From the S&S archives: French skier named as most outstanding

ST. MORITZ, Feb. 11 — Now that the tumult and shouting has died away in the Alpine resort town of St. Moritz, here are some of the "mostests" that we will remember long after the books are closed in the fifth Winter Olympics.

MOST OUTSTANDING — Henri Oreiller of France, only double winner in the Olympics and also the "most ungraceful skier." Oreiller, called the "acrobat" by his teammates, won the combined downhill and slalom and downhill.

BIGGEST SURPRISE — Gretchen Fraser of the U.S., the first American woman ever to win a gold medal in winter Olympic competition, by her upset victory over the more favored stars in the slalom and her second place in the combined downhill and slalom.

MOST OUTSTANDING NOVICE — Cpl. Wilbur Martin of the U.S. who placed fourth in the skeleton. The 19-year-old GI from the EC never had heard of the Cresta Run before coming to St. Moritz much less ride a skeleton, yet came within a few seconds of winning a coveted Olympic medal.

MOST HEARTBROKEN — The Australian skier who paid his own way to St. Moritz to enter the Olympics but broke his leg during a practice run and never got a chance to compete.

THE MOST CAREFREE TEAM — The Argentinian skiers, knowing they had little chance of winning anything, had the time of their life and when the ski events were over they entered the four-man bob race just for "the fun of it."

THE EASIEST JOB — The middle men in the four-man bobsled, who go along just for the "ride" and seemingly have no trailing rules or cares. All they have to do is show up on time.

THE MOST GRACEFUL PERFORMANCE — The free skating of Dick Button of the U.S. Button, performing on soft slushy ice, performed feats of almost incredible skill and completed figures that none of his competitors even dared attempt.

MOST SOUR NOTE — The instructions given Barbara Ann Scott by her coach when he told her to take it easy on her free figures as she had a big lead and did not have to worry. Miss Scott went through the motions gracefully but never went all out as did Button, who had just as big a lead and far worse ice to perform on.

MOST EXASPERATING — The Swiss police who barred all the working photographers but let in all their friends who had box cameras.

MOST DISAPPOINTED MAN — Alf Engen, coach of the U. S. skiers, who wanted his "Gordie" Wren to win the Olympic ski jump. Engen, was also the happiest man before the Olympics started when Wren broke the record on the Olympic jump with a leap of 74 meters.

MOST MIXED-UP — The press hotel and the officials who at the start of the games had not the slightest idea what their jobs were.

MOST OUTSTANDING EVENT — The 500-meter speed skating when five competitors, two Norwegians and three Americans, broke the old Olympic record.

THE MOST TENSE MOMENT — Eleven a.m. on the opening day of the Olympics when the U.S. hockey (AHA) team was scheduled to play the Swiss after the IOC had ordered that no hockey be played in the Olympics and threatened to have the police bar the two teams from the rink. But the teams played and it was not until later that the press was informed that a last-minute order had changed the game into a so-called exhibition match.