British athletes refuse to mingle polities with sport. By an overwhelming majority they have decided Yo adhere fo their proposed participation in the Olympic Games for Which Germany is making such od-mirable preparations, There is_no Fenson to believe that this action will weaken or strengthen Mr. Antony Eden's hands in the conduct of Foreign Affairs, but it will pre-Serve the reputation of British sports manship for commonsense and judgment, Germans will not necessarily modify their convictions on current polities because they are to become the hosts of a large number of finely-trained young men from all over! the world. "Nor is it" probable that the Olympic Games will send back to their respective countries rained athletes all ready to adopt German notions. Yet it would be no bad thing If on the running track or in the dressing rooms the various com-/pelitors obtained an insight into the Thoughts and desires of nations other than their own. The educative proas the English turf is coneernand mystery lovers may find him solution of their dimculties, especially {f they still cherish "Steve's" remarkable reputation at Epsom. The market quotations do not fatter that notion, test the ability of the competitors to perform certain arbitrary" feals of Seill-and endurance. And the world should rejoice at the opportunity to gaze at an International conference in which It will not be necessary 10 formulate sage economic judgments er devise means of regional security.
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