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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1953-01-22, Page 7E CatVert SPORTS COLIIMN 4 56044 e e u One of the fine sporting gestures of 1952 was, in our humble opinion, made by an Olympic girl champion, This is an era in which the great ice shows offer amounts al- most fabulous to international title winners, and there is nothing wrong nor unethical in these possessors of unique natural talents sell- ing their wares to the highest bidders. Sonja Hpnie, Barbara Ann Scott, Jacqueline de Bief, the great Dick Button are notable iiigures who have led the vast parade of ice stars into the monied ranks. To all this, there's one notable exception, Because she believed her future lay in other, far less glamorous roles than the great ice shows provide, Britain's Jeannette Altwegg, the queen of the last Olympic winter games, hung up her skates, refused a huge offer, choosing to devote her life to charitable work that involved menial and tiresome duties, After she had stolen the head -lines at the Oslo show, Miss Altwegg announced she was through with competitive skating. Few believed that she was serious. It was felt that when the "big offer" came along, Britain's girl champion would succumb, as had most of the stars of her time. The "big offer" came, an offer of 2000 pounds, or around $6,000. per week from the Music Corporation of America. But still this 21 -year old daughter of a British naturalized Swiss declined. She replied simply that she was not interested, no matter how high the offer. "I'm just not cut out for the bustle and whirl of show- manship and it would make me unhappy to do so" she gaid in effect. Today Jeannette is doing something that is making her very happy. She is in Switzerland at the international "I'estaiozzi" village at Trogen. There she is helping in the British dwelling to look after orphaned children who come from a dozen different nationalities. Her self-imposed tasks for payment, less in a year than she was offered per day by the show magnates, include the hundred and one daily domestic chores involved in looking after children who, if it wasn't for such organizations as this, and such ;self-sacrificing persons as Jeannette' Altwegg, would be thrown helpless upon' the world. This isn't intended to criticize, by inference, those who have followed the dictates of a practical era, and decided to capitalize on the ski's they developed through long and arduous hours of practise. They're entitled to their rewards, just as Jeanette Alt- wegg is entitled to the rich satisfaction she undoubtedly gains in her more humble sphere of life, Vaaur comments and suggestions for this column will he welcomed ISy Elmer Ferguson, c/o Calvert House, 431 Yonge St., Toronto. caLvtrt (DISTILLERS LIMITED ANFHERSTBURG, ONTARIO ow* '"Che higher you climb the Harder you fall," and "A hero eeday and. a bum tomorrow" are two axioms almost as old as wort; and their truth was never Awe pointedly proven than in lese case of M. Georges Carpets: tier, one of the ring's most fab - talons figures back about 30 genre ago. s r, a+ A.French flying -hero of World War I, Georges — handsome, t,tappily-dressed and with per- nalityr a -plenty was the idol of hit countrymen who cheered him 4;0 the skies as he battled his way l the World's light -heavyweight IA Ile. Even at Boyle's 30 acres, stat outside Jersey City, prob- ably nine -tenths of the spectate Gas were pulling for the French- man to pull a miracle and flat - Um Jack Dempsey. Of course fn. at was just a bit too much even gor M. Carpentier. He lasted SPetee than 4 rounds against the l anassa Mauler, but even that &feat did his popularity little if any harm especially along the boulevards of that dear Paris. y the way that Dempsey-Car- aatier was the first fight to have ss round -by -round broadcast and the microphone -maestro was J, Andrew White. Remember him? Well, neither did we!) 0 o P But it didn't take long for 'Gorgeous Georges" to hit the p�oopularity skids. Apparently — Itilste a lot of other athletes we would mention — he bad been doing too much reading of his press notices and, what is worse, believing what he read. So, just to pass the time away and to pick up a few loose francs, about a year after his meeting with Dempsey he took on an unknown by the name of Battling Siki. For what happened then, here is the story as reported in The Police Gagette of that day. „ a, et With dramatic suddenness, and most unexpectedly, carne the de- feat of Carpentier by the Afric- an black in the sixth round of what was scheduled to be a twen- ty round bout, staged in the Buf- falo Stadium in Paris, France, before a crowd estimated at 50,000. • Dizzy and spent, with his "Greek profile" nose smashed by a blow from the negro's fists, Carpentier came out wobbling for the sixth and final round of the encounter, and one minute -and ten seconds after the bell sounded, was crumpled on the canvas, taking the 'count from Henry- Bernstein, the referee. rt e 0 By his victory Siki, scarcely heard of outside of Paris three months ago, became the lights heavyweight champion of the world and the heavyweight champion of. Europe, the two titles so proudly held by Carpen- tier and the boast of his manag- er and mentor, Francois Des - camps, passing to the African. ltit€mains to --With a horn -spread like Haut Bunyan's big blue ox, *his prize-winning highland bullock impressed spectators at the Smithfield show in London. Seen above, holding still for a care- filo/ coiffure, he is the chem,pion of the Edinburgh fatstock show Keeping in Practice—This French soldier isn't getting ready for al date. He has a long tour of duty ahead of him piloting his am- phibious vehicle through rice paddies in French Indo-China. He's just taking advantage of a lull in the fighting. to keep in practice with the razor. If pity were called for, one could well pity the once debonair Georges as he lay, a shattered idol, on the ring floor, with the ebony -hued fighter who had beat- en him clown being frantically hailed as a hero by a great throng of Carpentier's fellow countrymen assembled at his pugilistic Waterloo. w +r (• Georges met the fate not un- common to professional athletes, of a broken idol. For some time ' the ardor of French sportsmen had been cooling towards • Car- pentier. They remembered that he had seldom boxed in France (where purses have been small owing to war drainage of the nation's finances), and seldom if ever for charity, so that when he faced Siki for what Georges ex- pected to be a boxing lesson the French ex -airman was no longer' the pet of the populace. When, after the third round, it became apparent that he was a beaten fighter and, withal, seemed anxious to foul his negro opponent in order to stave off a knockout, the crowd turned completely against its one-time favorite and the stadium rang with jeers and catcalls directed at the loser. u a 0 Carpentier interrupted his mo- tion picture engagements to ac- cept the challenge of Battling Siki. He underwent thorough training and was "apparently in good shape. Furthermore, he was as confident (on the surface at least) as ever when he bowed. to the throng at the Buffalo Sta- dium. But after the first round there was nothing to the en- counter but Siki, who, after stopping a couple of George's much vaunted rights to the chin, awakened to the fact that he was not facing a superman as he had supposed, but a mere human, after all; who could not hurt him and whom he could, in turn, pun- ish almost at will. m 0. The bout was devoid of science. In the first round Siki presented the appearance of be- ing overawed by his opponent. But after he had been hit a couple of times and didn't drop, he took heart and sailed into Car- pentier just as if he wasn't a "mastermind" and that sort of thing. s' In the second round Carpen- tier landed his famous right against Siki's jaw, but failed to stop him. The Frenchman look- ed surprised when the. Senegal- ese did not fall. in the third round Georges dropped the col- ored man to one knee with a hard right for a count of seven, but Siki got up and in a furi- ous exchange landed a smashing blow to Carpentier's chin which sent him down for a count of four. 0 i e it was this blow ( tabbed "lucky" by Descamps) that real- ly proved the definite turning point of the bout in Siki's favor, for Carpentier was badly dazed by it and never fully re- covered from its effects. In the fourth and fifth rounds Siki bat- tered Carpentier all .over the ring and the Frenchman resorted to every trick in his repertoire to avert the ignominy of a knock- out. Mere than once he butted Siki with his h e a d. and was warned by the referee, while th.e crowd jeered the foul tactics. a to His nose smashed, his face maw and bleeding and his gait un- steady, Carpentier laboriously left his corner for the sixth round when Siki finished him. r As Georges fell, his feet fell through those of the negro, and his manager claimed that Siki tripped him. The first verdict was that Siki lost on a foul but this was later reversed and the African was declared the winner by a knockout. Siki weighed 174, afi :l Carpet - „per a ,pound leiss,. , .. Modem Etiquette Q. What are the •required decorations for, a home christen- ing? A. That of the "font", which is always a bowl—usually silver. —put on a small high table. Most people prefer to have the table covered with something dark—old brocade or velvet. In • the center of the table, flowers are arranged in a flat circle, blos- soms around the outside, stems toward the center and covered • by the base of the bowl, which is set within this circle. Q. Should one ever use a fork to place butter on a piece of bread or biscuit? A. No. The knife should be used for this purpose. The fork is used, however, for placing but- ter in a baked potato. • Q. Is a woman ever supposed to remove her glove to shake hands? A. No; nor does she ever ask that her glove be excused. Q. If a elan is entertaining a &Toup of friends in a restaurant or a hotel dining room, in what +order do they go to the table? ,.A. If the headwaiter leads the —wto the table; the host goes first to seat his guests, the women follow next, and the men of the party last. Q. What is the proper way to extend invitations to a bridal shower? A. These may be telephoned, written on a visiting card, or sent on the printed shower cards obtainable at any greeting -card counter. Q. Is it proper to tip the ste'ivardess on an airplane who hag )rendered you some very special service? A. Never. In fact, tipping is strictly forbidden by airline reg- ulations. Q. Is it necessary for a house guest to bring his hostess some kind of gift? A. This is often done and is a nice gesture on the guest's part —but it is not absolutely neces- sary. The bread-and-butter let- ter is really all that is expected and required. Q. When a man is seated in a public dining room or restaurant, and a woman acquaintance bows to him, how does he respond? A. He merely makes the ges- ture of rising by getting up half- way from his chair and at the same time bowing. Then he sits down again. , Q. Is it necessary that a chap- eron be a married woman? A. No; any woman of mature years may serve in this capacity. Q. 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