United States. and risk a second defeat.
 In Swedish circles there has been much comment on Weissmuller : being scratched in the 400 meters and hints were broadly expressed that the American feared Borg
 Weissmuller was being quoted as having promised to give Mir. Bor4 a little medicine in the 100 meters.
 Wanie Of Hungary won the sec end heat and Urgana of Argentina was second. The winners time WaS one minute 3 2-5 seconds.
 Weismuller Wins Heat
 Welssmuller won the thlrd e!ln, nation heat in the 1o1 meter fret style Tn one minute flat. Spence 0, Canada was second,
 Weissnluller sWanl with such ap parent carefreeness that some spec contemptuous. After permlttln! Spence, who was swimming in tn adJac cent lane. 10 remain head t' head with hlm for 75 meters. thu American put on little spurt a tn finish and won by about yard. Gremsperger of Hungary was frs in the fourth elimination heat an' Cornelh of Italy second. Grems
 perger's time one minute, fou seconds.
 Gorilla. Argentina. won the hftl heat in one minute, one 4-5 seconds : Olsen of Sweden was second . George KpIac, United States, wo the sixth heat an one minute. on 3-s seconds, Schubert of German vas second. The American had III l tie opposition, swimming we'll with
 in his best efforts.
 Bargany of Hungary won tn :. seventh and last heat. Polli of 1tal ', was second. Barany's time on t minute one 1-5 seconds.
 He,ttman of Germany, who wa :. third in the first heat. made the hes : time of all those to finish third an | qualified for the semi-hnals "hlc
 will be held in three heats thl afternoon. .....,..
 High Diving Contest 1 Mrs Betty Becker Plnkston or De , troit and Georgia Coleman Of Le f. AnSeles finished first and second l
 the first elimination series Of th womens high diving compeutloi [, according to unofficial figures oot nus,ifyiny for the finals for tn :, olympic championship. Miss Onnel
 of Finland was third also becomln
 eligible for the finals. It was ot |1ieved certain in absence of oftlcl; u announcement which was delayed
 the judges conferred.
 . Breaks World Record l Miss Braun of Holland broke tt
 worlds record for the 1oo-mete
 backstroke swim for women, beln
 timed at minute. 2l 3-5 second , Semi Final Heat = The first semi final heat in tf
 mems 1oO-meter free style swim ws
 won by Takaishi of Japan with Wa S ter Laufer of Chicago. |. 5. repr' q sentative. second.
 il The second semi final in the men r 100 meter free style went to Geort
 Kojac of the United States. the Ne :, York boy who yesterday won IT 4 100 meter back stroke swim worlds record time. Gorilla Of A
 sentina was second 70 him today
 In the third and last eliminate = heat Tn the 100 meter women 0 back stroke. Eleanor Holm of Ne l. York was victorious with Miss Coo : CT of Britain second. The time w Il 1:23 3-5 which is much slower ths c in the previous two heats but Mi 3 Holm won comfortably and undouh [ edly can improve her time i'll tl
 finals
 6 Miss Braun flashed a remarkah g sprint to beat the American gl 1T and set the new world backstrol sl record for 100 meters for wome p All of the European girl swlmme
 showed much improvement ov
 their form in the 1924 games al > promised to give the American gii $ keenest sort of competition in | s finals Miss Braun finished ire J. and anpeared capahle of doing 1: