The Brussels Post, 1953-12-23, Page 7THE catvert SPOUTS COLUMN
• ]Groin time to time, In these continue
we have paid modest tribute to persons
and events exemplifying what We con -
Mimed to be unusually good sportsman-
ship, or courage lleyend the line of duty,
as courage goes iii• the realm of athletics,
Possibly we overlooked many such in-
cidents, for courage and modesty usually go hand In hand and
you don't get to hear of some of the unusual gestures in the
less publicized divisions of sport.
By way of contrast, we'd like to refer to what we con-
sider the least sporting event of the year, Fortunately, al-
though this involved a sport fundamentally Canadian, It
didn't happen in Canada.
We refer to the vicious attack by the New York Garden's
denizens of the ,upper galleries, which, by sheer vitriolic
phrase, literally drove a fine hockey player and pleasant
personality right out of the major league. 13y turning an
undeserved ribald attack, on Allan Stanley the Garden wolves
forced New York Rangers to shift him elsewhere, lest his
nerves break under the strain.
New York hockey and other sports fandom is; in tete main,
en uninhibited group, gifted with ability to sear a disliked
athlete with acid phrases that pour from rau'eous throats.
They can swing from almost maudlin worship of a player
who happens to catch their fancy, to bitter personal hatred of
one•who doesn't happen:.to .appeal..
Last season, and at the beginning of the present series,
the gallery wolves of the Garden turned their batteries of
venom an Stanley, by on means a bad hockey player, who
diad come into the League widely heralded as the highest-
paid rookie up to that tinge. Stanley was a clean, free -skating
defence player. But, unfortunately, he wasn't the rough,,.
rugged type of such darlings of the Garden gods as Ching
Johnson, or .Ott Helier, or other such players who could
rattle the teeth of an invader. He was skillful, but not ag-
gressive enough to suit the boys in the upper balconies, so
they got on him to the point 'that. for New York purposes, he
was ruined.
Rabid -anti -Stanley fans hung banners at Ranger home .
games berating the defenceman. One had Stanley's name with
a black eight -halt beside'it. Another referred to hien as
"Sonja Stanley", a throwback to the days when New Porkers
were clown on Lynn Patrick and likened his style to that of
the famous figure skaters mostly,. because: Lynn was the
son of the current Ranger coach, Lester Patrick. Lynn, a Pine'
hockey craftsman, outlived the insults at the howling wolves,
so that suddenly their spite turned to admiration.
• There may be episodes of more r'.lt'oried'sports spirit than
Ibisbut we doubt
Your comments and suggestions For this column *111 he welcomed
• by Elmer Ferguson, c/o CalveP House, 431 Yonge St., Toronto.
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By BOB ELLIS
Among the letters recently
received, was a note from Wal-
ter L. Miller, Tara. Ont: "I en-
joy the controversy in your col.
umn. I would like to .say it is
well named "Plain Horse Sense."
I feel this is a 'democratic col-
umn 'and we need more of them.
Keep up the good world`
As the mail is bringing more
boosts than knocks, we are be-
ginning to wonder whether this
column is not becoming com-
placent. Itis hard to keep a con-
troversy going, if, everybody ag-
rees with everything and nobody
controverts anything.
Perlitips a few 'brickbats from
our readers would help to stir
up things and.they ar'e'herewith
respectfully. solicited. Let's search
for a subject 011 which .:we can
all disagree.
• Political Action
One controversial subject and
a sore point in all farm organi-
zations was touched on by C. H.
Millard in his speech at the Semi -
Annual Meeting of the Ontario
Farmers Union at. Arthur when
he discussed political action.
Mr. Millard could not under-
stand , why en occupational or-
ganization established for the
development, cultural and mat-
erial, -of its members, would call
itself "non-political."
"Any such group," he said,
"forms".a 'body politic'." Most of
its activities are concerned with
"political economy" which means
the production and distribution
of national wealth; most of, its
dealings are with governments,
'If that is 'non-political,' what
`does 'political' mean," asked
Millard,
Once. Burnt .. .
Over thirty years ago farmers
decided to•go into pelitics.-They
a
roan their own candidates and
to their own great surprise were
elected to the government: As
they were not prepared Niel had
no strong, well -entrenched , or-
ganization behind thein, they did
not do as good a job as they
might have clone and„went down
to defeat in the next election,
Ever • since, they have been
told by professional politicians
and certain other interests that
they should ]seep nut of r,olities
and leave them fo those who had
the "experience:"
Twice Shy
Farmers have been dished up
and have largely accepted the
theory that their numbers have
shrunk so much that their po-
litical weight is negligible. This
is not so, Due to the distribu-
tion of - the constituteneies it
takes many more votes in all ur-
ban riding to elect a member to
the House than in a rural one.
Reading through Hansard it is
very encouraging to find that
more time has been spent In the
Throne Speech debate on the
farm situation than on all other
questions put together. It is true
that nothing mueh has come out
of it for the farmers, but it
shows that the importance of ag-
riculture is being recognized.:
Ol,vioust" the question arises
whether there would be results,'
if farmers were organized and
had their own representatives
in parliament.
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 Ititlt St, New Toronto, Ont,
No 13ull"Doaer, He—Matador Manuel Capelillo electrifies a Mexico
City crowd with this spectacular pass, made' by dropping to his
knees and passing the bull behind him with his cape, The utmost
skill and courage are needed for this "blind" maneuver,
Record -Freaking Toe -- Cleveland ¢Yawns Lou "The Toe Groza
holds the shoe that gives both footballs and fans a bfb boot. Loy
recently shattered all records In kicking his 61st field goal in four
years of National League competition.
"Milk" From Plants
Milk, long regarded as the
potent and essential food for
children, is being challenged. In
Italy . and Germany during the
war vegetable-based 'foodstuffs
were developed as substitutes
for milk — and the growth and
is
Tower -Of Siena — Tom Potten-
burgh rises to his 'full six feet,
nine inches on- the Siena College
basketball court. The 20 -year-old
giant is a senior at the college.
How Can 1
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•
Q. holy should I dry a ,vet fur
coat?
A. When one has been caught
in the rain and the fur eoateis
very wet, never try to dry, tit
near the heat. Instead, place the
coat on a hanger and hang by an
open window, - When dry, brash
the coat thoroughly with a'stiff
brush.
Q. stow can I make a bleach
for white clothes?
A. Save the week's supply of
egg shells, then on washday put
them into an empty salt •bag,
and place them in the boiler with
the white clothes. The lime. in
the shells will act as an excel-
lent bleach.
Q. How can I prevent bubbles
in cake baiter?
A. Be sure never to let a calve
batteg stand after it had been
mixed, as this causes air bubbles
to form, making the cake mallet -
grained. • '1,E
Q. leo.. ,0001 I clean the furni-
ture thoroughly before applyillg
the furniture polish?
A. Use a cloth Wrung out in
slightly warn water, add a
touch of vinegar, and wipe the .
wooden furniture carefully be-
fore using furniture polish, The
wood will then be thoroughly
clean and will take the polish
better,
Q. How eau 1 preveitt clothes
irons freezing when hanging
them on the • tine during cold
weather?
A. If a handful of salt is add -
os' to the rinsing water, it will
keep them from freezing,
Q. How' can I'avoid making
bitter -tasting coffee?
COtfee should never be al-
lowed to boil. Boiled coffee
develops bitterness, and the boll.
ing destroys both the aroma and
the Slaver.
Q, Ilow should varnished floor
boards be wasiLedt
A. -.DO not use hot water on
varnished floor boards. Use a -
cloth wrung out in lukewarm
water. Each section should be
rubbed with a dry cloth as it is
washed,
health of quite young children
were surprisingly well main-
tained. Most -.of these milk sub-
stitutes were mixtures of pro-
tein from soya beans and cereal
products,
This new development has
gone on since the war in Ger-
many, and Dr. R. R. A. Dean
went there to •report on it for
the British ' Medical Research
Council. His report says that
these plant -derived foods are
"nearly. perfect" substitutes l''or
milk. For children between .six
months and one children,
half the
milk normally considered essen-
tial can be replaced. Almost
complete replacement ca + be
made for children betwe one
and two years, and childre , lee-
tween two and six made xcel.-
lent progress on these new foods
,.ltvith only. slight additions -od
milk to their diet,
k
Modern Etiquette
Q, IS it considered good taste
to quail out handwritten an•
nouncements of a marriage?
A, There certainly is nothing at
all improper about this, if the
bride or her mother wish to take
the time and trouble to write
these by hand. The stereotyped
engraved announcements are pre-
ferable, however, if the mailing,
list is a long one,
Q, When a college student in-
vites some of his friends to spend
a weekend in itis home, is he ob-
liged to pay their train fare?
A, Certainly not. An invitation
of this kind does not obligate one
for the transportation fare, whe-
ther the guests bd men or women,
Q. Is it permissible for a young
tmnlarried girl to visit her em-
ployer when he Is ill in a hos-
pital?
A. There is nothing wrong with
this at all.
Q. When two men and a girl
are getting into the back seat of
a car, how should they proceed?
A. One of the men should open
the door for the.girl, who enters
and sits In the middle. One of the
men enters and sits at her right,
the other goes around the car and
takes the seat at her left.
Q, Is it proper for an engaged
couple to mail greeting cards
signed with both •of their names?
A. It is quite all right b send
cards together to all who know
of the engagement.
Q. When should a dinner guest
who has finished eating place Isis
'napkin on the table?
A. Not until his hostess has
placed her napkin on the table,
Q. Does good form demand that
the announcement of an engage-
ment be made promptly?
A. Yes: This may be. clone by
inserting a notice in the news-
paper, or by issuing engraved an-
nouncements to friends -and rela-
tives, or by means of an an-
nouncement party for close
friends and relatives,
Q. , Is it correct to leave the
spoon in a shallow soup " plate
when you have finished?
A. Yes,
SPORT
S1.X8 T C l lC
Racehorse fans seldom agree on
anything — except that winners
are hard to pick — but there are
few who would deny that the
English Grand National Steeple-
chase is about the toughest and
most grueling race that is run
anywhere. And if you will look
down the list of winners of that
race, along about the year 1904,
you'll come to the name of one
who, even if he wasn't the great-
est timber -topper that ever lived
was undoubtedly one of the
toughest and gamest. •
• * k
As a big sailing vessel neared
an English port 1n the late Fall •
of.1904 the waters of the Chan-
nel were kicking. up even rough •
-
er than they usually do. As a'
murky fog clpsed in on the ship,
frightened passengers were hud
dled anxiously in their tiny
staterooms. Suddenly came the
dread warning, "Abandon ' ship!
Man the lifeboats." Seamen rush-
ed frantically to lower the boats
and escort the fear -stricken pas-
sengers to their stations. help-
ing
elping them file over the tide and
into the tiny craft.
rk 1 il
When all the passengers had
been safely eunducted to the
lifeboats, a lone seaman, remem-
bering the animals' hold, hur-
ried Below decks to lead the
horse, 'Moifaa;'' to the ship's rail.
Moifaa- was the great New Zea-
land steeplechases on his .way
from Down cinder to the Grand
National Steeplechase et Aintree,
England. Sadly, the seanwn push-
ed the struggling animal into the
sett, and sadly he watched es
Moifaa twisted his body into the
irresistible tide, unable to snake
headway.
a , t
There was no hope for the ani-
mal to reach'the faraway shore,
and the sailors bad to turn their
attention to their human cargo.
But on that same evening, as an
English fisherman made his way
across the dunes near his little
seaside village, he came upon a
great black form lying:sick and
shivering on the beach, The puz-
zled fisherman, finding the horse
still breathing, led the animal
slowly back to Iris village.
s' e
There, he carefully tended the
animal, and as soon as possible,
communicated with the horse's
owner in London. The grateful
owner took the horse to Aintree,
but after examining Matta, de-
cided that he was still too weak
to run the gruelling course of
the Grand National.
But Molina Was no ordinary
horse, He rallied quickly and be-
fore too lung showed signs that
he was ready for the racing wars
again. " °
- When the day of the classic
steeplechase arrived, Aintree,
was a scene of colorful pageantry
befitting the Sport of Kings, for
a king was, indeed, to view the
Grand National, and even to
participate in it. The King of
England had entered his last -
year's winner, Ambush, and the
crowd had backed the royal col-
ors down to odds of 7-2. The
King bowed graciously to the
cheering, admiring throng, and
he and his son, the Prince of
Wales, visited the saddling en-
closure outside the weighing
room to inspect their champion,
after whidh they took their
places in Lord Derby's stand to
view the race.
The King was particularly
curious about one animal in the
field of twenty-six, a large horse
owned by the Australian sports-
man, •Spencer- Callan. This horse,
standing seventeen hands high,
was Moifaa, who had just recent-
ly saved himself from death in
the English Channel.
To the great multitude of en-
thusiasts at Aintree, Moifaa was
the ugliest and most dispropor-
tiened horse' on the field, but
When the race began, the ugli-
ness of Moifaa disappeared, In
its place was a beauty of har-
mony as the horse took one
hurdle after another with the
grace and 'ease df 'the finest hunti
er on the English turf. His jock-
ey was linable' to control the
huge horse, and. Moifaa took the
bit between his teeth to make •
a real race of it. He lunged
ahead of the field, allowing onl''
one horse to head him off at any
time during the race. Ten horses
fell during the difficult chase,
and one was killed by the fall,
but Moifaa ran like the wind,
leaping over every hazard with
sureness and ease. When he
crossed the finish line, Moifaa
was ahead of the field, eight
lengths in front of his nearest
challenger.
Moifaa, the foreigner, had won
the coveted trophy of the Grand
National. Moifaa; the swimmer,
Ivloifaa, the ugl,y brute, who just
a few days before the race had
cheated 'the Channel of a via-.
tint by miraculously swimming
ashore during the storm, had won
the greatest of all English races,
the. Grand National; and the
Xing of England, so impressed
by the performance, bought him
for hie own stabler.
Well Groomed — Combing last year's soot out of Santa Claus'
beard, pretty Marianne Ekstrand hos to use a rake to get the
kinks out. The giant -size Santa is part of the Christmas decorations
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