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Linke "°' Take Trip
T Th u tu?
Modern transportation is
Shortening the time - distance
from here to Timbuktu, for gen-
erations the epitome of faraway
paces..
There is now a commercial
flight across French West Africa
every week from Bamako to
Gao, stopping at Goundam, '70
miles from Timbuktu. From
Goundam, according to the Na-
tional Geographic, it is only two
days by camel to the sun -baked
village on the 'Sahara's southern
edge - an overnight hop by
motor.
But while it may have have
lost its mythical title as the
"farthest corner of the earth,"
Timbuktu's new accessibility has
brought little change into its old
way of life. It is still 800 miles
from the nearest coast, though a
vital trade crossroads point for
the vast West African hump -a
meeting place of Sahara camels
and canoes plying the Niger
River.
Timbuktu still has no paved
streets, autos, electricity, sewage
or water system, movies, restau-
rants, or hotels. The tempera-
ture hovers between 100 and 110
degress in the shade some eight
!months of the year. Brief but
torrential rains bring some re-
lief in late summer -but dis-
pleasure as well, for two -storied
mud -brick houses are likely to
:melt away. Timbuktu was a
center of Moslem culture during
the 15th and 16th centuries.
How Can You Miss? -Bill Wiehr demonstrates a highly versatile ,
gun which is sure to bag game in one way or another. The
muzzle -loader can shoot around a tree to get an elusive bird,
and if one barrel misses, the other barrel is ready to fire. It has
a built-in watch, thermometer, weather vane, mirror, spectacles
for better sighting, and a knife for skinning the catch. A cam-
pass
arr]pass keeps the hunter on the trail, and if he's still unsuccessful'
in bagging any game, there's a can opener so he won't starve.
Moslem writers left accounts of
its great wealth in gold and os-
trich plumes, of the giant camel
caravans, some 10,000 strong, that
gathered to trade in gold, ivory,
and slaves. In 1828, a F' ench-
man was the first westerner to
reach the city and win the Paris
Geographic Society prize of 10-
000 francs for penetrating its
mysteries.
Ask any American fight fan to
name the greatest scrapper ever
sent from British shores to battle
There and he will invariably
plump from that all -action, two-
fisted puncher, Ted "Kid" Lewis,
idol of London's East End. A
relentless fighting machine, Lewis
clouted over seventy opponents
into oblivion in the course of 250
recorded contests.
British champion in three divi-
sions, it was in the States that he
notched some of his greatest vic-
tories, mainly against American
Jack Britton. These two boxers
monopolized the world welter-
weight title for seven years,
meeting altogether twenty times,
with each round a bitter, slashing
brawl that served only to inten-
sify their fierce antagonism.
* * v
Even their managers engaged
Refreshing Pause -Dr. Karl Her-
rikoffer takes time off to relax
and have a swig of Bavarian
cheer upon his return to Munich,
Germany. He is the leader of
the German Himalaya expedi-
tion which conquered Nanga
Parbat (Naked Goddess) Moon -
loin.
in heated slanging matches dur-
ing fights. And of all their epic
clashes, it was the scrap at Can-
ton, Ohio, on March 17th, 1919,
that reads most like a sensation-
al ring novel. Queer things have
happened in U.S. fight arenas -
but nothing like that in the en-
tire history of the sport.
Lewis was champion at the
time, and so confident of victory
that he took the ring only half
fit. He was suffering from fever.
But when his manager suggested
a postponement, the Kid waved
him aside.
"I'm not going to let down
either the promoters or the fans!"
he declared.
His face a sickly hue, he slam-
med into the fray with his usual
tempestuous attack, knowing his
hopes depended on an early win.
The pace was hot, and as the
slugging contest developed, so
did the bitter "needle" element.
While their managers fought
their usual word -battle from the
corners, the fighters exchanged
snarling remarks as they swap-
ped furious blows.
And all the time the game Kid
was growing weaker. He had to
be lifted on his stool for the sixth
round ... and a vicious left hook
sent him crashing to the canvas.
As he staggered to his feet the
crowd screamed for the "kill,"
and once again he was floored.
Then came drama. Britton
considered the referee's counting
was too slow -and said so. At
"six" Lewis was up, to be once
more smashed to the canvas.
Again Britton criticized the speed
of the count, but the referee ig-
nored him and the round ended
with the Kid holding on for dear
life in a mauling clinch.
For two further rounds he
steered clear of serious trouble.
Then the end came, inevitably.
A right to the heart followed by
two smashing lefts to the chin
Crumpled him in a heap. And
once again his aggressive rival
showed dissatisfaction with the
referee's counting.
, *
Lewis stirred. Would he beat
the count? Britton was taking no
chances. Stepping, swiftly for-
ward over his prostrate oppo-
•
Orli The Ball -The little champ behind the cue ball is seven-year-
old Guy Delvilfe of Roubaix, France. He inherited his mastery
calf the cushions from his father, a 17- time French national
billiards champion.
nent, he rattled off the last eve
seconds ... "six -seven -eight -nine -
out!" ... then turned in triumph,
clasping his gloves above his
head.
While the crowd stared stupe
fled, the referee hesitated. Then
pointing his finger at his fellow
countryman. For the first and
only time in boxing history a
fighter had been counted out by
his rival -and had lost a world
title fight into the bargain!
"But was the referee right in
allowing Britton to speed up. the
counting?" asks Gilbert E. Odd,
in "Debatable Decisions" a vivid
fully illustrated collection of fight
stories with controversial end-
ings.
Perhaps, comments the author,
the fact that he acted upon the
boxer's counting in giving his
decision implies that he must
have doubted his own.
Another sensational ring mo-
ment that Gilbert Odd recalls so
dramatically is admitted by the
great Jack Dempsey as being the
most vital of his colourful car-
eer. It concerns his• -winning of
the heavyweight crown from the
giant cowboy, Jess Willard, a
tremendous bitter, who had top-
pled the formidable Jack John-
son from his throne.
Big Jess was a 5-4 favourite
before the fight, staged in swel-
tering heat at Toledo, Ohio, on
Independence Day, 1919. But so
confident were the youtigul
Dempsey and his. astute mita fieri'
,Tack Kearns, that they staked
every cent they could lay their
hands on -10,000 dollars at 10-1
-that the challenger would win
by a knock -out in the first round.
* * *
There was drama from the
start. Seeing how blood-stained
the canvas was after prelimin-
ary bouts, a disgusted Willard
demanded a fresh one. It was
provided. But its lacings so muf-
fled the bell that --rather than
waste time fitting it again -theft
timekeeper was provided with a
police whistle instead. He used
it throughout the contest . - . and
it very nearly brought the down-
fall of Dempsey.
Wearing his habitual scowl and
looking all wire and springs, the
Manassa Mauler leapt at his op-
ponent like a wildcat and soon
had him groggy at the knees. A
jaw - cracking right smashed
home; and Big Jess slumped
down as if shot.
He scrambled to his feet but,
hurling leather from all angles,
Dempsey felled him six more
times in the first round. And on
the last occasion, while the crowd
roared its frenzy, the referee
counted the sprawling Goliath
out and indicated that the chal-
lenger had won.
He had scarcely ducked under
the ropes, however, had not gone
twelve yards towards his dress-
ing -room, when Dempsey was
hastily recalled to the ring
to learn that in the pandemonium
the referee had failed to hear
the timekeeper's whistle, ending
the round before the count of
"ten"!
He had not ' only lost 10;000
dollars. He had still to win the
title!
The second and third rounds
were wonderful exhibitions --of
what punishment the human
body can stand. A shambling
hulk, his features pulped, Big
Jess was smashed round the ring
until even the frenzied crowd
were crying for a halt. Merci-
fully, his seconds threw in the
towel before the carnage coup]
continue in the fourth. For the
second time Dempsey was de-
clared the new world champion
. . . but was the referee right?
Technically, he should have
disqualified Dempsey for leaving
the ring before the contest was
over -a definite breach Of the
rules. And yet, having declared
him the winner, he was also
wrong in allowing the fight to
continue.
hat is Drouth?
Drouth means that when you
drive across a meadow, the grass
crackles like dry paper under
your wheels; and that .text day
it is dead where the tires of car
or tractor have passed. It means
that the corn, planted on your
richest ground and with all the
care and expense for manure
and fertiliser to insure the high-
est yield, gets up to tasseling
stage. Then the dark green
leaves start to twist as each
day's relentless sun beats down
and the forming ears are dwarf-
ed to nubbins with little feeding
value. It means that expensive
Seedings of a new pasture which
you are counting on for next
year, after the drouth may have
passed, shrivel and die in the
dusty fields. Drouth means that
the springs dry up rd the
'creeks gradually disappear and
the ponds grow thick with green
scum as thelast water soaks in-
fo the • thirsty soil, so that you
start hauling water or driving
the animals to some distant
source to drink. It means that
the ribs start to show on once -
fat cows andthat their milk
dries up so that the calves, on
which you count for your year's
income, look scrubby and un-
thrifty. Sometimes it means
that they must be sold out of
the drouth country or shipped
off to the. market at perhaps a
third of what it cost to produce
them. And drouth means far-
mers lying awake long into the
night after a 10 or 12 -hour day
in the fields, with their minds
working like a terrier at the
problem of how to keep going
until a better season. -H. Leo-
nard Hall in The St. Louis
Post -Dispatch.
ow Can 1?
Q. How can I reclaim stewed
fruit that is beginning to turn
sour?
•'A. Add a pinch of baking soda
and boil the fruit over again for
a few minutes.
Q. What is an easy way to
get the pin feathers out of a
chicken?
A. Tweezers are very good
for this. Another good way is
the use of paraffin. Pour melted
paraffin over the bird, let it hard-
en, then peel off. The pin feath-
ers should come with it.
Q. How can I remove mildew
from leather shoes?
A. Scrub them with a hang
brush dipped in lukewarm water
and mild soapsuds - preferably
castile soap. Wipe them with a
damp cloth and give the shoes
a day or two in the sun before
polishing them,
'.Q. How can I get rid of the
fish odor in a frying pan?
addSprinkle salt in the pan,
hot water, and let it stand
for awhile before washing it.
Q. How can I stimulate the
growth of my hour, plants?
A. Try rubbing a little castor
oil or mineral oil lightly over
the leaves of the plants This
will keep them looking green
and will stimulate their growth
by cleaning the pores through
which the plant breathes.
Q. What makes my wood -
burning fireplace smoke?
A. It may be improper build-
ing of the fire. For one thing,
three logs are best for starting
a fire -paper and kindling on the
bottom, then two logs across this
and one log on top of them
Bunch up some newspaper, put it
on the very top log, light it to
get the draft going. When that
paper is almost consumed, light
the paper underneath.
Q. How can 1 best clean imi-
tation leather?
A. With mild soap and luke-
warm water. To prevent crack-
ing and peeling, follow the wash-
ing witih a thin coat of petro-
leum jelly.
-Size Workers - Follow the
leader is great fun for these min-
iature construction workers.
However, the foreman continues
to work hard despite the volun-
tary help of his "building crew,"
If he stopped to play he'd never
finish his ;project.
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ISSUE 34 1953