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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1954-01-14, Page 3TIiECai Birt SPORTS COLUMN Canaala's biggest sports event tills year will be the British Empire and Corn. monwealth Games, From July 30 to Amp ust 7 the sun of Vancouver will be shining on 750 athletes from at least 22 of the 20 nations in the Commonwealth, They will compete in nine events. Never before have so many amateur athletes from so many countries gathered in one Canadian city at the same time. In 1951 when the Games were held in New Zealand, 13 countries were represented. Planning anything as large as this is a tremendous job. A full time paid staff has already been working for more than a year organizing the Games in Vancouver. Dozens of business men have been devoting time, money and energy in a strictly voluntary effort. One of the biggest jobs has been the prepur'ation of facilities for the various events, Vancouver has had to raise money to build a 35,000 capacity stadium, a 6,000 -seat swimming pool, a 5000 -seat bicycle track, and, 50 miles from Vancouver, the great Vedder Canal had to be put in shape at a cost of thousands of dollars for the rowing events. Of course, when the Games are over, these facilities will remain, Their value totals more than $2,000,000. The stadium being built for the Ganges will be the largest in Canada, and the most modern. Later, it will become the home of the British Columbia Lions' football club in the Western Federation. The cycle track, now completed, is said to be the fastest in the world, and certainly the best in Canada. The swimming pool, built at the University of British Columbia, will be the finest in North America, and it's an official Olympic pool. It's impossible to estimate the number of spectators and tourists who will flock to British Columbia for the Games. But those who should know estimate an influx of probably 75,000 over the usual number who visit British Columbia during that part of the year. And, of course, many of them will be Americans, who will continue to spend further weeks (and dollars) In other parts of the Dominion. Your comments and suggestions for this column will be welcomed by Elmer Ferguson,sc/o Calvert House, 431 'forme St., Toronto. Caivnt DISTILLERS LIMITED AMIIERST8t1RG, ONTARIO RSE SENSE By BOB ELLIS With the new year the season of annual meetings and conven- tions has arrived. All over the country farmers are getting ready to take a couple of days off from their daily chores to go to town and attend the yearly gathering of their specific produ- cer group. P esidents and secretaries, con- veners and treasurers are put- ting the last touch to the speeches and reports which will ring through the halls of the Royal York and the King Ed- „e,-- :ard Hotels in the next two months. Much Has Been Done Much has been done in the past year which wants to be brought to the attention of the rank and file to enable them to form their own opinion on what needs to be done in the future. It is the future to which the conventions should devote most of their time. If the reports were shortened to the hare facts and the perfunctory greetings and speeches of most of the very important personages cut out en- tirely, more space could be given on the agendas to "new business." More To Be Done Evaluation of past experiences, constructive criticism, new ideas, discussion of future pians from the floor of the house should all he welcomed by a progressive and alert leadership. Farmers are getting familiar with the idea that they can solve many of their problems them- selves, but more, much more, has to be done to give them the con- fidence in their own collective strength and the faith in their leaders and fellow members. needed to do the job, Co-operative Action We are living in a social order which favours the growth cd monolithic industrial corporations and giant occpuational groups with dangerously great powers concentrated in the hands Of a few; powers so great that they necessitate frequent interven- tion of the State to prevent thele' abuse and to protect the 00001 mon good. Under these conditions the in- dividual farmer cannot expect to get his fair share of the national wealth and a just return for his labour, Farmers can, of course, look to more or less benevolent governments for handouts with the inevitable consequence that they will sink lower and lower in the estimation of governments and people, until they end up as hewers of wood and drawers of water. The recognition of this danger led last year to the first large scale undertakings of co-opera- tive action in the marketing of hogs and cheese. Keep Pitching To stay free and to be masters of their own fate, farmers will have to continue on this road. But to co-operate does not mean to sit at home and let George do it; and then squawk because George did it differently. It means that everybody pitches in, makes his financial contribution and takes his little share of responsibility, if it is only by coming to the meetings and taking part in the decisions. Let's get out, friends, and get action. --- 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 - 18th St., New Toronto, Ont. Life Saver — Dr. Gocran Hagstroom, of the Epidemic Hospital of Gothenburg, in Stockholm, Sweden, demonstrates a new light- weight portable breather. Called a "Takato", the mashie weighs less than six pounds and is entirely hand drlvenl It's Well Appreciated — This Korean waif finds it hard to believe his eyes as he receives a man-size drumstick fram Cpl. Joseph Gallipoli. The boy was among Thousands of children who were guests of soldiers stationed in Korea. • Calling on an old friend over the Christmas holidays, he hand- ed us a bunch of ancient turf and sporting magazines he had dug up while cleaning out his cellar. Some of them were dated back as far as 1909, but the names in those would mean nothing to most of our readers, although we did happen on the chart of a race won by a two-year-old call- ed PAN ZARETA. P.emember PAN ZARETA, anybody? If you do, don't admit it, because it was quite a while back, and no fool- ing. a o However, in one magazine dat- ed Oetober, 1932, there were plenty Of names and pictures that still have a certain interest. There was a shot of Tod Sloan, at one time the most publicized and successful jockey in the world. By 1932 Sloan had sunk pretty far down, and the picture shows him acting as starter -for a turtle race. (Not the sort of turtles we sometimes bet on, but the actual reptiles.) e 0 ' Then there was a picture of Steve Donoghue congratulating another English jockey who had jtist accomplished the unusual feat of riding 100 winners in a season. The young man's name was Gordon Richards, who is now, of course, "Sir Gordon" and who still boots his hundred or more per year. Some Of them last longer than . others as, for in- stance, a photo of a familiar- Iooking face with the caption "P. Remillard led all the riders by a wide margin at the Mary- land half mile circuit." The same Pat who still gets the occasional winner home although -- except at Dufferin, of course -. not on the half-milers. t a 0 "Where in the name 0f Heav- en have all the fighting young- sters of this suppoe'dly virile nation gone to?" — sounds just like the start gf a present-day column bewailing the lack of boxing talent, doesn't it? But here's the way that particular paragraph goes on. ''Mickey Walker, a real veteran, fighting Max Schmeling, a lad from Ger- many; aged and feeble Benny Leonard mixing it with Jimmy McLarnin, not so spry himself any more; Johnny Dundee com- ing out of the grave to be smack- ed around by a preliminary fighter. Why, I'm ashamed of my own people. Why can't we have youngsters doing aur fight- ing? It's no sport for old folks Iike Leonard and Dundee." Which should prove—if any- thing—that even if the fighters 4 change over a twenty-year stretch, the sports writers still keep moaning on the same note. 0 0 0 Here, in another paragraph, is something that has a familiar ring. "That guy nobody likes—. Rogers Hornsby—is again out of work. Funny about Hornsby, he's been canned in St. Louis, New York, Boston and Chicago, and now he wants to try his luck in the American League." That, we repeat, was more than 21 years ago—but Hornsby, the last we heard of him, was still getting "canned"! * 0 a We would like to go on and on quoting from this old magazine, partly because it's full of inter- esting stuff and partly — well, because quoting is a whole lot easier than trying to grind out original matter. Still, we must re- call to you an incident mention- ed there, 'one of the most unus- ual . happenings in horse -racing history. A good title for it might be "LITTLE WILLIE WAS TRY- ING ANYWAY." Harry M. Savage, who has lust been appointed publicity director for the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, A former newspaperman who served in the Public Relations Branch of the Royal Canadian Air Force in Canada, England, France and Belgium during World War II, Savage succeeds G, M. Brown. 'The latter recently resigned the post to take up residence in Vancouver. CLASSIFIED- ADVERTISING AGENTS 'WAN'TED MENI SEND FOR Olin MONEY —mnk• Ing outfit FREE, Sell made -to -measure and ready-made oluthen In your full or metro time, direct Prom manufacturer SO wearer. Write to:--- Deism ve Clothes, 006 Mayor, Montreal. AUCTION SO4o0L LpARN Auatlonoorin*, term noon. Porde ontnlog. 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The occasion was the Queen City Handicap at Latonia, and Garn- er had the mount on ROLLED STOCKING, one of the favorites to take the race, although pitted against some of the best colts in he business. e It was a nasty afternoon. For nearly a week it had rained or drizzled, and the Latonia track was fetlock deep 111 mud. ROLL- ED STOCKING didn't get any the best of the break, but Wee Willie guided him like a veteran. Down the back side he kept his mount out of pockets and free of interference and when they had turned into the straight and were an eighth of a mile from home ROLLED STOCKING was well out in front. Two lengths from the wire they were in the clear and Willie was dreaming of victory in his first big stake and his share of the $17,000 purse— which was a lot of money in those days, and still is if you ask us personally. O q, O Then, without warning, it happened. ROLLED STOCKING stumbled and fell. Down went the two of them, the horse slid- ing and the jockey thrown clear. Too surprised to move, ROLLED STOCKING just lay there. But not Wee Willie. With the soupy mud streaming from him Garn- er got to his feet. The second horse, General Haldeman, still was three or four jumps away. O e x Garner grabbed the reins at his fallen mount and tried 00 stretch him four or five inches further, which was all that was needed to put the hoist's nose over the wire. Had he been suc- cessful it would have given the judges something to Muzzle ov- er, ,xxxause the horse: whose nose first hits that imaginary line is the winner. But R. O L L E 1\ STOCI'IING plain refused to co- opeerate He flipped his head hark. not forward, and Wee Wil• lie couldn't slide him any fur- ther in the mud. I And, naturally-, General Hal. demon copped the race. Still, as we said before, you d have to give Willie Garner frill marks for trying! RELIEVED IN A JIFFY er money back Very first use of soothing, cooling, liquid 8.0.1). 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