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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1928
Page
10
George Kojac of the Boys' Club New York City established a new 100 yard backstroke mark in 1 minute 9.2 seconds during the first heat. The record run, with weak opposition, opened the day’s Olympic swimming program.
Yesterday's features cover rowing quarterfinals with U S athletes still in five of seven divisions. Martha Norales of the United States set a world record in the women's 466 meter freestyle. Arne Borg of Sweden won the men's 1500 meter freestyle. Americans show progress in breaststroke, diving, and water polo despite a loss to Great Britain in water polo. George Calman and Allen Milner advance in individual fencing.
The report lists heat winners in 100 yards backstroke and springboard events with athletes from Argentina, Sweden, Germany, England, Belgium, the Philippines, and the U S. It notes U S entrants in diving qualifying and introduces medal contenders in breaststroke and freestyle sprints.
The United States faced a tough water polo test, failing to score against Hungary as the European champions pulled ahead. In swimming, Marthe Novelius set a world record in the 200 meter freestyle for women, aiding American medal prospects. Arneborg set a men's 1500 meter freestyle time that bettered the world and Olympic records.
Olympic boxing began with a United States victory as Stephen Nolsike of Buffalo Oni Oles New York won a lightweight elimination in three three-minute rounds. Other bouts saw Argentina and Finland scoring decisive wins with tense exchanges and knockdowns.
Kenneth of the Bachelors' Barge clad Iphie advances to the semi finals in Amsterdam.
The University of California rowing team beat Italy in a quarterfinal Olympic race. Ken Myers won the single sculls quarterfinal, defeating the Swiss entry Candevan. The International Amateur Athletic Federation kept women track and field events in the program after a 16 to 6 vote.
The Tri-Atte Tennis consolation round schedules more matches today at Kiwood Park courts. Players may arrange times and notify Globe-News referee. Results from yesterday include Rob Gordon over Charlies Green 6-1 6-4, Reppert over Winsey 6-1 6-4, Core over Phieffer 4-0 6-0, Rogers over Thompson 6-0. Today's chart lists Hoyt vs Laverty and others including McAferon, Williams, Clovere, Frazier.
Stephen Holsika United States lightweight wins his elimination bout against Tommy Votech Czechoslovakia in the Olympic tests but the victory comes on a third round foul.
Paris reports the Eiffel Tower leaning about five inches due to unequal iron girder expansion from a heat wave. No danger of tipping, according to builder Gustave Eiffel who accounted for such movement.
Captain Campbell, British speed ace once holding 407 mph, plans a new record run in the Syrian desert. He must transport 2560 miles by land and sea, bring a motor truck and army of support, and race on a French‑controlled desert area with French protection.
W W Eilson manager of Arma Storage returns from the Texas Warehouse Men's Association meeting held at Mineral Wells. Bishop E C Seaman and Mrs Seaman with their two children resume home after a six week trip. Antwerp's deck strike impacts six hundred of twelve thousand members of the dockets' union.
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