Evening star., 1932-07-07
BIG FIGHT COSTL|ER
THAN WHOLE MEET
No Unbeatable Champ Safe
in Titanic Struggle for
World Supremacy.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

70 HNSGAEk0s y uAJ - AAOoS
pessimistic souls of indigo
l. and crepe throughout diff
ferent sections Of the coun-
try, who have been predicting a
flop for the next Olympic games,
should come to Los Angeles. 1t
will be worth even a good, long,
healthy walk.
Depression or no depression,
slump or what not, this is going
to be the greatest sporting show
ever held. 1t will surpaSS in the
way of quantity and quality, color
and class, speed, skill and stamina
any panorama of competition yet
known to the human eye.
And this doesn't mean perhaps.
First sight of the new Olympic VII
1age, out beyond the Stadium, is
a thrill in itself. barren, dusty
upland Of 80 days ago now has 500 cot
tages ready to house and handle 1000
of the worlds greatest athletes from 48
nations. Each cottage is completely
equipped with every comfort needed
This bleak upland of April now has
more than II acres of flowers, long
stretches of green turf, and the flags
of Z nations, tossed to the winds, an
nounce that the vanguard has arrived.
The flag Of British India, $4,000 miles
away, was the first to fly. Then in
order came Argentina. Australia, Co
lombia, Haiti, New Zealand and
Sweden.
There will be Al additional flags
added to this group Of banners in the
next few days, making a rainbow look
about as cclorful in comparison as a
potato sack.
THE flags of Germany, Japan, Fin
i land. Great Britain, Italy and
others will soon fly over teams
powerful enough to force any winner
into world record performances
There will be no romp connected
with these games. They will be full of
upsetS. Napoleon, Dempsey. the Ath-
letics and Beny Eastman couldn't be
beaten. Your Uncle Sam is in for a
good hard, healthy scrap, to be tested
to the limit.
THERE seems to be a Nationwide
l. idea that set of Olympic games
means only track and field sports.
With all the class and record-breaking
accomplishments these will carry they
will will be only part of the show.
There will be l35 different shows to
look at through 16 days and nights,
starting July 80.
And two of the biggest hits will in
clude the swimming and the equestrian
carnivals, shining with high lights from
the best the world can offer.
These 135 different shows will pre-
sent a cross-section of world sport be-
yond anything yet seen. We have had
sport in our education. This will be
an education in sport-wrestling, box
ing, horsemanship, 10 crews, track and
held. weight lifting, hockey, swimming
IA competitive sports with two
demonstration sports-and that's an
eye-fuI for old man August operating
with 100 field glasses.
MANY queries from the East, North
4S1 and South have come in about
the admission cost for this pro-
gram. You can see 26 different shows,
including opening and closing cere-
monies and seven different sports, for
a total of $22-or 80 cents a perfor-
nance for the best seat in the stands
Thousands. tired business men paid
out $500 a seat to see Sharkey and
Schmeling show them what a tired
business man really looked like. F'ol
$1.00 less they can see the best in the
world-haming youth at its peak
roistering in the midst of split seconds
and split inches-Setting new target:
for future generations to shoot at.
THERE has been much discussion a.
i to Just how the daily attendance
will run, once the pageant gets
under way. Bill Henry and Zacl
Farmer, two Of the main executive
mandarins in close touch with the stu
alton, have put minimum estimate al
10000 a day.
From the way things are already be-
ginning to steam up believe the gen
eral average will swing well above thii
and that there will be days arounC
the 100000 attendance mark. Ther'
will be at least 100000 ON hand th'
night Tad Jones presents Albie Bootf
and other Eastern foot ball star
against Howard Jones Pacific slop'
lineup.
So far the seat sale has run jus
above 10000 But these are days wher,
the populaee delays purchasing up Il
the last moment. Then, il the shov
seems TO be worth While, they come witt
q stampede.
IF any medal is to be awarded TO
/ height, size and the look of power, j
might as well be handed over T.
the Swedes. These blond giants iron