World Swimming Record

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 August 1949, Page 7

World Swimming Record

Hironoshin Furuhashi, a Japanese swimming champion, made his third world record in the National Amateur Athletic Union meeting by winning the 800 metres free-style event in 9min 35.55ec. This was 15.4 sec faster than the record set by Bill Smith {United States) in 1944. Robert Gibe, of Detroit, won the 100 metres free-style event. He slipped past Wally Ris, the American star, and Yoshihiro Hamafuchi. of Japan, who were battling for the lead in the last 30 yards. Gibe’s time was 58.2 sec. Joe Verduer, of Brighton Club, won the medley in 3min 53.75ec, bettering the American record by one-fifth of a second, set by Harry Holiday in 1946—New York, August 20. American Tennis Titles

Miss Louise Brough and Mrs Margaret Osborne won the United States women’s doubles championship today. They beat Misses Doris Hart and Shirley Fry, 6-4, 8-6. In the first all-Aus-tralian final since 1939, Bromwich and Sidwell beat Sedgman and Worthington, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1. In the semi-finals, Sedgman and Worthington beat the Italians Giovanni Cucelli and Marcello Delbello. 7-5, 6-3. 7-4. Bromwich and Sidwell beat Richard Gonzales and Frank Parker, 13-11, 10-8, 10-8 in the other semi-final.—New York, August 21. Chilean Mine Strikes

Strikes in two South Chilean coal mines ended today ,and the Government announced that order had been restored throughout the country. The strikes and rioting began five days ago. ■The Government said the trouble had been inspired by . the outlawed Chilean Communist, Party, which still hoped to cause a general strike of 120,000 Government, banking, and industrial worknext Week, August 21,