The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-07
Talking
IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Jan. TAT first IL
L y sounded strange to me, too.
mean when the Norwegians re-
ferred to them as shoes, and to it
as shee-ing. But then it must
sound strange to the Norwegians to
hear us say berled when we mean
boiled, and jernt when we mean
joint. 1t probably sounds strange
even to Americans.
BY now. Of course. everybody knows that
sheeing. is the Scandinavian pronuncia-
tongue the e" Is usually shissed. after
the manner OF matrons commanding their
progeny to silence at recital
But by what authority the diphthong
becomes what IL does in the metropolitan
tsrEon is a mystery which has long baf-
ned the academicians. unless IL Is true
the seven years locusts are to blame,
In equal parts.
Not wishing to get in over my head. I
Will hastily leave this subject to others
al know about words is what hear in
the 100 per cent super-talkes.
This Is the year OF the Olympic. games,
World fair back in 1904 the games are
TO be played in America. The arrival of
the Norwegians. TO-DAY on their way to
IL
the start Of this vast international sports
show is not far of.
IN about month all the great skiiers
Lake Placid. up state. and in less time
than II takes to say Johan Grottums-
braaten; the officials will be marking down
on the final results
Speaking Of Mr.. Grottumsbraaten. he is
big name in ice sports. One of the big
they call him the Babe Ruth Of the skis.
You see the Babe IS household word
n any language, including specifically
But Mr. northumberland does not in
any way resemble the Babe. He is small
ticaliy bald, tho Rough he ' is only 80 Years
old. At that he is the Oldest member Of
me competing Norwegians, BY trade Mr..
Croft ETC.. Is pants salesman. catering
blades.
-Four years ago, in the Olympic ice
games he skilled away with the show,
winning everything there was TO win from
everybody. Whether he can repeat re-
mains to be seen. Mr.. Croft, he thinks
80"
THERE is some doubt, however,
Il that Mr.. Croft will be per-
mitted to start in the principal ski
jumps, or Jumps, as the visitors call
them. He is getting a little too old
for this sort of foolishness. Mostly
these events are reserved exclu-
sively for the younger fellows, the
theory being that they have less i'm
agination and consequently are more
daring.
While this is not altogether fattering
70 the youngsters the records show that
the longest Jumps and the best skiing is
done by athletes in their early twenties.
world are the Ruud brothers, members of
the Norway team. Sigmund, "a, made
jump of 265 feet three years ago, longest
done almost as well on several occasions.
The best American record held. l believe,
by Casper Oimoen. is under 200 feet. But
strangely, the length of the jump is
comparatively unimportsnt. A Jump of
$50 feet in perfect form, will outscore the
1onGes lump eyer maze IN vd faulty gc+ Phe
stay there 'ountil you pull up for gas.
Obviously this is a whole lot more desir-
able than landing on your head or your
They tell me that skiing isn't danger
Gus either. Very few Of the boys are
to know how to fall. Or better yet how
The Norwegians don't expect a great
deal of competition from the Americans
not at skiing, anyway. Sweden, Finland
and Canada are looked upon as much
more dangerous.
Skiing is a little practiced sport in this
country due to climatic conditions. You
need snow and ice for skiing. OF hand.
for instance. 1 do not recall ever having
seen any skiing at Miami Beach.
Mr.. Ingvald Smith-Kielland, captain of
the Norway team. reveals that it is vir-
tually against the law in the Scandinavian
countries not to ski. I believe that the
custom is SO, prevalent that skis are even
imagine you will find any number of
American young women with aching in
steps willing to testify that the practice
country.