Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05
Jamaican Ties
Olympic Mark
In 46.2 Win
MCKINLEY Is Second,
BoIen Fourth; Swedes
Sweep 5000 Chase

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LONDON, Aug. 5.-Ohio State
durable Nal Whitfield failed in his
bod for n unprecedented Olympic
middle distance double today when
Jamaica's Arthur Whit streaked to
victory in the 40O-meter dash in the
games rd-equaling time of 46.2
seconds.
Whitfield, seeking to become the
first to add the 400 to the 300 meter
mile he won earlier, finised third
behind Whit and Herb Mckinley of
Jamaica.
He barely nosed out his team
mate, Dave Bolen of Colorado, with
George Guida of Villanova coming
home last.
Despite drilling rain, crowd
Of 10000 gathered in the big sta
dunn where the 400-meter runs and
the opening events in the decathlon
were the sixth days features.
Whit Wins by 2 Yards.
In the dramatic 4OO-meter final,
Mckenley, who has a mark of 45.9
seconds up for world recognition,
was off lightning fast. Whitfield
made only a fair getaway.
Coming off the curve into the
home stretch, McKenley was ahead
by good yards, with Whit second
and Whitfield and Bolen fighting
it out for third.
Then stride by stride the ire
mendously tall Whit overhauled
McKenley, took him IS yards from
home and was 2 yards in front at
the finish.
Whitfield made a great bid to get
McKenley, but he couldn't do it,
and close to the tape Bolen came
up so hard he almost caught the
sergeant.
Swede Wins Steeple Chase.
The first event decided was the
3,0O0-meter steeplechase and the
Swedes, not unexpectedly, swept this
test of grit and lasting power. Thure
Sjoestrand, powerful blond running
machine, was first, followed by team
mates Erik Elmsaeter and G. Hag-
5troem.
Sweden's sweep in the SteeplechaSe
was the third scored in the games
The United States had previously
placed one-tWo-t three in the shotput
and l10-meter hurdles.
Browning Ross of Villanova, only
American in the final, stayed right
with the leaders until only two laps
remained, then faded back to sew
enth. On the fourth lap he even
dared to take the lead away from
the galloping Swedes, but Sjoestrand
came up and took it back.
Mrs. Fanny Blankers-Koen OF
Holland, who already holds the
women's 100-meter dash and 30
meter hurdles titles, showed that
barring accident there is no one
here who can stop her winning a
third championships feat not even
Babe Didrickson could accomplish.
She galloped away with her semi
final heat of the 200 meters in 243
seconds, with Audrey Patterson OF
New orleans, winner of another
one of the preliminary heats, in
second place. Miss Patterson thus
became the first American girl to
reach a final race.
U. S. Well Up in DecathlOn.
Competition in the decathlon
progressed slowly with three Amer
leans - Bob Matthias of Tulare
Calf, Irv Mondschein of New York
and Floyd Simmons Of Charlotte
N. C.-well up among the leaders
after completion of the 100 meters,
broad jump and shot put.
With the high jump and 400
meter run remaining today-ano
five more events tomorrow-it was
announced that E. Kistenmache1
of Argentina was leading the de-
cathlon with 1881 points, followed
by L. Heinrich of France with
2,236.
Third was E. Adamczyk of Po-
land with 1922 points and Sim
mons was fourth with 2,2l4
Matthias stood in fifth place with
2,207 and Mondschein was sixth
with 2.204.