The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-29
TAl. S,.rilss W.,ls
By JOHN A. CLUNEx

What For?
 Surprised beyond all expectation was my reaction to the ruling of the committee of the International Athletic Federation in barring Paavo Nufmi from the tenth Olym- pic games which get going to-mor- row at Los Angeles. Somehow, 1t seems, in recent years, that the Olympics without the silent but colorfu1 Finn would be lacking one of it's greatest attractions. However, several hundred thousand people had already bought tickets for the games, thus assuring its financial success. Many of them, 1t Is hardly necessary to say, will be keenly dis appointed if Nurmi does not run, which was pretty smart work on the part of the Olympic committee in holing up the Nurmi case until the tickets were sold and then bar ring him from the games flor suf- f1cient reason.s No one of the com mittee hearing his case came out and said he was found guilty as charged. but took the back-alley, picayune methods of A. A. U. type by announcing that. Nurmi was barred fer sufficient reasons" Nurmi is charged with being a pro- fessional-with violating the most sacred code of an amateur athlete. in yallegedly taking more expense money than he was entitled to. But did those who found him guilty have the courage to call a spade a spade. They did not.
 Come on, Cubs!
 Just for the sake of following
 some great baseball strategy as directed by the brains of two able managers, there are any number of fans, including the writer, who would like to see the Tanks and Cubs assure themselves the world series spots this season. However, unless the Pittsbllrg Pirates crack up pretty soon and the Cubs keep winning, this much desired settO between the charges of Joe Mccarthy and Rogers H0rnsby will probably not take place. Local interest would be height eiied by the presence of Johnny Moore with the Cubs, but the baseball world in general would like to see the present and form CT Chicago Cub Iflhiiagers and their teams fight 1t out. It's a great prospect, but not too rosy at this writing.
 Novelty
 Miniature golf courses and driv- ing ranges being what they are, and doing about as much business as hustle salesman in a nudist colony, 1t takes mare than an or dinary bit of Ingenuity to make cof- fee and cake money with either sort of business proposition. How ever, George Kelsey, who runs g golf driving range down Woodmont
 way, has a new thrill for his pat:
 rons even though they are few and
 far between except over week-ends He has an illuminated golf ball oi extra-large neasurments set up 200
 yards from the tee, and when it'i
 hit by a flying golf ball. the light | go out. It's quite a thrill to hit {
 ball in a straight light for 20t yards, but with the added incentive of putting the lights out" the con traption is expected to prove nor,
 than a passing success.
 |
 The Lid's Down
 Uncle Tom Donahue is right on his toes lately what with this
 order, and that floating out of
 his office in the capitol building. In view of the fact that Toms job looks pretty good to couple | Of other guys, you may expect l that favOfs from the Caliph of l Connecticut Cau1iflOwef will be F few and far between for the next i several months, at least until
 Tom assures himself that the meal ticket is safe for Q few years | longer. His action in revOlxing the license of the New Haven | Arena people yesterday is a
 technfCality, and not Surprising
 when you understand that the l POdOlOffs have been safter"
 DOndhtie for some time, so you
 may be sure that Uncle Tom will
 not give them any the best of it. His ruling of Q few days ago,
 f0rbidding those big whales from
 throwing each other out of the ring during wrestling bouts,
 makes me believe that he is try- l ing to make everyone else be. Iicve that the grunters are on the | level.
 Note To Park Board
 The New Britain board of parl commissioners have needed thu plea of interesting parties and tn, fact that New Britain men and wo.
 men are going outside the city te play golf. because the rates on the
 Hardware City Municipal links art too high, Right now. they charge 30 cents for nine holes and 18 holes of play will soon cost only 50 cents Waterbury's rate of 35 cents fol seven holes of play, on a course
 that sohuld not be opened for an. 1 other year at least, is something , that will have to be talked over be. , fore very long, if the city links ii {, to be a paying proposition. It's toe ] easy to find muc hbetter proposi- ! ton fo rthe new golfer, within a ] few miles of Waterbury and the number of players going out oi l town proves the point.
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