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In order to meet all the demands for masseurs the Organizing Committee established connections with the Reich Association of Professional Masseurs, the Director of which was able to meet the requirements of all the foreign teams, arrangements being made in each case at the Sporting Depart-

"The big parade is on!" Over 300 Olympic athletes from U.S.A. arrive at the Village.

Philippine athletes in training.

ment of the Olympic Village. The rates were those prescribed by the Association, complete massages lasting between 50 and 60 minutes being priced at 3 RM., partial massages lasting 30 minutes costing 1.50 RM., partial massages 3 RM. per hour, the services of a masseur for an entire day, 25 to 30 RM., and light rub-downs or relaxing massages lasting about 20 minutes, 1 RM. All engagements and payments were arranged directly between the national teams and the masseurs. A catalogue of masseurs and masseuses was compiled, this containing over 300 names and addresses. One hundred and twenty masseurs accompanied various foreign teams, but since these were not adequate for the work required, German masseurs were engaged in many cases for whole days or for single massages.

Special seats were reserved for the athletes and official accompanying personnel at all of the scenes of competition. Except in the case of the opening ceremony, the Festival Play and the presentation, "Music and Dances of the Nations," these seats could be occupied in the Stadium upon the exhibition of the participants' badge and Olympic identity card, although at the other scenes of competition admission tickets bearing the special stamp, "Participant's Ticket," were required. These tickets were distributed by a special department of the ticket office which was located at the Olympic Village. An adequate number of seats were also set aside at each scene of competition for the active athletes engaged in the particular form of sport which was in progress, the participants being admitted to these seats according to their badges.

A professional discussion: The hurdlers, Forrest Towns, U.S.A., and Wegener, Germany, with an American trainer.

Sport preserves youth: The Chinese sporting instructor, Dr. Hibino, is 71 years old.

The South Africans, Rushton (right) and Scholtz (left).

The following numbers of admission tickets were placed at the disposal of active participants:

All of the available participants' tickets were distributed and utilized, the few tickets which were not collected by the team for which they had been reserved being turned over to other groups at the last moment. During the 15 days of competition, 10 to 11 participants' tickets were placed at the disposal of each of the 6,000 athletes, or in other words, 2 tickets daily to each 3 participants for admission to the competitions held outside the Stadium. In the Olympic Stadium itself the western half of Block D and all of Block E were reserved for the active participants, and in addition thereto, standing room in the middle and upper gallery as well as auxiliary seats on the Marathon steps. The number of seats reserved for the different competitions in the Stadium averaged 4,400, these being adequate for meeting the general demands.