THE STRATFORD MIRROR Ss In 'The Realm of Sport Stratford's triumphant cricket club was honored at a banquet in London on Saturday night, when the trophy, emblematic of the championship of the Southwestern Ontario Cricket League Was presented to the local.club. The presentation was made _ by George Hayman, who voiced the congratula- tions of the whole League to the Na- tionals in copping their first cham- Pionship. Frank Dent, captain of the Stratford squad, accepted the trophy, "and proved himself as good a 3pealcer | Towns like Orillia, Alliston, Rich- mond Hill, Barrie, and other centres |in the district north of Toronto are 'taking their lacrosse seriously. Owen Sound, an old lacrosse town, is back in the game, and is taking it seriously enough to entice Geordie Watt, hard- werking home man who has played 'bis lacrosse with Stratford for sev- ,¢eral years, to the port town. Watt ras been going big guns in the home ,Of the Greys, too. He banged in five goals in one game against Alliston the as he is a cricketer and sportsman, ! other night, although his team was when he made a fitting reply. Nash Trophy, which was won by the Woodstock Club this year, was also presented, _~ When the local cricketers are being honored out of town, the question nat- urally arises: "What is Stratford go- ing to do to honor her championship teams?" As a matter of fact, the City Council has adopted a resolution ! that letters of congratulation be sent to both the Cricket and Fotball teams, | which brought championships to! Stratford this year. The members of the City Council all felt that they would tike to do more, but in view of the present conditions, they did not conscientiously believe ~hat they could | 'Spend the money of the harassed tax-! payers in recognizing the achieve- 'ments of the two clubs in a more tangible manner, Most citizens will agree that the point was well taken, and the two clubs will certainly not be amotig those who might think otherwise. They are true sportsmen, and are probably well satisfied with being able to bring home their respec- tive championships. -- : It is to be hoped, however, that pre- get conditions are not going to con- tinue indefinitely. Most of.us hope for better times, and when those times come, provision should be made every year in the city estimates for the rec- ognition of achievements such as those of the cricket and football clubs. _ A comparatively small sum could be - earmarked every year for that pur- pose, when the estimates are made up, and there would be mighty few citi- zens whowould' not agree that the money would be well spent. There is an appropriation for unforseen grants, and another for industrial and pub- licity purposes, but too often these funds are exhausted long before championships in athletic endeavor are decided. If a small sum were set aside at the beginning of each year, there would then be no excuse for al- lowing feats such as those of the cricket club, the - football club, and | the ladies' basketball team, being al- lowed to pass without tangible recog- | nition. rs : Reports from New Westminster to the effect that a near riot resulted - wken eager fans were unable to fight their way into the packed arena to see Hamilton Tigers and Salmon bel- lies battle it out in the fifth game of the Mann Cup series will raise the hopes of lacrosse fans all over the Dominion. It sounds something like old times to them. Despite constant bickering and crabbing, lacrosse has made distinct headway in this Prov- ince during the past year. It probably doesn't make the headlines -- except when there is another squabble -- but+ numerous small towns have taken up the game with a vengeance. Many _of those towns had been without la- crosse for years until the past year or so, when box lacrosse claimed their attention. The game may have lost a little ground in the big centres like Toronto, due to the mushroom growth of professional lacrosse, but it has certainly gained in the sticks, and The !on the short end of a long score, Watt "cS @s good as the best of them when he played the bob-tailed game with | Stratford in their ill-fated venture in- ; tothe year, aNd his success in Owen Sound | would indicate that the brand played! laround here was just about as good | as that played in intermediate ranks! Central Ontario League last+ anywhere in the Province. The jolt which.Woodstock Juniors handed Whit Sprung's young hopefuls here on Friday of last week staggered local followers of the collegiate jun- iors just a little. The local kids were rated on a pretty high level in the estimation of the wise ones here- abouts, and they journeyed down to the flats expecting to see their favor- ites chalk up a win, The fact that the Woodstock kids handed the locals a good walloping is merely evidence of the stiff propo- sition which has 'to be met in this group. The local kids are not out of the race yet -- not by a jugful, and may return the compliment when they go back to the Oxford metropolis. Fine Family Move* Here Stratford citizens will be glad to learn that the addition of a fine fam- ily has recently been added to its population. Leslie MacDonald and family have taken up their residence on 189 Church street, having moved here from Sarnia where many friends regretted greatly their removal from that place. Mr. MacDonald was connected with the Sarnia Bridge Company for- over five years, and has recently purchased the service station known as the Stan ley Bell Service Station on Ontario street next to Silverwood's Dairies. He is a business neighbor of another Sarnia man, Mr. Wallis, the aggressive manager -of Silverwood's Stratford Dairy Limited, who has the good will of every Stratford citizen as well as every employe. that's a healthy sign. @ CANADIAN DEPARTMENT STORES inons Erie and Downie Streets, Stratford. Phone 2500 EATON-MADE WEEK Comes To A Close -- Saturday! Fur Trimmed COATS $15.95 to S35 Women's and misses' coats that are lav- ishly trimmed with such furs as Sable. (skunk), Muskrat, Seal (rabbit), Arabian Lynx (rabbit), Beaverine (dyed rabbit), ete. Of the new crepe or suede finished materials, featuring new sleeve treat- ments, etc. Each $15.95 to $35.00. 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