The Seaforth News, 1953-01-22, Page 7.11 Calvert PO1S COWAN
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o One of the fine sporting gestures of 1952
was, in our humble opinion, made by an
Olympic girl champion,' This is an era Ln
which the greet ice shows offer amounts al-
most fabulous to international title winners,
and there is nothing wrong nor unethical M
these possessors of unique natural talents sell-
ing their wares to the highest bidders, Sonja Henke. Barbara Ann
Scott, Jacqueline de Bief, the great Dick Button are notable
figures who have led the vast parade of ice stars into the monied
ranks.
'Co all this, there'sone notable exception. L'crause site believed
her future lay in other, far less glamorous roles than the great ire
shows provide, Britain's Jeannette Altwegg, the queen of the last
Olympic whiter games, hong up her skates, refused a huge offer,
choosing to devote her life to charitable work that invoiced menial
and tiresome duties.
After she had stolen the head -lutes at the Oslo show, Miss
Altwegg announced she was through with competitive skating, Few
believed that she was serious. It was'felt that when the "big offer"
came along, Britain's girl champion would StiCcimtb, as had most
of the stars of her time.
The "big offer" came, an offer of 2000 pounds, or around $6,000.
per week from the Music Corporation of America. But still this
21 -year old daughter of a British naturalized Swiss declined. She
replied simply that she was not interested, no matter how high
the offer. "I'm just not cut out for the bustle and whirl of show-
manship and it would make me unhappy to do so" she said in
effect.
Today Jeannette is doing something that is making her very
happy. She is in Switzerland at the international "l?estalozzi'
village at Trager'. There she is helping in the British dwelling
to look after orphaned children who come from a dozen different
nationalities, Her self-imposed tasks for payment, less in a year
than she was offered per day by the show magnates, include the
hundred and one daily domestic chores involved in looking after
children who, if it wasn't for such organizations as this, and such
self-sacrificing persons as Jeannette Altwegg, would be thrown
helpless upon the world.
This isn't intended to criticize, by inference, those who have
followed the dictates of a practical era, and decided to capitalize
on the ski'l they developed through long and arduous hours of
practise. They're entitled to their rewards, just as Jeanette Alt-
wegg is entitled to the rich satisfaction she undoubtedly gains
in her more humble sphere of life.
fans comments and suggestions for this column will be welcomed
by Elmer Ferguson, c/o Calvert House, 431 Yonge St, Toronto.
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"The higher you climb the
Harder you fall," and ".A. hero
lioday and a bum tomorrow" are
$w0 axioms almost as old as
epee; and their truth was never
snore pointedly proven than in
the ease of M. Georges Carpen-
ter, One of the ring's most fab-
, -^,A Wont figured back about 30
years ago.
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A French flying -hero of World
War I, Georges — handsome,
auappily-dressed and with per -
:tonality a -plenty was the idol of
Ani» countrymen who cheered him
Ao the skies as he battled his way
tel the world's light -heavyweight
Gibe. Even at Boyle's 30 acres,
Pet outside Jersey City, prob-
ably nine -tenths of the spectat-
elrrfl were pulling for the French-
mean to pull a miracle and flat-
ten
Jack Dempsey. Of course
that was just a bit too much even
tier M. Carpentier. He lasted
lass than 4 rounds against the
itilanassa Mauler, but even that
defeat did his popularity little if
any harm especially along the
boulevards of that dear Paris.
(By the way that Dempsey -Car -
pettier was the first fight to have
fie round -by -round broadcast and
the microphone -maestro was J.
Andrew White. Remember him?
Well, neither did we!)
.r a a
But it didn't take long for
'Gorgeous Georges" to hit the
apularity skids. Apparently —
*ke a lot of other athletes we
could mention — he had been
doing too much reacting of his
press notices and, what is worse,
believing what he read. So, just
to pass the time away and to pick
up a few loose francs, about a
year after his meeting with
Dempsey he took on an unknown
by the name of Battling Siki. Por
what happened then, here is the
story as reported in The Police
Gagette of that day.
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With dramatic suddenness, and
most unexpectedly, came the de-
feat of Carpentier by the Afric-
an black in the sixth round of
what was scheduled to be a twen-
ty round bout, staged in the Buf-
falo Stadium in Paris, France,
before a crowd estimated at
60,000.
Dizzy and spent, with his
"Greek profile" nose smashed by
a blow from the negro's fists,
Carpentier came out wobbling
for the sixth and final round of
the encowlter., and one minute
and ten seconds after the bell
sounded, was crumpled on the
canvas, taking the count from.
Henry Bernstein, the referee.
n a a
By his victory Siki, scarcely
heard of outside of Paris three
months ago, became the light -
heavyweight champion of the
world and the heavyweight
champion of Europe, the two
titles so proudly held by Carpen-
tier and the boast of his manag-
er and mentor, Francois Des-
c'amps, passing to the African.
IWaraling In—With • ct horn -spread like Paul Blmyan's b'g blue ox,
this prize-winning highland bullock impressed spectators at the
Smithfield sh j>J in London. Seen above, holding still for a care -
final coiffure, he is the champion of the Edinburgh fatstock shove
Keeping in Practice—This French soldier isn't getting ready for a
dote. He hos a long tour of duty ahead of him piloting his am-
phibious vehicle through rice paddies in French Indo-China. He's
just taking advantage of a lull in the fighting to keep in practice
with the razor.
if pity were called for, one
could well pity the once debonair
Georges as he lay, a shattered
idol, on the ring floor, with the
ebony -hued fighter who had beat-
en him down being frantically
• hailed as a hero by a great
throng of Carpentier's fellow
countrymen assembled at his
pugilistic Waterloo.
a a a
Georges met the fate not un-
common to professional athletes,
of a broken idol. For some time
the ardor of French sportsmen
had been cooling towards Car-
pentier. They remembered that
he had seldom boxed ion France
(where purses have been small
owing to war drainage of the
nation's finances), and seldom if
ever for charity, so that when he
laced Siki for what Georges ex-
pected to be a boxing lesson the
French ex -airman was no longer
the pet of the populace.
a a a
When, after the third round,
it became apparent that he was
a beaten fighter and, withal,
seemed anxious to foul his negro
opponent in order to stave off
a knockout, the crowd turned
completely against its one-time
favorite and the stadium rang
with jeers and catcalls directed
at the loser.
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Carpentier interrupted his mo-
tion picture engagements to ac-
cept the challenge of Battling
Siki. He underwent thorough
training and was apparently in
good shape. Furthermore, he was
as confident fon the surface at
least) as ever when he bowed
to the throng at the Buffalo Sta-
dium. But after the first round
there was nothing to the, en-
counter but Siki, who, after
stopping a couple of George's
notch vaunted rights to the chin,
awakened to the fact that he
was not facing a superman as he
had supposed, but a mere human,
after all, who could not hurt him
and whom he could, in turn, pun-
ish almost et will.
The bout was devoid of
science. In the first round Siki
presented the appearance of be-
ing overawed by his opponent.
But after he had been hit a
couple of times and didn't drop,
he took heart and sailed into Car-
pentier just asp, if he wasn't a
"mastermind" and that sort of
thing.
a a 4
in the second round Carpen-
tier landed his famous right
against Siki's jaw, but failed to
stop him. The Frenchman look-
ed surprised when the Senegal-
ese did not fall, In the third
round Georges dropped the col-
ored man to one knee with a
hard right for a count of seven,
but Siki got up and in a furi-
ous exchange landed a splashing
blow to Carpentier's chin which
sent him down for a count of
four. e 8 5
it was this blow ( tabbed
"lucky" by Descamps) that real-
ly proved the definite turning
point of the bout in Siki's
favor, for Carpentier was badly
dazed by it and never fully re-
covered front its effects. In the
fourth and fifth rounds Siki.bat-
ter'ed Carpentier all over the ring
and ,the Frenchman resorted to
every trick in his repertoire to
avert the ignominy of a knock-
out. More than once he butted
Siki with his` head and was
warned by the referee, while the
crowd jeered the fou.i tactics.
O a e
His nose smashed, his face raw
and bleeding and his gait un-
steady, Carpentier laboriously
left his corner for the sixth
rpund when Siki finished hint.
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As Georges fell, his feet fell
through those of the negro, and
his 'manager claimed that Siki
tripped him. The -first verdict
was that Siki lost on a foul but
this was -later reversed and the
African was declared the winner
by a knockout.
Siki, weighed 174, and Carpen-
tier a pound less:
Modern Etiquette
Q. What are the required
decorations for a home christen-
ing?
A. That of the "font", which
is always a bowl—usually silver
—put on a small high table.
Most people prefer to have the
table covered with something
clank—old brocade or velvet. In
time center of the table, bowers
ere arranged in a flat circle, blos-
soms around the outside, stems
toward the center and covered
by the base of the bowl, which
is set within this circle.
Q. Should one ever use a fork
to place butter on a piece of
bread or biscuit?
A. No, The knife should be
used for this purpose. The fork
is used, however, for placing but-
ter in a baked potato.
Q. Is a woman ever supposed
to remove her glove to shake
hands?.
A. No; nor does she ever ask
that her glove be excused.
Q. If a man is entertaining a
group-Sof friends in a restaurant
or a hotel dining room, in what
order do they go to the table?
A. If the headwaiter leads the
way to the table, the host goes
first to seat his guests, the women
follow next, and the men of the
party last.
Q. What is the proper way
to extend invitations to a bridal
shower?
A. These may be telephoned,
written on a visiting card, or
sent on the printed shower cards
obtainable at any greeting -card
counter.
Q. Is it proper to tip the
stewardess on an airplane who
has rendered you some very
special service?
A., Never. In fact, tipping is
strictly forbidden by airline reg-
ulations.
Q. Is it necessary for a house
guest to bring his hostess some
kind of gift?
A. This is often done and is
a nice gesture on the guest's part
—but it is not absolutely neces-
sary. The bread-and-butter let-
ter is really all that is expected
and required.
Q. When a man is seated in a
public dining room or restaurant,
and a woman acquaintance bows
to him, how does he respond?
A, He merely makes the ges-
ture of rising by getting up half-
way from, his chair and at the
sante time bowing. Then he sits
down again.
Q. Is it necessary that a chap-
eron be a married woman?
A. No; any woman of matilre
years may serve in this capacity.
Q. Is it proper for a girl to
ask a young man to call on her,
when. she has known him for
quite awhile?
A. Yes, this is quite all right.
Probably the hest way to handle
this, though, is by means of a
dinner invitation to her home.
LABOR LOST
My -
The Ford Times ran a cartoon
recently by Cal Dunn that made
hundreds of male readers weep
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a, weary husband who has just
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through a six-foot snowdrift. As
he is about to open the garage
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ISSUE 4 — 1933