Evening star., 1932-07-24
GAMES To DWARF
ALL PAST EXHIBITS
Victory for U. S. Assured in
Only Three Events of
Cinder Program.
6T ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

7 OS ANGELES, July 23.-In a
setting unprecedented in
H. Olympic history for its color
and elaborate proportions,
the athletic forces of the United
States in Is different sports will
meet the best the rest of the world
can muster, starting one week
from today, over a wide and pic
tureSque battle-ground.
1t cost the municipalities of Los
Angeles and Long Beach, as well
as the State of California, ap-
proximately 100000 altogether
to provide this setting.
1t ranges from the rowing course
Long Beach built at cost of $250,0O0,
10 the colorful Olympic Village, housing
close to 2OO0 in the southwestern sec
ton of Los Angeles, and the gigantic
coliseum. rebuilt as the Olympic Sta
dium. to accommodate upward of
100000 for the feature events of the
games.
EVEN the fine facilities provided by
IL the Dutch four years ago are
dwarfed by Southern California S
Olympic plant. 1t will be the biggest
athletic show of all time from every
standpoint. including attendance.
Already more than 100000 separate
tickets have been sold. Sell-outs are
expected for the big days in the sta
dium. for the opening ceremonies. the
marathon and thc East-West night foot
ball game.
Big crowds also are expected for the
boxing and wrestling in the Olympic
Auditorium and the Olympic regatta at
Long Beach. where the high spot will be
the California crews defense of the
world eight-oared championship.
III addition to rowing. Olympic team
championships will be defended by the
United States in swimming and track
and field sports. The keen character Of
competition in these. as well as most
of the other events. has been assured
by the arrival of the best athletes rival
nations can produce.
THUS it Is figured the U. S. A. will
i be lucky to score more first places
in track and field than Finland.
with Germany. Japan. Canada and
Great Britain all battling for the gold
medals in several main events, Japan
has sent its largest and most formidable
Olympic delegation to these games.
Finland has sent relatively small team.
but it includes a half dozen world rec
ord-breakers in track and field alone
American coaches figure they have
"sure winners in only of the
% track and field events-the 400
meters. high Jump and pole vault. The
home forces haI, potential victors, at
least. in the da shes. as well as the shot
put. discus, 800, 1900 meter runs.
3.O0C-mcter steeplechaSe end broad
Jump. but the competition in all these
events is so keen among a half dozen
or more nations that the outcome is
speculative In the distance races.
again, America is outclassed by the
Firms.
THIS countrys battle to regain sprint
j prestige, lost years ago to Can
sda's Percy Williams. will be one
of the high spots. Williams will be
back again and Arthur Jonath youth
full German speed king. will also threet-
en- the hoped-for triumphs of Ralph
Metcalfe. Eddie Tolan or George Simp-
SON. These three will represent the
u. S. A. in both 100 and 200 meter
dashes.
The renewal of the now famous Ben
Eastman-Bill Carr rivalry in the 400
meters will be watched with special
interest. as will the fourth Olympic ap-
pearance of Paavo Nurni, if the cele-
brated Finn successfully hurdles the
suspension barriers now in his path to
further running glory as an amateur.
Around Nurmi's thinning thatch has
svired the big controversy of the pre-
Olympic scramble Paavo wants to run
the marthan. for the first time and set
an sll-time record for the classic route
as his farewell gesture to international
competition.