| Show Pageant Opens s. s As Spectators Cheer Noise Suggesting Raspberries Raspberries' Greets Powe Powerful Pow Pow- e erful ful American Contingent BERLIN Aug 1 AP The AP-The The eleventh Olympic Olympic games games of the modern era drawing an entry list of more than athletes from 50 nations formally were opened by Ch Chancellor Hitler today in a colorful colorful color olor- ful pageant marked by a doubtful greeting accorded Americas America's huge te team mAs m. m As As' the powerful United States contingent marched around the meter track before an overflow crowd of in the spectacular parade parado of ot the he nations there was wasa a noisy whistling reception which some European observers suggested was the European equivalent of raspberries They suggested it was a disapproving ving gesture by the crowd because of a shift in United States State's plans whereby the Americans Americans Ameri Amen cans refrained from giving anything approaching the nazi salute in passing passing pass pass- ing the reviewing stand Su Suspect Americans American Some American observers thought however that the whistling came came from the Ameri American an spectators numbering numbering num- num num num- beri bering g several thousands Bells tolled and the flags of at all nations were raised on on the staffs The Tho parade of at p. p m. m with Greece leading the colorful procession n n. n 8 S. S Louea Lones Gre Gre- I clan cian winner of the 1896 Olympic marathon title marched at the head of the tho Greek delegation which evoked tremendous dous cheers as 88 it dipped its flag and gave the nazi salute The Egyptians dipped their flag but refrained from saluting aside from eyes right as they passed tile the reviewing stand The similarly only turned their heads after the Afghans had given an outstretched hand sa sa- sa- sa lute Give alve Eyes Right The Australians first delegation from rom the British empire gave eyes right as thy they marched by clad in natty green coats and whit whito trousers trousers trousers trou trou- sers o or skirts The Belgians added a new touch b by doffing dotting their ha hats while also CoD 1 on Pus m Throngs See Hitler Open 36 Olympics Olympics' Page On giving eyes right The crowd broke into another big cheer a as six Ix Bermudian gave the nazi nul and two Bolivians followed suit ault The Brazilians d despite an earll earlier r break In their ranks paraded strong giving eyes right The Bulgarians Bul garlans not only gave the nazI sa salute salute sa- sa lute but stepped goose-stepped past Ettl Hitler r while the tho crowd broke Into A wild wild I uproar The Chilean delegation gave a hand salu salute then Chinas China's biggest Olympic team 70 in all nIl lifted their hats and h held ld them over their JettI left Jett I shoulders The lone Costa RIcan representative carried and arid dipped cUppett a flag Jag The Danes gave their version of stepping goose-stepping while doing eyes right The evoked another another another an an- other demonstration by the e nazi salute out DUt Finland eyes right only Sensational e en enthusiasm ii th u s I 1 a s m was wu evoked by the French squad which not only dipped Its Iu colors but gave the tho nazi salute during the entire circuit of ot the track Hitler tood Mood returning tho the salute The British following the Fren French h evoked only mild mUd cheers as they marched past giving only eyes feyes right The Italians smartly garbed in white trousers trouser or skirts the leaders black back and the others lifted their hands l hithe in hi inthe the fascist salute The Japanese leaders gave the military salute as the athletes gave eyes right Jamaica although previously listed Iste was missing from the parade The Canadians atti attired ed edIn in bright red coats and white tro trou trousers sers were given an ovation after saluting in nazi fashion Give Nazi Nail Salute The Mexicans followed suit but the New Zealanders with Ja Jack k Lovelock meter 1500 star carrying the flag lIag simply lifted their hats bats A big Austrian team of aroused another her outburst t of saluting although a dozen officers gave only th the military salute Spain's withdrawal from the games was signified by its absence from the procession Panama also aIso A was missing reducing the th to total ik entry list to Lo 50 O nations r Brazilians Withdraw Earlier in the day the Brazilians were forced to withdraw from th the swimming rowing and track andfield and andfield andfield field competitions as rival teams sponsored by different factions failed to settle their differences J The Brazilians still sUll are entered in the equestrian fencing pistol J shooting cycling wres wrestling lIng yachting yachting yachting yacht yacht- ing boxing basketball and modern pentathlon events Hitler receiving the international Olympic committee early in the afternoon afternoon afternoon aft aft- ann announced his contribution as s a last memorial to the celebration celebration celebration tion of Olympiad was waa to resume complete excavation rot of the original Olympic arena begun in fl 1875 by German savants savant but d dropped in 1881 |
