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The Seaforth News, 1952-09-04, Page 7ert SPORTS COLUMN Eeotetjevadoss G It was more annoying than funny at the time, but, looking back now, we find a certain degree of hilarity marked the end. of the Olympic Games. And of all things, the laughs were pro- vided by the sombre Russians. When they were edged out on total points by United States athletes, on the standard scoring system, they promptly invented their own, and proved that they were the winners. It was so childish, so obviously in the naive Russian mould of pro- paganda, that at this distance, it's good for a chuck%. And it's aur notion that the international importance of the Olympics, as proving that any one country is physically better than another is just plain silly. Ideally, the Gaines are competi- tions among individuals; not between countries. Some countries have these individual stars at various times, some haven't. For popular consumption a newspaper scoreboard is kept. But triumph doesn't necessarily represent a national superiority over the countries which didn't do so well. This being so, we're glad the United States won the mythical title. For the difference between a Russian and an American over- all points victory is that the Soviet propaganda machine would have made this a tremendous spring -board for boasting the decadence of the "imperialistic" countries, as compared with the virility of Stalin's empire. America will merely boast its un- deniably great athletes and attach no globular political significance. to the outcome. Superiority is running, or jumping, or throwing weights proves nothing as indicating one nation is more virile, stronger, Than another. If it did, then Czeeho-Slovakia would outrank all others, for they sent to the Games the greatest athlete of all, Emil Zatopelc, the man Who scored the unbelieveable triple. We suspect that Russia went into the Games to prove what the propaganda machines would label national superiority, and they almost did it. We suspect, too, that the Soviet master -mind would not haye allowed a Muscovite team to enter unless they were considered loaded; lest the cause of collectivism be set back by defeats on athletic fields. That's the reason there developed that childish stratagem, a re -arrangement of the scoring values, to convince the folks at home that Russia really won, but was robbed by the money (barons of Wall Street. Let's forget any national significance or racial superiority that points -victory in the games might be taken to prove, Our own Canada didn't get many points in the Olympics, but we happen to think, even eo, that Canada hi a very swell country in which we prefer to live in preference to all others, even if we never score another Olympic triumph. Your comments and suggestions for this column will be welcomed by Elmer Ferguson, c/o Cohort House, 431 Yonge St., Toronto. alvtr DISTILLERS LIMITED AMHERSTSURO, ONTARIO To nine Canadians out of ten today the name of Ned Hanlan means very little. They know, pos- sibly, that he cut quite a figure in some sort of water sport, and that klanlan's Point -a sandbar off the Port of Toronto, densely populated in summertime by sunburn -seekers —was named after him. But that Is about all. * * * But there was a time when Ned Hanlan was a bigger athletic figure Throughout Canada than "Rocket" Richard is today in Montreal; and although we never personally saw him In action, we can well recall a time when a barroom without a large lithograph of "The Boy in Blue" on its walls was considered to be as poorly furnished as one without spittoons—we mean, of course, cuspidors—on the floor, or free lunch on the counter. * * * From time to time thq noted American author Samuel Hopkins Adams has been doing some remin- iscing regarding the State of New York, particularly in and about Ro- chester back in the 1870's and there- abouts; and in the August 23 edition of The New Yorker he has a most interesting article about one Asa T. Soule, who peddled a patent medicine called Hop Bitters with considerable success—it had an al- coholic content greater than whisky although the folks who swore by it didn't know that—and also dab- bled in sports promotion. And sports promotion in those halcyon times must have been no game for a nervous man. "There is no sport which is not contaminated and, in large measure controlled by the gambling fraternity, A square con- test of skill is hardly to be expect- ed" is the way that one Rochester editorial writer put it, and Mr. Adams'conuments that this was not much of an exaggeration. * * * What especially intrigued us in the article was the part dealing with the famous seulling 'races between Charles E. Courtney of Union Springs, New York, and Edward Hanlan of Toronto, billed as for "the championship of the world" which both men claimed, The fol- lowing quotes will give you an idea of how interesting the article will prove to anyone who likes to hear or read about sports of a bygone era. * * * "Courtney—as a youthful carpen- ter without rowing experience, had built his own boat, entered a re- gatta at Cayuga Lake, and outdis- tanced a large field of professionals. Thereafter his career was checker- ed, not to say spotted. At his best he was unbeatable; at all times unreliable. Once, just before a race, 801ne miscreant is supposed t0 have poisoned his iced,tea, surely an un- usual beverage for an athlete to In- dulge in at such . moment. Another time, a submerged wire wrecked him in olid -course without leaving any mark on his shell Notwithstanding, he was the idol of his countrymen." * * "Haitian, six years younger, was . simply and solely a first class work- man at his calling'; With his clum- sy, humpy and dogged stroke, so different from Courtney's smooth style, he had vanquished opponent after opponent on both sides of the Atlantic . Ilis one meeting with Courtney had resulted in vic- tory, iatory, but the beaten man's backers emphatically considered the test un- satisfactory and inconclusive, com- plicated as it was by a near foul. Those cantankerous characters Wil- liam H. Vanderbilt and James Gor- don Bennett came forward—with an offer of a six thousand dollar purse, which was agreeable to the two oarsmen. But the financiers fell out ,over some detail—and withdrew the offer." * * * "Enter Asa T. Soule to fill the vacuum—he and his Ilop. Bitters Company would put up the stakes. I -Ie summoned the rivals and their backers to a meeting at the Brack- ett House in Rochester, the after- math of which was a powrful stench. The sessions were private —but even so the Democrat and Nigh Jaclter—Inventor Vincent Paolucci points to his new hydraulic car jack. All you have to do when you get a flat, he says, is to rets a button on the dashboard, then get out and watch the car go up without an ounce of work on your part. One At A Time—Washington second baseman Floyd Baker throws to first, attempting a double play, after forcing out the sliding Johnny Mize of the New York Yankees, The play came in the third inning of the game at the Yankee Stadium, but the throw was too late to get the batter, Gil Mcpougald, Chronicle detected 'some very curious shenanigans' William Blaikie, a Sommer Harvard stroke, was agreed upon as referee. His was the only reputation which sur- vived the event unamirched," * '1' * "As the day of the race approach - Chautauqua became the sporting centre of the United tSates. Gamb- lers and sharpers from all parts of the country converged on it. May- ville, the principal town near the course of the race, swarmed with underworld denizens—. Loose females flaunted exotic finery on hotel verandahs. Room and board rose from five dollars a week to twelve dollars a day. .A. local Pres- byterian clergyman cried front his pulpit, 'The seven plagues of Egypt swarm about its, and Hell's foul rays are focussed upon our unhappy vil- lage.'" * * "Betting was fast, furious and variable—. Wild rumors kept the odds wild. Hanlan was reported by the Associated Press to be so out of condition that he would not be able to row before spring. Courtney —suffered from ague and sore hands —. Two days before the race, an unidentified man, who may or may not have had inside information, waved a hundred dollar bill from the steps of the Mayville post office and offered to lay it against twenty that Courtney would not cone to the scratch. There were no takers." * * * We haven't the time or the space to quote more regarding the fas- cinating preliminaries. Look up the article yourself, or when the book is published, don't miss it. But as to the race itself, about which there was all that ballyhoo, here's how Mr. Adams describes it. * * * "Botli contestants took the water in apparently prime condition. At the start, the American spurted ahead,' rowing with his customary smoothness and skill. The Canadian quickened his lumpy stroke, and crept up foot by foot. Thereupon, to quote a poetic reporter, 'Courtney wilted like a tender flower in the harsh blast of winter,' The imagi- nary headache was still with him. Trailing his oars, he brought out a handkerchief and laved his fevered brow with the cool waters of the Potomac, The next thing his in- furiated backers knew, he had turn- ed at right angles and wavered off the course. Hanlan was declared the winner and went on to become the undisputed champion of the world," * * * So much for direct quotes front The New Yorker article; andi, as the old-time preachers used to say, "just one more word and we'll be ISSUE 36 — 102 :done." Mr, Adams later remarks that professional rowing had suffer- ed a blow from which it never re- covered. Personally, we cannot say that we are greatly surprised. That bit about Courtney wilting like a tender flower was enough to kill any sport. Still, we wouldn't have minded being there in and around Chautauquathose days some 73 years ago. Sounds like—crooked or not—it must tiave been fairly in- teresting. Especially around those hotel verandahs! Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE Q. Is it proper for a man to step out of an elevator before the woman who is with him, if she happens to be standing behind hint? A. Yes; it will save time and avoid confusion. Q. Should wedding announce- ments be mailed to the persons who have received invitations to the wedding? A, No; announcements are sent only to those persons who did not receive invitations to the wedding. Q. Is it always correct to use two envelopes for enclosing wed- ding invitations? A. 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