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Iu a thrilliu:; lo-inniez game.
Purity Fleur .'eked ;4411 -t', 11:r
tri-ittiaph ov• r NLt,; !1 Ii:) d 1::1 t•t^i. .
takinga ,;ne elle, lead in the t,est
of lite ries for the "-ague ,•1,.,:11
THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR
1D-odgers Capture -
!Serni4inal Series
from Dashwood
•
(By Wally )
7 L►•,dlers ,11.11, bed 1 11 11 O A.A.
Ladies' interineallata st•tn1-1111.11l
i
Icit•. .,t .1y t:.!1►t Ai, 1►:t-11w,...1
'1 4erettes :11 1w0 ladle', downing
thews I'2 -el ;old :-1 The) 0)1!1 It Ot
uteet Arl;vt_►na, t%itlt the wiuuers ;tf
tlutC srrtt•s re:i':h!?tt.; with Cli1►•,ri
Swiu;;skil't, for file 1V' 11 -\.-4 siiter-
cwtre.
Thursday' night Goderich played
host to Dashwood at the Judith
Go,lerha tn` Park and ,':t Int.. • 0111 the
victors, blanking the visitors 1'2-1,,
Top Scorers
Lig .;tons .,t the game were Aud-
rey Harrison, who hit a two-haggt•r
in the fourth with two on, .coring;
\ell Foster ;41141 V i Mat•Adaw. :tad i
heading 110111e .,n a 1.:1)1 throw' 1,, 1
' third, while Pearl Nlot•lan,1 hit :1
home run in the eighth 'with
frothy and Audrey' McCabe on
bases. 1)asl►woed muffed their
many chances with e1ght misplay's, t
all costly ,Sues.'
• Nell Foster started for G„derit l•,
going four r ames She strt]t•k „ut
two, advaucittg 1)110 to first. * K:ty
tI Kiuutit► did the relleviug chores;
in alit Iif[h, giving fe,ur free posses
and striking out six. Grace \tkt her
int; lasted six and two -third iutitji„s '
1 for the visitors. During this tithe .
she -put three out, tidvant•int two. •1
Nancy Tiernan- tried her luck un, ripened ,,,rap • es of the 19;)2 harvest leave a Niagara vineyard. 'This Year a hu111.1)el' erup of
the- mound for the ren►ainihsg „t1e 5i) 0O0 tons will 'he sent to the fresh' fruit market and Niagara Peninsula w'ine'ries. The grape
ER4,i
It's Vintage Time in Niagara'
TI-iURSl)AY, SEPT. 18th, 1912
Large Concern Requires
Take” -Charge of
ManTo .�
heed Mixing
Plant
must be thoroughly experienced in. preparation of mix-
tures. Preferably one able' to purchase ingredients re-
quired in Meal Mixtures.
PERMANENT position and good salary offered to the
right man. Send. particulars, experience and references
to BOX '92, Signal -Star.
AUBURN MIDGETS WIN
Auburn Midgets took a one game
lead in their quest for the 0.B.A.
-midget 11 baseball title as they
downed 'Carlisle 1)-i► Saturday.
Auburn won the -midget C \V'.O.A.A.
crown and eliminated Paiucourt lu
the seeoud round of the OB.A., 2-0.
Auburn opened the scoring in
the opening stanza' scoring four
runs and were never headed. Keo
Patterson lei the mould for.Auburn
falolieiL. twenty against :six for
111t'low.
For the winners NleDonald was
the leading batter with two double,
and :t single. 'I've other pitchers
i4ttty' :�t'dt'n•-.mile lends a _eliiirtutti hi11koroulld to this visit ilyd see)* a' the tit -St 5111- .have received honors in .lot Patter-
son family'. .Nelson Patterson,
father, -had a record of pitching 21
strikeouts in the Old Maitland
League while another sun, Bill, tvito
formerly • played midget fainted, 20
in a gauze.
Auburn ' 402 100 20x— 9 1_' . 4
Carlisle 002 002 000-- 4 4 :,
. and one-third iUniUg.. 4)nly count ,r tr Festival. 11'hlC}I will be
,,r.' b::' fails eonii tg t•• the . ,> . her was a walk- ' t rowers a -re 110 preparing' _X or their first .annual .�tagara rape ft�w more ball .I,,.Ilitsi h
r•.tnaill,ng ::nll]es and, see these I„,ys � Nine hits came off the ,arm �,f ti11I11aXc',i }►y` a huge paade and sport;. program 111 St. Catharines all October.
4.
ri::ht fee the ;•InimI►io::ship' Pickers g tvh.ile four were tlllowed',
lu.it, r
Mat•1) nald 111► 041 _tie► 0— t► 7 1 '4ter while Kay McKinnon threw•
hart, 711' --Frani: ltowra a:id :1 n,. -hitter. ,
t'.;1"F• VI -re •. 1: t : (..'.,-:+lar. a :,tl G,.,derieh 1)0l) 40'2 '24z -12 1:; 1
1;rrt•. l:.sk:tlo ; 1)-i:hw,lod 11(1) ,11x1 thl+►-- t) '2 'i
•i,c F'ou 3)1:1 (1(111 021 2-11 7 l,y Ti la Two hits cause off
Kitlnou its. Pearl Morland singled I LETTERS TO THE EDITOR �1
and McCabe touched the plate. 11�........t.... of
pioc��rttrro»ttr� Diamond
Fuller tallied :after Peg AVaud bit
a by behind the second baseman.
'loco walks put Nell foster :au('
Vi Ma0-Adattl on and scored Martin
anti .\1oriand• Dorothy McCabe
pi'yushil,. - Goderieh 7 Dashwood 1
The mii'.e`-, 'got sty t.y a g"i0d stir' N141eitly- night Ill a tw•t-light fix-
, • ,; 1.:,41 w-!...11 M:,(•- LUCKNOW TIES SERIES 1100, ,,ii file 1)i l't,od diamond. a
a"sxl ha,. I -
tot
ty tan;- to 'if 1 1 ,4!;,•:1.1 BEATING MEAFORD • 3-0 tiftli fr•une rally I,retlitetel seen
Thee.ed
runs, :• fee tit' :•1,•a l girls to L'it
•'!4 ..:111 �t-• .. ,.• .ti ••t -t• 1 t -.to thele a 7-1.decision. Dashwood cul - ',right, field. Audrey \1,•( abs• and pressed w the letters tlo n f I h
121 'til«• t, •1, �f the :•.,. , I ut•kn,yw , uuhined `tt.
e �.,� ••u a yva: and a „tt.
«� t seventh and tike tries tu•t f the `,tgttalStti • posieb,it have become. quote riled up
by Erie• II ,m . Three runs in the
t • , a '.-11 shutout over Nreaford 'n ' Godertt h weLr• pl,tyiug a tttu, It 1)afitlw()ET SCUrita¢
t
}' I 1
Brings Complaints from Bali Teams i
slammed the ball •to centre field to The Signal -Star welcomes day. '!'hey. couldn't ;get the • park 1
out \
• , 1 ..d, came while Foster eae iu letters on public matters at all , Monday night as the industrial
tt
,tin ,aeCitit't• t1y by N1eKtI111uU, lot times but the opinions ex- league were playing, \1'e then,
- - - , .. � o )sited our game off to September
'4 -
ilv represent ,the nein- :.'l►,. a break of One week, rhe. op
Jean Fuller both flied tt, third 1 arc ntxes�r 1
ud the hog tome. tons ofa -: , ,
- '"~ --µ1i4 are. bl:tmiu,,.. 11 ,. the .ul tu.(ae-a
d ,-- A f
a,nwt,,,tl collected their first run t uderieh. "twirl". 'tient. for the delay. 1
1..
in the sixth. \\"ith one out, Carol September 17, 1:►:,_', If this is co-operation On the part
V\'4•ttb singled' and tdvance►1 'he! _� • of the park t•oiutnittee and* considt r-;
� I Fdit,.r The �1„uul . t.lr :
1►asliw x•41 .,Ilt-Ilii the I►t,t ger. 0111 , rounds .4n two 1;oderit h 'Misplays.
couldn't,. 11,•t•/ -e tlit-•ir runner- Twostolen base "ave o' hall f:ltts will regret think 11 1s near time 5t,rlletllingl
t hits and a �[ Gtxlrl'll'h >_tI at„dill he dUlte•
air <• the plate. Ti:;erettes their -.second' run in the to learn that there will be no more '.After• -four 011! lugs of seorele.'s seyeit li scored by Claire GOs man, ladies' gauges at the Judith t:uutler- 11►t JLtuageneut.
ball, Kay N1,•K-iuno•u hiurted to ,' Elaine Recker tallied in the eighth ,hate Park unless they can receive t'olborne Township Juvet h._.
down to tint. ” Audrey McC:11,' after singling to left field, while I better eo-oper:ttiun from the park
the tenth ser.;;;Iii tr• '„'• 1 k, I pi el 1•3 11 „ .c',,* 1 let•tt•ti Their� four tall). oU single
for tl:e• me' i arra l n,ak , f :heir \V .1 ►.•A _A. lower brand „f hall than usual anti 1
s:lfetii•� ihr^ :t-1•„114 i:.ime 1 le•:.
-.,r Wit• \\'illi• list h•�ilit•r - for
and 1;. � ' NLajor Fasthail tinaL :at 1.u,�kn•ra seven misplays were counted
NLac1)'tt:,:d•.- i1 (1 t'+u:dari It :on Friday, leaving the .eri«sq .- ,1 ar.:ii1,1 them. 10 :wo by the losers.,
-,eaten. 0,11 ,1 :1 hrautifie Hai „ne 1
thoughI
hall- .::1m • , olits-t11114 tell "11' k' t I mess
Frank •tt„w-ra )11t'111 his usual:hooked •in
i
steady _:ln1e for. the tail? tilt ,only' ,-with
Chip's
winnin
game
Johnson
apiece_
and
ire
up
Toby
issued ..n• 'free pass.
These two teams have
tint«'s during'
gani.' reselt
battle that
ley
met three 111 th
, ,ea
•ye^t Mea
Leekuna• 0e1)
Johnson and Ri,•ha
:ind Miley
e1t s,
.. ,
:-;,n
,sea
-,T1
W11
e
tin
Greer'
single
ford
' h: r '.•'
pito her'*
deuhl4
being
g
1111. rally.
) 04
NI
:i a hard fo e:Tilt
a thriller until the
hist 11141; was one
11 oft'
steep
the
big
000— 1) 5
,
risen: Justie
:tire
,-tion for \V'.O..A..A. playoffs, we
singlets to left field and 14 011 at1- the tinul tally tame on a walk off •etunmitt,'0, . ' DUNGANNON FAIR
):Int ed wh.`u 104.-ker muffed Je:11t NleKiunon, two passed balls and 1'1)e Dodgers have been the tally
Fuller's hi,. An err,tr he -tile, alt error a: Shirley Guenther ! (;(Ierii•h '""ton team entered ill ' .(Continued from page 1)
ltit,;h•-r put Martin „u and sent Me- ert.aed the plate 1 VV•O J >i div this )e•,r hu[ the)
Ka. Mt Kinuou went
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the rOu11 i have encountered great difficulty in Prize for wagon horses or general
for the locals, sending dive duw11`1 o)Irr:liniug the diuuauud due to .)Cher purpose iltetyteut ter Mat Nicholson of
on strike -s, • walking six. Urace�roultilittmeuts of a lesser �clegree. Kincardine. Mr. Ernie Little of
1'ickeriug hurled for 'Pigerettes with. (Iuderieh took first in the single
lour ;tying to the beach and sit R'ith the weathernlari in an un horse and harness class while set•-
ettitt.. free passes• _�'!)ie�.1v 1 pded 11 tl'sme fha►vel1to to 1ltd oftl�I,r11 1 itize nt to Herbert Br the � itiid
;-oderich tell) 117[1 1)f)Il- t 1
leisliwo.,,1 __no° 1111 1I1— 4 '► e immediately as weather. pttrunts. tutted marry, lY h.tucls and nutter,
Lineup. for this 'series were: such ;rent distuttea have e be
ed Elmer Johnston', entry placed first 1
cucered by the teams concerned Q �j SEDAN. j�
DASerot yTet litre (:ussmat, and George Altuus was second. 19 2 DODGE/ CRUSADER f�iJDL�l\ .
- o e games h t
rf 14011TH) 'l etreau, If . (.rare
that they must know t t z. ti► Alt ill VitG4•«• took host for the
1'it 1.1 ria 1,, '.h: Shirley Guenther, well iu adv once. l;tee hruken saddle horse, ItDuck i.
. \ 1u1 y 1 iemtau, '�.h,.•-p :.:Kant#ec tr r,;llo(till 4.3ndtrfi'li f•uirtihtTi iu ilr5'tI yy rt11, sriot4T1: Tt1d-Jir 1 : ;;luitlt, f- u...•'
\Islet f: Carol "Webb, c: titular 1i11)cloytu, it li3Oks like 1Viughat'► third. Niel Dixon took first for the;Hensall Arena,�..Friday;..Sept. 26
Beekelr. 31•: i'mhelle HillIb Town Park will be the scene t0' -best poiry owned and ridden by boy i .
1st ►Irl I{I1 I I Andre) M, ( ahr p $1000. 3 Specials at $100, 15 games at $20,
Hensa�I2 Legioii''and Ladies Auxiliary 468.
MEAFORD IS GAME UP
ON LUCKNOW IN SERIES
Meaford took a '_-1 game edge in
their best -of -seven Major Fastball
finals uu' Monday' night whet they
toppled Lucknow by an S-'2 score
in the third game of the series
Shelley' Miley slammed, tl►e lone
house run of the game• for .the
losers in that. eighth with the basses
empty. Nleaford, bailers selvyel
Charlie Justice's offerings for 1))
hits while Luckitov erred , foul•
times.
Luekltow' 000 0111) 1111— 2 5 4
Meaford "01 202 1011— ' lU 0
Justice and Miley; Johnston and
Richardson.
LADIES' LAWN BOWLING
won AV'eduesday afternoon of last
week the ladies held a tournament
here. Prize winners were: lst—
Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Croskery, Mrs
Nt:i►11t, Stratford; 2nd—Mrs,
('utt, Mrs. �I. Elliott, Mrs. Garland,
Gederic•tt ; 3r41 - Mrs,. Ruston, Mrs.
Balfour,. Nits. Hannon, NIitcl►eit;
44.h—Mrs. A. Townsend, Mrs. F.
McArthur, Mrs. E. •Pridham, Code -
rich ; 5th—llrs.t A. R. Scott, Mrs.
W. Jlael.areu, Mrs. J. Pinder, Godo -
rich.
Winners its the local mixed
doubles_ on Thursday night were:
1st—Mr, J. Baker, Mrs. C. Cott.:
2nd—Jigs. (': Bridgewater, Mrs. A.
Townsend.
Monday evening tit the Open
mixed tournament ,here winners
were; lst—Dr. Hall, Mrs. W. Heit-
'man : 2nd ----Mr. and Mrs. Archin
Townsend; :rd ----Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Price: 4th -----Mr. H. McNee, Mrs. F.
k)verholt: :0th—Mr. C. Nivins, Mrs
.1. Wheeler.
REI'NION
The NIacK:,y faintly reunion wa_a
held at Harbor Park Satnrdlty :tf
I'I'llu in 1101101' t ' 1). .1. MaeKav
Of V•:Ilteonct•r, w'ho left -A.i►flelrl
Townshit, ;12 years ago. :Ind . Alex'
I►. MacKay of 11etroit.. •
pr, s, of were: Mr. and Mrs.
-4.. 1►. MacKay, NIr. and Mrs. J. B.
Iteatull. \it.<. Flerenee Campbell and
.4.11:111 of iateltnow'• i \Ir. anti • Sirs.
.I. 1t. \"1:IcKay.•.\1111 and Florence of
Eitel:now•: Mrs. M. Mac•Keuzie.,Rip•
ley: Mr. and tirs. Ii. T. F,dw:tr41
and Airs. R. .1. Mullen. Goderieh ;
Mr. and Mrs. George 'Millen 11111
family 'of. Chatham.
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$1600.00 IN CASH PLUS A DRAW FOR A
_ the 1)„1 t1 s 1)111,• :;:1111e,, its no or girl tinder l2' frim Asittield, Extra Special
110 Jean Fuller, ah: J, axine .particular Right is a sure het• at ,Vest \V':twaut, h, ('olhorne of Lode 1600.
Martin, if ; Pearl Morland, 2 f ; Peg the local park. If this sholtld i iclt tow -ships. eculr) tluce_avcto.hr._.__$
11 -„ods c : Nell 1''owter. rf. p : V'i t_,ccur, arrangement, will ire nettle to George _1.1ton Of Lui"know_ 41r. i Sponso 'et W1-„
yi:,,•-A,1:1111, -ss: Dorothy A1'(_::ibe,:'with a bus concerts f'tr tran'1N,r-a- Ebner Jelin h,u's •utry” was 111 11 ' -
,h; Kay Vl, Kinnon. p; Audrey -lion
of fan: :at the the:tlrest jai' for brood mare and two of her pro -1
l lilrrl-t,ii. rf , Iso game 1. possible. , geny tint., .,f 4111) 11 was to be a ;
It is hutted that in the future lei:: foal. Second place W('Itt 'u
AILSA CRAIG FINISHES ' bet,ter agreements -'alt h. reaelttd the entry t,f Mltt Nit•h1,ls•,u. Mr.
PORT ALBERT'S HOPES by the park committee and man I V1illi:lu, lk'ekel f /.ur.ett v.1
tigers of this HOME TOWN wit►- 1 judge of the home classes.
Ilillg tealll, the teamthatbringsfort Albert 111111nlediate ("' laurels and publicity to G•alerieb.1 Horse Race Events
.ynad was eliminated front further After all the Rodgers leave e,'11- 1 . Marvin Duruiu- w'as the master
p1:14 in the \1'.I '4. 4.. Tuesday night tributed to the part: in tntiuetit y of ceremonies and kept the c row•1
Ailsa Craig nine' doused then( value, and to the town in publicity, laughing with humorous comtteuts.1
1i-0; Ailsa ('raiz: took the first it seems too had that now, when Ile was as1isted in the running ell
.•:attest of this best -of -three k;-0. they are heading' toward the league the horse race events by Reg Jac-
• Big hit of the game was a home
Gee, a judge of the events.
Results of the free-for-all were:�
Joe Bunter (Reg McGee) ,.., 1 1
Miss Cattle. Grattan (G, Feer-
ga n) 3 -
Ima Chips (H. 0. Jerry) 2 tI
Lucky Forty (G. Stewart) 4 4
Iti'stllts for horses not having
-von over $501) before September 1 •
Peter G. Grattan ,(G. Fen-
• gait) 1 1
1)r. Chips (R. JIt•Gee) •t
Grattan Chips (l;, -Caldwell) 2 :;
Open running race,;
.11111 Hanna, Orangeville
It. Duckworth, Goderiell
ILirold .Best 4
'Wm. Meeker 3 4
1;rel. � running race:
rt
1 2. Edna
Stewart.
1.\1 r. , Smith;
Pony running race:
1. Art 1)ixoll ; _'.. 7'omtuy Dixon,
,Alnnteur sulky racer: .1
Pearl- Lee ((;. Feagan l 1 1
Valuable Doc (It. Jerry t 2
Alai Itringent I It. \'olland 1, 3 3-
1/r. It. .rattan (K. Kerr, .- . 4 #
run ,fiver • the left field fenee h•, -
(;rant ('hisholtu of the losers. Grant
also starred in a steal from third
to holm, during the third tying the
Scent at 3.al1.
.Ailsa Craig ..0113 032 (;10---15 10; 2
Port .5t1s'rt ..111 010 200— 0 -
Batteries:
-Batteries: Ailsa Craig, -Ililler and
M. L':t me s ; 1'cirt All►ert, Bowden,
Chisholm :and -Mail')[), Tigert.-
HURON EXPRESS BEATS
' OWN RECORD AT FAIR
Heron Express. the big pacer
owned by .1:ir•k and 1:111 Gardner,
proved that he is still quite -a horse
t them
by mixingyyith h i , f t he
, best
its• the '.1st puce :it 11,nden's West-
ern Fair on Saturday and enning
out -of -it wvitlt a second, first and
third in the three -heat affair. The
eight-year-old gelding has had an
in -and -out year, but on Saturday,
driven ly hill Gardner. he set 11
new record of '207 for himself 1..
silverware, they have to travel
elsewhere to play- their games.
As business manager of the R'.0 ►.
A.A. Said, when t(,ld 'of the situt-
atioii in Goderieh, "It' seems 'that
people think' the W.O.A.A. is
bash league, and their games can
be played anywhere. anytime."
The :Management,
Goderich 1)udgers.
Goderieh, Ontario,
September 1.7,, 1952.
Editor. The Signal -Star:
On hearing of lit' trouble r•er't'n-
c
',
countered by the (_. rd 1 h ladies
ies
regarding, the town
park we have
. ,.
fewbrief
•r:1
rt
collected to„ethe
ward
-co-operation to
of th, lac6 tor
\1'.0..4.4A. games in the experience
of our ('•„Ibc>!rue Township team.
t eau.
At the beginning of 1he. 14easu'►,
the head r►f the park corutl)ittee
said there would be eo11sklt'ration
given to VV OA.A. final games and
1 1
wi'ttnins: the 'set.01u1 heat and 111140 irr1ngeme11ts glade 10 have the111 I
earl► of the other winners go to played as scheduled. None of th's 11. waiter Nichol on and riders: 2.
taew• rl'co0"41s in winning their heats. consideration was given to our Col- Alvin Me(he. 11orhe\V'hiteh.nitand
'r11.
nd
In the opener. Ruth Chips s..- borne team.Duckworth ; a.
Last week we wen( to the he Id riders.
of the industrial league regarding (Igen hurdle juu)I►ing• esnits:
the switching of nights so that , 1. Millie the Kid (Dixon 1 : 2. Prince
.Atwood and Culhorne could tangle, Ib9111 ) I►ixotl4 : a. Eld1;r 1'et
.as scheduled. Ile agreed to this ('Porter) #. Ranter 11)1xun) cis
Billie II% I Darnell, : 0. Ilugola
R4•lav race:
herself a record of 2.I4; 2'5. het
thr. Goderich horse wits (losing fast
and only a nock separated then1
:It the tini411. to his winning sec-
ond heat. the Express eanee from
behind to win by :1 length. and so league authorities of the ,
Leads Again VV.O.A.A. were informed: Then it ('l erret- I : 7. Silver (Whitehead'.
He lett again h/alfw•av- throe •h the was found that the park committee often pony race: 1. Keith Fed-
' third heat, heti tired in the tretelt desired that they both play ;he 41111; '_'• Itc'nsuu Fevent
and was beaten hy• .Argyle (;rattan same night in a dont,le 1 )a4'i Oober Events
aanditnth (Chips. 8o more phone calls had to t 1,, The running race in reye•rse was
made,
Arrangements were then made tittle won the mind .race with
for a split gate of 150-50 AF`I'F:it Herbert 511011, second. Results of
expenses. , ilmPire fees, and the he hackney teams in harness were:
'park were pail nnt,1 the split tens 1. Mr. •Schroeder ; '_'. Mrs. F:I►►Ic.r-
made with no allowance of the Jollti,iton; 3. F:Imer Johnston.
required 15 per tent tor the W.t). The chariot race was won by
A.A. as well as,l►alls, phone Nils, Benson Whitehead with Benson
rte: Consertnently this' left our Feagan placing snvond. Prize for
the hest dresw'd rider on the
, I;,urge F'e:t4:111'' tw-o-year-old
pacer, Peter G. Grattan. Was see-
; and in the first heat of the two-
year-old pace, 011 Saturday, but fin-
ished sixth in the uecond heal.
11411 Gardner was the driver.
I On Thursday at !minion. 11111
Gardner drove his snare, Prinre:is
Betty, to a second, third and fonr'sh
in the 2:20 pace, gate almost till..
At the NEtn itamburg fair on Sat- How many went to see the in-
tirday. Boil ,Terry's mare, Ima (111strial league game that night?
`Chips and Reg McGee's trotter, At a quarter to eight there were
Joe Bunter sw'itehetl second and only thirty (nit] fans present'
1 fourth positions in the class "C" We were then scheduled to play
race. Len :ind 1ton McGee's pacer, Ttft'sdtty night in the final.- game,
George' Ily plieed fifth in each but Tory Gregg asked us if w•
heat of the claws ":A” division, with would relinquish the park as Port
-ton McGee driving. Albert had to play Monday or Tues -
VVI n by R. Duckworth. Nir. 1:.
-37-8
ground:+ went to a ;voting bo)',
.litnntie Hanna. of Orangeville.
On displlay in the fair blinding
Was a hooked matt by Mrs. Abner
Morris of Dungannon with a sign
$t4'ing it 4.1114 1110 382nd such gnat
She had made. Another interesting
display was that showing the val:te
of farm ponds.
T x E Calvert
SPORTS COLUMN
6,E6EAfte/t7e49,4444
This one didn't appear in the points record,
but 1 happen to think that the real Olympic
champions are the Finnish nation. all 4,000.000
of this peace -loving and sports-woradhipping
little country's population.
i1, 1:40 the Finns had. with groai' pride,
accepted the honer of ire'ing host to the Olympic
scheduled for that time and i►lantled accordingly. But 'then
'tuiie the Russian invasion and World War Ii, reoitltitig in elan-
cel1alion of the contests tied tremendous tin:ineial losses. After
11(04ilities had ceaged, Finland wets nnai►le to aevollamr)date the
194'3 g:im• s. which too)k i►lace in Engine(1.
The work and outlay hiss been t1'(i1►e►idetts. For instance
the (hbynipict 1)11111 at enormous cost. has-aceonunudation
for 70.000) si►ectators. Nearly was 1411111 another stadium with as
,
heated outdoor swimming pool' for prnr tic'n• purposes. .1 new
►(,lbegun it1939.'Was blasted ,
ot f bedrock
111�
Pint forest.
st
,
,
:Ind front sheer r wildernessh(c a�nar th seene of aequatic contests
w'ttli facilities to sf'at 10,000 oulook(:rs. 't'he'se :Ire only a few
••xami►w•s`of the niedern playing fields :ind arenas vportsmtinded
Finland built for the y^:bions htatches. They spnred notating to .
netoeye I►e•rfer•tion for tvliat proved to be the 'lost 'emsationa1 orf
all Games.
N1'itlt the thousands of visitors, Finland fared a real housing
problem. But Ilelinski solved this poser, The Olympic Village
for then' consisted of fourteen units patterned after modern
apartment houses. 'The main section contained 1.181 rooms and
two others had 212 and 277 compartments. This was for the
athletes. And every private' home was hospitality thrown open
to non -competing visitors.
Food presented an'the'r pr)411.111. lint arra t ut..•inents wt'rc'
made• to increase imports” from tn'►ghlterin'e co'ntries. 1)104.11
prt,4lrn•ers and businessmen have etfered fifty tubs of fresh fruit
for contestants. :t"1 Finnish ves,. hs 1ttthil►t,rted the fruit from
1114' Netherlands. ,\1111 the ft,od i11 g ti4't Il. eve r0, 413• agrees,
was w•onderfItl.
There were hundreds of guides and interpreters to accom-
modate visitors. The press relations were perfect. There wasn't
a Claw in the arrangements for the greatest of all Olympics,
stayed by the smallest nation whieh has In years handled this
mighty chore. Finland deserves a wreath of wildolives. or a
gold medal, or whatever it is Glyn -tide champions receive.
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