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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, Feb. 21, 1952
United States Behind Germany In Bobsled Race
Oslo, Norway—(U.P.)-The No. 1 United States team finished second behind Germany today in the first heat of the four-man bobsled competition of the winter Olympic games. A hot sun threatened to cancel tomorrow's scheduled windup of the event.
The no. 1 U. S. team, steered by Stan Benham of Lake Placid, N. Y., shot down the 1,500-meter (nearly one-mile) Frognersetron course in one minute, 17:44 seconds on a rapidly softening track. The Germans were tined in a superior 1:16:36.
With temperature at 39 degrees Fahrenheit, the ice was melting rapidly and Norwegian officials felt that the four-man bobsled race might not be completed.
The two-day bobsled competition involving 15 teams from nine nations began under a hot sun that threatened to destroy the Frogersetern course within a few hours.
"The course is terrible," said an Olympic official. "It's in danger of being completely destroyed within hours by the sun. This may be the only event of the Olympics which we will not be able to finish.
Besides Benham, the U. S. sled was made up of Pat Martin of Massena, N. Y.; Howard Crosset of Bradford, N. Y., and Jim Atkinson of Hamilton, N. Y.
The U. S. won the Olympic four-man bobsled championship in 1948 and was a strong favorite to repeat.
America's no. 2, sled, steered by Jim Bickford of Saranac Lake, N. Y., completed its first heat in 1:19:31 and was in eight place. Hubert Miller of Saranac Lake, Dick Severino of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., and Joe Scott of Ausable Falls, N. Y., were the other members of the sled.
At the completion of the first heat, the temperature had risen to 43 degrees and officials ordered a delay
Belmont Stakes Set For June 7
New York — (U.P.) The 84th renewal of the mile-and-a-half Belmont Stakes, the last and longest of America's triple crown races, will be held June 7, the Westchester Racing association announced today.
The $100,000 Belmont, a grueling test for three-year-old colts and fillies at weight for age, often is called "the test of the champion" and is a favorite target for the nation's thoroughbred owners and breeders.
The first two triple crown races—the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs and the Preakness at Pimlico—are scheduled May 3 and 17, respectively.
to repair the track and eliminate excessive hazards.
The crack German sied was made up of Andreas Ostler and Lorenz Nieberl, who won the two-man championship, and Fritz Kuhn and Franz Kemser.
Dick Button of Englewood, N. J., was favored to win the U. S. its fourth Olympic gold medal in the windup of the men's figure skating competition later in the day.
Button, 21-year-old Harvard university senior, held a commanding lead at the start of today's competition and only a major disaster could untie him from successfully defending the crown that he won in 1948.
The United States, which surged back into second place yesterday on the strength of Mrs. Andrea Mead Lawrence's slalom victory and a fine showing in ladies' figure skating, figured to gain additional points in men's figure skating from Jimmy Grogan of Colorado Springs, Colo., who was in third place at today's start, and Hayes Jenkins of Akron, O., who stood fifth.
The U. S. hockey team, unbeaten in four games but much criticized because of what Europeans consider "rough" play, faces its sternest test so far against Sweden, also unbeaten. The third unbeaten team, Canada, plays Switzerland while inland meets Czechoslovakia and Norway plays Germany.
KU 'B' Squad Defeats Mules
The Kansas "B" basketball squad had too much power for the Warriorsburg Mules' reserves, as Coach Dick Harp's squad turned in a 55-43 victory, in a contest played in Auditorium Wednesday.
The Jayhawkers used a good fast break, which was too much for the Mules defense.
Larry Davenport led the scoring for Kansas with 16 points, with seven from the field and two points at the line. Jerry Alberts was second high for the Jayhawkers with five shots from the field.
Cage Scores
Warrensburg (43) . . . G FT F
Lenox 3 4 3
Pruitt 0 1 0
Gregory 5 2 0
Simmerman 0 0 1
Schromn 5 0 5
McCraary 0 0 1
Bure 1 1 1
French 3 0 1
Parker 0 1 2
Greer 0 0 2
Totals 17 9 16
Kansas "B" (55) G FT F
Forsythe 0 0 0
Buller 1 0 2
Davenport 7 2 2
Franklin 0 0 0
Dye 2 3 1
Guess .0 0 1
Albert .5 0 4
Whitney .1 1 1
Nicholson .0 0 1
Wolfe .0 0 0
Johnson .4 1 5
Bogue .1 0 1
Squires .0 0 0
A. Kelley .1 0 4
Smith .1 0 2
Anderson .0 1 0
Padgett .0 1 0
Totals ... 23 9 24
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