The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-30
ATHLETES AWAITING
STARTERS GUN FOR
COL0RFUL OLYMPIAD
Representatives Of 80 Countries
Will Vie in Track and
Field Events

Los Angeles, July 30.-tR-The
tumult and shouting, the oratory and
Paavo Nurmi, Finland's banished
martyr will blend into the back
ground Of a record smashing battle
for Olympic athletic honors Sunday.
Gathered from the far corners OF
the globe. the speed and Drawn, skill
and endurance of close to 1000 ath-
letes representing SO nations. will
compete in a kaleidoscope whirl Of
sporting activity unprecedented in
Olympic history.
In their wake. over stretch OF two
unbroken weeks of action i'll 16 sports.
it is confidently expected Father
Time and Old Man Distance will be
left dizzily contemplating veritable
wreckage of records.
The main attack on existing STAN
dards will be launched Sunday after
noon in track and field sports. long
the blue-ribbon feature of the Olym-
pics.
Six of the grand total of % track
and field contests will furnish the
chief attraction for perhaps 100000
onlookers in the huge Olympic stad-
ium. Finals will take place in the
high jump, shotput, and 10,000-me-
ter run, in addition to trials in the
l00-meter dash, 400-meter hurdles
and 800-meter run.
The U. S. seemed assured Of no
more than eight gold medals. signify
ing first place winners. Finlands
inspired little band, aroused by the
Punishment of Nurmi, will exert
every muscle to do as we'll. Great
Britain. Canada. Germany. Japan,
Italy, and Argentina also may see
their flags sent to the topmost VIC
tory pole. at least once. before the
laurel wreath is placed on the mara
thon winner next Sunday afternoon,
Aug. Z.
Here are the Olympic track and
field favorites. based on an Asso-
ciated Press consensus:
00-meter-TOlan. U. s. A.: Met
calfe, U. S. A.: Williams, Canada
-meter-Metcalfe, U. S. A.: To-
Ian. U. S. A.; Jonath. Germany.
Observation-Disclosures or Carr. U. S
A.: Rampling. England.
800-meter-Hampson, Englan
Sera Martin. France: Genung, U. s
A.
0-meter-MeccaN, Italy; Hal
lowell, U. s. A.; Larva, Finland.
5000-meter-Lehtinen, Finland;
Virtanen. Finland; Hill, U. 8. A.
10000 -Hollo. Fin a n d;
Kusocinski, Poland; Ribas, Argen-
tina.
3000-meter steeplechase-1so- Hollo
Finland; McCluskey, U. s. A.: Toi-
women, Finland.
Observation-Disclosures, Argentina; De
Bruyn, Germany: Kyronen. Finland.
110-meter hurdlcs-Keller, U. S. A.;
Beard, U. S. A.
400-meter hurdles-Lord Burghley
England; Facelli. Italy; Taylor. U. s
A.
50000-meter walk-Frigerio, Italy;
Hinkel, U. s. A.: Cieman, Canada.
400-meter relay-Germany, u. 8
A., Canada.
1600-meter relay-Great Britain, U
S. A., Germany.
Shot Puo-Sexton, U. S. A.; Douda
Czechosl"vakia: Hirschfeld. Ger.
Discus-Anderson, u. s. A.: Rem.
ecz. Hungary; Jessup, u. 8. A.
Javelin-M.. ,JaYvinen, Finl n d
Penttila, Finland; Sunde, Norway.
Hammcr-Porhola, Finland; O'Cal.
laghan. Ireland: Conner, U. s. A.
High jump-Spitz, U. 8. A.; Var
Osdel, u. 8. A.; johnson, U. s. A.
Pole vault-Graher. U. 8. A.; Mil
Ter, U. 8. A.; Nishida, Japan.
Broad jump-Nambu. Japan; Bar
Der, u. 8. A.; Gator. Haiti.
Hop, step and jump Oshima Of
Oda, Japan; Bowman, U. s. A.
Deca.hlon-A. Jarvinen, Finland
yrjola. Finland: Bausch. U. s. A.