OLYMPIC ATHLETES
RECORD.CROWDS ANTICIPATED. , ‘ 32 NATIONS PARTICIPATING (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LOS ANGELES, July 27. With participants in the Games from thirty-two nations already resident at the Olympic Village, only the conteet'ants of five email teams from' China, Cuba, 'Esthonia, Portugal and .Spain have yet to arrive before the official opening of the Tenth Olympiad on Sat-, urday. Whereas China and Uruguay will be represented by only one contestant each, the United States will have the largest representation with 350 athletes. Canada comes second with 120.
An interesting post-Olympic feature has been arranged, the. so-called Anglo- , American Games, between the United States and the British Empire, at San ; Francisco, beginning on August 14. Fifty thousand spectators are expect,ed daily 1 during the fortnight’s contests at the Olympiad, With the principal stadium seating ! 105,000, the swimming stadium 10,0 CO. ; the auditorium for boxing and wrestling 10,400, and .six other stadiums .with large accommodations, fully ; 400,000 spectators can b & accommodated daily. It is hoped that all attendance records for the Olympic Games will be broken. : ,
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Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1932, Page 5
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