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'British Become "Bike-Conscious" Qbliged hy stress of circum: sances. to resort more and more 10 the bicycle; the British are to- day becoming "bike-conscious.". They are displaying as 'great an interest. in the design and dynamics appréciation of the modern-models a million and & half machines were shipped overseas, and one in every four Britishers had become a bi- cycle owner, Thé figures for 1949 are, of course, not yet calculable, but a new record high will be reached because in the first nine months no fewer than 1,700,000 bicycles were actually dispatched to overseas markets. Study Of Eycling This remarkable: achievement, "which is being held as an example to - other industries, has come through & combined and compre- hensive study into the art of pedal eycling plus a really intelligent survey into the requirements of _ purchasers abroad. The East Afri- cans. have made for them wide- tired machines because of 'the bul- Jock cart and other uneven tracks they have to negotiate. The South Americans have .brightly painted ones, intended to suit their tem- perament. 'The Indians have tall machines to allow for the Hindus - trailing loin cloth. The Persians are provided with stands on machines because in Iran. there are no curb- stones tosthe streets. > A. machine which particularly in- terested me was. one intended for the American market. It weighs ~ only 233 pounds and is claimed to be 30 pounds "lighter than its rival - American counterpart. The "23%; pounds-is the all-in-weight. It includes mudguards, brakes, light- ing and a new type of three-speed gear, worked like those on an automobile. wo nd i That machine is a general tourist type, but also on view was a sports model weighing only 16 pounds. It" 8 reckongd to be the lightest bi- eycle in the world, except for toy afid. miniature models. This - ex- treme in lightweights has been reached through: an increasing use of aluminum alloys and about the only all-ste€l parts of the modern machine are the balls and the bear- ings. Even they are lighter than ever before, although in some cases to add to efficiency,. larger balls have. been introduced. . Aircraft Lessons Profiting: by lessons learned by ----atreraft-manuiacturers;--the--makers 6f bicycles have succeeded- in re- ducing weight by 30 per. cent. on the lightest of the pre-war models. At the same time, strength has been increased by as much as 80 per cent. and propulsive effort has been cut down'by 40 per cent. Sad- dles, of -which-there are hundreds of varieties, have been made as comfortable "as - the arinchair at home and often as roomy. Devices for keeping oil in and moisture out of the gears have been ecraftily in- troduced and altogether bicycling has become an extremely pleasant' "and easy means of transportation. Ever Hear Of . oy "Poor Man' 8 Golf"? . In Yorkshire, a strong effort is being made to revive the old game of Knur and Spel, which originated about 300 years ago, and is also known as "Poor Man's Golf." "Spels are steel springs which throw ip the Knur, a small hall of china about -the sizé of a glass marble. Each competitor takes it in turn to strike, trying to hit the Knur, whilst still in the air, as far as possible. Rhythm and perfect timing are necessary to send the Knur soaring away some 200 yards or more. The head of the Spel with which - the Knur is struck is made in two parts: 'I'he face, of sycamore, horn- beam, or maple, and the back of beech. To produce the required degree of "hardness in the face, the wood is subjected to a pressure of 50 tons, and compressed from one and one-half inches to half an inch thickness. It is coated with French chalk before the game. The stick itself is usually 'made vof ash, and 16 fishing rod could be -more pliable or strong. About one and Bie half inches thick. at the base, tapers down to. io more than a he of an inch and mea: sures from five to six feet in length. 2 - Unlike most of 'our better-known ©" national games, Knur and Spel has not becoine "big business," and the atmosphere which surrounds it is one of traditional pride and cheery Sportsmanship, To allow the game '6 die out would be to lose a part of real old England. IEA] oy i Three times within five minutes of A buying a ticket at the movies, Joe # Smith returned and askeds for new 4 3 Sones, "What's the hatter?" asked the girl in the box office. : "Well," replied Joe, "there's sone fool inside keeps. tearing them in ~ of the pedalling machine as they" vwsed "in "the automobile before "austerity made. that luxury more than just a. vision, - Ten years ago, the British cycle "Industry * exported half a million machines annually. In 1948, the | had: grown "to such an extent that . A Royal Distraction---Something caused a moment's sharp distraction as Britain's was enjoying a command performance of a movie in London, Left to right, with varying ex- pressions, are: Princess Elizabeth, the king, the queen and Princess Margaret. s royal family Scanning the Notes on Science in a great metropolitan newspaper we ran across the brief description of a new invention which gives promise of "becoming one of the most important innovations ever in- troduced into the world of Sport. In fact we. cannot think of anything to compare "it with, in its possible far-reaching effects, since some gen- ius invented a" battery which would fit into a jockey's hand, and put jt to_use for the improvement of the breed of Thoroughbred horses." * * * "The newest in football inven- tions," according to the generally trustworthy New. York Times, "is a helmet ear piece filled with am- -monia gas. The invention has been ~patentéd by Dr. W. D. Hershberger of the University of California at Los Angeles. Purpose? To enable a player:on the field to receive in- structions-from-the-bench."-- - : oe * x That's only the start of it, bat we. know that already you are be- ginning to get the idea, and to thrill with the possibilities of such a gad- get. But let us get on with it, and _not dally by Jhe Wayside, Put a Pdachony voice modu- lated micro-wave generator on the bench--continues fhe Times piete--. and the ammonia gas-filled ear piece in the quarterhb ks headgear, and A SeITC z need an ear picce in his helmet. With the ball cocked behind his car he can get such instructions from - the bench as "The end going wide 3 the left is now "open. for a pass", r-"Watch the opposing. tackle com- of in on your right." LJ As we have already intimated, the ~. possibilities of ths sports inter-com, 'system--(and 'it was hardly neces- . sary for The Times to say it comes from California. Wheré else could such a thing have originated? )--__ "are limitless. Just. imagine Lew Hayman of the Champion Montreal - Alouettes--or Tedder Morris of the Argonauts--or any. onc of half a dozen other football coaches being _able to talk to their quarter-backs, 'person-to-person at all times and tell them (the Q.B.s) just how lousy they (the Q.B./s) really are.-- N * * * -An--enchanting--prospect_and_we wish there was some way we. could personally conceal --ourself ~ within that -gas-filled pigskin and catch an earfull; although first, of course, we would want a written guarantee from the inventor that ammonia gas is not a high eagles - * Dr. Hershberger, at least in the item quoted, seems to have visual- ized his great invention as an ad- junct only of the game of football But think of it as applied ta other "the coach can.communicate with the huddle at will. "Might save penal- ties against the team when substi- tutes are illegally sent in with in= structions. from the coach," suggests Hershberger. Fill the pigskin it- self with ammonia gas, he goes on, and the quarterback wouldn't even Great Dancer Gone -- Acclaim- ed as the greatest tap-dancer that ever lived, Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, phssed away at the aoe of 71. "In 'addition to his dancing skill Bill was a re- 'markable sprinter, and gould run backward faster than most men can forward. He was once timed doing 75 yards, back- ward, in 8 and 1/5 seconds: and if you think that's ea -- just try it some time. -- Er hall LEER sports--stich as, for instance, base- ball. * * * As. cach suceceeding--year-- mud- turtles by, baseball tends to become --at least to those who take it via the, newspaper or radio routé--a gripping struggle, not between eigh- teen uniformed athletes on the dia- mond, but between a couple of deep- { thinking master- minds on tl the bench. * * This year's World Series, as you will recall, was widely ballyhooed as-a duel-of wits between the -world--- renowned strategist, Burt Shotton of Brooklyn, and the equally emin- ent. tactician, Cascy Stengel of the New York Yankees. And in the in- + evitable post niortems, it appeared ~{{hat 'the reason the Dodgers failed was simply because the hired help failed 'to follow Mr. Shotton's, in- structions, whereas the Yanks did just what Mr. Stengel mapped out for them; although we, in our in- nocence, had the idea that the New York may have won partly because --they got better and more timely hitting. * x But with this new invention, those managers will be able to relay their instructions directly to the pitchers, with no. possibility of signs being misread, or stolen by the enemy. Gee, with that sort,of a brain-battle going on, baseball"games are iable 'to last for days before a decision is reached. Sometimes it,seems, to this observer, that- they already' do so, for that matter, without any walkie- talkies," - 8 * * * * Then, brethren, there is the mat- . ter of hockey--and that will be, the day, or rather the evening, when the players go out on the ice, each equipped with g gas-filled helmet, through which Ye will be able to hear. the coach instruct. him "just what moves to make, and exactly how to.make them, die Rha AE £3 We have neither the time or space to go, into the possibilities o this to the extent which they serve; but just try and picture Milt : Sahmidt; of the, Bruins or Doug Rehtley of the Black Hawks bear- ng down on the Maple Léaf sone, . 1 Bs air _waves--advice and instructions right into Turk Broda's ear about just. how to play the expected shot. * oF . Or, to go. even further, just pic- ture Coach Day equipped also with such a helmet, by- which he can "receive word from Conn Smythe, sitting in his upstairs coign of van- tage, and IHap--in .turn--passing along the "Smythian commands to the help. Oh, brethren ! !-] Lk * * ~Sounds a bit far-fetched, even screwball, you say? Well, stranger _things_ have happened cre "this in the world of sports, And nuttier! Still, on second ght we doubt if this new invention will go. very far. For, with each coach or manager so equipped, what would happen to the old familiar: alibi of "we would have won if the players had done what I told them." Five --will-get-you-ten-thet-no-self-respect- ing coaclt or manager is going to be deprived of his greatest asset with- out a struggle to the very death. So take the bauble away, Doc- Hersh- berger, and try to peddle it to the "directors of those sports ppics they film-in- Hollywood. Even if the farm you-operate is just of 'average size, -your business is still too big and important to -depend on memory. Writing things down should -be a regular farm chore--a chore that can save you more money than you thight think possible. ; e * Lt For instance, if you hippen to forget about 'a bill for 'seed or re- © pairs, your income tax will suffer; and there are lots of other ways in which proper: bookkeeping can" - save you money and worry as well. 'Disputes over whether you 'have paid your neighbor for labor, seed, etc; can often be settled promptly by going to the account book sand secing the transaction :recorded i black and White. * * A well-kept account "book also makes it possible for you to com- pare receipts and expenses of one year with another. "This can be both interesting and profitable. * - % * * How _can this bookkeeping chore on the farm be made as easy as possible?" Here are some steps that may. help you: * * 1. Get a zoo farm account book before the new. year "begins. © But look out for hard-to-understand farm account books that crowd too much in too little space. * x * . The farm account book should, - and can, be-simple.: Farmers don't: need the complicated bookkeeping _ systems used by business; © You necd a place to write down what you have bought and what you have sold, with dates and amounts.. It can be just that simple. -% * * 2. The second point in making your bookkeeping easy is to have my book, and 'always keep it there. A- pencil should be there, too, © that no one is to. borrow--ever! With a dh account' book and a pencil handy, it is easy to write down evédry business 'deal on the day that it was made. The" time re- ¥ x. x It is a good idea to_keep all re- ceipts and 'sales-slips; also. These should have a definite place, the same as the farm record book. 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