The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15
By JOE WILLIAMS

New York, Jan. IS As if the ad- miistration isn't suffering enough embarrassment, what with the cru dite MT. Flynn being presented as ambassador to Australia, 1t now comes out that Henry Wallace, the vice president, is a wrestler.
 We do not profess to be a politi- cal pundit, but it's our guess this exposure in itself will prove suff- clent to sound the doom of the New Deal at the polls.
 There was time when wrestling was iield in reasonably high esteem There are biographical works which Indicate George Washington, the something less than green hand Mir. Dionne of his country, was h the matter of aplpying the ham, mer lock and the half nelson.
 It is quite possible Mfr. Wallace Is familiar with these works and from them has received an tnSpira- kion on which he hopes to ride 10 the presidency himself. It seems 10 be an accepted opinion that Mfr. Wallace lives in a dream. This would account for the fact he seem- lngly is unacquainted with the un- kempt position wrestling holds in Inc country today. Even parties who openly admit Q passion for English mullins are looked upon with more respect than wrestlers.
 Of course, it could be Mir. Wallace is more practical than his critics suspect. In this event MT. Wallace would need no one to tell him how shamelessly the championship has been kicked around. This has been the poison which has eaten into the soul of the noble sport of grunt and groan. There is a champion for every state in the Union and all is confusion.
 As one of the planners of a new world a new world which will make Utopia look like a grimy set- clement on the other side of the railroad tracks-Mr. Wallace, being Q wrestler, too, would certainly want to do something about this miserable situation. This prompts the thought that possibly he intends to enter active competition for the championship. A new world with a group of sweaty brutes all angrily claiming to be the champion would obviously fall far short of perfect standards.
 Indian Style
 We note MT. Wallace specializes In what is called Indian wrestling. From the newspaper photograph showing MT. Wallace giving the works to an Army private in Washington exhibition it would ap- pear Indian wrestling consists of seizing the adversary by the hair and jamming his kisser into the turf. This would be a modified ap- plication of scalping principles and would explain the designation. We never heard of Indian wrestling be- fore but then there are a lot oi things we never heard of until MT Wallace appeared out of the Roose- reltian mists.
 The idea of a distinguished states man going in for wrestling is sum- clent to produce lively ballyhoo on its own but we have observed il is always advisable for a champlon' ship asplrant to invent a wrestling hold or tactic of his own. such a' the flying tackle-that vas sonren, berg. wasn't it? Or the football Kick, which we believe was the in' splred creation of Mir. Joe savoldi A fierce, frightening wrestling name never hurts. either. There U the threat of murder in the mere mention Of strangler Lewis. 4 va riety of billions would be available for Mir, Wallaee. Namely. Henry the Hurricane. the Throttleboton Terror. or the Dangerous Day Dreamer.
 In view of his lofty Ideals any suggestion that Mir. Wallace, as . wrestler, might be motivated py instincts would have 70 be ruled out as vulgar. Just the same there are many annoying little items associated with the bus mess with which the wrestler, es- Ilecially e wrestler of Mr. Wallece's would have small pa. IInnce. Therefore. Q manager would be in order.
 It is regrettahle that Mons 3acuues CuFley has succumbed to 1abrlel'S five. He would have been B perfect man for the j0bl It was H@ whp introduced the New psai