Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-09-10
U. 5. Making
lis Final Bids
In 0|ynpics
Basketball Team
Has Best Chance
For Gold Medal
BY TED SHIFTS
Associated Press Sports Editor


powered basketball team ever,
throw Americas last Gold
Medal bids today in the last
full program Of the 1860 games,
Only the basketball team,
triggered by Oscar Robertson,
Jerry West and Jerry Lucas,
seems a certainty to carry 1t
of.
Kelley, Americas top mara
than runner in the last four
or flve years. is not among the
prime favorites for the grueling
26 mile plus run through
Rome. The National AAU
champion for 1ive years leads
an American trio that includes
Gordon Mackenzie of New York
and Alex Breckenridge OF
Quantico. Va.
Winner of only one of six
classes in weightlifting COM
petition it used to dominate,
the United States tries for the
heavyweight tile with a double
entry Of 31-year-old Jim Brad
ford of Washington, D. c.. the
1852 Olympic runner-up, and
Norb Schemansky of Dearborn,
Mich, the 1852 champion.
u. S. Meets Brazil
In basketball, the United
States goes after a Gold Medal
in a game with Brazil. The
American all-starS. coached by
CALIFORNIA; Pete Newell. have
won seven straight games
keeping intact the United
States record of never having
lost an Olympic basketball
game.
The Philippines beat Mexico,
65-64, in a consolation bracket
basketball game today when
Geronimo Cruz sank a free shot
after the buzzer sounded.
Czechoslovakia whipped
Yugoslavia, 1898, in overtime
to take fifth place in the bas-
ketball tournament. The regu-
lar game ended 87-all.
Sabermen Lose to Poles
In fencing, the United States
first upset Russia today but
then lost to Poland in the semi
finals of the Saber team tour
nament.
The United States team still
has a chance for the Bronze
Medal in the consolation final
later in the day. meeting Italy.
Poland eliminated the sur
prising Americans, 9-3, in the
semifinals after the United
States, led by DR.. Thor Nyilas
Of Flushing, N. Y. had startled
the experts with a victory over
the Russians in the quarter
finals.
Each team won eight bouts
but the Americans were de-
clared winners on the basis of
receiving fewer hits against
IS to 81.
Great to Beat Russia
DR.. Nyilas led the United
States with four victories, in
Guiding a team clinching tri-
umph over Russian Champion
David TySchler. Mike Dasaro
Of New York won two bouts,
and AL Morales of Tucson, Ariz.,
and Allen Kwartler of Yonkers,
N. Y, one apiece.
"It's great to beat Russia, :"
said Nyilas. a Hungarian-born
physician who has been United
States national saber champion
10 times.
Hungary whipped Italy, 9-6,
in the other semifinal and will
meet Poland for the Gold
Medal.
Eugen Ekman gained Finland
its first Gold Medal of the
games by winning the pomelled
horse event of the mems indi-
vidual gymnastics. It was the
first of six gym finals scheduled
today.
The United States missed
out on another Gold Medal by
one point when Marine Sergt.
Jim Hill of Oceanside, Calf,
was outshot in small bore rifle
(prone position) by 18-year-old
Peter Kohnke Of Germany. The
youngster scored $50 out of a
possible 600 to the 30-year-old
sergeant's $50.
Reds Expect More Medals
The Olympic spectacle, set
in motion August rs, was run
ming down as tomorrow's clos
ing ceremonies got closer and
closer and the greatest assem-
blage ever-some 5000 athletes
from IS countries-had now
settled all the issues except the
marathon. scattered fencing,
shooting, gymnastic, equestrian
and weightlifting sports, plus
a basketball final.
Russia collected 80 Gold
Medals, Is Silver and 90 Bronze
to be the unoff1cial team cham
pion with 100 points. The
Reds undoubtedly have more
to come in the closing events.
The United States acquired
80 Gold, 10 Silver and Is
Bronze. and 5291a points.
Germany was a good, and
surprising, third with 10 Colds,
10 silvers and II bronze, and
1894 points.
The closing equestrian COM
petition provided an unex-
pected spark when the rigors
of the jumping course shook
up both man and beast.