Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-08-13 | Page 8 | Japan Nears First Olympic Team Title by Swimming Achievements

W Japan Nears First Olympic Team i Title by Swimming Achievements LOS ANGELES Aug 13 With P With the swimming championship beckoning beckoning beckon beckon- ing to the sturdy sons of Nippon Japan stood on the brink of at its first Olympic team title today in the finals of ot the international aquatic carnivaL carni carni- val Three individual titles remained to tobe tobe tobe be decided but there appeared a alack alack alack lack of American talent sufficient to turn back the insistent threat of the smiling courageous Nipponese United States had the promise of an almost certain victory in the mens men's high platform diving but the handwriting hand handwriting writing for the meter 1500 fre free style and meter breaststroke finals prospect was in bold Oriental char char- EXPECTED WIN COMES IES The turn of affairs came suddenly yesterday as expected when the Japanese finished one two three inthe in inthe inthe the meter backstroke final Masaji Kiyokawa outclassed his field to win by three yards in 1 minute min mm- ute 86 seconds He was tenths four j of ot a second short of the only Olympic Olympic pic plc record of the whole water festival fes tes- Uval which withstood attack The triumph increased Japans Japan's team total to 56 points leaving United d States second with 46 America had no survivors in the final meter breast stroke race to stand off Japans Japan's attack today Not that it made any difference for Reizo Koike 16 year lad lad has bas consistently consist bettered the tho old Olympic record record rec ord and performance of his teammate and defending defending defend defend- ing champion Clarence Crabbe Olympic meter champion and James Cristy University of Michigan swimmer remained remained remained re re- re- re to contest Japans Japan s bid for tor the 1500 meters but two Japanese school schoolboys schoolboys boys Kitamura 14 14 and Shozo Makino 16 have been toying with the Olympic record in the preliminaries I narles promising no good for Americas America's Americas America's Amer Amer- ica's leas cause Mickey Riley springboard springboard springboard spring spring- board champion Harold Smith runner run ner ncr up and Frank Kurtz Kurt a trio of southern Californians apparently had the final diving event well in hand HELENE IS FAVORED In the final women's event the meter free tree style it was another story with the chances equally as ascertain ascertain 1 certain that Americas America's feminine team total would mount well beyond 80 points and save th this title for the home forces This race promised a national test between Helene Madison worlds world's record rec ord holder and Lenore Kight Homestead Pa who alternately posted the best preliminary times Victories of the American women's meter relay team in the new Olympic pic pie record time of at and Dorothy Poynton Hollywood in the high diving div div- ing lag boosted the point total yester yester- day Miss Mis Poynton without thought of ot practice injuries to her back won the championship yesterday with two other southern Californians Georgia I Coleman and Marion Dale Roper second sec see ond and third v