Evening star., 1952-07-28

engaged in a climatic contest
Fronk Hovsns. Arlington Conoeist, Seeks
Second Olympic Title. Page AIS
Troek Prosrom Ends As Zotopek Provides
UnequoIed Climox. Pose AIS
with Russia. The Americans were
leading, 1922, at halftime.
The sweep in the diving event
came as David (Skippy) Browning
of Dallas, Tex. put on a remark
able. near-perfect exhibition to
take the gold medal. The vet
eran Miller Anderson Of Colum-
bus, Ohio, was second and Bobby
Clotworthy Of Weestfield, N. j..
was third.
Katalin Stoke of Hungary won
the women's 100-meter freestyle
championship In minute 6.6
seconds. Johanna Termeulen OF
Holland was second In 1:07.0.
Third was Judit Temes Of Hun
gary in 1:07.1.
Meanwhile, japanese swimmers
indicated they might equal their
great showing Of the 1885 Games
japanese Set Record.
The Japanese 800-meter free
style team smashed the third
Olympic swimming record in three
days of competition in the Olym-
pic pool by winning its qualifying
heat in 8 minutes 42.1 seconds
This broke the mark Of 8:46 es-
tablished by the United States
team in 1948.
The youthful japanese team
was composed of Yoshihiro Hama
guchi, Hiroshi Sazuki. Toru Goto
and Teigiro Tanikawa.
The United States team also
qualified comfortably for tomor-
rows finals with Sweden, Hun
gary, South Africa. Argentina,
France and Great Britain.
Scholes Breaks Record.
Other Olympic swimming rec
ordS broken so far are the mems
100-meter freestyle, in which
Clark Scholes Of Highland Park,
Mich. was timed in 57.l seconds
in heat en- route in winning the
first tank championship for
America. and the women's ZOO
meter breaststroke. Two Hun
garian women, Eva Szekely and
Eva Novak, have turned in Olym-
pic record times Of 1854 in trials.
The final is scheduled tomorrow.
Otherwise 1t was q quiet morn
ing on the Olympic front.
American Fencer Edward We
bell Of New York was eliminated
in the semifinal round Of mems
individual epee competition.
In canoeing, Michael Budrock
of New York and John Eiseman
of Silver Spring. Md, both failed
to quality in the preliminary heats
of the 1.000-meter kayak race.
Basketball in Semifinals.
Brazil won the first game of the
Olympic basketball semifinal
round robin, whipping Chile. IS
to A. The two South American
teams are in the same group with
the defending champion United
States team and Russia, which
meet late today.
The eight flrst-round survivors
are split into two groups Of four
for the semiflnals. They will play
Ia round-robin set with the two
top teams Of each group advanc-
ing to the finals.
Argentina set q new scoring rec
ord for the current Olympic tourn-
lament by walloping Bulgaria, 100
ito Sc. The previous high was set
by France in beating Egypt, 92-64,
In a preliminary round last Friday.
Lovelette Benched.
There was a slight shuttle in the
United States ranks when Clyde
Lovelette, giant all-time coll
legiate scoring All-America from
Kansas. was benched last night
as the Americans beat Uruguay,
57-44.
Warren Womble, head United
States coach, kept Lovellette on
the SidelineS after he had scored
only nine points against Hungary
and six against Czechoslovakia.
Clyde hasn't been playing well,
and he hasn't shown the en-
thusiasm of some of the other
boys" said Womble.
Bob Kurland, from the AAU
Philips Oilers. was moved into the
Kansas University platoon. and
his mates concentrated on feed
ing him. He scored 81 points.
Russia eliminated Mexico yes
Iterday. 71-62, while Bulgaria
ousted Finland. 65-64. France de-
feated Chile, 52-43, and Argentina
trounced Brazil. 1886.
Russia Holds Point Lead.
With track competition con-
cluded. Russia continues to hold
IA substantial lead in unofficial
points. The Soviet Union has
1861 points to the United States
376. Then comes Hungary. 1874:
Sweden. $50, and Germany. 104.
These are the only countries with
over 100 points.
/. Frank Havens Of Arlington, Va,
winner Of the 10.000-meter Cana.
dian singles canoeing champion
ship yesterday. qualified for the
(See OLYMPICS, Page A-15.)