Imperial Valley press., 1932-07-20
ODDS AND ENDS
ON ENTRIES FOR
OLYMPIC GAMES
BY GEORGE III. BEALE
United Press Staff CorreSponden

BY GEORGE III. BEALE
United Press Staff Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, July 20. - Their
ranks being increased almost hour
" by new arrivals. athletes who
viii compete in the 1892 Olympic
games, July 30 to August Ia, started
today on the final 10 days OF the
training grind.
Some g. competitors came in this
morning and with the 1873 that ar
rived yesterday boosted to almost
1000 the number of athletes al
ready on hand for the celebration
OF the tenth Olympiad.
The first newcomers today were
five members of Norway's team and
the Norwegian flag was hoisted at
once at Olympic Village. Later Is
additional ArgentineS came in and
the United States swimming team
The Argentine and United States
flags already were in place because
other members of their teams have
been on hand for some time.
o. Sunde. who placed third in
the iayelin throw in the 1928 Olym-
pics at Amsterdam, and Halmar
Johannesen, the 400 and S00-meter
runner, were with the Norwegian
outfit.
OF the 1873 who got in yesterday
all took their first practice today.
81 men and three women
OF the Polish team who arrived late
last night One of the women was
Stella Walsh. track and field star,
whose eligibility may be contested.
She decided to compete with the
Polish only after she learned she
could get a position with the Polish
consulate in New York. Previously
she had taken out naturalization
papers and was expected to run for
the United States team. Her ap-
pearance at the games may be
Miss Walsh Present
Miss Walsh and the other Polish
girl athletes went to the Chap
nan Park hotel, home OF all women
in the games, while the
y men went to Olympic Village to
.ejoin JanuSc Kusocinski. Kuso-
,inski scored a victory over Paavo
Nurmi, the great Finn runner,
shortly before they left Europe.
xusocinski preceded the other
members of his team here.
Others who worked out for the
irSt time today we're 62 Frenchmen
md one French woman, 40 Swedes
md AZ Firms, all of whom came in
These arrivals made the
French, Swedish and Finnish teams
complete
Paavo Nurmi, hoping to compete
n his fourth Olympic games, took
mother brief workout today. The
injured tendon in his leg was re-
ported considerably better because
If frequent messages but his train
ng has neither been consistent nor |
ntent because of it. If the injury
heals he has only his eligibility to
worry about. That will be consid-
red by the 1. A A. F. two days
before the Olympiad celebration
starts.
The Olympic committee breathed
4 little easier today because of
President HooVer's announcement
hat Vice President Curtis will rep
esent him at the games.
The President had accepted an !
invitation to open the games but |
ater had announced he could not +
make the trip. To the vice pres
dent will fall the duty of pro-
laiming the games in session after |
le reviews the parade of nations in |
he colorful opening ceremony.
Yanks Awaited
Governor Roosevelt and Speaker /
Garner. Democratic presidential and |
ice presidential candidates in the |
coming election, also have signified
heir intention of appearing here
Turing the games.
The roster of athletes to compete
will almost be complete by the end
If the week.
The United States track and field
cam, favored to score over all ma
ions in those events, is scheduled !
% arrive Thursday. The same day
LOO members of Germany's team,
he Czechoslovakia team and the
swimmers are due.
Friday the United States wom-
en's team, the Brazilian team, the
Mexican team and additional mem
1ers of Switzerlands team are
to arrive.