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Orono Weekly Times, 19 Mar 1953, p. 7

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1il a1Calvtrtt pO0R T sCO ,lMNR 6tme~& ?e~9a4~#s cdni Is g nt w. ýfo he l O Thandis is gra0 wekfr helis, u The sons of fthc Ould Sod mnay bhave lost ~t~ their Ieadership lu boxing, Mu lngjump- ing anld some other sports il) vwbich they oneexcelled, but there'S one porno obne eau take aayfrom the Iih Tht' hndal.They inivented it. N-\ot a major sPpt, tIcibe jurelut a great cnîinn game olf sp.ecd and.1],used ~by fighters, reterfiremnen, plie e oreachtop p1hysical shape-, by bushessý men, editors, lwyrI o keep that walst- iine do tal Yuormal proportions. The hbadyIis played hand- ball in t'he tenth- century, They calledr~'d fves", because the five fingers of each hand were used tocend the baH crshng intaOite board I waUrs Meham B<gs of Tpeay ,vas the hand-ball wizard, the Bob Flethe Je.Blaock of hîs day. He could make a hand-ball spin- and curve like ýýa basebail pitcher controls a baIl. Enigland borrýoweclhan,-d-ball Xro IreLand two centuries ago, "FCives is Cstl ig game ut Eton, iasbeen for yea.Fromhand-bll, so it isbelîeved, came. tennis, racquets and other sucirsors They mwe t ail to the 1rsi.And tis is a fie week; se it is, to mpaszethat point. Rt goeswltltout sayiug that hand-ball came to America wihemigration front Ireand, 1In 188z, cone Phil casey mig-rated to Brooklynu aud was cdistressed te learn ithere were ino hand- ball courts lu thc States. fjasey and fellow , imigranits batted wal utNew York buildhugs, buit the rugb srfaçce niulýiflei thie spin, heýnce the fluer art declined. CUsey was enterprising enougl' to bwil a sticek %wooden ý_court wt side alls and he charged a fer. Alumni of the Casey academy soon -,peneratcd AtoMdwesten and Pacific Coast omniis especially Detroit an-d Sunr Francisco. The Irish of that day had an amn-bitioi) to join the "f arce"', Le, the force, and wear a uiniform. Accordingly /thice was hAdy a poli c tation or a fire house Lande Vé p of Norten States f-rm the Atlantic to the Pucifi that di-ri't serve as a bckwall for hïand-bal]l playing. And in public and private g:ympaiîsiums, the e camre into great vogue, because it wvas muche more convenient to play h-andt-ball, than, for instanceý, golf, wlhich Look time to tra-vel to the links. So tcoday, thaniks te, the Irish îof 2000 yeurs ugo, and tlhanks latertthdeCasyse.-, the Egans, te Cuvunuughs and the MvcQuades, h-anid-bal,the gameote I r ish sl Iorishs, sharpens the reflexes between handsý and feeË, sharpenis the cýye, dev.elops durabiliy ty,stamina an-oo4 physîcal condition, Four-wall hand-b'all ~wa&s the #origin-al game ýýandstl is p1Layed. ýBuit lu Brookly'n alple, thlere are said to be some120 on-alcourts against woishdescendaLnts of thc Irishlin- migrants of a century back, and descendants of ail other nation- a4ities -h hep ce e cmligptof this cninnplay - elaid's garc tet Ycr oem.tîa-i îggston-for ti aunw»!b. ecoe y Fmer erusrnco C~ibert Homse,431 Yanpe St, Toonto. DtvlttTÎiH L LER S -L1M TîE D if ever a man deserved tA be suwrld boxing champion, it is .&rce Moôre.Bis yictory t1ns wi4ntcr over Joey M~aXirI, ut st, Louis, isorwil surely go down in fitieiisory asthe fitQn cuimik tio te r 6ya- ~oloredmuns inredbiedeter- urnaionandpatience, .An~d iht tatmen stndse,ýej if ire lOsesý Me lette n-,t tirne lie puts it onï !fessio.nal oxrfor somethIng likeý WXtittee yers.FOI lnarly haîfý lknt time belias been threldn ioteder fýor thewrd light- lWIeavywveîIght titie. Yet, until h, met Maxihr, ruD(,en-,mbfr, ho h3.ac neyetr hiî,a crack at ithleiie. Why nt To quote Ch&,rley JohustLon, the boxor's maiunager: "ïeôol.c is toc gOOc." Hie cas il Bg oisoný, poisoni 14 ather bxesbecause ire usu- aly bet tent, Sucb stUOhg poi- am iSAt no rdignng champion sweuldimpeet im-evniitiougir he r-tanked Ntrnber Two in his cas Poisonbecaue, he ad kniocked .nt56 of nearl'y ]30 opponen-rts, Way back in 199 Wore began t. bit tiheadlno.Then canec rie war aZnd 10,thelg~-hay weight titie )went inrtQ Mcidstor- age. EHos ýtites o v E. r, ~Moore- found hiself, on paper and lun tie eycs 0f bnxing experts and publi, ithe adiïg contender forT Gris Lesn"ei'rwn. But everV tine aPtife gh Ocj- cd thecconers, as overyone ag- yIreaed L soud ave been, Auth- ority, lkeIelson, turncedabld Bood Advics if Ysu Sufe VIth Piles ypp 0k~,tb ,,I Prsuopat Moore ho wvcr, was neyer de- hTh g-loves and fuftsmbd else.FrmSt, Louis te B'alt'i- more, frein Cleveland to Holly- wodie boxd1o, Aýt eue time hliwespromiscd 11he neXt c aut tire then regn- ing champioxn, usLsnvih But aimost ut the lust minue Plans wer, hned eueii wc"nt Ite Europe tf0 meet Freddie Mris, oore 'Laugied at thc Fates ugipackted h'lis bsand re- sum-ed i is trn-nircnwau- Even sonne oe tic decisions ïu hisls ghts senre temark lm ras one C botdng'sForgottn Men." Once I Çleve!ap.d irie wuu foule4i. Ris oponen"t Iut hm h é r mus on oue knuee-r blng knýockem dodwn.B ;ofender Inste'ad *M1-oore wsgiven ,ter, mýinutes ï luwh-d e ore.cover and resufme figltJing. IU was of tbte nlost rditd usdcislous - cer givein. lRe had bven fouied £0 badly tiat nre cou'ldn'*t continue, and flic Offiçialveditwus tfiat heo bot by - noc-ou SoSe eyears tickd by, and za>s Moeaddcct -orý cndeste iis birthiday cauËes h-e must hiave quietly wondiered if tirere wvas auy jsic n tic x'(iprl Of on-e tiing ire was vr ceVtair, 1however, If ever ire- got cirhpance he'd nmake dam !sure et fibat tifle. Lesu-e- vicrMilsMaxim. whocvcr was tire cham,:p, ol know ail about ifwhen i rLe-y met Arcirie Moore Maxi wa thc man i-e met and hammered, and wiCthtie rais- Kng o e tcnw tWae-holder'sarma y-ears of îsîc eevindica;- tes, ic~e fiat cn hevcx be excused epacdb! eue ting-promei,- fer awnya!jcliketire gate-puling coniest lièI, irey wuint Crewd Appea]. As îust one eaipe ale last yeur - ».-Su-gare- Raï,.y Robinson was conside cd te e a better finauial d a gaînsf MUxifn tian ocreRobin-son twasfgt iîng ouf of his vwcight nd ls very decisvéey. But if wus a beuft hat attracfed tic deugi Tiu's wiat atrd Signis Of Sp ring! New ic Use fui Too... A nie-w product on the mvarket dJaimsý to vunquish the foc off dul scîss, Tus nmoe sarpený- er stands uright on a rubbert tip Looking rathier like a nine- pin, ift has a ho1e0t1C-pàgh il hol- ing a sclf-djustng carborn- dLum hon e. The scîssors bae straddle tire hone, y-ou sQueeze tic hundieus gently and ip-ush h bilades over tic houie. epa until they are as Sharp as you wranf. Tic lea7f-shaped ,siIvernene nlow or, the arktwitb the ,od o usceepngseul of, ap-~ proval mnakes siLver eclanyif3g as, A lw estcectrie broir i somefhiug fit ousewivesge- f in-g 1fie mid-day rm-eal for ee wrig gils uinglce- roesr býacielOrs across tfie street wi! ppprecclme, There is on tfiemr ket now a FsmnaïI breilerwic 'and cal! bc fiffcd oer ost Tiese c a a ippans, A rs- proof rac.k fer tire steak,-orban evth tirebreller. A newwa product Las ceme into tiu, kitchen. If Is a cem greasy ookig flm, food suns sade nd fingermtarks freiný woodwork, wllcabinets, p pliance and ether lkifelen. sur- faces. evoid cf harsi abraives or streug cinemiculs, if 1 snet hamd ýOn i n dsand ia pleasuant aroma. A led f waxýes,sovna neÉitchenwx sprcual effcive àand sfon enaie, or wrteiexax film l-nuad agulnist "sou .d wafer., Frac e o oii oll, f wll nettrp dust or fluger-1 prits;uerwîl ~tyellow ena,ým- cled su-rfacesý. A plut bffewil d!ean ndpi i1,000) squpre feef hyn-singing hsntcerne up ta e fle epatlorn 0f tecuc do!iaresc Ufierunchrc inNwJei-se,,, i\utd heytve, in- Naimes ethyms mre ncxe on ýa fablet - by tf- ie de oic-ý- mýýecirnca hir, an'hsi or te.er, préess abttnset bp -and music fus ie curc What's The Reason Fo r "Noe-Hat" Hiabit?~ fiftysix mn eutol one hundred eahas, This st'ili Jeatves 'a cl ofbare headsMbut ilisclaîe maiehatessesshas"at leaýst been hatesinAmeýricaG_ -ay ItlHolland, Scandjina1via and France are iii on fis, ior al have, beeny st1vngt put hats back oni menis heads, The no-hat ihabit hus sprcad t h r o U g hbcfie estern Blum ti fîms, ayspsycio- logèist, atlssness,they argue, gswitlrisecurity n ntbl ity, whiehtwern efet. WMAT New. novel, a airent solS 121 ffor sample. North Star Ne Hamîlton, Ont ART] Top Guelpb KELLY hateb~î btgh pruduceon. tully approved Adi eue tiopula meat or egg Pro Cao ship anywi Itet. RelIy'p a eotl LAKEVIliW itA'F( î:~. 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