Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-16 | Page 8 | Backseat Driving

Backseat Driving By Frank K Baker Telegram Sports Editor That Year Three-Year Old Decision Is Deadlocked Contrary to the usual order o of things the year old arold championship of the turf is far tar from a settled i issue ue even though the season is well along its iu way Late last June for Instance Twenty Grand had gone a long way toward defining himself as the standout purse Cn t h r nf of the Year vear In 1930 it was Gallant F Fox x and in 1929 it was Heigh Reig Count But what have we this year Nothing Noth ing lag but bula a lot of ot confusion No sooner docs does a n horse win an important stake slake than down he stumbles There is i Burgoo King Kentucky derby anc and l I Preakness winner for tor example Or th Unive Universal I first home in the Woods Wood j memorial Economic second in the derby Evening filly winner of ot the thc Florida derby and Boatswain Burgoos Burgoo's BurgooS Burgoos Burgoo's Bur goos goo's conqueror in the Withers Fencing Figures in Olympic Games Although h fencing is not particularly arly thrilling to spectators it is a highly interesting interesting- part of the Olympic pic pie games Olympic contestants necessarily must be extremely proficient in theart theart the theart art of ot handling the instruments for attack or defense and since the sport demands the highest degree delree of ot adroitness the participants command commanda a high degree of respect in every nation even though they dont don't play to as many spectators as do some of ot the contestants in other sports It is interesting to note that no American fencer has ever placed in inthe inthe inthe the games cames France and Italy usually dividing the honors The instruments used are bUs swords and sabers The foil toil has a guard of metal or leather between the handle and the blade which is made of steel and has a rubber button but ton at the end in place of a point The swords and sabers are similarly protected Agility muscular control and good goodbody goodbody body poise are arc required of Olympic Olympic pic C fencing contestants both men and women who will engage in individual in I and team bouts for 13 13 days during the games in Los Angeles Angeles An geles next month Points Scored for T Touching ching Vital Regions Eight simple parries are arc recognized in the rules which are arc highly intricate in Intricate to those unfamiliar with the sport Judging of the winners however how ever is based on the fencers fencer's ability abil- abil ity to touch his opponent on a vital spot or any place on the body with the tip Up of the foil sword or saber the one scoring the most touches being declared the winner It is quite a far cry from the time lime of Louis VIII of France when killing kill ing by means of sword dueling or fencing was a favorite pastime of the nobility and quite a common way of or defending ones one's honor