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THEalv rt SPORTS COLUMN
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• Any oltl-tinter of sport, to whom la-
erosse wasa game to be revered, would
have been surprised a few weeks 'back
at the very skimpy coverage accorded
the Mann and Minto cup games, except,.
in the regions immediately concerned.
Since these trophies represent' respec-
tively, the senior and junior championships of Canada, the
general lack of interest displayed therein by the press of
the Dominion, is unfortunate, the more so, since lacrosse is
officially and legally Canada's national game.
Except for hockey, lacrosse is the fastest game played afoot.
And a lacrosse field is no place for a weakling, For it is a
rugged, he-man's game with speed, skill and bodily contact.
And it is the oldest of all the, games played in America, ante-
dating baseball and hockey, So far as records indicate, the
first Canadian clubs were organized in the 1830's, but each
followed its own rules and •the game was not standarized
until 1860-61. The code of.regulations then drawn up by
Dr. W. George Beers, known as the "Father of Lacc,rrosse",
gave the game great impetus and it became the Dolfeinion's
national sport by an act of legislation in 1867.
For years it flourished mightily. Epic battles were fought
east and west, famous teams in the east such as Ottawa
Capitals, Toronto Tecumsehs, Montreal AAA., Nationale and
Shamrocks contributed mighty stars. On the Pacific Coast
it held, and still holds, great favour. But in the east, interest
has waned, as baseball, hockey and football grew in stature,
As played by the white man, who adopted the game from
the Indian, lacrosse was introduced to the United States in
the 1880's when John R. Flannery sponsored a meeting_of the
Montreal Shamrocks and an Indian team at Boston. The game
s played on Boston Commons, in the now -roaring heart
,tithe Hub, After that contest many New England groups
'Wien experimenting with the Indian game. The U.S. Inter-
'ctt1legiate Association was organized a few years later and
ibis now the guiding body, .Its original members hailed from
'New England, but today . teams as far south as the' Carolinas'
are included. The game is played in scores of United States
colleges.
International competition has been an important feature
of the sport's popularity in other years. An American squad
first visited England in 1884, and, prior to World War II,
American and Canadian clubs met annually for the Joe Lally
Trophy, named in honor of the grand old sportsman who
lives in Cornwall, once a hot -bed of the game, from whence
came such stars as Newsy Lalonde, Sohn White and the De -
Crays. The John R. Flannery Memorial Cup was placed in
Competition in 1930 when Syracuse, leading United States
team of that season, played an Oxford -Cambridge squad.
Lacrosse, a great game, is far from dead. But in general
interest, it has declined, a strange development, for a country
in which It is the national game, with its roots extending
back into the days when Indian rivals played it with as many
as 200 men a side.
Your comments and suggestions for this column will be welcomed
by Elmer Ferguson, c/o Calvert House, 431 Yonge SG, Toronto.
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•.Plain Horse Sense..
by BOB ELLIS
A brief to be submitted to the
federal government has been
presented by UAW—Agricultural
Implements 'Council to the On-
tario Federation of Agriculture
with the request for endorsation
and support.
Concerned about the predic-
tions of a business recession in
the near future in the United
States. The council feels that
to stave off the effects of such a
recession in Canada, it is neces-
sary to preserve the purchasing .
power of the two largest groups
of consumers, farmers and in-
dustrial workers.
Proposed Program.
The Council proposes revision
of the general tax program of
the" federal government and
specifically suggests elimination
of the 10 per cent sales tax on
farm implements, the raising of
personal income tax exemptions,
abolition of the special tax ex-
emption on dividend income,
imposition of taxes on excess
profits and capital gains, higher
taxes on big incomes. -
To regain lost markets the
Council urges the government
to adopt the policy of selling
Canadian farm products and
implements against payme t in
"soft" currencies and to seek
trade agreements by the exten-
sion of long term loans.
Aid to underdeveloped coun-
tries could be stepped up in the
form of farm equipment, as
many of ethese countries in Asia
and Africa could be built up
into substantial markets for
Canadian goods, if their people
were taught modern agricultur-
al methods.
The brief recommends for-
ward pricing of farm products
which would enable farmers to
plan not only their production,
but also their financial commit-
ments without fear of collaps-
ing prices.
To give farmers greatest con-
trol over the marketing of their
products the Council advocates
expansion of marketing or-
ganizations. This, we presume,
would entail federal legislation
providing for national market-
' ing agencies with the power to
control given commodities inter -
provincially and in export
trade.
"Fowl" Ball There's always a fowl in this electric baseball game
displayed recently at Fall Fair, Action starts when the chicken
in the "batting cage" pecks at'a fake worm attached to the end
of the electric bat. A good, firm peck means a clean hit and sets
off a trigger which releases chicken feed as a reward to the
"batter." Watching the game is Fonda Jansen, a "fair" visitor.
Hero's Welcome — New York Yankee and 1953 World Series
baseball star Billy Martin gets a kiss and is wreathed in floral
leis by a pretty Hawaiian upon his arrival in Honolulu. Martin is
currently touring the Far East with Ed Lopat's All Stars.
Combines and Monopolies.
Stronger action is demanded
against combines and monopo-
olies which "traditionally have
dominated the processing of
farm prochicts simultaneously
exploiting f a r m e r s, consumers,
and their own industry."
Particularly the farm imple-
ment industry should be check-
-ed more closely and their busi-
ness practices looked into re-
garding prices, price spreads,
price agreements and profits.
The Council proposes the es-
tablishment o f a permanent
farm implements comm it t e e
consisting of representatives of
agriculture, labour, the Indus-
, try and government to check
up on monopoly practices and
to make recommendations on
matters concerning the industry.
Fight Poverty and Communism.
In a hungry world the ac-
cumulation 01 tremendous food
surpluses is an absurdity. Gov-
ernment action is called for in
the brief to use Canadian food
surpluses in the fight against
poverty and communism by dis-
tributing them to the starving
people in the Far East.
We welcome the initiative, of
'UAW whose delegation, headed
by George Burt, director of Re-
gion 7, met with the labour
committee of the Ontario Fed-
eration of Agriculture to dis-
cuss their common problem.
This column welcomes sug-
gestions, wise or foolish. and all
criticism, whether constructive
or destructive and will try to
answer any question. Address
your letters to Bob Ellis, Box 1,
123 18th Street. New Toronto.
Ont.
Rase track followers, gabbing
about a straight tip on a pros-
pective winner, often speak of it
as "straight from the horse's
mouth." Actually a quarter of a
century or so ago, there was an
instance where a straight tip—
and a winning one — came, lit-
erally, from the horse's mouth.
* * e
This was at the Pimlico Race
Track, in Baltimore, in 1928, just
before the running of the Dixie
Handicap. It was a long time'
before tote boards and pari-
mutuel betting bad invaded the
eastern tracks, and if you wanted
a little something on the Thor-
oughbreds as they pounded the
turf on the long voyage home,
you did business with one of a
dozen or so legalized hand-
books.
o
Business in front of the big
boards which called out the book-
ies' wares subsided temporarily
as the horses came onto the track
for the parade to the starting
gate, and the fans rushed down
to the rails to watch their choices
and make last-minute changes in
their judgment. Maybe you're the
skeptical kind, but there are
plenty of bettors who claim they
can tell whether or not a horse
is fit to run just by looking at
him.
Down the track came the par-
ade, making a small loop and
turning again toward the start- -
ing wire. It would have been
tough to make a choice from this
picture, since most of the horses
were holding the line pretty well.
Mike Hall, not too well regarded
in this contest, kept edging out
of line, back toward the stands,
but his jockey had a strong hand
on the bridle, and Mike stayed
" where he was supposed to. The
jockey, however, being an ami-
able sort, and possibly trying to
ease the pressure on his hands,
decided to let his mount take a
closer look at the people in whom
he seemed to be so interested,
and finally gave him his head.
Ordinarily, jockeys are more
careful not to expose their horses
to such frightening experiences,
but Mike Hall was pretty insis-
tent, and this boy was one of
the easy-going sort.
■ *
It seemed, however, that lvlike
wasn't at all interested in the
people, for he headed, instead,
directly for the winner's circle,
drawing a round of applause for
his confidence, Then, as he was
being headed back to th starting
gate, Mike broke away again, re-
turning to the winner's circle and
leaned over.a table on the other
side of the rail. The jock was so
surprised by this turn of events
that he nearly fell off, and it was
all he could do to bang on _es
Mike clamped his mouth overt
bright, silver object on the table
and galloped off down the track
o * *
The stewards were horrified,
and they dashed out to retrieve
Mike's loot, for the shiny object
he prized so much was a large
silver cup, the trophy for the
winner of the Dixie Handicap.
* e *
Whatever your system for beat-
ing the ponies — whet1ier you
bet on the jockey, the weather,
on past performances, or pretty
names — if you have an inside
tip on a race right from the
horse's mouth, there's something
wrong 'if you don't bet him. By
the time the Dixie Trophy had
been reclaimed by the track offi-
cials and Mike Hall was squared
away at the barrier, the hand-
books were loaded down with
bets' on him,
Long Lints -- Vertical stripes em-
phasize the long svelte lines of
bathing beauty Esther Claire as
she poses for photographers,
Magic Plastics
Plastics are coming out of the
kitchen and the bathroom to ere-
rate a new, carefree, ilousekeep.
ing era in living and dining
rooms. -
Almost overnight plastics have
became glamorous. There seems
to be no end to their variety of
form or use in furniture and fur-
nishings that don't require day-
long toil.to keep sparkling.
One of the most dramatic dem-
onstrations of this was recently
on view at the National Home
Furnishings Show in New York
City—combination living -dining
room plus adjoining terrace fur-
nished with more than 100 plas-
tic articles.
Almost everything in the mod-
el room ranging from walls and
floor down to the white -handled
steak knives was plastic of one
form or another.. Vinyl, covered
the floor, nylon velvet upholstered
the sofa and Du Pont's "Orlon"
acrylic fibre draped the windows.
The plastic -topped table in the
dining area was elegantly get with
gold -flecked styrene goblets and
a salad bowl which have the
clarity and "tinkle" of crystal.
The sophisticated grey marble-
ized tableware a n el the black
bowls which look like fine lac-
quer were all melamine.
Melamine is the Cinderella
plastic which was first used for
tableware by the navy during
World War II because it survived
rough handling, turbulent seas
and the jarring caused by heavy
firing. Now, gracefully stream-
lined and dressed up in decorat-
or colors with a warm lustre, vet-
eran salts would scarcely recog-
nize its modern look.
All tableware in the model
living -dining room, including the
dainty little demi-tasse cups and
saucers arranged on the coffee
table with the mar -proof plastic
top, was molded of this almost un-
breakable material.
Melamine can be recognized
by its hardness, rigidity, pleas-
ant touch and appearance, and
can be counted on not to alter its
shape or dimensions over condi-
tions ranging from food -freezing
temperatures up to the boiling
point of. water. It won't burn,
nor will it soften on contact with
flame, but it will char or discol-
or if placed in the oven or over
a flame. Its glossy finish isn't af-
fected by detergents and ordin-
ary cleaning chemicals. How-
ever, scouring with abrasive
cleansers should be avoided, In
kitchen use melamine reduces
clatter and requires less careful
handling than other types of ta-
bleware because of its freedom
from chipping.
This new molded plastic com-
es in several price ranges depend-
ing on the type of service requir-
ed. Some of these ranges place
melamine sets in the category of
good tableware which, of- course,
they are and may be used with
one's best silver and linen.
In another minute the horses
were away, and Mike Hall bolted
into an early lead. It was a long
race, and the fans didn't like to
see the colt out there so soon.
Maybe he'd wear himself out and
wouldn't have anything for the
stretch drive. But Mike wanted
that silver cup—the trophy for
the Dixie Handicap—and he was
never headed. He romped home
going away, winning the race,
winning the cup, and proving to
all good touts that if you want to
pick a winner, look for the horse
who watches the tote board to
see what his price is.
Don't Wash Your
Hair Too Clean
Hair that is harsh,'dry and dif-
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shampooed may have been wash-
ed "too clean", The object hi
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of the natural oils. It is this
small quantity of unwashed -out
oil that gives clean hair its lustre
and silky quality.
Bland soaps are less likely to
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than synthetic detergents, But,
when soap shampoos are used
with hard water they should be
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of lepton juice or vinegar. These
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formed by the. prccipitatit.n nt
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hard water and leave a glossy
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The most efficient synthetic
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This oil is also important in keep-
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There are live essentials to a
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First of all, it should clean the
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