Evening star., 1932-08-14
OIL YMP|CS At END;
j. S. BIG winner
California Beats, Italians in
Regatta by Is Inches,
One-fifth Second.
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dll AAAoN AOOAASS
good enough to be decisive. But the
American boys still had a punch left
Responding to CoXsvain Norrie
Graham's frantic appeals Stroke Eo
Salisbury and his mates dug in for a
big ten" and just messed the prov OF
their shell across the line in front.
The victory kept California's win
ming streak intact for 1882 as well as
Americas slate clean in the Olympic
elght-cared competition as the Golden
Bears repeated the triumph OF their
predecessors in 1928.
It also clinched the Olympic rowing
championship for the United States
with a total of 38 points = the
finals. Great Britain finished second
with 26 points. Germany third with
20 and Italy fourth with II.
Almost unnoticed in the terrific din
of excitement, even though they were
close enough to make it a blanket
finish Canada's Leanders and the
Cambridge University crew Of Great
Britain finished third and fourth in a
battle that was almost as sensational as
that between the first two boats.
The Canadians, on a recheck by the
judges, got the third position by two
Iifths Of a second. Their time was
6:4025 and Great Britain's 6:4045.
Keeping their own unbeaten record
for 1882 intact. thereby duplicating the
triumph of their California predecessors
in 1928. and likewise maintaining the
unbroken string of American trilImphS
in Olympic eight-oared competition, the
great Golden Bear boatload also clinch-
ed the Olympic rowing championship
for the United States.
It was the third victory in two days
and seven finals for the Americans. 1t
followed the decisive triumph of Gar
rett Gilmore and Kenneth Myers Of
Philadelphia in the double SOULS and
gave the United States the winning
total of 38 points for the regatta.
Britain Finishes Second.
Great Britain, with two champion
ships won, finished second with 26
fourth with IT. Other points were dis
tributed as follows: Poland, 13; Aus
tralia, 10; Canada, 9; New Zealand, g..
France and Uruguay, 4 each; Holland
and Brazil, each.
The biggest crowd of the regatta,
packing the grandstands, lining the
shores of the lagoon and even perch
ing in the skeleton work Of nearby oil
derrickS, came out for just one pur-
pose this afternoon-to see Californias
own crew win the maj jor rowing prize
of California's own Olympics.
They got what they wanted but only
after the sort of finish that is apt to
produce heart failure and leave ex-
cited partisans on the ropes. Italys
powerful oarsmen. products Of Pisa
University, who came to the Olympics
on only one days notice, had served
notice of their challenge in their first
test. They were expected to give the
American favorites plenty of trouble.
These California boys-all eight of
them products of the Golden State,
with a coxswain, "Norrie" Graham,
it came down TO the final test-and
how they needed it!
Their finishing drive was as thrilling
as anything ever witnessed cn Olympic
waters, but it was just the sort of
come back they had put on at Worces-
ter, Mass, early in July to snatch VIC
tory from the Penn A. G. in the final
race of the Olympic trials.
So they knew how to do 1t, even
though it wasn't by any choice or
design Of their own that they had to
call on every last ounce of sprinting
energy they possessed TO pull the OIym-
pic crown out of the fire for California
and the U. S. A.
From that start it was a two-boat
race, even though Canada. and Great
got the jump but California took the
lead at 500 meters. Thus they see
sawed, the Italians rowing a higher,
choppier stroke that matched the short
but somewhat slower catch Of the Amer
leans
The heavier, older Italian crew timed
its final squirt brilliantly as it forged
ahead, with barely $50 meters to go.
The younger, rangier American boys
responded. however, to Graham's lat
frantic call for ten" and drove their
shell ahead by l5-inch margin that
was perceptible accurately only to the
judges. .,..
Gilmore and Myers. in the double
SOULS, pulled away from Germany's
crack pair. Boetzelen and BuhtZ, in the
last half Of their race to win by nearly
two lengths. in 7:1725. This victory
also kept intact an unbroken string OF
American ti'iUmphs in this feature of
Olympic rowing. Canada was third and
Italy fourth.
Summaries:
Eight-oared. with coxswain-Won by
United States Hall, Tower, Chandler
Jastram, Dunlap, Gregg, Blair and
Salisbury, stroke; Graham, coxswain)
6:37 3-5; second, Italy (Cioni, Garzelli,
Del Bimbo. Vestrini, Barsotti, Bracci,
Balleri and Barbieri, stroke; Milani
coxswain), 6:37 As; third Canada
(Taylor, Bal. Thcburn. Liddell. Fry
Stanyer, Harris Eastwood, stroke; Nc
Donald, coxswainl, $40 Us; fourth
Great Britain CHaig- Thomas, Payne
Askwith, Sambeu. Sergel, Rickett. Nc
Cowen and Luxton, stroke; Ranking
coxswain), $40 AS.
japanese Swimmers Win.
In rousing finish, Japan stepped
into the team championship of the
aquatic carnival, closing the eight-day
session with two blazing victories.
Knosa Kitamura. 14-year-old star
closed the greatest championships
known to the modern games by winning
the l,500-meter free-Style for men in
1924, 24.3 seconds faster than
the Olympic record set yesterday
and only So seconds short of the worlds
record.
Only a few moments before the
capacity crowd Of 10000 persons hao
cheered 27-year-old veteran japanese
breast-stroke star to victory in the 200
meter distance. he was YoSnlyukl
Tsuluta, 1928 champion, who won
in 2.454.
In the 1500-meter championship
Shozo Maxine was yards behind as
Kltamura put on great finishing
squirt. James Cristy came in third
about 30 yards in the ruck. Noel Ryan
Australia, was fourth, yards behinc
CrlSty
Clarence Crabbe, U. s. A, 400-metel