Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-21
meet BAL[YHOOED
FROM ALL ANGLES
Everything Is Especial" as
Promoters Steam Ahead.
To Seat 10000.
" OS ANGELES, June 20.-The
tenth Olympiad is yet a year

OS ANGELES, June zU.-1Qe
tenth Olympiad is yet a year
IL away, but Los Angeles, the
host city, is under full steam
right now with advertising and
preparation.
The organizing committee, I'M
der the direction of Zach Farmer,
has planned every detail for the
care Of the visiting athletes, and
preliminary work is already under
way in the erection of the Olympic
village, where all participants will
live.
Automobiles cruising the sun-bathed
streets of the Western wonder city bear
windshield stickers, hub caps and spare
tire covers telling the world that the
Olympic Games of 1892 are just around
the corner.
There is activity everywhere. The
huge stadium has been enlarged to ac-
commodate 10000 persons-the great
est stadium capacity in the history Of
the world games. And Los Angeles
aims to have an occupant in every seat
on each of the big days.
r OS ANGELES and the Organizing
IL Committee took word out of Mr..
WebSter's dictionary and are using
Il overtime. That word IS special"
manufacturer of beds in the world has
designed a special bed for each indi-
vidual athlete. This bed is 6 feet 6
inches long, 3712 inches in width and
16 inches thick. A special spring mat
treSS over a box spring will make these
beds just about as comfortable as any
king or racketeer ever slept upon.
The houses themselves are extra
special Each standard house will ac-
commodate four athletes and each ath-
lete will have. his special bed, shower,
wash basin, etc. They are not tempo
rary huts, but will be built of the best
material.
There will be special dining rooms
for each team. And each team will
bring its own chef, so that he may
prepare the kind of food the boys have
been used to all their lives.
There will be a large bath house,
where every device known to science
will be available in the training and
treatment of the athletes.
There will be a special medical CEN
Ter, likewise equipped in personnel ana
devices to meet any emergency.
There will be special entertainment
very evening by the worlds leading
movie stars.
There will be a special showing each
evening of the moving pictures taken
Of the days events.
There will be special bus service at
the call of the visitors.
There will be special trains crossing
the country from Montreal, Boston,
New York, New Orleans, Houston and
other ports.
And finally there will be special
act of Congress in December to make
It possible for the Olympic visitors to
enter America without passport ana
without paying customs on personal
sports equipment.
So with all of this, and more, to
look after, Zach Farmer and his COM
mittee are moving at extra special
speed.
1t will cost the visiting athletes 50
O day for everything. All the living
expense they will be put to is in supply
ing their own chefs.
The village will be erected at q cost
Of $500,000, but it is likely it may be
disposed of to advantage after the
games are over, for it is being erected
Of permanency. It may become
super-tourist camp after the Summer
Of 1882.
THE olympic Village is for the man
4 athletes. The woman athletes Will
have their own village in the near
by University of Southern California.
They will occupy the dormitories and
have the various fields and gymnas-
iums for their training.
Sixteen athletic fields have been pro-
vided for the visiting man athletes,
besides numerous clubs, gymnasiums
and indoor facilities. Each team will
be scheduled for certain hours each
day according to its needs.
No detail has been overlooked.
Athletes performing in night events
will have specially insulated huts away
from the others so they may sleep
late in the morning and be undisturbed.