The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-10
AMERICA STILL
SUPREME UPON
TRACK AND field
Nine Olympic Records
Broken By U. S. Entries;
Jap Won Marathon
BY STUART CAMERON
United Press Sports Editor

Berlin, Aug. i0--(UP)--Ainerican
men still rule the world In track and
field.
Eight days ago crack athletes
from oil corners OF the globe began
competition In the 18th Olympic
games.-dotermined TO wrest from
the United States the cinder path
title Il has held since the games
were revived In 1906 ut Athens.
But today those stars were forced
TO admit that Uncle Sans boys still
are tops. The sturdy band from the
United States retained It's unofficlal
team championship with one Of the
greatest displays Of athletic prowesS
the world ever has seen.
The Americans won O dozen titles
and rolled UP 400 points--more than
the combined scores OF their three
nearest challengers, Finland, Ger
many and Japan.
Real Champions
In whipping the world, they shat
tered nine olympic records, Five OF
those new marks were superior TO
VIC OIu WUEN TGJUEub'
The American women were not 10
fortunate, however, In the track and
field competition which ended In
huge olympic stadium yesterday.
They finished second 10 Germany In
team standing.
The track competition evoked one
Of the greatest assaults on records
In history. Nine world records and
II olympic marks were bettered by
men and three world and fivo Olym-
pic records were shattered by
women. .
The number Of olympic records
broken by men foil short by two OF
the all-time record Of 10 established
In 1899 at Los Angeles but the total
OF world records bettered was four
better than four years ago.
In two cVents--high jump and
cathlon--the American team swept
the first three places. II swept the
100, 200, 400 and 900 meter runs for
the FIRST time since 1919. And 1t pro-
ducod the first winner OF three
events since Paavo Nurmi In 1924,
That was Jesse owens, the Ohio
State speedster, who won the 100
meter and 200 meter titles In world
record breaking time and shattered
the olympic mark as he captured
the broad Jump title.
Although II didn't score as many
points as the 1892 team, the 1896
team was the best-balanced squad
ever TO represent the United States
since 1919.
II won all the four running races
between 100 and 800 meters; II took
three jumping titles; made n Clean
sweep OF the two hurdle champion
ships and won the discus. Only In
javelin throwing. distance running
and shot-putting was the United
States weak. In the shot-put only
an ailing back suffered by Jack Tor
rance, the world record holder, pre-
vented the United States from
winning IS titles.
All records established prior 10
1892 were wiped from the olympic
books. One OF them. Matt McGrath's
hammer throw mark, was the Oldest
record In existence. That mark, set
In 1919, was shattered by Karl Helm
OF Germany
The United States 400 meter relay
team, paced by Jesse Owens, won
that championship In the last day Of
competition with a 1913 seconds jour-
ney that shattered the 40 second
world and olympic mark set by an
other United States team In 1892.
Imagine!
Even Adolf Hitler rose with the
throng OF 10000 spectators and
cheered as Frank Wykoff, three-.ine
Olympian, breasted the tape to COM
plete the record trip. Others who
ran on the team were Ralph Met
calfe and Roy Draper.
Kitei Son, stocky Korean univer-
sIty youth. won the marathon yes
terday. The tireless little Oriental
covered the 20 mile. 28S yard course
over concrete, macadam and soft
sandy roads In hours. 20 minutes,
1872 seconds, for an Olympic record
which Is tantAmount to q world
record.
Little Juan Carlos Zabala, the
champion. dropped out at 80 kilo-
meters, spent by the grueling pace.
The United States suffered q sur
prising setback when Great Britain
won Us FIRST race OF the games, the
ie00-meter relay In three minutes,