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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1962-09-13, Page 3Ho Makes History Come To life Alan Moorehead, the Amaral - /an -born journalist and war cor- respondent of The London Daily Express, is just about unbeatable In the field of adventurous his- tory, His "The White Nile" (1901) was a dazzling book, and "The Blue Nile" is its hypnotic riequel. The two chief sources of The Nile are the White Nile, pouring from Lake Victoria in 'Uganda, and the Blue Nile from Lake Tana i11 Ethiopia. They join at Khartoum in the Sudan, 'where the Blue Nile continues its total flow of 2,750 miles to file Mediterranean. The emer- gence of these regions into 'nod - ern history is a wild, cruel, and immensely ornate drama, and in Moorehead it finds its proper scribe, Although the human figures involved often seem as improb- able as a caliph's nightmare, the course of events is clear enough. Moorehead write: "Three Moore tive cavalry charges against mod- ern firearms destroyed the isolation of the Nile valley from Lake Tana to the sea," There was the charge of the Egyptian Mamelukes against the invading Napoleon Bonaparte (1798), of the Sudanese tribesmen against the invading Turk, Muhammed .Ali (1820), and of the Emperor Theodore of Ethiopia against the invading British (1868). Napol- eon soon left Egypt to attend to his European worries and be- come the Emperor of France; the Turks remained embattled on the Nile for years; the English withdrew from Ethiopia once they had defeated Theodore. In any case, the Nile valley had been shaken out of the Middle Ages, The book is such a resplendent tapestry of clime and character, virtue and vice, curiosa and esotercia, that only specific de- tails can suggest its irresistible texture. Thus, the 28 -year-old Napoleon found in Egypt a land which fascinated him because here, as he noted, the seven deadly sins were held to be "dis- obedience to parents, murder, desertion during an expedition against infidels, usury, falsely accusing a woman of adultery, idolatry, and the wasting of the property of orphans." Entourage; Napoleon took with Aide' a company of scholars, the Institut d'Egypte, Who followed Alis army, studying and drawing the scene and artifacts around them, producing a 24 -volume picture of the country in which "the very vultures have every feather in place." Moorehead magnificently depicts screaming battles and burning desert cam- paigns, and he notes that Bona- parte grandly ordered from France "a company of comed- ians, a troupe of ballet dancers, a marionette show, a hundred prostitutes, 200,000 pints of brandy and a million of wine." The Nile story abounds in hor- ror. In one fairly typical Turkish action against the Sudanese "all male prisoners . . . were emas- culated and the breasts of their women were cut off, the wounds being filled with boiling pitch to prevent the victims dying at once." But the Turks were per- haps more predictably inhuman than Theodore of Ethiopia, who was not only a torturer but flam- boyantly insane, Like his coun- trymen, he called himself a Cop- tic Christian, but he could turn in a trice from geniality to mass murder. After he had toyed for years with captive British emis- aeries, the British organized a vastly complicated campaign against him under Field -Marshal Lord Napier. Moorehead's des- cription of this crusade of retri- bution is a masterpiece of bizarre battle history. yn ISSUE 35 - 1962 PRINCE BAILS — Prince Phillip, right, and yatching mag- nate Uffa Fox work hard bailing out their sailboat, "Cowe- slip," after craft twice collided with another sailboat in race at Cowes, isle of Wight. Looking on is unidentified girl from launch., SPORTS COVERAGE — Lon- don workmen have the giant job of roofing the sprawling Wembley Stadium to protect spectators from bad weather. Gibraif,cir Apes Get A Salary Now that Gibraltar has be- come popular as a holiday resort many people will have seen for themselves the famous apes which inhabit "The Rock." Keeping the apes fit is an Army responsibility. Those that fall sick or are injured get free treatment at the British mili- tary hospital. And every ape list- ed on the Army's strength gets Government pay at the rate of 6d. a day. This provides fruit, vegetables and peanuts. To Lance - Corporal A l f r e d. Holmes of the Gibraltar garrison falls the duty of caring for the apes. Births and deaths, but not their marriages, are reported in Fortress Orders. At present, Gib's apes muster six males and twenty-two fe- males, all in first-class condi- tion, There is a legend that if the apes disappear British influence will vanish from the Rock. During the last war, when Sir Winston Churchill heard that the apes were dwindling in numbers, he issued immediate orders for reinforcements. These were promptly sent from North Africa. Their arrival at once restored the confidence of all defending this vital bastion. "Lazy men often stay fitter than active men," says a doctor. Fewer gloving parts to wear out, I suppose. DOWN TO EARTH — As an American officer, Charlton, Heston hits the dirt as he prepares to resist an attack en the• compound's arsenal in Spain -filmed "55 Days at Peking." It's the story of the Boxer Rebellion in Chino in 1900, star- ring Heston, Avo G rdner and David Niven. Memories Of Boxing's "Cinderella Man" That the harsh and blood - smeared world of professional boxing is capable of such feel- ings as sentimentality would seem to be a pretty unlikely concept, Yet back in the 1930's, a wave of sentiment surround- ed one of Fistiana's gamest and mast battle -scared veterans. He was James J. Braddock, the hard -striving heavyweight who gained the undisputed title of "The Cinderella Man of Box - The saga of Braddock's rise from the relied rolls to unex- pected fame and fortune in the ring appeared to tug at the very heartstrings of the fight world and earned him a place in ring history beyond that which he ,may have obtained an basic ability. Ind e e d, it was Brad - dock's couxage and persever- ance in overcoming his limita- tions which endeared him most to fight followers. In a career that stretched over a dozen years, lion-hearted Jim is perhaps best remembered for the grit of his efforts against three major opponents - Max Baer, Joe Louis and Tommy Fars. In none of these bouts was Braddock accorded a serious chance of winning. But by sheer persistency, he beat Baer, floor- ed Louis before he was kayoed, and fought the greatest battle of his gallant career against the rugged Farr. Going into the fight with Tommy, the aging Braddock found himself the customary sentimental favourite and the betting short -ender, At 32, and by then an ex -champion, Jim appeared to have little chance a1!gainst the tougher -than -nails Welshman. Farr had spent years working In Welsh coal mines and con- sidered prize -fighting a joke by comparison. He once summed up his opinion of boxing in typic- ally terse fashion. Said Farr: "After the mines, what is fight- ing? It's play!" Such was Farr's attitude when Braddock faced him in Madison Square Garden on Jan. 21, 1938, before 17,369 fans. Though it was largely a pro -Braddock crowd, the oddsmakers had in- stalled Farr as a firm 3-1 fa- vourite. The Welshman had the edge in youth, strength, weight and speed. From the outset, Jim fought wibh typical gameness. In the first two rounds, he stepped in- to Tommy with a good left jab and long, slinging rights. But the Welshman, grimly contemp- tuous of Jim's efforts, counter - punched with jolting hooks to the body, and et was Farr who, scored hardest and most fre- quently in bath rounds. In the 3rd, both opened up barrages that brought the crowd surging to its feet. But again, Farr was outpunching Jimmy, et would have been the Welsh- man's round if one of his hooka hadn't dropped below the belt line and caused him to lose the frame on a foul, In the 4th, Braddock carried the edge with sweeping left - right combinations, but Farr was back in the 6th with wither- ing body barrages that had Jinl on the ropes. Sensing danger, Braddock ral- lied furiously in the 6th, and he outscored Tommy, However, in a grim -7th and 8th, Brad- dock looked as if he were com- ing apart. Parr got to hint with thudding body shots. The waI- lops - especially Farr's right- handers -- turned Jim's side to a dull and angry -looking red. What was worse, they brought him down off his toes and forced him to shuffle flat-footed around the canvas. He was slowing per- ceptibly, and. his 32 -year-old legs 10 oke d shaky, writes Gil Smith in "The Police Gazette," Wibb two rounds to go, it looked like a grim ,finish for elm. But the amazing epirit that hied earteed lilies freer the relief ,t:llg of North, .Bergen, N.J., to 1 he world's heavyweight chain' piorahlpr, now same to his ails again. He met the onrushing Farr in the eth with slicing right upper - outs and a string of explosive left hooks. Back up on his toes, end fighting his heart out, Brad- dock repeatedly drove his foe to the ropes. He out -whacked the Welsh- man in Bhoulder-to-shoulder ea - Changes on the inside. And when the clanging gong intrude ad on the thunder of the crowd, Jim had completed his greatest round. The question now was, did his have anything left for the 10th? Despite his hair-raising effort, the count on most of the ring- eide scorecards appeared to be 6-4 fox Farr. What's more, Tom- Mny's contemptuous overconfi- dence had now been replaced by a sharp alertness. Ile knew Braddock could be dangerous. And Id Jim tried for an all-out finish, it was certain that Farr would try, too. At the bell, they went after each other like life-long ene- anies, bombing away, through three minutes of the most sen- sational fighting the Garden had ever seen. Time and again, the 207 -lib. Farr tried to sustain a body barrage, only to have his attack broken tup by slashing one-two combinations, As they passed the half -way mark, Farr was swinging at both body and head, and Braddock had stepped up his awn delivery to include double sets of one -twos. With a minute to go, it looked as if the pace would have to slacken, But the brawling con- tinued unabated down to the final gong. When, at last, they were dragged apart, it appeared Jin1 had actually gained an edge in the last-minute trading. The decision was split, and harrowingly close. One judge voted for Braddock, the other for Farr. The referee's card in- dicated four rounds apiece and two even. But, exercising his discretion, the arbiter awarded the bout to Braddock on the strength of his tremendous fin - /oh. As Jim left the ring, the crowd gave him an ovation that almost brought down the Gar- den, It was the moment of glory for the popular Braddock -- known as "Jersey Jiro' for his long residence in 1`sw Jersey, but actually born in a New York tenement just two blocks from the Garden. Much of the sentimental ac- claim for Jim that night lay in the fact that his amazing cour- age, persistency and unquench- able spirit had paid oft unex- pectedly over the formidable Fear . . . just as they had paid off in his personal life. From a position of near hope- less poverty in 1903, he had achieved his dream security "for Mae and the kids." More- over, he was still young and in good health. Consequently, when the drums began beating for a return bout, Jim's own sentiments were di- vided. Be was sure he could beat Tommy again. But he didn't want to give his family any more cause for worry. 5o, "in fairness to my wife and children," he hung up his gloves. Not without sentiment him- self, Braddock decided to make the gallant stand against Farr his last one in the ring. Today, Jim looks back with satisfaction at his decision. After the Farr fight, he opened a res- taurant In New York. At the outbreak of World War II, he joined the Army Transportation Kemps, When that big battle end- ed, Jim got himself a job with t h e operating engineers of a general contracting time At 56, he's still in there, punching out a living, AGENTS AGENTS clo , air Salk Canada's finest CAh: riotm tv early over 31in items. inducting Religious, Fv rrday and per,. some cares.. ,traps, toy., and novel- ties. Prompt service For c l Trod c ate. 'ague and samples on ;dime,. tolean-.. iron Greeting Curd (o., 121.1 lth,l. St. EL, Hamilton, Ont. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES DRESDEN. Ontario •- Antom,titt re pair and welding stop. Full line of rt- pairequipment, welder, large stock el wheels, axles, tires, other parte used to build wagons and trailers. 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