Zurich Herald, 1954-05-20, Page 7reECalvert SPORTS COLUMN
&mot 'Pettfoaegt
e Ted Williams never went out of tris
way to win the approval of fandom.
Rather, the stevel'se. He was completely
indifferent either to plaudits or jeers,
and he became, in his heyday, one of the
sports figures fandom loved to hate.
When he was called back into ser-
vice from his $100,000 per year job as an
outfielder -hitter, public sympathy switched to him, Here was
an older man who had done a full hitch Of combat flying;
a man whose big earning power couldn't last much longer.
And he had to give up everything and go back to work at an
Army captain's pay.
But while many were shedding tears for him, Ted Wil-
liams said: "My case is not unusual. A lot of men besides me
are being called back to service, and a lot are losing plenty of
looney, too. It would be nice to wake up some morning and
find all the world at peace. But men are being called, and if
it's my turn, it's my turn."
And what a job he did of getting himself back into shape
and hitting .407 when he finally returned to baseball near the
end of last season!
Then came that broken shoulder in the first 20 minutes
of 1954 practice. From that accident there developed a new
sidelight on Williams, the man who supposedly didn't get
along with sports writers, wanted no part of them.
After the accident, he was whisked away from the club-
house for an examination to determine the extent of the
mishap. He left in his baseball pants, with a large blanket
around his shoulders.
Later, when it was time to return to the clubhouse, others
suggested that Ted instead go right to his living quarters, to
avoid the crowd and to rest. But he insisted on returning im-
mediately to the ball park "because all of ,-the writers are
expecting 1nc."
Now fandom is beinning to appreciate Williams. And why
not? In baseball and in armed combat Williams has been
great. Everybody is rooting for him to have one more big
year.
In a way, the case of Ted Williams is not unlike that of
Jack Dempsey. As long as he was champion, Dempsey was
far from popular. But after he was beaten he became a public
idol,
random is like that. Once the star becomes the underdog,
fandom has a way of rushing loyally to his side..
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Strange Case Of A
Limping Sea -Gull
When some weeks ago I wrote
1Rbout an embarrassment of rich-
tte in the form of two sea gulls
that I had suffered when a sailor
there were some readers who
4oubted that the yarn was en-
tirely' truthful:
"Sea gulls are not that kind
Id a bird," wrote one woman.
Ser words sumined up what
seems a general impression. Sea
gulls are not delightful like rob-
s or lesser tufted willow
warblers; that they are not play-
ful or even exactly nice; and
that they are in fact greedy, cy-
nical birds with air of having
been too long at sea, write John
Allan May in The Christian
Science Monitor.
Now there can be no doubt
that sea gulls are greedy and
lack polish. Once when Joy and
I were having a picnic on the
Rends Of a beautiful Devonshire
Coombe (bay), a large gannet
swooped down and took a half
haand of butter out of Joy's
nd. We would have been
forced to eat dry rolls, only a
second gull came down while
tur attention was thus diverted
and took the bag of rolls.
But it would be quite a mis-
take to iinagine that sea gulls
are not like other birds and in
eome ways more so.
In Devon that time we watch-
ed a whole group playing
"Wave, wave, can't catch me,"
On a shelf of rocks that was in-
*ermittently flooded by incom-
ing waves.
Then the other day there was
this case up at Hartlepool, Eng-
land:
In the first week of April a
sea gull was seen limping down
the main street of Hartlepool,
apparently unable to fly. A bird
enthusiast eventually stopped.
the gull and escorted it to the
police station. (It is the custom
in England to take all your
troubles to the police.) The po-
lice called the local branch of
the Royal Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals.
While awaiting the arrival of
G. W. Spencer, RSPCA inspec-
tor, the police fed the sea gull
on bread and butter.
Mr. Spencer took . the hied•
away and, when he felt it wag
fully recovered, freed It to roam
the ocean and to soar effortless-
ly on the wind, peering for her-
ring.
Next week a second sea gull
was found wandering down the
main street of Hartlepool, ap-
parently unable to fly. Another
bird lover saw it and picked it
up and took it to the police sta-
tion. The police called the
RSPCA. While Mr. Spencer was
on his way they fed the poor
pathetic bird on bread and but-
ter.' Mr. Spencer took the bird
away and, when he felt it was
fully recovered, he let it go to
soar freely on the wind and
roam the wide illimitable
oceans, and so forth.
A few days later a third bird
lover walking down the main
street saw a limping sea gull
making its way down the street.
He picked it up and tenderly
took it to the police station,
where they phoned the RSPCA,
and so on.
Perhaps when Mr. Spencer
and the bird had gone, the ser-
geant wiped the butter off his
moustache and said to the con-
stable, "You know, Snoggins, I
have a sort of a wild hunch, a
kind of a feeling — there's
something strange going on,"
We do not know. All that we
do know, from the news agency
The Rosen With jockey Ray York up, Determine stands Is
than winner's circle) at Louisville, Ky., after winning the Kentucky
Derby by Il lengths. Owner A. J. Crcvolln (right) kisses .the
horse'.
No Bull—file's At School—Gene Banks, right, finds it safer, if
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stories that report • the incident
is that on April 21 a fourth limp-
ing s..a gull was found in the
street in Hartlepool and taken
by a bird -lover to the police
station.
This time when Mr. Spencer
arrived there was some kind .of
a conference. Perhaps the ser-
geant interrogated. Mr. Spencer
to discover where all these sea
gulls were coming from and
why they were walking about
the streets of Hartlepool, usu-
ally reserved for pedestrians.
Anyway, we know that Mr.
Spencer silenced them with this
disclosure:
"It is the same bird every
time. I have attended it four
times. I know it from this green
paint spot on its plumage. It
knows it can get a meal in this
way. When it has .stuffed itself
full of police bread and butter
it suddenly recovers the use of
its wings."
Mr. Spencer liberated the
bird. What has happened since,
I don't know. But I expect the
sergeant and the constable are
beginning almost to dread the
sound of feet coming in to the
quiet of the station from out-
side in the street.
Anyway you can see what 1<.4
Mean. It proves -again that:tap*,
apt
pearances are deceptive. Sea'`
guile are just as human as any
other birds.
Thought Son Dead
For 23 Years
Forty -four-year-old Italian
Mafalda Crisafio is a mother
who for 23 years mourned for
the baby son she lost in infancy.
Now she has had a letter from
him.
Shortly after the • birth of her
son Gianfranco, Malfada's hus-
band was unexpectedly trans-
ferred to Genoa. As the baby
was ailing, the young, anxious
mother thought it better to
leave him for a while under the
care of his nurse In the small
Calabrian village where the
family had been living.
Great was her grief when a
few months later word came
from the nurse that little Gian-
franco had died, victim of an
epidemic. As Mafalda was again
with child, she was unable to
travel and attend the funeral.
Each year, however, on the
anniversary of his death, she
sent money to the nurse to buy
a huge bunch of white roses for
his little grave. Once or twice
she herself travelled to his place
of rest and there said her pray-
ers.
She never suspected that her
baby might stil be alive. But he
was. The nurse, having lost her
Own baby in the epidemic,
wanted to keep the other boy
for herself, So she brought him
up and used the annual bunch
of white roses to decorate the
grave of her own baby.
Gianfranco grew into a strong
and healthy farm -labourer. Then
his foster -mother fell ill. Feel-
ing the end was near, she sent
for the priest and made a full
confession.
Gianfranco immediately wrote
a letter to his mother.
MOUSE CAUSED CAR CRA.SB
While driving along a country
road outside Cape Town, a mo-
torist was astonished to see a
small car ahead careening from
side to side as though it were
out of control.
Finally, it mounted a grass
strip bordering the roadway,
swung round, allot across the
road once more and ended tip in
t hedge.
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Modern Etiquette
Q. When are "informals" pro-
perly used in correspondence?
A. The "informal," a foldover
card, may be used for any short
note — for sending and replying
to invitations, for enclosing with
a gift, and so on. It is not proper,
however, as a letter of condol-
ence.
Q. Is it correct for a woman to
eat in a public restaurant with
her gloves on?
A. If she is seated at a table,
it is not correct. If, however,
sale is standing and eating light
refreshments, she may keep her
gloves on.
Q. When a girl attends church
with her fiance, is he supposed
to give enough money to the
collection for both?
A. Each should put in a con-
tribution.
' Q. What are the duties of the
matron or maid -of -honor while
the ceremony is taking placer
A. She s tan ds nearest the
bride, takes her bouquet or
prayer book while the ring is
put on, returning them at the
' proper time, and she arranges
the bride's train when she turns;
` earn the altar.
Q If a guest is late for dinner
and the meal has already be-
gun, is it necessary for the men
present to rise in order to greet
the newcomer?
A. No. The host and hostess
should rise, but it is less awk-
ward and confusing for the
other guests to remain seated.
Q. When writing a personal
letter, is the date correctly put
at the end of the message or at
the top righthand corner?
A. Usually, in the top right-
hand corner of a long letter, but
at the end of a short note.
Q. flow does one eat arti-
chokes at the table?
A. With the fingers. Pull off
a leaf at a time, dip it into the
melted butter or sauce that is
provided, and eat the soft end.
When you get down to the
smallest leaves, scrape the
prickly "choke" part away with
a knife, and eat the center or
heart with a fork.
Q. If a bride -elect receives a
wedding gift which has been
broken in the mail, should she
mention this fact in her letter
of thanks to the donor?
A. It is much better not to
mention this. To do so would
seem to convey a hint to the do-
nor to replace the gift with an-
other.
Q, If one has already given a
present to a newborn baby, and
is then ,invited to the christen-
ing, is one expected to bring an-
other present?
A, No.
Q. When writing a "thank
yon" note to a relatve who has
sent a check as a birthday gift,
should one say how the money
is going to be used?
A. This is always the nice
thing to do when a gift of
money is received.
Hew We Got The
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The word dollar comes from
the Low German for `''haler,
which is an abbreviation of
Joachimsthaler. J o a c h i msthal
(Joachim's dale) is a little town
in Bohemia near which, in the be-
ginning of the sixteenth century,
rich silver mine was discover-
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like K the humorist had material
for his little joke. The Indians
may have given us the term. An
Indian chief, Old Keokuk, was
accustomed to signing papers
with his initials. The Choctaw
Indians have a word, okeh,
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