The Washington times., 1932-07-27
US. VICTORIOUS
IN ALL MODERN
OLYMP|CS
BY HARRY COSTELLO
is OLYMPIC Day.

The tenth Olympiad will open
in the new $2,250,000 Olympic
Stadium, Los Angeles.
Vice President Charles Curtis
and some 10000 persons will be
in attendance when the opening
day parade takes place. In the
parade some 1000 competitors,
men and women, will march be-
hind their respective national
colors in native costume.
Runs Eight Days
The main sport of the
Olympiad, track and field, will
start on Sunday and will run
through eight days, in the
Olympic Stadium. 1t is expected
that an average of $4,000 daily
spectators will view the track and
field competitions.
The United States has always
been victorious in track and
field of the modern Olympiads.
This country won at Athens, in
1896; at Paris, in 1900; at st.
Louis, in 1904; at Athens, in
1906; at London. in 1908; at
Stockholm, in 1912; at Antwerp,
in 1920; at Paris, in 1924, and
at Amsterdam, in 1928. No
games were staged in 1916, be-
cause of the World War.
America won 81 out of %
events in track and field at st.
Louis, in 1904. Therefore, Olympic
leaders decided to break the four
year rule for Olymplcs to stage
O. "rejuvenating" Olympiad at
Athens in 1906. The principal
purpose of the 1906 Athens
Olympiad was to revive interest
in sport abroad. The marks made
in the 1906 Athens Olympic are
carried with the Olympic records,
although the meet is not Off
cially recognized by the Interna-
tional Olympic Committee as part
OF the Olympiad series.
Started In 776 B. C.
Ancient Olympic games flour
ished from IT'S B. C. until sup
pressed by the Emperor. Theodo-
SiuS, in 1874 A. D.
The first Olympiad of modern
times was held at Athens IN 1896.
Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Of
France, is called "The Father Of
the Olympic Games" because
through his efforts the world
movement for the revival of the
ancient games was instituted.
Contrary to general opinion, no
country is officially designated
winner of an Olympiad. Designa-
ting a winner is forbidden Rule
l9 of the general code governing
Olympiads specifically says that
''in the Olympic games there is
no classification according to
points"
Winner On Point System
The victor nation of an Olym-
piad is unofficially named on a
basis of a point system similar to
that employed by the Intercollegi-
ate Association of Amateur Ath-
leteS of America with a first
place counting three points, a sec.
ond place two points and a third
place one point.
Awards to Olympic athletes for
first, second or third places are
medals and diplomas. In the in
dividual events, first award is q
Silver-gilt medal and diploma, Sec
ond a silver medal and diploma,
third a bronze medal and dip
Iona. Similar prizes are given in
team events, such as relays.
Repeated Victories
Only ID athletes of all compet-
ing in the Olympiads have re-
tained or regained their Olympic
titles. The events, men and years
are: 100-meters, Hahn GU. S.,
1904, 1906: 80O-meters. Lowe eng
land. 1924, 1923; 1,5OO-meters,'
Lightbody CU. s.. 1904, 1905;
1O,OOO-meters, on flat, Nurmi Gin
landD. 1920. 1923; 10,00O-meters,
cross-country. Nurmi, 1920, 1924;
10,000-meters walk, Frigerio
Gtaly), 1920, 1924; standing
jump, Ewry GU. s., 1900, 1904,
1906, 1908; running broad jump,
Prinstein GU. S., 1900. 1904;
shotput. Rose U. s., 1904. 1908;
hammer, Flanagan CU. S.. 1900,
1904, 1908; discus, Sheridan
U. S., 1904, 1906, 1908. and
Houser U. S., 1924 and 1928;
javelin, Lemming (Sweden), 1906,
1908. 1912, and Myyra (Finland),