Hide Article Text (OCR)
Olympic Village Iron CurtainPierced by U. S. ReportersBy TED SM1TSHELSINKI, July 9. (AP)—The “Iron Curtain” nations unexpectedly let down the bars at their isolated Olympic Village today in what appeared to be an official switch in policy.Ted Smits, Associated Press general sports editor, and Murray Rose of the AP New York sports staff were the first American newspapermen to go through the camp._ They penetrated the barrier of red tape by the simple device of driving in behind abus load of Hungarian athletes. Several hours later official passes were issued to others.Russian and other Iron CurtainSunday LeagueSchedule ToldSecond Half Play Opens on SundayStanleyThreatPublinx PlayMIAMI, Fla, July 9. Up) — A 21-year-old UCLA sophomore was the most closely-watched contestant as the big national public links tournament entered the third round at the Miami Country club today.Dave Stanley, who won the championship of the American weekend golfers in last year’s tournament in Milwaukee, is back trying to defend it.He won his first match in yesterday’s second round, after a first-round bye, eliminating George EJuck of Windsor, Ontario, the only Canadian in the field. His opponent today will be Bob Scherer of Decatur, 111., who won yesterday oxer Leon Butler of Atlanta, 4 and 2Stanley suffers from osteomyelitis, a bone disease, and when he can spare the time from eombeti-live gof he must have a small silver plate placed inTfiis left hip.His doctors once advised him never to play golf.Even Stanley couldn’t match the formidable 35-37—70 par for the rugged Miami couise as her» Lie* fAVtSchedule of games for the second half of play in the Sunday Industrial Baseball league was announced today by Orval Ames, commissioner.Sunday leaguers took a day off last weekend, but resume activity this Sunday with a pair of double bills.American Legion Juniors won the first half of play, winning all five of its games.FIVE WEEKS LEFTHere is the schedule for the remaining five weeks of play (game times are 1:30 and 4 o’clock, teams play in the order of listing):July 13—At Thrclkel’s park: Sierra Sport vs. Watkins Mill and American Legion vs. Mason’s. Ar Idlewild: Valley Finace xs. Stead base and Verdi vs. the Sportsman.July 20—At Threlkel’s: Sierra Sport \s. the Sportsman, Stead xs. Verdi. At Idlewild: Watkins Mill \?s. Mason’s, American Legion vs. Valley Finance.July 27—At Threikel’s: American Legipn vs. the Sportsman, Sierra Sport vs. Stead base. At Idle-wild: Watkins Mill vs. Valley Finance, Verdi vs. Mason’s.Aug. 3—At Threlkel’s * Valley Finance vs. Mason’s, Verdi x*s Sierra Sport. At Idlexvild: American Legion vs. Watkins Mill, Sportsman vs. Stead base.Aug, 10—At Threlkel's. Watkins Mill vs. the Sportsman, American Legion vs. Sierra Sport. At Idle-wild: Valley Finance vs. Verdi, Stead base xs. Mason's.athletes were affable. Some offered seltzer water m crude broxvn paper cups. ‘Fiequent handshakes and salutations of “Hello” and “HU were exchanged. The language handicap was too great, however, for American sports writers.WERE ALOOFHitherto the Russians and their neighboring Communist nations have been as aloof as Moscow itself. The sudden change appeared to be official policy m line with Russia's participation in the Olympic games which open July 19.The Russians and the other Iron Curtain athletes are housed at Ota-nierm, a beautiful series of college dormitories surrounded by barbed wue at the edge of a bay some fixe miles from Helsinki. Othcis there are the Czechs, Poles, Hungarians, Romanians, and Bulgarians. About 500 athletes are at Otaniemi now with 1000 more expected.No Russian official would talk to the newspapermen but the the Finnish camp commandant, Major Huuronen, said there xxas no objection to talking to Russian athletes “who can speak English.”None could be foundThe Russian athletes work out in dark blue sweat suits with “C C C P” on the breast, which stands for “U S S R,” The jersejs xveie bright red. The Hungarians b contrast were much redder. Their sweat suits were a brilliant red with hammer and sick el emblems in gold.has some HeightThe coach of the Hungarian basketball team, Pader Janos, said he had 13 placers, the tallest being 6 feet 59s niches. He was amazed to hear of the American team which axeragcs 6-4 and has several in the seven-foot cla^s.“We placed Russia twice and got beat in hard games,” he said.The camp, furnished by the Finns, is modern to an extiome. Wide windows open on xistas of iir trees, stones, and sparkling water. The buildings were erected by college students and will be used as dormitories.Very modern medical equipment all from the East or Russian zone of Germany xxas in evidence in the camp hospital. Some came in xx ood-en boxes on which xx-as stencilled “Britain Delivers the Goods ” On top the hammer and fickle had been smeared in Red paint.CLEAN AND MODERNThe Russian mess hall is in a xx ing of a new basketball arena. As was the case throughout the’camp the atmosphere was Finnish—clean, airy, and modern. There were red flags on each neatly set table Russian cooks, both men and women, were working over the stoves.The rooms for the athletes are typical of college dormitories, xxith txxo or four cots in each.The Americans and other competing nations are housed at Ka pyla, across Helsinki fiom the RussiansBaron Erik von Frenckell, president of the Finnish Olympic committee, in explaining the choice of Otaniemi, said “the d’fferent nations choose their own places. The Soviets asked to live there and asked to have their other neighbors there. We said,all right.“Their village is under the same rules as the others.“The Russians are pacing the same price for their athletes as everyone else—six dollars per day. This includes food. If someone brings m food it is okay with us but xve don’t give credit for it.
Newspaper Details
Reno Evening Gazette
Reno, Nevada, US
Wed, Jul 09, 1952
Page 7
Full Page
Clipped by
Helen S.
MD, USA 20 Sep 2020
Other Publications Near Reno, Nevada
Nevada State Journal
Reno Evening Gazette
Weekly Reno Gazette
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Reno Weekly Gazette and Stockman
