HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1947-12-18, Page 3Sports -And One Thing
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By FRANK MANN HARRIS
Like millions of other fight fans,
we sat by our radio the night of the
Louis -Walcott affair ; mid as round
followed round, with the Brown
Bomber showing up worse and
worse, we mentally mourned the
passing of probably the greatest
heavyweight who ever lived. We
felt really bad about it, but not quite
as bad as a more youthful member
of the family, who hasn't as yet been-
in
eenin hot water so many times as his
N..old man, and so hasn't had a chance
to become quite so hard-boiled.
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Next nlornin& he was just as
sorrowful over the plight of Mr.
Louis. "After what Walcott did to
him, and the way the crowd booed
him," he said, "I'll bet poor Joe feels
just terrible." By this time, how-
ever, we had thought things over a
trifle. "Before you go shedding any
more tears over Mr. Louis, just think
of this," we said. "If he'd flattened
Walcott in a couple of rounds, as
everybody .figured him to do, he
wouldn't have another opponent in
sight, and a return bout wouldn't
draw flies at the box office."
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"The way it is," we went on, "in a
return bout he and Walcott will draw
the biggest gate in history, and
Louis's cut will probably be anything
from half a million dollars up. Wal-
cott did more than knock Louis onto
the bosom of his britches last night—
he clouted him into a fortune he
otherwise wouldn't have had a chance
of even fingering. So reach for the
porridge, my lad, instead of a cry-
ing -towel."
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Now, a week or so later, we see
no reason to revise that opinion. Joe
Louis's name is removed from our
Christmas shopping -list He's already
had all the Christmas present any
man deserves from a Lady called
Luck. And if we know anything
about him, he'll probably tear \rr
Walcott to pieces some fine evening
in June or there -abouts!
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Bernard Sheize is to the fore again
with his idea that habitual and
dangerous criminals should be put
out of existence quickly and painlessly
—not in a spirit of revenge or as a
moral lesson,.but for the same reason
we destroy rats, wolver i'nes and other
such creatures, because -they're more
peril to the world than they''re worth.,
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This is by no means a new notion
on the part of Mr. Shaw; but again
it raises roars of shocked protest
from the tender-hearted. 7 he latter
much prefer our present system of
catching a won tided mur'derer, ant's,
lag him back to life with medical at-
tention impossible for most people to
get, foiling at great expense all his
attempts to cant wit suicide—and then
hanging hint, ii the sacred name of
.Justice'
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It was fine to read about Ted
Reeve speaking up so plainly in favor
of Canadian football rules, as op-
posed to American—and to have his
opinion backed by Frank Filehock,
The latter 3s a man who should know
something about the two styles, hav-
ing starred in both; and Reeve's word
on any sort of football just has to
be respected.
We Canadians hear so many "thrill-
ing" broadcasts of so-called United
States "classics", and read so many
of those illustrated articles about
famous plays and players that we're
in real danger of developing some -
ting of an inferiority complex in this
regard.
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For whatever value it may have
we don't mind sticking iu our de-
preciated two cents worth and saying
that, either from a spectator's or a
player's standpoint, we have a 'game
that is head and shoulders above the
Alherican• brand. Here, the sport still
belongs, at least partly, to the play-
ers; over there, it's strictly a coaches'
affair. In a recent New Xrorlc pro.
game fifty-five forward passes were
thrown—or attempted—almost one
per minute. They may' call it foot-
ball --we think "open air basketball"
would be closer to the mark.
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Maybe you've hear it before, but
recent storms and traffic tie-ups have
resurrected the one about the truck -
driver who was trying, with no success
at all, to get his crate through a big
drift, blaspheming loudly and vigor-
ously as he did so, for all the world
to hear. Along carne a preacher who
stopped, listened, then admonished.
"Instead of blaspheming and mis-
using the name of the Alruighty that
way," he said, "wouldn't it be far
nicer if you just said a little prayer?"
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With great effort the truck—driver
choked back the retort that was ris-
ing in his throat. "0.1C. Reverend"
he said, ,"in a fix like this MI try
anything once." 13 -ending his head
and removing his cap, he muttered
a few prayerful words. Then he
tried to move the truck once more.
and it slid through onto the open
road like • magic. 7 he truck -driver
just sat there. absolutely dumbfound -
"Is Thar Cold In Them Bilis?"—Ther still pa -n for gold up in the Far North ... although far
more money is being made taking advan tage of its many other natural resources.
"THE NEW NORTH"
National Film Board Picture Vividly Portrays Modern Version
of "Trail of '98" and the "Last Country of Opportunity in the
Far North"
During the war, the Alaska High-
way came into prominence as a
defense measure against possible
invasion by the Japanese. But, to
( aniidians, it came to mean much
more than that: it meant that at
last, the legendary northland of the
Yukon and North -freest Territories
has really become a part of Canada -
Save for the stories of early explor-
ers and prospectors, it has been an
unknown land, at once savage and
roman tic. •
Last year, the National Film Board
decided to show Canadians what -sort
of country this is, and to t:ace•the
rapid developments which have taken
place there. Thus was born the- film,
"The New North", which is now be-
ing shown on the rural film pro'
grammes in Ontario.
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"The New North" is partly a story
of transportation, always an import-
ant story in Canada. We see the new
highway as it winds past such his-
toric and romantic spots as the Peace
River country, Fort St. John, Fort
Nelson, the Liard River valley and
the "town" of Whitehorse.
To some extent, the highway fol-
lows the famous "Trail of '98", and
Whitehorse is used as a sort of Lase
of operations. Many people who
Serbian Christmas
Falls in January
The Serbian Christmas is rich in
its symbolism of Our Lord's birth
in Bethlehem. It is celebrated on
January '7 in accordance with Jul-
ian calendar, established in 46 B. C.
and used when Christ was born.
The head of the family brings a
small Christmas tree into the house
and burns ,part of it. The sparks.
signify how the shepherds came
into the manger to -see the Christ
child and ' warm themselves. In
Europe, the Serbs place the un•
burned part of the tree into the barn
or stable to signify fruitfulness.
In another custom, the father
leads the family into the house, and
they scatter straw over the floor to
signify the warmth of the stable
ed, His admonisher, who had been
watching with great interest what
went on; threw up his hands and
cried in tones of utter arnacement.
"f-Vell, I will be teetotally dammed!"
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And as we won't have. a chance
of doing. so again before the Great
Day here's all the best to all our
long-suffering readers, and to all
others interested in sports. Over the
years writers have tried hundreds of
different ways of saying it—but no-
body yet has managed to come up
with any improvement on the old-
time "Merry Christmas to you and
yours"!
Good for
TIRED MUSCLES
ISSUE 51-1947
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come „are on the look -out for gold,
but there are many other minerals to
be found there. Deposits of coal,
iron, oil, silver and copper are now
being worked. In addition, "new"
minerals, such as tungsten, is being
mined, which is now used for hard-
ening steel and making electric light
filaments. There is also molybden-
um, which has come to be used
to make tough and deep -hardening
steel. -
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But miners are\not the only new-
comers: there are also farmers, geo-
logists, business men, adventurers. It
may seem surprising, but truck and
daily farming are now , everyday
occupations in the new'north. Even.
as far north as Dawson "City" such
farms are active and flourishing.
Then there is the tourist. There is
a wild, strange beauty about this
north country which is beginning to
attract the summer visitor. The high
mountains, the swift, glacier - fed
streams, and the dense forests make
it a summer playground equalled no
where else in the world. But even
more than that, undreamed-of hunt'
ing, fishing and mountain climbing
opportunities are to be found at every
turn. To make sure that this always
remains the case, a national park of
some 10,000 square miles has been
set 'aside.
Yes, there are opportunities aplenty
in the new north! It is a land of
opportunity for men and women with
courage and the pioneering spirit.
Prairie Provinces
Want Sugar Maples
It is learned from the Dominion
Experimental Station at Morden,
Manitoba, that research is under
way in an effort to cultivate the
sugar maple tree in the prairie
provinces.
Unfortunately this beautiful tree
—esteemed for its value as a state-
ly ornamental shade' tree, for its
wavy -grained furniture wood, and
for its sugary sap—is a native to
only a' -.part of the country. Al-
though it grows as far south as
Georgia it fails to extend far north
in Canada. The western boundary
of its native range appears to be
in the Thunder Bay hills flanking
Lake Superior.
Tests made at Morden reveal
that trees raised from seed obtain-
ed in Southern Ontario and Que-
bec are too tender to escape injury
during severe Winters. Seedlings
from Thunder Bay Hills, near Fort
William, are doing well and pro-
duce crops of seed, unless weather
is adverse for Spring blossoms.
Reduce Christmas
Hazards With Care
To avoid tragic Christmas acci-
dents in the home, the Fire Protec-
tion institute issues these precau-
tionary tips:
—Use a flame -proof compound to
spray wreaths and other pine deco-
rations.
—Use materials marked flame-
proof for tree trimmings and home
decorations if they are obtainable.
—Inspect Christmas tree lights,
and repair frayed wires or loose
sockets.
—Never leave Christmas lights
burning unless someone is around.
—Never unwrap gifts near an
open fire or flickering flame. Dig,
pose of paper and other inflam-
mable wrappings immediately.
Even Skunk `Aroma'
Conquered at Last
Seems almtsst too good to believe;
but modern science has come up
with something that eliminates the
most offensive of odors — even that
used by a skunk as means of defense.
Technically it's called alkyldime-
thyl - benzyl -ammonium - chloride.
But don't worry about either the
spelling or pronunciation. To the
trade it's known as RSL. During
the war it was government proper-
ty, but now it's on the open market.
Proponents of RSL claim that a
gallon of this solution, mixed, with
500 gallons of water, can be sprayed
in a place like a fish factory and in
a hour, presto, no fish odor. And
anyone who has ever come into
close contact with a fish factory
will realize that this is no mean
trick.
The method of operation is
simple. Once the mixture is made
it is put into a sprayer and sprayed
around the premises until the odor
disappears.
It can also be used at full strength.
One man in charge of making the
mixture popular with the public sold
a gallon of his brew to a dry clean-
ing plant. A little later a man came
in carrying a bundle on a pole in
front of him and demanded that the
skunk odor be eliminated from his
once -upon -a -time best suit.
The dry cleaner was stumped
until he remembered the R2L and
then with a well -I'll -try -anything -
once attitude flipped the suit into
the gallon mixure, And, after dry-
ing, the suit was as sweet as a rose.
'M
7 —odern medical sct-
P1 - jscnre has overcome all-
stents formerly thought
impossible. Piles were considered one
of them, That's nonsense today. The
new Pyltono treatment has proven it -
sell in thousands of the most stub-
born eases. It gets results because
Your first bottle (a liquid taken by
it goes direct to the internal cause,
mouth} shows you the difference, or
that price refunded at once. Alt
modern Druggists.
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'WHAT to expect in 1948. Will egg prices go
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