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q result Of q severe cold, the Huskies
started slowly and trailed the fielc
during the early stages as the Japa.
nese, with their fantastically high
beat that ranged between 40 and 81
strokes to the minute, set the early
pace.
Great Britain pulled into the lead
however, after 1000 meters and
Washington, finally hitting its stride
pulled out after them. They found
the Britcns disinclined to come back
to them, and Hume had to send the
beat up to 38 in a great finishing
drive to send the huskies' shell across
the finish line in front as the $4,000
spectators yelled their approval of the
stirring battle
Far back Of the leaders trailed
France, clocked in 6:11,6; Japan
6:12.3, and Czechoslovakia, 6:28.6.
Hungarians Also Win.
The Hungarians won the second
eight-oared trial in 6:o7.6, beating the
italians and Canadians in that order
Dan Barrow of Philadelphia, beaten
decisively in singles sculls yesterday,
came back today to win his race in
the consultations in 1913 and thus
qualified for the semi finals. Barrow
won by a narraw margin from Stein
leitner OF Italy.
Medica and Uto swan practically
o dead heat for the first 200 meters
and then the 18-year-old Japanese
star went out strongly and quickly
opened up a sizable lead.
When Uto turned 300 meters he was
more than a length in front and the
crowd thought the race was over.
Medica slowly quickened his long
stroke and reduced his Nipponese
rivals margin to half length with
80 meters to 60 and then proceeded
to overhaul him with a brilliant squirt
as Uto appeared to weaken. Uto's
time was 4:45.6, one-tenth of a second
slower than his former mark.
Maxine, in third place, was clicked
In 4:481; Flanagan, 4:52.7; Hiroshi
Negami, Japan, 4:53.6; Jean Taris,
France, 4:538, and Bob LEVERS,
Great Britain, 5:009
Dina Senff, new Olympic record
holder at 1855, won the first semi
final heat in the women's 100-meter
backstroke semi-finals by a length
over Edith Motridge Segai of Los An
geles, who was a foot ahead of Miss
Bruunstrom of Denmark. Miss Senff's
time was 1:17.l. The American was
two seconds slower than the winner.
Rita Mastenbroek, Hollands Olympic
100-meter free style champion, won
the second semi-flnal heat in a close
finish with Lorna Frampton of Great
Britain, with Alice Bridges of Ux-
bridge, Mass, taking third. The Dutch
star was clocked in 1:19.1.
The blanket finish in today's diving
netted 10 points and put the Ameri-
can side, with a total of 20 points, in
the lead for women's swimming hon.
ors. Like yesterday, when Dick Dege-
ner, Wayne and AL Greene finished
one-two-three in the mems cham
pionship, 1t represented the second
straight time Americans have swept
Olympic springboard honors.
Conquers japanese Star.
Adolf Kiefer Of Chicago Topped 13
seconds off George Kojac's mark set
In 1928 at Amsterdam in winning his
heat in the 100-meter backstroke
event. The f1ashy Chicagoan, timed
in 1:06:9, as compared with the for
mer record of 1902, triumphed by a
length and a half over the Japanese
star. NASAL Kiyokawa. and another
half length over Germany's Schwarz.
The Chicagoan's performance also
lowered the listed world record of
1:07.4, made by Albert vande Weghe
Of Paterson, N. j., two years ago. To-
day, however, Vande Weghe was far
on that pace as he placed a close Sec
ond to Japan's Yasuhiko Kojima in
1:l0.6, nevertheless qualifying for the