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The Brussels Post, 1954-7-7, Page 7tNECi�.�VC1Ct SPORTS COLUMN • Canada is now only thirteen years away from the century mark of Confed- eration. Over the past 87 years, Canada has grown in wealth and in stature am- ong nations of the world. Canada has developed and continues to develop in all fields - including the field of sports. Itis noteworthy that the sports games 'With the biggest followings today were unknown when Canada was born. The One exception, of course, is baseball. Hockey, football, tennis, basketball and many other sports have all budded and blossomed since 1807. Our great-grandfathers enjoyed numerous games adapted to local conditions. They had cricket, baseball, lawn bowls, track -field, golf, archery, croquet, fencing, racquets, tennis, rowing, skating, canoeing, lacrosse, swimming, Burling, boxing, wrestling, tobogganing, snowshoeing, skiing, yachting and classical threesome of huntin', shootin' and fishin', Many of the sports popular 87 years ago still endure, in an even greater measure than then. But other sports have since come On the scene to reach tremendous proportions. Hockey is one of these. It came into being soon after Con- federation, developed rapidly after the turn of the century, and bloomed into its present international status in the 20's. Canadian . football, developing from English rugby, has attained a tremendous vogue here. 'Baseball has become international. Golf has developed into a widely -played game for the masses, rather than the classes. Curling, from a modest corner in the early sports pic- ture, has expanded into one of the greatest participant games in the Dominion, And skiing, comparatively new, has reach- ed high peaks Of popularity the last 20 years, There's more sport today, and what is more important, there's a greater degree of participation than ever before, from which Canada, still a young nation, doubtless draws much of its virility. Our sports haven't had many new additions, but they have grown tremendously In scope and healthy public interest., Your comment! and suggestions forfhis column will be welcomed by Elmer Ferguson, c/o Calvert House, 437 Yongo Si,, Toronto. CatvtDISTILLERS LIMITED AMHERSTIURG, ONTARIO Red -Faced Police Traces are red in a certain German police station following a successful motor show which took place in the town recently. The police chief attended and, as a distinguished guest, was in- vited to take a trial run by him- self in a special car set aside for that purpose. But owing to a misunderstanding, he drove off after lunch in the wrong car -the most expensive model in the show. When it was missed, a hue and cry for the "stolen" car was raised by an official who 'phoned the local police station. Within three minutes eleven police cars were scouring the town and dis- trict for the missing car. Meanwhile the police chief was hugely enjoying his drive through country lanes just out- side the town. After an hour he drove the car back into the showground. He was amazed to see gesti- culating policemen arguing with show officials after having failed to find the "thief" and the miss- ing car. It was their turn to be surprised when the police chief stepped from the car, still un- aware of his mistake and the rumpus it had caused. When he learned the truth, he said sadly, "To think that after all the training you've re- ceived from me, you failed to find me and the car. At no time was I more than a mile away from the showground!" 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When they came t0 find him he was always putting together or pulling apart a mo- torboat or a model train, a model, airplane engine, or some other Piece of machinery. "The boy's a natural engineer like his grandfather," his father would say. Sir Dugald 'Clerk, F.R,S.; was well known as inven- tor of the two-cycle gas engine. Bobbie's father was a Scotsman who had emigrated to .the West Indies. Bus drivers and motorcar driv- ers of the future may well have cause to be glad this exiled Scots- man encouraged his son to play with engines. Robert Clerk, now one of the world's experts on transmission, has invented a new form of transmission system, Among the advantages which this may bring are saving of fuel up to 50 per cent, smaller engines, elimination of battery and starting motor, lighter brakes, simpler control, and easier driving, writes Melita Knowles, in The Christian Sci- ence Monitor. The reduction of fuel consump- tion would be achieved on buss- es and other transport where there is continual stopping and starting. Mr, Clerk showed me the large, light alloy casings' to be used for the mechanism and explained its action thus "The flyWheel," he said, "spins in a vacuum easing at up to 15,- 000 r.p.m,, and is used in effect as a 'store' for energy." In the new system, called the Gyreacta, the vehicle is slowed down by coupling it to the fly- wheel, which is consequently speeded up. When the vehicle is stopped the flywheel is uncoup- led, and as it goes on spinning the forward energy of the vehicle is "stored." When t h e vehicle starts again the spinning fly- wheel cuts. out and the engine drives direct in the normal way. "A further characteristic of this bus transmission is that it will give a smooth; non -slip clutchless getaway from rest, without jar or shock to bus pass- engers," he said. When the vehicle is left in the garage at night," Mr. Clerk ex- plained, "the driver puts the brake on, leaving the flywheel spinning at top speed." Next morning it will still be spinning, and it can then be used to start the engine. "We hope to get the losses down so low and get so near a true vacuum it will continue running for 10 days," Mr. Clerk said, "but that will depend on whether we get the right sort of oil." "In the Gyreacta," he said, 'there is really nothing fanciful. The high-speed flywheel and epicyclic gear box which are mar- ried in the Gyreacta transmission are both well known. "From 60 to 80 years ago the Howell torpedo, driven by the energy stored in a high-speed flywheel, was in everyday use by the United States Navy and the French Navy. As Mr, Clerk told his story f began to see the development of such a project was the work of a lifetime. ;'I was trying for seven years to find a way to control the en- ergy," he said. "The actual idea was very simple and came in a flash as I was driving my motor- cycle." Three years have passed since then, and Mr. Clerk is expecting to begin the design of the pro- duction bus transmission soon. Then it has to be made and tested on the bench before route opera- tion. Mr. Clerk thinks is may be four years before the flywheel is in use on buses. "In the meantime," he said, "it is costing a lot of cash." He continues his work as a consult- ing engineer, and has just com- pleted a design for a new trans- mission for a racing car. Fortunately, his Gyreacta has won the interest and support of the National Research Develop- ment Corporation, a state -aided body which helps with develop - Ment of inventions ons promisiI g to be of national importance. The application of his revolu- tionary invention, Mr. Clerk feels, may well give rise to con- troversy, but he regards this with equanimity. "Opinion strik- ing upon opinion," he cites, "may cause the spark which can ignite the lamp of truth," NON-STOP JOB O'Malley got a job as road - sweeper in Dublin, and the fore- man said; "All . you've got to do is keep on sweeping in the gutter - keep plodding 0n and you'll be alt right." That evening all the other road -sweepers turned up at the depot. There was no sign of the 110W 07811. Three days later a telegram came from him stating: "Please send another brush - have arrived at Cork". C -o -o -I - Even without the mermaids, Carter Brown Amphi- theatre is a nice, cool place to be when the thermometer is having apoplexy, and a water show is in town. "Miss. Wash- ington" contestants, maki(lg a heartwarming' spectacle in cool surroundings, are, from left: Jean Skidmore, 19; Ann Weaver, 20; Shirai Culpepper, 19 and, reclining, Jackl'yn Traten. Twilight Races For Harness -Horse Fans For its fifth . season of harness racing in Toronto, the Ontario Jockey Club has come up with two startling innovations: Except on Shturdays andholi- days, the daily programme of nine races will start at 5 o'clock. The races, which for four years have been Conducted at Thorncliffe Raceway, become the Woodbine Trots this season with completion of a half -mile track Inside the big oval at fashion- able Woodbine. It's the OJC's contention that evening racing has a definite place in Toronto and that's why the 5 o'clock post time will be given a thorough trial It is ex- pected that the programme will be completed each evening by 8.30 - on the fast-moving har- ness schedule of a race every 20 minutes. On Saturday and holidays the starting time will be 2.30. The new racing strip will util- ize Woodbine's running -horse stretch, However, the back stretch and the turns will be well within the big track, meas- uring a half -mile across the colorful Woodbine infield. The Woodbine Trots opened their 35 -day season on July '5. Entries for more than 500 horses already had been received at the OJC office and there are 26 entries for the richest har- ness race in Canada, the $8,500 Canadian Cup. Included are two of the 1953 season's favorites, Argyle Grat- tan and High Lee Baldwin, and a new sensation already figured to be the horse -of -the -year, lagan Gratton, which as a mere three-year-old last season cam- paigning at Batavia Downs, Buf- falo Raceway and Yonkers. won $18,650. Barking Lover • As a good-looking young Bra- zilian stepped briskly from his car in Sao Paulo, Brazil, he caught sight of a pretty young brunette walking with h e r French poodle on the other side of the street, It was love at first sight. He smiled across at her; she snub- bed him. Forgetting he had ar- ranged to meet a club friend, he followed her through a nearby park. Taking a short cut, he sprinted across the grass to bring himself face to face with her. As they drew level, he smiled again, She looked right through him. He hit on a plan; realizing she had no interest in him - only inher dog - he cleverlyimi- tated a do's bark and the oodle barked back furiously. Still the girl ignored the young man. For several days he followed her about, seizing every oppor- tunity to tease the dog by bark- ing at it. The exasperated girl told the police and a few days later the young man had to ex- plain his behaviour to a magis- trate. I love the girl and the only way I could think of to make her acquaintance after she spurn- ed me was to bark at her dog," he said limply. The girl was so touched by his explanation that she withdrew her summons against him. The pair left the court together -with the poodle. Footnote: They were married a few weeks ago. Yes, the poodle still barks furiously at him, but the young man Hever harks back. From Rags To fiches And -teak - ut Quick Lew Jenkins didn't have a pic- nic on the road to fame. In his youth, he knew poverty and lonelines. He picked cotton and he worked in a blacksmith shop. Early in his teens, Jenkins left home and joined that great army of repression kids who wandered from town to town looking for work. Perhaps it was the long hours under the burning Texas sun that made Lew Jenkins the skinny, raw-boned, vicious guy he was in the ring. Ten hours a day in the fields would make any hungry youngster a bit cruel. When Jenkins was only eight- een, a friend told him that Jim Braddock, then champion of the world among the heavyweights, was scheduled to appear in an exhibition bout at nearby Dallas. Lew decided to see the champ- ion perforrh, He had no money for carfare but that didn't stop him. He began to hike for the big town, One afternoon, about two days before the exhibition, the pro- moter heard a loud knock on his door. "Come in!" he growled. A skinny boy, dirty, worn, tired, entered the office. It was Lew Jenkins, the coton field worker, dressed in dusty and patched overalls. "What do you want, kid?" snapped the boxing promoter impatiently. "Mister," drawled the kid, "ah want a fight. Anybody!" The promoter sized up the frail -looking Jenkins and smil- ed. "Well, son," he said, "there is an opening on the card, but it's a tough boy and I can't pay much . ." "Never mind," interrupted Lew, "ah don't care what ah get paid, so long as ah kin fight!" "Better get a little training," advised the promoter. "It's Moon Mullins you'll be meeting hi the ring!" "Okay," snapped Lew Jenkins, "I'll be there!" Had Lew known anything about the boxing game, he would have realized that the Moon Mullins he was supposed to fight was a seasoned vete- ran, one of the best feather- weights in the country at the time. But Jenkins did not know. What is more, he left that pro- moter's, office with just a single dollar in his pockets to tide him over until the fight. For two days, he lived on that buck, eating oatmeal and milk and nothing else. A huge crowd packed the arena an the night of the Brad- dock rad-dock exhibition, and they saw one of the most stunning fistic attacks a fighter ever made when that skinny, unknown youngster crawled through the rapes to meet Moon Mullins in a pre- liminary match. The raw young kid smashed his way to a bloody victory against a seasoned and experienced foe, and made it look easy, The whole thing was hushed up quickly to save Mul- lin's reputation. It would be highly embarrassing to a lead- ing featherweight if it ever be- came known that he had been licked by an unknown ama- teur. When the fight was over, the promoter handed Lew Jenkins his reward for the evening's work. It alnounted to the munificent suns of four dollars. Jenkins thanked the gentleman, and went back to the fields. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DAIITt CDI0315 W79 hatch - chick and turkey potato every week in the Year. Can a3Ve prompt 6034- Ment on AU the smear brooch and mad breed» for 4017, Huy any of cur six apsclalopo breeds for maximum erre pro-. duction, Per BrOlmore wo aseenimend our one boat Mohole Naw Hamnsbtres. Dread Sell - log Breasted tin te�r,onzo lo Beltsville Our Whitesgesfort tar. her broilers. 0ataloguo, TWEDDLE CHICK HATCHERIES Ltd, FERGUS ONTARIO CHICKS, various varieties, preterit ehipp- ment. Pullets, .day old, started. Auguet- Septomber broilero--order now. Bray Hatchery, .120 Oobn N. 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Five.Room Bungalow and Garage anew), Living Room, 2 Bedrooms, large ward - saber,: 3 -paean Bathroom. roomy cheerful Dining Room and Kitchen, large modern cupboards and storage room. Storage Attic, inlaid linoleum Hoorn. Storms and Screens. Full divided Basement. Fruit and Vegetable Room, Furnace, Laundry Tube, Water Heater, Landscaped shaded lawns. Large Barn, new steel roof, Insulated Hen UMW *5002. New cement Pig Pens (40), • Steel Stanchions, Water Bowls. 5 Cowa and Box Stall. all new. Largo shod. Flowing Well - 9 gal, per minute. Hydroheavy wired. Water all buildings. Only reason for melting -n1 Health.. . Act quickly: Will sell fast. contact Owner. CHAS, K. SUTTON Srigley Street Phme Newmarket 185-W-3 after 0 p.m. 0r information, Nothing more was heard of him for several years. Then, when Lew Jenkins was an obscure blacksmith with a cavalry outfit of the regular Army, he began to engage in fights when on furlough. The little sideline brought him only coffee -and -cake money, Lew wasn't thinking of anything else until -romance entered his life. Lew Jenkins met the beauteous Katie. It was then that the ob- scure small-time fighter took tthe step that led him to fame and fortune. Lew married the lovely Katie. After the wedd- ing, she told him her greatest ambition, Katie wanted to see the big buildings in New York. Would Lew take her there? Lew would. He bought a broken-down jalopy and drove Katie to the big city all the' way from Texas, Lew didn't have a dime when the couple arrived in New York. Unknown as well as broke, Lew Jenkins went to a boxing promoter and begged for a fight. Luckily, and for the second time in his life, Lew found himself in the right spot when a substitute was needed. And he knocked out his man! They matched him with ano- ther fighter and Lew won again by a knockout. The rags to riches saga was well on its way. The fight mob went wild over Lew Jenkin's murderous sock. Katie, the beautiful Katie, had barely seen the wonderful sights of New York when Lew Jenkins had won the lightweight champ- ionship ,of the world. With -fame and Money, things began to happen tothe new lightweight champion. No..long- er was he ;the hungry soldier who used to fight for chicken feed when on furlough. No longer was h e living from hand to mouth, thankful when he found a place to lay his head after a .tough scrap. He was riding high, wide and handsome. Noth- ing was too good for the champ- ion! So it was back to rags again for Lew Jenkins, He re-enlist- ed in the Army. Again, he be- gan to fight when, on furlough, as he used to do in the days be- fore he became champ. But the old flame wasn't burning in Lew Jenkins any more. He took beatings. His saga was over. 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