Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-02-09 | Page 6 | Antwerp Olympic Games Open with Pomp August 14

ANTWERP OLYMPIC GAMES OPEN V POMP 14 W YORK Feb 9 The The latest advices from Antwerp are arc to the tho effect that N NEW the ceremonial opening of thE Olympic stadium has been officially fixed for tor I August 14 The following sections of ot U the e games will bo begun on Sunday August Au August Au- Au gust 15 Athletics lawn tennis fencing wrestling and boxing The rowing I events will be started On August 16 The has been provisionally arranged for June at Ostend where the polo also Will be played The athletic decathlon which was eliminated from the draft program has now been restored It comprises the following ten events 00 and 1500 meters running run run- I ning meters hurdling high and long jumps pole vault vault putting the weight weighty throwing the Javelin throwing the discus The classical pentathlon comprising MV and 1400 met meters rs running long Jump and throwing the discus and javelin and th the modern pentathlon comprising revolver shooting swimming fencing cross country riding and cross country running will also be included In the pro program Jam Women Excel in Back Stroke I American girl swimmers have recently displayed remarkable improvement Jn In stroke back swimming Last winter when Miss Ruth Smith then 11 a resident nt of Cleveland established a r record of for yards ards it was considered a It remarkable swimming feat Mrs Frances of ot San Francisco today ho holds ds tho tho of at and there are fully ten others well inside the old figures The list Includes Miss Gertrude Artelt of ot Philadelphia Miss l Margaret lg Woodbridge Wood Wood- bridge of ot Detroit Miss Dorothy Burns of Los Angeles Miss Sybil Bauer of Chicago Miss Lois Barry Darry of ot Milwaukee and Misses Ethelda B Alice Lord Charlotte Boyle and Ruth and Elenor Smith of ot New York Nor is there any sign that th the amazing progress soon will be checked Indeed Miss has set a a. w worlds record of ot l 5 1 for yards I As a result the women women'S national yard backstroke champion to be decided in New York within a few weeks is awaited with keen Interest Mrs the record holder is coming from the coast to defend her title and the tho performance of ot all the competitors competitors' will be wat watched hed with extra tra care in view of at the fact that several of the entrants will undoubtedly be selected later for places on the American Olympic team J I Famous Thames Race This Year I The varsity crews of f Oxford and Cambridge universities of England England have settled down for the final training round prior to their four and a a. quarter mile race on i ithe the Thames Saturday March 27 This will be the first meeting of the rival uni university I eights since the springs of 1914 In view of ot the tact fact or more American Ameri American can college crews may meet the winning combination at the English Henley or the Olympic games regatta more more than the usual amount of ot Interest is Isk being I evinced in the United States regarding the outcome While the final boating of ot the eights has not been decided upon there is little I probability of ot radical changes in the seating which late in January was as follows Oxford to toJ J f i S S. S Earl Eaton and Magdalen bow t. 1 pounds poun s I N. N l Victoria and pounds D. D T T. Hadley and Merton l C pounds A. A C. C Hill Shrewsbury and St. St Johns John's pounds 1 T Durand R. R S. S U C. C L Lucas Eton st Eton t and d a and Magdalen Magdalen U. U ri Z pounds pounds i H. H W W. B R. Cairns Sou South h Africa and i pounds M. M H. H Ellis Shrewsbury and Keeble stroke pounds W. W H H. Eton and Magdalen coxswain pounds Cambridge I JH 0 O. O C. C Eton and Third w J j pounds JH j J. J H H. S Simpson Bedford Pembroke v. v or pounds A. A AF F. F W. W Dixon Monkton l Combe and Christ's Christs i pounds G. G S. S Mason Shrewsbury and Pembroke pounds R. R L. L McEwen Eton and Third Trinity pounds J. J k A. A Campbell Ii i h Melbourne and 1 Jesus r I Ug pounds A. A Swann Rugby and Trinity Hall woo pounds H H. H H. S. S Hartley Eton and Lad Lady Margaret stroke pounds R R. C. C Johnstone Eton and Christ's Christs coxswain pounds