Evening star., 1956-11-23
Dumas Jumps 6-Feet-llH2
As u. S. Wins 3 Medals
Continued FrOm PAGE O.

Chicken Maekawa of Hawaii
and Harry Smith of New York
were barred because they failed
to make their class weight limits
and when Yale's fine eight-oared
crew finished a disappointing
third in its heat.
The American eight. the only
United States rowing team which
didn't win its first heat. will get
another chance in the repechage
Second chance) heats to qualify
for the finals. Since 1920 the
United States never has failed to
win this Olympic championship.
Yale finished behind Australia
and Canada In its heat.
The Australian, Canadian and
American crews engaged in a
thrilling battle for the last 1000
meters of the 2.000-meter (about
one and one-quarter miles, on
Lake Wendouree at Ballarat.
Australia finally nosed out
Canada by about five feet, with
the American crew from Yale,
which had trailed almost all the
way, in third place another
length back. Britain was fourth,
about two lengths behind Yale.
A crowd of about 5000 near
the finish line let loose with
a roar as the Australian eight
from the state Of Victoria
flashed under the wire drawing
away from the Canadian shell.
The times were: Australia,
6:05.8 Canada, 6:07.1; United
States. 6:091; Britain. 6:23.9.
The United States has held
a monopoly on the eights event,
started by Navy in 1920, win
ming seven straight times.
In addition to Dumas victory,
the American track and field
team sent three men into the
semifinal rounds Of the 100
meter dash, the 400-meter hur-
dies and the 8O0-meter run. But
no American managed to get
into the first six in the 10000
meters.
Bobby Morrow, from Abilene
Christian in Texas. and Ira
Murchison of the United States
Army. each tied the Olympic
record by winning their 100
meter heats in 1913 seconds. This
pair and Thane Baker of the Air
Force, another heat winner. will
carry United States hopes IN
tomorrows final.
The American trio of Glenn
Davis, Eddie Southern and Josh
Culbreath marched ahead in the
400-meter hurdles toward to-
morrow'S semifinals and finals
and the strong 800-meter entry
of Tom Courtney, Arnie Soweli
and Lon Spurrier survived the
first heats.
Dumas won a dramatic duel
with an unheralded Australian
in the high jump. Chilla Porter,
q 20-year-old Brisbane boy,
battled Dumas in the event
which was finished in near dark
ness with about $4,000 OF the
original crowd Of 100000 still on
hand.
Dumas and Porter had fought
of the threat Of Igor Kachkarov
OF Russia who finally went out
when he failed to make the bar
at 2.l0 meters C6 feet. l0ss
inches.
Both Dumas and Porter failed
twice at the height Of 2.12 meters
(6 feet. lllz inches). But Du-
mas. who stands 6-feet-lia a,
finally made 1t on the third and
final try with an inch or two to
spare. The crowd groaned when
Porter failed again and then
ran over to congratulate the
American. Porter. a comparative
unknown. never had gone higher
than 2.038 meters (6 feet. ga
inehesl before today's venture.
The men had been jumping
on and of. for about 10 hours
counting the qualifying rounds
and the lengthy finals. but It
gave the afternoons program a
fitting climax with lights wink
ing in the press box and the
Olympic torch glowing brightly
At the far end OF the enormous
stadium.
In the i0.000-meter l6 miles
376 yards race. Gordon Pirie OF
Great Britain matched strides
with Kouts until the final four
laps. Pirie faded AZ the end "a
finish eighth as Josef Koyacs OF
Hungary was second and Allen
lawrence Of Australia third.
When KoutS put on the speed