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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1952-3-5, Page 2TNECatVert SPORTS COLUMN y Eeffeeit j e 9u€df * SELECTING BY 'vote the one con eidered, rightly or wrongly, as the out. standing athlete of the year, male and female, is a comparatively may chore, for the reason that your memory isn't over- taxed in making the selection, It isn't very difficult to look ovtr your shoulder, 12 mouthe back, and name the stand -outs, because they're still fresh in your memory. But suppose you get involved in one of those pointless argil.- mons, rgu.mens, pointless because unproveable, about who was the greatest in any one sport over the years,. not the year, and then your headaches begin. For instance: Who le Mister Baseball? Or Mister Boxing ... or Football ... or even Mister (or Mrs,) Racing? What name comes to mind first when the talk turns to those Sports -the all-time hero through the years? No man or group has ever given the answer, but the argu- ments make the best fuel when the hot stove league opens up the damper. The greatest names of sport are not always the finest per- formers. They do, however, combine ability with the most valuable asset -color. Babe Ruth not only hit more home runs than any other man, but every move he made was news. Even to his famous stomach- ache. The Bambino was probably the most colorful figure ever to hit baseball. Many declare Joe DiMaggio a greater player, and of course there are legions who insist that Ty Cobb, with his breath- taking speed on the bases, his deadly hitting, and his daring, was in a class by himself. And he oozed color, too. To which the Ruthians retort that the Babe was a great pitcher, a catcher, a first-rate outfielder and the greatest home -run hitter of all. Was Jack Dempsey the top figure in boxing's history? Veteran ring, fans insist Jim Jeffries was a better heavyweight champ, Fitzsimmons a harder hitter, Jim Corbett more skilful, and undoubtedly that hero of the eighties, the mighty John L. Sullivan was more boisterous. Yet„ no one has approached the gates Dempsey attracted and few have matched the slashing fury of the colorful Mauler in the Willard or Firpo fights. Who gets the nod in boxing? Since the dawn of football, the fans have fought over their favorites. They bring up Jim Thorpe, the Carlisle Indian whose plunging and kicking are legendary. Jim has made virtually every all-star eleven listed. But they can't forget Red Grange, the Gallop- ing Ghost; And in Canada they say that Lionel Conacher was probably the equal of either, and a far greater all-round athlete than Grange. Racing has its immortals in Citation, Exterminator and Sea Biscuit. Yet most racing fans in America start and finish with one name—Man o' War. The jockey heroes will be Tod Sloan, Earl Sande and right on down to Johnny Longden and Eddie Arcaro. Track and field has produced many great names—Olympic and world champions. Who comes first? Is it Charlie Paddock, the "world's fastest human," or Paavo Nurmi, the inscrutable Finn, or fleet Jesse Owens, the scourge of the Nazis in the '36 Olym- pics? Or Clarence DeMar, seven times winner of the gruelling Boston marathon? What of golf? Is it Bobby Jones, the only man ever to win the "Grand Slam" or Walter Hagen or today's Ben Hogan. Tennis and Bill Tilden, wrestling and Frank Gotch or Ed (Strangler) Lewis. You wanna headache? Pick 'em yourself. Your comments and suggestions for Phis column will be welcomed by Eimer Ferguson, c/o Calvert House, 431 Yonge St., Toronto. Calver't•EISTILLERS LIMITED • AMHERSTSURo. ONTARIO How Can 1? By Anne Ashley Q. How can I shrink dress goods? A. Dress goods may be very easily shfunk by placing it folded in a tub of cold water, to which a few handfuls - of salt.have been added. After a few hours, hang on the line without folding. The weight of the water prevents wrinkles drying in, and the salt Sets the color. Q. How can I ,render wood waterproof? A. Soak it in a mixture consist- ing of 6 parts boracic acid, ,5 parts ammonium chloride, 3 parts sodium borate, and 100 parts water. Q. What can I do when cream refuses to whip;? A. Try adding the white of an egg to it, Let both cream and egg be thoroughly chilled before at- tempting to whip. Q. How can I prepare better gravy? A. Use water in which mild flavored vegetables have been cooked, for the gravy, rather than fresh water. A finer flavor will be the result, and it is also an economy as the water contains valuable min- erals. Q. How can I remove marks from atone steps and window sills? A. Rub with a piece of coarse sandpaper. After rubbing, dust off with a cloth or duster. Stone clean- • ed in this way stays white much longer than by using water. Q. How can I remove kerosene spots from cloth? A. If kerosene has been spilled on cloth, scour the spot with tur- pentine, then with soap and warm water. Q. How can I treat hardwood floors that have become scarred with dark marks from rockers or furniture casters? A. Rub the marks with very fine steel wool, dipped in quite soapy water. Rinse with clear water, and then apply a good furniture polish. Q. How can 1 increase the quantity of soup on hand without weakening it by adding water? A. Keep a box of bouillon cubes on hand for this purpose. Add two cubes to two cups of water, to in- crease the quantity of soup with- out detracting from its flavor. Q. How can I blacken tan leather? A. • Try rubbing the leather thoroughly with the inside of a raw potato. Let dry and then polish. Q. How can I make frosted glass for a window? - A. Clean the glass with gasoline, Then cover with white tissue paper which fits exactly and apply clear waterproof Varnish thinned 25 per cent with turpentine. The varnish soaks through the paper, sticking it to the glass, and thus effecting a frosted window. Hippo Swallows Hippo? -1f looks as though Bongo is swallowing his roommate,' Pinky, but actually they are both just begging for peanuts In the zoo, Wonder how many bushels it would fake to fill those yawning caverns. Great Partnership Of Free Nations The rise of the Canadian dollar. to full parity with the American dollar on the foreign exchange market Last week was more than merely .another fluctuation 00 the, financial exchange, Economically it represented a well -justified recogni- tion of the enormous productive gainsmade by our great northern neighbor. Symbolically it repre- sented confirmation in the econo- • mic arena of what has , long since been true in the political field: the equality of Canada with the United States in the great partnership of the free nations. Whether taken as economic fact or u symbol, this parity must have brought a feeling of pride and accomplishment throughout Canada, a feeling well merited by the facts. No one can read the saga of Canada's economic progress since 1940 without being impressed by the energy and resourcefulness of the Canadian people and the wealth of their land. From an overwhelm- ingly agricultural country Canada has been transformed into one of the great industrial countries of the world, having both the raw mat- erials and plant capacity justifying its evaluation as one of the major arsenals of freedom. Under Can- ada's soil, it is now evident, -lie some of the richest deposits of iron ore, petroleum, uranium, nickel and other vital commodities available anywhere. These have been de- veloped swiftly in recent years by Canadian industry and ingenuity, aided in no small measure—though far from entirely — by essential capital from this country. The latter inflow is clearly one of the key reasons for the strength of Canadian currency. We in this country can only be pleased by Canada's enormous pro- gress. Geography has linked our two nations inexorably. History shows a record of friendship, harm- ony and understanding between us. Now the need for preservingfree- dom.and the cold fact of economics have made us interdependent part- ners of the gigantic effort 'to pro- vide sinews for defense. The parity of currencies on the, exchanges is not the only evidence that in this effort we march together with common progress, ,ideals and hope for the future. —From The New York Times. Science Beaten By The Wasps • Wasps have won a seven-year battle against all the resources of modern science in New Zealand, The German wasp first appeared at an air station in 1944, and it is thought it may have been imported from England in a consignment of aircraft parts. It spread over the whole of the north island and has appeared in the south island. The government battled the in- vader for several years. A bounty of threepence each was paid for queen wasps collected, and small boys made money hunting them down. But the wasps continued to spread. DDT powder was supplied free. Posters were displayed telling how to kill the pests. But the wasps won, and now the government has abandoned exter- mination efforts. Now they are concentrating on how best to pre- vent the wasps from robbing bee- hives in the autumn. This .is the ,most serious damage they do. Are You Burning Up Good Money? How to save $283.00 on every 100 acres of crop land is told here by G. R. Sterling, Supervisor of Soil Conservation, Alberta Depart- ment of Agriculture. It's simple, and can be told in three short words—"Don't burn stubble." You have heard that before, but do you realize what happens when you set a match to your stubble? We know that there's mote straw than usual this year, but that's all the more reason why you should save it, Your district 'agriculturist can tell you how to handle heavy stubble. But here's where the savings come in. Nitrogen bought as com- mercial fertilizer costs lla4 cents a pound in its cheapest form. An average crop (and it's more than • average this s year) .produces 1500 pounds of straw to the acre, and 1500 pounds of straw contains 9.15 pounds of nitrogen. in addition to the nitrogen con- tent of the straw, another 15 p ands of nitrogen can be produc- ed' by the soil bacteria if the straw is left on the field for them to work on. This means that from 1500 pounds of straw you have a total of 24.15 pounds of nitrogen, At 1134 cents a pound, 24,15 pounds of nitrogen is worth $2,84 —$283.00 for one hundred acres. If you have so much money that you are not interested in this sav- ing, don't think that's all you are focing, You can't dispense with trash rover if you value your land at all. Trash cover holds moisture in the soil where you want it, Plant cover is nature's way of l,tiidin and maintaining the soil• ,..'t y:li think of a better way? Treat For -Dog lovers Someof the.most outstanding dogs in Canada and the United States will be seen in -the Coliseum, To- ronto, during the two clog shows being held in conjunction with the Canadian Notional Sportsmen's Show, March 19 - 20 and 21 22, for the benefit of the Toronto Humane Society. Here Sheila Watson, with a prized Yorkshire Terrier, gets ready for the' big canine exhibition. Don't Overcook Those Vegetables Fresh vegetables are year 'round. favorites, and especially so this time of year, and now we like to" make the most' of them. Cook only enough for one heal unless you plan use of left -over in salad next day. Reheating reduces vitamin content.- Don't use too - much water when boiling, it also reduces precious minerals and vita- mins, Vegetables parings should be paper -thin. And the best way to accomplish this is with trick parer . quick too. Don't soakvege- tables. Prepare just before cooking if possible, or else . keep in . 'frig, out of water with exception of potatoes, until time to'use them. Start cooking with boiling water, then add vegetables bringing quick- ly to a boil. Keep lid tight on pan to shorten. cooking time, save on vitamins. If you must keep cooked vegetables hot a few minutes after draining, set pan in pan of boiling water, Vegetables are best when cook- ed until tender crisp ... as a rule don't cook them as long as you think you. should. -Legalized Robbery 'No matter how thin it is sliced, inflation is legalized robbery. Selected, groups can be protected against it to some extent by parity programs or escalator wage claus- es. But the advantage of these groups merely make it tougher for the non -sheltered groups. The cost of- parity supports or wage escala- tors' conies out of the hides of those on fixed incomes, unorganiz- ed workers, and stockholders. As I have said, limited- applica- tion of such protective devices does not necessarily mean inflation. It is merely robbing Peter to pay Paul. But we are asked to believe that throughsome kind of financial skullduggery Paul' can be paid without robbing Peter. The only source of new purchasing power in the amounts that would oe re- quired for this kind. of financial bootstrap lev'itatiop, is the govern- ment, - Those on fixed incomes, the un- organized workers, and the owners - of the tools of industry would stili be behind the eight -hall. The bur- den of an inflation on the scale required to supply everyone with enough dollars to keep up with the rising prices would accelerate the tempo of currency depreciation and long before its value had reached zero, the debt would be repudiated. Then, at long last, would be ter- minated the cycle of deceit and fraud which began when govern- ment initiated, and the people ac- cepted, the policy of public benefits beyond their willingness to pay. No scitrine of currency depreciation and inflation can disguise the in- exorable truth ,of that elementary fact of economic ljfe—There is no Free Lunch. - -Harley L. Lutz, Professor Emeritus of Public Finance, Princeton University. CENSORED A German in the Western Zone was worried for fear his letters to his son in Warsaw were being read by Communist authorities, so he wrote hini that be was putting in the envelope a hair which would fall out,if the censer opened it, Hie son replied that there was nothing to worry about. 'The hair was still there. The Western- Gerittah'noW had the information be wanted, He had not put a bait in the original latter. "Genuine" Mermaid In Goldfish Bowl Judging from what's in store for the more than 200,000 visitors expected to turn out to Canada's annual indoor show for the out- door fans, the wily denizens of forest and stream are in for a shock come open seasons in the big battle of brains versus instinct: Hard at work all winter, in- dustry has come up with some bright new gadgets for the tackle box and gun room plus a few for travel over land and water. All these will glitter at the Canadian „ National Sportsmen's Show, coming up fdr its fifth straight year at the Coliseum in Toronto's CNE grounds. Open season. will be March 14 to, 22 inclusive, With new and different enter- tainment features, though the perennial Sharky, a trained seal, will be back, 'it all adds up to what Prank I•f. Kortright, presi- dent of the Toronto Anglers' and Hunters' Association, sponsors of the show, calls. the biggest and best show yet. Here 'are a few of the lures that will attract sportsmen, sport deal ers and the general public by the thousands: —A "genuine" mermaid in 'a goldfish bowl. • — The latest thing in fish lures; a dead- minnow preserved and encased in pliable plastic. It's durable, waterproof and utterly life -like they say. —A salon where visitors can take photographs of models, get tips on photography, courtesy the Photo Finishers Assn. —Mechanical tuna fishing. You can hook, play and land your fish under realistic conditions in this setup, — A British Jaguar model car which features a "convertible" top. It converts from conventional canvas to hard top for :cooler' weather driving. —Worm - dope, At 50c,. e.g., a bottle you can Brop a little on a worn hole and the worm will "come rushing out like mad," ready for scooping up by the prospective angler. Along with the complete range of the latest in sporting equip- ment, there'll be such other at- tractions as a talking crow, a dis- play of antique guns, put on by the Province of Ontario, and a four-day dog show, said to be the biggest in. Canada this year. Cana- da's Army and Navy will be out in force. So will the, experts and champions with rod and gmr, to demonstrate the proper techniques for such things as "spinning," fishing's latest innovation. It's expected that some 178 ex- hibitors, exclusive of concessions will take about 120,000 square feet of floor space in the building. 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