Evening star., 1936-08-14
Kiefer Wins l0o-Meter Backstroke
in 1858.

HI 1'VJ.os
BERLIN, August IA (P.-Clocked in
1853. Adolf Kiefer Of Chicago turned
in his third record-smashing perform
ance. winning the Olympic l00-meter
backstroke title today while Hollands
quartet captured the women's 400
meter free style relay championship.
The Dutch foursome. Miss Selbach.
Catherine Wagner, Willy Denouden
and Rita Mastenbroek. led Germany
and the United States to the finishing
tile in that order.
With Kiefer setting the pace. the
United States made a strong showing
In the dorsal-stroke final Al Vande
Weghe of Paterson. N. j., listed world
record holder at 1:07.4, was second.
followed by Masaji Kiyokawa of Japan
with Taylor Drysdale OF Detroit
fourth.
The fiashy Chicagoan began his as
sault on vande Weghes mark and
George Kojacs e-year-old Olympic
record of 1:0s2 two days ago. when
he negotiated the preliminary trials in
1868. He captured his semi-flnal
heat yesterday IN l:06.8.
Dutch Girls Sc. Record.
The Dutch girls clipped two seconds
OF the olympic record made by the
American foursome at Los Angeles four
years ago, as they were timed in 1880
fiat. Germany's time was 4:36.S and
the Americans 4:402.
The Observation-Disclosures Rawls,
Bernice Lapp. Mavis Freeman and
Olive McKean-led through the second
lap and thereafter fell back. Germany
held . slight margin 20 meters from
the finish but Miss Mastenbroek passed
Gisela Arendt with her final stroke.
An unexpected German challenge
threatened Americas domination Of
Olympic diving competition as Amer
ica's two swimmers advanced to the
final of the women's 400-meter free
style event.
At the end Of the four compulsory
dives for the 1o.meter platform cham
pionship Marshall Wayne OF Miami
held a slender lead over Erhardt Weiss
Of Germany. 56/100ths Of q point
separating the pair. The four optional
dives. completing the test, were post
poned until tomorrow
Wayne amassed 46.65 points to 1900
for Weiss. while Hermann Stork, an
other Teuton. was in third place with
44.S3. Elbert Root OF Chicago was the
next American to show with 44.03.
while Frank Kurts of Los Angeles was
sixth with AN points, trailing the
japanese star, Tsuneo Shibahara.
with 1899.
Mrs. Leonore Kight Wingard Of
Homestead. Pa. and Mary Lou Petty
of Seattle gained the 400-meter final,
Mrs. Wingard placing second to Rita
Mastenbroek Of Holland in the first
semi-final heat and Miss Petty fourth
in the second heat, won by Denmark's
Ragnhild Hveger. holder Of the new
Olympic record at 5:2S.
Both the diving and swimming tests
were held in . steady downpour Of
rain, accounting in a large measure
for the slowness of the swimmers.
The fastest time was turned in by
Miss Hveger. 5:33.7.
Reizo Koike Of Japan won the first
semi finals heat in the mems 400
meter breast stroke event. In which
the first three in each heat and the
fastest fourth qualify for the final.
Bake Of Germany was second, Sa-
buro Ito Of Japan third and Ray
Kaye Of Detroit fourth. Koike's time
was 2:44.5, two seconds slower than
the new Olympic mark made yester-
day in the trials by Detsuo Hamuro,
another japanese. Kaye was clocked
in 2:4s.2.
U. s. Swimmer Second.
Johnny Higgins Of Providence
placed second to Hamuro in the Sec
ond and last semi-finai heat. The
japanese star was clicked In 2:43.4,
six-tenths Of q second faster than
Higgins. Jack Kasley OF Detroit
finished sixth and was eliminated.
ndefonzo of the Philippines was
fourth, clocked in 2:46.6, and gained
the seventh qualifying place, result
ing in the elimination Of Kaye.
Noburo Terada of Japan captured
the first l,500-meter semi.final heat,
leading Ralph Flanagan Of Miami to
the finish by Is meters, with Bob
LEVERS Of Great Britain, third, the
same distance behind the American.
Jim Christy Of Chicago was . weak
fourth after swimming last half the
distance /
Jack Medica Of Seattle. winner Of