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The Brussels Post, 1952-3-19, Page 6dNECabPrt SPORTS COLUMN E6set ?et/944)4N • IF YOU CAN find any list, anywhere, of world champion figure -Skaters, you'll find that just over a half -century ago this title was won by a Canadian, the famous Louis Rubenstein. And he won it in St. Peters- burg, Russia hasn't changed much in a century or ao, or even snore, Perhaps, if there's any change, it has been for the worse. Over fifty years ago,.there was the glitter and the glory of St. Petersburg, then the capital of that vast domain. There was the pomp and barbaric magnificence of the court of the C2ars. But beyond the Stateliness and show, there was the poverty, the threat of the bomb -throwing Nihilists. There were tbo pogroms and the purges, and there was the sullen suspicion, even in high places, of strangers. Louis Rubenstein, a true amateur, paid hie own way to Russia. He arrived there at noon, the day before the great meet, to be skated on an open-air rink, with lavishly decorated boxes to be occupied by closely -guarded royalty centering the stands. The young Canadian, inspected the great rink ice -surface. He checked the system and gradients under which he was to com- pete against champions of many countries. Then Ise did a few practice spins on the wide -bladed heavy skates of the day, went to his hotel, ate his supper and retired to bed, to rest up for the gruelling test of the next afternoon. But his rest was brief. At midnight, there came a thunderous knocking on his door and in heavy tones fraught with menace he heard: "The police, Open upl" So he opened his door, and there stood six huge Cossack police. They gruffly ordered: "Dress, and come with us," Louis did. He was taken to jail, put in a cell, locked up, In the morning, a plate of thick porridge was shoved through the door. That was breakfast, And now the world figure -skating title seemed far away. Louie Rubenstein was frantic. He demanded that he should see the British consul, and at last permission was granted. The British consul, who, Louis Rubenstein once told me, was a giant of a man with bristling mustache, overhanging eye -brows and piercing glance, spoke sharply to the Russian captors. He didn't ask, he demanded that Louis Rubenstein be released at once. So, in early afternoon, our young Canadian was released, but with one proviso. He must be out of Russia within 12 hours of the finish of the meet. Meanwhile, the Russians, crafty then as now, had secretly changed the system of competition. But that didn't bother Louis Rubenstein. He was a great skater under any system. He whirled through the school figures faultlessly. And when it came to the free style, he swung in front of the royal boxes and etched his own name deeply into the ice—LOUIS RUBENSTEIN, CAN- ADA. There was no question about the victory. The young Cana- dian, with only a bowl of coarse porridge to support him, was adjudged world champion. Then he was rushed to the train, and an hour or so after the meet was over, he was on his way out of Russia, and very glad of it. So we guess Russia of years ago wasn't much different to Russia today, with suspicion, hatred, police, prisons. And now, an Iron Curtain too. Your comment: and suggestions for this column will be welcomed by Elmer Ferguson, e/e Calvert House, 437 Yong. St., Toronto. Calvert DISTILLERS LIMITED AMHEES75UA0, ONTAMO SPORT �'f /a SLXBlTC Last Fall, when our Spring picks for the National and American League pennants finished right where we had called them, we de- clared that we were going to quit when. we were ahead. In other words, we swore off the gaze -into - the -crystal -business for ever. Still, a lot of folks, from Omar Khayyam on, have sworn off and then found themselves backsliding. And so now, since we have been dared and double -dared to try our luck again, here we go. * * * Well, take the American loop first—which is where they gene- rally land in the World Series. For the first time in several years we are going to choose against the New York Yankees; and, for no good reason we can think of, our selection is the Cleveland Indians. But don't ask us why. - * * * In the National, we are also going outside New Yt3rk. In spite of the fact that they came through nobly for us last year, we have a ;reeling that the Giants were playing slightly over their heads, and aren't going to repeat. Brooklyn Dodgers are, naturally, the logical choice; but somehow or other we can't see them winning a pennant as long as l LC Charley Dressed is bossing them, So we are travelling away out on the limb so far that we can hear it cracking and taking a nab at the Boston Braves. * 5 * So there you ate, friends, Cleve- land Indians and Boston Braves— and if all the bookmakers hadn't gone out of business you could likely get 50 to 1 against the com- bination. 250 to 1 would be nearer the correct price. at that. • e * As for the Stanley Cup, the De- troit Red Wings should win by far as we personally are from fin- nancial solvency. With our usual logic we're calling Montreal Cana - diens. * 5 5 Those New York Yankees, men- tioned earlier, are starting their fiftieth year in the American League —and it is hard to believe that their original franchise cost the measley sum of only eighteen grand—an amount that even their rookies would' sneer at nowadays as a season's stipend. The eminent and always informative sports writer Arthur Daley, tells, in the New York Sunday Times some- thing of their beginnings, and we hope he won't mind too much if "Come on An' Fight"—As Joe Nichols struggles to untangle him - Self, Ernest Sandoval gets ready for a repeat performance. Nichols was floored three times in the first round of the bout dur- ing a recent Army boxing contest in Wuerzburg, Germany. Slug- ger Sandoval won when a foul was called agonist his opponent in the second round. Ul New Gadget For The Kiddies—They call it the "mobo-snail," but whatever its name, this youngster seems to approve of it heartily. we borrow more or less freely from that article. • * • It was the rarest of bargains— writes Mr, Daley, For the trifling sum of $18.000 Frank Farrell and Big Bill Devery, a couple of ex - bartenders, bought the New York Yankee franchise in the American League. Strictly speaking, it was the Baltimore franchise they pur- chased for transfer to New York. The mightiest of all baseball dynas- ties thus was founded. * * 5 The deal was consummated on a winter's night in 1903 at the` old Fifth Avenue Hotel. The official Yankee historians have set the date as March 12, 1903, although there are some experts who believe it happened two months earlier. It doesn't matter particularly. * * * It almost seems ridiculous now that a franchsie worth many mil- lion dollars should be bought for a paltry $18,000. But back in 1903 Ban Johnson was dubious about the entire transaction. Johnson, a re- formed baseball writer who had started the American League, had struggled for two years against the powerful and established Na- tional League, knowing in his heart that he couldn't succeed unless he placed a club in New York. * * * Desperate -as he was for help, he still was skeptical of Farrell when the latter was introduced to him by Joe Vila, a sportswriting friend. All that Ban knew about Farrell was that he was an ex -bartender whq became saloon -keeper, gamb- ling house proprietor and race- track plunger, none ranking as the heartiest of recommendations. But Farrell shattered all qualms when he tossed a certified check for $25,000 on the table in front of the American League president. * o 5 "Hold this as a guarantee of good faith, Mr. Johnson," said Farrell. "If I don't put the ball club across you can keep it." "That's a pretty big forfeit, Mr. Farrell,' gasped the startled John- son. "Don't worry, Ban." laughed Vila. "He bets that much on a race." * * • Devery, Farrell's partner in the deal, had veered from bartending to the police force, risen to chief of the department, and then retired to the real estate business. He was rolling with wealth. More important at the moment, how- ever, were the powerful political connections of the two, for John Brush, owner of the Giants, had successfully denied the American League a foothold in New York either by outbidding Johnson for options on potential ball park sites or threatening to use' his Tammany Hall connections to have a street cut through whatever property Johnson might obtain. * * * Farrell and Devery, however,al- ready had the site for a ball park , at 168th Street and Broadway, where the Medical Centre now stands, "That's pretty far uptown," said the dubious Johnson. But Far. rell and Devery insisted that the new subway, soon to be opened, would provide the necessary trans- portation. They worked frantically to get the park ready for the opening of the season. 11 was a rickety lay- out, with wooden stands, wooden fences and a ravine • in right field. Because the park was on the high- est points in Manhattan the team was called the Highlanders, * * * The proud and haughty Giants snickered at their new neighbours. So did the tans, for the new owners soon dischvered New York was a Giant town. John McGraw then was heginning his fabulous career at the Polo Grounds, and would win pennant after pennant or eh ways be in close contention, Ocean Life In Glass—John Arm- strong examines a delicate glass ides, a one -celled ocean animal. model of a globigerina bullo- The model, made by Herman Muellers, one of the world's most famous glass blowers, Is 175 times the size of the actual creature. In 1913 the Highlanders moved to the Polo Grounds as tenants of the Giants, They also changed their name to Yankees. They were still insignificant, so much so that the Giants felt they could safely house them without fear of building up a rival Attraction at the Polo Grounds. For two years the High- landers stumbled along. Then, on Jan. 11, 1915, Farrell and Devery sold them for $460,000 to Col. Jacob Ruppert and Col. Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston. A new era was dawning for the Yankees. Plant A Lawn On Your Roof Of all people, Royal Barry Wills, Boston architect, famous for his staid, colonial home patterns, is publicly advocating "laying your lawn on the roof," If you want to be different— and, still be practical—a' roof lawn is just the thing, particularly for modern, low-pitched ranch houses, Mr. Wills is saying at lectures on housing. And don't think "sod roofs," as he calls them, constitute a new idea. "Attractive, utilitarian and in- expensive roofs of sod are being used on houses in many countries throughout the world," he added. "In times past a man would cover his roof with birch bark," he said, "then cover that with sod, and in no time he had a nourishing lawn on top of the house." "Today's ranch house roofs are covered with all asphalt felt paper and are lacking in inspiration. Cone• pare this type of roof with a field of daisies or dandelions. The sod roof has the luxurious appearance of thatch and a high thermo insula- tion value. Put a food of snow on top of that in winter and there is no Heat loss through the roof." Heard the one about the spiritu- alist who, when heu'died, asked for the letters R.S,V,P• to he carved on his headstone? HOW TO TREAT SCOURS, DYSENTERY Give 2 to 4 table. Omens ell In a little Worm Water to animal, twice a day, At deal. Ors' for BIS years. er-, a' Shrub 'Pining' If someone has gone ahead and sheared a forsythia bust: back to a bunch of six-inch stubs or trim- med a bridal wreath 'offsquarely at three feet tali and wide, there's nothing' to de but wait for the shrubs to g"xow again. They won't bloom this year, and possibly not next. Shrubs should be pruned, but not in such a way that it interferes with the production of flowers, Heedless cutting doesn't maize sense. A few thick old canes—rec. ognized by their darker coloring and thicic or shaggy back—and any thin weak stems, old or new, should be cut off at ground level, - This will' open up the shrub and encourage strong new . flowering stems at the base. About one-third of the length of each of the re- maining Stems may also be cut off. How To Amuse Your Bed -Ridden Kiddies ]led is the place for children when they are sick. Even after the temperature is normal again, doctors recommend a day of rest in bed. But the questions is, how to keep them there—and keep them happy, Here are a few idea that have been found to work success- fully: 1. Make a small -sized shoe bag to hang a' the side of your child's bed. Its handy pockets will hold pencils, scissors, crayons, small pads of paper, or other items for- ever lost among the bedclothes. The shoe bag can be made of any material on hand and stitched up by machine in a few minutes. 2. Two of three soft pine boards (or a breadboard is fine), a screw- driver and a collection of hinges, screws, nails, window hooks, and other "hardware" will keep a small boy busy and happy in bed most of the morning. 3. A child who must have a pro' longed stay in bed will enjoy a bird -feeding station outside his window. A supple one may be made by fastening a pine board to the outside window ledge with shelf braces. Or let him plant a variety of seeds in earth -filled muf- fin pans. They're fun to watch as they grow. 4. The button box, a darning needle, and some strands of bright - coloured yarn are fun for a bed- fast ch"d to play with. The but- tons can be strung hit or miss or all the reds, all the blues, and so on. Always check for the needle later. 5. Fix a "gift box" when your child is well—to give her when she is sick, (It's nice to have three or four on hand.) 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