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Home My WebLink AboutThe Seaforth News, 1948-01-01, Page 7Sports -Aad One Mg or Another By FRANK MANN HARRIS Along 'about this bine of year it is customary, i1 sports -writing cir- cles, to turn the thoughts backward and recall the most outstanding er ents of the twelve months just past. This custom has twin advantages. First, it permits a wr?ter to cooper together, a column with the least possible amount of brain -fag and toil. Second -if he happened to call the results of any such events cor- rectly in advance -it allows him to give himself a fcw friendly pats on the back' and insert a few,"Didn't we tell you so's." We mightsay, however, that this latter feature will be •largely missing from the present mess of. ranctonl recollections, About the only winners we remember calling were The Toronto Argonauts and Joe Louis -and when'we'think of what narrow squeaks both of them - hacl, we aren't exactly taking any deep bows. Oh, yes, we also said, • before the Kiug's Plate, that hors- es who had wintered in' the South would have a great advantage over those that hadn't -but that's a pre- diction good for almost any -year, although few of us think of ittill too Late. .., ;, * Soto get into it without further. ado, the .19.16-47 professional hock- . ey season ended with the Canadians proving themsel"es the best team over a five-month period, and the Maple Leafs showing they were su- perior over a two - week_ stretch, That the Toronto': team got far greater glory and acclaim for their brief burst of speed than the Mont- realers did for their all -season su- periority just goes to show, once again, that virtue is its own best reward, or some such. At the height of the excitement some of the Big League managers and coaches also distinguished themselves by acting. in a fashion that would get them stood in a Corner at any well-run kindergarten. - * * The horse -racing picture was chiefly notable for the severe shock to the feelings of various race -track 'owners and managements on realiz- ing that 'horse -owners actually think that money should 'be a con- sideration in the Sport of I(ings -money for the horse -owners, not the tracks, that is. For a while there was even a threat that some tracks would refuse to operate; but wiser counsel (and perhaps a quick look at previous years' profit sheets) finally prevailed, and, the Canadian racing season went on, And on. And on. •* * 4' That such was the case undoub- tedly proved a great thing for the Improvement. of the Breed of Thoroughbreds, which is the sole purpose of horseracing. What strid- es have been made in this direction is shown by the fact that if you can name three outstanding -or ev- half-outstanding - Canadian Ira. ughbreds uncovered during t twelve months, it is two mora. , tan we can. Th * * * "" �.a ye fireball season is mainly to be reincinbcred for the meeting, in the World's Series Classic, of two of the most determined teams since Abner Doubleday first in- vented the sport. TheBrooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees both apparently went into the ser, les firmly determined tc let the other fellow wviit; and their efforts t,nvard this cud will not soon be -forgotten. Ali`auacis of new re- cords were established in this series including one for the num- ber of conn. rcint announcements the sponsors were able to get .in during a single genie 9 e e, Lacrosse the best sport of them all, continued to prove that it is very hard to kill, in spite of the elk cis of big -city promoters, and sports-wtitcre, togive it the go-by. Possibly the best comment we Beard o11 the question of why mo- dern young athletes fail to take to lacrosse in large numbers, was the rather bitter one of an old-timer. "All these kids nowadays keep thinking of the time when they'll be great moving -picture stars," he said, "and they just won't take a 'chance on getting that photogenic beatify scarred upwitha lacrosse stick." 5 • * * rile football ,season is too rccetix to require recalling in detail. After'. t he Toronto Argotladtts - Winnipeg Bombers` game was over practically . every sports toriter and not a few Editorial Pages made lengthy cow - Just A Reminder -Of The "Good -Old Summe r Time" is this picture of young Canadians having fun and at the same tune building strength in one Of our many supervised playgrounds -a scene from the rational Film Board pictu re "Snail Fry" now showing in many rural cormn pities. • Pity The Poor Stork Maybe you just aren't interested in statistics -or have become rather tired of •the "masses of facts and figures, surveys and polls that oc- cupy so much space in our papers and magazines today. - .. Still, there's something awe-ittspir ing in the statement that 200,000 -that's right, two hundred thousand -new babies arrive in this weary old world every 24 hours. And While - we haven't had the tune to make a personal check, we believe that the figure given is so nearly correct as "makes no hatter." - Canada's share in the two hun- dred thousand daily arrivals is sur- veyed in a new film produced by the National Film Board which is at present being shown in neany rural Ontario communities, After much furrowing of the browit was decided to entitle the film, "Small Fry," for it deals with Canadian children up to the ages of nine and ten, as well as with new-born babies One factor that is brought out is the increasing.. amount of assis- tance given our children from sources outside the family. Fancily Allowances is a recent example, and in the film, you sec the various forms 'this. takes. To most people it is a cash proposition, btit to the Indians and Eskimos of our far north, it comes in the fortis of pat - hurt and powdered milk, clothing and canned totuatoes. Nursery schools arc spreading across Canada, and today kiddies too yoking for kindergarten arc en- couraged to attend thcge special schools. Ip the film we sec the Sunny -lea School, near Toronto, where modern architecture has pro. aided scores of healthful and help- ful designs. The classrooms of this. one-story' structure are each in a wing by itself frith a door to the outdoors, a "project" nook where art, drama and games groups may work nnitinderrd-and unhindering., Three walls of each classroom are mostly window. The "blackboards" are not black, but light in color and easier on the pupil's eyes. Children are taught to express themselves - and who will object if this expres- sion falces the forth of paint on; paper instead of jam on the wall paper and paint? "Small Fry" also illustrates new methods of teaching, Taking the audience to a Montreal school, it shows a juulor'class •being taught languages by actual use rather than by study er rote, In Drench, to take an example, the pupils thetn- selves construct a tiny grocery store right in the classroom. Ac- tual products are on' the shelves and the b,idd; ; print placards in French for advertising, telephone - vicars about Iww nxsclt good .the:' 1'Vesteraiers' surprisingly fine show- ing would do for the ,sport. Wile= heartily agreeing, We. would merely add that it didn't do the blood -pres- sure of those sportsmen 'who had wagered liberally on. the Argos a ,10x5' bit of good--attd you may take. That from one in a position to know. their orders to the grocer in French and order in person at the c . tatter, also in French. It makes the language a function at once, rather than just another study. Health, of course, is not over- looked. Despite the general state of good health among our chil- dren, the fact remains that epi - denies,. light pi- deiies,.light ones like whooping cough, and severe ones like scar- let fever and polio - are atilt tak- ing many lives every year. "Small Fry" attempts to show, what has been done, and to indicate what still remains to be done, by par- ents' schools and community or- ganizations, to snake our children fit for the future they will inherit. Russians Buying Livestock in Britain • Russian Agricultural experts now in Britain, are buying livestock an a large scale for replenishing herds in the Soviet Union, Accompanied by their London agent, they are paying visits to many different parts of the country to inspect representative animals. Their purchases so far in- clude cattle, sheep and pigs. Dairy Shorthorn and Hereford heifers have teen chosen while s. special journey was made to Scotland to see Shorthorn bulls of which a big selection was made. Breeds of sheep favored have been the Lincoln Longwooi and Romney Marsh. Ae far as pigs are concerned, the choice has fallen on Large White. TEEN -TOWN TOPICS By BARRY MURKAR As I stand here Looking out myjoyable sleigh -riding party we had window on the threshold of a new at our last meeting. We obtained a year, the scene is hardlywhat one, team and sleigh from a. local far - would call p1- mcr- who drove us. About twenty- easant to the five members left town at 8 o'clock eye. Canada is for the country.. One sleigh was hard -hit fluent- sufficient for us, since everyone was iaity. Prices are not on it at the 'salve time. There keeping the mi- were always some who were run' ddle man down. ning behind, trying to catch up to In Europe it is to the sleigh, while others were much worse. No having a battle to get themseles one welcomes out of the snow -filled dit- in a new year ches. 'When we . arrived back at without !loping tl at things may be the I'Iigll School, we looked like a different. I suppose that during group of snowmen -and wotnen, tee. ' the past year, few of us as indlvidu The program committ,.e did not can- als have suffered very much, but " clttde with a sleigh -ride, but r ar- taking the country as a whole it ranged an in -door program as well. Hasn't been so good. If we,,,stick Five groups were organized. each t'ogetitrr and fight high prices, help choosing a song'tillc and acting it. our fellow man and try to make The other groups had to guess the Canada an even better place to titles. Sorry you conldti't-htrre beard lit in - well, who knows, this tlient or seen the actions. The two year may be different. chosen teams tied in the spelling A Pleasant .Call contest which was followed by We had a *-cry pleasant caller re- square dancing -although everyone - Celitly, in the person of Bevtet'Iie Wil: did not know how to square dance Son, our Teen -Town Reporter from. -they all enjoyed the attempt. ( 01110urue: Bev is a very pleasant Everyone worted up an ap- girl to tallt to and is right on her petite for lunch tvaic`t consisted of toes with the teen-age activities of stnhviches crke and ]tot cocoa. i1 (•olblurnc. It's a pleasure to 1)11(1 you haven't Maimed a sleigh -riding our correspondents, and if any, of party yet, noir is the time. 1 - you happ.,n to be in the vicinity, be would'i'1 miss them because they're sure to damp in, 'However, the next really fun. - Cheerio time we meet. levcrlic Wilson in - In Conclus:on Colbournc, we hope to catch het' with With this 001811'n we e111 our first Iter Bair in curlers and no make-up on -.,then t'ce'll l'c-;(ven. In Appreciation 1\'e wr,;tulct likc`•to;take this °Imes. tuuity oC thanking .Manly E. 9lincr 'Coy his very nice letter and the swap' graphed copy of the mentor'al edi- tion of kis' late father's book. "jack Miner and the Birds. This was received following our recent story on the visit we made to the san0111- aty, kith a warm invitation to come , back again -and we ,hope lo. . Teen -Town Reporter's Milverton - Eva Loney - Hello folks? How is the weather ill your town for sleigh -riding this year? It seemsearly to have the amount of snow in Milverton that we have but I think the sooner winter comes 111a better. I' ant sure that the Keen - Teens" agree with dee after the en- ve-r of writing 'l'ecn-Town Taptcs It's !tree a Int of fun, and the hope that on have e:1joccd reading it as much as ltd have enjoyed writing it. . Ontilnext week them -- A HAPPY AND PROSPEROLtS NEW YEAR TO ?Oil ALT.. m PI 1t0Ocrn edical .cl ' S neo I'na evercomb ali- ments formerly thought L,Ipo:•s Ste. 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