Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-02-10 | Page 10 | Schaefer is New Figure Skate Champ

Schaefer Is New Figure Sl Skate ate ChaITt Champ ChampI I LAKE PLACID N. N Y Feb 10 P P Carl Schaefer young oung university student stu- stu dent a of Vienna was crowned mens men's Olympic figure skating champion in inthe inthe inthe the early hours of the morning today lifting him to the international title above Gillis Grafstrom of at Sweden who won the championship both in 1924 and md 1928 Schaefer bitter rival of the Swedish Swedish Swedish Swe Swe- dish veteran easily took the title I with five of or the seven even judges voting I for Cor him for first place while the theother theother theother other two named him second Grafstrom Grafstrom Grafstrom Graf Graf- strom received the other two votes for Cor first place and three for Cor second The Judges reached their decision several hours after completion of the themen's themen's themen's mens men's competition last nl night ht a brillian brilliant brilliant bril bril- lian t display of oC style free skating that kept a capacity crowd of in in the Olympic indoor arena cheering as one after aCter another of at the champions champions cham cham- I and contenders of eight nations went through their graceful and in intricate intricate intricate in- in I maneuvers The compulsory school figures were skated Monday The judges awarded third place to Montgomery Wilson of Montreal representing representing representing rep rep- resenting Canada fourth to Marcus Finnish champion fifth I Ito to Ernst Baler Baier of Germany German and sixth Ilo to Ro Roger er Turner Boston attorney skating for t the United States Stales I