Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-03

OF Australia and Dick Hanley
of Evanston. Ill. John Dewitt oil
Australia moved away to one.
length lead over George Breer
Of Buffalo. N. Y. at the 300
meter mark and stretched it tC
two lengths at the 400-metel
mark.
Beat WOOlsey. KOnno
Murray Rose had opened UP
a 2l2-length lead on Bill Wool
sey of Hawaii at the end of the
third leg and John Henricks
then swan a fine anchor leg tc
give Australia a three-length
lead at the 700-meter mark ano
finally four-length victory over
Ford Konno of Honolulu, who
swan the anchor leg for the
United States. Konno was three
lengths ahead of the Russian.
A crowd of $500 gave the
Aussies a tremendous ovation as
they took the stand for presen-
tation of medals in the modern
istic Olympic pool.
Mrs. Mccormick, who won
both the platform and spring
board diving crowns at Helsinki
in 1852, led all the way in
the qualifying competition for
women in the springboard event.
She scored an impressive total
Of 1880 points in six dives. Can
adas Irene Macdonald was Sec
ond with 1925.
Barbara elders of Detroit, a
19-year-old diver from the De-
troit Athletic Club. was third
with 7147 points and Jeanne
Stunyo, a 20-year-old University
of Detroit student from Gary,
Ind, was fourth with 71.02.
More Records Fall
The women's world record for
the 100-meter backstroke was
bettered twice during the after
noon preliminaries. Britain'S
Judy Grinham and Margaret
Edwards both were under Miss
Grinham's pending world mark
of 1874. Judy did it first in
1871 and then Miss Edwards
made it in 1913 fiat.
Masaru Furukawa of Japan
broke the old Olympic record in
qualifying for the 200-meter
breaststroke in 1851. Until this
year the breaststroke and butter
fly both had been accepted in the
Olympic breaststroke event. Fast
er time had been set in both
1948 and 1852 but the swimmers
used the butterfly, which now has
been separated in the Olympics
program.
Robert Hughes of Los Angeles,
the lone United States entrant in
the mems 200-meter breaststroke,
finished sixth and did not qualify
He also scored three goals for the
water polo team, which defeated
Germany. 4-3.
The finals in women's spring
board diving and mems 400
meter freestyle in which George
Breen is the only qualif1er will
be held tomorrow.
Saber Team Out
In fencing, the United States
saber team was eliminated after
drawing a firSt-round bye.
The United States 2,000-meter
tandem pair in cycling finished
second in a first-round race and
went into the repechages. James
Rossi of Chicago and Don Fergu-
son of Los Angeles were the two
riders. Jack Disney of Pasa-
dena, Calf, made the quarter
finals in the 1.000-meter sprint.
The yachting competition
showed Americas Spirit III
leading in the Dragon class,
Rush w sixth in the 5.5-meter
competition and Kathleen Sec
ond in the Star Class.
That was the way the yachts
finished in today's races. The
overall standings showed the
United States fourth in the SIS
class, seventh in the Dragon
Glass, and first in the Star Glass.
In Greco-Roman wrestling,
where the United States was
competing for the first time,
Flyweight John Wilson of Wash
ington, Pa, survived the first
round and Bantamweight Jent
Townley Of Sioux City. Iowa.
and Welterweight James Holt
of Oakland. Calf, drew byes.
Dale Thomas of East Lansing,
Mich, moved ahead in the light
heavyweight class.
First-round losers for the
United States we're Feather
weight Alan Rice Of New York.
Lightweight Jay Evans of Los
Angeles. AIiddleweight James
Peckham Of Braintree, Mass.
and Heavyweight Dale Lewis of
Camp Pendleton, Calf.
The United States women
gymnasts we're in eighth place,
far behind the Russians after
the completion of the four COM
pulsory exercises. The event will
be concluded Wednesday.