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Washington, D. C., Tuesday, August 10, 1948—A—11 ***
w in, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN
Judgment Day for the Video Brass
Tremble in fear, ye big brass of the American Broadcasting Co.,
National Broadcasting Co., Columbia and Dumont, for judgment
day approacheth. Tomorrow night at Griffith Stadium the rasslers,
no less, are going to let you know if they approve of television.
Francis Stann.
As may be more or less generally Known, mis.
Florence Turner and Young Joe Turner, co
promoters of boxing and rassling, throw' at least
one big shindig a year at Griffith Stadium. They
lead their best pachyderms, pale from months of
toil in their own little arena, outdoors into the ball
park for an airing.
For instance, Tony Galento will be on the
premises tomorrow7, plus the Golden Superman,
plus the gal rasslers, plus the father-son Garibaldi
team, plus Max Baer as a referee. And where does
television figure? It's going to be televised, all
you lucky people. Televised for the first time out
of doors.
“It’s in the nature of a test for television,”
solemnly pronounces Young Joe. son of the late
great middleweight rassier. n we nave u.8
colossal card deserves, we ll allow the television people to try again.
But if the gate is disappointing . . . well, I m afraid we won t be
able to televise our big outdoor shows.'
The way Young Joe talk, network presidents and vice presidents
will be poised on window sills high above the Eastern streets tomorrow
night, waiting grimly for a leport on the gate. If the decision goes
against them . . . presto, a series of splashes.
For a Small Arena, It's Okay
The Turners happily confess that up to now television has been
a bigger help to rassling than a second Jeems Londos. "I now have the
complete figures." announces Young Joe. "and since we have permitted
the televising of indoor rassling our gates have jumped at, least 10
per cent. This is during a year when practically all other entertain
ment fell off 30 to 50 per cent.”
Why are the Turners so suspicious now of the goose that's been
laying eggs for them? Why is television being tested anew?
"Our matchmaker, Gabe Menendez, has a theory, explains Young
Joe, "He thinks television will help gates in a small arena and hurt
gates in a big stadium.”
"That's right,” nods Mr. Menendez. profoundly. "In a small
arena like Turner's, which only holds 2,895 people, everybody gets a
good look at the ring. Eveerybociy’s up close. But in Griffith Stadium
there are some seats pretty far back.”
"And people who can't afford the ringside seats,” interrupts Young
Joe neatly taking the baton from Menendez, "figure it this way. They
reason that if they stay home and watch by television they’ll get a
much better picture of the ring. And. of course, they do. too. I'll be
frank about it. Of course, it isn't the same as being on hand, but
you do get a nice picture.”
The Public Let the Cheap Seats Alone
The failure of*a rousingly good fight—Lightweight Champion Ike
Williams vs. Beau Jack—to draw well recently in Philadelphia is
blamed by Turner and Menendez on television.
"They didn't have any trouble selling the high-priced seats.”
points out Turner. "It was the cheaper seats that went begging. The
customers wanted to sit up close or they stayed home or went to a
tavern and looked at a television receiver. Saw some beautiful pictures,
too, I might add ”
This might indicate that the arena of the future will be a small,
plush, steep bowl especially built for carriage trade and television
cameras. The Turners think the day may come, "but it's a little- far
off yet.” Anyway, they are liking the coziness of their own little
converted garage more every day and Griffith Stadium, plus television,
is suspect.
"Video fans are great customers, however,” says Young Joe. a
trifle inconsistently. "I went on the air the other night and announced
this card tomorrow—Galenlo, Baer and the rest. The next day we
were swamped wdth reservations. They even came from Philadelphia
and New Jersey. It’s wonderful.”
Wonderful? It's practically unbelievable.
Disputed 400 Relay Baton Pass
Clearly Legal, Pictures Show
By the Associated Press
LONDON, Aug. 10.—'The British
official who -called a foul on the
American 400-meter relay team last
Saturday undoubtedly was looking
at the wrong line.
That is the only conclusion to
be reached after looking at movie
and still films of the Olympic event
which originally brought disquali
fication of the winning American
team. The decision was reversed
today after a jury of appeals qpw
the films.
The pictures show plainly that
Russia Looking
To'52 Olympics,
Delegate Says
By the Associated Press
LONDON, Aug. 10—A Russian
sports official said today Russia in
tends to participate in the 1952
Olympics "if we are invited."
Evan Nikolagew'icz Pietuchow,
head of the three-man Soviet dele
gation to the International Amateur
Basket Ball Federation, said the
Russians thought their invitation
to form an Olympic committee and
participate in the 1948 games came
"rather late."
He also said, in reply to a re
porters question, that a Russian
basket ball team would consider
visiting the United States for a
series of international contests "if
we are invited."
Pietuchow, who is a Russian dele
gate on the rules committee which
is considering revision of the inter
national basket ball rules, said he
preferred the present international
standards.
He said the Russians have no pro
posals and he is against a ban on
tall players urged by some Euro
peans.
Barney Ewell, the first American
runner, completed pas-sing the baton
to Lorenzo Wright, the second man.
before either of them crossed the
line marking the end of the 20
meter change-over zone.
A still photograph shows the two
Americans began the exchange fully
12 meters from the foul line. The
movie indicates Ewell turned the
stick loose fully a stride—perhaps
two—before he crossed the line.
The changeover zone occupies the
last 10 meters of the first lap and
the first 10 meters of the second
In each lane is a chalk line to mark
the beginning and ending of the
zone. Also there js a similar line
marking the 100 meters in between
the two zone lines.
There were two judges watching
the changeover.
It is said that the one who called
the foul on the Americans was
squatting down directly opposite the
middle line of their lane—marking
the end of 100 meters.
At that point Ewell and Wright
just had made contact. It took the
two speeding men perhaps another
8 meters to complete the transfer.
If the official was confused in his
lines he undoubtedly thought he
saw a flagrant foul.
It perhaps was significant that,
after the unhappy result of the 400
meter event, the officials posted four
judges at the changeover point for
the 1,600-meter relay final.
Heurichs and Cameos
To Clash for Pennant
Heurich Brewers and Cameo Fur
niture baseball teams open a three
game playoff series tomorrow on
the Ellipse for the Industrial League
title.
Cameo is first-half champion, and
Heurich took the second half yes
terday by edging Sunnybrook. 5-3.
Three singles by Pepco Barry, 42
year-old Heurich outsider, aided
yesterday's victory.
Baseball Standings and Schedules
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10. 1948.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Cleve., 6: Det., 2 in.).
St. L.. 8; Chi., 6 (n.l.
Only gsmes.
7 Games Today.
■Wash, at Phila. »2>, 6:45.
' Chi. at St Louis in.'.
Clev. at Detroit.
Boston at N. Y. <n.t.
Games Tomorrow.
Wash, at Phila. tn.h
Cleve. at St. L. (2).
* Det. at Chi. (n.i.
Bost. at N. Y.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Bklyn.. 2; Phila., 1 tn.1.
St. L„ 6: Cinci., 2 tn.).
Only games.
Games Today.
Phila. at Bklyn.
N. Y. at Bost. <n.>.
Chi. at Pitts. (n.».
Only games.
Game* Tomorrow.
V. Y. at Bost.
Phila. at Bklyn.
Chi. at Pitts.
St. L. at Cinci.
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U. S. Is 400 Relay Winner by Decision Reversal
—-—- 4
Olympic Appeals Jury
Finds Film Supports
Yankees'Protest
By Ted Smits
Associated Press Sports Editor
LONDON. Aug. 10.—The United
States today was declared the
official winner of the Olympic 400
meter relay—giving the Americans
their 11th title in track and field—'
after the Olympic Jury of Appeals
viewed moving pictures and photo
graphs of last Saturday’s disputed
race.
The official announcement said:
“The jury of the International
Amateur Athletic Federation, hav
ing seen the film and the photo
graphs of the 400-meter relay of
the Olympic Games, are satisfied j
that an error was made and the
placing has been revised as follow#:
“1. U. S. A.
“2. Great Britain.
“3. Italy”
Medal Question Unsettled.
The jury thus reversed the judges’
decision, which disqualified the
American team after it finished
about 10 yards ahead of the British.
The judges had said the baton
was passed illegally cn the first
exchange between Barney Ewell and
Lorenzo Wright.
The Americans had lodged a
formal protest, maintaining that
everything was on the up and up,
and asked the jury of appeal to re
view the evidence.
This evidence consisted of official
movies.
The British runners already had
received Olympic medals. They took
the victors’ stand in the official
ceremony in Wembley Stadium soon
after the judges’ ruling which
brought about the first major dis
pute of the 1948 Olympic Games.
What Will happen now' to the
Olympic medals was not immediate
ly known.
Mel Patton of Southern Cali
fornia was anchor man in the race
and Harrison Dillard was the other
member of the United States quar
tet.
The decision gives the United
States its 11th championship in
men's track and field. The Ameri
cans won both track and field and
swimming unofficial team titles by
overwhelming margins.
Exchange Within Rules.
Ayerv Brundage, president of the
United States Olympic Committee
and member of the jury of appeal,
said after the reversed announce
ment :
"It was quite clear we exchanged
the baton 2 or 3 yards inside the
marker.
"The official had apparently
judged by the middle line and not
by the outside line just as the boys
had told me last Saturday.
•"It was quite plain although we
had to run the film through several
times in order to convince every
one."
There are three marks in the re
lay zone. One marks the exact
middle and the others are 10 meters
in either direction. The rule re
quires the baton be exchanged
within the two outside lines.
Lord Burghley, chairman of the
Olympic Organizing Committee,
and Jack Crump, manager of the
British Olympic team, both con
gratulated the Americans.
"We are glad to put it right,”
Lord Burghley said. "There was
no doubt from viewing the films
that the baton was properly passed.
The baton was handed over com
fortably one yard past the middle
stripe. There is no question the
second man had it securely before
he left the exchange zone. The
better team won."
Decision Satisfies Britons.
"We have no quarrel at all with
the decision of the jury.” another
British official said, although it
took away the only track and field
victory scored by the British. "In
fact, our boys did not like winning
on a disqualification and would
have much preferred to have beaten
the United States of America on
merit instead of finishing some
yards behind."
"We fee! sorry that Britain should
have lost her title." said Dan Ferris,
secretary-treasurer of the American
Amateur Athletic Union, "but, on
the other hand, we are full of ad
miration for the great sportsmen
which they have shown themselves
to be.
"The whole affair has been con
ducted with the sanfe high sports
manship that prevailed throughout
the games and the acknowledg
ments from the British people will
leave a lasting stamp on my
memory.”
Navy Gets Lt. Bramlett
As Football End Coach
By the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. Aug. 10.—Head
Coach George Sauer's Naval Acad
emy football staff has been com
pleted with the naming of Marine
2d Lt. Leon C. Bramlett, jr., as end
coach.
Bramlett Is a former Navy foot
ball captain. . Before entering the
academy he attended the Universi
ties of Mississippi and Alabama.
Athletic Director Tom Hamilton
announced Bramlett's appointment.
Sauer's varsity staff also includes
Assistant Coach Ray Swartz. Back
field Coach Vic Bradford and Line
Coach Bob Ingalls.
Harry Lord, 66, Dies;
Starred in Majors
By the Associated Press
SOUTH PORTLAND, Me., Aug.
10.—Harry D. Lord. 66. former third
baseman and team captain of the
Boston Red Sox and the Chicago
White Sox, died last night.
Lord, who also was manager of
the Buffalo <N. Y.) team in .the old
Federal League, had been ill for
four months. He died at a nursing
home in nearby Westbrook.
In his heyday—he was up in the
majors from 1906 to 1914—Lord was
regarded as one of the American
League's best base runners and
most dangerous hitters.
He quit the White Sox in Wash
ington in 1914 without explanation.
He never did say publicly why he
left. The next spring he was un
conditionally released. He imme
diately joined the "Buffeds." A
week later he was made manager.
After the "outlaw league" folded
he returned here.
He leaves his wife, a son. Donald,
of South Portland, and a daughter,
Mrs. Woodbury F. Howe of Port
land.
UP AND ABOUT—Eddie Stanky, sparkplug second baseman of
the Braves, goes for a stroll with his wife and daughter Georgia
shortly before doctors removed the cast he has worn on his
right ankle since it was injured the first week in July. Stanky
is progressing favorably in his 'recovery, but cannot return to
the lineup until September 9, since he is on a 60-day retire
ment. —AP Wirephoto.
Cards, Bums, Giants
Faced by Braves in
Acid Pennant Test
By the Associated Press
BOSTON, Aug. 10.—The next two
weeks should tell w'hether the Bos
ton Braves will make their first
World Series in 34 years.
In first place by 3’i games, since
the Cardinals won last night w’hile
the Tribe was idle, the Braves will
play their next lj games against
the second-place Cardinals, third
place Dodgers and lourth-place
Giants.
The Giants will make their first
appearance under Leo Durocher to
night at Braves Field and the Lip
has announced he probably will
start Monte Kennedy, a left
nander.
Billy Southworth says it will be
either Lefty Warren Spahn or
Right-hander Nelson Potter pitch
ing for the Braves* More than
likely it will be Spahn.
Yesterday's day off was welcome
for the Braves’ ailing players—Jim
Russell, still a dozen pounds under
his normal weight; Bill Salkeld
with a bruised thumb, Clint Conat
scr with a sprained ankle and Earl
iTorgeson with*his infected wrist.
Eddie Stanky, sparkplug second
baseman, had the cast removed
from his fractured ankle yesterday
and the medjcos reported the bones
healing weir Eddie will undergo
physiotherapy for some time and
then begin working out easily with
the team. He can be returned to
the active list September 8 and will
be available for the last month of
the campaign.
Two games with the Giants and
four with the Dodgers and the
Braves will take off on a long trip
which will be started In New York
with three games against the Giants
and three against the Dodgers. Then
they meet the Cards in St. Louis.
Six D. C. Golfers Seek
U. S. Junior Crown
By the Associated Press
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 10.—
Six boys from the Washington,
D. C., area are among the 123
teen-age golfers teeing off tomor
row in opening rounds of the first
annual United States Golf Associa
tion national junior championship
It's an all-match play tournament
over the par 72. 6,600-yard Univer
sity of Michigan course.
Among the pairings are:
ffugene Wolfe. Silver Spring, vs. T.
Lvbrand. jr.. Aiken. S C.
Richard Foster. Chevy Chase, vs. Gray
Madison, jr.. Phoenix. Ariz
Robert Wolfe. Chevy Chase, vs. M.
Schlapik. Northbrook. Ill
Charles Beach. Fairfax, vs. R. Hessmer.
Houston. Tex.
Billy Wolfe. Capitol View. vs. L. Lund.
! ir . Pittsburgh.
Dennis Bolster. Washington, vs. H. H
iBrath. La Grange. Ill _
Nats Poor Road Club,
But Strike It Rich;
Open With Macks
By Burton Hawkins
Star Staff Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10.—The
Nats are a notoriously poor road
club, capturing only 19 of 50 en- j
gagements, but it's on the road that]
they're getting rich. Washington is
cashing in on the closest American i
League race in years.
As a sixth-place club, with no out-;
standing individual, the Nats are1
no gate attraction, but it isn't re
fleeted in their gate receipts while |
traveling. They're hitting the jack- j
pftt, what with playing before a
crowd of 72,434 in Cleveland and
another of 62,626 in New' York.
The Nats have played before 814.
409 customers on the road, an aver-!
age of more than 18,000 per playing!
date. They're averaging 12,300 at
home, where they have attracted !
less than 570,000 fans.
In seven dates at Cleveland the!
1 Nats have played to 205,001 specta-1
! tors an average of 29,429 but at New
York the Nats may display a better
average. There in six dates, they
have capitalized on the Yankees'
| drawdng power to the extent of 192,
079 customers, or an average of
: 32.013.
In four dates at Boston the Nats;
have averaged 26,707 and in seven i
dates at Detroit they show an aver- !
age of 21,874. At Philadelphia. Chi
cago and St Louis the Nats’ average ;
takes a decided plunge to 11,961,1
■7,385 and 4.909. respectively.
Against Chicago the Nats show
their three smallest gatherings of;
the season. There they have enticed
such private parties as 1,157, 1,802
and 2,108. At St. Louis, though, thei
Nats’ attendance has ranged from1
7,502 dowm to 2,993.
Cleveland can convince the Nats,
in spite of more than 200,000 wit
nessing them at Cleveland, that
Washington is a poor attraction.
There the Nats hold season rec
ords for drawing the smallest Sat
urday crowd—21,408—and the small
iest Sunday crowd—35,980.
The Nats are getting by. it seems,
on the more aggressive promotion1
and more polished performances of
their competition. The Nats aren’t!
' going anywhere in the pennant j
irace, but they’ll be around at the'
i payoff.
j Washington will attempt to sal
! vage some consolation from a mis
erable road trip in a 3-game series
[with the Philadelphia Athletics
■ starting tonight with a twilight
night double-header. The Nats have
'won only 3 of 13 games on their
! jaunt.
Ray Scarborough and Walter
! Masterson will try to protect the
! Nats’ rapidly diminishing gap over
the seventh-place St. Louis Browns
when they take the mound tonight.
Olympic Results
BOXING.
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT (first round'
—Charley Speizer. U. S. A . outpointed
E Jensen Denmark; G Hunter. South
Africa, outpointed A. R. Edwards. Ja
maica: V. L'Hostf. Belgium, outpointed
Arteche Zurinaga. Spain: H V. Siljander
Finland, outpointed Otto Michtitz. Aus
tria: Mauro Cia Argentina, outpointed
H. Quentemeyer. Holland.
F Suare.% Uurguay. outpointed Otto
Rademarher. Czechoslovakia: I Quitcon,
; Puerto Rico, beat Joseph Rcude France
TKO 1 : F. Szymura. Poland, outpointed
J. Joachim. India.
FLYWEIGHT 'SECOND ROUND)—;
Frank Sodano. U. S A., beat Rabin Bhat
ta. India. TKO. 1: Frantisek Majdloch.
Czechoslovakia, outpointed W. E Barnes
Eire: A Bollaert. Belgium, outpointed
Henry Carpenter, Britain: P. Perez. Ar-;
'^entina beat D Williams. Sou;h Africa.
TKO 3: Soo Ann Han. Korea outpointed
Maxim Cochin. France.
H. A. K. Carman. Holland, stopped
Maung Myo Thant. Burma «3>; L. M
Zapata. Spain, outpointed R. C Gower.
Australia: Spartaco Bandinelli. Italy, out
pointed Leslie Handunge. Ceylon
BANTAMWEIGHT (SECOND ROUND'
Albert lei era. Ceylon, stopped Hardy Saw.
Burma <2>; J E. Venegas. Puerto Rico,
outpointed Babu Lall. India: T. Csik
Hungary, outpointed S. Rivera Saenz.
Peru: Jim Caruthers. Australia, outpoint
ed Arnoldo Pares. Argentina.
A V. Domenech. Spain, won from
Oleda Malpica. Mexico, when latter dis
qualified in third round for hitting low;.
Celestine Gonzalez Henriquez, Chile, out-;
pointed P. Carrizo. Uruguay; W\ Linehan.!
[Eire, outpointed O Ouvinen. Finland Gi- !
ovanni Zudcas. Italy, knocked out Jane- >
Marie Grenct. France «2>.
FEATHERWEIGHT (SECOND ROUND)
i —Eduard Kerschbaumer. Austria, out
pointed F. Verden Belen. Spain: Fran
cisco Nunez. Argentina, outpointed Manuel
Videla Castillo, Chile.
Edward Johnson. U. 8. A . outpointed
B Alves. Uruguay: D G. Shepherd.
South Africa, outpointed Mohamed Ammi.
France.
FENCING.
TEAM SABER 'first round, first series) i
—U. S. A.. i4; Greece, 2. Holland. 13; i
Canada. 3. Poland, 11: Turkey, 5.1
Egypt. 13; Mexico. 3. Austria. 14 Switz
erland, 2. Britain over Denmark, de
fault.
(First round, second series)—Italy, P:
Canada. 1. Argentina. P; Greece, l.|
Belgium. P; Switzerland. 1.
(Canada. Greece. Turkey. Mexico,
Switzerland eliminated.)
BASKET BALL < Consolation ).
Switzerland. 55; Eire, 12.
Cuba. S5; Argentina. 34.
Italy. 35: Egypt. (33 overtime).
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
New jDrleans. 2—11; Little Rock.
Birmingham. 14: Chattanooga. 8.
Mobiie. 1—2. Memphis, 6—4.
Only games scheduled.
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U. S. Yachtsman Wins
Race With Firefly
By the Associated Pres*
TORQUAY, England, Aug, 10.—
Ralph L. Evans, jr., of Bay Shore,
N. Y„ brought his Firefly dinghy
home first today as the Olympic
yachting regatta tvas resumed after
a three-day layoff.
Canada was second and Holland
third to Evans in the Firefly race,
fifth in a series of seven. Through
the fourth race the United States
was second to Sweden in the over
all standings in this class.
America suffered a reversal in the
Star class, in which it has a 853
point, lead over Italy. The Italians
won the race today to pick up
ground. Britain was second and
the United States craft Hilarius,
handled by Hilary H Smart. sr„
and Hilary H. Smart, jr., of Noro
ton. Conn., was third.
The Americans, leading the six
meter class with a 100 points over
second-place Sweden, lost the fifth
race in this class. The interna
tional six-meter event was won to
day by Argentiina with Norway and
Sweden following in order.
The Swallow class race went to
Portugal, with Britain second and
France third.
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Mangrum, Enriched
By $23,500, Off for
More at St. Paul
By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 10.—Little Lloyd
i Mangrum. pro golf's leading money
winner, today headed for this weelf
I end's St. Paul Open, after leaving
I nothing at his home Tam O'Shanter
; clubhouse but the door knobs.
Mangrum won an unprecedented
$23,500 in a week’s golf work at
I Tam by sweeping the All-American
I professional meet and George S.
j May’s accompanying ’’world cham
pionship of golf."
You’ll find Mangrum listed as the
Professional Golfers’ Association
official pace-setter with $25,944,
some $647 ahead of Ben Hogan, who
turned up his nose at Promoter i
May’s lengthy carnival. The PGA
counts only the All-American phase
of May’s shindig in the book.
But actually little war-veteran
Mangrum, who hasn’t missed a
major pro event this year, boosted
his year's take to nearly $45,000 by
his amazing hot streak at Tam.
Mangrum Rakes It In.
Mangrum’s clubs were a sharp set
of pick axes which struck a gold
I lode at Tam. biting off these glit
I tering nuggets: '
51U.UUU ior winning uie woiiu
playoff yesterday with a 2-under
oar 70. one stroke ahead of Sam
Snead and three in front of Dutch
Harrison.
Five thousand dollars for copping
the 72-hole All-American profes
sional, which ended Friday.
Five thousand dollars bonus from
Boss May for topping all pro money
winners after the All-American.
Two thousand five hundred dol
lars for setting a course record with
a 63 lound Sunday which tied him
with Snead and Harrison in the
"World” meet.
Plus $1,000 won in a bet with May
or. the "World” playoff.
And there’s still the item of 100
silver dollars which Mangrum won
as a door prize at the club Sunday
night.
"‘I guess,” grinned Mangrum
“that maybe I should go out to the
race track the way I sizzled last
week.”
Meanwhile, Sambo Snead was
left fuming about a blaring public
address system which made him
slice behind a pine tree on the 18th
fairway, upsetting his chances to
cop the "World" winner-take-al)
J10.00C meet played before a throng
of 10,000.
Sambo Sings Blues.
“Just as I swung at the ball off
the last tee,” explained a dis
gruntled Snead, who led during
most of the 18-hole playoff. ‘"Some
announcer guy blurted 'And now
there goes Sammy teeing off on this
all-important hole.’
“And I sure did—a slice far to the
right behind a pine tree.”
Sammy had to chip back sideways
onto the fairway and wound up with
a one-over-par 5. while Mangrum,
who hadn't led up until that point,
fired a par 4 for his cash-winning 70.
Promoter May announced that his
1949 All-American will be a $30,000
affair August 9-12.
American Bicyclists
Improve in Olympics
By th« Associated Press
LONDON, Aug. 10.—A band ol
hard riding American bicyclists is
serving notice in these Olympic
games that the European monopoly
on cycling champions may soon be
broken
Marvin Thompson and Alfred
Stiller, both Chicagoans, pedaled
two great race? in the 2,000-meter
tandem bike _ contest yesterday to
advance into the quarter-finals.
Jack Heid, 24, of Westwood, N. J..
went to the quarter-finals of the
1.000-meter match race last Satur
day before losing by a narrow
margin to one of Europe's best
sprinters, Axel Schandorff of Den
mark.
American hopes also are high in
two events set for tomorrow—the
121-mile road race and the 1,000
meter time trial.
The four U. S. entries in the road
race are Wendell Rollins of Salt
Lake City, Edward Lynch of Comp
ton, Calif.; Prank Briland of Chi
cago, and Chster Nelson, jr., of St
Louis, son of the team coach whc
was himself an Olympic cyclist in
1928.
Heid is the hope in the 1,000-metei
time test, where he has done 1; 13.8—
only 1.8 seconds behind the Olympic
record.
American rencers Defeat
British in Second Round
By the Associated Press
WEMBLEY. England. Aug. 10 —
United States fencers defeated
Britain. 11-5. today in the first
series of the Olympic saber tourna
ment's second round.
The Americans advanced with t
14-2 decision over Greece.
Other fint round winners wen
Holland, which beat Canada, 13-3
Poland, which beat Turkey, 11-5
Egypt, which beat Mexico. 13-3, anc
Austria, which beat Switzerland
14-2. Britain received a defaul
from Denmark.
In the saber match, three Ameri
cans—Miguel De Capriles of Pleas
antville, N. Y.; Norman Armitage o;
Greenwich. Conn., and George
Worth of New York—all scored foui
victories each against the Greeks.
They won over L. Christogiannop
oulos, A. Nanopoulis, J. Kara
maakidis and S. Skotidas.
Dean Cetrulo of Hollywood, Calif,
beat Nanopoulis and Skotidas anc
lost to the other two. __
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WEALTHY GOLFER—Lloyd Mangrum (left) gives with a well
justified smile as he holds his $10,000 check after winning the
three-way Tam O’Shanter pro playoff yesterday at Chicago
with a two-under-par 70. His caddy, Don Sokol, kisses Man
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Snead posted a 71 and Dutch Harrison a 73. —AP Wlrephoto.
Ring Judges Feud, Crowd Boos
As Johnson Gets Olympic Bout
By the Associated Pres*
LONDON. Aug. 10. — Edward
Johnson, 20-vear-old United States
Air Force private, won his second
featherweight*bout in the Olympic
boxin gtournament from B. Alves
of Uuruguay today, but the decision
touched off a demonstration of dis
aoproval that neared riot propor
tions.
Announcement of the Kansas
City Negro’s victory set off a thun
derous chorus of boss in the Em
pire Exposition Pool House. The
Booing continued nearly 20 minutes.
Spectators threw their caps at
the ring nad a violent argument
broke out between two officials on
•he judges' stand. They were sepa
rated by two companions as spec
tators spilled over the balcony
railings and gathered in angry,
shouting groups near the ring..
Supporters of Alves hoisted him
to their shoulders aftd carried him
to the judges’ stand, where guards
pushed them out while other fans
continued their thunderous ap
plause for the little Uruguayan.
Alves clambered off their shoul
ders and ran completely around
the arena, waving to the crowd.
Spectators cheered wildly. Another
fight in the ring was ignored as the
fans continued booing and shouting
Johnson and Alves seemed evenly
matched, but ringside spectators
felt the Uruguayan had established
a lead on aggressiveness.
The Uruguayan landed several
solid rights in the final round and
had Johnson backpedalling much
of the way.
Flyweight Frankie Sodano of
Philadelphia led the American box
ing team into the third round with
a technical knockout over Rabin
Bhatta of India.
Light-heavyweight Charley Spei
zer of Detroit became the seventh
American to score an opening
triumph in boxing when he out
pointed E. Jensen of Denmark to
advance to the second round.
The 17-year-old farmhand set
down Bhatta with a jolting left
hand at the very start, then rained
lefts and rights to the head. The
Indian was rubber-legged and
glassy-eyed when the referee
stopped the fight.__
Mexico's Santos Man to Check
In Semifinal, U. S. Five Notes
By the Associated Press
LONDON, Aug. 10.—American
j basket ball strategists put their
heads together today. to plot the
downfall of Mexico—only stum
bling block still in the path of the
United States entry into the Olym
pic cage finals.
The sky-scraping Americans es
corted Uruguay to the Olympic
exits last night, 63 to 2?. Mexico,
the second tallest team in the
tournament, subdued Korea, 43-32,
for the privilege of meeting the
Yanks in the top bracket semifinal
tomorrow night.
The other finalist will come from
the battle between Brazil and
France.
Adolph Rupp, assistant United
States Olympic coach, made care
ful notes on the Mexican game, al
; though the Mexican ,stars were kept
under wraps as much as possible.
One of the Mexican coaches is
Augustin Garcia Arreola, who was
trained at the University of Kansas.
The man to watch will be Jose
.Santos, a big forward who played
two years for an El Paso 'Tex.)
high school. He dropped in 18
points against the watchful Koreans
and won a place in Rupp’s little
Argentine Boxer
Nearly Loses Hide
To Make Weight
By the Associated Press
LONDON, Aug. 10.—When Argen
' tine Flyweight Pascual Perez
couldn’t make the 112-pound weight
j in the Olympics today, they cut his
.hair *n the scales.
He still couldn’t make it. So they
washed all the dirt off the bottom
of his bare feet.
Still he was a fraction over. In
desperation, Argentine trainers gave
him a rubdown and scraped dirt
off the scales with a big paint
brush.
No soap, Pascual still was over
. the weight and was led tearfully
away.
But there was a happy ending.
Hours later officials called Pascual
in. The scales were off. He could
fight. _._
black book as the Mexicans wo. i
menace.
"I suppose we'll have to put
(Jesse) Renick on him,’' Rupp said.
“He took care of (Alfredo) Lombar
do all right.”
Lombardo, a skinny Uruguayan
sharpshooter who had been averag
ing 20'points a game, was held to 14
by Renick and Alex Groza.
Santos will be hard to keep in
check. He's a veteran of Mexico's
best team, the Chihuahua Dorados,
which won the Mexican champion
ship six times in a row.
While the championship cagers
are off the floor today, the Rules
Committee of the International
Amateur Basket Ball Federation has
called a meeting to debate rules
changes.
International rules, which govern
Olympic play, haven’t been revised
since 1936. William Jones, secretary
of the federation, said several
changes were being contemplated to
"make the game less, complicated ”
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