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...
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