Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-06
u. 5. 4-Man BobsIeds
Make Keen Title Bid;
Sweden Leads Again
By Ted Smits
Associated Press Sports Writer

ST. NORTH. Switzerland, Feb. 8.
Rhythmic Barbara Ann Scott,
canada's darling of the ice, won the
women's figure skating champion
ship in the Fifth Winter Olympics
today-giving the Western Hemi-
sphere a sweep of skating titles that
have been the exclusive property Of
Europe.
The pretty, 19-year Canadian
star gave an almost faultless per-
Torrance in her final free-skating
maneuvers to take the crown won by
Normay's Sonia Henie in the last
three Olympic carnivals.
Her victory follows by only "a
hours that Of Richard Button Of
Englewood, N. j., in the mems COM
petition.
Sweden Passes Switzerland.
The games-with only two more
days to reproduced these othe,
developments:
/. Sweden's stout-hearted dis
lance men pushed that country
ahead of Switzerland in the see-saW
race for the lead in team standings
with the United States holding
strong third.
2. Nils Karlsson of Sweden wor
the 50-kilometer 81 mile) ski race
in 3 hours Al minutes and 48 sec.
onds.
8. Americas daring bobsledders
kept the United States late rally
alive with top showings in early
heats of the dangerous four mar
bobsled race.
Sweden moved ahead of Switzer.
land in the race for team honors or
the strength of 'Karlsson's victory
The United States was not repre-.
sented in the skiing marathon.
Karlsson finished without showing
signs Of exhaustion.
II felt better today than I evel
have since got up to this altitude,
he declared.
Another Swede is Second.
The gangling son of Sweden, whit
started in 23d position, came across
the finish line back of the two mer
who started earlier. But their time
were considerable slower.
OF the men who had not finished
when Karlsson checked in, none
had q chance to better his time.
Second place in the stamina
taking test went to Karald Ericsson
also of Sweden, whose time was ;
hours So minutes 20 seconds.
Two brothers from Finland placed
third and fourth. Benjamin Van.
ninen toured the course ia 3 hours
81 minutes and 20 seconds. His
brother, Pekka, took exactly 80 sec.
onds longer.
Sweden also had a point winner ir
Anders Toernkuist, who finished
fifth in 3 hours So minutes ane
20 seconds.
Edy Schild of Switzerland was
sixth in hours 5 minutes s.
seconds.
Bobsledding Is Delayed.
Before a water main burst, flood.
ing the track and canceling TIT
days activities on the treacheroL
ice chutes, the United States sled
piloted by Francis Tyler of Lake
Placid, N. Y, made two of the fast
est runs of the competition.
Tyler's team streaked down thu
1,610-meter d-mile-35-fooD channe
In / minute Ill seconds on the frs
run and 1:17.4 on the second.
The other United States bobsles
team-the No. l quartet headed b.
Driver James Bickford Of Sarana'
Lake, N.Y.-was fifth after the frs
heat of 1:17.4.
-Four heats are run to decide tn,
championship. They will be con-
cluded tomorrow. Workmen begar
repairing the track immediatel.
after today's break.
U. s. Wins Hockey Game.
In the unofficial hockey tourna.
ment the United States team, vir.
tually out of the running, defeated
Austria, 1872, while Switzerland
moved into the lead with its sixth
straight triumph.
The Swiss conquered Poland, i
to 0, while their unbeaten rivals
Canada and Czechoslovakia, played
a logged scoreless tie. In the othel
round-robin clash Sweden defeated
Great Britain, 49,.
Only eight of the Is hobs hae
made their second runs when thu
main cut loose.
United States riders protested
against picking up tomorrow where
the competition was interrupted
today. They contended the entire
second heats should be run AGAR
since track conditions cannot pos
sibly be the same.
Tyler Raises Protest.
Tyler raised the protest after HI
had made the second best clockini
on the first run and had completed
second in remarkably good time be-
fore activities were interrupted.
"A lot of injustice has been done,
Tyler said. 1--WE got to wait ane
ocC WIlat Vic 4cSulgn o4C oCAo4S
decide what to do"
United States Coach Donna Fo,
declared: Tomorrow the secone
heat will be run over again. accord
ing to the rules, and, of course, tina
wipes out Tyler's good time for thu
second run. Naturally, he Is prett.
upset about it."
Curtis Stevens, manager of tn
American squad, said he wanted t.
start tomorrow where the program
was stopped today or have six o
seven sleds 90 down the coure IL
front of Tyler's to break it in"
He said Tyler would have to Leaf
OF If the heats were started again
and this would place him at dis
advantage. Stevens added the In
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