HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-05-17, Page 11Well, Mom, howdid'ou make
out on YOUR day, as the adver-,
tisements call . it? .Same old.
routine, I suppose: lots of kisses;
euppa tea in bed; big production
of a potted begonia or stale.
chocolate; everybody off to
church with a Sower in the
- - buttonhole; rapid diminishing
of interestin the whole project;
you getting huge dinner and
doing dishes while family rests
after excitement and strain of
Mother's Day.
tis
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Just to show you that some-
body cares, I saved my Mother's
Day column until this week.
You'll need a pickup right
about now, as the realization
sinks in that last Sunday's fuss-
ing over you is a once-ayear
shot, andyou are relegated to
your usual functiops of house-
hold slanie, comedy straight man,
domestic detective, family wail-
ing wall and unpaid civil serv-
ant.
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Don't thank me. It's a plea-
sureu
to come right out and an-
nounce my firm_conviction that
mothers are the finest people
in the world --with the .,possible
exception of fathers.
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Everything I am, 1 .owe to
- my mother's training. Well, per-
haps not quite everything, She
. -didn't
teach -m9 to -shoot -4o
play poker, _drink beer, swear
and chase after women, . all of
which 1 used to do. Nor did She
show me how to play golf, fly
an airplane, catch trout for write
a column.
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But she did teach me some
important things: never to say
anything about a person unless
you could say something good;
always to vote against Mackenzie
King; never to be cruel; always
to laugh sardonically when you
paid your taxes; never to be
,discourteous, Whatever the situ-
ation; always to land the first
punch if you were . forced to
fight
She also taught me how to
make a bed, do a family • wash-
ing, prepare a simple meal, do
the dishes, and run an ironer,
all of which have stood- tile" In
good stead since l got" married;
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Back in those days, I didn't
appreciate my ' mother. They
can be annoying creatures to
childrenou know. rin-
terests
Their n-
terests are very limited. They
miss the big picture and `harp
e tat
on . such de ils as clean ears
-looking after your horrible little
brother,, going to Sunday School,
hanging up your clothes, going
to bed at bedtime, and getting
up at getting -up time.
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and I'm quite certain it scarred
me, psychologically, for life.
I stilldon't know why she,
threshed me se <brutally.
hadn't done a thing, How could
I know my kid brother ' would
swallow that screwnail 1 gave
him to play with?. Could I help
it if my ball went a little crook-
ed .and through the kitchen
wir+doW? And, what red-blooded
boy .hasn't burned all his eye-
brows off with a firecracker?
No. 1 think she was just in -a
bad, mood that do.
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People talk about 'mothers
working so hard. L never notic-
ed my mother doing' much. Ex-
cept maybe fooling aroundwith
the housework. And doing a
little washing for the seven of
us. And you'd hardly call iron-
ing work, when a person sings
all the time. And there was the
cooking for us and the three
boarders, but •she enjoyed cook-
ing.
' In the summertime, she ran
a tourist business in the house,,
but she got a kick out of talking
to the tourists. Then there was
a cosmetics line she sold, when
Dad was out of work, but that
was good for her. Got her' out
of the house. Shewas secretary
forthe Blind' Institute, and in
the Home and School Club and
-the-- Led ies`" ia�=aiid-'the-choir;
but that was all' fun.
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No, I can't recall my mother
doing any real work. Seems to
me she spent most of her time
fooling around doing little
things.
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Like looking gfor things' we'd
lost. And kissing places where
we'd bumped ourselves. And
picking up our clothes. , And
hugging ',us when we were feel-
ing sorryfor ourselves. And
getting us little snacks after
school. And helping us with
our homework. And telling us
bedtime stories. And nursing
us when we were sick. And tak-
ing us on •picnics,. And solving
all our problems.
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And, Mom, I hope that's the
way your kids remember you. ,
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' DETROIT. If Doug Gallagher
; .kes _ ri de.with, tTie Tigers
Vila season, .the 22 -year-old
sbuthpaw will be fulfilling a
Prediction of Phil Cavarretta,
Tiger Coach who managed the
club's Tampa -based team to •a
pennant in the 1961-62 Florida
Winter League.
Gallagher : was the strikeout
king of tile, winter Rrrcuit, fan -
'mug 69 'in 66 innings and post-
ing an earned .run average. of
191 That prompted ,Cavarretta
to- Predict "Qallagher will be
in the major leagues --in a year,
or maybe sooner"
In spite of a temporary sore
riin in spring training, the six-
foot -four 204 pounder impress-
ed Manager Bob Schefring .so
much that the young left-hand-
er was the Tigers' only non
roster addition for the regular
season, earning promotion from
the Denver roster.
,"Ile can throw the ball hard
and get it over the plate," Schef-
fing' said. "And he knows how
to use a breaking pitch when
he needs one."
Scouted by Pat Mullin and
Wayne Blackburn, Gallagher
signed with the Tigers for a
bonus in June, 1958 afterfinish-
ing a brilliant high school car-
eer in his .home town of Fre-
mont, Ohio. In his senior sea-
son at Fremont's Ross High
School, Doug averaged 17 strike-
outs a 'game; hurled three no-,
hitters and ' pitched a perfect
game in a district tournament,
When not , pitching, Gallagher
played first baseor the outfield.
Doug's first assignment in the
Tiger farm system .was Erie,
of the New York -Pennsylvania
League, where he pitched well
for the seventh -place club- but'
had a 4-10 record. In 1959, he
-had-a-sore- elbow- Arid --i m— d
only 03 innings in a season spbil: ,
between
.oxv ll .rSat
1x
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gue): and 1:401.az1' (Carolina) but
in 19.90,• his first, full :season ole
the mound, he bounced *k to
hurl .a .no-hitter ;for Knoxville,
-hat,.was.-ag ainstT Charlotte -Mint
the Sally League' playof -, ' 01 -
lowing a ,strange second -hath
losing streak which resulted int
a 10.15 regular season • record
for Gallagher, Hallway through
the campaign, Doug had € 10-5
mark and appeared on his way
to a bumper victory crop.. But
hie next 1.0 decisions were all
losses — Most of them ' by a
single run. • '
In 1961, Gallagher was pro-
moted to Birmingham' where he
finished with a 15-9 record and
an ERA'of 3.54 for 209 innings.
For his aec9mplishments, -he
was -named-'toe Southern As
sociation Ali -Star team.
Although his minor league
record. shows 535 strikeouts to
359 walks, lack' of control has
been considered Gallagher's
foremost handicap. Last ,year,
he switched to no -windup de-
livery, but returned to a full
windup this spring at the in-
sistence of Tiger Pitching Coach
Tom Ferrick, who felt Gallagh-
„er's fast ball is better from a
windup. a° -
VktoriaStreet
omen's MOO
Group number _ three of the
=TI;O•W
Of Victoria =Street. Unit-
ed Church met at the hoLn a of
Mrs, Frank .'Wil n Ca tori
.Wilson, a
road with 15 members and one
visitor present. The president,
Mrs. Don Hobbs, occupied the
:chair and opened the meeting.
The devotional exercises were
taken, by Mrs. • Roadnight with-
Mrs, Adam Johnstone reading
the Scripture.
The roll call was answered
on a thought of . Spring. • The
collection was dedicated by Mrs.
Hobbs who then took charge of
the business period_ during
which there was a discussion•
on literature. The secretary's
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'A chapter from the new Study
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Not only did my mother pes-
ter me 'with such petty irrita'
tions; she had the gall to sug-
gest—only once in a while, and
rather, timidly, 1 admit—that
1 cut the lawn, run an errand,
or help my Dad put the ashes
out. She .even had the effront-
ery -10 drop these hints when she
knew perfectly .well. 1 had to.,go
to the matinee, or off fo play
bait. Oh, 1 put up with a lot
around there, 1' can tell you.
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Amend_ she vias el+uel,001
distinctly remember the beat-
ings I used to get. Well, Ih re-
member one, anyway. Well,
maybe not a beating, dxactly.
but three " skelps with the yard
stick: I was six- at the time,
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