The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-07
CLARK, PARKER,
NORRIS WON FOR
AMERICA TODAY
harold SmaIlwOOd Strick-
en- Again-ItaIy Wins
Fencing HOnOrs
BY STUART CAMERON
UNITED Press Sports Editor

While its hopes Of q one-two-three
nnish IN the 400 ended, americas
ehances in the decathlon scared az
bob Clark, Jack Parker and Glenn
Morris led the field at the end Of
competition in the first two Of the
TEN events.
smaIlwO0d Stricken
Harold Smallwood OF Ventura, Cal.
one Of three Americans In the 400
meters run, was taken TO hospital
today following an attack OF appen-
flicitis q few hours before he was
scheduled TO run In the olympic
final.
After an examination, doctors an
\ mcunced no operation would be nee
es6ary at present. Smallwoods entry
IN the 400-meter event was scratch
I'd.
smallwood, who survived two
qualifying tests yesterday along with
Archie williams and Jimmy Luvalle,
was placed In bed with ice packs on
his side. Physicians began an imme-
eiinte examination to determine II an
operation was necessary. It's was GER
tain that he could not run In to-
days semi-flnals and finals.
The California star was stricken
similarly on the liner Manhattan
which brought the American team
10 Berlin. It was one OF series OF
attacks that had bothered him sew
eral years.
CLARK jumped IS feet fiat In the
bread Jump, the best leap OF any
contestant. Parker was second with
"a feet 3.8 inches. Morris was NTH
with o leap Of "a feet and 10 1882
inches.
The withdrawal Of Smallwood
leaves Archie williams, the sole U.
8. representative in the first SEMI
ANAL heat In which both had been
cast, The coast negro will have as
competition the speedy William
Roberts Of Great Britain, John Will
fred Loaring OF Canada, Pierre
Skawinskl of France and Mario
Lanzi Of italy.
Jimmy Luvalle OF Los Angeles was
the American standard bearer in
the second 400 meters semi-final
against Juan Carlos Anderson OF
!. Argentina, Herman Blackjack OF
Germany, Arthur Godfrey Brown Of
Great Britain, Bill Fritz Of Canada
and Godfrey Lionel Rampllng Of
Great Britain.
Classy Field
While these men awaited the
starters cali the field for the 5000
meters Anal appeared. Limbering up
were Humberto Cerati Of Italy, Har-
" siefert Of Denmark, Don Lash OF
the y. g., Ilmari Salminen OF Fin
land, Aubrey Vincent Reeve oil
Great Britain, Gunnar Hoeckert oi
Finland, Frank Close OF Great Bri.
tain, Josef Nojl OF Poland, Brol
Hellstroem OF Sweden, Rolf Hansen
81 Norway, John Johnson OF Sweden
Mabel Murakoso OF Japan, Peter
Ward of Great Britain, Lauri Leh.
tinen Of Finland and Louis Zam-
perrin Of the United States.
a Italy Takes FOllS
Continental mastery OF the classic
fencing events continued today with
the browning Of the italian team a;
olympic champions. France tool
second place while all Americans
were eliminated In the opening
round and the quarterfinals.
Guadino OF italy was first Will
noven victories ana Bocchino OF thu
same team was third. dardere o.
france was second. Joseph Lewis o.
Boston, captain Of the American
team, was the sole United States
fencer to reach the quarterflnals.
Olympic Summaries
EDecathlon--i00 meters: Rober
Clark, United States u0.O; 0lenr
Morris, United States, ui.D; Ar,
min duehl, Switzerland Ql.3; Jacl
Parker, United tSates Q1.N; AkilleI
JArvinen, Finland ll.D; Emile
\ Binet, Belgium Qi.4.
Points at end OF first event:
Clark s72; Morris 8l4 Ouch
100; Parker 1856; Binet 1856; Jar.
when 1856.