The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-13
JAP SCHOOLBOYS BREAK RECORDS
 IN SWIM TEST
Nyaapics Close To-day With Crew aad Tank Races = U. s. Bexsrs Down to Two
BY STUART CAMERON United Press Sports Editor)


 Los Angeles, Aug 13.-(UP)- The greatest of Olympic celebra- tions drew to close to-day with the United States champions on the track and field, probable winners in rowing, and almost certain los- CTS in swimming.
 The United States had hoped to sweep all three of those groups, the ones it prized mostly highly, but it faced a battle with Great Britain for rowing honors and it seemed to have no chance to de- feat Japan in swimming.
 Main interest to-day centered on the Olmpic marine course where 75,00O people were expected to watch the fight for eight oar crew and other championships.
 United States went into the day with IS points to its credit and it was favored, through the oarsmen of the University of California, to take the eight-oar event.
 Great Britain, represented by Oxford, was chief competitor in this event and others on the pro- gram. Great Britain started the session with 13 points. .
 Italy and Canada were the other entrants in the eight-oar competi- ton.
 Looks Good
 United States took it's temporary lead in rowing yesterday when it finished first in the final of the pairs with coxswain and when Bill Miller of the Penn A. c. came in second to Bobby Pearce of Aus tralia after a great race in the single sculls.
 Joe Schauers and Charley ,Kief- fer did the rowing in the pairs with Cox and they were coaxed on to the victory by Eddie Jennings, coxswain.
 In the pairs without coxswain, Great Britain finished first.
 The four-oared with coxswain event saw Germany come from be- hind to nose out Italy. Poland was third and New Zealand fourth.
 Japan's great mems swimming team seemed to have certain vic- tory before them to-day.
 A sweep of first, second and third places in the 10 0meter back stroke gave them a 10-point lead on the United States.
 Japan looked forward to first and second in the 200-meter breast stroke in which event United States was unable to qualify a man for the final. She expected many points in the 1500-meter free style swim.
 Clever Those Japs
 In the 100-meter back stroke late yesterday, Masaje Kiyokawa, Toshio Irie and Kentaro Kawatsu, three 1.-the, brown-skinned Japan ese, finished in that order. Yiyo- kawa's time was 1:08.6.
 The best United States could dc in the backstroke was the fourth of Robert Zehr, Fit. Wayne, Ind.
 Japan showed what it expected today when Knsoa kitamura, A. year-oh schOolbOy, won his heat in the 1,5OO-meter send-final in the time of 10:51.6, which broke the Olympic record of 19:51.S.
 Kitamura's record stood only until the next heat when his 15- yeaF-old team mate, ShozO Makino, won in 19:3S.7.
 Meanwhile the United States women won their section.
 The American girls took first, second and third in the high diving and won the 400 meter relay to amass a total of 80 points.
 Helene Madison, queen of United States women sprint swimmers, was expected to add to- that total today by winning the 400-meter free style event.
 Lovely Girls
 The sweep in the high diving was due to the work of three Los Angeles girls, Dorothy Poynton, Georgia Coleman and Marion Roper. .
 Championship boxing bouts will be staged tonight. with Argentine and Germany favorite to wis the team title. Three leather pushers from each country were qualified.
 Italy, the defending champion and the United States had two mon each in the finals. but their chances of surviving were slim. Erich Campo. cermany and Ed die Flynn. U. s.. were to clash for seltorweight honors. Car fii n farth. Chicago and Amado Agar Argentine, expected to compete for Ithe middloweight title.
 Major Rcnzo Morigi ee Italy took