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Y TODAY'S COLUMN eanld be entitled:
"What Price Glory?" an old, ironic sports
theme. This is the story of Jim Thorpe, a
great amateur, winner of the 1912 Olympic
decajllon and penathlon, though you'd
never know it by scannning official amateur
hand -books and manuals.
Twice, in the last two years, I met the great Indian athlete,
the story of whose phenomenal Olympic £eats were ruthlessly
swept from the record -books as if their presence there would
constitute an abomination. This bit of far-fetched inquisitorial
intolerance and small-minded bigotry was inspired, doubtless,
by a churlish thought that with no printed record, Thorpe's
greatness would soon be forgotten, that later generations would
never be aware such an athletic great ever existed,
1 met Thorpe one night in Montreal. Ile was trying then to
eke put a living as manager of an Indian wrestler, and professional
promoters, wl.o owed hint nothing except pity for his lowly
estate, were Mare ]tied to Thorpe than were those who hounded
hint from the ranks of amateurism. For his wrestler was not a
very good wrestler, and didn't hist very long, But for a year, he
got employment at his trade, for ti e sake of Jim Thorpe and his
memories.
I asked Jim Thorpe if he thought he had been dealt with
unfairly when his records were expunged from the official books.
"It doesn't platter now" he answered quietly. But you could
sense that 1 ere was an embittered titan. And that was all he
would say, about the loss of his trophies, sent back to the men
he had defeated fairly on Sweden's Olympic field, and the garrott-
ing of his records: "It doesn't matter now."
I met him again, only a few weeks ago, in Jack Dempsey's
New York restaurant, Ile was but recently out of hospital, and
a great plaster covered his lower lip, hiding the marks of an
operation for skin cancer. He was shabbily dressed, his hat un-
kempt, as if he no longer cared, even though at that very moment,
a modern sports world was seeking to prove that Jim Thorpe
hadn't been forgotten. And he conjured up a smile as some young-
sters, who had been dining with their parents, clustered round
him, seeking his autograph. I doubt if they knew much, if any-
thing about him, but the parents had said: "That's Jim Thorpe,"
and that a younger generation was interested enough to get his
autograph made Jim Thorpe happy.
"Jim is bitter" his wife said "he feels that his own generation
forgot hint. He feels he was hardly dealt with. Jinn was truly an
amateur when he won the Olympic honors, an amateur in spirit.
He was, indeed, just an ignorant Indian boy off the reservation,
who had played baseball because he loved the game, saw no harm
in accepting a few dollars payment for his services. He was an
amateur in the Olympics, which had nothing to do with baseball.
He feels bitter shout being forced to return his trophies, hitter
that his records were deleted from the books. It is, to him, as
if he had never lived."
But Jim Thorpe hadn't been forgotten after all. Fluids were
started. Dollar donations poured in. For the present, Jim Thorpe
won't face poverty.
But what price glory? It's a pitiful thing that the greatest
athlete of the first half -century should be forced, in his declining
days, to depend on charity for the very necessities of life. Stranger
still, (or is it?) that professional sport should feel impelled to
rally to the aid of a man whose greatest fame was achieved in
amateur competition. There's something of mockery here.
What would make Jim Thorpe happier, even than money,
we think, would be to have his amateur status returned to him
as a good -will gesture, his Olympic records placed back in the
official books. After all, how long can a man's sentence last,
for a trivial technical offense? Must it be a life sentence? Or
is the quality of mercy completely unstrained?
Your comments and suggestions for fhfs column will be welcomed
by Elmer Ferguson, c/o Calvert House, 431 Yonge St., Toronto.
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One of the most important factors
in road safety is safe roads. Al-
though a'e are prune to blame one
or other of the parties involved in
a road accident, the fault often lies
with a slippery surface that causes
4 car or cycle to skid.
This fact has starter) a drive to
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seven -inch Bob White, seen getting off a lay-up over the head of
Jim Coyle in Madison Square Garden, New York.
Year after year there's a heap of
stuff written and talked concerning
the matter of Conservation; but,
when you come right down to
cases, those who actually DO any•
thing about it are mighty few and
far between .And, while the orators
continue to orate, and the "view-
with-alarmers" pen their indignant
Letters to the Editor, Canada's
natural resources continue to slip
down the river faster than a whole
lot of realize,
* * *
One notable exception to the
"do-nothing" party is the group of
sportsmen known as the Toronto
Anglers and Hunters' Association,
whose Canadian National Sports-
men's Show, 1952 edition, is fast
approaching, and which we are glad
to call to tine attention of all who
like to combine a whole lot of fun
and amusement with a sense of
helping along a highly worthy
cause. Not to make any secret
of it ,the Show is to be held in
the Toronto Coliseum from March
14 to 22. And, with the way the
weeks and months seem to roll
around now, that won't be long in
arriving. * ° *
"Judging by the number of con•
mercial exhibitors who have reserv-
ed space, the new acts and enter-
tainment in our stage and water
revue and the ativauce inquiries for
tickets, the 1952 show should sur-
pass all our previous efforts," said
Mr. Rortright, president of the To-
ronto .Anglers' and Hunters' Asso-
ciation.
"Profits from the Sportsmen's
Show, as has been the case in the
oast, will be used to carry on an
extensive and varied programme to
conserve our natural resources and
our wildlife of forest, field and
stream," he continued.
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Since the first Sportsmen's Show
was held in 1948, the Toronto Ang-
lers' and Hunters' A=-arial4,n has
sponsored and financed a number
of conservation undertakings, Latest
project in which the Association
is interested is the Conservation
Council of Ontario which embodies
all the major conservation organiza-
tions in this province, including the
'lssociated of Ontario, Junior Farm-
ers' Association of Ontario, Ontario
Federation of Agriculture, Agricul-
tural institute of Canada, Ontario
Branch, Ontario Conservation Asso-
elation, I-rrrl era! cel Women', 111e1i
trite of Olttario, Federation of On.
tarrn Naturalists, Ontario Ferrera,
tion of Anglers and hunters, On.
'!trio ('rop 1nrpravrment \-•ora-
tion, Forestry Institute of Canada,
Southern Ontario Branch and the
t'anarlian - Forestry Association of
'ntar'n.
o * *
This Council will have a member
,kip of approximately 150,000. The
principal Rina of the Council, of
which Mr. ICnrtright has been elect-
ed prestdeni, is the raorrlinatimn
of all conservation activities
I ltr'51'' 1,0111 Ontario.
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Among the highlights of the 1952
Canadian National Sportsmen's
Show will he a conservation show,
'coat show, motor show, cottage
show, a travel show and two dog
-haws. In addition there will be e
'ung 5shinu demonstration, a (le-
.10TIS l'atiotr casting pool and a
Worts demonstration area where all
ports such as tennis, bariminton,
elf, boxing.fencing, archery and
forth iv,11 be demonstrated by ex
rets ami rhantpinus.
Again this year the fair ilmmt
of the Coliseum will house hund-
reds of commercial exhibits includ-
ing prefabricated cottages, trailers,
ultra -modern television sets and the
latest equipment for all sports. tra-
vel and camping.
* M 5
During the eight days of the
Sportstnen's Show, a thrilling stage
and water revue will be presented
twice daily in the arena of the
Coliseum. As producer of this revue,
General Manager Loyal M. Kelly
has had agents search every nook(
and cranny of this continent for
some of the world's finest entertain-
ment. The program will be new and
different with 12 outstanding acts,
selected from the best talent avail-
able on both sides of the U.S.-
Canadian
.S:Canadian border. Sharkey, the am-
azing seal, will be an added attrac-
tion, Mr, Kealy said, being brought
back to Toronto by public demand,
* h *
During the last four days of the
Sportsmen's Show, March 19, 20, 21
and 22, two dog shows will be held
for the benefit of the Toronto Hu-
mane Society. Some of the most
outstanding dogs in both Canada
and the United States will be on
display daring these two shows.
Modern Etiquette
By Roberta Lee
Q. Are all the plates removed
from a dinner table before serving
the dessert?
A. Yes, the table should be
plateless. The salt cellars, pepper
pots, unused flat silver, and nut
dishes are taken off on the serving
tray, and the crumbs are brushed off
each place at the table with a folded
napkin onto trap held under the
table edge.
Q. What is the proper way to
introduce a young man to an el-
derly man?
A. The young man should be
presented to the older man, men-
tioning the elder man's name first,
as, "Mr. Marshall (who is seventy),
this is Mr. Hudson for Edward
Hudson)." - -
Q. Are gloves worn - by the
bridegroom and his attendants at a
formal evening wedding?
A. Yes.
Q. Is it proper to send engraved
cards of tl:anks to friends who have
sent flowers to a funeral?
A. No. Schen someone with real
sympathy in his heart has taken
the trouble to send flowers, then the
receipt of a card composed by a
stationer is almost a rebuff, A
personally written note is touch
kinder.
Q. Is it always necessary to
a"swer a wedding invitation?
A. An invitation to a hone wed-
ding trust always be answered. One
to a church wedding must be an-
swered only if it includes an invi-
tation to the reception following.
Q. Is it obligatory that a woman
wear black garments when attend-
ing a funeral?
A, No, this is not at all neces-
sary. She should, however, wear
dark -colored clothes-nnthing gay.
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