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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It Dondoy october 21, 1964 the stars and stripes fog 17 Wigger sets world Marc wins games shooting medal by Ted Smits i the . Shooters was not. The Tokyo a american Vic tory by Winger. A Stocky .i.m. Iii. Marksman tones Winner won the United slate Only medal a Gold and Russia made up a Little ground but the two Domi Nant nation yielded the olym Pic spotlight tuesday to a Little known German s upset Triumph in the demanding  i Woldorf 24-year-old physical cd Calion student he doff the Challenge of russian rein aun and the fast closing Rush of . Vane the world record Holder and favorite to become the first German Ever to win the  scored a spectacular 7,887 Point for the 10-event, two Day grind under a recently Rcd Vised scoring table. Yang the1mo Silver medallist from nationalist China and Urcla holds army f it lieutenant fron Cllrk. Tar mont., was Iho seventh medal picked up by the Marks men and boosted the . Medal collection past the i960 total or after 10 Days of Competition the . Now has 72, including 32 Gold. Russia s six medals tues Day included two each in the women s shot put and Light weight judo and gave the user 54. Including 17 , a i tool to 180-Poun Der fired a world record 1,184on 120 shots in winning the Small bore Rifle three position Competition. He previously had taken a Silver medal in Small bore Rifle prone position. The United Stales also push edits Brilliant heavily favored relay trams through heal tothe wednesday finals without major difficulty though a poor Aton relay jeopardized the men 400-meter squad in it first heat. Bob Hayes the Florida a Flash who won the Gold medal in the 100-meter dash had to makeup two Yard on the final leg in that one did it easily and late anchored the team to a time of 39.5 seconds in the semifinals equalling the olympic record. The team was made up of Paul Drayton of Cleveland Gerald Ashworth of Haverhill,mass., Dick Stebbins of los angelic and  men 1,600 relay com posed of Henry Corr of Detroit i complement of three into the200-meter wild medal Winner Mike ii Wrabec of ,Calif., the 400-meter Winner Ollan Cassell of Nutley n.t.,and urls Williams of Compton Calif., won its heat in 3 05.5.More More and the women s 400-Meterteam. Will pc White of Chicago wyomia Tyus of Griffin  White of in Angeles and Edith Mogul re of Atlanta also ran through a steady drizzling rain in a qualifying time of Oil the relay along with the finals of the High jump were scheduled for wednesday on the final Day of track and Field com  United state put a full the listed record at 8.121 under % the old scoring system which translates to 8.087 under the new  Victory by the sturdy 6 foot 200-Poundcr, broke Ameri Ca s 32-year domination of the event going Buck to the 1932games. But it was unix , who had been in third place since the end of the firs Day s activity moved into Sec Ond after the 1,500-meter run the final event and finished with 7,842 Points. Hans Joachi Walde another German who had been Scanno most of the Way finished in third place with 7.809  Veteran Yang who had marked this final Day of the gruelling lest in ninth place the stars and stripes Bol Dorl Hermaa made a Gallant try at  the German but it Wain t quite  moved up to sixth place on the strength of a 15-1 pole vault then to fourth after a 223-7 Jave Lin throw. But he faded in the 1.-500 meter and finished fifth with 7,150  Herman of Santa bar Bara. Calif was the top american. Finished fourth with 7,787 Point. Winning total medal standings by United press International through 1h events Gold Sliver Bronze 2 More american boxers gain olympic semifinals i Woldorf built i winning to Talon these performance 10.7 in the 100-meter dash. 22-1154 inthe Broad jump 49-12 in the Short. To /. In the High jump. 48.2ihe 400-meter dash 15 Flat n the 110 meter hurdle. 155-1 the discus 13-iu in the pole vault 188-2h in the javelin an finished second to aun in his heat of the 1,500  Hodge of Rocoe. . Was ninth with 7,325 Point an Dick Ember or of own Sida Calif., 10th at 7,291.the relatively poor showing by the . In the event had been  the Nir poliing strength of United slate Russia Japan Hungary Italy Australia Germany Britai Bulgaria Poland Finlan Turkey c  Belgium Netherlands Annada Yugoslavia Denmark new zealand France Switzerland Trinidad Argentina Korea cab Tunisia Ira Kenya 2117 1 ii 21 1 Scholander swamped Tokyo a Don Schollander american Winner of four olympic Gold medal in in Lemming i being swamp Cal by congratulatory Mcquage. One Day alone he received a total of nearly 200 Cable. . Shooters scored Well at Tokyo Japan Given 3 awards by olympic committee Tokyo a president very Brundage of the International olympic committee announced Here the unprecedented award to Jacup the 01. Merit and the of the olympic Ilc diploma of. Count Monaco atrophy for outstanding work in presenting the 18th  organizing committee of the game Sal never beforehand the three trophies been awarded at the same time. Tokyo a Feather weight Charlie Brown of Cincin  and lightweight Ron Harrl of Detroit joined two american teammate tuesday in the Semi qualifying jump made by Thomas in spite of hernia Tokyo a John Thomas easily cleared the qualifying height of 6 feet 9 inches in the High jump tuesday morning despite a hernia sustained entraining for the olympic game. The american who Hope to atone Thomas Bronze medal performance at Rome in the 1980olympics when he wag Heavil favored to win revealed he would undergo an operation i Boston after his return if the in jury does in  was asked if the condition bothered him during the High jump qualifying. You Don t think about thing like that Laid the former world record Holder. Finals in the High jump were scheduled for wednes Day. Final of the olympic boxing tournament by winning their matches on decision. The . Boxing team won three Gold medal in Rome in ism. One of the Winner was Cassius Clay now world heavy weight Champion. Brown out pointed Jose Aguirre of Mexico in his Quarter final be fore Harris pounded out a Deci Sion Over Rodolfo Arpon of the  took the first round. The two mixed it up in the final two round fairly evenly but the american received the ver dict on the scorecard of four of the five  Joe frailer of Philadelphia and flyweight Bob Carmody of Peterson. N.j., reached the semifinals   automatically qualify for at least Bronze med als. Lii jump finals John thorns of Boston the i960 medallist and Tine time world record hold a John rambo of Long Beach. Calif., and de Caruthers of la Ana Calif. Each cleared the qualifying eight of to to without major Iff Cully As did three Hussion no luding 1960 Winner Robert Shoshi Kavc and world record older Valery Brumel. The United states a flanked in tuesday final of he women 800-meter and the women s shot. The United slates did t have a finalist in the 800md roly poly Earlene Brown of x angelic was far Back in the  put with a Best throw of 50-8.ann Packer of England won he 800 meters in world record inc of 2 01.1 and promptly presented her Gold medal to 400-meter dash Man Robbie Bright Well her Fiance. It was eng Anil s third Gold medal and that country s Best showing since931. Russia s Tamara press the world record Holder won the shot with a throw of 59-Ivi, he second Gold medal. She won the discus earlier. Galina Zybina of Russia was third in the shot with 57-3.takchlde in Katany of Japan won the lightweight judo Withro russians Oleg Stepanov and Aron Bogolubov the semifinal losers each taking a Bronze  american canoeist in rules advanced a Tony  Beach Calif., made it to the semis of the men kayak Marcia Jones Oklahoma City reached the final of the women s 500-meter kayak sin Gelci and Francine Fox an Gloria a curler both of washing ton moved into the final of the women s kayak pair. Hungarians complaint ends up sugar coated Tokyo a a dope scar cropped up in the Middle of the Pentathlon event. The hungarians we reportedly complaining that russian team had taken some thing in warming up for the Fine event of the Pentathlon. Official doctors it was reported. Investigated and i turned out to be a Lugar solution thursday schedule Tokyo a her Tottino of olympic  Chi ill with american til rim in i re event. All Tom Are euro run c4.-n.ral � m . Tit fire Sabr team Elimina Tion Hubert Blum. He York Bettiem Rumoro. It Taca . Alula a Milti lot an Kultti Airo Iuo morale. Lucean Aru turn . Neuilly. Or to to. 2 to. , individual mourn Hay a Tell tour Lac Mawinna. . W b clip irn. Newport Beach.  a Lotrnr. Stuver City.  turn hi-nuk-1. We him Llla. N to .. . Krind up souk Al re Nam Patricia Del Van. De Atour d aug Rittne. Paru  Karen met Gumti. Bedford Volta in .i jail tint a Tirry. An Uble Trurlu . 3 .  men to Soulea. Run Bulgaria Japan Romania i women e. Poland no  . Quirt Juno. . 5 34 .  Nockey. . . Lunfu Rotuno . Lii in. Canoes not.  . . Award of 10 .  individual by Charles Smith Tokyo up1 United state shooters reaped a Rich Harvest of medal in the1964 olympic game shooting Competition which ended tuesday. The american Crew copped seven of 18 medal awarded three More than they won during the rom olympics in u60, they Altot two now world records in the  Are going Home Happy and pleased with our performance said team Captai Thomas Sharpe an army colonel stationed at it. George g. Mcade  mfg Ger a steel nerved army officer from great Falls mont., won the seventh and last medal a first place Gold medal in the last event on the  fired a world record breaking 1,164 out of a possible 1,200 in the three position Small bore Rifle event. This smashed the record held by another american  Anderson Extell neb. Anderson a divinity student who tried i hand at free Rifle shooting thl time got himself another world record and Agold medal however. He scored 1,153 in the three position free Rifle event to eclipse the old Mark of 1,138 by 15 Points. It will be a Long time before anybody eau that remarked Franklin Orch  in ton d. C., vice president of the National Rifle association of America and a member of the . Olympic committee. Wigger picked up a Silver medal in the Small bore Rifle shooting prone position. He finished with the same score As Hungary Laszlo Hammerl but was nosed out for the first place Gold medal through a scoring technicality. . Army sgt Martin Gunnarsson of it. Benning ga., won a Bronze medal when he finished third in the three position free Rifle event. William Morris an army lieutenant fro mrussell kan., picked up a Bronze medal in Clay Pigeon shooting and Franklin Green an air Force Captain from san Antonio tex., won a Silver medal in free pistol shooting. The remaining medal a third place Bronze medal woo won by army capt Tommy Pool Groom tex., when he finished be Hind Wigger in the Small bore prone Posi Tion  won More than one third of the medals awarded and almost twice As Manyas we won in  Orth said. This is going to do a lot for shooting in the unite states. It is going to help us with our program to gel International Type faculties in the United  he added. We do havea single civilian Range in the United states where we could hold an International or olympic shooting match. Not even   
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