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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1952-04-03, Page 6T1 SPOUTS COLUMN 0 THiS IS THE first in a series of three unusual incidents in $ho history of hockey's premier prize, the Stanley Cup, Is was in the late nineties that the con- tinent was fired by tales that in a far northern ice -bound region, known as the Klondike, gold was to be had for the pluck- ing. It could be washed out of the streams in lumps like marbles, or picked up in chunks from caches where the waters of the centuries had eddied, So there started the greatest gold rush since California's 49-ers. A few years Iater, the glamour had vanished. The once -wild Dawson City, capital of the frozen wastes, bad become a matured city. Thoughts had turned to sport and then there evolved in 1905 the most daring and fantastic hockey venture ever under- taken -the Klondike challenge for the Stanley Cup, then held by Ottawa's powerful aIl-conquering Silver Seven. Gold vs Silver. That was it. Suddenly -rich miners tossed in their gold nuggets to finance this wild sporting hazard. From sources unknown, a team was assembled, and a hardy lot they were, these bold K.Iondikers, physically and mentally. Mostly there were daring young adventurers who had followed the Trail of '98, had survived the hardships that blocked the way to riches. On to Ottawa, they captured public imagination as they trekked through the mountain passes, a grim safari, made their way east, a 4,000 mile jaunt, carrying not only the hopes of the community far behind them, but the admiration of most of Canada's sporting folk. Everybody realized these Klondikers had set themselves a hopeless goal. But their courage, the glamour of their back- ground, won vast respect. Of their hockey backgrounds, not much was known. One player, Lorne Hanna, was of major calibre. He scarred, along with Lester Patrick for the Brandon team that a }ear after gave Ottawa's mighty forces a real battle for the Cup. •I'he others were .Forest, Johnston, Fairburn, Smith, Kennedy and Watt, players who were and are of unknown quality. But the sheer drama of the venture gripped Canada, and even though the Kiondikers lost 9-2 in the first of the two matches, hopes were entertained that they might rally in the next. But they didn't rally. The second game was the greatest shambles in the long history of Stanley Cup play. Centering the mighty Silver Seven was a stocky, hard -skating thick -set blonde, named Frank McGee. Veterans of hockey still assert he was the greatest man on ice that ever lived, even though he played with only one eye. And in the second game, McGee set a scoring record that never will be equalled in the annals of cup play. He scored 14 goals, as Ottawa won by the prodigious score of 23-2. 1 have that faded box -score in front of ore, as .1 write. Hockey was then played as a 7 -man game. in two periods. McGee starred the greatest scoring spree: in Cup history seven minutes from the start, In 30 seconds, he scored again, and from then on, he pumped goals regularly past Forest in the Dawson City frets, He scored 30 seconds from the start of the second half, added another a few minutes later, then went com- pletely wild, scoring at intervals of 30 seconds, one minute, 10 seconds, two minutes, 10 seconds again, 4 minutes, 30 seconds. He scored eight goals in a row in this mammoth splurge. A sad ending for a gallant bid. The Stanley Cup has never known anything like this, before or since. Next week the second of this series: An Illusion Vanishes. Your comments and suggestions for this column will be welcomed by Eimer Ferguson, e.Io Calvert House, 431 Yonge St., Toronto. afmtrt DISTILLERS LIMITED AMHERSTSURG, ONTARIO He's The World's Richest Bachelor - A Canadian Who "Struck" Diamonds pu e as ar sen between the world's richest bachelor and the world's wealthiest diamond syndi- cate. Dr. John T. Williamson, 44 - year -old, one -roan discoverer and king of a Colonial diamond mine, thinks he should have more than his £4 million Corporation's an- nual sales. The company are the marketing agents of the De Beers diamond empire. Agreement between Wil- liamson and the fabled De Beers ended at midnight on the last day of 1951 -after four -an -a -half -years' partnership. At the moment of writing the doctor is free to sell the incalcul- able wealth of his Tanganyika diamond "pipe" to the world -if anyone will buy. What is likely to happen to dia- mond prices if no agreement is reached? 'What will happen to gem - security? What of the vast insur- ance effected on the jewels -both in bulk and private? Who will win -one man or an prganisation? The stakes are fantastic by any standard. Either side can throw in diamonds -probably by the bushel. Where the doctor has a lesser re- serve, he is in the position of being able to bulldoze his diamonds out of the black earth ---so near the surface are they. 50 DIVISIONS 4000 OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT 704 MAJOR COMSAT VESSELS 1404 vs AUXILIARY VESSELS~ AIRFIELDS, OTHER DEFENSE FACILITIES Plan Of Action - Graphically portrayed above is the Mutual Security Agency's program for an early build-up of balanced collective forces in Europe, strong enough to defer aggres- sion. He Fought Fever On the other hand, De Beers, mainly at Kimberley, has to dig deep. Round Diamond City the diggings go down 2,000 feet and deeper. In the eighty years of its history the miners of this amazing capital of Cape Province has produced more than seven tons of diamonds. No wonder they have made a hole; to yield one lb, of stones means shifting 8,000 tons of the blue earth. The origin of this big business stems back to a farmer named De Beers, who allowed prospectors to dig on his land for a 25 per cent royalty. The combine now employs some 15,000 men, who in a good year can bring to light £25 millions' worth of stones.An exceptional six months in 1948 yielded £22 million, On the other side is Dr. William- son, who fought fever and sun- stroke for five years to follow a hunch that led him to fortune. He is a Canadian with a string of degrees after his name, who graduated at McGill University in mineralogy and geology, and went on to a job with the Quebec Geo- logical Survey. It was in 1933 that Williamson went to Africa as assistant geolo- gist to a gold mine. As a sideline, he showed an interest in South Africa's twin treasure indnstry---- diamonds. To the lay mind he worked out what must seem an almost incom- prehensible idea that diamonds formed deep in the earth's interior pressures were thrown up in cauld- rons of disturbance. And, he held, could be detected by the expert solely by the scientifle study of surface areas. Well, it was a theory, Perhaps anywhere on the Rand it ranld be proved -if there had been land not already owned nr worked. Instead, Dr, Williamson took himself off to Tanganyika with the hunch that East Africa held the El Dorado of his practical dream, For five years he prospected with the airs of only a few native boys, The region was dry, arid, semi - desert. He was stricken with fever. Sunstroke in the shadeless waste affected him. Hunger and thirst were commonplace, Rut he never lost faith. And then at Mwadni he found his first • diamond -in 1940. To -day, his diamond city: at Mwadui is shacks and civilisation behind a ring of barbed wire in the midst of the dusty veldt, Meek Askari troops gnard every inch tide and out, for the diamond "pipe" is held to be as rich, or richer, than the fabulous TCimher- Youngest, Oldest "Athletes" --A word from wise old Connie Mack, 89 -year-old President of the Philadelphia Athletics, wins close attention from 22 -year-old infielder Jack Littrell, youngest rookie on the club's roster, ley itself. What it is worth is your guess as good as mine; experts put it at a'possible five hundredmillion pounds. In cold, char, glitteringgems the Williamson Company output is worth £6 to £10 million pounds a year. All this is not sheer profit into the doctor's pocket. The Tangany- ika Government takes 15 per cent of value as royalties, and Is able to take personal income tax up .to 68 per cent off the discoverer's earnings. Much, in fact, of the profit is ploughed back into the mine. New machinery a year ago cost ;500,- 000. Modern bungalows for mine staff have sprung up. There is a modern school and hospital,and a daily airlift brings fresh food. And in spite of wealth so staggering in its immensity that lesser, men would be buying yachts and nasties. Dr. John Williamson stays ,put in his dusty desert oasis with the diamonds. Seat in the Sun His dispute with De o'eer§ is in its opening phase. Not .east of its importance is industrial. Two-thirds of to -day's world supply goes to make machine tools for watches, cars, tractors, for grinding;;, wire drawing, rock bores. Nor are diamonds a loris" tcome modity. Their value is tied i with gold. Repercussions will i silt. worldwide if no new agree** 'is made between the diamond'ilings. On the other hand -what If the Government should step in" and nationalise diamonds as they have done to their first cousin, coal? That is another question "Jack o' Diamonds" may face from his £500 million seat in the sun. Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q. Does a woman who is marry- ing for the second time wear white? • A. No; nor does she wear a.veil or carry orange blossoms. And the simpler the ceremony, the better taste it displays. The most sensible woman marries inconspicuously at home or church, with only intimate friends and relatives present to wit- ness the ceremony, Q. When writing a letter of ap- plication for a position, should it be written by hand or typed? A. Generally a typewritten letter is preferred. However, some firms prefer the handwritten letter to determine the legibility of the ap- plicant's handwriting. Q. From which side should one properly sit down in his chair at the dinner table? A. Prom whichever side is more convenient, Q. Is it proper to breathe upon the eyeglasses in public when clean- ing them? A. Never! In the first place, try to avoid cleaning the eyeglasses in public, and above all, the act of holding them to the mouth and exhaling upon them. If absolutely necessary to clean thein in the pre- sence of others, try to wipe them without resorting to this last of-. fens]ve method, Q. Is it necessary that one send . a gift when invited to a 'bridal shower and one cannot attend? A. Yes, if one wishes to retain the friendship of the hostess and the bride-to-be, Q. It it ever proper for a man to sandwich himself between two women when walking with them on the. street? A, No. The man always takes the curb side of the pavement, whether he is Walking with rine woman nr with Several. itch Itch...Itch C Was Nearly Crazy Aloin I discovered ])t. b. D, bonnie' ateset uxiy fast relict ,. -.D Il, D, kreeorlption. Worth pottier, tole pure, owing, liquid medicationWedtl pato and oomtott ,from cruet itching' eatueed y schema, pito»los, Mahal, athlete -8 loot and other itch troubles. Trial battl, itch orrMateyrhack, A kode ggistmfor D, D. Peatorlptlon hack, Or C$trll ethltljtth), flow Can 17 Q. How can I clean men's clothes efficientiy? A. 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