The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-15
SCORE SMASHING
TR|UMPHS DURING
WORLD CARNIVAL
United States Wins no Less
Than Eight Out of II Diff
ferent Competitions
WOMEN ALSO TAKE EVENTS
Home Athletes Sweep to Over
whe!ming Victory on
Track and Field

Athletic forces Of the United States
emerged today from Is days Of UNI
precedented Olympic competition with
the greatest collection of victories
gained in this quadrennial carnival in
at least 20 years.
In swiftly-moving drama un-
equalled in sports history for its COL
or and spectacular elements. for its
record breaking pace, its spills and
thrills, Americas boys and girls romp-
ed in front of the rest of the world.
They won no less than eight of the
II separate and distinct competitions
where, unofficially, team champion
ships were involved. Italy, with three
titles to her credit, was the nearest
rival the U. S. A. had in the all
around race for medals and points,
although there were thrills of triumph
for most of the other big nations par
ticipating.
The Americans, at the outset, ran
away with the track and field for both
men and women and came down the
stretch to add the chief prizes of row.
ing and boxing. They yielded the SUI
premacy in mems swimming, for the
first time, to Japan's spectacular
young team, but American mermaids
continued their unbroken succession
of team triumphs.
All Sections Represented
All sections of the United States
contributed to the jousting.
Track and field stars of the Amer
lean Midlands, including the Great
Jim Bausch of Kansas, world record
buster in the decathlon, Eddie To-
Ian of Detroit, the double sprint king.
and Bill Carr, if his allegiance may
be switched for the moment from
Pennsylvania to Arkansas, contribute
ed much to the sweeping victories Of
an American team that captured, al
together II out of % mems events.
Texas sent the redoutable Babe
Didrikson, double winner and world
record breaker in women's track and
field sports. while the Pacific north
west contributed Helene Madison, on
ly double winner of the swimming
battle. Eastern Stalwarts like Leo
Sexton and John Anderson asserted
their supremacy in the weight tossing
duels, besides the contribution OF
Philadelphia's oarsmen to the ma
TONS rowing triumph. The south's
Eddie Flynn of New Orleans gave a
skillful boxing exhibition that helped
add another team victory to the big
list.
AS q climax CALIFORNIA; unbeaten
eight cared crew came along to beat
off Italys boatload and make safe an
other long cherished item of Ameri-
can supremacy. It was only by the
fleeing margin of onc-fifth of a Sec
ond the Americans won the big boat
race, with Canada and Great Britain
a close third and fourth but 1t was
enough to keep intact their own and
their country's undefeated record In
this competition.
Get Big Thrill
The finish of this crew race, over
the 1000 meter course at Long Beach,
Saturday afternoon, gave 10000 spec
tators one of the biggest thrills of the
whole games. All the way it was so
close the outcome always was in doubt.
Italy's final squirt, showing their she'll
slightly ahead. seemed the winning
thrust until the Californians answer
ed with a mighty effort to get their
boat over the line scarcely more than
a foot in front.
For the celebration Of the next
Olympiad, at Berlin in 1886. the record
books have been almost completely re-
written in swimming and track sports.
Olympic records fell In Is OF the ~
track and field events for men ana
women and in II in the 20 swimming
races. Eleven world records, all told,
were toppled in track and field events
and two more in the Olympic pool.
Records, too, were shattered for at
tendance in every Olympic sport with
track and field alone drawing nearly
half of the aggregate paid attendance
Of 900 900 for all events. Nearly
100000 were on hand Sunday to see
the games officially closed and the
flaming torch extinguished.