Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!sdcrdcf!alan From: alan@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Alan Algustyniak) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Olympic Audiences Message-ID: <1252@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-Aug-84 15:54:31 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.1252 Posted: Tue Aug 14 15:54:31 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 16-Aug-84 07:11:09 EDT Reply-To: alan@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Alan Algustyniak) Organization: System Development Corporation, Santa Monica Lines: 19I attended one water polo event and three wrestling events, and , in general, was very pleased. The audiences were nicer, cleaner and more courteous than for other sports events i have attended. But i was really upset at the behavior of the audiences in one respect: whenever an official made a call against a U.S. athlete, or for a non-U.S. athlete competing against a U.S. one, the boos were so loud they often downed out the P.A. system. This, in spite of the fact that every referee call i saw in wrestling was a good call. [I used to wrestle and referee matches, myself.] Well, at least there was always clapping instead of booing for the victor, no matter who won, and during the awarding of the medals. sdcrdcf!alan P.S. You don't have to remind me that this happens in other countries, too. I'm only making a point of information.