Show WOMEN STARS ON FIELD AND TRACK N no 0 doubt a about it t t the e f feminine e I 1 n i n e d othet ci ck d s side I 1 d e 0 of the 0 olympic 1 I 1 t kracl r a a and del ti e i competition added a touch to this great international spectacle that was lacking until the bars were let down at Amster amsterdam dim four years ago sev enteen countries sent women athletes to compete in track and field swim ming riling fencing and gymnastics at L los os angeles and thousands wondered be tore fore the games were tin shed why these modern amazons have been classified as the weaker sex china turkey and india st still 11 cloister their womenfolk but tl ere was a sprinkling of entrants from european Lur countries and japan mar khaled a formidable array for the feminine activities the united states has lagged in its development of women s sports as de from swim ming but the rise of such a super star as mildred of dallas fexas texas promises to make up for lost time miss who prefers to be called babe qualified to corn com pete in th three r e e track and field events pethe the 80 meter m e t er hurdles javelin and d sous throws and yet there Is a physical side to the women s track and field corn com petition at angeles which arouses serious doubt as to the wis dom of their participation olympic rules are strict and no alternates altern ites are allowed the three girls chosen in the various events could not be expected to step aside even though the rules of health and corn com mon sense should dictate their with drapal regardless of the physics i side however it Is quite clear that women s athletics have come to stay even though some of us would have it otherwise boston tran script |