Evening star., 1932-08-14
California Wins From Italy
in Regatta by Is Inches,
One-fifth Second.
JAPANESE CHAMPIONS
IN AQUATIC CARNIVAL
Helene Madison Sets New World
RecorG-American Team Cap
lures Equestrian Honors.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, August 13.-
With only the closing ceremonies
scheduled for tomorrow, the tenth
Olympiad contests will come to close
with America magnificently triumphant.
In nerve-tingling finish that left
a crowd of $4,000 spectators gasping
with excitement, the University of Call
fornia's unbeaten crew came from be-
hind with closing surge to whip
Italy's powerful boatload today by just
Is inches, one-fifth of second, and
win the crowning event of the Olympic
regatta for the United States.
Facing defeat with barely 100 meters
to go as the blue-shirted Italians drove
their shell ahead in a sensational bid
for victory, the American colleg1anS re-
sponded with a remarkable closing squirt
that was Just enough to send the prov
of their boat first across the finish line.
Japan became champion OF the
aquatic water carnival, while Hungary
won at water polo. United States divers
swept the final competitions.
He,eae Madison, the American girl
champion, set new world record in the
400-meter free-style women's finals.
The United States won the team
championship in the military equestrian
events.
California Wins by Inches.
CALIFORNIA; varsity crew won the
eight-oared championship from Italy
by a margin of inches in one Of the
most spectacular rowing finishes ever
witnessed.
Canada was third and Great Britain
fourth.
Italy's powerful boatload, forging to
the front within the last few hundred
meters, appeared to be on the way to
victory, when the American boat put
on a final, desperate squirt that swept
it to victory in the very last stroke.
1t was SO close that the result was in
doubt until the judges announced their
verdict, which was that they finished
only two-fifths of a second apart.
The Californians covered the 1900
meters in 6:373s, Italy in 6:38.
Later the judges shaved one-fifth OF
a second from Italy's time.
The battle for third place also was
so close that the judges, after first an
nounclng Great Britain nad gained THIS
position, altered their verdict, placing
Canada third in $40 2-5 and Great
Britain fourth in $40 AS.
So closely punched were all four
crews in this thrilling climax to the
Olympic regatta. witnessed by more
than $4,000 yelling spectators. that only
3 is seconds-less than boat length
separated them all.
The judges made 1t even closer by re-
checking their watches and fixing
Italy's time at 6:37 As, instead of 6:38.
This made the official difference be-
tween the first two crews just one fifth
Of a second. or only about is inches.
The finish, in a veritable bedlam Of
noise and excitement, came after a
close race all the way between the
American Collegians and the Italian
Blue Shirts.
Italy got the jump, but the Cali
fornians took the lead at 500 meters
and still held it. by a margin of only
few feet at 1000 meters. The next
Italian challenge carried their boat to
the front, but they were bow and bow
again at 1,500 meters.
Coming into the stretch between
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