HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1952-01-10, Page 2Future sports historians, looking
back on the year 1951 will probably
find it a time when nothing much
happened, and most of what did
happen, wasn't any too ,good. Scan -
dais in horse -racing, football, bas-
ketball. -scandals which ,were sup-
posed to shakes those pastimes to
their very foundations (and only
resulted in increased attendances) --
broke out all over the map like
pimples on the face of a kid just
starting to shave.
* * *
Of course there were some mem-
orable happenings during that
twelvemonth. For example there
was the amazing surge of the New
York Giants which, coupled with
the equally astounding fadeout of
the Brooklyn Dodgers, resulted in
the most exciting pennant finish
organized baseball ever knew.
(There was also the fact that this
column corrected predicted the win-
ners of the National and American
Leagues and of the Stanley Cup,
and immediately went out of the
prognostication racket for keeps.
Quit when you're ahead is our
motto.)
* * ,t
So, for no good reason, here are
a few of the things which came
off, month by month, and if you
take a quick swivel at then, you'll
probablyibe surprised at how many
of them you have forgotten already.
* * *
JANUARY: Joe Louis, trying
for a comeback, beat Freddie Be -
shore, Two Manhattan College bas-
ketball players were arrested for
throwing games and 100 or more
basketball coaches loudly proclaim-
ed, "Too bad, but nothing like that
could happen on MY team." Don
Gehrman won h i s thirty - fifth
straight mile"'Pane:-- ...
* * * _
FEBRUARY: Joe Louis, still hot
on the comeback trail, outpointed a
character called Omelio Agramonte,
or some such. Don Gellman won
his 37th straight mile race. AIso his
38th. Basketballers from City Col-
lege and Long Island University
confessed to having accepted bribes,
and the chorus, "It couldn't happen
to MY team" went into a decided
diminuendo. Rough and Tunable
won the Santa Anita Derby—with-
out any backing from us, we might
add.
* *
• NAR,CH: Eziard Charles retain-
ed his heavyweight championship.
by outpointing Jersey Joe Walcott,
and we'll bet you didn't recall that .
one. Fred Wilt stopped Don Gehr-
man's winning streak at No. 39.
Baseball decided it could do with-
out Happy Chandler. A steed called
Yildiz won the Flamingo Stakes in
Florida and would have been in-
stalled as a Kentucky Derby favor-
ite if somebody hadn't forgotten to
enter him for that event.
APZI: ' Detroit Red Wings,
proved themselves to be the best
distance runners in hockey, but
Maple Leafs beat them in the
sprints. Repetoire won the Wood
Memorial and became the Kentucky
Derby favorite.. New York Giants
started off by losing 11 straight,
making it look as if even Leo Dur -
ocher couldn't stand the handicap
of this corner picking his boys,
* * *
MAY: Joe Louis won from Agra-
monte again—on points, causing
much head -shaking among those of
us who remembered when :lir. A.
would have been K.O.'d if Joe had
given him a dirty look. Count Turf
won the Kentucky Derby, and Re-
petoire was remembered only as a
alis -spelled name. Something nam-
ed Bold wen the Preakness.
*
.1 UNE: The Chicago White Sox,
of all people, won 14 straight and
headed the American League, some-
thing that hadr.t happened since
first -bounce was out Counterpoint
won the Belmont Stakes. The
Brooklyn Dodgers made the pen-
nant absolutely sure by grabbing
Andy Pafko.
* * *
4jUL,Y: Randy Turpin beat Ray
Robinson for the middleweight
crown. Surprise! Surprise! Bob Fel-
ler hurled the third no-hitter of his
career. Joe Walcott K.O.'d Ezzard
Charles for the heavyweight crown.
Citation became the first horse to
win over a million slugs, which
probably took a load of worry off
Citation's mind. The National
League won the All Star game.
*. * *
AUGUST. Joe Louis plodded
along that you -know -what trail by
beating a gent tagged Brion. Ninety
cadets at West Point were dis-
covered to have been peeking,
wrecking the Army's f o o t b a 11
chances. Scandal broke out in On-
tario horse racing circles around
Fort Erie — a scandal that burst
forth like a rocket—and finished in
much the same way. With a 13%
game pennant lead to work on,
those who had bet on the Brooklyn
Dodger s started spending their
gains.
* * *
SEPTEMBER: Ray Robinson -
regained his championship from
Turpin. No surprise! No surprise!.
Frank Sedgnan of "Australia", took
the 'U.S.. tennis title. New York
Yankees won their pennantwhile
the Giants tied the Dodgers on the
final day of the season.
* 4 * *
OCTOBER: Giants won the
playoff series, two games to one,
with a finish — remember Bobby
Thomson's last inning homer? —
that out -thrilled anything Holly-
wood ever dreamed up. Yankees
took the World Series fairly han-
dily, the Giants evidently neglect -
Stately Elm Glows in Yuletide Hues . . .
Floris Matthew Ruane is no a man to go half way when it comes
to Christmas lighting. Each years since 1941—except during war
years—Ruane has turned his home, greenhouse and surrounding
property into a Christmas wonderland of Tight. The big elm tree
above blossoms with 16,500 small, blue bulbs on a total of 45
circuits and powered by a special transformer on the pole nearby.
The display is a delight to the whole town, and the only rub
comes when Ruane gets the bill. Below, he's seen perusing last
year's December lighting bill of $472.
... And, d, Oh, What a Light ,gall
ing to get enough gas for the torn.
plete route. Joe Louis reached the
end—we hope, of that trafi---wltep
b:oke down. '
* * *
NOVEMBER: Toronto Maple'
Leaf Baseball Club predicted that
they would have the finest baseball
team the Queen City ever knew in
1952. Well, you can't arrest a guy
for hoping. Heads of six National
League hockey clubs predicted that
their teams would get into the play-
offs at least. The odds are two to
one they are all right,
* * *
DECEMBER: Bill Cook replac-
ed Neil Colville as coach of New
York Raners. Even now Big Bad
Bill could probably add strength to
that outfit by donning a uniform
and playing, Joe DiMaggio, an-
nouncing his retirement, said that
night baseball had shortened his
career by at least 3 years. Well, JQe,
the automobile has shortened a lot
of careers—but looks as if it's here
to stay too.
IIs fIv Can 1?
By Anne Ashley
Q. How can I restore flannels
that have been badly washed, and
are hard and shrunken?
A. These flannels can be restor-
ed to their former softness by soak- .
ing them in gasoline for a few •
}lours, then washing in soft soap
suds as usual, following With a
rinse in clear water of the sante
temperature.
Q. How can I sweeten the earth
around my house plants.
A. Working some coffee ground's
frequently into the earth around
the house plants will sweeten it and'
cause the plants to thrive.
Q. How can I mix a good
eum polish?
A. Mix 1 cup melted paraffin,
2 cups of kerosene, and 3 table-
spoons of turpentine.
Q.' How can I remove perfume.
spots from furniture?
A. Perfume spots on furniture'
should be smeared with linseed oil,
olive oil, or camphorated oil imme-
diately. Mop up, and apply more.
oil on a woolen cloth.
Q. How can I treat hands that
are sensitive and roughen easily?
A. Try rubbing olive oil into the
hands every night, and then sleep
with an old pair of gloves on them.
A week of this, and the hands will
be soft and white.
Q. How can I make shoes wat•
-
erproof?
A. Rub them with castor oil
once or twice a week,
Q. How can I correct soup that
is too salty?
A. Slice a raw potato into it and
bring it to a boil for a few minutes.
Then, before serving, take the po-
tato Olin ..ud" you will find that the
salty• taste has disappeared.
Q. How can I make an oak
stain.?
one quart of boiled lin-
seed oil, three gills of turpentine,
six tablespoons of raw umber; and
six tablespoonfuls of whiting,
Q. How can I strengthen new
stockings?
A. Wash them before using in
lukewarm water, to which a few
drop„ of ammonia have beers added.
Q. Hoz; can I prepare a good
cleaning compound for washing
painted walls?
A. Dissolve one ounce of soap
flakes in 16 ounces (one pint) of
• water, I,nd add about three ounces
of turpentine. Stir the mixture
rapidly and apply wilt a brush or
sponge.
• Q. How' can I soft;:n old putty?
A, Place the hardened putty in
boiling water and allow to stand
• until the taster cools,
.A Vast Hairy Horde
Reports state that millions of
hairy caterpillars invaded Narrabri
in New South Wales, swarmed into
homes' and shops, crawled over
sleeping people and sent thirty-
seven to hospital. Wherever they
touched, their poisonous hairs left
red, painful weals which took about
ten days to cure. They got into
beer cellars and crawled into vats,
destroying sevent:'-two gallons of
bees, they slipped into slot Machines
and emerged with the hers of
chocolate and sweets; they stripped
trees and dropped on people.
Caterpillars can he a dreadful
T 1 R YA 1#
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General Statement
30th November, 1951
ASSETS
Notes of and deposits with Bank of Canada ..
Other cash and bank balances
Notes of and cheques on other banks
Government and other public securities, not
exceeding market value
Other bonds and stocks, not exceeding market value
Call and short loans, fully secured . ..
.$
Total quick assets .... . .
NK
208,266,423.28
141,504,966.56
138,286,049.43
966, 5 99,447.51
112,814,278.72
57,127,893.68
. ..$1,624,599,059.1.8
Other loans and discounts, after full provision for
bad and doubtful debts . .
Bank premises
Liabilities of customers under acceptances and letters
of credit
•
Other assets
790,892,934.40
19,508;884-.134'
73,925,750.72
6,718,580.25
$2,515,645,208.68
IIABILITIES`
Notes in circulation $ 155,987.46
Deposits 2,350,314,347.75,,
Acceptances and letters of credit outstanding. . . /3,925,750.72
Other liabilities 1,615,751.06
Total liabilities to the public . . $2,426,011,836.99
Capital' . . . • , 35,000,00.0.00
Reserve Fund 52,000,000.00
Dividends payable 1 607,217.79
Balance of Profit and Loss Account 1,026,153.90
$2,515,645,208.68
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
Profits for the year ended 30th November, 1951, after making
appropriations to Contingency Reserves, out of which Reserves
full provision for bad and doubtful debts has been made . . ; $12,985,064.61
Provision for Dominion and provincial
government taxes $5,276,000.00
Provision for depreciation of bank premises . 1,400,949.75 6,676,949,75
$ 6,306,114.86
Dividends at the rate of $1.00 per share . . $3,500,000.00
Extra distribution atthe rate of 2W per share . . 700,000.00 4,200,000:00
Amount carried forward .: ... $ 2,106,114,86
Balanceof Profit and Loss Account, 30th November, 1950 . 920,039.04
$ 3,026,153.90
Transferred to Reserve Fund
2,000,000,00
Balance of Profit and Loss Account, 30th November, 1951 $ 1,026,153.90
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