The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-05

arc lM the Olympic press box, Q rock. cry which rides the rim of tho vast stadium. Around us, tier on tier, arc more than 100000 persons, Below us, . V.Vid pattern O. green and red iS Reicllapt .Gstield, dotted WiGh the athletic strength of the world
 If you don't mind teven if you dc 1t wont stop mel let's put Q par oi i4 power glasses to our eyes nnd to- GUS on the highlightS;
 In tho honor loGJe, In the censeT of the hrat row, Sits Der ruehrer llanaed on the right by Grown Prince Humherto of lGaly, little Joe Qoebhels and Julius Streicaer, the bald eagle Of the non.Aryan bait ers"; and OH thu left by Hermann uoonrlng. Der FNehr. Hitler Is a nervous man, He crosses and rc- crosses hi8 legs, twlddlcs his trick moustachc, and drums nerVously with his fingers on his knees. Hia faco is dull. He seldom smiles, never laughs, He appears tired.
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 Humberto needs ono more year at Qroton or St. Marks. Ills manners are atroc!ous, When he wants to Nt- tract Hltler's attention hc Jabs Adoli In tho ribs with his elbow, and he points necessarily. Humherto, six feet and better, and handsome, is very enthusiastic. Even when the women dlseus throwers arc work ng --and women discus throwers re- semhle nothing SO much Rs MinsIy uurlesquo glris overcome by age and Iat--he gesticulateS excitedl2.
 Hermann 0oering s . genius Otherwise, how can you account for the uniform he Wearsp Yesterday he would seem to have reached the peak In hts outfit as commander ot the air forse. But today he has on on egg shell ana gray combination which would make paquin and Lu- cien LelonS grlL their teeth iM envy The only explanation of Hermann iS that when he orders his uniforms he starts with Q gilded lily as ' base, and works up from there. Streieher can be dismlssed with one inspired bit of description; he looks very much like Q peeled boiled egg in . linen dusteF,
 Let's swing the glasses on the start of the women's 100 nietS's final Stella Walsh, the fading champion Is worried. It's written ell over her face as she digs her starting holes with e shovel. Next to her, sure and smiling, is the girl who displaced her as the fastest femme-Helen Stephens, the country g.rl from Missouri. Helen laughs as she readleS herself for the run down the stralghtaway. She knows she Is tops Just before the starter, who wears the long white coat of Q butcher drops back to give hls commands helen walk0 over to shake hands and pat tho back os Annette Rogers oi Chicago. And then the finish of the l0Ol
 Helen, her boy-like legs driving powerfully. crosses the tinish line In front. Behind her, face griinlS set, runs Walsh, Q has-hecn shoot Ing for what glory there is left.
 Coronation ceremonies start, witt Woodruff, the bik and awkward col ored boy from Pittsburgh, in the center. The Star Spangled Banner Is played. With the first notes, Wood. ruff faces the music. He doesnt know what to do. First, he lifts hii right arm in, a iukewarm NaEi salute Then, as if realizing he shouldn't dc C at, he puts his hand up in an American salute. Finally, as If de- termined to slight nobody, he drops his arm to his side and comes to at. tention. In the brief space of ont minute young Woodruff, who ran Q hell of Q race, has created an Esper' anto salute, one which will satisfy everybody, even the Algerians. Real Champion
 Once more we swing the glasses and this time they focus on tho brick red runway of the broad jump Hear that sound? It's the mad roaI of the Germans as the announce ment comes through the loudspeak. CT that their countryman, Long, hal tied Jesse Owens with magnificent leap. Who's that at the top of thu runway the applause for the Ger man beating in his ears? You ar. right. It's Jesse, ready to rear bacl and let fy." For a second he pausel at the top of the chute, after th' manner of a punG on h spring Then he's Cn his way. Faster, faster | faster he bounds. Then he hits th' board. His black body is in the air And when hc lands 1t is out past tn white flag marking the previ0u best jump. The stadium yoes mad for the champion came through lik' e champion.
 The glasses are on the 4oc meter hurdles. It's Glenn Hardin. the bo! from Delta, against the field. Ant another champion comes through ! Narem.a d man from MaRa n0IlI0 en