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OLYMPICS
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and setting a new course record
in the four-man.
Eugenio Monti. pint : sized
,peedster from the Dolomite
Mountains, whipped down the
l,700-meter Olympic run in
1:22.45 for the fastest time of
the day in small sleds. Dino De
Marin guided his four-man sled
down in the record time OF
1:18.77, breaking his own mark
Of 1882. 1t was the fourth
time in four days that the highly
favored Italians broke the course
record.
Races Start Friday
The trials are the last before
the Olympic races start Friday
for two-man hobs. Tomorrow
the track will not be used.
AS he has done for the past
week, Americas Bud Washbond
showed he is virtually the only
threat to the Italians in the
two-man event. He racked up the
third fastest time-1:23.46. Art
Tyler of Rochester, N. Y. did
1:25.70.
Jim Bickford Of Saranac Lake.
N, Y, who is competing in his
fourth Olympics. tried out his
four-man sled for the second
time with a good 1:22.31.
Some of the youngsters who
made their way to Cortina won't
be in the opening parade, how
ever. They're among the 80 who
have suffered practice injuries.
Five were added to the casualty
list yesterday. including Serge
Giacchini Of France, whose two
man bobsled shot of the icy,
mile-long course at a mile-a-
minute clip for the second time
In a week.
Seven Definitely Out
Seven of the injured definitely
will miss the competition, includ-
ing Katy Rodolph of Reno. New,
who fractured a neck vertebra
In a ski spill.
Dick Mitchell Of Ogden. Utah.,
Q United States Air Force lieu
tenant. was picked today to re-
place the injured Leslie Streeter
on the American Alpine team.
Streeter. from Mortified, VT,
suffered a broken shoulder in a
training spill on the Tofana
slope two days ago. Mitchell
came to Europe last November
and practiced with some other
military skiers in Garmish-
Partenkirchen, Germany.
Most of the casualties are
skiers and most of the accidents
have been caused by the lack
Of snow. There hasn't been a
snowfall in two weeks and the
light covering scattered over the
ski runs becomes icy each night
and dangerous.
Keen competition also has con-
tributed to the injury list-and
has aroused excitement among
fans. sports writers and other
experienced observers. Each
night huddled groups discuss
team and individual prospects.
and "a hours before the games
open, the outlook was like this:
The Russians, entering their
first winter games, should clean
up in speed skating and will do
well in cross-country skiing,
They'll also challenge in hockey.
Norway, entering the seventh
Winter Olympics with one OF
its strongest teams, probably
will squeak out a team victory
In the unofficial point standings,
The United States, with Mrs,
Lawrence below par, may be
content to win two gold medals
in the women's figure skating
with Miss Albright, despite her
gashed leg, and in the mems
figure event with Hayes Allen
nf Co1nrodo Cprin0c
Colo.
Italy will take the two-mar
and four-man bobsleds. unless
the United States team-or pos
sibly the Germans or Swiss-car
crowd in.
Canada should win the hockey
pressed by Russia, Czechoslovakis
and-as a long shot-the United
States.