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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1954-04-22, Page 3• iH Calvet( SPORTS COLUMN • Nostalgic veteruns of the sports world, which is well populated with such folk, frequently lament that in no sport do the moderns equal those of another era, for physical ruggedness, durability, and such indestructible qualities. The modern streamlined hockey with its fast player -changes is frequently made a ease to prove the point, and the absence of the old 00 -minute player is mourned In floods of pathos. The platoon system of football is criticized• as producing a breed of specialists, Even the horses, moan these relies of another sports age, don't run es fast as formerly. But most of all, these .Polk point to modern boxing, with its limited rounds, as a sport that has grown soft. They lament the days of fights -to -the -finish, of ferocity, violence, when contestants showed a stamina and the ability to withstand punishment. And if that is true, were very glad indeed that things have changed. After Battling Nelson, the shell of a einee-great athlete with the durability traditional of those rugged clays of sport, died in complete poverty, we dug into some ancient files to refresh our memory on some of the Durable Dane's major battles, particuarly his long and vicious figh' with Ad. Wolgast for the lightweight crown which Nelson then held, And in our search we came across a newspaper account of the fight, which reported that it was "one of the most gruesome, merciless, heart -throbbing, vicious battles of all time and although Wolgast won he would never be himself again," Nelson, so the story said, proved a punching bag for the young German from Cadillac, Mich, "Nelson took a merci- less pounding and after the fight his body and face showed he had undergone a terrible ordeal." Nelson was declared loser by knockout in the 40th round. He was still on his feet, but blinded by his own blood, streaming down his face. And truly enough, as the writer forecast, Wolgast was never quite the same afterwards. He is now spending his declining days in an insane asylum, living in the hazy memories of his great days, and training for the "fight of tomorrow" that his punch -wrecked brain envisions. That was a fight, so we take it, typical of the era for which nostalgic fistio veterans sometimes mourn. Doubtless there were athletes of great courage in those days, but not more so than today, in the fights of limited rounds, where the accent is on skill and speed, if less on the durability. P Your comments and sur�gestions for this column will be welcomed by Elmer Ferguson, c/o Calvert House, 431 Yonge St., Toronto. Cat'vxt DISTILLERS LIMITED MillERSTBURO, ONTARIO Jack Johanson Wanted No Part Of Sam Many an oldtimer will tell you that Jack Johnson, first Negro heavyweight champion of the world, was the cleverest of the champions. "Li'l Artha," as he was known, beat them all in his day. All, that is, except one, a stocky little man feared through- out fistiana as the famed "Boston Tar Baby," Sam Langford. Lang- ford, also a Negro, roamed the highways and byways, meeting and beating the best men he could lure into the ring with e , him. But he never could get Johnson to agree to a title match. Some people called Sam the un- crowned heavyweight champion of the world. Proud little Lang- ford wanted no empty honors. He yearned, instead, for a chance to win the crown in honest com- bat. He chased the champion up and down the land, hurling chal- lenge after challenge, but to no avail. "Li'l Artha" wanted no part of him, simply refusing to make the match. As a matter of fact, champion Jack Johnson nev- er even met Sam Langford face to face — until one night in a Boston tavern frequented by the sporting gentry. Champion Jack Johnson was standing at the bar surrounded by his admirers when Sam Lang- ford came in and spotted him. The "Boston Tar Baby" waddled over to the bar. 'Hello, John- son," he drawled. "I've been wanting to see you for a long, long time. I've got something I'd like to ask you." The excited and happy chat- ter of that packed saloon sudden- ly died away into silence. The men at the bar slowly edged away into silence. The mem at the bar slowly edged away leav- ing Johnson and Langford to- gether. "I've been chasing you a long time," went on Langord, "You've been ducking nue right along. When are you going to fight me?" Jack Jackson, who feared no one, looked down at the little man. "I'm not bothering to fight you, Sam," he said. "There ain't nothing in it for me." With that, Johnson picked up his stick and gloves and started for the door. Bulky little Sam Langford planted himself direct- ly in the big man's path. "I'm not looking for any money out Of this," he said quietly. "I just' know I can lick you, that's all, and I want everybody in this room to hear me tell you so to your face. I've got a thousand dollars in my pocket. I'm going to leave it right here on the bar. You and I will go down to the cellar and have it out, once and for all. Whoever comes up first takes the money. in fact, you can. have the thousand even if I beat you, You got to give nie a crack at your title!" Jack Johnson grinned his gold- en smile and began to pull on his gloves. "Look, Sam," he said, "I got a new suit on and a new hat and silk shirt, I don't aim to mess them up. Besides, I don't need a thousand dollars. Out of my way, man, I'm leaving." With that flip remark, Jack Johnson made for the door. Sam Langford turned to watch him leave. "Johnsons" he shouted af- ter the departing champion of the world "You're scared of me, that's what( I want everybody to hear that, You're scared to fight mei" Publicly humiliated as he was that night, Jack Johnson never did meet little Sam Langford in the ring for the title. To this day, many still argue that the "Boston Tar Baby" would have become heavyweight champion of the world if given the chance. Un- fortunately for him, the closest he ever came to the title was in a Boston tavern trying to start a fight that never was fought. OL' COLLEGE TRY — Getting over that log is no easy lob, but these leopard cubs are scratching away at it, Six weeks old, the spotted .voiles are getting their sunshine at the Frankfurt, Germany, xoo, A residential section in the Bethesda Chevy Chase school district across the Z' border from Washington, D. C. Artist's conception of same area should a hydrogen bomb fall in the center of the nation's capital, five miles away. Above sobering photos accompany a recent warning from the Operations Research 011ice of Johns Hopkins University in Balti- more, Md.,detailing methods of minimizing If -bomb casualties in a school district. The report said that in the hypothetical attack there wdald be 52,000 casualties, of which 14,000 would' be deaths. .. PLAIN HORSE SENSE ,'e By BOB Ea LIS Marketing in Britain. Under the British "Agricul- tural Marketing Act, 1931," "a scheme regulating the market- ing of an agricultural product may be _.submitted by any per- sons who satisfy the Minister that they are substantially repre- sentative of the persons who pro- duce that product in the area to which the scheme is applicable." Such application and the pro- posed scheme is then published and objections and representa- tions can be made in writing to the Minister. If the scheme is approved, the producers concerned have to register and a poll is taken to determine whether the scheme shall remain in force. If two-thirds of the registered producers actually voting on the pool are in favour, the scheme is instituted. Provision is also made that the producers favour- ing the scheme must be capable of producing not less than two- thirds of the regulated product. Amendment 1949 The act was amended in 1933, but is substantially the same. It was again amended in 1949, particularly'. in the provisions concerning the composition of marketing boards set up under any such scheme. The act provides that "the to- tal number of members shall not be less than eight nor, unless for special reasons the Minister thinks fit to allow a greater num- ber, more than twenty-four," These members are to be elec- ted by registered producers or bodies elected by such producers. The control of the marketing of the regulated product there- fore is in the hands of the pro- ducers. To protect the public interest, the tirade and consumers, non - producers are also on these boards. But they are in a min- ority and the Act says that "not more than one-fifth of the total number of members shall be persons appointed by the Min- ister as being persons who in his opinion are qualified for appoint- ment ashaving had experience and shown capacity in commerce, finance, administration, public affairs or the organization of workers, or as being specially conversant with the interests of consumers of the regulated pro- duct." Powers of the Minister. To prevent any abuse of its powers by any board, the Min- ister may give by order direc- tions, if e.g. the board would try to limit production or the num- ber of producer's. Such orders, however, are subject to the recommendations Of a committee of investigation, if the board so requests, and the Minister shall not make any or- der until he has considered the report of the committee. Milk Marketing Board, ' A number of marketing boards have been established 'under this Act, among them a Milk Market- ing Board, This Board consists Of 15 mem- bers freely elected by the pro- ducers and two members co- opted by the board with the ap- proval of the minister. The Board has general powers to regulate the marketing of milk, but it also has the follow- ing powers: (1.) to buy milk; (2.) to produce_ from milk any of the following commodi- ties: cream$ butter, buttermilk, cultured milk, evaporated and semi - evaporated buttermilk or cultured milk, milk sugar (lac- tose), cheese, whey prepardtions, milk powder, condensed whole or separated milk, casein, ice cream; (3) sell, grade, pack, store, adapt for sale, insure advertise and transport milk or commodi- ties produced therefrom by the Board. The Board can deal in sup- plies, it can co-operate with any other person, it can do educa- tional and research work and promote co-operation. In other words it can do al those things that in Ontario are done by four government ap- pointed boards under a govern- ment appointed dairy -commissar. An agricultural expert received an inquiry from an amateur poultry -keeper, who asked: "How long should a fowl be allowed to sit on its eggs?" The expert replied: "Three weeks for chickens; folu' weeks for ducks." A month went by, and the poultry -keeper sent another let- ter: "I let the hen sit on the eggs for three weeks," he said, "and no chickens came. I didn't want ducks, so I took her off the nest and sold the eggs." , "My wife is a remarkable cook," said Brownson. "She's al- ways trying out some new recipe. Yesterday she met a friend who had lived in the East and gave her a recipe for Chinese trifle. So she made it," "And what did it taste like?" asked a friend. "Rice pudding." Wash ¥ow' Luba 'sZ Unique and effective method to rid yourself of common colds, smoker's cough and catarrh. 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