s sI sp p o I r rBy rt t s Mirror By JOHN MOONEY MOONEY- T m Sports Editor As a a. voice olce crying In the wilderness wildern wilder wilder- wilderness n ness this crusader this afternoon comes forth with a a. new idea for Salt Lake City the convention city We have suffered through Ladies Ladles Hat week Eat More Rutabagas week Be Kind to Animals week Down with Dogs week Help the the- Dogs week week In in fact we have more weeks in Salt Lake City than the regulation calendar allows so some unfortunates unfortunates have to double up Well we are going to do ourbit our ourbit bit to confuse the issue by advocating advocating ad ad- a a. No Back Slapping week which will ill be in vogue ogue ogue in various districts throughout the city from early June to late Sep Sep- Few realize the hazards of this old age-old American custom of thumping your our friends and acquaintances on the spine atthe atthe at atthe the slightest provocation A Aone As Asono one ono who was exposed not wisely benefits of but too well nil to the the tho sunlight over o the holiday we conducted a painful survey sun up and down Main 1 street Monday Moo Mon day afternoon with the tho following follow follow- lug ing results Slapping on right shoulder 18 per cent slapping on left shoulder 7 1 per cent poking in ribs 23 28 per cent leaning on shoulder 14 1 per cent grasping both shoulders Well you Jou cel certainly are looking fit fit technique technique technique tech tech- 20 per cent pumping hand and arm vigorously In handshaking 13 IS per cent nonparticipating non- non participating 5 ts per cent Our suggested week yeek would b be offered in Salt Lake cast of Main Maln street for one week west of Main street for another fortnight fortnight fortnight fort fort- night in North Salt Lake then to South Salt Lake down t to Sugarhouse through Murray ann ana north to Bountiful Then one in our position who dreads facing the tho slaps and pats of his more toughened friends can simply check the paper to find where No Back Slapping week is being celebrated phone the boss that hell he'll be tied up p in that locality for the week and Journey to this hallowed spot confident confident confident con con- that hell he'll at least be allowed al allowed al- al allowed lowed to broil in peace It Is bad to be overexposed overexposed over over- exposed to the suns sun's rays but If If left alone this alone this bUs bUs- sensation may zany pass away assay However weer there are some fiends we wo have hae always s 's suspected they pull wings off flies who delight delight delight de de- light In looking over oer a crowd to spot the tho rosy-hued rosy acquaintances acquaintances and then descending asa as asa asa a vulture on a dying calf to pound the cooked hill flesh from the bones Salt Lake at best is bad enough but Imagine the chaos when a convention is in ress The Good Time Charlies at least many of them have ha well eloped muscles just from pounding pounding- in brothers-in-bond on the shoulders The handshake as we recall is supposed to have originated from the days of chivalry when strangers strang strang- ers and friends alike advanced with their right hands extended to show they carried no weapon in their hand and no malice in their heart Now where the tho back slapping originated is still a a. mute question but we shall always credit it to the Japanese since they tipped their true colors at Pearl Harbor This might be a ft tip for Mayor layor Ab tb to get on the band wagon and an advocate a No So Back Slapping Slapping Slapping Slap Slap- ping week as a means of taking Inking tak Ink ing the publics public's mind off the thedo do dog dilemma Why not such a week Here lIere In Salt Lakes Lake's vicinity we wo have hae one of the greatest beaches In the world at atthe atthe atthe the Great Salt SaIt lake we have hae several pools pools and and we wo have ha thousands of office workers who is-ho needs must take all aU their sunshine sunshine sun shine in weekly doses which are bound to be drastic Give these boys a break Point out that its it's patriotic to conserve shirt hirt and coat oat material which is given undue strain by back pats and that morale will be bolstered by less of the ders It Its It's all right to be in the pink but no one likes to have it pounded home e when he's hes In the red