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r f"CTV| r v "W #• ,V ,f £ " aws? . * .. ' r~r*-rK. * •* «. * . <-*• -,*•£** y..c . ' .'" " .' '"*' ' * """" " " •*" ' •• > v^~x-rtg *' '*v Thursday, October 28,1957 ICoocK Reed Tells of | Experiences In Russia fourth of Series of Articles Written by MdHenry High School Instructor, Relating Many Interesting Things He Saw on Vacation Trip (fiy G G. Reed) Russia we were at first rather ture and Rest,* Ifi S^seow tftey have Surprised to note that there were few regulation out-of-bound lines. They --|ports indulged in by the citizens. But have these "parks of culture and rest" fecond thought, we recalled that the all over the nation. The title is rathpeasants of old- -k new nothi• ng ab* ou't er hhiigglh sounding but simply -athletics or amusements! So we real- a park with a playground combined, jzed that it was remarkable to see any In these parks they, have flower beds, r * ' Sports at all. Most of the games by fountains and benches such as our a* < vdhich Americans amuse themselves parksj and volley ball courts, wrest- • -I vjfcre- unknown there. There is no golf ling platforms and platforms for danc- 2-T . or baseball nor football or bowling, ihg lessons and folk dancing, para- '% f ; JJaseball. of course, is an American chute towers, swings and trapezes* and 'v ' and ,you do not find it played in one pr two cities^ of the U. S.S. R. 'a.*. ^. name ?iny place in the world except on a swimming pools. Where the "culture" / fmall degree China* m Hawaii, Japan and comes in, I could not say. They also Russia never heard of it nor have picture theaters for the children men in basketball suits who kicked the ball around. American citizens Would not be interested in a game of soccer. But this Russian crowd cheered" madly and seemed quite thrilled. The visiting team, I learned, was a Spanish team of retired soldiers, supposedly the champion soccer team of Spain. They stopped at our same hotel in Moscow and seemed to be an outstanding group of real athletes in very good condition in spite of the fact that most of them were supposed to have been wounded. They beat the Dinamo team. There are Dinamo dubs in most cities of Riussia. They are physical cultur clubs. The word Dinamo means "power" or "powerful," in Russian? These physical culture clubs furnish playing fields and gymnasiums ical beaches at Yalta were as beautiful as any on the French Riviera: Golden sands, emerald sea, crystal skies, and mountain slopes carpeted with green patches of olive groves. The young folks there are very ardent swimmers; the deep brown of their tan indicating that most 6f their time is spent in the sun. That was the only place where nude bathing seemed to be allowed in Russia. They had one beach for the men and 'down a little ways one for the women. Farther west on the Black Sea Coast at Sebastopol, swimming was a great sport among the Russian navy. Most of the sailors of the navy were big strapping youths. I remarked to a Russian citizen that the navy boys seemed so much stronger than the army boyB and asked him if that was for'because the recruiting officers selected better men for the navy. He- said no; gthaem ey,o suuncgh apse ovpollel eyto bpallla,y s omccoesrt, taenhy- ,ltr ™w as bDe*c*a™u1s8®e of «th>ee iftiinnee opnhyvissiiccaa ll eedauu - nis, some bwketb.ll, foot r.<-ing and M*°n P"*™ th= weight lifting. We went into a "Din-1 "rat,'™ * "V. th»' llf" amo» stadium at Karkov and watched a half-mile race pf young men who ' •> RINGWOOD Mr. and Mrs. George Dixon of Eagle Lake, Wis., spent a few days the past week in the J. V. Buckland home. Mrs. Dwain VanAtten and daughter, Lenora, of Detroit, Mrs. i Harry Engert and J. L.Wambaugh of Chicago were dinner guests in the George Shepard home Friday. ' Mr. ttnd Mrs. Wilmer Mont&yne aAd son of Woodstock spent Friday evening in the S. HI Beatty home. Mrs. Alice Freeman of Hinckley spent Thursday and Friday with Mrs. Ernest Snyder and family. Mrs. Frances Reed of Richmond was a visitor in the Snyder home Thursday. Mrs. Ralph Levitt of Evanston and Mrs. Wm. Heine of Chicago spent Thursday with Mrs. George Shepard. Wayne Foss, Bernice Smith and F. N. Muzzy attended a teacher's meeting at Joliet Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schuetze of y-K ir the ship's whistle and ran over to the England has her cricket in the larger parks of culture and rest, ran almost as fast as the boys, ^r^il ttoo ^~ w*^ a't *h adJ happenedJ . A* *• r member of the navy hadjumped over- ' . '%' •* V^lboard. He A Toy-renter's Wago n, in Park in Odessa which has a smal likeness to our base- ^ ^ i iball, but Russia does not even have \ "-cricket. One common game of ours, however, A... ' . * t. m-.. is abundant in Russia. That is volley ball. One sees it played every place. Russians, however, seem to have little idea that it is a game. They just sort of bat the ball back and forth aimlessly, apparently not keeping score or having any team competition. Most Attends Football Game | they Were not barefoot, having shape- I ate dinner in a Moscow Hotel less moccasins on their-feet. *ff?,|board. had been visiting on the ||steamship at the dock and failed to notice its departure until it was a utile or so out. Then he hesitated not at all and unconcernedly started swimming the mile and half back to shore. H)e was picked by a little sailboat, ofi which there were many flitting about the harbor. He seemed much more concerned about the wet wrinkled condition of his unifprm than he did about the possibility of drowning. In that same harbor, half-grown boys had swarmed in the water about the ship catching pennies that we threw into the water. They stuffed them into their mouths while catching more. Very seldom did they allow a penny to sink more than three or four feet below the surface before retrieving it, no matter how far we threw. Their swimming seemed an unskilled sport. They do not have good diving form nor use any of the systematic swimming strokes that Americans use, but they do it well, nevertheless. Mrs. Jennie Mae Richardson and Miss Marie Ropp visited Miss Alice Ward at Waukegan, Thursday evening. Sarah and Eftella Miller spent Sunand a few friends at supper Sunday evening, honoring the birthdays of Park Ridge spent Sunday afternoon in the Wm. McOannon home. several of their children. Those to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Connel, 10M come were Mi* and Mrs. Vern Malsch Florence Zapfe and Walter Hitsel of of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Har- Chicago were supper guests in the 9L rison and children and Mrs. Milford W. Smith home Sunday. Smith of Round lake; Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Ernest Snyder and family! *» Ardin Frisbee and family of Green- Mrs. Frances Reed of Richmond spent wood, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pearson Saturday atfernoon at Woodstock, and son, and James Harrison. Mrs. Mildred Munshau, Mrs. Lora Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Butler and daugh- Munshau and Mrs. Emma Phillips ef ter of Elgin spent Standay in the B. Elgin were callers in the Wm. McCan- T. Butler home. ^ non home Saturday afternoon. The Ladies' Aid will hold their an- Sunday callers in the Ernest Snyder nual chicken supper and bazaar at home were Mr. and Mrs. Byron Snyd- Rbulman's store Nov. 18. er and family and Mrs. J. W. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Q. J. Jepson and 1f. Chicago,_ Charlie Grant and Jerry • *> - •y* ' * *",• ~Tri Sinfred of Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Cruikshank of Mr;. fG, oerge Yvo ung• .pent, S„ a,t urd.a yr ^Dun d,ee spent from Tuesday until MOB- n ^ Wm McCaIlnon y h()me Miss Mercedes Lindemann and lbs. G. L. Morrison of Elgin spent Thursday afternoon in the S. W. Smith exercises. As our steamship ran bare-footed on a cirtthtf track.. pu]led ,away *ron\the har^or Wauwatosa spent the weekend with Th, ey .d idn. 't seem to mind the scratch-1 astopoJ; ***rd,'a 1^ ^J®' the latter's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Wm. es. A girlt s, ra• ce followed^ and they roar of shouts and three blasts from „He pburn. * . , Harofd and Frances Snyder of Richmond sp«nt the weekend with theitf parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Snyder. Mrs. Max Beth of Chicago spent a few days the past week here with friends. Mrs. DimOn and daughter, Ethel, of Ostend apd Mrs. R, H. Fasbender and children of Esteline, S. D., spent Friday with Mrs. Olson and family. Rev. and Mrs. Collins attended chicken dinner given by the church ladies at Chemung Thursday. Mrs. Muzzy has returned home from the Wesley Memorial Hospital, where she underwent two major operations. She is getting along nicely. Mrs. Ben Walkington spent Wednesday and Thursday at Libertyville. Mrs. Viola Low, Genevieve and Marilyn Jackson were visitors at Woodstock Friday. Miss Marion Peet is spending the week in the Milmer Montanye home at Woodstock. Mrs. Rilla Foss 'will entertain the Home Circle at her home Nov. 10. Mrs. Emma Merchant of Woodstock is spending the week in the Wm. Me- Cannon home. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Heine and son, Eugene, of Chicago spent Sunday in the George Shepard home. Rev. and Mrs. Collins attended a reception and food shower for Rev. and Mrs. Gerrard at McHenry Friday evening. The Sewing Circle will meet with Mrs. Fred Wiedrich, Jr., Nov. 12. A pot-luck dinner will be served at noon. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Harrison entertained their children and families daughter, Virginia, spent Sunday the Lee Huson home at Mundelein. Mrs. Goerge Young spent S with her parents at McHenry. Virginia Jepson attended a young adults meeting at Urbaiia Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ge&frge\Young attend- home" ed a party in the AnW Freund home Mr." and Mrs, Wm. Wurlzinger .and Thursday evening. \ daughter of Woodstock spent Sunday Mr. and Mrs. George Shepard and with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mr*, son, Howard, spent Sunday evening Lonnie Smith. with the latter's parents at McHenry. Mrs. S. W. Smith and daughter* Mr, and Mrs. Roy Neal and children Bernice, spent Wednesday evening at were visitors at Woodstock Saturday Woodstpck. afternoon. Mrs. Agnes Jencks of Evanston waa Mrs. J. C. Pearson entertained the a Waiter here Saturday. Scotch Bridge Cltib at her home Wed- Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Brown were visitors at Rockford Sunday. Mrs. Louis Hawley and daughter, Shirley, were callers at McHenry Satresday afternoon. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Viola Low and Mrs. Roy Neal. • C.» A. Matsen and son of Chicagp urday. spent Sunday in the Gust Pearson Mrs. M. Anderson of Lake Villa home. 4 spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. S. Mrs. George Young spent Saturday W. Smith. afternoon at McHenry. _ Rev. and Mrs. Balfe of Williams' Mrs. Cora Flanders, Mrs; Libbie Bay spent a few days the past week Ladd and Mrs. Roy Neal were visitors with Dr. and Mrs. Hepburn. They at Woodstock Wednesday morning. are recovering from injuries suffered Charles Cole of Chicago spent Sun- in an automobile wreck. day in the Ray Merchant home. Miss Lucy Howden of Richmond Carlton Fay of Glenn Ellvn spent spent Saturday with Bernice Smith, the weekend with his parents, Mr. awl Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Wiedrich and Mrs. Frank Fay. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wiesdrich spent Sun- Mr. and Mrs. Julius' Anderson and day in the Thurlow York home at Big Mrs. Amanda Johnson of Lake For- Foot. est spent Saturday in the Gust Pear- Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Olsen and famson home. J ily spent Sunday in the Elmer Olsen Mrs. Woodford and daughter, Iva, of home. , <»/ , S i-' ,"r ' As with an American student from | Over on the tennis courts my friend day afternoon with Rosalie Whiting. Princeton University, I mentioned that; from Princeton took a racquet And j Misses Sarah and Estella Miller, I liked football. He said, "then you. stepped out to show the Russians how daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Tony J will be interested in a game tonight to play good tennis. But he was hav- Miller took part in the P. T. A. meet at the Dinamo." So I went to get j jng an "0ff day" and was no better ing at the Superior Ripgwood School a ticket. The game was held in a, than the natives. Most of their tennis Tuesday evening. They sang songs large stadium of concrete structure J is very crude. The young people seem j and accompanied themselves with somewhat like our big university stad-| quite thrilled and proud just to be able their guitar and ukelele iums. One hundred and ten thousand, to have a racquet and swing it a little of the places there did not have out-j people attended the game that night. ] without knowing anything at all about of-bound lines. Evidently they do not; But I was surprised to find that their, the rules or technique of stroking CENTRAL GARAGE~ r-^-r full ldne«of Atlas and Goodyear Tires v Electric and Acetylene Welding «A,": -' •' 1 ;:0ar Washing and Polishing Phone 200-J Towing Johnsbwg care whether bounds or out. the ball lighted m In the parks of "Culfootball was nothing but soccer, not \ properly Recreation authorities are football at all. There were just five I providing instructors, some of them j foreign, for tennis in some of the Gala Costume Masquerade Party HALLOWE'EN NTTE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30th Come dressed in your funiiiest costume--or else? ? Pri»Bs Given No Cover Charge Wan River Grove, Illinois, Route No. 12 Swell Orchestra and Dancing Duck and Fried Chicken Served) ^4r:-Vm 4"- >: s Overcoats nS#--- $ 17-50-- $15-00 $22-50 117-50i" $20-00 - $22-50 ^ 925.00 See the New P&il Styles! 1 Main Street West McHenry j larger cities. In most places,' howj ever, they have little conception of j how the game should be played. j I do not know whether their basketj ball game is any good or not as I did not see a team in action. I saw courts at Karkov, Kief and Odessa. But the I guide explained that they were not in j use in the summer. They like horse racing and have j race tracks called " 'ppodromes" in | their larger cities. However, they j have fewer horses than we have at , our races and there is no gambling. | They have pool, but very little billiards. The pool balls are not numj bered for rotation, but are all white. | They have lots of little pool tables j about four feet long in the children's j parks of the larger cities. These are out in the open and they have little j steel balls with which they play. They seem to enjoy it very much. There is another game which is like pool.. They have board tables three feet square with carums and short cues to shoot the carums into the pockets. The Russians do not seem to regard this as a kid's game but refUly like it. The newspapers reported rowing races on the River Volga, and regattas of one sort or another, but . I did not see any. My opinion waa thai there were very few of them. Sports Day On the 12th of August they had a gigantic sports' day in Moscow and physical culture clubs of young people came from all parts of the Soviet Union to participate in the big parade and contests. With my usual bad. luck I missed this event, but heard lots of descriptions of it. They said there were many fine exhibitions of gymnastics, calisthenics, folk dancing, marching drills and mass exercises. The Soviet Government seems to bo encouraging physical culture among its young people. In a dining car in ^Poland I met a swimming coach from Princeton University who was over there working for the Polish Government organizing swimming clubs among the young people. He said they have no idea of sports as individual competition and that his opin. ion was that the government encouraged sports in order to produce health^ ier soldiers. I rather think the same is true about Russian sports. They seemed to be encouraging sports not for sports' sake, but to have a strong population from which to draw soldiers. They have no idea of cleverness in sports, or quick-wittedness, or the fun of "out-foxing" the other fellow. The game is work to them and they perform the job according to certain rules of doing work and do not think of the game as a light-hearted matching of wits or a chance for frefc competition and individual initiative. 1 Swimming Is Popular Swimming is a popular sport wiflf all classes of Russian youths. I saw thousands of them swimming in the Volga River. Their bodies were as j dark a brown as the brown waters of , the river. Usually they wore no swim- • ming suits at all. 0 The larger cities ! were building very elaborate Reaches. ! 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