The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-09
NEAR riot FOLLOWS
ATTACK ON OFFICER
BY LATIN PLAYERS
Helen Madison Wins 10O-Meter
Free Style Swimming Race
in Record Time
DUTCH GIRL WINS EVENT
Japan Makes Bid For Aquatic
Honors; American Team
Is Leading

Los Angeles, August 9-iP,-A calm
settled down on the Olympic SWIM
ming stadium Tuesday, as aquatic
artists of the world returned to the
routine of record breaking after the
small riot which disturbed Mondays
events.
The Brazilian stars were barred
from further competition and that
country's water polo team was dis
qualified as result of their attack
On Bella Komjadi of Hungary, re-
fierce.
The wild scramble of flying fists
and kicking feet came as climax
to the third day of the meet, which
saw one worlds record bettered for
the fifth time and two new Olympic
marks set up, one of these for the
fifth time.
Helene Madison. Seattle's 2O-year-
cid breaker of free style records.
proved she is still the greatest 100
meter Splinter of the world, by win
ming the final in ! minute So Sec
ends, defeating Miss Den Ouden,
young Dutch girl. by two meters.
Miss Den Ouden had set the Olym-
pic record at 11:076 only the day
before, after three others had broken
it in trials on the opening day. The
recognized worlds record of 1908
established by Albina Osipowich, U.
S.. in 1929, was eclipsed by three full
seconds.
The U. S. as result. took the lea
dership in womcns team scores with
,ct
one for South Africa.
There is strong chance that this
lead will be cut down Tuesday with
the finals of the womens 2OO-meter
breast stroke. for Glare Dennis. 49,
year-old Australian girl, set new
Olympic record in the semi finals
with Margaret Hoffman of Kingston,
Pa, trailing.
Three Americans Qualify
All three of Americas entries, Miss
Hoffman, Ann Govednik, and Jane
Caldwell, qualified for Tuesdays race,
along with little Hideka Meehata. ia
pan, who also bcttered the old Olym-
pic record.
The U. S. moved into the mems
team leadership over Japan Monday
when Mickey Riley GaIitzen won the
spri--J board diving title. with Harold
Smith and Richard Dcneger, both of
Yankee extraction. second and third.
The count now stands 81 for U. S..
Is for Japan, 3 for Canada, and 2
for Germany.
Close competition is expected in
the 400-meter races, with the Olym-
pic record set only Monday by Taxa
Sh1 Yokoyama, Japan, at 1882, prob
ably due to tumble again. Jean Taris,
France, applicant for worlds rec
ord OF 4:47, Clarence Crabbe, u. S..
and Andrew (Boy) Charlton. Aus
tralia, are favorites in Wednesdays
final.
The rioting followed the first wa
ter polo game Monday, when Brazil
lost a rough contest to Germany. 7
to 3. Members of the Brazilian team,
feeling that Komjadi had discrimin-
ated against them, swan to the
judges stand, surrounded and struck
him.
Many partisan fans swarmed from
the stands to participate in the fistic
argument, but the only injuries ap-
peared to be badly ruffled feelings
and disarrayed clothes.
Officers of the international SWIM
ming federation met immediately
after the second water polo game.
which Hungary won from Japan, 18
to 0, and wrote the Brazilian water
polo team out Of the championship
and three members out of any furt-
Their participation in swim m ing
events.
The q. S. and Hungary are tied
for first in the water polo with two
victories each, with Germany Sec
ond and Japan last. The American
seven was to meet the Germans late
Tuesday after the 2OO-meter relay
championship for men. The other
events on the program are the 100
meter backstroke prelininaries for
women.