Evening star., 1952-08-03


athletes, their position as the
worlds best in jeopardy. grabbed
Ill points today to hufl- back the
challenge of the Russians and win
the unofficial team title of the
1852 Olympics, 610 to 5531a.
Olympic Summaries. Pose C-7I
Nothing the Russians can do in
tomorrow's equestrian events,
which will bring an end to COM
petition in these Games. can alter
the outcome.
For IL days the Soviets, appear
ing in their first Olympic Games
were in the lead. They started
today with an edge of 241a points,
52312 to 499.
But the United States basket
ball team won the title to cut into
the margin, Ford Konno shortened
it even further by winning the
l 1,500-meter swim and then three
of Uncle Sans nieces swept the
women's platform diving to pass
the Russians.
Five United States Boxers Win.
Tonight the United States box
ers won five championships to put
the team title beyond the reach
of the Russians. That is the most
individual ring championships
ever won by one country in a sin
gle Olympic tourney
The American champions are
Nate Brooks. Cleveland, f1yweight:
Chralie Adkins, Gary, Ind. light
welterweight; Floyd Patterson,
New York, middleweight; Norvel
Lee, Washington, D. c.. light
heavyweight, and Eddie Sanders,
Los Angeles, heavyweight.
In the only ffstic encounter in
the finals between an American
and a Russian, Adkins took a split
decision over Viktor Mednov. Pat
terSon was the only winner by a
knockout. He fiattened Vasile Tita
of Romania in 20 seconds of the
first round.
Next Games in Melbourne.
Tomorrow the great white
Olympic flag with the five inter-
locking circles will be hauled down
and the call issued for the youth
of the world to reassemble at Mel
bourne, Australia. in 1856.
Back of the United States and
Russia in the team battle came
Hungary, always an Olympic
power, with 308. Other leader:
were: 4. Sweden, 267; S. Germany
1854: 6. Finland, 1924; Z. Italy
1891; 8. France, 14612; 9. Czecho.
slovakia, 1874: 10. Great Britain
los.
Ever since Russia piled up 8
flock of points in mems and wo.
mems gymnastics, the United
States team had trailed despite its
virtual sweep of mems track anc
, field. Here IA first places were wor
! for a record high.
: KOnno Provides Surprise.
One of the biggest surprises o1
the closing moments of these bril-
liant games was produced by
Konno. This tiny Honolulan suf-
fered from a sinus condition al
Spring but today he swan as he
never swan before, and his amaz.
ing time of 1880 set an olympic
record.
Shiro Hashizume took the leac
: at the 200-meter mark, and the
19-year-old Konno, who weigh!
: only 145 pounds and stands a mere
, 5-feet-7 slowly fell back until h,
l laged by one length. The Ohio
State swimmer kept his smooth
r delicate stroke and gradually HI
overhauled the powerful japanese
until, with 800 meters to go, the!
4 were all even. At the end Konnt
: had open water between him ant
! his rival.
o It was a two-man race, will
= Tetsuo Okamoto of Brazil finish
9 ing third, Jim McLane of New
! Haven. Conn.,, (the defending
g Olympic Champion) fourth, Josepl
: Bernado of France fifth, an,
Yasuo Kitamura of Japan sixth
r Konno is of Japanese ancestry
q and the Ford Of his name come
5 from the fact that his fathe
: ran an automobile agency.
;: Pat Mccormick Scores Double.
i The sweep of the women's higl
: diving was expected. Mrs. McCor
> mick previously won the platform
o dive and thus became one of tn
ft games.
= Second was 17-year-old Paul
k Jean Myers of Covina, Calf, an
!. few double champions of tn.
2 third was Mrs. Juno Slower Irwin
d %, OF Los Angeles.
!. Mrs. Mccormick is % years old
!. : She weighs 118 pounds and stand
'. S feet 4.
They call me a pressure diver,
she said. Guess I'm lazy"
The chips were down today an.
she performed superbly.
The big championship basket
ball game proved to be an anti
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