Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-04
U. S. Sweep in Pan Am
Embarrassing for Coaches

CHICAGO, Sept. 4 AP.-
The Yankee giant flexed his
bullying muscles for another
load of gold medals today in
the Pan American games.
It's almost reached the en-
barrassing stage for the host
United States. They've invited
everyone to dine. but they
haven't left them much to eat.
The vaunted. heavily
manned Yank team hauled in
IL more gold medals yesterday
for a total Of So. The bag is
going to be heavy again when
swimming, boxing. gymnastics,
yachting and other events are
through for the day.
The other nations combined
have won II.
Eager to Win
what can we do but 60 out
to win" said Charlie Mccall
free Of Michigan State, the
head coach of the mems SWIM
ming team. Our kids are SO
eager that they can't wait to
get into the water. They feel
this is putting the foot in the
door for the Rome Olympics,
and they're determined to win.
II know our neighbor' coun-
tries understand and they
would be the first to protest If
we didn't go all out. These kids
are going to make up 80 to 80
per cent of our 1860 olympic
team"
McCaffreee voiced the senti-
ments Of almost every Yank
coach here. They Just can't stop
runaway horses. Not that they
would want to. anyway.
There are five gold medals
on tap each today in the key
sports of swimming and box
ing.
Cinch to Sweep
In the water, the United
States seems cinch to sweep
all five gold medals and prob
ably all of the silver and bronze
prizes. too.
The boxers only have two
entries, 165-pounder Bobby
Foster Of York. Pa, and heavy
weight Allen Hudson Of Glen
Cove, N. Y. They're favored to
win and make it five winners
for the Stars and Stripes.
Last nights first five cham
pionship fights, the United
States won with Light Welter-
weight Vince Shomo of New
York. Middleweight Willie Nc
Clure of Toledo, Ohio, and
Light Heavyweight Amos john
son. a southpaw from Stockton,
Calf.
In swimming, it could be an
other United States clean
sweep Of everything in sight.
Figure 1-2-3 Finish
Nancy Ramey, Becky Collins
and Molly Botkin figure 1928
in the 100-meter women's
butterfly.
The same holds for the mems
1.500-meter freestyle (Alan
Somers. George Breen, and
Gary Heinrich; the platform
diving paula Myers Pope,
Juno Slower and Tahiea Spar
ling): the mems 200-meter
butterfly Dave Gillanders,
Mike Troy and Tony Tashnick)
and the women's l00-meter
freestyle Chris Won Saltza,
Joan Spillane and Molly Bot
kim.
With the 15-year-old Chris
Won Saltza leading the way,
the United States won all four
water events yesterday with
1-2-3 finishes. This made il
eight-for- EIGHT for the United
States in seven of these events,
the Yanks have copied all
three medals. In the other, the
United States finished 1-2-4.
Every Record Broken
There has been competition
In Is swim races so far and in
every one the Pan American
record has been broken.
Miss Won Saltza, a tall, blond
from Saratoga. Calf, who is
aiming for an unprecedented
five Pan American gold medals,
got her first one in the 200
meter freestyle. She won in !
2:18.3, busting her own mark
in the trials.
Althea Gibson, the former ,
United States and Wimbledon
queen. gave the United States
its first women's tennis winner
in Pan Am history by beating
Mexico's Yolanda Ramirez,
Ga, rs. in the singles final.
Luis Ayala of Chile beat Can
ada's Robert Bedard, Ga,
60, 6-3, for the mems title. I