Show Nurmi's Nuri's Threat to Run In Marathon M Recalled Flying Finn Fiul Told old Friends Hed He'd Participate Even If It Barred Says Saye Scribe Who Wo Tells TeUs How HowIt It Would Work on Diamond Grid By HENRY HEN McLEMORE United Pre Press s Sports Sport Writer Wrier NEW YORK July If 30 I 30 Herra 1 Paavo Nurmi a promise made several weeks wees ago aKo hell he'll be running right along with Ithe the he Olympic marathon marathon marathon mara- mara thon field sion or no s 2 spen- spen spent t sion sion iI i. i I have havE my heart heartY set on setting a anew d new worlds world's record H in the Nurmi told old friends Hand and if they bar me A from Crom i the games Im I'm Im goi going to run 1 1 anyway f A According c cor ding to to Y Herr Herra a N Nurmi u r m i. i there is nothing i ithe in t 1 i the rule book to to prevent his joining the gallop On the thc v surface Nurmi's Norm Idea ide ic is elegant Certainly his hi presence presence pres pros ence in the race even as an a Invited guest get could not not help but increase ase interest in interest interest in- in terest in the Ion lorn grind It I would be a swell sw-el sw story N story story-Nurmi Nurmi U tile the e outlaw running running run run- ning to victory and Id showing up the remainder of the field THINK OF BASEBALL Yes Its It's a swell idea on first glance But such action acton by Nurmi would woud es establish establish es es- a precedent that might well wel wreck not only marathon running but buta a lot of other sports For the idea of uninvited gents joining in might spread to other games game and the result resul could not help Lut iut ut be bo disastrous Take baseball for example A guy is sitting in the bleachers He has gy money wagered on the Yan Yan- kees Ruth strikes out Disgusted at atthe atthe atthe the Babes Babe's Ineffectiveness the gent gent remembering Nurmi runs over oven to the dugout dugout grabs a bat and takes his cut at the ball This Ti sort of thing would cause no end of trouble You'd probably get the same thing in football A mess mes of old grads tired tred of the way a halfback was getting gettig stopped would shed their coon coats coat hop down dow on oti the gridiron and shout Give us that ball ai well we'll show you how to smack that line The fact tact that the old grad who had the misfortune to get the ball bal would pass pa out on the first tackle would only make matters maters worse vorse IMAGINE HIS EMBARRASSMENT No we think Herra Ierra Nurmi should be kept on the te idelie even if i 1 It i required three cops cps If I allowed to toru torun torun run ru the tireless Finn undoubtedly would win Hes He's 36 30 years old and must already have run r mies miles But oV over r the distance routes hes he's still the goods boods Tin Think how the official winner would feel finishing half hal a mile mUe back bak of 01 Nurmi Nurmi Why hed he'd almost be ah m d to stand up there ant and get his med 1 Dont Don't let le all this thi talk about Benny Leonards Leonard's comeback fool you He aint got it it True Trie he whipped Billy the Kid Towsend Townsend but the Vancouver boy was so awed by the was wa fete fighting the mighty Leonard he couldn't or wouldn't mix it iL If I Benny Benny Benny Ben Ben- ny gets get his wish and meets Jimmy meet or Billy Bly it'll be al all allover al over in the thc second or third round |