From Mr R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr
Sir: Taki writes in his column of last week . , handball, whatever that is'. Many of our mutual friends on both sides of the Atlantic have written to me saying that they were sure that Taki had been to American handball courts with me, and asking me whether on those occasions the master of High Life was heavy with booze.
He was not. He has indeed watched American four-wall handball with me and made intelligent observations on the game, which is played with both hands, a hard rubber ball, and gloves (drinks only after the match). In his column he was doubtless referring to Olympic handball, which has always bemused me too. It is a silly game and, as with the other games Taki disparages, unworthy of the Olympics.
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr Editor-in-Chief
The American Spectator Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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