Bisbee daily review., 1920-08-15

the Olympic stadium. where all was ready for competitions beginning to- morrow.
 The Americans as result of the reinstatement of Dan Ahearn, dis missed on charges of insubordination went into the parade in fine spirit and full of hope for victory, their del egations of 299 being the largest eX- cept the Belgians, whose ranks mum bered 301. With a perfect day, tn, competitors, ranging in color from the pale blonde men and women of the northland. through all shades of brown of the Japanese, turbaned Hin dus and fezzed Egyptians. to the all most jet black of some Americans. In age they ranged from Allen Rig gin, the 12-year-old American diver, who kept step bravely with the long Strided big Americans, to bearded Belgian archer, the last in line.
 There was small crowd of spec tators but the official boxes were crowded The Belgian royal family was in the royal box.
 When King Albert. at the invitation of Count Baillet-Latour, head of the Belgian Olympic committee, pro- claimed the stadium open, after Car dinal Mercier had proclaimed ths benediction, cannon shotsW boomed and carrier pigeons fluttered over the field. An airplane gave the only goth century touch to colorful pa geant such as might have attended a tournament in knighthood days.
 The delegation from the United States. with Pat Mcdonald carrying the American flag and Harry J. Heb ner bearing the standard. was well applauded. After the flags and off cials marched the navy men in uni form, then the seven coaches, the 16 girl swimmers wearing white skirts and blue jackets, and the athletes.
 An army contingent was at the end of the American group.
 Chile's delegation of two athletes and two officials and those of New Zealand and Portugal, with four each were the smallest. Sweden's 1S0 athletes were loudly cheered. There : were S4 women in the parade. 42 representing Sweden. Most of them are swimmers, but, some are gym nasts.
 The group Of flaxen-haired Danes in their tight blue gymnasium bloom CTS was picturesque. Many delega- tions dipped their flags as they pass ed the royal box, others cheered and some used characteristic national gestures. such as the 20 white-sweat- cred gymnasium-trunked Brazilians. who put their right hands to their hearts and left hands in the air while passing. The Americans executed 'eyes right"
 ANTWERP, Aug. 1.-The Olympic Stadium was opened today. It was a formal ceremony. staged with a set ting of flags. banners and flutterine pennants against q background oi white stone, cement and wood, with royalty. officialdom. diplomacy, fame and fashion participating in the pro gram or represented in the boxes But the thousands of spectators pack cd about the huge oval centered theii interest in the actual contestants athletes from 30 nations-who par aded the arena and tomorrow will begin their tests of strenth and skill
 The spectators were as cosmopoli tan as the mass of contestants and 1T III. .fff zens of all the countries whose flags flying from official, diplomatic oi consular boxes, made the scene a colorful hodgepodge like warshiI decked out with all her pennants.
 Two flags. the German and Austri an. which flew over the stadium il the Sixth Olympic meet at Stocy holm, were missing and these cOun tries. barred from participation il the meet, as were all enemies of the Entente powers in jhe war. had nc representation either in the 'ena O in the diplomatic boxes. Tt" Rus s.,n flag. also. was missing. In thei places. how aVer. were tho athlete! and flags of nations newborn of thu war. Poland and Czecho Slovakia, tn latter replacing Bohemia whose atf letes. though then listed separately had to.march just behind the Austri ans at Stockholm. The Jugo-Slav today replaced the Serbians of 191i
 The formal ceremonies of openin the stadium included addresses h the king of the Belgians, who off cially presented the stadium tc Bal On Pierre de Coubertin. president ( the International Olympic commute and by number of other officials q the Belgian or Antwerp city gover, ment and Belgian Olympic oommi tees There was also treaIendousl impressive singing by Belgia choral society.
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