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l. ’ *American Girl Saves UncleiSam From Routisy Ted Smtls ■ Sports Writer . .i Los Angeles, Aug. 5 (INS)— Pourhundred meters qf blazing speed and sou 1-try:.,g courage overshadowed the Olympic games today as the athletes of 38 nations set about their tasks by land and sea.j fhe Olympic stadium. If form runs true the race lies between Ben Eastman arid Bill Can- cf the United States and Godfrey Lionel Rampling, the stout-hearted son of Ehg-i hind. : - •1 The final in-the 5,000 meters, the j start ef the decathlon, the sword | competition in the fencing arena, Grcco-Rcman wrestling, the swim-! ming event of the .pentathloin and the opening of yachting competition on the broad Pacific were, forcedi into a secondary position by thej glamor of the 400-ineter dasxi.* j The United States continued to ! add to its overwhelming total of uh-| official paints, with 283 1-2, butI France edged forward with 89, andi Italy, with 69 i-2. moved into third j place ahead of Germany and England, both with 59 1-2.j Tlie onslaught on records was uh-! diminished, and of 20 track and field ] events completed by both women | and men, 17 new Olympic records jhave been created, seven of which j were world marks as well, and--two j were ties with world records. / : j New champions were:Javelin throw-—Mato Jarvihen. Finland, 238 ' feet 7 inches,:diew Olympic record.) • i ■Hop, step and jump—c : .Nambii,: Japan, 51 feet, 7 inches (new Ohrm- i J pic and new world's record.). j80-meter hurdles—women—“Ba beD i d ri k son. TJnited States, : 11 (hewOlympic and hew world's recoftf.)1,500-meter run—Luigi ' Decafi.)taly. 3:51.2 (new Olympic record.)Women’s foils fencing—Miss*EllenPrc-tss, Austria.rpc- i ' V _ JUUl.inis Jartxv finite 1The “400”^ finals were the hire of^e-Oa^G? winner’ A- Pavesi. .Ttai100 kilometer road race—Italy
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Tyrone Daily Herald
Tyrone, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Aug 05, 1932
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