Judge, 1932-03-05 · page 6 of 36
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# "Judging the Sports" by Joe Williams This satirical article criticizes women's limited presence in horse racing and sports governance. Williams recounts visiting racing stables where gentlemen claimed a horse named "Top Flight" couldn't win because "she ain't got the legs"—a dismissive comment about the animal's breeding. He then pivots to social commentary, noting that women are similarly underrepresented in Congress and sports decision-making, suggesting comparable prejudice excludes them from power. The illustrations show horse racing scenes. Williams argues that the absence of women in positions of influence isn't due to inability but systemic exclusion—people simply "do not try to get there." The piece appears to advocate for greater female participation in governance and sports, using horses as an ironic parallel to highlight the arbitrariness of exclusionary attitudes.
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THE I Was visiti one of the racing stables over on Long Island the other day in the barn were giving their tonsils a brisk work-out “She can't do it, [tell you. She ain't got the legs.” “Ts zat so? Well, she’s got all the and a couple of gentlemen legs she needs, and more, too.” At first blush a pushover when it comes to blushing —I didn't know what to make of it. What was this? A Carroll) skin show in rehearsal, or an informal de bate touching on and appertaining to the nether loveliness of Dietrich? And, ind [am practically in cither case, what was par for legs on this course? Well, it turned out, as it) would (I never get the breaks), that the gentlemen were talking about a little named ‘Top Flight, r-old of 1931, gal racehorse champion two-ye t urrent winter book favorite to win the Kentucky Derby this year. As to Top Flight’s future there are two schools of thought, if thought is the word. Some of the critics think she will pick up where she left off last fall, and move on to greater glories, while others, less gallant and chival- rous, do not give her a tumble. From what [ can gather. gatherer by instinct, the Is do not JUDGING SPORTS > By Joe Williams develop in stature or vitality as fast is the young men, and very few of them ever manage to gain their full racing strength as three-year-olds, a peculiarity that may be ascribed to hiolo; zy, rumble seats, or junior proms. Anyway, the records show that only one gal has ever won the Derby, which is the nation’s foremost test for three year-olds, and the professional old timers tell you Regret, the 1915 win ner, didn't’ have anybody to beat, which is what they always tell you. They told you that about ‘Tunney, Yale and Hoover, SUSPECT one reason we do not have more women in Congress, is that more of them do not try to get there. and 4 rhaps you can not blame them, ng one thing and another. Similarly, the presence of only one consic sub deb among all the Derby winners in history may be explained by the fact that only a proportionately small percentage of the starters have been fillies. For the most part the women folk have preferred, or been forced, to re- main in the barns washing dishes and sewing on buttons while the swagger- nt to town to do their silly stuff, generally winding up under a table comatose t the Elks’ club in a very and unappetizing condition. It is things like this that breed war, bread lines and tap dancers. All that I know about Top Flight is that there was nobody around last year that could beat her home. In this respect she was strictly a home girl, She started seven) times and Was first sev (Pag Unlike most 6, please) times. comicbooks.com