Evening star., 1932-02-14
LOSES At HOCKEY
TO CANADA BY TIE
Finn Skiers Spring Upset in
Marathon by Placing First
and Second.
BY EDWARD ]. NEIL,

AXE PIAC1D, N. =, eur udIy
| 13.-The 1882 Winter Olym-
l. pic games came officially to
an end this evening with
Canada winning a bitter final
day fight for the hockey cham
pionship, two Firms Unexpectedly
piling home through a blizzard to
take first and second places in
the 5O-kilometer cross-country
ski marathon and the United
States leading all in the unof-
fetal total score with 83 points.
points.
It took the flashy Canadians, enter
ing the final contest without a defeat
in the round-robin series of II games
with the United States. Germany ana
Poland. three full overtime PERIODS TO
stave off the bid of the United States
college and club stars, finishing IN
2-2 tie. A crowd of 5000 lammed
every bit of available space IN the
Olympic indoor arena.
The tie was all Canada needed to
gain the third straight Olympic hockey
title with II points, two more tnan
the United States gathered in beating
ali but Canada In the fastest game
of the series today just as in the open
ING match February T. the Canadians
came from behind to tie just before
the end of the regulation game. But
this time instead of going out TO score
the winning goal in the overtime. the
Canadians were content to hold the
aggressive Americans scoreless through
the 80 minutes of extra play.
Finnish Skiers Ama1.
The biggest surprise of the closing
dav came In the 50-kilometer SKI
marathon. backoreaking grino i.
through the thick falling snow that
overnight replaced the Springllke
Temperatures of yesterday and forced
nostponement Of the four-man bob
Sled championship until tomorrow. To-
night the deadly slide on Mount van
Hovenberg again was in fine condition,
with a three inch layer OF snow on
a solid ice base. fast as it has ever
been. for the assault of the daredeVls
of five nations tomorrow.
The amazing Firms we're Veil Saari-
men. who took first place and tce
OLYMPIC title from Sven Uttertrom OF
sweden, defending champion. ano mo
Vaino Liikkanen. who tolio"eo ms o
countryman across the finish line 20
seconds behind. after dogging the rear
tins of his skis through the exhausting
3i-mile grind. Saarinen finished the
tvo-lap course, on which $50 WorK-
men piled snow all last night, IN
hours % minutes fiat.
Americans Far Behind
Rehind the second Finn came three
Eorweeians in order, Arne Rustaostu-
On Ole Heege and Sigurd Vestad. with
IIttertrorn. who won the 18-kllometer
championship Wednesday and was
heavy favorite to repeat his lo-kno-
meter 1928 conquest, slxtn. me me
United States entries we're 4osC III 'iie
field. <.u;,n Count
Henri Baillet-Latour Of Belgium, presl-
dent of the International OLYMPIC Com
mittee, gathered what was left OF tne
331 athletes of II nations IN the
Olvmpic Stadium with the blizzard
svirling about their heads, thanked
them for their sportsmanshlp ana
awarded them the diplomas and medals
thev had won in Olympic competltion.
IJnoficially there was no question
that over the course OF the games tne
United States, with four lndlvloual
sneed skating championships ana the
two-man bob sled triumph, dominated
the team efforts. The unomclal poiilU
totals gave the United States % points
Norway. II; Canada, 49; sweden, 1e'
FINLAND. IS: Austria, Is: France, III
Germany. 8: Hungary, 7; Switzerland, 6;
Rumania, 8: Poland, 3; Italy, I; Bel
piI,n1. /. and Czechoslovakla, l. More
noints are certain to accumulate for
the United States in the bob run to-
morrow. with Harry Hank" Homoulger,
world record holder. and Billy FlsKe,
pilot of the 1928 Olympic championship
sled. co-favorites.
Morse King Returns.
With Winter back in championship
form today, enough snow falling ana
enough cold to take care OF another
full set of Olympics, the $4,000 visitors
To Lake Placid sought to stay indoors
for their competition and nearly broke
down the indoor arena in an effort to
see Canada and the United States
tangle In desperate battle.
All the color and vividneSs OF Winter
sport outfits were in evidence again as
the weather man, relenting, threw every
blustery wintery effect into the picture
in a final display of might.
Tomorrow at midnight the final time
allowed for postponement expires and 1t
seemed entirely likely that there would
be no further difficulty in staging the
four-man bob sled championship, al
ready three times deferred.
sin a way it was an even more hitting
way of ending the games than indoors
in the arena today and outdoors on
the ski trails, miles from the sight OF
visiting eyes.
For days the bobsleds, careening down
the side of Mount Van Hoevenberg, in an
ice chute that bends and curves through
rocks and trees, have been the lure tnat
held the incoming throngs in town. de-
spite unreasonable rain and warmth.
Already six Germans have crashed on
the slide, three of them still lying in
the local hospital.
Gets Full Spotlight.
Tomorrow will be the day Of the re-
mainder of the field, the attraction the
most dangerous sport in the world, With
nothing left on the Olympic program
to take away from it the sole attention
1t deserves.
During a major portion of the hockey
game it looked like the United States
would win, tie Canada for the LEAD
and force play-oft tomorrow for the ne
1924 and 1928. m
THE United States led, 2 to !, with
enaly 43 seconds to play, when Romeo
Rivers Of the Canadians let fly hur-
ried shot from near the boards at the
blue line. and the curving puck slipped
past Goalie Frank Farrell for the tieing
goal.
With the fat thus pulled out of the
fire the Canadians set themselves to re-
pei series of fierce charges by the
determined challengers. Sutherland and
Henkel sat back in front of Goalie Cock
hurr, and StOnned every assault in the