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NEW EMERGING SPORTSMEN

Indonesia retained the Thomas Cup, symbol of world badminton supremacy, last week in Tokyo by beating Denmark 5-4, but the whole thing left a bad taste in everybody's mouth, except maybe Indonesia's. The initial sour swallow came when Indonesia at first refused to bring the Thomas Cup to Tokyo for the competition, causing one angry official to complain, "These people evidently regard the Thomas Cup as their own personal national treasure."

Then, during the finals between Indonesia and Denmark, Indonesian students in the crowd at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium shot off flashbulbs in the eyes of Danish players. Officials moved in to confiscate the flashbulbs, and an Associated Press photographer and two reporters rushed over to cover the incident. More than 100 Indonesian students poured out of the stands and attacked the AP men, beating and kicking them for five minutes before police were able to break up the struggle.

Danish Team Manager Kurt Moller said that he would protest to the International Badminton Federation and added, "The Indonesians didn't win on the court. Those crazy spectators won the Thomas Cup. It reminded me of the way young Germans behaved under Hitler."

Neutral observers were virtually unanimous in feeling that favored Denmark would have won the cup easily if it had not been for the behavior of the Indonesian students throughout the competition and especially on the final night. One shocked Japanese official said, "It's a good thing those bloody barbarians are not competing in the Olympics. If they were, we might never be able to hold the Games."

HORSES, HORSES, DOGS, DOGS
For kicks in New England they used to burn witches. Now they go to the races. On Memorial Day this year Suffolk Downs has a card of 11 races, starting at 1:30 p.m. Lincoln Downs, 60 miles away, has a doubleheader—nine races in the afternoon, beginning at 2 p.m., and nine races at night, beginning at 8 p.m. Two dog tracks in the same area, Wonderland and Raynham, have evening programs of 10 and 12 races each. An alert punter with good contacts has 51 chances to get well in less than 12 hours. Did someone say staid New England?

DANGER ON THE BEACH

Sumer is icumen in and bathers on Atlantic beaches are being warned once again about the dangers of picking up odd-looking objects on the shore. Each year since World War II there have been accidents when intriguing-looking Things have turned out to be explosives. Old mines have been drifting around since the war and many will make a landfall this year. They're usually about twice the size of a basketball. Equally dangerous are old marine markers, which contain explosive magnesium-based compounds. There is a wide variety of markers, but the most common is cylindrical in shape, about 18 inches long and three inches in diameter, housed in an aluminum or wood casing.

Don't touch them. Report them.

GOODBY, CUS