Evening star., 1952-07-28
Track Program Ends
As zaiopek Provides
UnequaIed Climax
BY the A..oeia..d Pres.

OnC4uoICu u ~IIIII0A
by the Assoeiosed Press
HELSLNKI, July 2S.-Track and
field competition - always the
Showpiece Of the Olympic Games
ended q record breaking run
yesterday with the marathon pro-
viding a climax never equalled be-
fore.
This tortuous race of 26 miles
S85 yards usually has its own
clique Of fans and attracts only
passing interest from the masses.
But this time it was different.
The man who made it so was
Emil Zatopek, VINO runs as no
man ever has.
On the first day Of the track
and field competition he set AMI
Olympic record for the 10000
meter run, his favorite distance.
He came back four days later tol
win the 5000 meters in record
time, although he claims the
three-mile race is too short to
please him. Yesterday he had
his first try at the marathon-a
triple no other Olympic runner
ever attempted.
Zatopek dogged Him Peters OF
England for the first 20 kilome-
tiers, asking him in English wheth-
er he was running the right pace
for the marathon distance.
At 20 kilometers, apparently
satisfied that he was, the Czech
took the lead. He kept it all the
way home to set still another
Olympic record of 2 hours % min
utes 80 seconds. This cut more
than six minutes of the old mark.
"a Records Broken.
Twenty-Seven new Olympic
track and field marks were
stamped into the record books.
Only six records withStood the
onslaught of the most talented
field ever assembled.
Nine world records were beaten
and these probably will be &C
cepted as official when the Inter-
national Amateur Athletic FEEDER
alton holds its annual meeting
today.
Americas track and field forces
won IA gold medals in the mems
division-the most since the pres
ent program was established-and
one in the women'S section.
The women's gold medal was a
complete surprise. It was earned
yesterday by four fleet-footed
girls. Mae Faggs, Barbara Jones,
Janet Morreau and Catherine
Hardy-who ran the 400-meter re-
lay as if the Frankenstein mon
ster was chasing them. They set
an Olympic record at 45.9 seconds
and bettered the world record in
the process.
U. S. Wins 400 Relay.
The United States also won the
mems 400-meter relay yesterday
but finished second to Jamaica in
the 1,600-meter relay.
Harrison billiard of Cleveland,
winner of the Olympic 100-meter
title four years ago and the high
hurdles champion Of the present
games, brought the United States :
its 40O-meter relay title with an
outstanding second leg. Others on
the team were Dean Smith Of
Texas. Lindy Remigino Of Man. ,
haitian College and Andy Stanfield, ,
former Seton Hall ace.
They we're timed in 40.1 seconds
with Russia second in 40.3 and ,
Hungary third. The Americans
won their Semifinal in 40.4.
Jamaica's time of 3:03.9 bet
tered the official world record of .
3:08.2 set in the 1882. Olympics by
the United States 1,600-meter
team. The Americans also were
well under the record. with 3:04.0.
with Germany third in 3:06.6.
Gene Cole. second American !
runner. picked up almost 10 meters
on Leslie Laing. second Jamaican.
Then Herb McKenley, third Ja-
maican, closed the gap on Charlie ID
Moore Of the United States in one
Of the fastest 400 meters ever run.
McKenley was officially timed I
at an amazing 45.1 seco:ds. /
George Rhoden. Jamaica anchor
man. held of Nal Whitfield Of the /
United States with a desperate 4
finish. Ollie Matson of the u. S. |
and Arthur Wint Of Jamaica fin
ished the first lap all even. II