Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-14
BOYS PARADE:
At LYM|P'|AD.
Great Spectacle as Athletes.
March Before Huge
Crowd.
FAME, FAsHIOND, SEE
STADIUM OPENED

0vyNseyt S"S'AsAOub dU0 D'tu0uASy
Represented and Flags Of Many
Nations Are Displayed in 'colorfuI
scenss-Athletes From Enemy Ma
tons Barrsd-Ameriea's 500 Cheer
cd Because They Arc Americans.
BY Associated Press.
Antwerp. Aug. 14.-The Olympic
stadium was opened today. 1t was
formal ceremony. staged with a set
ting Of nags. banners and :a,ttering
remnants against background Of
white stone. cement and w,,cd. with
royalty. officialdom. diplomacy, fame
ana fashion participating in the, pro-
gram or represented In the. boxes.
But the thousands Of spectators
packed about the huge oval centered
their interest in the actual contest
ants athletes from nearly thirty
nations-who paraded the aroma and
tomorrow will begin theft tests OF
strength and skill.
The spectators were as ccstrnopoli-
tan as the mass OF contestants, ana
In the ranks Of the athletes were citi-
szens OF all the countries whose flags,
fiying from official. diplora,,tic or
consular boxes, made the scene
colorful hodgepodze like 8. warship
decked out with all her penr,ants.
Germany Barred.
@ Two flags, the German s!nd Aus
triap. which few over the stadium in
the sixth Olympiad at Stockholm,
were missing and these countries,
barred from participating in the
meet. as were all enemies OF the
entente powers in the war, had no
presentation either in the arena or
in the diplomatic boxes. Tile RUS
sian fag. also was missing. In their
places. however. were the athletes
and nass ot nations newboi1, OF the
The formal ceremonies OF opening
the stadium Included addresses by
esh0s King Of the Belkians, who offi-.
ciAlly presented the stadium to
Baron Pierre dc Coubertin. president
sof the International OlymIic COM
naitteA and by q number OF other Of
ficials Of the Belgian or Antwerp city
government and Belgian Olympic.
committees. There was stlso tre-
mend dously Impressive singing by q
Belgian choral society.
Athletes Parade.
81. The cheering was continuous as
the athletes. fling in from the open
space just back OF the stadium
where they had formed, nation by,
nation. swung into the arers! headed
by the members Of the international
olympic committee. They marched
In alphabetical order, tho The Bel
CLANS. alphabetically second IN the list
took last place. courteously, ,as hosts.
This brought Australia f1rs,t in line
behind the official committee.
Each group was preceded by its
fags, and generally speaking, each
group Of nationals was uniformly
dressed mot in athletic toys. but in
suits OF uniform cut and color. Some.
however, were In army or navy uni-
forms. AS they swung by the royal
box, whore King Albert. Prince
I.eonold and q ~roup Of government
officiaI. were .tandinr thnv aalnted
the king. Some OF the athletes paid
similar courtesy to the ambassadors
or ministers OF their nations who had
boxes all around the arena.
Whether 1t was represented by
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s colnpn nalu,. ..N.N. as ".s oap4 :
v.s 3 na.on ps. s,..l pa's u ..,na ~
40 sp0S-, 10, S.tt1o :. ss -
.us puas. .Ae 80
tators ts'il 9. one nat'ona,'ty nau eioup-
eo toSether. All 9. tue eouiis's wno'
Ior weeks nave Deeil po'l''ins in.o
belsium seemed 70 De 'nels''
Amsr'oans Dneereu .oo
Nc "a AInulican ll'll a.ai.esse, .gous ~
strons' were cheeieu IS. .ieu1'sli.y NJ. nv,
only py theiF co1pa.rloss IN .ne
STANDS. put py tne 1nrs1lss VINO
recognized tnat the eroup marcnlns
behind tho stars ana STRIPES were
among tns strong contenoers 1or VIC
tory IA tne seventnS Oiylnlllsao.
at seemed tnat tnere we're tnou-
SANDS of americans IN tfe stands
Every soldier from the army OF oo-
cupafion on tne Hnlne VINO Gould pos
sfply secure leave was there u
knAkt XMAS Sackies ITO" tne cruiser
freder1ck sailors from the Ameri-
can 1nerchaht anu passenger liners
IN the narDor ana nund!eds upon
nundreas nun OF tourists sWeileo the dele