HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1953-12-24, Page 3fuEeat ort SPORTS COLUMN
4 l:'JQkn tune to time, in these clolumnh
we have paid modest tribute to persons
and events exemplifying what we con-
sidered to be unusually good sportsman-
ship, or courage beyond ,the line 01 duty,
as courage goes in the realm of athlatice.
Possibly we overlooked many such in-
cidents, ter tentage 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, By 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 fend= is, in the main
an uninhibited group, gifted with ability to sear a disliked
athlete with acid phrases that pour from raucous 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 on Stanley, by on means a bad hockey player, who
had come into the League widely heralded as the highest-
paid rookie up to that time, Stanley wassa clean, free.skating
defence player. But, unfortunately, he wasn't the rough,
rugged type of such darlings of the Garden gods as Ching
ohnson,. or Ott Heller, 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. Cor New York purposes. he
was ruined.
Rabid -anti -Stanley fans hung banners at Ranger dome
games berating the defenceman. One had Stanley's name with
a black eight -ball beside it. Another referred to him as
"Sonja Stanley", a throwback to the days when New Yorkers
were down on Lynn Patrick and likened bis style to that of
the famous figure skater, mostly because Lynn was the
son of the current Ranger coach, Lester Patrick. Lynn, a. fine
hockey craftsman, outlived the insults at the howling wolves,
so that suddenly their spite turned to admiration.
There may be episodes of more dilllorted sports spirit than
this, but we doubt it.
Your comnlenls and suggestions for this column will be welcomed
by Elmer Ferguson, c/o Calvert House, A31 Yonge St., Toronto.
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AMHERSTBURG, ONTARIO
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HORSE SE S
By BOB ELUS
Among the letters .rectmtly
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 work."
As the mail is bringing more
boosts than knocks, we are be-
ginning to wonder whether this
t MSM column is not becoming com-
placent. It is hard to keep a con-
troversy going, if everybody ag-
rees with everything and nobody .
controverts anything.
Perhaps a few brickbats from
our readers would help to stir
up things and they are herewith
respectfully solicited. Let's search
for a subject on which we can
All disagree.
Political Action
One controversial subject and
a sore point in all farm organi-
sations was touched on by C. H,
Millard in his speech at the Serni
Annual Meeting of the Ontario
Farmers Union at Arthur when
he discussed political action.
Mr. Millard' could not under-
stand why an occupational or-
ganization established for the
development, cultural and ' lnat=•
trial, of its members, would Gall
itself "non-political." •
'Any such group,' he stud,
"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 `pot ltiear mean." n kr'd
Millard.
Once Burnt
Over thirty years ago farmers
decided to go into politics. They
AP
ran their own candidates and
to their own great surprise were
elected to the goverlunent. As
they were not prepared and had
no strong, well -entrenched or-
ganization behind them, they did
not do as good a job as they
might have done 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 keep out of polities
and leave them to ulnae who had
the "experience"
Twice Shy
4Carmers Save 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 eonstitutencies it
takes many more votes in en er•
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, Tt. is true
that nothing much has come out
of '11 for the farmers. but it
shows that the importance of ag-
rieniture is being recognized
Obviously the quc.tion•-arises
whether there would be results,
if farmers were organized and ,
had their. own.. representatives
in parliament,
'Clue autumn welcome: 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.
128 18th St., New Toronto. Ont
No Bull-Doxer, He—Matador Manuel Capetillo 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,
Tower Of Siena Torn Pot en -
burgh rises to his full six feet,
nine inches an the Siena College
basketball court. The 20 -year-old
giant is a senior et the collecte.
Racehorse fans selduui'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 naive of one
who, even' if he wasn't the great-
est timber -topper that ever lived
was undoubtedly one of the
toughest and gamest.
t
As a big sailing vessel neared
an English port in the late Fall.
of 1904 the waters of the Chan-
nel were kicking, up even rough-
er than they visually do, As a
murky fog closed in on the ship,
frightened passengers were hud
dled anxiously in their tiny
staterooms, Suddenly carne 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 them file over the side and
into the tiny craft •
a „
When all the passengers had
been, safely conducted to the
lifeboats, a lone seaman. remem-
bering the animals' hold, hur-
ried below decks to lead the
horse, McAfee. to the ship's rail.
Moifaa was the great New Zea-
land steeplechaser on his way
from Down Under: to the Grand
National Steeplechase at Aintree,
England, Sadly, the seaman push-
ed the struggling animal into the
sea, and sadly he watched as
Moifaa twisted his body into the
irresistible tide,. unable to make
headway.
There was no hope ;tor the anus•
trial. to reach the faraway shore,
aind the sailors had to turn -their
attention to their human cargo.
But .on fiat sante evening, as an
English fisherman made his way
across the clunes near his little
seaside- village, he came upon -a
great black form lying sick and
shivering on the beach. The pus-
- fisherman, finding the horse.
"still breathing, led the animal
slowly beck to his village,.
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 Moifaa, de-
cided that he was still too weak
LO Polo the gruelling course of
the Grand National.
But Moifaa was no orduuury
horse. He rallied quickly and be.
fore too long showed signs that
he was ready for the racing wars
at!ai n.
When the tiny of the eianttie
• steeplech'lle artilnd. Aintree
was a scene of colorful pa•„ eautry
befitting the Sport of Kings, for
a king was, indeed, to view the
Grand National, and even to
participate in 11. The King of
England had entered his last -
year's winner. Ambush. cud the
crowd had backed the royal col-
ors down to odds of 7 2, The
King bowed graciously to the
cheering, admiring throng, and
lie and his son, the Prince of
Wales, visited the saddling en-
closure outside the weighing
room to inspect their champion,
after which 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 Geffen, This horse,
standing seventeen hands high,
was Moifaa, who had just recent-
ly saved himself front death in
the English Channel.
To the great multitude of en-
thusiasts at Aintree, Moifua was
the ugliest and most dispropors
tloned horse on the field, but
when the race began. the ugli-
ness of Molfaa disappeared. In
its place was a beauty of bar.
molly as the horse took one
hurdle after another with the
grace and ease of the finest hunt-
er on the English turf. Isis jock-
ey was unable to control the
huge horse, and Moifaa took the
bit between his teeth to make
a real race of it. IIe lunged
ahead of the field, allowing only
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 from. of his nearest
ellal1enger. -
Moifaa, the foreigner, had won
the coveted trophy of the Grand
National. Moifaa, the swimmer,
Moifaa, the ugly brute, who just
a few days before the race had
cheated the Channel of a vic-
tim by miraculously swimming
asbote during the storm, had won
the greatest of all English races,
the Grand National; and the
Bing of England, so impressed
by the performance, bought him
for his own stables.
How Can 1
Q. flow should 1 dry a wet Inc
coat?
A. When one has been caught
in the rain and the fur coat is
very wet, never try to dry it
near the heat, Instead, place the
coat on a hanger and hang by an
open window. When dry, brush
the coat thoroughly with a stiff
brush.
Q. flow can 1 make a bleach
tor white clothes?
A. Save the week's supply of
egg shells, then on washday put
then into an empty salt bag,
and place. then in the boiler with
the white clothes, The lime in
the shells will act as an excel-
lent bleach.
Q. Bow Call 1 prevent bubbles
in cake baiter?
A. Be sure never t0 let a cake
batter stand after it had been
mixed, as this causes air bubbles
to form, making the cake coarse-
grained.
Q. klo„ eau 1 clean the furni-
ture thoroughly before applying
the furniture polish?
A. Use a cloth wrung out in
slightly warm 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 ,cait 1 prevent clothes
front freezing when hanging
them on the line 'dining colli
weather?
A. If a handful at salt is adds
od to the rinsing water,` it will
keep them from freezing.
Q Bow can 1 avoid making
bitter -tasting coffee?
A. Coffee should never be al-
lowed to boil. Boiled coffee
develops bitterness, and the boil-
ing destroys both -the aroma and
the flavor.
Q. How should varnished floor
boards be washed?
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
waslsed.
Q. llowv can 1 make double
blankets easier to handle?
A. It is much easier to handle
double blankets, both in laun-
dering and on the bed, if they
are cut apart and bound separa-
tely. Then, on a warmer night.
if both prove to be too warm,
one. of them may be removed.
3b s k" Frani Plants
lona; regarded as the
perfect and essential food for
children, is being challenged In •
Italy and Germany during the
war vegetable-based t'onclstutls
were developed as substitutes
tor milk — and the growth and
health of quite young children
were surprisingly well main-
tained. Meat cd these milk sub-
stitutes were mixtures of pro-
tein front soya beans and Cereal
products.
This new - develop -went has
gone on since the war in Ger-
many, and 1)r: 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 for
milk. For children between sir
months and one year, half the
milk normally considered essen-
tial exon be replaced. Alinost
complete replacement can bo
made for children between one
and two years, and children be-
tween two and six made excel-
lent progress an these new foods
with only slight additions of
milk to their diet.
ISSIIE 12 — 1952
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