The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-13

al anger and antagonism. The no.
ton that these games contribute to
international goodwill in deep,
lasting sense is probably Just ro-
mantle fable. I question, too, If any
great harm ever came from the
strife and squabbles on the field
At any rate there is no record of
bloodshed or war.
The Olympic chickering's are mag
nified in intensity and effect be-
cause of the international back
ground, the crowd hysteria and the
eager press. Similar incidents in
national or local meets are scarcely
noticed. Nothing has yet transpired
at Garmisch-P artenkirchen to COM
pare with the climax of the recent
Cunningham Mangan foot race at
Boston.
Cuts in Front of Foe
In this race it was openly charged
that Cunningham, facing an unex-
pected setback in the stretch of the
mile race, Jagged in front of
Mangan and thus contrived his de-
feat. The details were duly chron-
icled, Cunningham was Justify booed
the next time he appeared in race
and the incident was forgotten.
Anyway, there has been no talk of
dispatching the Marines to Kansas,
home state of the accused.
The other night the New York
University basketball team was de-
feated by Georgetown. 1t was the
teams first defeat of the year. One
Of the consequences was an editorial
in the college newspaper putting the
blast on N. Y. us conquerors and
demanding a severance of all ath-
letic relations, for the safety and
health" of the players, whatever
that means.
An investigation developed that
this sentiment was cherished almost
wholly by the student editors who
have not yet reached an age of
journalistic detachment where they
are dry behind the ears. Neither
the players nor the university shared
in the sentiment, but the blast
placed the team in bad light just
the same.
Get at the Source.
The lesson to be learned from this
is that it is wise to examine the
source of all squawks. Nine times
out of ten which is considered a
persuasive percentage in most cir
Giles, you will find they come from
ia foy
doting relatives and badge wearers,
of these the badge wearer, or ath-
letic official, is by far the most
poisonous.
The squawks at the winter games
have been many and varied. They
started when the Germans protest
ed against the special runners on
the American bob sleds-knee &C
ton runners they are called, and
their purpose is to enable the
heavy Sleds to take the sharp curves
at high speed in relative safety.
There is no rule in the books
against the use of such runners, but
the Germans and some of the others
felt it would be more sporting if
all the equipment was uniform, and
no one sled was benefited by purely
mechanical help. This seems en-
tirely reasonable and one wonders
why the point was not made we'll in
advance of the games.
Speaks Out of Turn
Bitterness between England and
Canada involved the eligibility of
two Canadian hockey players who
had joined up with the English
team for the duration of the Olym-
pics. At first Canada objected to
facing possible defeat from two
of her own sons but later relented,
possibly on the charitable notion
that the young King has enough to
worry about already.
When the protest was withdrawn
Mr.. Avery Brundage, the American,
made an incredible remark to the
effect that if England wished to do
the sporting thing she would not use
the two players regardless of their
newly won eligibility.
Whereupon the English spokes-