Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-29 | Page 18 | Athletes' Peculiar Customs Are Worrying Olympic Committeemen

Athletes' Athletes Peculiar Customs Are Aie Worrying Olympic Committeemen LOS ANGELES April 29 What P-What What might be termed the of ol athletes who will compete in the Olympic games here this summer have members of Los Angeles or organizing organizing organizing or- or committee mcke more than slightly disturbed these days Take the problems of ot providing baths and rind food for example Japans Japan's bath requirements already have been arranged The Nipponese art are r accustomed to a huge tub lar large e enough nough for 15 men to stand around and nd splash chilly water on each other Finland has an another cr custom which keeps brows wrinkled Runar nunar Finnish has Informed l the committee that hot rocks and birch twigs will be much In demand when athletes from his country arrive The rocks are heated healed and then doused with cold water The steam rises to elevated shelves upon which the pride of Finland's manhood re reclines reclines re- re clines dines after every grueling track con test After Arter the steam rel relaxes the athletes athletes ath ath- letes they leap from their shelves and belabor each other with birch wands to stimulate circulation The art of baking is the latest puzzle before the committee For three days the officials have been collecting samples of pumpernickel rc rye cracked wheat graham and md white bread In long round short fat skimpy dimpled dimpled dimpled dim dim- pled and bulging loaves to find local bakers who know the art In each ench variety variety variety va va- va- va and nationality sufficiently to to supply bread suited to the tastes of oC the expected 2000 or more mor athletes from more than 50 nations The eighteenth amendment has saved games officials considerable trouble regarding beverages but buL they admit this is only a drop in the bucket of ot baffling problems and they've just scratched the surface