The Washington times., 1936-08-12
U. S. Men Score

Joseph Rantz; Stroke, Donald
Hume.
U. S. Men Score
The United States won first
and fourth places in the mems
400-meter free style final today,
with Jack Medica finishing first
in the new Olympic record time
Of 4:44:5.
Uto and Maxine of Japan took
second and third places, reSpec
lively. in 4:45:6 and 4:48:l, both
breaking the old Olympic mark
Of 4:48:4 set by Buster Crabbe
of the United States at Los An
geleS in 1882.
Fourth place went to young
4:52:7, while Negami of Japan
4:52.7, while Negami of Japan
wound up fifth and Taris of
France sixth.
ChicagOan Wins
In the mems 100-meter back
stroke eliminationS, Adolf Kiefer,
of Chicago, won the first heat in
1l:06.9, setting a new Olympic
record. with Kiyokawa, Japan,
second in 1:O7.2; Schwartz, Ger
many, third in Ill, and GombaS,
Hungary. fourth, in 1924.
The first three in each of the
five heats qualified for the semi
finals, also the fastest runner-up.
Taylor Drysdale, of Detroit,
Mich. won the second heat in
1:09, with Schlauch. Germany,
second in 1:l0.1; William, Jugo-
slavia, third in 1:11.7, and Schef
fer. Holland, fourth in 1875.
The third heat went to Kojima,
Japan, in 1907, with Albert van
de Weghe. Newark, N. j., second
in 1:10.6; Christensen. Philip
pines, third in 1:12, and Simon,
Germany, fourth in 1:1l.7.
Canadian Second
Besford, England, won the
fourth heat in 1:12. Kerr, Can
ada, was second in 1923; Borg,
Sweden, third in 1852 and Roo
laid, Esthonia. fourth in 1:21.1.
YoShida, Japan, triumphed in
the fifth heat in Ito. Oliver,
Australia, was second in 1902:
Metman, Holland, third in 1887
and Novocabaltero, Brazil, fourth
in lit.
Simon. of Germany, qualified
as fastest runnerup.
Although trailing Dutch girls,
both American entrants in the
100-meterS backStroke event quail
fled in the semifinalS today for
tOmorroW'S final.
For the second successive day
Fraulein Senff, of Holland, new
young swimmer, smashed the
Olympic backstroke record of
1888 held by Mrs. Eleanor Holm
Jarrett, who was dismissed from
the 1886 Olympic team. Miss
Senff won the opening Semifinal
in 1:17.1.
Mrs. Edith Mortridge Segal
was second in 1:19.1. Alice
Bridges was third in the second
trial, timed at 1904 Trailing
the star, Rita Mastenbroek. Of
Holland 0:19.D, and Miss
Frampton. of England Q:19.6.
In the 400-meter women's relay
eliminations, in which the first
three of two heats as we'll as the
fastest runner-up qualified for the
finals Friday, the first heat was
won by the United States in 4:47.1.
U. S. Team Scores
England was second in 4:47.2;
Canada, third in 4:49.7, and Hun
gary fourth in 4:50.6.
The American team was com
posed of Elizabeth Ryan, New
York City. and Olive Mexican,
Seattle, Washington.
In the second heat Holland was
first in 4:38.1; Germany second
in 4:40.5, Denmark third in 4:46.2
and Japan fourth in 4:58.1. Hun.
gary was the fastest runner-up.
United States Routed
Rout of the United States ir
the lesser Olympic rowing events
continued today, the American
pair with coxswain being elimin
ated in the opening heat OF the
days program at Gruenau.
Germany won the heat in 1928
the Americans, Joseph DoughertJ
and Thomas Curran, of Philadel
phia, and CoxSWain George Love
less, of Pittsfield, Mass, trailing
is lengths at the finish for fifth
place in time of 1855.
Fifteen thousand spectators
cheered as Germany took the leac
at the start and held it through
out. Italy was second.
In the next event, the four-oarec
shell without coxswain, the Unitec