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Ikckey PAGE ?KII -~ a-' Flah-'back Bowman ville Man 'Played Hockey With World's Champions ed Tribute to a Grei Many people who have visit- edthe Bawmanvillc Cemnetery have stoppedti t admire the -Jhandsome monument shown above, but few o! this genera- * tion arc familiar with the stary associatet i wth it. It will be surprising ta many of our readers ta know this mnonument was crccted as a tri- bute and ta the memory o! a Bowmanvillc boy, Fred T. Higginbotham, who was a mem- ber o! the Victoria Hockey Club o! Winnipeg, whîch team be- came the "Champion Amateur Hockey Team o! the Worlti" arounti the turn o! the century by being awardeti the naw famous Stanley Cup by tiefeat- ing the Ottawa Senators anti the Montreal Victorias. Fred Higginbotham was son a! the late John Higginbotham who with his son Ed, cantiucted the tirug store for many years on the four corners where the Bank o! Commerce now stands. To bring the relationship a lit- tle dloser ta this present era Fred was an uncle o! Hubert, o! Toronto and Çreighton Hig- ginbothain o! Calgary, *both of whom displayeti the goad aid MoWonîn! OId at, 40,50y60! Want P'p I~~FeeI ~ ebusns sed what a be epg u " wth IYeasYosngrI strx has o1r body ~.Joîd after 40 -1t bcamp low in iran. Introduto , r ge-aq.jited", Rize onivi 600. TrY Ostrex Tonjo'Tblets for new pep, igraod younge eln Ii ' day. A aildr stores. TE AAL'TTOX WLN=ONTAflO 'TTRflAY.APRM 7h- as. G reat National Sport Through the years hockey has become Canada's great na- at Hockey Player tional winter sport. We wl leave it with our readers, if English sporting blooti o! their the genuine amateur standing grantifather. of the game o! 50 and 60 years ago has been elevateti and im- Went West ln 1884 proveti through professional- Fred Hligginbotham left the ism,wic ha septrgt parental home here in 1884 and down to the Junior ranks in went to Western Canada where the O.H.A. "Pro" hockey has he sooni became an enthusiastie certainly become big business, devotee and pàrticipant in ama- but it is a handicap anti detri- teurspr, football, bic which latter time becon Fred becarr player on1 toria Hocke, ed twice wî tours, playi Montreal wl the Stanley first time.1 tion in those key it was mon-pure ai played for tf the highly p aire sport c A Fa A fatal a( Higginbothar 'With some ci bor's yard ritiing a poi contact wil which threv pony, fracti cord and pa resulting in hours later. braught to E he was- buri To ehôw th regard in wh by his fello, anti hast of toria Hockey monument si memary. Th Get the mcr 's 0' to on your ow h11~muFastone-da ,î.ýé 24 months t - you select.]L S for doctar b 100O 0 O ~shopping ex e~Phone or co eIIUSEHOLD Fil 111 /2 Simcoe St.South,, second floor, phone OSHAWA, ONT. PORT HOPE BRANCHs 71 Walton St., 2nd floor, ;,icluaing lacrosse,mettuneg einsa cycling anti' hockey, towns ta vie with the monui ýr sport was at that moguls in the big cities. ning very popular. Anyway, it is refreshing ne an autstantiing look back on the sentiment the Winnipeg Vic- anti sportsrnanlike spirit i ey Team anti play- playeti by the Victoria Hockc ith thern on eastern Club o! Winnipeg, a! that era ing in Ottawa anti hen the tcam took iCup west for the It is well ta men- ;early days o! hoc- an out-anti-out si- MMoi amateur garne they te Stanley Cup, not professional million- of today. 418 Sha , noLi St,, atal Accident Marchnecta19 citent befeil Fred Dear George, Mrh3,15 M when playing Many thanks for your lettù hiltiren in a neigh- o! recent date anti enclosure! where they wae I reati with interest yaur ex ny. Fred came in cursion in the sparting cal ih a clothes-line urnns o! TheStatesman as yoi ýv him from the recounteci the Peterboro-Bow uring his spinal manville basebail game o! fil traiyzing his bodiy, ty years ago. b is tieath a few The remains werc Someone has stateti the cus Bowmanville wherc tom o! ageti people ta refer t icti in the family ant re-live the events o! thi llth,1896. past as an indication of seniity llth,1896. I cannot agree with this phil ihè'esteern anti high osaphy anti cancur in the apin hich Fred was helti ion a!frny toctor that peopi( w hockey players only graw aid from the shoul. atimirers the Vic- tiers Up. *Club erecteti the IntiintneheOdG3 îown above, to h hisior idntncesthe OtGrcj his inscription Myrddo hsttet i intothe eals ofthespart. ~~ edîtor anti what storieti memor- ies his reference ta the Oic Drill Shedi groundis arauses. ThE apples that grew in Metiiani'5 archarti on the Liberty Streel sîie-the strawberries that ri oney you need peneti in Shaw's gartien, whcnce yn signature. an over-the-fencie foui bail ir Jyservice.Upto their midst requireti mare thar ayt.he normal time ta retrieve. ta repay an terms The Durham Faîl Fairs wit- Loans also matie the prize horses, cattle, sheep, bills, repairs, pigs, chicken, vegetable and ýxPenses, ladies work exhibits he band sasan.o! the aid D. O. & P. Ca. Band -ain in foda> 58 that brought the hot bands in Ontario ta compete, the ice car- m.~ n ivais anti skating races o! win- ter in the alti drill hbàll. IAm i;i Yes, thase were the gooti aid tiays anti the present genera- tion will prabably look back Oshawa 5-1139 i n their lateroyears with equal pleasure in the tiays a! their rphn 3050 yauth in the gooti oldti twn. Sincerely, Harry E. Cherry BARGAIN ýCOACH FARES GOOD GOING Tues, Wed, Thurs., APRIL 19, 20, 21 RETURN LIMIT - 15 Days Return Fares from TORONTO To You Save WINNIPEG $____________ 38.25 $24.30 REGINA ------_____-__- 47.60 30.25 'SASKATOON - _ _ _53.60 34.05 CALGARY-EDMONTON _______64.30 40.90 *FrOm Points outaide Toronto, add local regular round trnP Coach fare tb Toronto. *Children under 5 trav'el fies -S5and under 12 hall lare * fegulaz 150 Ibn. baggage allowance. Watch for Barqain Coach Fanres again - May 17th, 18th: 19th Ask YOur lo0cal railway agent for iurthsr iilarmation utl * ttoScugog Street. Tolephons MArket 3-5644. 1 Èti Shrubb had aiready visiteti Scotlanti carlier in 1904 and set ta up records but he was keen ta a, attack the warlti record for 10 s miles, which stooti in the name eyof the great W. G. George, who hati set the figures at 51 minutes 20 seconds as far back as 1884. The West o! Scotland Harriers. then a power in Scottish athle- tics, invited the great man north ta a meeting at Ibrox Park. Shrubb was then 24 years of age anti in just four years o! çompetitiop. hati built up a mas- sive reputatian as 'a track'ani -* xzoss-countky runner. He was a S"iÏàtural" who, on his own tes- timany. hati taken ta the spart by the merest chance. Springing er ta the scene o! a fire, he was S"spotted" by the sccretary o! a ~harrier club who afterwards *upersuatiet inîmta take up run4' )uning. Off 45 yards in his initiai V venture in a mile handicap, heÉ f-won by over 50 yards anti, in a short time had- establisheti a - national supremacy on the track tc anti over the country. ce Although Shrubb's primary abject in his Ibrox venture was the 10 mile record, arrange- ments hati been matie ta extenti [the run ta inclutie an attack on -the One Hour Amateur record, aiso helti by George at il miles Y 932 yards. Professionalism at- 2tracteti many o! the leatiing 5runners at that time, hence the -segregation o! record categor- ¶ les inta "Amateur" anti "Pro- le fessional."l s t Confident o! Vlctory - Shrubb arriveti in Glasgow etwo days before his record at- c. tempt anti after a trial spin ex- rpresseti his appreciation o! the Ibrox, track, which hati been tspecially prepareti for the occa- sion. Despite the lateness o! the Iseason, hie was confident that he would get inside George's sfigures. 1 A strang wind andi a sodden track however, were discourag- *ing features on the day of the attempt. Eighteen runners lîneti up with him-a "time" handi- *cap gave them a personal in- centive ta keep going-but only a few spectators were there ta, cheer him an: for then, as naw, Glasgow was apathetic ta "pure" athietics, anti the West of Scot- land Harriers were rcwartiet for their enterprise with a "gate" o! exactly £45! Hit Graceful Stride Right from the start, the slightly' built (5 ft. 7 ins. 9 stone 4 lbs.) English wanticr slippçd into his graceful stride anti as- tonisheti the cognoscenti by clockîng 4 mîns. 44 -1/5 seconds for the first mile. He then set- tîcdti t an average "mile" o! a few seconds aver 5 mins. anti within 3 miles (14 mins. 45 4/5 secs.) hie hati lappeti his fieldi. At 5 miles, the f irst recortiL- Scottish Ail-Corners - toppleti 24 mins. 55 4/5 seconds. After that, it was records, records al the way. His six miles mark o! 29 mins. 59 2/5 seconds was a wvarlti 'best' anti gives the mati- ern enthusiast some idea of Shrubb's stature. Even by ta- day's standards, an under-thir- ty-minutes 6 miles is a note- worthy feat in itself, but in the course o! an hour's run half-a- century aga is phenomenal World Amateur Record Towartis the end o! the ton miles, Shrubb's individual 'mile' times were lengthenjng slightly but even his slowest-the last -was 5 minutes 13 seconds, and hi.s total of âO minutes 40 3/5 seconds %vRs a world amateur record by the hantisome margin a£ 9 2/à secmd~. IHe was.alâo-.- carved on the monument: Erected by- the Victoria Hockey Club of Winnipeg, Manitoba. in memory of Fred T. Riginbotham. Dieu! Sept. 7, 1896. Each year after this' when the Victoria Hockey team came east ta play in Ottawa or Mon- treal they would stop off nt Bowmanville on their return trip and place a wreath on. the grave of their beloved deceased Ifellow player. *Names of the Players On these occasions they would be entertained at the Higgin- botham beautiful 4ome at cor- ner of Liberty St-. and Lover's Lane, now occupied by Jim Presson and family. The editor of The Statesman being a next door neighbor o! the Higgin- bothams at that time well re- members, as a lad, how he hero worshipped the members of that team. We can still remember the names of some of the play- ers:-Rod and Magnus Flett, Tony Gingras, Nixon, Johnston and Don Bain. If my memory serves me right Don Bain a few years ago was honored by be- ing elevatcd ta "Ice Hall of Fame." Great National Sport Reminiscing a few weeks aga with Bowrnanville's oldest liv- ing hockey player, Fred Down- ey, he recalled the visits of the Victoria players and how the Higginbothams very graciously invited the members of the lo- cal team ta attend the social functions and meet the cham- pions from Winnipeg. It. was a pleasant memory he had neyer forgotten. The players on the Bowman- ville hockey tearn at that time included Billy Spry, Fred andi ]Frank Downey, Jack Roach, "Standard" Burden, "Buck" Humber, Charlie McClung, Ot- to Mayer--apc Scottie Lang with1 Mr. Bradshaw as coach. E It shauld be mentioneti, taa,c that for 18 cansecutive years,1 wvhether the Victoria team came east or not, they would send at wreath to be placed on Fred's r grave on the artniversary of his c death.c (Intendeti for last weck) jMr. Herb Gaud passed away carly Saturtiay morning in Memorial Hospital. The fun- eral was heiti from Northcutt & Srnith's Funeral Home on Monday. Sincere sympathy is extendedti t the relatives. .Mr. Farewell Blackburn was !in Toronto on Saturday taking part in a bawling tournament for the Goodyear. Mrs. Harvey Barrie and Mrs. Wesley Werry attenieti the funeral o! their uncle, Mr. Gea. McMurtry, a native o! Bow- manville, in St. Thomas on cord. Tuesday. -------*...ÎTMlu> IVigor-011 Co. Ltd. 1 Shrubb's Greatest Race ln Scottish H1Sfory Run Fiffy lYears Ago Edltor's Note - Few citizens Inside the professional 'record sccing aur, 74-year-oll local by 26 seconds. athîcte, Alfreti Shrubb, briskly Not surprisingly ater this walking along the street these mýgnîficent achievement o! his prîmarjt abject, he tapereti of! tiays fully realize that he es- as he ran out the remaining ten tablisheti cleven world's records minutes for his "hour" total o! tiuring his active carcer o! Il miles 1136 yards, a worlti nearly 25 years as a runner. He amateur record, but just 139 is loket upo byhosewhoyards short o! the professianal is lokedupo by hosewhofigures. 'Despite his fatigue, he know as anc of the all-time. mustereti the traditional fin- "greats" o! sport. Since Alfie sigsrn t eih h has become a resident o! Bow- shîng ttosprn adeih h manville The Statesman has pcaos publisheti several staries in Thus. entictionc of the most which he set up warld .records. momentaus athletic feats o! ahl Recentiy we receiveti a capy of tirne. Shrubb's worlti marks "The Scots Athîcte"l magazine succumbeti in duc course but his publisheti in Glasgow, Scotland, British anti Scottish Ail-Corners which contains a thrîlling stary Records stooti as his monument1 written by James L. Logan anti for years. Marc than a quarter] hecatiet "Shrubb's Greatest Race o! a century later, as a school-1 Eifty Years Ago". Anyoné boy, I saw Peerlcss Paavo Nur- knowing this grand old'~British- mi, then a multiple worlti re- er, or who is interesteti in sport, corti holder, remove the first o! will finti the following article Shrubb's hoary aid records !romi the Scottlah ilit-the four miles. But others lingered. on the books, right; into the modern cra and it la only recently that the last of themn were erased. A Bora Runner Shrubb was a born runner- and entirely self-trained at the tirne of his Ibrox triumph. He attributed his staying power to nature andi the regularity of meals and habits, although his training methods appear ta 3contradict the last-mentioncd ;Item. For instance, on the Sun- day before his Ibrox engage- ment, he was sitting rcading at one a'clock in the momning when he hati a powcrful urge ta go out running. He covered 13 Imiles over the moonlit roatis What Shrubb could have donc untier modern mcthods of train- ing is a fascinating thaught. The great Zatopek dlaims-anti his history seerns ta prove it - that his success is due ta fana- tical devotion ta scientific train- ing, with no hclp at all from nature. Now, if there ever ap- peareti a man with Shrubb's talent anti Zatopek's devotion! Eleven World Records The eleven worlti's recorda In running races establisheti in seven countries from Canada ta Australia by aur venèrable citizen Alfred Shrubb, who is not in his 74th year, will go down in history for years ta corne as a feat never equalleti by a single athlete. Only this week the editor receiveti a copy of "The Scot Athiete" journal' publisheti in Glasgow, Scotland, in which the following article about dur olti friend, Alfie Shrubb, is featureti. We wauld especially recommenti that aur young reatiers interesteti in sports read this rcmarkable story: cents per gai. cents per gai. 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