Evening star., 1960-08-28
u. ). Protests
Swim Defeat
In 0|ympics
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chimes.
So after three days Of com.
petition, the combined German
team leads the unofficial stand.
ings with "a points, based or
10 for first. S for second, 4 fol
third and so on. Italy is second
with 80, the United States third
with II, while Russia and Brit.
ain are tied for fourth with Il
each.
Breaks Chris Record
Miss Fraser, who holds the
women's 100 = meter freestyle
world mark, eclipsed the day
old Olympic standard in the
semifinalS. She did 1:01.4, beat
ing by q full half second the
record set yesterday by Ameri-
cas- Chris Won SaltZa. Miss
Fraser and Miss Won Saltza led
eight qualif1ers, including Amer
ica's Carolyn Wood. into Mon
day nights finals. Miss Won
Saltza did 1:02.5 today.
Australia received q Jolt when
l6-year-old lisa Konrads, who
holds several world freestyle
records, failed to qualify for
the final.
The big American news OF
the day was the world record
time Of 4:08.2 registered by the
400-meter medley relay team
and the United States second
straight basketball trium D h
The United States also won in
water polo, 1914. over France.
But the United States failed
to win a gold medal on the first
big day Of finals.
The third day Of the games
which opened officially Thurs
day was generally quiet, with
only a brief fist fight marrine
the show in the Philippines "a
50 basketball victory over
Spain. No one was hurt In the
l5-second flareup touched ofl
when a Filipino threw the bal
at a PROSTATE Spaniard.
The death yesterday Of
young Danish cyclist. from sun.
stroke, echoed today when the
chief Of the Danish delegation
denied rumors circulated BY
Italian newsmen that the cy'
clist had taken stimulants be.
fore the race.
American hopes for beating
Russia for unofficial team hon
ors were dealt a stiff blow wher
Mrs. Pope and teammate Patty
Willard, who finished fourth
failed to keep the women'S 3.
meter diving title in the United
States victory column.
Arizona Girl Fourth
The German girl won with 9
superlative display of skill
while Mrs. Pope had severa
, mediocre dives.
Miss Kramer scored 1851
Mrs. Pope 141.24. Elizabetl
. Ferris Of England was thirC
with 139.09. Miss Willard o
/, Mesa. Ariz.. fourth with 1878
On her last dive Mrs. Pop
who has competed in two pre-
vious Olympics with a bronzl
, medal her best effort, ap
> preached the board grimly, ant
: earned a magnificent 18 points
. But the shapely German
miss won with 1914 points OF
her final dive. 1t was a revers,
! ~ somersault pike, and sh,
came out of the water smiling
broadly as II she knew she hat
: won.
Despite her defeat today
Mrs. Pope was still favored tx
win the women's platform div.
ing, an event in which she wa.
third at the 1856 Olympics.
Counterbalancing the disap'
pointment in the women'I
diving was the showing o.
Americans Sam Hall and Gary
Tobian in the semifinals Of the
mems springboard. Hall led the
field and Tobian was secont
heading into Monday night.
final.
Patchwork Team Wins
The record-breaking United
States relay team, which topped
the listed world mark Of 4:10.4
held by Australia ana a pending
standard Of 1902 raced last
month by another American
team, was a patchwork quartet
Each member swan 10(
meters and the team was made
up Of Bob Bennett. backstroke;
Paul Halt, breastroke; Dave
Gillanders. butterfly. and Steve
Clark. freestyle.
! United States Coach Gu,
Stager Of Michigan said hi
would use JEFF Farrell, Amer.
ica's leading freestyler whc
failed to make the Olympic
team in his speciality because
Of an appendectomy, and Lar.
son in the butterfly leg, wher
the final is held September l.
In a literal test of strength
with Russia. American Greco
Roman wrestler Richie Wilson
avoided elimination and shocket
onlookers as he held worlt
champion Ivan Kocherin O
Russia to a draw.
Bruce Hunter Of the United
States was fourth in the 100
meter frestyle final.
Two American boxers won
Phil Baldwin of Muskegor
Heights. Mich. with a first
round technical knockout owe
Rene Grun of Luxembourg il
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