Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-07-28 | Page 7 | Olympic Games Come to Close

OL OLYMPIC GAM S COME TO CLOS CLOSE Americans Again Romp Home With Victory In World Affair OLYMPIC STADIUM Coombes Colombes France July 28 The UP 2 LW The eighth Ol United games In which the Un- Un Uni ted States scored II a triumph came cameto cameto to a formal close Sunday after after- afternoon afternoon noon in the Colombes stadium Store Moro Mor than 15 It persons a crowd which compared with most of oC the gatherings Catherines to 1 wi ness wl-ness ness the tho keenest competition dur duro during ing the games eames were present for forthe forthe the closing spectacle marking the official conclusion of oC games ames which had been In for tor more than seven months month Ninety eight of the th tb 31 Olympic Olympic pic plc medals awarded d this afternoon went ent to the th United States were ere awarded for the first three I plaes In each e as event ent although sl si I places counted In tn the th point ing InS scoring The Americans American received recel near near- ly my nearly third one-third of o the total trophies tro comprised of o prizes for tor 45 places 26 2 for tor second places place and ond anc 7 7 for third s Finland with 37 firsts Prance France with lIh 3 36 6 and Oret Britain with 31 were next on the tho list of ot 27 nations nation which ed prizes s South America was aa rep rep rep- r resented represented resented on the th list by Argentina and Uruguay Argentina had one first to her place ploce credit one see sec second s ond c-ond ond place and two tao third Uruguay had one ons on first place