The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-02
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Obscure Athletes
May Rise to Fame
At Olympic Games

| the executive council OF the lnterna-
tional Athletic federation. 1t is COM
posed of seven members two Swedes,
a German. an American. a French
man, Hungarian. and an English
man. After an all-day session it was
decided that Nurmi had received ex-
pense money in excess of legitimate
charges for European tour.
In 1928 Nurmi captured the 5000
meter race which he did in 1881 Is;
and the 10,000-mcter event which he
negotiated in 1923 rs.
Talk that the Firms would not par
ticipate in the games if Nurmi were
barred died down early in the con-
troversy.
With the elimination of Nurmi there
comes into the picture. Janusz Ku-
socinskio, the Polish runner. looked
upon as Nurmi's nearest rival for
Olympic honors in the 5000 and TO-
000-meter races.
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Coming to the front among the
sprinters is Birchell Pearson. fleet
footed youngster from Canada. What
he can do the 100 and 200 meters in
is guarded secret, but he is in the
limelight and picked for the finals.
Canada is reported to have a fine
team here despite the fact that at the
games four years ago she captured
only two outstanding track events.
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Germany captures the 1886 winter
Olympic games. The Eleventh Olym-
piad has already been awarded to
Berlin. Many nations have placed
a bid for the 1910 games, prominent
among which are Finland. Japan and
Italy.
Olympic boxing matches usually are
spectacular and the demand for tick
cts to the bouts is heavy. There is
gathered here great array of fam
Gus amateur boxers and some of them
seen about the Olympiad Village show
the effects of vigorous training. Black
eyes and bruised ears are not un-
common. There is nothing ladylike
about the Olympic boxing matches
and the boys don't fight with pill
lows on their hands. Some real blows
are landed.
Argentina has brought Santiago Al
berto Lowell, a giant negro, touted as
one of the best of the heavyweight
boxers. Jack Dempsey, who has seen
him work, has tabled him as the best
amateur heavyweight. Walter Mona
han, famous trainer of boxers, has
been looking up the Argentine giant.
Spike Webb is coach of the Ameri-
can boxing team. He has been at
four Olympics and presides over a
crowd Of likely boys who will give the
spectators a good show.
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For the first time. the Philippine
Islands have entered team in the
Olympiad. They have nominated
eight athletes, four boxers, three
swimmers and one high jumper. One
of the team is movie hero and plays
leads in Malayan movies.
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This week the American boxing
team engaged in its first glove work.
Eight men got into action under
Webb. They were Fred Feary, Homer
Brands, Lou Salica. Jimmy Martin,
Max Marek, Carmen Barth, Jimmy
Perrin and John Miller. Salica at
tracts attention because of his speed
He is the youngest boxer ever to make
an Olympic team, being just sweet
sixteen, but he handles himself nicely
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Even though there may be a de-
preston about somewhere, Olympic
ticket sales have been from $4,000 to
100000 day. Sports seem to get
the money. This section of the coun-
try is Olympic-minded and the en-
thusiasm is spreading to other parts
of the nation, judging from the au-
tomobiles pouring in from every state
in the union. The games opened with
sell-out of the biggest stadium in
the world. Nearly 100000 cash Gus
toners at So per. A new Olympiad rec