The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-05
SPORTSMANSHIP IN
OLYMPIC CONTESTS
SEEN IMMEDIATELY
'Swifter, Stronger, Higher Is
Motto of Worlds Best
Athletes
Nv GEORGE ID. MANN

Higher"
This Olympic motto is the inspira-
ton Of each athlete. That was
eXemplified in the opening events of
the 10th Olympiad Sunday before a
gate of some $4,000 spectators which
filled less than half the giant stadi-
UNI. Five Olympic and some world
records were broken by the contest
ants as they proved themselves swift
e. and stronger than those who had
until now held the athletic palm.
The games have settled down to q
steady grind and will be attended by
a much smaller crowd than saw the
opening spectacular events. SWIM
ming, boxing and equestrian events
have been practically sold out, but
the track events, which move slowly
and are not as spectacular to watch
for these not keenly interested in
athletics, will not draw as heavy a
gate as anticipated.
Crowds Grow Less
Crowds did not surge at Los Ang-
eleS except for the opening event.
Many came to witness the colorful
parade Of nations, but thousands
checked out the opening morning.
Los Angeles is assuming its normal
aspect with but the colors of many
nations to indicate that the games
are in progress.
1t was thrilling sight at the Sun
day games to witness what is called
an Olynpiad victory. AS winners in
the finals are announced, the spec
tators rise and face the glowing torch
at one end of the stadium. Flags of
the successful contestants rise upon
three flagpoles, as the band plays
the national air of the victors.
Americans Score
The first final to be announced was
the shot put, in which the U. S. won
first and second. Again in the high
jump the U. S. won second.
Feature Race
The sun cast long shadow down
the stadium field and cool breeze
swept across the track as the 10000
meter race began. This event in
which Nurml, barred for profession
alism. had been picked as probable
winner, is one of the high points in
every Olympiad. Nurmi watched the
event from the grandstand, just an
other spectator, while two of his
brother Firms strived but failed to
win this event again for Finland.
Beating all Olympic records. Kusoc-
inski, the Poland runner, looked as
fresh at the finish as when he start
ed the IS lap bunion derby. He caper-
ed across the field in high spirits to
be shot" by the movie fans before
seeking the showers. The Pole does
not look as fleet as Nurmi, being
more bcefy and not as graceful on
the track, but he is as steady as
clock and kept the lead for nearly
every lap of this great Olympic en-
durance test.
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Babe from Texas
Graceful as young gazelieS were the
women javelin throwers. Babe"
Didrikson, one of the first tflrowerS
TO compete, broke the worlds record.
She halls from Texas, where there is
plenty of room for javelin practice.
She told the press her hand slipped
and a coach supplied the informa-
ton that had this not happened, the
javelin would have gone 155 to 100
feet instead of hitting at the new
world record of 143 feet 4 inches.
Germany has held corner on this
number in the past. AS a classic
event one searched the program to
find Greek entered in the javelin
lists. Evidently ladies are not taught
to hurl javelins in Greece. U. s. had
three entries, Japan two, Germany
three, Mexico and Poland one each.
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U. S. did not make a good showing
IN long distance running. This is q
type of sport more highly developed
upon the European continent. Ger
mans, Poles and Firms seem to excel
in this sport. Brazil entered a large
heavy man who started off at a
steady pace when the gun released
the runners. He never hurried but
kept dOggedly on for the Is laps,
finishing after every runner had left
the track and the sun was we'll down
over the horizon, but he got great
applause for his grit. None of the
nations contending left the race be-
fore the finish. The losers We're at
least two or three laps behind the
winners showing how the three or
four high men outclassed the general
run Of entrants.
Why Not Hopi?
There was much discussion why
the U. S. did not enter one of the
famous Hopi Indians in these long
distance runs. Rumor has it that
some Hopi Indians run 10 or IS miles
to work and know the art of fast,
steady, long distance running. A Los
Angeles newspaper printed story,
(believe it or not), of a Hopi Indian
who runs 20 miles to work each day
and returns home at the same gait.
Told of the Olympic 1O,OO0-meter
race, he said it was too short run
for him. Nothing less than 20 miles
interested the Hopi.
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Experts following the events of the
10th Olympiad except old records to
10th Olympiad expect old records to
marks in the first trials is no ordi-
nary achievement.
Eddie Tolan Of Michigan, broke the
Olympic record for the 1O0-meter run
in the trial event. He breezed into
the tape at 104 seconds; a shade un-
der D. F. Lippincott's last Olympic
record Of 10.6 seconds. He Is a beau
tiful runner.
Where the Yanks Excel
In the short sprints and hurdle
events the U. S. excel. This country
holds the worlds and the Olympic
records for the 400-meter hurdles.
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Poor Cheng Chung Liu
BY a queer twist of fate, China
one-man team, Cheng Chung Liu,
came 10000 miles to compete and
was eliminated In his first race, the