The World Almanac & Book of Facts

International Races for the America's Cup

1851, Aug. 22-America (American), 10:37; Aurora (British), 10:55.

1870, Aug. 8-Magic (American), 3:58:26 2/10; Cambria (British), 4:37:38 9/10. The America, then owned and manned by the U. S. Navy, was in fourth place.

1871, Oct. 16, 18, 19, 21, 23-first race-Columbia (American), 6:19:41; Livonia (British), 6:46:45; second race--Columbia, 3:07:42; Livonia, 3:18:15; third race-Columbia (disabled), 4:17:35; Livonia, 4:02:25; fourth race-Sappho (American), 5:39:02; Livonia, 6:09:23; fifth race Sappho, 4:46:17; Livonia, 5:11:44. 1876, Aug. 11, 12-first race-Madeleine (American), 5:23:54; Countess of Dufferin (British), 5:34:53; second race-Madeleine, 7:18:46; Countess of Dufferin, 7:46.

1881, Nov. 9, 10-first race-Mischief (American), 4:17:09; Atalanta (British), 4:45:3912; second race --Mischief, 4:54:53; Atalanta, 5:33:47.

1885, Sept. 14, 16-first race-Puritan (American), 6:06:05; Genesta (British), 6:22:24; second race Puritan, 5:03:14; Genesta, 5:04:52.

1886, Sept. 9, 11-first race Mayflower (American), 5:26:41; Galatea (British), 5:38:43; second race Mayflower, 6:49; Galatea, 7:18:09.

1887, Sept. 27, 30-first race--Volunteer (American), 4:53:18; Thistle (British), 5:12:4134; second race Volunteer, 5:42:5614; Thistle, 5:54:45.

1893, Oct. 7, 9, 13-first race-Vigilant (American), 4:05:47; Valkyrie II (British), 4:11:35: second race-Vigilant, 3:25:01; Valkyrie II, 3:35: 36 third race-Vigilant, 3:24:39; Valkyrie II,

3:25:19.

1895, Sept. 7, 10, 12-first race Defender (American), 4:59:54 9/10; Valkyrie III (British), 5:08:44; second race--Defender, 3:55:56; Valkyrie III. (disqualified on foul); third race Defender, 4:43:43; Valkyrie III, (withdrew).

1899, Oct. 16, 17, 20-first race-Columbia (American), 4,53:53; Shamrock I (Irish), 5:04:01; second race Columbia, 3:27; Shamrock I (disabled); third race Columbia, 3:38:09; Shamrock I, 3:44:43.

1901, Sept. 28, Oct. 3, 4-first race-Columbia (American), 4:30:24; Shamrock II (Irish), 4:31:44; second race Columbia. 3:12:35: Shamrock II: 3:16:10; third race-Columbia, 4:32:57; Shamrock II, 4:33:38.

Yacht

1903, Aug. 22, 25, Sept. 3-first race-Reliance (American), 3:32:17; Shamrock III (Irish), 3:39:20; second race Reliance, 3:14:54; Shamrock III, 3:16:13; third race-Reliance, 4:28:06; Shamrock III (lost in fog).

1920, July 15, 17, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27-first raceResolute (American), (disabled); Shamrock IV (Irish), 4:25:12; second race-(Yachts did not finish in 6-hour limit); third race Resolute, 5:24:44; Shamrock IV, 5:22:18; fourth race Resolute, 3:56:05; Shamrock IV, 4:03:06; fifth race-Resolute, 3:31:12; Shamrock IV, 3:41:10; sixth raceYachts did not finish in 6-hour limit; seventh race Resolute, 5:28:35; Shamrock IV, 5:48:29. 1930, Sept. 13, 15, 17, 18-first race-Enterprise (American), 4:03:48; Shamrock V (Irish Challenger), 4:06:40; second race-Enterprise, 4:00:44; Shamrock V, 4:10:18; third race Enterprise. 3:54:16; Shamrock V, (disabled); fourth raceEnterprise, 3:10:13; Shamrock V, 3:15:57.

1934, Sept. 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25-first raceEndeavour (British) (challenger), 3:38:34; Rainbow (American defender), 3:40:53. Endeavour won by 2 minutes, 9 seconds; second race-Endeavour 2:49:01; Rainbow, 2:49:52. Endeavour won by 51 seconds; third race-Leeward and windward. Rainbow. 4:15:34; Endeavour, 4:19:00. Rainbow won by 3 minutes 26 seconds; fourth race-Triangular, beat, close reach, broad reach. Rainbow, 2:55:38; Endeavour, 2:56:53. Rainbow won by 1 minute 15 seconds. fifth race-Westward and leeward. Rainbow, 2:34:05; Endeavour, 2:38:06. Rainbow won by 4 minutes 1 second. sixth race-Triangular, reach, beat, run. Rainbow, 3:20:05: Endeavour, 3:21:00. Rainbow won by 55 seconds.

(Note: The yachts sailed on Saturday, September 15, 1934, but it was declared "no contest," for they failed to finish within the time limit of five hours, thirty minutes).

1937, July 31, Aug. 2, 4, 5-first race Windward and leeward. Ranger (American defender), 4:41:15; Endeavour II (British challenger), 4:58 20. Ranger won by 17 minutes 5 seconds. second raceTriangle. Ranger, 3:41:33; Endeavour, 4:00:05. Ranger won by 18 minutes 32 seconds. third raceWindward and leeward. Ranger, 3:54:30; Endeavour, 3:58:57. Ranger won by 4 minutes 27 seconds. fourth race-Triangle. Ranger, 3:07:49; Endeavour, 3:11:26. Ranger won by 3 minutes 27 seconds.

Races in 1941

Miami to Nassau, 184 miles, won by W. H. Labrot's Stormy Weather.

St. Petersburg to Havana, 284 miles, won by D. C. Sharp's Gulf Stream.

Havana to Key West, 90 miles, won by D. C. Sharp's Gulf Stream.

Lipton Challenge Cup, 28 miles, Miami, won by E. S. Bradford's Belisarius.

National Class B Dinghy Championship, won

United States vs. Cuba Star Class Championship, Havana, won by United States 24 to 12 points. Intercollegiate Y. R. A. Dinghy Championship, won by Princeton with 119 points.

National Amateur Roller Skating Championships, 1941

SENIOR MEN'S SPEED

Cleveland, O., April, 1941

440 yds. Russell Brown, Chicago; *0:42.8.
880 yds. Allan Runk, Cincinnati; *1:27.6.
1 mile Russell Brown, Chicago; *2:53.4.
2 miles-Russell Brown, Chicago; *5:50.0.

5 miles-Harold Wyant, Dayton, O.; *14:54.7.
SENIOR LADIES' SPEED

440 yds.-Verna Picton, Detroit: 0:47.2.
880 yds.-Dorothy Law, Lakewood, O.; 1:33.4.
1 mile Edna Malone, St. Louis, Mo.; *3:05.4.
JUNIOR BOYS' SPEED

440 yds. Billy Duncan, Louisville, Ky.; *0:45.0.
880 yds. Stanley Hasek, Cleveland, O.; 1:29.8.
JUNIOR GIRLS' SPEED

440 yds.-Dorothy Law, Detroit: 0:50.6.

National record.

JUVENILE BOYS' SPEED 440 yds. Robert Joerger, Pittsburgh; 0:48.8. JUVENILE GIRLS' SPEED

440 yds.-Arleen Holton, Pittsburgh; 0:51.6.
Senior Dancing-George Werner-Gladys Koehler,
Richmond Hill, N. Y.

Novice Dancing-Leo Carsner-Jeanne Wescher,
Dayton, O.

Junior Dancing-Charles Kennedy-Eleanor Nevulis,
Boston.

Senior Pair-Walter Stokosa-Ann Manion, Detroit.
Senior Ladies' Figure-Melva Block, Detroit.
Senior Men's Figure- Robert Ryan, Dayton, O.
Novice Ladies' Figure-Shirley Snyder, Dayton, O
Novice Men's Figure-Jack Seifert, Dayton, O.
Junior Girls' Figure--Donna J. Pospisil, Cleveland.
Junior Boys' Figure-Walter Bickmeyer, Mineola.
L. I.

World Log Rolling Championships, 1941

Gladstone, Mich., July 4-6

James Herron, boomman from Kelso, Wash., defended his title of "King of The White Waters" by defeating Joseph Connor, ex-collegian of the University of Minnesota from Cloquet, Minn. Mary Jean Malott, co-ed of Anderson (Ind.) College, defended her title by defeating Bette Berkley, of

Longview, Wash. The Junior championship was won by Ted Springer, Minneapolis, who defeated Paul Perry, of Pittsfield, Mass. The Roleo was attended by topflight birlers from Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Washington. The 1942 Roleo will be held in Gladstone, July 2-4.

Olympic Games

The twelfth Olympic Games, scheduled to be held in Helsinki, Finland (July 20-Aug. 4, 1940), were cancelled (April 23, 1940) at a joint session of the organizing committee and the permanent Finnish Olympic committee because of the war in Europe. The 1940 Winter Games, scheduled for GarmischPartenkirchen, Germany, had been cancelled earlier because the Olympic rules provide that the

The

Games cannot be held in a country at war. twelfth Olympic Games originally were awarded to Japan and transferred to Finland and Germany when Japan and China went to war. The 1944 Olympic Summer Games awarded to London and the Winter Games to Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. but present European conditions appear to make such events doubtful.

Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

PAN-AMERICAN "OLYMPIC GAMES" SCHEDULED FOR 1942 The Pan-American Sports Congress decided (Aug. | Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El 31, 1940) to hold the first Pan-American "Olympic Games" in the Argentine in 1942. Thereafter the games will be held in a different country every four years with successive sites to be named by permanent Pan-American committee. The PanAmerican "Olympic Games" were suggested as a substitute for the Olympic games when war caused the postponement of the real games scheduled for 1940. Sixteen of the twenty-one nations of the Western Hemisphere were represented at the Congress. Besides the United States, they were Argentina,

"In general," the report of the Congress said, "the rules of the International Olympic Committee, covering the Olympic Games, will apply. The technical rules of competition in all sports are to be those of the respective international federations, as in the Olympic Games. All countries of the Western Hemisphere are eligible for membership in the new organization. The Congress, which is to be held every four years, will control the organization."

800-meter run.
1500-meter run.
5000-meter run..
10,000-meter run..
Marathon..
10,000-meter walk.
50,000-meter walk.
110 m. hurdles.
400-meter hurdles..
High jump..
Broad jump.
Hop, step, jump.
Pole vault.
Discus..
Javelin..
16-lb shot.
16-lb. hammer.
56-lb. weight.
Pentathlon..

Decathlon.

46.2 s..

1 m. 49.8 s.
3 m. 47.8 s.
14 m. 22.2 s.
30 m. 11.4 s.

2 h. 29 m. 19.2 s.

46 m. 28.4 s

4 h. 30 m. 41.4 s.
14.1 s..
52 s.*.

Eddie Tolan.

Jesse Owens..

William Carr..

Where Made

..1936

United States... Los Angeles.. 1932
United States.. Berlin.
Los Angeles..1932
Los Angeles..1932
Berlin.......1936

United States...

Thomas Hampson. Great Britain..
Jack E. Lovelock.. New Zealand..
Gunnar Hockert. Finland.

Janusz Kusocinski. Poland.
Kitei Son.

Japan.

Canada

Great Britain.
United States.
United States.

G. H. Goulding
Harold Whitlock..
Forrest Towns..
Glenn Hardin..
2.03 m. (6 ft. 7 15-16 in.).. Cornelius Johnson.
8.06 m. (26 ft. 5 5-16 in.).. Jesse Owens...
16.00 m. (52 ft. 5 7-8 in.).. Naoto Tajima...
4.35 m. (14 ft. 3 1-4 in.)... Earle Meadows.. United States.
50.48 m. (165 ft. 7 3-8 in..) Kenneth Carpenter United States..
72.71 m. (238 ft. 7 in.).. Matti Jarvinen.. Finland
16.20 m. (53 ft. 1 3-4 in.).. Hans Woelke... Germany.
56.49 m. (185 ft. 43-16 in.) Karl Hein.
Germany.
11.27 m. (36 ft. 11 1-2 in.) P. J. McDonald. United States
14 pts..
E. R. Lehtonen.... Finland.
7.900 pts.*.
Glenn Morris.

Berlin.. ...1936
Los Angeles..1932
Berlin.
.1936

Stockholm...1912

Berlin.. ..1936
Berlin.. ..1936

Los Angeles..1932

United States.
United States.
Japan.

Berlin..

.1936

Berlin..

.1936

United States... Berlin.

1936

400 meter relay-United States (Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper, Frank Wyckoff), Berlin, 1936 39.8 s. 1,600-Meter relay-United States (Ivan Fuqua, Edgar Ablowich, Karl Warner, William Carr). Los Angeles, 1932 3 m. 8.2 s.

3,000-meter team race-Finland (Paavo Nurmi, Willie Ritola, E. Katz), Paris, 1924. ... 8 m. 32 s. *Robert Tisdall (Ireland) won the 400-meter hurdles in 51.8 s., but his time was not allowed as a record because he knocked down a hurdle. Hardin finished second in 52 s. World record for new system of scoring.

400-meter relay-United States (Mary Carew, Evelyn Furtsch, Annette Rogers, Wilhelmina Von Breme) Los Angeles, 1932

800-meter relay-8 m. 51.5 s.-Japan (Yusa, Sugiura, Taguchi, Ara1) Berlin...

Los Angeles..1932
Berlin..
Berlin

1936 .1936

Stockholm...1912

Rita Mastenbroek. (Netherlands..
Ethelda Bleibtrey.. United States.
Rita Mastenbroek. Netherlands..
Dina Senff.
Netherlands
Hideko Mayehata Japan.....

EFT

Berlin..
Antwerp.
Berlin.
Berlin.
Berlin...

1936

1936 1920 .1936 1936

1936

100-meter relay-4 m. 36 s.-Netherlands (Selbach, Wagner, DenOuden, Mastenbroek) Berlin. 1936

Olympic Champions-1896 to 1936

60 Meters Run 1900 A. E. Kraenzlein, United States.. 1904 Archie Hahn, United States

100 Meters Run 1896 T. E. Burke, United States 1900 F. W. Jarvis, United States. 1904 Archie Hahn, United States 1906 Archie Hahn, United States 1908 R. E. Walker, South Africa 1912 R. C. Craig, United States. 1920 C. W. Paddock, U. S.

1924 H. M. Abrahams, Great Britain.
1928 Percy Williams, Canada
1932 Eddie Tolan, United States

TRACK AND FIELD

12s

10 4-5s
11s

11 1-5s

10 4-5s

10 4-5s
10.6s

10-Mile Walk

.1h. 15m. 57 2-5%

14m. 36.6s

14m. 55 3-5s

14m. 31.2s 14m. 38s 14m. 30s .14m. 22.2s

7s 1908 G. E. Larner, Great Britain.
50,000 Meters Walk
1932 Thos. W. Green, Great Britain 4h. 50m. 10s
1936 Harold Whitlock, Great Britain 4h. 30m. 41.4s
5,000 Meters Run
1912 H. Kolehmainen, Finland.
1920 J. Guillemot, France
1924 Paavo Nurmi, Finland
1928 Willie Ritola, Finland
1932 Lauri Lehtinen, Finland
1936 Gunnar Hockert, Finland.
5-Mile Run
1906 H. Hawtrey, Great Britain
1908 E. R. Voigt, Great Britain
10,000 Meters Run
1912 H. Kolehmainen, Finland:
1920 Paavo Nurmi, Finland
1924 Willie Ritola, Finland.
1928 Paavo Nurmi, Finland
1932 Janusz Kusocinski, Poland
1936 Ilmari Salminen, Finland
Marathon

10 4-5s
10.3s
10.38

1935 Jesse Owens, United States..

*With Wind.

200 Meters Run

1908 R. Kerr, Canada

1920 Allan Woodring, United States

1924 J. V. Scholz, United States.

1928 Percy Williams, Canada.
1932 Eddie Tolan, United States.
1936 Jesse Owens, United States
400 Meters Run
1896 T. E. Burke, United States.
1900 M. W. Long, United States
1904 H. L. Hillman, United States.
1906 Paul Pilgrim, United States
1908 W.Halswelle, Great Britain,
1912 C. D. Reidpath, United States..
1920 B. G. D. Rudd, South Africa.
1924 E. H. Liddell, Great Britain
1928 R. J. Barbuti, United States
1932 William Carr, United States
1936 Archie Williams, United States.

1896 E. H. Flack, Great Britain..
1900 A. E. Tysoe, Great Britain
1904 J. D. Lightbody, United States
1906 Paul Pilgrim, United States.
1908 M. W. Sheppard, United States.
1912 J. E. Meredith, United States.
1920 A. G. Hill, Great Britain
1924 D. G. A. Lowe, Great Britain.
1928 D. A. Lowe, Great Britain
1932 Thomas Hampson, Great Britain.
1936 John Woodruff, United States..
1,500 Meters Run

1896 E. H. Flack, Great Britain
1900 C. Bennett, Great Britain
1904 J. D. Lightbody, United States
1906 J. D. Lightbody, United States.
1908 M. W. Sheppard, United States.
1912 A. N. S. Jackson, Great Britain
1920 A. G. Hill, Great Britain.
1924 Paavo Nurmi, Finland.
1928 H. E. Larva, Finland.
1932 Luigi Beccali, Italy

49 3-5s

47.6s 47 4-5s 46.2s 46.58

2m. 11s 2m. 1 2-5s 1m. 56s 2m. 1 1-5s 1m. 52 4-5s 1m. 51.9s 1m. 53 2-5s

1m. 52.4s 1m. 51 4-5s 1m. 49.8s .1m. 52.9s

.4m. 33 1-5s

4m. 6s 4m 5 2-5s 4m. 12s 4m. 3 2-5s 3m. 56.8s 4m. 1 4-5s 3m. 53.6s 3m. 53 1-5s 3m. 51.2s 3m. 47.8s

10m. 2 2-5s

9m. 33.6s 9m. 21 4-5s 10m. 33.4s 9m. 3.8s

1928 T. A. Loukola, Finland
1932 Volnari Iso-Hollo, Finland
(About 3450 mtrs. extra lap by error)
1936 Volnari Iso-Hollo, Finland

3,200 Meters Steeplechase 1908 A. Russell, Great Britain

4,000 Meters Steeplechase 1900 C. Rimmer, Great Britain.

Cross-Country 1912 H. Kolehmainen, Finland

10m. 47 4-5s

1936 Kitei Son, Japan.

26m. 26 1-5s 25m. 11 1-5s

.31m. 20.8s .31m. 45 4-5s 30m. 23.2s 30m. 18 4-5s 30m. 11.48 30m. 15s

2h. 55m. 20s 2h. 59m. 3h. 28m. 53s

2h. 51m. 23 3-5s 2h. 55m. 18s 2h. 36m. 54.8s 2h. 32m. 35 4-5s 2h. 41m. 22.6s ..2h. 32m. 57s 2h. 31m. 36s 2h. 29m. 19.2s

1900 A. C. Kraenzlein, United States
1904 F. W. Schule, United States
1906 R. G. Leavitt, United States
1908 Forrest Smithson, United States.
1912 F. W. Kelly, United States.
1920 E. J. Thomson, Canada
1924 D. C. Kinsey, United States
1928 S. J. M. Atkinson, South Africa
1932 George Saling, United States
1936 Forrest Towns, United States.
200 Meter Hurdles
1900 A. C. Kraenzlein, United States..
1904 H. L. Hillman, United States..

17 3-5s 152-58 168

.16 1-5s

15s 15.1s

14 4-5s 15s

14 4-5s 14.68 14.1s

25 2-5s

24 3-5s

Bacon, United States Loomis, United States 1924 F. M. Taylor, United States 1928 Lord Burghley, Great Britain. 1932 Robert Tisdall, Ireland. 1936 Glenn Hardin, United States *Not the record; one hurdle down. 2,500 Meter Steeplechase 1900 G. W. Orton, United States 1904 J. D. Lightbody, United States....7m. 39 3-5s Standing High Jump 1900 R. C. Ewry, United States. 1904 R. C. Ewry, United States. 1906 R. C. Ewry, United States. 1908 R. C. Ewry, United States. 1912 Platt Adams, U. S.

7m. 64s

5ft 5in 4ft 11in 5t. 1 5-8in 5ft 2in .5ft. 4 1-4in

5ft. 11 1-4in .6ft. 2 4-5in 5ft. 1lin

.5ft. 9 7-8in

6ft. 3in Gft. 4in 6ft. 4 3-8in

Running High Jump 1896 E. H. Clark, United States 12m. 58 2-5s 1900 I. K. Baxter, United States 1904 S. S. Jones, United States. 1906 Con Leahy, Ireland 45m. 11.6s 1908 H. F. Porter, United States 1912 A. W. Richards, United States 1920 R. W. Landon, United States. 1924 H. M. Osborn, U. S.. 1928 R. W. King, United States 1932 Duncan McNaughton, Canada. 7m. 12 3-5s 1936 Cornelius Johnson, United States 6ft. 7 15-16in Standing Broad Jump

10,000 Meters Cross-Country 1920 Paavo Nurmi, Finland. 1924 Paavo Nurmi, Finland

1,500 Meters Walk

1906 George V. Bonhag, United States 3,000 Meters Walk

1920 Ugo Frigerio, Italy.

3,500 Meters Walk 1908 G. E. Larner, Great Britain.

27m. 15s 32m. 54.8s

13m. 14 1-5s 1900 R. C. Ewry, United States.

1904 R. C. Ewry, United States. 1906 R. C. Ewry, United States. 14m. 55s 1908 R. C. Ewry, United States. 1912 C. Tsicilitiras, Greece.

10,000 Meters Walk

1912 G. H. Goulding, Canada. 1920 Ugo Frigerio, Italy

1924 Ugo Frigerio, Italy

6ft 6in .6ft. 4 3-8in 6ft. 5 5-8in

10ft. 6 2-5in 11ft. 4 7-8in 10ft. 10in .10ft. 11 1-4in 11ft. 3-4in

20ft. 9 3-4in 23ft. 67-8in

Body Weight

148 lbs.

1924 C. L. Houser, United States.. 151ft. 5 1-8in 1928 Dr. C. L. Houser, United States.. 155ft. 3in 1932 John Anderson, United States.. 162ft. 4 7-8in 1936 Ken Carpenter, United States. 165ft. 7 3-8in

Standing Hop, Step and Jump 1900 R. C. Ewry, United States......34ft. 8 1-2in 1904 R. C. Ewry, United States......34ft. 7 1-4in Running Hop, Step and Jump 1896 J. B. Connolly, United States.. 1900 Meyer Prinstein, United States. 1904 Myer Prinstein, United States. 1906 P. O'Connor, Ireland. 1908 T. J. Ahearne, Great Britain 1912 G. Lindblom, Sweden.. 1920 V. Tuulos, Finland

1924 A. W. Winter, Australia.
1928 Mikio Oda, Japan.
1932 Chuhei Nambu, Japan.
1936 Naoto Tajima, Japan..

16-Lb. Shot Put
1896 R. S. Garrett, United States.
1900 R. Sheldon, United States.
1904 Ralph Rose, United States
1906 M. J. Sheridan, United States..
1908 Ralph Rose, United States
1912 P. J. McDonald, United States
Right and left hand-Ralph
United States
1920 V. Porhola, Finland.
1924 Clarence Houser, United States
1928 John Kuck, United States..
1932 Leo Sexton, United States.
1936 Hans Woelke, Germany.

.45ft .47ft. 4 1-4in 47ft. 46ft. 2in

48ft. 11 1-4in 48ft.5 1-8in 47ft. 7in 50ft. 11 1-4in 49ft. 11in

51ft. 7in

52ft. 5 7-8in

36ft. 2in .46ft. 3 1-8in 48ft. 7in 40ft. 4 4-5in .46ft. 7 1-2in 50ft. 4in

Rose,

90ft. 5 1-2in .48ft. 7 1-8in 49ft. 2 3-8in

52ft. 3-4in 52ft. 6 3-16in 53ft. 1 13-16in