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Ring Reminiscences
-- Fights and Fighters -
fliy JAMES
Expressions relating to "box figlftinl" and tactics. etc., seem to become part of our language. Like nearly all slang words and phrases they becom orthodox during the course of ime. I no- liced one in some article lately. viz.s "He threw in the -towel.” Ringside seat. knockout, K.O. (used figuratively); "good big man getter than good little man", otc., tc .
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It might be interesting to those who never heard it before. of the origin of ”The bigger they are the harder they fall." It was the rioug-hty and redoubtable Ruby Robert Fitzsimmons who is the original author.
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It was the oustom in those days for champions to do a barnstorm- mg stunt of the principal cities in the States and Canada. taking on all comers for four rounds. It meant big money for the cham- pions. They "would get a certain large guarantee from the theatri- cal people besides giving the hoi polloi a chance to see them. at the same time keeping in fairly good shape for a bout at short notice.
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In later years they boxed with their own sparring partners. I remember a talk wit'h Battling Nelson, the ”Durable Dane", after
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his exhibition at the Old Howard theaitre,in Boston. .After he had thrown a pocket full of pennies (three or four hundred) to a ser- aglio of little boys. He said as he was going away. "Well I must go.down to the Boston Traveller oiifice now and get my five hun- dred." He was getting s500 for a .Wl'HE'l!D of his flshtsln the Tra- veller that day. He likely'had a "ghost writer." At first thought I was confusing his 3500 with the stipend for the Old Howard show. He didn't tell me how much he got for the show. He volunteered the information about the .Trav- eller money. I didn't get familiar or inquisitive on short acquaint- ance. - ' 6 O C
To hank back to the historic cliche,-it happened in Butte, Montana. They put up a mans- trosity of a man against Fitz. with a heart and shoulders. almost superhuman-out of this world- like "The Man From Mars". This modern Sampson had beaten all- comers in a radius of 500 miles. He was no pushover. Fitz had a retinue of Australian trainers and C3'lTltD followers. When Fitz ur- rivcd at the a-ud-itoriuim, one of his Australians got anxious to get a look at Fitz's opponent. He took one look-it was enough. He rushed back with his eyes popping, the picture of consterna- tion.
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After he got his breath and composure he said ”'c's an awr- ful! 'e's- a monster, '6: ain't 'uman, ie weighs 350 lbs. Fitz was mo- mentarily stunned at the news. but he soon recovered his equan- imity and set, "Let 'im come, 'Orace, the bigger they are the 'arder they fall."
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Fiiz had to be wary and duck and sidestep and hack-peddle the giant's p o w e r ful roundhouse the
swings. all the time letting
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' p . bl! fellow tire and get slower in his movements. His ohancg came in the 4th round. The big fellow BW1-lna one of his haymakers. mlaed again. and before he could set up his hands. Fitz landed with his lethal right directly on the button of the jaw of the Colossus, U I O
F195 hid P11! tall the force of his body from his very toes, into the blow, because he was positive it would la-ndlrlgvht. T-he resounding ihl-imp of the biz iellow's head on the floor of the stage, and the suddennoss of the final coup dc grace terrified many of the more timid souls and they headed for the exits. Something like the humorist who saw a fellow strike a very heavy blow in a rough. house fight in Arkansas. and jm. medlilely announced his inten- tion of moving out of the stone.
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Natural-ly Fitz's trainers would repeat what he said when told about the Colossus, and it quickly became a common saying in box. mg parlance. Now it has univer- sal use-tboth literally and figur- atively.
Member. of First Basketball Team I llics In Nova Scotia
STELLAR.'I'0N. N. S.. April 1- (OP)-Rev. Finlay G. MacDonald, a member of the first basketball team in the world, died suddenly at his home here Thursday. He was 81.
Born at Sunny Brae, N. S.. in 1870. he became interested in Y. M. C. A. work and studied at Spring- field. Mass. It was while in
Springfield that he became a member of the pioneer basket squad.
"As I remember it," he told re- porters sometime ago, "we were playing football for Springfield College against other teams in the state."
"We were leaving the field after the last game of the season when the coach - that was Dr. James Naismlth, another Canadian-said we needed a game that we could play inside during the winter.
"Somebody was carrying the goal posts in and he said fbrlng that goal over and I'll'hold it here.' Then he put a pail up on one or the posts. Another post was put at the other end of the gymnasium and somebody's hat was stuck up on it.
"We chose sides-there were nine 11 side then-and we played the first game. trying to throw that some football into the pail and hats.
"Of course we went into it pell mell and it was the strongest team that came out on top."
After the first or second game peach baskets were substituted for the pail and hat and there were rules added to tone down the style of play.
Soon after, the game originated by DI'- Nilsmlth. native of Smith Falls. 0nt.. branched out and a league was formed in which teams from all over the state met.
"We never lost a game for two years." Mr. MacDonald said. "We played all the colleges after the 1931118 was organized and we were never beaten."
"After that. of course. we grad. uated and the team broke up."
During that first year the peach baskets were universally used.
The second year, however, bask- eta a little more like those used today were set up.
From his last look at the mod. em version of the hoop sport, he expressed the opinion that it hadn't changed very much.
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REGINA, March 31 - (op)- Provincial Treasurer C. M. Fines said last night that he is "ab- solutely opposed to the Saskatche- wan Government...ever taking public funds and trying to de. velop the natural resources."
THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN
Bearden Vows To Make igmebaclt
BY JOE IIEICIILER 0lfaLA.NDO. F'la.. March 31 .. (AP - Hard-working Gene Bear. den. Who rose from baseball ob- SWFIIY 10 xreatness in one year
vows to make the long climb back to the top or "break an'arm fry- ing."
The handsome southpaw with the bntflinag knoekleba-ll pitch was the toast of the baseball world in 1948 when he won 20 games for
broke the only American League pennant tie in history to give the Indians their first flag in 28 years. Bcarden went on to win one gaime and save another as the Indians defeated Boston Braves in the World Series.
Bearden hasn't been successful since then. He won only eight games in I949. Last year he won our.
famed Golfer
Dies Al 64
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., March 31 -- (AP) - Jerome D. Travers. 64. a fa-med name in golf with a record surpassed only by the brilliant Bobby Jones, died yestg,-. day at his home.
Travers. who won the U. S. amateur championship four times between 1907 and 1913. tiled in comparative obscurity.
An inspector at an aircraft plan-t here. Traverse was just another name to most of his fellow-work- ers and neighbors.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Dyna Travers. a. daughter. Gerry-An-ne -both of them too ill to be told of his death -- and two sons.
He turned golf professional in the twilight of his career. but was not successful.
His biggest regret, he told an interviewer several years ago, was his failure to turn pro after winning the United States open when he had oportunities to cash in on scores of offers.
One of the most famous putters in the history of golf. his biggest thrilll came from winning the U.S. open in 1915 with a 72-hole score of 297.
Slim and wiry with a keen sense of humor. Travers liked to talk about the early days of golf and although he never played in re- cent ycars. he followed the pro- gress of the new crop of golfers widly.
His favorites were Jones. Waller Hagen, Sam Snead. Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan. .
Brafton-Gavilan Sign For Bout
NEW YORK. March 31-(AP) --The welterweight boxing picture cleared up considerably yesterday when N.B.A. champion Johnny Bratton of Chicago and Cuba's Kid Gaviian signed to meet in :1 15-round title bout in Madison
Square Garden. May 18. p New York agred to recognize the winner as world oharmplon
Both Bratton and Gavilan guaran- teed that the victor will defend his crown against New York's Billy Graham in the Garden in July.
The last move gained NOW York's title blessing.
Graham, bedded with a virus infection. could not appear.. He cancelled his scheduled April 11 bout with Fitzle Pruden of St. Catharines, onm. in Cb1cago- A substitute will replace him in that houh
Freetown Wins south shore Hockey Title
By defeating Augustine Cove Bulldogs by a score of 4-1 at Bedeque rink on Wednesday night, Freetown Royals became cham- pions of the South shore Hockey League and winners of the Sim- mons and MacFarlane Trophy for the sixth consecutive year. They took the best of three series in two straight games.
This is a notable triumph for the Freetown team and their coach. Robert Jardine, who has directed them to the six cham- pionships. The game was fought on good hard ice with over 600 people in attendance and. for a while was a nip and tuck struggle with no goal: being scored in the first two periods. G. Somers pull- ed the hat trick by scoring three
only to hit rock bottom the next, -
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The flash of silver blades and (the spray of flying snow announced opening of.ne'W 5100.000 C0mml-ms ity Memorial Arena at AWood- bridge, Ont. The long-waited-for arena will be well used by local
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iLadiea' Friday Afternoon League Team 1-ZM. Points--27”.'4. Team 2-2424. Points-209.4. Team 3-2423. Poin-ts-45. Team 4--Z36. Points-16'.-.-. High single: R. MacNeill, 248. High three: E. Cameron, 608.
Six-Year-Old Victim Of Cancer Dies
DEFROIT. March 31 -.(AP)-- Six-year-old Bobby Hiftline, 8 cancer victim. who attracted country-wide attention through his mother's pica for mail. died today in hospital-
Last week he suffered a re- lapse attributed partly to the ex- citement caused by TECOIVIHR more than 300,000 letters and packages from sympathetic por-
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of the Freetown tallies. Summary:
First Pcrlod
Scoring: None. . Penalties: L. Peters. C. M1115-
Second Period
Scoring: None. Penalties: Howatt. W. Campbell.
Third Period
l-Freetown, G. Somers (R. Mac-
Murdo) 2-Augustine Cove, 6. Cutcllife (Darrach) 3-Freetown, Gardiner (C. M1119 4-Freetown. Somers (R. MacMur- do) 5eFreetown. Somers (R. MacMur-
o)
Penalties: -C. Peters, Paynter.
Referees: Jack Schurman, Gor- don Kelly.
Lineups:-- I .
Augustine Cove: Goal. Miller: defence, W. Muttart. G. Cutcliffe, P. Peters, C. Peters; forwards. W. Macl-Tadyen, G. MacFadyen. Dar- rach. Noonan. Carruthers. I-I. Mut- tart, Campbell. Howatt.
Freetown: Goal, Tayor; defence. Campbell, Waugh; iforwnrds. Som-. ers, MacMurdo, E. Taylor. C. Mills. W. Mills. P. Gardiner, E. Payntcr.. R. smith. 3. Reid.
Trophies Presented
Following the game the league, trophies were presented by they president of the league. Mr. Claude. Delaney. who has been untirlng in his efforts during the year.
They are:
Simmons and MacFarla.ne Tro- phy. emblematic of the league. championship. won by Freetown Royals. i
Horace Wright Trophy for the. team placing first in regular league schedule, won by Freetown.
J. F. Arnett Trophy for the team placing second in regular schedule, won by Albany St. Pats.
Bedeque Rink Trophy for highestt scorer. won by Lester MacLeod of Albany. i
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citizens. as nearly everyone. young and old alike. are skating enthusi- asts. Repiresenting figure-skating department, here are ll-year-olds Wanda Anness and Doreen Drury.
ST. ROCK SCHOOL
Report for March.
Grade IX.-1. Doreen Arsenault.
Grade VIII.-1. Edward Blanch- ard; 2. Louise Chaisson; 3, Elmer Blanchard.
Grade V.-1, Ivan Arsenault; 2, Allan Griffin; 3. Joan Shea.
Grade IV.-1. Freda Martin; 2. Jerome Martin; 3, Dorccn Blanch- ard.
Grade Ahcarn.
Grade III. B.-i, Joan Griffin; 2. Alma Chaisson; 3. Erma Shea.
Grade III. Gel. Mary DesRoche; 2. Shirley Blanchard.
Grade II. A.-1. Hector Roche.
Grade II. B-1, Roger Martin: 2. Audrey Shea; 3. Nelson Chaisson.
Grade I.-l. Benoit Peters; 2. Raymond Blanchard.
Rita Knox-Teacher.
III. A .-1. Marjorie
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SCHOOL DESTROEED
LAWRENCE. Mass. March 31- AP) Fire roared upward through ventilator shafts and par: titions of an eight-grade school today while 570 pupils of grades one.to eight marohed safely out. The children left in good fire drill order even as flames, which had originated in basement wir- mg. were breaking from seemi- flocr windows. The school was destroyed. I
games played, won by Robert Mac- Murdo of Freetown.
Following are the six top point winners during the season in the scoring race: Lester MacLeod 20, Neil Duguay 19, N. VanEmber 18. Robert MacMurdo 17. Leo Duvar 17, Shelton Ferguson 16. B
CARS INCREASING HALIFAX-(CP)-E. S. Camp- bell, Nova Scotia vehicle registrar. sold here there are nearly 130.000 drivers in the province "and we are well on the way to hitting the 100.000 mark in the number of vehicles.” This year is expected to see a big increase over last year when 17,000 new cars and 16.500 new drivers were registered. .-..-Z-2-:--:--ms
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