The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-06

AOAA O0A | OOO0O O0C O4 tk1O W0y to win another race.
 Hill, a 24 year old lad from an Oregon farm, was obviously fouled in the 5000 meter run by Lauri Aleksander Lehtinen who won the race by inches, but Hill did not protest-in fact he spent much of his time to?-day offering excuses for Lehtinen.
 Bill Carr, the Pennsylvania speed merchant whose previous victories over Big Ben Eastman, the west coast quarter mile marvel had been called flukes, put the record of his supremacy in the books that register the worlds champions in the 400 meter event.
 Onc.Two Finish
 Carr stepped the distance in 46.2, faster than anyone had run the distance. Eastman also broke the world record, for the clocks caught him in 46.4 while the off, cial world record was A..
 Lehtinen and Hill came into the final stretch one-two, with scarce ly a yard between them. Hill, in one of those last minute finishes, attempted to pass the Finn.
 He went outside and Lehtinen, after a look over his shoulder, also turned outside, and directly in the path of the flying Hill.
 The Oregonian broke his stride and turned to go inside but 1t was too late. Running the inside lane he finished second to Lehtfnen by inches.
 A boo that could be heard blocks away went up from G0,000 fans. They believed that Hill would have won the race easily without the interference.
 Agree on Foul
 The United Press boiled IA sports experts, including those of rival press associations and news papermen of New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Buenos Aires and 13 said Lehtinen's foul was delib- crate. The 14th thought Hill had been fouled but that the action was unintentional.
 Hill, himself, was the calmest man in the stadium as everyone waited for the judges decision.
 "Fouled?" he exclaimed in an ex- elusive interview, well, wouldn't care to say that"
 "Did it break your stride ?" he was asked. sg
 "1Il tell you something" he an- swered. At the end of a 5000 meter race don't think anyone has stride"
 Would you have won if you hadn't been fouled :? "I haven't said that I was fouled," he answered. Tt was a pretty close race and maybe I would have won."
 The finish was so close that an- other foot and Hill would have been ahead.
 What are you going to to now?" Hill was asked.
 T guess I'll go back to the farm," he said.
 And Hill, a tall, skinny farmer boy left the stadium for Olympic village, to pack his suitcase and go back to his Oregon farm. A long time ago Baron Pierre de Couberton, founder of the mod Tern Olympic games, said The inn portant thing is not the victory but the fight: the essential Is not to have won but to have fought we'll"
 The spectators had jeered angrily at the interference. The race over, and Lehtinen in first place, they really started to make unffattering noises. and not for some minutes was Bill Henry, of them.
 Long Conference The judges went into huddle newsmen were told of the official decision = Lehtinen winner; nc protest from Hill or the U. S., new world record time for each, for oddly enough, Hill also was timed in 14:17, although finishing second | Although attention was some what distracted by the buzz o1 conversation over the recently run l 5000 meter, Carr and Eastman supplied thrilling competition.
 The gruelling decathlon compe- | tition was half complete. Wilson david (Buster) Charles, India: from Haskell institute, was the half way leader. He had 4266.2( points. Janis Dimsa of Latvia war second, and Achilles Jarvinen, oi Finland, was third.
 The remaining five decathlor events were to be held to-day Other contests listed were men'i and women's relay trials, and thu 5000 meter steeplechase.
 The swim program also was tt start at the swimming stadium ad. jacent to Olympic stadium. Triali in 100 meter free style. and triall in women's 200 meter breast stroke and 100 meter free style were list ed along with two sessions of water polo.
 The track and field games of thu Olympics will be brought to { close with the classic marathon or Sunday.