Olympics

The Eighth Olympic Games continued, on French soil, Americans continued to win them.

Tennis. In the torrid hollow back of Colombes Stadium, scene of the steeplechasers' collapse (TIME, July 21), the Olympic tennis courts were swept clean by Americans. Women's singles: Helen Wills. Women's doubles: Helen Wills and Mrs. George Wightman. Mixed doubles: Mrs. Marion Jessup and Vincent Richards. Men's singles: Vincent Richards. Men's doubles: Vincent Richards and Francis T. Hunter.

Swimming'. At Les Tourelles, Count Clary, President of the French Olympic Committee, distributed prizes to dripping aquatic champions. Four-fifths of the recipients wore the U. S. shield.

America's point total, 217, has never been equalled in the history of Olympic swimming. Sweden was second with 58 points.

Boxing. The Velodrome D'Hiver in Paris housed pandemonium as different national flags were hoisted to herald fistic victories. Knockouts being infrequent, room was found for argument over the judges' decisions. Ultimately, the Nations had to be content with this point total, mainly determined by second and third places: United States 38; Great Britain 30; Denmark 20; Argentina 18; Belgium 17; Norway 14; France 7; Canada 7; Italy, Holland, Sweden, each 3.

Rowing. Undistracted by the tumult around them, never daunted by the sights they saw, eight much-lauded Yale oarsmen rowed Toronto University (Canada), Italy, Great Britain "out of sight" on the Seine, became world's champions. Jack Beresford, Jr., of England, Henley single sculls champion, swatted past W. Garrett Gilmore of Philadelphia to the world's singles title (amateur) and the Philadelphia Gold Challenge Cup, emblematic of that honor. Switzerland took the four-oared race with coxswain; Holland the pair-oared without coxswain; Great Britain the four-oared without coxswain.

Grand Totals. With seven championships (rugby, shooting, track and field, catch-as-catch-can wrestling, rowing, tennis, swimming) credited in twelve branches of completed competition, the U. S. clinched a victory over the other Nations of the earth for all-round Olympic honors: U. S. 83; Great Britain 33; France 30; Finland 30; Sweden 22 1/2; Norway 20 1/4; Uruguay 10; Argentina 10.