HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1951-9-12, Page 2They Kick Shinn
Just For Sport
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II is difficult to imagine anything
:more painful than a severe (tack on
the shins, especially from a hob-
nailed bout. But in Chipping Camp-
den, where they rear them tough,
Ben Hopkins and hoc C7taimberlain,
each wearing steal -tipped boots en-
deavoured recently to kick the day-
lights out of each other. All because
it is hestival Year.
Shin kicking is a good old Britis0
sport, once popular among the min-
ing fraternity of Lancashire and
`e'orkshire. h was a feature of the
festival in 1851.
Shin kicking is an art. Thecon-
test:ants grasp each other's shoulders
and manoeuvre for position. Sensa-
tely, they keel) their ankles as far
from each other's hoots as possible,
and !tin, swift kicks as opportunity
arises,,
How the crowd yells with glee as
one gets hc.tuc a juicy crack on a
tender ankle. What fun it is --except
for the victim!
Such sports are not as rare as
some readers night imagine. In
Russia and Lithuania they used to
indulge in the good old pastime
of face slapping. Two (len stand
square with each other at a speci-
fied distance and aim slaps. Con-
testants must not move their feet,
weave, hob or sway from the waist.
It must he fun to be slapped by
a hefty ploughman or (liner with a
palet like an inch -thick oak board!
The "sport" drew ctowds and huge
sons changed hands. There were
rhampionships. In the last contest
held in Kiev before the war, Mich-
niko Goniusz and Wasyl Beaborod-
by slapped each otther for thirty-
six hours, then became fed up and
went to sleep—so the contest was
declared a draw,
Such sports call for a phlegmatic
temperament. Stomach prodding,
for example, is considered great fun
by Chinese coolies. They prod each
other usually with the forefinger,
which grows immensely strong by
prodding sacks of rice to toughen it.
The man to give in is, of course,
the loser. But such is their stocism
that rather than cry "Enough!" a
coolie will sometimes allow his op-
ponent to prod him to death!
Another sport that call for in-
human toughness is pin sticking,
which is a test of manliness among
tribes of gipsies in south-eastern
Europe. Some years ago Bagro,
Ciipsy King of Behemia, won the
pin -sticking championship.
For thirty-one hours tribesmen
stuck pins into his arms. Even af-
ter all the others had given in, Ban-
gi'o carried on, and allowed 3,200
phis to be stuck into him. After
that. no one disputed the fact that
he was a great hero, and fit to rule.
Ooze Who—For years women
have been taking mud baths—
for beauty's sake — but at So-
bernheim, Germany, the men
tcike the slime treatment for
health. This carefree soul at one
ief the many Sobernheim health
resorts sits in a gooey foxhole
happily smearing mud on his
face—the same thing he'd prob.
ably spank his child for doing.
Patients are immersed for hours
cit a time—a cure, it is claimed,
for blood infections, rheumat-
ism, arthritis or, an overabun-
slance of fat. Oh, mudder—Ws
murder!
TWO OF A KIND
"Doctor," said the IYafjent,
afraid my wife is going crazy."
"What seems wrong?" asked the
(!octet.
"Site wants to buy a goat."
"Let her buy a goat."
"Bat she wants to keep h in the
!house."
"Well, let her keep it in the.
:house."
"But a goat stinks."
4'Then open tht windows"
"Whitt And let all my pigeons
"ptilr".
ire the Stretch—Stretched far out over the track is sidecar rider Lorenzo Dobello as Britain's Eric
Oliver, left, 1949-50 sidecar motorcycle champion, tears into a turn with his 500 -CC. Norton at the
Hockenheim Ring in Frankfurt, Gerrnany. Close behind is Ge'rmany's Wigged Kraus, right, riding
a BMW.
As a rule these "Old Timers" af-
ternoons and nights, in sport, are
pretty much of a bore. A lot of
once -famous athletic heroes as
paraded out and introduced to the
audience. They stumble something
into the microphone, make their
bows and shuffle off. And our own
reaction is generally something like
this, "Gee, I can remember when
he could go from first to third in
nothing flat and now look at him
--why, he's got a pod on him pretty
nearly as hig as_-lvrll, ahs big as nth
own."
What they pulled down in the
Washington Ball Park recently
must have been slightly different
and a lot more interesting. As part
of the celebration of the American
League's fiftieth anniversary they
staged a recreation of that unfor-
gettable twelfth inning of the final
game in the World's Series between
the New York Giants and the
Washington Senators back in 1927,
That was the time when a pebble
in the infield caused a grounder to
bounce over Thirdbaseman Freddie
Lindstrom's head, turning what ap-
peared to be an easy out into a
base knock, and giving Bucky Har-
ris's Senatbrs a 4 -to -3 victory, and
the Series.
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Present in uniform, and occupying
their regular positions were no less
than nine of John McGraw's reg-
ulars who suffered that stunning up-
set way back then—,and, Man!,
how they did suffer. On first base
was Bill Terry. Frankie Frisch,
the Fordham Flash, was at second.
Travis Jackson was at short. Lind-
strom again at third. Hank Gowdy
behind the plate. On the mound
was Jack Bentley—who had been
McGraw's fourth and final heaver
that day 27 years ago. And pa-
trolling the outfield were Billy
Southworth, George Kelly,better
known as "High Pockets", and
Irish Meuse!.
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With those two arch comedians
of old, Nick Altrock and Al
Schacht, on the coaching lines,
the memorable twelfth inning open-
ed with Ossie Bluege, batting for
the late Frank Miller, grounding
out to second base. The script
called for it and Ossie did his part
perfectly. But Frankie Frisch, no
longer afield the man he used to
be, fell flat on his face, while his
colleagues split their sides laugh-
ing,
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Next came Gowdy, good na-
turedly re-enacting one of the most
harrowing incidents of his long
career as a catcher. He got his foot
caught in his discarded mask and
so naffed a high foul. It gave
Muddy Ruel another chance at bat
and he doubled. Then young Dai
Johnson of the present-day Sena-
tors, portraying the immortal Wal-
ter Johnson, bit a grounder that
was momentarily fumbled and the
Nats had runners on first and sec-
ond.
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And now came Earl iicNeely
for the closing number. To make
certain the crowd got the idea of
the pebble, Schacht brought out a
huge rock and plunked it a few
feet in front of T,iudstront.
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However, even with this far a
target, Earl couldn't quite make
it, He did hit the ball over Lindyy's
head, hot it was u fly ball that fell
in left field.
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Still and all the '6Vashington fans
elteered vociferously as Rurl, on
aging legs, came raring hone sad
wc11 !they might. For since that
day only one other pennant has
come to the capital, in 1933, and
that year the Giants under Terry
turned the tables on the Senators
x a
Pat -blunt Truman was on: elf
those who sat in the crowded stands
and laughed at the efforts of those
balding, paunchy veterans. Wonder
if he was thinking of a day when
he. himself, unexpectedly tipped
over an odds-on favorite, causing
even a bigger upset than that of
the Senators over the "sure -thing'
New Vark Giant:.
Fooled the Censor
Concealed double meanings al-
ways have been the favorite way of
beating the censor in countries and
organizations which seek to control
though as well as speech.
Recently in Austria a poen) ap-
peared which on the surface were
an orthodox Communist lines about
world peace. Apart from the special
' capitalization used in the following
translation to give the game away,
it ran more or less as follows:
tHough the hour is getting late
rAise the bright blue flag of
Peace.
lift the world from worldwide
death,
(Lock to fight, you friends of
Peace.
sTeel the Communistic Front.
minors! Join the adults' ranks.
sTride down armaments and
want.
sO we serve the cause of Peace,
Claim Earthworms
Taste Delicious
How would you like a nice
nourishing dish of curried worms
in gravy?
Verdict of two students from the
Australian Institute of Anatomy
who tried this delectable recipe
was that it tasted rather like pork
and was quite digestible.
The worms they used were Aus-
tralian giant worms which some-
times grow to a length of eight
feet and a width of three inches.
They live in the marshy land of
the Bass Bailey known as Gipps-
land, in Victoria, and are the larg-
est worms in the world,
Good for the Eyes
In many countries, howet er, the
ordinary earthworm such as we see
in the garden is regarded as a tasty
and nourishing food. In New
Guinea worms are eaten raw. In
the Belgian Congo they are collect-
ed by the thousand and cooked in a
huge pot.
Each member o2 the tribe helps
himself to handfuls of the wriggl-
ers, stuffs them into his mouth and
chews them with evident relish.
In Cnina fried worms are eater,
as a medicine and are said to cure
bad eyesight,- skin diseases and
rickets. Medical nen say they pro-
bably do, too, for they contain
plenty of Vitamin D, and the oil in
which they are fried is rich in
other healing vitatnins.
Apology for a Brain
The Maoris of Rotorua, New
Zeaiand, a civilised sensible race,
serve up a special dish in which
worms figure prominently when
important people dine with them.
One guest described this dish as
"very delectable and similar its
looks to noodles. It smelled like
shrimp, yet had the pleasant taste
of steamed clams."
One advantage of the worm as
food is that it is practically 100 per
cent (teat. And it has plenty of
heart, too -Warn of them, or frve full
pairs. ft has no eyes or rare and
only an apology for a brain.
Irish Republic
Turns To Peat
As coal supplies available to
the Republic of Ireland continue
to dwindle, Irish authorities are
turning more and more to the use
of peat, or "brown coal,' to sup-
pleutent the country's fuel.
Villages of huts have sprung up
on the bogs to accommodate work-
ers who are often miles away from
the nearest centers. There are
hostels where they can get food
at reasonable prices, and provision
is (lade for dances and other en-
tertainment.
The number of turf workers —
now well over 5,000—is' being in-
creased by an interesting plan. Vol-
unteers have 'now been called for
to spend their holidays working on
the bogs.
Although there is a good deal
of machine -cutting, the most skilled
workers on the bogs are those who
wield the "slane"—a cross between
a spade and a lance. With three
dexterous strokes the "slaneman"
cuts out his sod, like a slab of
dark -colored chocolate. This is soft
and sticky. It is tossed over the
sianesrnan's shoulder to be caught
or picked up by the "footer," who
builds these blocks into little heaps
so that the air will dry them,
A turf cutter in action is a choice
sight, He is like a grocer's assistant
digging out butter from a slab and
slapping it into shape. But the
footer has to work with him and
see that the sods are neatly arrang-
ed, not tossed M crumbling heaps.
Troop Concentration—F r e n c h
soldiers in the field will get
their beloved wine after all!
Above, French army Capt. Lu-
cien Pinto displays the newly -
developed "concentrate" that
will boost morale and simplify
the supply problem. The liquid
is 60 per cent alcohol, concen-
trated six times, and must be
din. •-:1 be' * ;eking.
BOW CAN I?
By Anne Ashley
Q. How can I renovate small
black leather articles such as belts,
bags, portfolios, etc.?
A, Beat the yolks of two eggs
and the white of one egg with one.
tablespoon of alcohol and doe
tea59c400 of sugar. Stir in enough
powdered ivory black to make a
thick paste. Rub well into the sur-
face of the article.
Q. How can I prepare a solution
for dandruff?
A. Dissolve (ale ounce of flour
of sulphur in one quart of soft wa-
ter, 1)o not use it until it is thor-
oughly mixed and settled. Apply
it at night.
Q. How can I remove peach
stains from linen?
A. Soak the spots in a we.tl:.
solutiot, of chloride of lime. Apply
cream ,nt tilrtar and place in the
sun to dry. 'Then launder,
Q. How can I impart a high
polish to furniture?
A, l'se equal parts of lemon oil
and turpentine; saturate a cloth
and go over the entire surface;
then dampen another cloth, wring
almost dry and wipe off excess oil;
polish with a dry woolen cloth.
Q. How can I relieve exces-
sive perspiration?
A. Sponge the effected area with
one teaspoon of powdered alum to
a quart of water, Allow to dry,
afterward rinsing and dusting with
talcum.
Q. How can I freshen a stale
cake?
A. Dip the stale cake for a mo-
ment in cold sweet milk, and then
' rebakc in a moderate oven. Placing
a freshly -cut piece of apple in the
cake tin will help Keep the cake
moist and fresh,
Q. How can I remove water -
bugs from my sink?
A, Try pouring a cup of kero-
sene down the drain once a week,
and do not run the water until
about a half hour afterwards. The
bugs will disappear very quickly.
Q. How can I clean aluminum
ware?
A. Apply a mixture of ammon-
ia, borax and water with a soft
cloth. Or, wash in warm, soapy
water, then dry and polish with
whiting.
Atom Bomb Victims,
Closely Studied
The atone bombs fell on the Japa-
nese cities of Hiroshima and Naga-
saki six years ago last week. As a
result the people of these cities may
be the most carefully examined
people in the world from a medical
point of view.
The Atomic Bomb Casualty
Commission was set up in 1947
to provide a continuing study of
the effects of radation on the popu-
lation of the two cities. America
and Japanese scientists will spend
$1,300,000 in the current fiscal year
on the program, which is operated
by the National Research Council.
Every baby born there is exam-
inated at birth. Close to 10 per cent
of the population of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki have a complete annual
physical examination. Local doctors
have been alerted to report to the
commission, any suspicious or un-
usual ailments with they observe.
So far, according to the Atomic
Energy Commission, a "very real"
increase in the incidence of leuke-
mia, a form of cancer in the blood,
has been detected. Only thirty
leukemia cases have developed, But
there is a definite relationship,
within a radius of about a anile and
a half from where the bomb drop-
ped, in Hiroshima, between leuke-
mia and exposure to the burst.
Cataracts have developed M the
eyes of 10 per cent of those who
were within three-fourths of a mile
front ground zero, This is about
ten tithes the normal cataract rate
in urban Japan.
Additional studies are being made
of the rate of growth of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki's children, of the de-
velopment of cancer and sterility
and of the incidence of congenital
malformations.
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