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Sport Forum

McLarnin And Pop Foster; Partnership That Paid Off

sir;-it is believed. that Baby Face Jimmy McLarrun was the best managed prize fighter who ever worked in the land of blood and brawl. The team of McLarnIn and Charlie "Pop" Foster is now but a legend of bygone days. But Baby faced Jimmy and Pop knew how to stay together. That's the way they started back in the gold- en twenties. often hated. often lov- ed through poverty and fame. but always together. The world of sport knew them as fighter and mana- ger. they were more like father and son.

McLarnln was born in Belfast. Ireland. on December lit. 1907. He

i began boxing piofessionly in 1924.

The air was autumn clear one day about 30 years ago when Pop Foster leaned down to tie shoe and found fortune tangled in the laces. As he straightened up lll" glanced into the school yard be- fore him and observed a game of leap frog. one of the little fellows playing had the face of an angel and the legs of a young antelope. Pup watched the boy for a long time. he came back the next day and the next. Pop couldn't tell you u-hy he did this all he knew was that there was something about this boy he liked. Then one day

Pop saw the boy in a fist fight punching away as though he had a mission in life. Little ripples ran up and down his spine. Pop went home with the boy that evening. They talked of brave and glorious future. The kids name of course was Jimmy McLarnln'.

The Mcbarnln family was a large one and Jimmy's folks knew that Pop Foster was a good man to take care of little Jimmy. Pop and the boy tied up. Pop sold his fish- ing boats and left. Vancouver with his two flsted baby. faced protege Pop and Jimmy lived in San Fran- risco for awhile. He taught Jim- my every trick of attack and de- fence. when he thought that his boy was ready Pop started trudg- log around begging for a chance for his Jimmy to fight. These two struggled right to the very top. Baby faced Mcbarnln became the killer of the ring. -

One of the best light attractions in the country in l083 Mcl.arnin became the welterweight cham- nlon of the world. He met and de- ftfated a total of 13 world cham- mons reigning. past or to be. He was elected to the ring hall of fame in l950.

for thirteen years. Jimm) and Foster travelled the flatlc road a I pair-of hard hitter wanderer: in Quest of ring glory and gold. Al- Ways.there was Pop watching his hwy fight watching him with some- ”""it glorious brimming itp in his hard old eyes. Around the fight riri-ult they hated old Pop. They called him a rasplng old man. a raullfowsr it out who always drove a hard sharp bargain. But the old pirate always made sure :,l:.:tu:ils Jimmy would get the but

Year after year they went along losether in this way. shoulde to shoulder. ' my the baby faced killer could no more luvs Po than he could tear out his son. ogetiier they stood until Jimmy .Mrl.arnln retired from the ring and hung uJ) his loves forever.

at that t rough he and For had made a fortune of almost I belt a nstliioa dollars out of the Brits ring. it was a partnership that . mg 9", Dent an idea um Pop rou- '" WII inst an mars stevedore bum who hit the jackpot with a

UN mus. nos ' if I W. and as Tl:un'nt1W.02 this takes a bit of back tracking and "il lather that the old boy was

i llll. Statistics

his the rink in nearby Newcastle

where the Dominion Curling champ ionships opened (March 5). Eleven

no stranger to a punch on the nose.

was deep in the Foster blood

stream. ing a fight booth in a traveling

when the fithers swung bare knuck- les that clanged like anviis when they connected. When young Fos- ter was growing up boxing in Eng-

Scene Of Dominion Brier

rinks. one from each of the ifi,iOiiiarlo drew a bye in the first provinces except Ontario. which roiiiid play shown above. has two, are taking part. Northern;

Freetown Royals G'foym Win Semi-finals

dver Rangers

championship in two Foster Sr.. scratched out a pre- games, carious living in Yorkshire opcrat- Campbell and smith did the gcof. and Ernest David dented the twines assisted

log for carnival. An uncle was lightweight Campbell was the lone sniper for Ella David for the first goal and 16. 1 .

(C? Photo).

Blank Montague

In a cmwd-pleasing game play-

The Freelowrt Royals defeated ed in the Georgetown Rink on Mon-

Machlurdo. Taylor, F I eetown.

champion of England. in the days Lot

Canadian production of writ

the Lot 16 Rangers H at Bede- .day night the smart Georgetown! que Rink Monday night to take High School G A! a matter of int '11? nIHIll.V If! their best-of-three semi-final ser- ies for the South shore league High School Girls Hockey team by straight it 3-0 score. The first period was

defeated the visiting Montague

W. scoreless. In the middle frame Genrgetown scored twice as Annie

la David scored the second un-

ing lDavid again made the red light

inks was valued at 3516.000 in 1954, lhlink to make the final score read again.-it S4i6.Q00 in 1945. 3-0.

53-Iona:

T()R0.N"lT) tCPl - Rudy Pilous. St. Catharines T e e p e e a hockey coach and general manager. has asked the Ontario Hockey Associa- tion Junior A League to bar Charlie Burns of Toronto Marl- boros for the player's own safety. The Marlboro forward was so- verely injured iii months ago and now wears a plate in his head.

council meeting Monday Burns is in danger of heing killed if he con- tinues playing.

Burns discounted Pllous' warning and said his doctor. agreed to let him play hockey if he wears I helmet.

Said Stafford Smythe, Marlboros' general manager:

Olympics Says

MONTREAL I(.'Pl -- The Cana- dian Olympic Association in its current bulletin says Canadian sportsmen have little cause for exaltation over the wintcr Olympic Games and that the results in- dicate ”good teams Will no longer suffice."

In the future they must be madc- tip of ”the best possible amateur experts that can be found, and they must have longer periods of intensive training."

The Bulletin, prepared by Prof. Nelson C. Hart of London, Ont., sounds an early warning: "Now is the time to begin preparations for Squaw Valley. California, in 1960."

irl's Hockey Team:

or assisted. in the final stanza. Annie.

PLAN FOR GAMES

The-Bulletin outlined ps()p0RRlE to put participation in the Pnn-Amer- lcan Games on a solid basis. It said a notice of motion will be stibmitied to the annual meeting of the COA in Toronto April 7 em hodying these points:

i. Creation of a sub-committee of the COA to oi'gani1.e. finance. en- courage. stimulate snd improve Canada's participation in the Pan- American Games.

2. Empowering the incoming board of director: of the COA to appoint provisional members and a provisional chairman of this

Pilous told an 0llA Junior A d

Pro Foolbalers

Are Preparing To Go On Strike

By JOHN FARROW

The Chssrlutttettown ouuiu-n. Wednesday. Mar. -1, 19533, L.,N.,.,.. ....,e..;,,,..,,..., W,

lprofesslonal footballers are pro-

Teepee Coach Asks O.H.A. To izzin :::...3:'...zi...:":.i:..:::""t Bar lniured Toronto Player

The big test comes March 18 when Brentford plays Swintlon. The following nlglit Wolverhampton is due to play Bilbao of Spain. Both

nrrhe club wnuidnr, M. playing matches are under lights.

Burns -if the doctors hadn't given

the lo-ahead

FRACTUBED SKUl.l.

If players obey their union and refuse to take part then a "war" may follow with the clubs liiiiug or suspending players for breach of

Burns suffered a frncliircd skull C""”8Ci-

Oct. I9; 1954 during practice.

Stanley Cullis. manager of Wol-

OHA president Frank lluckiand Vffhamillhn. said Tuesday: ”lf my

of Peterborough said an tum sub- players don't committee will discuss Burns E'i-i- breaking their contract

charges and we certainly intend look into them." he said.

Pilous said that if the mm per-

plav will be ' with the club. it is a pity we are being

they

ay. ”Pllous made siiiiie serious made the guinea pigs,"

M CONFLICTING ORDERS

Contracts state that a player

mits Burns to continue playlii”. the mug turn out im M .i h h . St. Catharlnes club. wants the OHA en... ,t,.qu,,.ed. yriendli. ;nl;u.,::se::l. to give a better relieving the club nmdm game; an, M; excepted.

of any responsibility if something

should happen.

Best Possible Amateurs For

Association

-ccrued.

,tit-ularly reports on prospects iwrestling and swimming.

because of lack of

Cutting Results

lli()NC'l'0N ICPI--Fourth results in championship here Tuesday:

The Bulletin took a look at the .coming summer Olympic Games lin Melbourne and mentioned par-

Jim Trlfunov of Winnipeg. chair- man of the national wrestling com- mittee, reported on a number of wrestlers but said many are handl- capped in international competition b9t)t'een Enallsh team: and foreign r -my, visitors. wrestling in Canadian centres.

The Llililln ordered players to boycott t e l e v i s e d and floodlit matches until the Football Assocll- tlon and Football League agree to meet the iininn and negotiate spe- cial pay rates.

England's weekly league pro- gram with matches every Satur- day is not affected. But there are other implications to the double

committee. The committee would ban Here the . . rl . .i'l't r l ' ...y".'c . ::.:2::.r;d..r.:r.;:.::2:1:.”:.:.i..:;l 1- The -I com

pany has negotiated an agi '

This is Basketball?

Weird and wonderful acrohaiicsitiiiiii-r as Temple's Hal Reiniield are part of the fascination of hask- topples over him in a freak com. etball from the spectators point ,sion in a collegiate basketball game

of view.

Here is 8 sample Al in Philadephia. Temple was

Juliana of St. Joseph ducks ironilwiuiicr, 77-68.

the

of the sports governing bodies coo- ;ln mews? um um mm May 5.

lA players' boycott would mean either no television or no cup final.

2. The England I vs Switzer- land 3 match at Southampton March 21 is another game due to be televised.

3. The end of league matches un- der the lights.

4. The end of floodlit friendlies

in

Standings

M()NCT()N (CF) -ltlndlngs in

mtlnd the Canadian curling champion- llie Canadian curling ship after (our 1-oundg; '

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land was enjoying a boom period. inspired by the fading shadows of the immortal gypsy from County Norwich Jem Mace the great bare knuckle champion. Before young Charles was knee high to a water bucket he watched the magnifici- ent figure of Mace moving about

where Mace then well past his prime lived. When Pop was 15 his- tory was made across the ocean in Ricltliurg. Mississippi as .lohn L. Sullivan whipped Jake Kllrain over 75 rounds to win the world heavy- weight title In the last champion- ship fight over fought with bare knuckles. Foster was 2i and a well scar- red veteran himself when he took over a tough spindly-legged i8- year-oid named Spike Robson and taught him the tricks of the trade. The Foster-Robson partnership led swiftly up from the gloomy Leeds gymnasium to some of the classic fights of old time ring his- tory. against such greats as Geor e Dixon. Joe Joe Gem and Terry McGovern. "Never did win a championship. did Spike." says Pop. "He was the best-easily the uncrowned feather- weight champion of the world and the greatest. fighter I ever saw in- cluding Jlmmy Mcharnin."

I am. Sir. etc..

Wilfred 0. McCi.USKEY. Charlottetown.

a 675

HOCKEY RHUBARBS

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