Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-01
Figure Skaters
Give U. 5. First
Olympic Medal

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prised Canadian girl. Lucille
Wheeler. who gave the Dominion
its first medal Of the games. with
a clocking Of l:46. It was the
first skiing medal for the Cana
dams in the history of the games.
American hopes also picked UP
with the Yanks' Al hockey VIC
tory last night over the Ca
nadians.
Four American hockey players
were being treated today for
minor injuries suffered in last
nights astonishing upset over
Canada's highly favored sextet.
All four are expected to be
ready for action against Sweden
in the United States third game
Of the final round-robin tourna-
ment tomorrow night. Uncle
Sans stickwielders are tied with
Russia for first place, each with
30 records. with a showdown
match scheduled Friday.
Both Stars Hurt
The most serious casualty was
Johnny Mayasich of Eveleth.
Mimi. who injured a ligament
of the right knee. Mayasich. who
scored three goals last night. adj
mitted having a little trouble
putting pressure on the knee this
morning.
Goalie Willard Ikola. another
hero of the American upset and
also of Eveleth. nursed a sore
right ankle which was hit by a
puck in the game with Canada.
Also getting heat treatment were
Dan McKinnon, williams. Mimi.
who had an injured left knee.
and Gordon Christian. Warroad.
Mimi. who had q charley horse
of the left thigh.
In other hockey matches yes
terday. Russia polished of Ger
many, 30, and Sweden blanked
Czechoslovakia. SO.
Skeets Werner 10th
Gladys tSkeets) Werner Of
Steamboat Springs. Colo. had
the highest United States finish
in the women's downhill race,
gaining 10th place with clock
ing of 1895. Mrs. Dorothy Sur
genor of Seattle, Wash. had q
slow trip Of 2:01.5. while Pencil
ope Pitou Of Laconia. N. H.. was
timed in 1853. despite fan near
the finish.
In the three-leg women's relay
through the now-splotehed AM
pezzo Valley. the favored Rus
SLAMS led at the l0-kilometer
check point and appeared sure
Of victory.
But Miss Ramtanen, her cot
ton locks flying from beneath q
bright wooden cap. stepped UP
the speed. She was clicked in
% minutes. 10 seconds for her
5-kilometer leg.
The winning time for the race,
which covers Q miles. 564 yards.
was ! hour, Q minutes and /
second. Finishing after the Rus
sian relay team was Sweden
third and Norway fourth. The
United States wasn't represented.
Other members Of the Finnish
trio were Sirkka Polkunen and
Mira Rietamies.
U. s. Protest Overruled
The United States lost an ar
gument yesterday in connection
with the mems special SALON
when the ski jury awarded sec
ond place to Chiharu Chick
Igaya, . little Japanese skier
who attends Dartmouth College.
Robert Sheehan OF Middlebury,
vt. the United States ski coach.
protested vigorously to the ski
jury that Igaya had missed a
gate on his second run down the
icy Calalone course and should
have been penalized the custom
airy five seconds. The American
coach was backed up by the ski
coach Of Sweden.
But an infraction wasn't called
by the judges and Igaya's clock
ing was permitted TO stand al
though the ski jury deliberated
over the incident for several
hours.
The decision was important
because it affected the placing
|of Brooks Dodge, 26-year-old en-
Igineer from Gorham. N. H., who
would have moved up from fourth
to third If the penalty had been
imposed 1t would have been
Americas first medal Of any sort
in the games-a bronze one.
The professors have II days
in which to produce film evidence
III there was an infraction in
Igaya's case. Conceivably this
could change the verdict as II
did in the case of an English
sprint relay victory in the l94s
games at London. later reversed
in favor Of the United States.
1852 Irish Captain
Signs With Colts