Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-07
PanAm Games
End on Sweep
Won Sa|tza

ing medal winner, Chris Vor
Saltza emerged as the individ-
ual star Of the third Pan Am
Games, which ended yesterday
with crushing victory for the
United States.
Miss Won Saltza collected
five of the 100 gold medal;
won over the l2-day span BY
the United States. The YAM
KEGS also collected 70 silver
and So bronze. The other ma
lions collectively won 43 golc
medals. SO silver and l0I
bronze.
First 1t. Daniel Puckel Of
Milan, Ind, however. hit the
individual high for medals
winning IL medals-nine golc
and two silver-in rifle shoot
ing, but his collection didn'
rest too we'll with Pan An
officials,
Horse Show Today
Today the sports carniva
ends with an equestrian SHOW
climaxed by the Prix Des Ma
tions. and the impressive clos
ing ceremonies in Soldier Field
Miss Won Saltza. a tall. Is
year -old blond from Saratoga
Calf. yesterday completed he
expected f1ve-gold-medal SWEEP
by capturing the 400-mete
freestyle in the Games recort
time of 1859, and leading
quartet to a world record tim,
Of 4:44.6 in the 400-mete
medley relay. Her other golf
medals we're won in the 100 ant
200 meter freestyles and tn,
400-meter freestyle relay.
Puckel. a University of Ten
nessee graduate. climaxed
double-barreled exhibition - il
medal winning and shooting
by breaking three world record
in the 300-meter free rift
/ event. He won five gold medal
for this.
Puckel also earned golC
kneeling, and standing posi-
tions. the overall individual
championship, and a share il
the team championship. H,
got the other five gold me;!2l
and two silvers for similar bust
ness with the small bore rifle
His world records we're TO-
shooting l.l47 out Of a possibl,
1900 on scores of 1894 prone
38S kneeling and 365 standing
The other world marks were To-
firing prone and kneeling.
officials Annoyed
The award Of medals for TIT
separate positions was the GIN,
mick that most people wer,
completely unaware of. TIL,
Pan Am Congress has been at,
tempting to cut down on media
awards. Many an official wa
doing a slow burn over tn,
wholesale shooting awards.
There was a surprise in tn,
swimming finale, too. TIL,
United States didn't sweep al
20 gold medals. The Yank
captured 10. The mems plat
form diving crown went Il
Mexico's Alvaro Gaxiola. a jun
Tor at Michigan. He scoret
1877 points in upsetting fe7
ored Don Harper of the Units,
States.
Carin Cone. the l9-year-olt
Olympic from Ridgewood, N. j
captured the l00-meter back
stroke in 1:l2.2 for a Game
record. and was timed in I'LL.
in leading of the winning 400
meter medley relay quartet.
Every Pan American swim
mark was broken and rebroken
eight American records wer
splintered and Nancy Ramey O
Mercer Island, Wash, brok
her own listed World mar
with a time of 1901 for tn
l00-meter butterfly in tn
finals. She lost in the final:
however. to Becky Collins O
Ohio.
In track and field, the Unite,
States men won 10 of % event!
They took care Of Is Of tn
II Pan Am marks that wer
broken. The women track an,
field team captured eight @
ten f1rsts and figured in five @
the seven new Pan Am stand
ards. Splinter Ray Norton O
; San Jose State won thre
medals for sprinting 600. 20
and relay and tied the worl
mark of 20.6 seconds for tn
200-meter dash around a curve
Lucinda Williams of Ten
nesee State completed a tripl
gold medal harvest in tn
Womens sprints for the 10C
200 and relay.
In rowing. the United State
swept six of the seven champ
ionships yesterday. Previousl
the Yanks had captured al
eight wrestling titles and fou
Of 10 boxing championships.
U. S. Cagers Unbeaten
Both the United States men
and women's basketball team
won championships. The un
,, defeated mems team closed OF
its tournament by defeatin
Brazil, 1919. for a 60 recort
F., There were other Sunda
triumphs for the United State
too, in mems volleyball, men
fencing, and riding.
In the rowing Sunday, Uru
!" quay won the pairs with COY
' swain event. The United State