Show Thompson sets Olympic shot record From United Press Wilbur Thompson of Los Angeles set a new shot put record and Mel Pat t on of Southern California streaked to the dash championship today as the United States continued its domination of the Olympic track and field Thorn set a new Olympic record of 56 feet two inches for the shot after he and his two teammates took turns breaking the old mark of 53 feet 1 inches for a total of four times before completion of the Barney Ewell of was second and and Lloyd Labeach of Panama third in the Herb McKenley of University of was and Cliff Bourland of Angeles Both Pat ton and Ewell were limed at J. F. of Sweden set a new record of 45 minutes 3 seconds in the walk qualifying Fanny of Holland set a new Olympic record and tied her world record of seconds in the women's and Karen of Denmark set a new mark of one seconds for the women's back stroke Fred Ernest Weber and Henry Laskau of New the American were disqualified from the walk for taking a second step before their heels touched the ground from the previous Jean Walraven of North was the only American to qualify in the but Suzanne Zimmerman of Muriel Mellon of Los Angeles and Barbara Jensen of all qualified for the back Bill Porter of Clyde Scott of and Craig Dixon of Ada moved into tomorrow's semifinals in the high and Jim Mc-Lane of and Bill Smith of Hawaii made the grade in the free-style Bill Heusner of Northwestern was With seven-foot Bob Kurland not dressed for the the U.S. basketball team came from behind to nip 59 to to assure a berth in the The water polo team lost to 7 to Dean Cetrulo of and Silvio Giolitto of qualified for the fencing while George Bissland ranked second after four events in the modern The Yanks failed to win a single race on the first day of Browning Ross of Villanova was the only one of the three U. S. competitors to qualify for the finals in the steeplechase to be run He was fourth in the second Robert McMillan of the Los Angeles A. C. was eliminated in the first heat and William O. Overton of Auburn in the |