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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1952-10-1, Page 71 • Mss !HiCalvert SPORTS ctwo N E fO • A school of sports thought, that has de- veloped since oar nearly pointless efforts in Olympic Games track -field, would elimin- ate our competition therein until ouch time as we develop athletes of a calibre, reason ably certain, of points, an meantime, devote our funds to sending forth trap-shootere, paddlers, boxers, in which diversions we might show to bete advantage. It's a sound practical thought, all right, but though it makes no difference, 1 don't agree. The view-Pointcan't very well be disputed, if you adhere to coldly practical grounds. But amateur sport isn't founded, necessarily on coldly practical grounds. There's a sentimental side to it. Every country doeen t send, track -field winners to the Games. Indeed, such entries are limit- ed to a very few nations. And it would be putting the final killing blow on the ambitions and hopes of young Canada if the Olympic standards were set so high, In the Trials, that practical- ly none could make them. There must he some'sporting toler- ance in these things, and the goal of Olympia competition and, perhaps, Olympic victory, must be kept alive for the future, even if we haven't done so well in the last couple of Games. The Olympic goal must remain, beyond the Empire Games, So we must in Canada reach a compromise between the prac- tical and the sentimental in our, Olympic outlook. Shall victory be the only consideration, with none but reasonably certain win- ners sent to the Games, which would mean reducing the team to non-existent proportions, or shall we maintain the attitude that the Olympics are a goal worth retaining, but that if victory is not achieved, then the competition itself has been worth while? We must take either attitude or abandon the fruitless en- deavor to distinguish between the two in a world where athletic success be'tomea the hall -mark almost in the grade 'school with. lisle er no toleration for lack of it. Perhaps the attltilde would change if Baron deCoubertin's thesis was bung on eveeyasellool- room wall.• When he succeeded in restoring the Games, bask in '1896, Baron deCoubertip wrote: "The important part in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part in them, just as in Ofe the most essential thing is not so much to conquer as to have fought welll" Nations greater in population than Canada didn't fare so well in the Olympic track -field Competitions. There must be heart -burning and disappointment in many nations, as fond hopes were dashed, by amazing performances that sent former records rolling brokenly into the past, So lees look ahead. We've had a Kerr, a Williams, a McNaughton, a Sherring, a Hodgson before. Why not again? Your comments and spggedions for this column wi1l be welcomed by Elmer fefgylen, c/q Salmi House, 431 Yong. St., Toronto. Catvtrt DISTILLERS LIMITED AMHER3711u*G, ONTARIO SPORT b'f A SLX6ITC It was just 25 years ago that Babe Ruth snacked out 60 four baggers; and although at the start of each season somebody is threatening to break that record — Ralph Kiner was the "peoples' choice" in 1952, remember?—nobody has even man- aged to come close. Lots of hitters get away from the barrier with an even greater burst of speed than The Bambino ever showed; but when the chips are down in Sep- tember, just when Ruth used to be getting hot, alt the others seem to cool off. * * * Just for the record, let's take a backward glance at that historic 1927 cmpaign of The Babe's — a campaign during which most of the fans were more interested in how many homers he'd hit each day than they were in who actually won or lost. * * * That record '27 campaign be- gan' innocently enough, On April 15th, in New York's fourth game, the Bambino ,hit one off Howard Ehnike of the Athuetics at Yankee Stadium. Eight days later he got No. 2 off Rube Walberg, a big Philadelphia southpaw, and the fol- lowing day added Hollis Thurston at Washington. On April 29th, No. 4 carne off Slim Harriss at Fenway Park and that was all for the sea- son's ea- sons first month. * * * The customers began to think in terms of a new record, however, when the Babe warmed up to May. Hc'clouted an even dozen, starting off with two in a May 1st double- header with the A's at New York l 1.0 and topping the month with an- other pair facing A's hurling at Shibe Park on the 31st. The Bambino slowed a bit 1n June, getting a mere nine. Twice he got two in one game — once off Buckeye of Cleveland and an- other time versus, Wiltse - of the Red Sox. That made a total of 25 with the season approaching the half -way mark. * * * Ruth's July pace was exactly the same as that of June, with his nine again including two in one game on two occasions. He did it off Holloway of Detroit and Gaston of St. Louis. * * * August, too, offered no hint that the big outfielder was head- ing toward an all-time record. For the third straight month he added an innocent looking nine. That made it 43 going into Sep- tember, and not even the Babe, who was not lacking in confidence, could have been thinking about a 60 figure. After all, he would need 17 in September. * * * But, of course, he got the 17. Not only that, he just missed two or three others. The month began when the Babe hit one off Walberg at Philadelphia on the 2d. The Yan- kees soon thereafter visited Boston and Babe got five more — two off Welzer, and one each versus Rus- sell, MacFayden and Harriss, r... * * By the llth the Yankees had settled at home, where they were UNPOPULAR'UNIPORMS-Shelves of this West$erlin clothing' store are;fill•d"'With uniform's'dnd accessories confiscated°from East Berlin policemen who have deserted, and found sanctuary in the W>itstt t nw sector af,Beriip, Over 200 of the • r'P.eopie's police" have managed to Shpthrougli clinks In the "Iron Curtain," and desertions still continue. r Queer "Critters" News that two South African expeditions are .off in emelt, of the quagga -a zebra -like animal beliex- ed 16 be extinct for centuries — shows that seience believes in the stories of ttlysteriotis beasts that only jungle natives know. Spch tales of strange animals are particularly told in parts of Africa, Attstralia, and South America. Mill we cannot forget the recently pito-' tographed footprints of "the Aho1n- inable Snowman" — whatever that creature may be. The first African expedition, led by Mr. Bernard Carp, left Cape Town late in March for the lower reaches of Fish River Valley in South-West Africa—as weird a par- tial wilderness as any land on earth. The second party, commanded by Dr. T. G. Net, biologist of the National Parks Board, set out to- wards the end of May for the gor- ges of the Orange River. Will they succeed? Have you seen a hairy frog? A year ago you might have laughed. But such an animal, new to natur- alists, has been discovered by a British expedition into the river swamps of Africa. The Congo pea- cock was found in 1937, and the curious okapi, now in many zoos, was a front-page„ discovery at the turn of the story—although it had been I5 5.at as a native legend. '%c In Austral perts in animal life believe:alt s' lives a 15 -foot kangaroo. And • ere, too, may be the thylacine- or"." Tasmanian wolf, • which most naturalists declare be- came extinct in our life -time. Pres- ent-day stories of a strange beast, large as a dog and fierce as a tiger, could mean that thylacine still exist. Their oddity is that they live on red meat yet carry a pouch for their young. And one of' the rea- sons for their disappearance — if they have gone for good—was their , utter stupidity. Farmers could trap them in enclosures with hedges no more than two feet high, for the beast never learned to jump. From Venezuela comes a story of a kind of ape over five feet high, but with no tail. And in Patagonia men talk of a live, yet so far ,un- seen, giant sloth clad in armour - plate and long hair. It is known to 'science because it "died but" THE ROSES REACH A TRUCE—Former swimming star Eleanor Holm Rose (left) and her hsowman husband, Billy Rose (right),arrive at the New York Supreme Court Building to begin their divorce. separation case. The legal "Battle of the Roses" was expected to be the court room sensation of the decade, but never came off as Rose withdrew his divorce suit and agreed to let the court fix alimony in a separation settlement, some 10,000 years ago. And yet= fresh traces of its remarkable skin were found in .a cave just before the war, Sheer chance sometimes unearths unknown animals, as when a French priest saw queer creatures in the garden of -Pekin Palace. Sending hone the skin and horns of one, it was confirmed by zoolo- gists that here was a new species. Due to the Duke of Bedford, live specimens were obtained, and so to -day you may see Pere David's deer in our zoos while they are ex- tinct in their native China, wiped out in the Boxer Rising. ROCKING CHAIRS —From Countryman's Year, by Haydn S. Pearson THE time has come when good men should unite to stem the rush of waters over cherished and traditional concepts of comfort. There is logic in streamlining kitchens into compact food -preparation labora- tories. Plate -glass windows are all right. If people cannot see enough from the regular -sized windows, picture windows have their points. If the ladies find lace curtains too great a chore, a man can accept the idea that rows of slats will be the mid-century style in window draperies. When it is suggested, however, that rocking chairs are an outmoded relic of the preatomic age'the time has come to make a stand. A correctly made rocker, big enough to relax in comfortably, with rockers that permit a man to sway gently back and forth without danger of a rear overturn, is oneof the most functional pieces of furniture ever devised. In years. past there were a goodly number of choices if a new rocker were needed. Some were broad and low, with upholstered seats. Others were all wood, good solid maple or birch, stained a deep cherry red or a richt mahogany brown. Mother always wanted her Boston rocker when she had a few minutes to rest during the day and for the long comfortable hours on winter evenings. The greatest danger in current ideology concerns the future of the porch on summer evenings. It was distressing enough when the old swinging hammock was superseded by modern contraptipns of metal that glide back and forth in a six-inch sway. But if the householder after a day's work cannot sit in a big wicker rocker on his porch and enjoy the evening, something will be lost. There are so many uncon- trolled alarms and diversions in the world today that a man needs the gentle soporific movement of a favorite rocking chair to keep his balance. • to spend the rest of the month, and there can be no 'doubt that this was a fortunate turn of events for the Bambino, Although a threat anywhere, he was doubly so at Yankee Stadium, with its short lower grandstand in right field. * * * The Babe got No. 50 off Gaston of the Browns on the llth, then added two more on the 13th off Hudlin and Shaute of Cleveland. Blankenship of the White Sox authored No, 53 and the popular Ted Lyons of the salve club threw the ball thatresulted in No. 54. _* * * Gibson of Detroit was on the mound when No: 55 was hit and Holloway threw the ball fee No, 56. ,The great Lefty Grove,; then still with the A's,, was responsible for the 57th, arousing the suspi- cion that perhaps, after, Ruth Was record bound, But there were only two more games to play. On Sept. 29th the Senators were in town and the Babe got one off Lisenbee in an early inning, then kdiie'if another off Hopkins later, T1tdf Nib. 59 tied his best pre- vious year, in 1921. Then, as all of baseball rose and glieered, Ruth made it 60 on theh final day of the season off Tont Zachary, the Wa- shington lefthander, * * * G1f cbdrse the 'day '*nay come: when that 60 -mark will bb eclipsed, or maybe not, But one thing you can give odds on -the guy who does it will be more than a sprirn ter. Settled His Sills With Spaghetti M. Venture, of Paris. was a tailor with few customers. Those he had seldom settled their bills. One day when almost broke he went to the restaurant of a man who owed him money, and ordered a dish of his favorite spaghetti. When the time came to pay he called for the own- er. "You owe me nloncy," he ex- plained, "and I like spaghetti. How much spaghetti will settle my bill?" They cane to an understanding. M. Venture should have 100 tlouLle portions of spaghetti for the single- breasted grey flannel suit be had made. Then M. Venture visited other "bad debts." They paid in kind. A sculptor made him a statue; a painter gave hint a landscape; the owner of a wine house settled with two dozen bottles of his favorite tipple, To -day, people without much money are hot afraid to approach M. Venture if they require a suit, for he takes anything that might conte in useful. A concert violin- ist played at his home every day for a month in exchange for a suit and overcoat •' a. sptgeon ,'ads <ip rem ised hint' a free operation if ever he needs one, His ;fame leg Such that he has more paying customers than he tan ,deal with comfortably, as well 'at'those who bartti';, .Both his home and his shop resemble art galleries rather than tailoring establishments—and-.it all started with that plate of spaghetti! How Can I? a Q. How can I make an effi- cient and inexpensive cedar chest. A. Take a box of any soft wood and fasten the cover len with hinges. Then stain the outside of the box the desired color, brush the inside with oil of cedar, and keep a bag of cedar chips inside to insure jts keeping qualities. Q. How can I purify the air in an invalid's room? A. The room can be purified and rid of flies or insects, by set- ting in the room a glass of very hot water with a few drops of oil of lavender mixed in it. Q. How can I soften dried glue? A. If the dried glue in the bot- tle is not too much hardened, a little vinegar added to it will soften it. Q. How can I clean the inside of decanters or water bottles? A. Pour into these containers a handful of tea leaves, 1 cup of vinegar, 1 cup of water, and a large lump of salt. Leave an hour or two, shaking occasionallyd, Rinse well. The tannin of the tea will re- move the incrustation. Q. How can I remove chocolate stains from fabrics? A. Soak in cold strong borax water for half an hour. Pour boil- ing water through, and wash in the usual manner. For stains on silks or other non -washable fab- rics, sponge with chloroform. Q. How can I relieve heart- burn? A. A pinch of soda dissolved in half a glass of warm water often does much to relieve heartburn. Q. How can I keep the coffee. pot in spotless condition? A. You will always have the fresh flavor of coffee if the pot is given a dose of baking soda once a week, Simply put a tablespoon of soda into the pot, fill with cold water, and let it boil for just a little while. Rinse with warm water. Q. How can I prevent tarnish on brass articles? A. It is claimed that if a raw potato is rubbed over the surface of the article after it has been cleaned, it will prevent tarnish. Q. How can I avoid watery eyes when peeling onions? A. It is said that a cork held between the teeth while peeling onions prevents the eyes from be- ing affected. Q. What is a good fertilizer for a fern? A. Try using a solution of eight parts sodium chloride, four parts potassium nitrate, and two parts magnesium. Mix thoroughly and put into a bottle. Dissolve one tea- spoonful of this solution in a quart of water and water the fern about once a week. Top Hat Caused Riot In 1796 a London newspaper re- ported the arrest of a Mr. John Hetherington on a charge of breach of the peace and for obstructing the street. His crime was simply wearing a hat, but the newspaper appeared to be shocked at the seriousness of his offence,.: "Mr. Hetherington, who 3s well connected," read the re- port, "appeared on the highway wearing on his head what, he called a silk hat—a tall structure having a shiny lustre, and cairulatcd to frighten titnid people , , :' Whet Hetherington appeared in CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING setae Oultme DAY QM and started oltleko, taro', Our, rive and six weeks old ter Immediate dellvpry, .oleo alder pupate. Ask about our *'salol broiler chicko. 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