The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-14
AMERICAN EIGHT
 OAR CREW WINS
team Q big lift in regaining tn Olympic swim title from Japan,
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 team Q big lift in regaining the Olympic swim title from Japan.
 Kiefers one minute, 6.o seconds for the distance hettered the old olympic record and even topped his new world mark of i:06.S he set in yesterdays seni.finals. The Chi- cagoan won out by Q length and . half over his teamnate, Al Van Der | WeghC of Newark, N. J., whose time of l:07.7 also broke the Olympic mark of i:00.2 set in the 1928 Olym. pics at Amsterdam by George KoJac of the United States.
 The American team nearly .fin- ished one-two- three in the back. stroke when Taylor Drysdale of De- troit was nosed out by Masoji Ki. yokawa of Japan. Yasuktko Kolima of Japan was fifth and PerciVal Oliver of Australia, sixth.
 Germany In Rowing Sweeps
 Gruenau, Germany. August 14 - (UP) - Germany today won the first of the lo30 Olympic rowing championships when It's four-oared shell with coxswaini finished first in the 2,0oo-meter final on Der Lange See,"
 The German shell finished three lengths ahead of Switzerland, with Franco two lengths further back. Germany was clockcd in 2 minutes, i0.2 seconds. The Netherlands fin. ished fourth; Hungary fifth and Denmark sixth. The feature is the last race in which Wash!ngton's eight-oared crew competeS against Italy, Germany, Great Britain Switzerland and Hungary. Germany annexed title No. 2 when it's pair" cared shell without coxswain won It's final, beating out Denmark, sec" ond, and Argentina, third. m
 oermany's pair-oared craft with' out coxswain won by half Q length over Denmark in 0:l0.i. The United States had no entry In either of these events.
 0ustave schaefer gave Germany It's third title when he won the single souls final in which Dan Barrow of Philadelphia was Q coEn- petitor.
 Barrow of Philadelphia finished third in the single sculls, which were won by dermany's Gustav Schaefer, with Herr Hasenoehrl Of Austria in second place. Campbell of Canada was fourth, Rufii of Switzerland fifth, and Glorgio of Argentina sixth.
 schaefer sculled the course In 8:2i.6. Barrow's time was 8:2o. The six scullers got away to an even start. Hasenoehrl of Austria forged into Q lead at the i00-meter mark with schaefer coming up rapidly. Barrow, Campbell and oiorgio were fighting for third place at 300 me- ters. sclaefer took Q commanding lead over Hasenoehrl, and n1ain- tained 1t to the finish. Barrow was In fourth place ct l400 meters. Then he spurted past Campbell and in. ished third.
 Germany registered It's fourth straight victory of the day when it's pair-oared shell with coxswain won the final of that event.
 In the draw for position in the feature eight-oared race, America a representative, the University of Washington crew, drew lane No. o. which is slightly unfavorable be- cause of Q mild cross.stream breeze
 Germany drew lane 1; Italy No. 2; Switzerland No. 3; Hungary No. (; and Great Britain No.
 Tn the race for pair-oared shells with coxsWain, Germany finished first, i've and Q quarter lengths ahead of Italy. The German shell was timed in 8:36.0. France finished third, followed by Denmark and Switzerland. Germany took the lead from the Italian boat after 900 me- ters had been covered.
 Germany continued it's unprece. dented rowing sweep by winning the final for four-oared shells without coxswains. This was Germany's fifth consecutive victory of the day.
 This fifth victory clinched the Olympic regatta for Germany with 0 total of 50 unofticial points. The British four came second tc Germany in the fifth event, fol- lowed by Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Denmark in that order.
 Germany won by half a length over Great Britain in 7:0l.8.
 Great Britain halted Germany'i sweep by winning the double sculls final in which Bill Dugan and John Houser of Philadelphia were com. peting for the United States.