Show v f r Additional AddI Add Add- I r j. j Sports Games Gaes Begin Thursday m in German Aps Alps I GAR GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN GARMISCH SC Germany Feb 5 S CU UP Germany UP-Germany Germany plays pla host Thursday to its it first tnt Olympic games in history At 11 1 a. a n m. m Adolf Hiter Hitler will wi officially open the tho te win winter ter tel Olympiad In this snow-covered snow village at the foot of the te Alps the Alps the prelude e to the th-e summer games to be beh beheld beb h b held ld in Berlin in August August Heavy snows during the te past put 24 hours today heartened officials who had feared that lengthy thaws tat taws would force postponement The snow ranging from five to 15 inches enabled contestants from 28 2 nations to go through final workouts workout in prepa preparation ton f for r tho the games which will wU last lat until February 16 Among the last lat competitors to arrive were the Ue American speed arrve skaters kater Ice hockey hocke players and figUre fig fig- Ure tire skaters They all al checked in iny y yesterday and nd joined in the Ue first general workout held here her by all al competitors Only athletes who were unable to work out yesterday were the bob- bob The Tho Te bob run which must first be packed hard bard and frozen still Ul is not in condition for tor us use Cold Colder r weather is expected to put th the course in shape for final tune tunc- tunc shap ups on Friday the te day before beor the first sleighing competitions begin The games game will wi open tomorrow with wit four tour hockey games America will wI play Germany Gerany in hI one nc match The Theoter other oter pairings are Canada Canada- Poland Hungary Belgium Hungar and Swed Swe Swe- d Japan den n-Jap n Several minor mior casualties were re reported reported re- re ported pored after yesterdays yesterday's practice Nop None howe however er involved thy any ay of the te American squad which is reported generally generall as u being in good condi condi- tion ton Richard Durrance American skier who perfected his technique In this hi very town tw still sti is I suffering with wit an ankle injury r sustained last lat week He hopes hope however howeye that twice daily daly treatments will enable him to start competition on Fiday Friday I |