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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1954-07-08, Page 3IRE C l ti SPORTS COLUMN" e f1 Canada is now only thirteen years away from the century mark of Confed- eration. Over the past 87 years Canada has grown in wealth and in stature am- ong nations of the world. Canada has developed and continues to develop In all fields - including the field of sports. It is noteworthy that the sports games with the biggest followings today were unknown when Canada was born. The one exception, of course, is baseball. Hockey, football, tennis, basketball and many other sports have all budded and blossomed since 1807. Our great-grandfathers enjoyed numerous games adapted to local conditions. They had cricket, baseball, lawn bowls, track -field," golf, archery, croquet, fencing, racquets, tennis, wowing, skating, canoeing, lacrosse, swimming, curling, boxing wrestling, tobogganing, snowshoeing, skiing, yachting and classical threesome of huntin'., 'shootin' and fishin', Many of the sports popular 87 years ago still endure, in an even greater measure than then, But other sports have since come on the scene to reach tremendous proportions. Hockey is one of these. it came into being soon after Con. federation, developed rapidly after the turn of the century. and bloomed into its present international status in the 20's. Canadian football, developing from English rugby, nag attained a tremendous vogue here. Baseball has become international. Golf has developed into a widely -played game for the masses, rather than the classes. Curling, from a modest corner in the early sports pic- ture, has expanded into ane of the greatest participant games in the Dominion. And skiing, comparatively new, has reach- ed high peaks of popularity the last 20 years, There's more sport today, and what is more important, there's a greater degree of participation than ever before, from which Canada, still a young nation, doubtless draws ' much of its virility. Our sports haven't had many new additions, but they have grown tremendously in scope and healthy public interest. Your comments and suggestions for this column wit! be wokemed by Elmer Ferguson, c/o Calvert House, 431 Yonge Sr., Toronfn. 'tet DISTIILLERS LIMITED AMHERSTBURG, ONTARIO Red -Faced olice Faces are red in a certain German police station following a successful motor show which tools place in the town recently. The police chief attended and, as a distinguished guest, was in- vited to take a trial run by him- self in a special car set aside for that purpose. But owing to a misunderstanding, he drove off after lunch in the wrong ear -the most expensive model in the show. When it was missed, a hue and cry for the "stolen" car was raised by an official who 'phoned The local police station. Within three minutes eleven police cars were scouring the town and dis- trict for the missing car. Meanwhile the police chief was hugely enjoying his drive through country lanes just out- side the town. After an hour he drove the car back into the showground, He was amazed to see gesti- culating policemen arguing with show officials after having failed to find the "thief" and the miss- ing car. It was their turn to be surprised when the police chief stepped from the car, still un- aware Of his mistake and the rumpus it had caused. When he learned the truth, he said sadly, "To think that after all the training you've re- ceived from me, you failed to find me and the car. At no time was I more than a mile away from the showground!" 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'Twilight Races For ° aaari'Ie »- orse Fans For its fifth season of harness racing in Toronto, the Ontario Jockey Club has come up with two startling innovations: Except on Saturdays and holi- days, the daily programme of nine races will start at 5 o'clock, The races, which for tour years have been conducted at Thorncliffe Raceway, become the Woodbine Trots this season with completion of a half -mile track inside the big oval at fashion- able Woodbine. It's the OJC's contention that evening racing has a definite place in Toronto and that's why the 5 o'clock post time will be given a thorough trial. It is ex- pected that the programme will be completed each evening by 8.30 -. on the fast-moving har- ness schedule of a race every 20 minutes. On Saturday and holidays the starting time will be 2.30. The new racing strip will util- ize Woodbine's running -horse stretch. However, the back stretch and the turns will be well within the big track, meas- uring a half -mile across the colorful Woodbine infield. The Woodbine Trots opened their 35 -day season on July 5. Entries for more than 500 horses already had been received at the OJC office and there are 26 entries for the richest har- ness race in Canada, the $8,500 Canadian Cup. Included are two of the 1953 season's favorites, Argyle Grat- tan and High Lee Baldwin, and a new sensation already figured to be the horse -of -the -year, Egan Gratton, which as a mere three -year -Old last season cam- paigning at Batavia Downs,Buf- falo Raceway and Yonkers, won $15,650: Barkkng Lover As a good-looking young Bra- zilian stepped briskly from his car in Sao Paulo, Brazil, he caught sight of a pretty young brunette walking with h e r French poodle on the other side of the street. It was love at first sight. He smiled across at her; she snub- bed him. Forgetting he had ar- ranged to meet a club friend, he followed her through a nearby park. Taking a s h o r t cut, he sprinted across the grass to bring himself face to face with her. As they drew level, he smiled again. She looked right through He hit on a plan; realizing ,elle had no interest in hint - only in her dog --- he cleverly imi- tated a dog's bark and the poodle barked back furiously. Stili the girl ignored the young man. For several days Ile folk -wird her about, seizing every oppor- tunity to tease the dog by bark- ing at it, The exasperated girl told the police and a few days later the young man had tc ex- plain his behaviour to a magis- trate. I love the girl s,nd the only way I could think of to make her acquaintance after she spurn- ed me was to bark at her dog," he said limply. The gill was so touched by his explanation 'that she withdrew her summons against him. The pair left the court together --with the poodle. Footnote: They were married a few weeks ago. Yo, the poodle still barks furiously at hire, hut the yarns, man never ,b a r ]c s had:. From Rags To R khes And Back ..n„1tstt kkk Lew Jenkins didn't huve a pie. nfc on the road to fame. In his youth, he knew poverty and lonelines. He picked cotton and he worked in a blacksmith shop. Early in his teens, Jenkins left home and joined that great army of repression kids who wandered from town to town looking for work. Perhaps it was the long hours kinder the burning Texas sun that made Lew Jenkins the skinny, raw-boned, vicious guy he was in the ring. Ten hours a day in the fields would make any hungry youngster a bit cruel, When Jenkins was only eight. een, a friend told him that Jim Braddock, then champion of the world among the heavyweights, was scheduled to appear in an exhibition bout at nearby Dallas. Lew decided to see the champ. ion perform. He had no money for carfare but that didn't stop him. He began to hike for the big town. One afternoon, about two days before the exhibition, the pro. muter heard a loud knock on his door. "Come int" he growled. A skinny boy, dirty, worn, tired, entered the office. It was Lew Jenkins, the coton field worker, dressed in dusty and patched overalls. "What do you want, kid?" snapped the boxing promoter impatiently. "Mister," drawled the kid, "ail want a fight. Anybody!" The promoter sized up the frail -looking Jenkins and smil- ed. "Well, son," he said, "there is an opening on the card, but it's a tough boy and I can't pay much . . "Never mind," interrupted Lew, "ah don't care what ah get paid, so long as ah kin fight!" "Better get a little training," advised the promoter. "It's Moon Mullins you'll be meeting in the ring!" "Okay," snapped Lew Jenkins, "I'll be there!" Had Lew known anything about the boxing game, he would have realized that the Moon Mullins lie was supposed to fight was a seasoned vete ran, one of the best feather- weights in the country al the time. But Jenkins did not know. What is more, he left that pro moter's office with just a single dollar in his pockets to tide him over until the fight. For two days, he lived on that buck, eating oatmeal and milk and nothing else. A huge crowd packed the arena on the night of the Brad- dock exhibition, and they saw one of the most stunning fistic attacks a fighter ever made when that skinny, unknown youngster crawled through the ropes to meet Moon Mullins !n a pre- liminary match. The raw young kid smashed his way to a bloody victory against a seasoned and experienced foe, and made it look easy. The whole thing was hushed up quickly to save Mul• lip's reputation. It would be highly embarrassing to a load- ing featherweight if it ever be came known that he had been licked by an unknown anla- toul', When the right was over, the promoter handed Lew Jenkins his reward for the evening's work, It amounted to the munificent sum of foul' dollars. 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Furnace, Laundry Tube, Water Heater. Landscaped shaded lawns. Largo Barn. new steel roof, insulated Hen (mase 0500). New cement Pig Pena .g0), .Steed Stanchions. Water Bowie, 6 C090 and Box Stall. all new. Large shed. Flowing Well. - 9 gal. per minute. Hydro heavy wired. Water all buildings. Only reason for selling -Ill Health, Act 511(151 . Will sell fast (.0111,1, Owner. CHA9. If, SUTTON S510Ioy. Street t'iorne Newmarket 186-tV.3 after 4 p.m. lntormatlon. Nothing more was heard of hila for several years. Then, when Lew Jenkins was an obscure blacksmith with a cavalry outfit of the regular Army, he began to engage in fights when on furlough. The little sideline brought him only coffee -and -cake money, Lew wasn't thinking of anything else witil-romance entered his life. Lew Jenkins met the beauteous Katie. It was then that the ob- scure small-time fighter took tthe step that led him to fame and fortune. Lew married the lovely Katie. After the wedd- ing, she told him her greatest ambition. Katie wanted to see the big buildings in New York. Would Lew take her there? Lew would. He bought a broken-down jalopy and drove Katie to the big city all the way from Texas. Lew didn't have a dime when the couple arrived in New York. Unknown as well as broke, Lew Jenkins went to a boxing promoter and begged for a fight. Luckily, and for the second time in his life, Lew finned himself in the right spot when a substitute was needed. And he knocked out his man! They matched him with ano- tbbr fighter and Lew won again by a knockout. The rags to riches saga was well on its way. The fight mob went wild over Lew Jenkin's murderous sock. Katie, the beautiful Katie, had barely seen the wonderful sights of New York when Lew Jenkins had won the lightweight champ- ionship of the world. With fame and money, things began to happen to the new lightweight champion. No long- er was he the hungry soldier who used to fight for chicken teed when on furlough. No longer was h e living from hand to mouth. thankful when he found a place to lay his head after a .tough scrap. He was riding high, wide and handsome. Noth- ing was too good for the champ- ion! SO it was back to rads again Jur Lew Jenkins. He re-enlist- ed in the Army. Again, he be- gan to fight when on furlough, as he used to do in the days be- fore he became champ. But the old flame wasn't burning in Lew- Jenkins any more. He took beatings, Hie saga was over. Froin rags to riches to rags again, the old story many a fighting great, that's the sad tale of the skinny hard-hitting hey from Texas. Lew Jenkins. 1'1191 SALT 00301101NGa W110 Mallards 00000• rd with 1'oklne eliminate noeospity e8 460ver1)ment Permits. with 1111 desirable, uharaotorieticy retained. 'wallahs, Jung and 4417, 2040 Per 'faxen. 4)x triple erose Wild Mallard, Pekin, Wild Bluth at mune price. Mallard Crag 1•';,rms, R.R. 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