Evening star., 1932-07-31
TENTH OLYMP|AD
OPENED BY CURTIS
10000 at Los Angeles
Watch Parade of SO Nations
Around Track.
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a refreshing breeze blew in from the
Pacific Ocean. adding to the color
scheme by stirring the flags of far
away countries at the top of the
stadium walls
The parade of nations, requiring just
short Of an hour to march around the
track where records will be broken next
week, introduced bright costumes worn
by officials and athletes, and brought
the spectators up cheering. The parade
gave the band of $50 musicians a chance
to make the first new Olympic record
by playing without a halt for so
minutes.
The opening ceremonies ran more to
actions than words. When the repre-
sentatives of the 80 competing nations
assembled on the grass inside the run
ming track, William May Garland. in
few words. extended the welcome of
the United States, and in even fewer
words, Vice President Curtis formally
declared the games opened.
AS the Vice President concluded, a
10-gun salute from 75-millimeter pieces
roared, and the Olympic torch was
lighted, the flames, which will burn
throughout the games, shooting high
above the stadium.
1000 Pigeons Released.
A choir of 1900 voices sang "Of virile
games by which the body's beauty is
note of the hymn died away a flag
draped cage in the center of the field
was opened and 1000 pigeons sped
away
Some of the birds entered into the
spirit of the occasion, circling the field
before going away.
The olympic flag. with five entwined
colored circles. representing the five
continents in a common cause of good
will, was raised. and DR.. Robert Gordon
Sproul, president of the University of
California, delivered the dedication ad-
dress
The choir sang another sacred hymn
before Lieut.. George G. Calnan, United
States Navy, representing the United
States for the fourth time in Olympic
games competition, took the Olympic
oath for all the nations. He said:
1--WE swear that we will take part in
the Olympic games in loyal competition,
respecting in them in the true spirit
of craftsmanship, for the honor of our
country and for the glory of sport"
The standard bearers, in the order
of the professional, with Greece at one
end and the United States at the other,
stood in a semi-circle behind Lieut.,
Calnan as he repeated the oath. Other
athletes all stood with their right hands
raised.
The stadium, with the track and
field in hollow circle, in the center
was spick and span for the opening of
the games for which Los Angeles has
waited IL years The track, on which
many Olympic records are expected to
fall in the next week, was groomed to
the last degree and seemed lightning
fast. No track shoe has profaned its
smooth surface and none will until to-
morrow when the first events are held,
for the contestants have not been per-
mitted to practice on 'the" track.
A great athlete who will not be called
on to take part in the games to follow
Nurmi-was seated among the
spectators. Not far away was Amelia
Earhart Putnam, the woman flyer, who
crossed the ocean in a plane all by
herself.
Argentina Follows Greece.
The Greek athletes, who have been
parading, with some Interruptions,
since TIC B. c., when the first Olympic
games were held, were followed in the
procession of nations by Argentina,
dressed all in white, and then the Aus
tralians, all in green. The Austrians
were also in white, and nine Belgians
followed, wearing straw hats, blue
coats and white trousers.
Brazil, with a white and blue effect,
showing 36 athletes, marched Just
ahead Of the huge Canadian contin-
gent, which showed the largest num-
Der at that time in the parade. The
Canadians, more than 100, wore bril-
liant scarlet coats, white hats and
white trousers.
China, represented by one athlete
and three officials, followed, and Co.
lombia and Cuba were next with
dozen.
Czechoslovakia followed and then
Denmark, another brilliant group in
red coats, attracted big cheer. Egypt
was another nation with a single rep
resentative in the parade. Estonia had
four.
Finland, wearing white shirts and no
coats, showed a big representation.
France, all in straw hats and looking
like so Maurice Chevaliers, followed.
Great Britain, with about the same
number as France, also wore blue coats
and white trousers, but preferred Pam
anna hats to straight -brimmed straws.
Haiti Has One Athlete.
Silviro Gator, the broad jumper, was
Haiti'S sole athlete. Hollands men and
women wore blue coats, with Hungary
and India, their delegations ranging
from 90 to 40, following. Ireland, ap-
propriately enough in green, had its
flag carried by DR.. Patrick O'Callaghan,
Olympic hammer throw champion and
the country's greatest all-around ath-
lete.
Some 125 Italians. wearing light blue
coats and close to 200 japanese follow
ing made two of the most impressive
delegations. The Japanese also took to
American styles in blue coats and straw
hats. The IA Japanese girls made up
the largest feminine representation.
JugoslaWa and Latvia had small
groups Mexico, all in white, turned cut
more than 100.
New Zealand, Norway and the Philip
pines all adopted the straw hat, blue
coat white trouser motif S. Toribio,
Filipino high jumper star, carried the
Philippine standard.