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Jul THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday Jury 1W Tudor was the local Casey at the bat This column is about an old friend who loved baseball His name is Rupert Tudor Beaumont No one called him Rupert only Tudor It was a nick name he earned all his life in Georgetown and when someone mentioned Tudor everybody knew who they were talking about Back in the late 30s Tudor was a great player for the old Georgetown Intermediate baseball team He played first base and bat ted clean up He could hit like Casey at The Bat Tudor was a very big man and blessed as he was as a hitter he wasnt exactly a Jackie Robinson or a Maury Wills on the base paths Speed was not his greatest asset Hitting was When Tudor after a long hit had to run the bases a tn pie was diminished to a double a double to a single because of his lack of speed Teammates of the day like Bungy Ward and Andy Ritchie were the speedsters the smoothies who could field run and hit They were two of Tudors team mates and when Tudor was about to bat they would kid him with come on twinkle toes unload on one and after he did He enjoyed the game and the fans were always excited when Tudors turn in the batting order came up In a way I was a teammate It was an honor to be the local bat boy Every sports minded kid in town envied my job I rubbed shoulders with Andy and Tudor and did their bidding with willingness and dispatch If it was water a perspiring player asked for I supplied it and e fat Stones by W Steamer Emmerson ran to refill the jug If a ball had been hit foul I was off like a rabbit to retrieve it quickly Lost foul balls were spirited away by nimble kids whose parents could ill afford such a luxury so you had to be quick If not the wrath of the urn pire and team manager Herb Scott would descend upon you and your stature as bat boy might be in jeopardy This was a time when the dirty 30s were neanng their ugly end This was a time of high unemploy relief vouchers and often the loss of family dignity when rent and bills went unpaid until work of some sort turned up to provide meagre wages Saturday afternoon baseball in the old park was popular Lack of money did not deter the fans Those that could paid a quarter and those that couldn just climb ed over the fence There was no point in charging for kids They didnt have a dime The cash box receipts at the end of the game never balanced with the crowd and dont think the crowds were small When Acton with Minute Walters Dude Lind Steamed Mussels mussels MO per person for appetizer per person for en tree 1 medium sized tomato chopped 1 small Spanish onion chopped l lemon Method 1 Remove beards mussels and rinse in cold water Pour cup dry white wine in a saucepan and bring to a boil Place mussels in simmering wine and cook 23 minutes until shells open if they do not open this means they are bad throw them out Remove from pan Only put a few mussels in ai a time do not pile them up Once all mussels have been cooked add the rest of the wine torn to and onion and cook until tender Place mussels In serving dish and pour hot broth over top Serve immediately with fresh lemon wedges HudyHbU When buying lemons to go with your seafood weigh them in your hands The heaviest one is usually the juiciest This applies to all citrus fruits limes oranges grapefruits Clean Up Act PitchIn say and Bobby Anderson came to take on the local nine the rivalry was there Those from Acton who were fortunate enough to own a car and had enough gas would come to add sizzle to the steak and didnt they love to get on Tudor when he appeared in the batting circle Strong words were hurled at him Dont step on the ump you might squash him with your big feet strike out tangle foot twinkle- toes tap dance for the crowd Tudor took ft all in grace and often gave as good as he got Those long lazy Saturday after noons provided some great hard ball and an hour or two of pleasant relief from those despairing days of depression times Oh the years rolled on and from timetotime I would meet Tudor in town but it seemed as we grew older those exciting afternoons grew more distant and out meetings less Intensive care had me in carcerated and hospital routine was not my idea of a perfect day Nurses fussed over me scolded me when I needed it encouraged me when I needed a boost They were terrific Midge McKelvey Janet Page Laura Audrey and I could go on Someone had told me Tudor was in the hospital and had been A4 for months Deep down I thought when I get untangled from these monitors I heading to see my old friend Tudor Imagine my surprise when I was paroled from that restnctive en vironment of healing to hear I was being put in with Tudor The transfer from ITU to A4 took place quickly and I was glad to see my yearold First glance at my old teammate told me lots He had lost a step you could easily see he shuffled around his bed to shake my hand His grip was nothing like the one I knew when he was grasping a bat back in those days long before the Blue Jays Beside him was his little radio on the dial for upcoming games We started to reminisce im mediately Those long lazy sum mer afternoons were unfolding in our memories of the hardball team of a long time ago unlikely to be discarded lightly Ward A had their hands full with us We didnt make it easy Medication meals blood pressure checks were backburner items when we got rolling What funny in cident I had forgotten Tudor hadnt and viceversa If funfilled memories helped in speeding recoveries we by the ton Shortly after aniving in and getting settled in bed Tudor asked me what my problem was told him the doctor told me Ive got six months to live Tudor Tudor asked what I was going to do and I told him I was going to move to Ac ton It would be the longest six months of my life ON hTh AIRPORT SERVICE 8779311 PARCEL DELIVERY GINOS TWO WINGS SOLO BV THE POUND wits Ask For PIZZA totalis FREE DELIVERY 184 SL Georgetown 8734499 AFTER FIVE THINGS TO DO PLACES TO GO lit FOR LISTENING AND MAIN ST 8773388 Tudor roared he insisted visitor be told this old vaudevillian joke and responded with a great at the punch line One nurse patiently waiting for the punch line responded curtly I live in Acton To Tudor that made it funnier Deep down I thought to myself hes getting a or two in for those good taunts from those active Acton fans of long gone Saturday afternoons when baseball was the only game in town One day the nurse came in and asked Tudor if he had had a B that day and Tudor without a moments hesitation said yes I moved to Acton The nurse joined in the laughter and for days the ad dimension of the old joke was told and retold Beaumont a nephew and his lovely wife Ethel came every day or evening to visit Ethel made him take his medication utilities were paid etc and provided him with clean pyjamas etc His af fairs were being taken care of by a couple I had known a lifetime Tudor widowed and with no children had strong allies m Ethel and Both of them straight and true so I knew my fnend was as the ad says in good hands I felt good knowing my old team mate was getting great nursing and family care Just before the Blue Jays broad cast one night when my pal was resting after a poor day and Delly and Ethel were preparing to go I started to recite Casey at The Bat with Tudor replacing Casey I threw in Tudor when I came to theyd put even money now with Tudor at the bat A sideward glance revealed a smile on his face as I went on Tudor was in the late innings his life Delly Tudor Ethel and I knew it For a moment or two I felt he was back in the batters box in the old park ready to show Acton he could still hit That famous poem that night made me feel like I d given him another chance to bat I didnt recite the last part where mighty Casey has struck out because he already had two strikes against I wanted him believing he hit another homer When I look back on that night now in A4 Tudor and Ethel were the best audience I ever had OVER 30000 BOOKS IN STOCK All We Buy Sell New Used Records 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