Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-09
u. s. SWIMMERS
GET MORE HONORS
Continue to Set Record
Breaking Pace in Olympic
Events.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. -.2
AMSTERDAM, August 9.-George
Koiac of New York, member Of the
United States team, won the 100-meter
backstroke swimming championship To-
day In the Olympic water sports. Walter
Laufer OF Chicago, was. second.
The Americans made 1T 1-2-3 as Pat
Wyatt of Uniontown, Pa, finished third.
Kojac's time was 1 minute ais sec
onds, a new worlds record
400-Meter Race Upset.
In sensational upset, Albert Gorilla
of Argentina. won the 400-meter free
style championship. Andrew Charlton
Sweden, third, and the Americans.
Clarence Crabb. Austin Clapp and Ray
Ruddy, fourth, fifth and sixth. in that
order.
ZorilIa's time was S. minutes 1875
seconds, new Olympic record. He
succeeds as champion. Johnny Weis-
muller Of the United States who played
on the water polo team rather than
defend his title In this event Zorilla's
time was 2 3-5 seconds faster than the
record WeiSsmuller set in winning the
championship at Paris in 1924.
The new champion. although swim
ming for Argentina, his country, per-
fected his swimming in the United
States where he competed for the New
York A. c.
The United States won the frst
elimination heat of the 8OO-meter
relay in the Olympic swimming today.
Japan was second. Sweden third and
Argentina fourth and last The first
two teams finishing in each heat quail
ify for the finals
The American team won the womsn:s
4O0-meter relay, with Britain second
| BY winning the 400-meter relay final
the fair quartet from the United States
retained the championship, as the title
was won In 1924 by an American team
headed by Gertrude Ederie.
In its elimination heat earlier In the
day the American. team lowered the old
mark to 4:55 3-5, only to ruin the new
standard in the final The swimming
combination was made up Of Adelaide
Lambert. New York: Albina Osipowitch.
worcester. Mass: Eleanor Garratti.
San Raphael. Calf, and Martha Norel-
ius. New York 1
American Diver First.
Walter Goliath, American diver. was
| first. with 81 SO, in the first elimination
series IN the high-diving event. Michael
| Cahtzen OF the United States. with
1855. was secont' in the next series.
both qualifying for the final. Pete des
| Jardines was entered in the third and
last series scheduled for later In the
/! day.
In the 2oo-meter breast stroke cham
| pionShlp Tor women, which Miss
| Schrader of Germany won in 3 min
uteS, IL 3-5 seconds, the best the United
States could get was fifth place. won
by Gertrude Hoffman Of Kingston, Pa.
Behind Miss Schrader and Miss Baron
| came Miss MuChe, Germany: Miss
/ jacobson, Denmark: Miss Hoffman and
Miss Hazelius Sweden
John Daley of Waltham. Mass,
American hantamweight. fought his
way through the quarter finals in the
Olympic championship boxing tourna-
ment today. defeating Szeles OF Hun
/ gary by decision 49,
Harry Devine of dorchester. Mass,
the American featherweight representa-
| tive. also won his quarter final bout.
| getting the decision over Vakeva OF
Finland sssrg fe-si't - Ft%
Denmark Wins Yacht Race.
Denmark won the olympic champion
/ ship race for six-meter. yachts today,
1
in hours % minutes 80 seconds. The
Norma of Norway was second, the Tutti
v of Esthonia third. the Thu Of Belgium
| fourth, the Frieda OF the United States
! fifth and the Ingegerd. Sweden. sixth.
| The Frieda'S time was 2:26:25.
/ In the race for i2-foot dinghtes. Tho
| rell of Sweden was first. Robert, Nor
way, second. and roman. Finland.
/ third. The United SITES was not rep
resented In the fine'
| In the final In the eight-meter class
the United States yachtSrneu were again
| distaneed, being unplRced. as France
| finished first, Holland second and Swe-
| den third.
/ Hungary won the sabre team fencing
| finals for the Olympic championship to-
| day with Italy second. Poland third ard
| Germany fourth. The United States
team did not reach the finals round.