The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-09
OLYMPIC SPORT FANS AWAIT SPILLS AND THRILLS OF | BOB-SLED RIVALS
Stevens Boys of Lake Placid Hold World Rec- ord for Tw0.Man Teams Jaffee Brilliant
By HENRY McLEMoRE

By HENRY MCklEMOhb United Press Stan Correspondent
 Lake Placid, N. Y., Feb 9-(UP) With the four Olympic speed skating c h m pionships tucked safely away in Uncle Sam's vest pocket. sports enthusiasts turned for thrills today to the icy-bob-run bob -sledders were scheduled to be- gin their hazardous competition.
 With memories of Irving Jaffee's spectacular victory in yesterdays 10,000-meter skating final still fresh in their minds, enthusiasts plodded through knee-deep snow today to watch 13 two-man bob teams, representing eight nations, flash down the slides glare ice fin their races against stop watch and catastrophe.
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 The bob races were virtually cer- tain to get underway today, re- cause last nights snow storm stopped before midnight. The air fs freezing cold. The bob . run should be in mile -a- minute shape.
 Iva heats in two-man competi- tion will be run today and two heats tomorrow. Winners will be determined by the times made In the heats. worlds record for the miie-and- "a half Olympic bob-run by a two-man team is two minutes and nine seconds flat. This record is held by the United states No. 1 team, piioted by J. Hubert Stew ems and braked by his brother, Curtis Stevens. This record is ex- pected to be broken today.
 The other United States team IS made up of John R. Heaton, driv- CT, and Robert II. Minton. with Raymond r. Stevens as reserve.
 Italy. Belgium, Germany and Switzerland also have entered two teams each in the German com petition, and Rumania. France and Austria have entered one team each.
 U. $. or Germany?
 Favorites to win the two-man competitions are the Deutschland !. Germnny's crack sled, pilotcd by the daring Germans, Killian and braked by Sebastian Huber. and the U, S. A. No. 1 sled carrying the stevens boys of Lake Placid. if Ktllian can keep his round runnered sled in the icy grove, he may out-speed all otherg.
 The American athletes accom- pIished a feat unprecedented in annuals of winter Olympic games. Jack Shea of Lake Placid won the 500 and 1,b0O-meter events, and Jaffce took the 5000 and 10000 meter races. Thus the United States became the first nation to win ali four skating iaurels.
 Jaffee finished fully three yards ahead of Ivar Ballangrud of Nor way. Frank Stack of Canada came third, with Eddie Wedge of De- troit, Valentine Biaias of Utica and Bernt Evensen of Norway coming behind the first three, in the order named. The time was 1913 6-10.
 While Jaffee was winning the 1O,O00-meters at the stadium. fig ure skating competition got under way at the arena. Winners of this event will be announced tonight. following today's continuation of the contest. Experts in the stands believe Karl Schaefer of Austria. the Worlds champion, made the best showing yesterday. with Mont gomery Wilson of Canada. second, and Dodger r. Turner of the Unit. ed StateD, tnlf0.
 Gillis Grafstrom of Sweden, the defending Olympic champion. ap- peared nervous yesterday and did not do so well. Unless he redeems himself today. he may be out of the money entirely.
 Strong Finish. Jean Wilson of Canada won the 500-meter women's speed skating 4 = ke. nf tro t1inO yrnttl the field was well in the home stretch. The Canadian girl cover ed the distance in 68 seconds nat.
 Last night, the United States Hockey team defeated Poland, 5 to o, at the Arena. It was Poland's fourth straight defeat Olympic competition. Two thousand spec tators witnessed the match.
 The Poles put up a stiff fight for two periods, holding the fast. experienced Americans to two goals. But tho Poles tired in the third period, and the Americans drove three more goals into the net.
 Outstanding player in the game was Stogowski. Polish goalic, who bounced a barrage of American shots back onto the ice with amazing ability. He displayed un- usual gameness in the second pe- lriod when hard drive of Pal mer's stick struck him sQuarely in the mouth. Although partially stunned by the blow, he brushed the puck out of danger before talk ing time out. He refused to leave the game.
 Tn the other hockey game. last night, Canada increased its lead in the Round Robin by defeating Germany. to O. If was Canndh'a