HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1951-12-06, Page 2Chased By Kangaroo
Lucky To Escape
Kangaroos have long been looked
upon as a, national menace in Aus-
tralia, Roaming at will through the
bush, they have destroyed badly -
needed grassland. But now Austra-
lian farmers have found a ready
market for kangaroo -skins in Am-
erica, where they are being made
into car upholstery, shoes and other
goods calling for fine leather.
In the more densely populated
parts of Australia, in the south and
east, Kangaroos have been threaten-
ed with extermination, but to this
day there are areas where they re-
main practically unmolested, and
almost unafraid of Man.
Between the two World Wars a
New South \Vales Minister of
Lances undertook the exploration of
the huge and almost unknown Mac-
quarie Marshes to find out the pos-
sibilities of developing the area as
farmland.
He was amazed to find it a sanc-
tuary of abundant wild life—emus,
pelicans, and flocks of astonishingly
tame swans. Most remarkable of all
were the kangaroos, which he be-
lieved had not seen Man before.
They cane round hint so quietly
he could take the young out of
the mothers' pouches.
But the kangaroo can prove a
fierce and powerful opponent. The
larger species can cover a distance
of about ten yards at every bound,
and they can keep this up for
almost twenty miles without stop-
ping.
If brought to bay the kangaroo
strikes at its enemies with forward
sweeps of its hind feet and endea-
vours to rip up their bodies with
its large toes.
The forearms are to a lesser ex-
tent also employed for offensive
purposes, and many instances hare
been recorded of dogs being seized
within their grasp and then held
under water until drowned.
A year or two back only his
knife saved a man from serious in-
jury and possible death when he
was attacked by a seven -foot kan-
garoo on a sheep station in New
South Wales.
Sprinting for a wire fence, the
farmer tried to obtain a grip on
the beast's tail, but the kangaroo
swung around and seized the man
with its forepaws. It was about to
rend hint with the sharp nails of
its hind feet when he whipped out
his sheath -knife and cut the kan-
garoo's throat.
It is amazing that a beast of this
size should develop from a creature
little more than an inch long. For
this is the size of a newly born
kangaroo,
They Live In Trees
There are several types of kan-
garoos, which occupy different parts
of the continent, some being wood-
landers like deer, others living in
the open like antelopes, or on the
mountains like goats.
Tree kangaroos are found in the
north of Australia and in New
Guinea, while at least one species
frequents low-lying land subject
to floods, hopping through shallow
water and crossing rivers of con-
siderable width and depth.
Kangaroos can be used forfood
and in times of scarcity a slice of
its steak or a basin of the thick
brown soup made from its tail is
quite palatable.
Honors Canada — This stamp,
just issued by the Republic of
Korea, honors Canada as one of
the 19 nations that have sent
forces to her aid in the Korean
war. Canada has assigned a
special brigade of about 10,000
men to Korea in addition to air
,. transport and naval forces.
Wheat King — Holding a sheaf of his prize-winning Marquis
Wheat, world's champion wheat king, 21 year-old Howard Reip-
pel of Rockyford, Alta., wears his crown of victory over last yea'r's
winner, 13 -year-old Rickey Sharpe, Howard will have his rf lil'ne
engraved on the Canadian National Railways' giant wheat trophy
which he won in competition at the Royal Agricultural Winter
Fair. At presentation ceremonies he received an engraved silver
tray and a cheque for $100.
The Greeks had a word for it.
The word was "athlete" and its
original meaning was "one who
competes for a prize." And in the
early days that prize consisted of
a whole lot of applause and a small
but tasty wreath of laurel.
* * *
At the start those Grecian run-
ners, jumpers, wrestlers and so
forth felt themselves well rewarded
with such prizes. But after a while
one of the boys—we suspect he
was a wrestler, but neither his
name or trade have come down to
us—began to talk to himself, and
his fellow -athletes, something like
as follows: * *
"'We gotta admit that all this
applause is mighty pleasant to the
ears and those wreaths look very
distinguished. Still, when you come
right down to it, three rousing
cheers aren't • nearly as thirst -
quenching as a coupla scuttles of
the brew, and chew them how you
will those laurel leaves will never
take the place of a platter of
ham -and -eggs as a steady diet."
(You will understand, we hope, this
is a free—very free—translation.)
* * *
Anyway, five centuries before the
very first Christmas, those Greek
athletes were taking it in cash.
Amateurism was dead, and sports
competition was almost entirely,
among professionals. And more
arid more it begins to look as
though practically all sports com-
petition, especially in the United
States, is among professionals as
well. Some of them take it openly;
some under the table. But about
the only real amateurs left are
those who aren't good enough to
demand pay, or who compete in
sports where. there isn't any gate.
* * *
Here in Canada, our college ath-
letics have kept free—or fairly free
—from the smears that are blacken-
ing the face of college sport south
of the border. Not, perhaps, as free
as the outsider )night think; but
still, not so bad. And it is to be
"Mane" Thing Is To Be Neat—Tropical Park Race Track's barber
shop for horses, in Miami, is getting plenty of customers these
days, Here, owner and trainer John Leyland's son, Jackie, holds
"River Scotch," as Francis Flynn gives the animal the shop's five
buck haircut.
hoped that the heads of our univer-
sities and colleges—the heads, we
said, not the coaches -are :fully
aware of what is going on in th'e
States, where the whole structure
of college sport is shaking to its
very foundation.
* * *
Down in "the greatest tiation on
the face of the earth" college ath-
letics is a multi-million dollar busi-
ness with much fake -professional-
ism. For decades it has been corn.,
mon knowledge that many college
athletes are compensated fon'play-
ing—in tuition, board, "expense
money," and so on. The condition
has been brought about, it is gene-
rally believed, by these influences:
the demands of .alumni, who v+ant
alma mater to win; the profits from
"big-time" college sports, which
help pay for minor sports and bal-
ance college budgets; college ad-
ministrators' belief that winning
teams attract students.
* * *
Twice this year the United States
has been shocked by.diselosures of
dishonesty in connection with sports
on the college level. First came the
revelation that basketball players
for several New York City and
Midwestern colleges took bribes to
"fix" games for professional gamb-
lers. Then came the revelation that
most of the West Point football
team had conspired to cheat on
examinations to avoid flunking out.
* * *
A couple of weeks ago the situa-
tion was documented further. In
New York Judge Saul Streit sen-
tenced a gambler (Salvatore Sol-
lazzo) and five former basketball
players to jail for bribery and gave
nine other players suspended sen-
tences. Before passing sentence,
Judge Streit said that his investiga-
tions had produced these case his-
tories on some of the players:
* * *
Player No. 1 graduated 638th in
high school class of 816, with aver-
age of 70.43. Was scouted by New
York University, then by City Col-
lege of New York. Records at City
College now show high school
average of 75.5, "This discrepancy
has never been explained," Judge
Streit said.
* * *
Player No. 2 was recruited by C.
C.N.Y. High school narks were
"too low" and he was "ineligible
for admission". \Vas admitted, how-
ever, and C.C.N.Y. Hiles now show
"10 -point discrepancy" from high
school records and "signs of altera-
tion." * * *
Player No. 3 was scouted for
Long Island University, offered
"tuition", a room., books, four meal
books a week, valued at $5 each,
and a job." Was not required to
work at job, got $5 or $10 a week
extra for "good athletic perforin-
once." * *
Judge Streit said it was up to. the'
colleges to rid themselves of the
"evil of commercialism and over-
emphasis," There were quick re-
buttals from some campuses. Clair
Bee, basketball coach at L.I.U,, said
"I would do it the same way again
The subsidization of players—
that's traditional."
* * *
Other officials acknowledged that
the college should do something.
C.C.N.Y, acted promptly; it is a
municipal, tuitionless college where
enrolment is limited and competi-,
tive, and where scholastic standards •.
are unusually high. The college an-
nounced that athletic policy would
be changed for a "return to amateur
sports." It acknowledged that there
had been falsification of basketball
players' scholastic records, and in-
vestigations are under way.
* * *
The Streit findings coincided with
a meeting in Washington of a com-
mittee of ten university presidents
set up by the American Council
an Education to study college ath-
letic problems In the light of the
recent scandals. On Tuesday the
committee agreed that as a first
step "all responsibility" for the
conduct of college sports should
be assumed by college presidents
—as opposed, plainly, to alumni.
* * *
Altogether, it is a sorry situation
and we in Canada Would do well to
see that our own house is in order.
When a university coach is more
widely known and better paid than
a professor or president, there's
clanger in the offing.
Got A Skeleton
In Your Bathroom?
Possibly- there may be two or
even three skeletons. They may not
rattle, but they may be there. Be-
cause the bathroom sponge is a
skeleton.
Once it was part of an animal
that lived and breathed and had
skin, flesh, and it even had a liquid
that' passes for blood.
Twenty thousand different types
of sponge exist in the world, • but
only sixteen have skeletons that
can be used in the bathroom. They
live in sea water and often attach
themselves to rocks on the sea bed.
When gathered they are offensive -
smelling masses of substance re-
sembling rubber, and they vary
in color from a greyish yellow to
dark brown or' black.
Sponge -fishing is carried out in
many parts of the world, but the
most valuable sponges come from
Cyprus and islands of the eastern
Mediterranean.
The season lasts from June to
September.
Operating in tiny'caiques from
the port of Kyrenia, the chief cen-
tre of Cyprus's rich sponge -fishing
industry, the divers don crude div-
ing masks and slip over the side
with a weight in their hands. This
quickly drags them down to the
sea bed.
So that 'they can signal to the
crew above, each diver has a life-
line, which he tugs if anything goes
wrong.
Having reached the sea bed,
about 40 fathoms down, the diver
crawls over it, every now and then
grabbing a sponge and placing it
in a net which billows out behind
hiin.
The raw sponges are spread out
on the deck and beaten with sticks.
Then they are trampled on, the
crew using their bare feet. Gradu-
ally the tissues and. the skin come
away from the skeleton and after
repeated washings in the sea the
skeletons are strung up on strings
about six feet long and trailed in
the water over the' vessel's side.
When every particle of tissue
and skin is removed the sponges
are tied to the rails and masts of
the boat to dry and' bleach in the
sun, and are then ready for export.
Sponges have no eyes and no
brains as we understand the word.
They absorb food from sea water
in the form of tiny living marine
organisms.
GOD'S INTEREST IN MAN
Man is no stranger to God. But
God is a stranger to many Olen and
women, Why? Perhaps it's because
God seems disinterested, far off
and indifferent to what becomes of
us. How often do we hear—"Why
doesn't God stop wars?" Or again,
"Why doesn't God make people
good?" These questions trouble
the minds of those who know nei-
ther God nor man.
Man is no stranger to God, God
pursues man. He has been called
—"The Hound of Heaven." And
God's interest and concern for the
family of Ivan is revealed in what
He has done for man.
Foolishly, man in Aclanl broke
off friendship with God. But God
taking the long view, with an eye
to unborn generations, selected the
Jews as an officer's training corps.
Through His appointed teachers,
the Prophets, the Jews ,came to
-know much about God. Proper
conduct was explained to them.
And they were led to cultivate
God's friendship through sacrifi-
cial worship.
In the fullness of time the last
of the Prophets was born—John
the Baptist. Ile announces a new
era that began with the birth of
Christ. The Jews had been pre-
pared for this moment. From now
on God through Christ, would
include the world in His ,special
interest. To the ends of the earth ,
and to the end of time God would
pursue man. For His officers, the
Apostles, were to train others as
He had trained ' them. They were
to teach His will and convey His
help to all the world till its end,
This is Christ's Church, No, God
has not forgotten man. And the
Catholic Church has much more
to say about --"The Bound of
Heaven."
This is one of a series of
messages by Father V. McGivney,
Parish' Priest, St. Francis Parish,
Pickering, Ont.
ISSUE 49 -- 1951
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