Controversy can help OLYMPIC INCIDENTS By NEIL ALLEN, Athletics Correspondent The swift disqualification of the three east German girls in the toboggan event of the Winter Olympics hardly bears comparison With the ruling -out of the Swedish equestrian dressage team in 1948. It took five years before France officially became Olympic cham- pions on the grounds that the Swedes had entered a non- coMmissioned officer in an event reserved for officers. By 1956, when Sweden were the hosts of the equestrian Olympics- held seperately froni the main summer Games in Melbourne be- cause of the Australian quarantine laws-the " officers only " rule had been removed. In 1924 the renowned British amateur boxer. Harry Mallin, won his second Olympic gold medal. but Only survived a preliminary bout at middleweight after first being declared the loser on points. and then the winner because his French opponent was found guilty of biting. An examination of Mallin's shoulder in the dressing room disclosed the offending tooth mark. In Tokyo in 1964 there was a baffling incident in the modern pen- tathlon affecting Otto Torok. of Hungary. After Torok had been credited 48 points for each of his first two series, six bullet holes were found in the screen behind the target when only five shots were alioxved in each senes. Torok was eventually penalized 21 points in the mystery of the extra bullet. Controversy has often helped to make new rules for sport After Wyndham Halswell. of Britain, was baulked in the 1908 Olympic 400 metres, and won a hollow victory in a run over. the use of lanes was in- troduced. Harold Osborn. the Olympic high jump champion of 1924. had a knack of pressing the bar against the supporting pegs w hich led to new equipment being constructed which placed the bar on too of the uprights. In more recent years a well known European thrower possessed a discuss with a detachable section with which he made some unusually long throws until found out. But then he did not have to face the invigilation en- dured by a cheating golfer, described by P. G. Wodehouse. who moved his ball in the rough, only to find hns own caddy was a private detective hired by his opponentm That, surely. is just not playina the game. Controversy can help