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co o ^ • • a o o p o » a p.lt;lt; a -♦* lt;lt;a P ^ U « cd Pv *Ie1iiiiiu cfc v-' uu uj.it uu pxeiy .UUuXIlg-ton B and C winners.US Has 35 FirstPlace MedalsU]ir 11 exbBy Ted SMITS LONDON — UP) — The United States entered the Olympic home stretch today with an imposing total of 35 first place medals. Sweden, its nearest ri-val, has 11.The games of the 14th Olym-§iad close Saturday afternoon, ut before that happens the American basketball team will add another championship—unless most of its members meet with some mishap. The U. S. takes on France in the basketball finals tonight.By tradition the Olympic No squad titles are given, or officially recognized.Following the U lited States and Sweden in the list of coveted first places in all sports are Turkey with 6, Holland, Italy, Hungary and France, 5 each; Denmark 4, Britain 3; Finland, Australia and Egypt, 2 each; Denmark 4; Britain 3, Finland, Australia and Egypt, 2 each;and Jamaica, Czechoslovakia,Argentina, Belgium, Austria, Norway, Peru and Switzerland,1 each.In a non-olympic, but traditional appearance, the U. S. men’s track team defeated a picked squad from the British empire, 11V2 to 3/2 yesterday and then set out for Paris to meet the French Sunday and Monday. The team won’t be here for the closing ceremonies.inblB:oxBsePielclCiKfi;toJcseaitlpt.ciBeNeOfwStCisctoNt!•sc
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Ludington Daily News
Ludington, Michigan, US
Fri, Aug 13, 1948
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