OLYMPIC GAMES

Hokitika Guardian, 1 August 1932, Page 5

OLYMPIC GAMES

OPENED SATURDAY GRAND MARCH OF ALL NATIONS. (United Pres-, Association —By Electric To,egraph —Copyright,.) LOS ANGELES, July 30. One hundred and five thousand peop.e attended the opening of the Olympic Gaines here this afternoon by the United .States Vice-President,, Mr Charles Curtis. A welcome was extended by Count Do Bail let, atom-, the President of tuo ■lnternational Olympic Committee. The Greek athletes headed the Grand March, followed by those of the Argentine' with the Australians next, who were dro-sed all in griop, and then t-l'.-’r-r*. came tliq 1 athletes of Austria, Belvium, Brazi', Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba,. Czechoslovakia, Denmark, JO ypt, Finland, France, Great Britain, Haiti, Holland, Hungary, India, Ire-1-rid, ‘ltaly, Japan, Jugo-Slavia, Latvia, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Pc Pnd. Portugal, Spain,. Sweden, •Switzer’and, South Africa, the. United St"tea and California. Two thousand athletes from thirtynine countries took pai’t in the procession. t Vice-President C uT's,. in . the opening address, need only twenty-six words, viz. : "In the name of the President of the United States, I proclaim .open tv. Olympic Games of Lo s Angeles, celebrating the Tenth Olympiad of the Modern Era.”

A welcome was gi\en by Mr, W.: M. Garland, President of the Organising Committee. After the parade, artillery boomed, and the Olympic Hymn was sung, and two thousand pigeons were released from inliehl, and the Olympic Flag was hoisted. The opening was favoured by bright sunshine, with a cool, Pacific breeze. FIRST CHAMP. WON BY FRANCE. LOS ANGELES, July 31, Rene Duverger, of France, won the first championship at the Olympic Games, on Saturday night. This was in the lightweight division of the weight-lifting competition. Duverger lifted 7151b,3 to' beat the Amsterdam record of 7111hs. Han s Haas, of Austria, was second.

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LOS ANGELES', July 31

Roubiisitbr, when cycling on the mad course yesterday, crashed over an embankment. His cycle was smashed but be escaped injury.

The N(pw,, Z'-alaud. eightrcaKed,,orew 1 has drawn .a hard race for the opening rowing events on August 10th, In the second heat they meet Canada, America and Germany The eight-oared events will be contested in two heats, the wiime'is of each racing in the final. The six beaten crews will then , row off and the first and second will,. aWso appear in the final. ; Peag-cte will row against .scullers from Am-rica. and Germany in the first heat of tille singles oa August 9th,

The Australian Press representative interviewed on the eve of the sports, said “I flee no reason to change my original statement that Australia will win foul*, champion ships. We entered the Games determined to carry cn the great traditions of amateurism, and all team inuiii' ers will play the game for the 'game’ts sake. Mr Rundlei mad© the following statement: The New Zealand team is taking its task seriously, and all inlembbrs are keyed tin for the great days ahead. The will to win- is not jacking in our team.

To-morrow’s trials will engage t-V five Australians. In the- 400 metres hurdles Go-ding meet? Lord Burghiley and tide Italian, Fa-celli. Elliott, in the hundred metres, expects the g,r;ntost opposition from the German. Jo-natb. Evans, in the first heat of the 800 meres, meets the American Genung. the Frenchman Keller, and the Swiss P. Martin.' Lovelock’s time of 3.2 2-5 for the thriie-quarters of a mile is recognised by the Olympic Committee as a world’s amateur record. ITe meets in the third heat of thh 800 nvitres the Englishman, Hampson, and the Frenchman, S. Martin. Savidan, in the 10,000 metre oontei-it, expects greatest crimrieiHioo ultimately from the- Fob, Kuseiniski.

OLYMPIC BATTLE BEGINS. - (Received til’s day at 9.30 a.m.) «vOS AA’GULFS, Jni v 7.1. The Olympic battle began on Sunday, when there were twenty thousand present under a blazing sun. The cinder path was lightning fast. 1