The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-01

This speed test may bring vi.- tory to one of America's big three, to. Percy Williams of Canada, to Japan's head-bandaged Yoshioka or to one of seven other surviving sprinters-it seems certain to bring the sport fans their biggest thrill of the day.
 The fans saw a new world rec ord established Sunday in the wo- men'se javelin hurling event: they saw new Olympic records in the shotput, 100-meter test, the 400- meter hurdles, and the 10000 meters distance run. <
 Good Start
 Each of the United States sprint stars survived the dangers of the first days competition. Big Ralph Metcalfe of Marquette, and Eddie Tolan of Detroit both negroes, as we'll as George Simpson, Ohio's brilliant speedster, survived. Will worlds record for the event, as well as Olympic defending cham pion and Olympic title holder, is one of the four chief threats for the title..
 Little Yoshioka of Japan, who won his preliminary heat, and was second in his next test, will be dangerous contestant.
 From the United States view point, the games were sent off to a thoroughly successful start, with four of the five new records made or~shared by an American.
 A feminine contestant, Mildred Babe" Didrikson of Texas, put on the really spectacular show of the first day.
 Here's the picture: Olympic sta-, dium, large concrete bowl with ,a' large greensward down below. A lot of girls some out for the jave- lin throw. The Olympic brass hats stick out a flag which the arl- nouncer tells you marks the best effort woman ever made in this of the javelin and lets loose. Bang! The javelin hikes into the grass at, something like ten yards past the neat little flag and you cheer. The girls, including Babe herself, tried all afternoon to do better, but no- body even came close. So they put each Olympic championship, and on the ceremonial that comes after it was Babe for whom the show was staged.
 This ceremonial, incidentally, is something to behold. A man with a booming voice steps up to a mil crophone. He says: "Ceremonie Olympic Protoco- laire-O Olympic Victory Ceremony" Then he goes on to specify the event, the name of the winner, and his or her time or distance. The national anthem is played, and the flag of the nation is run up the central fagpole in front of the Olympic torch burning over the peristyle.
 Sundays opening track and | field competition brOughet out four new Olympic records. in addition | to that of Miss Didrikson. The Babes, incidentally, was 143 feet, 4 inches, completely shattering the oold world record of E. Braumul- Ter, of Germany. Miss Didrikson's mark was the first Olympic record, l for the women's javelin has not been an event of the games until this year.
 The other marks were those made by the following: Leo Sexton, U. S., 52 it., 6 3-16 in., in the shotput.
 Eddie Tolan, U. s., 10.4, in the | 100-meter.
 Tisdall, of Ireland, and Hardin. of U. S., 52.S. in the 4o0-meter hurdles.
 J. Kusocinski, of Poland, 30:11.4 in the 10000 meters.
 l Mildred Babe" Didrikson, "one | girl'' track team, who. won tho l women's javelin throw for the United States with 8 toss of 143 feet, 4 inches, establishing world and Olympic games records.
 Eddie Tolan, Detroit negro | sprinter, who won 8 semi-fnal heat in the 1O0-meter dash in 10.4 seconds. beating the Olympic rec ord of 10.6 seconds.
 l Leo Sexton, New York, who threw the shot .52 feet, 6 3-16 inches to win for the United States. I Thins was a new Olympic record. | Beat Nurmi Mark l J. Kusocinski, of Poland, who beat Paavo Nurmi's record of
 30:18.S in the 10000 meter grind,
 when he took the event in 30:11.4. I Kusocinski mourned the fact Nur- mi was barred from competition
 and said he would have beaten the
 celebrated Finn.
 R. Tisdale. Ireland, and G. Har-
 din, United States, who won heats T of the 400 meter hurdles in 52.S sI seconds. They beat the former |sOlympic mark of 53.4 seconds.
 held jointly by Lord 4Burghley of
 Great Britain and F., Morgan Tay-
 Tor of the United States.