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- -~-@ ¢ Sixteen Years " "Detartivg "" Work - As you read GT words one, of the most amazing of all. natural phenomena is under way--tlig sea- ward trek of the freshwater eel to its breeding ground i in the region of, the Sargasso Sea, 3.00-0dg miles * * from European shores, . Reasoning on the assumption that the, muscular: energy of a cross cliannel swimmer is as little as ten times greater than that of the eel, then the trek of the eel would be comparable to a human 'being un- dertaking to swim round the world plus an additional five thousand miles or so into the bargain, For centuries men pondered over the riddle of the eels birth-place and it was not until 1920 that the baffling mystery was solved. How it was done makes a story as thrill .ng as any detective tale. First, let's consider the evidence that existed down to almost the end of the last century. The naturalists of those days knew almost every- thing about the 'ecl--except its des- tination, They were well aware that every autumn about one sixth of the adult eels in our streams and ponds felt the irresistible urge to head downstream and out to sea. Practically nothing would stop them. Those i.. ponds travelled con- siderable. distance overland until they reached a stream which in- stinct told them would lead to the coast. . The naturalists knew' also that each spring millions of young eels (or elvers as they are called) came swarming into our estuaries from the sea and headed upstream to in- land waters. There they would re- main for five or seven years, grow- ins to a length -of about 4 ft. and attaining a "weight up to 10 Ib., til in their turh they, too, received the call of the sea. . ° It was also common knowledge that if an eel was prevented by some means from migrating it remained in a state of single blessedness and reachéd the ripe old age of twenty years or more. But this didn't: answer the" vital question: where did the adult eels go? Whence came their offspring? (In Scotland they believed that eels originated from hair washed into streams from the backs of Shetland ponies!) : " The first clue came to light: in 1896 when two Italian naturalists proved that a little fish found in the Strait of Messina was a larva that changed by stages into #h eel. Eight years passed with no fur- ther clue until in 1904 Dr, Schmidt, a Danish zoologist engaged on deep-sea research west of the Far- oes, netted a larva identical to that taken from the Strait of Massina, In view of the fact that 'the eel fishery was an important Danish industry, Schmidt was authorized to try to solve the riddle of where the spawning grounds lay. Solve it he did, but the task took him sixteen years to accomplish, After a long period of netting ex- tending from the Faroes to Brit- tany, Dr. Schmidt found that all West European eels scemed to come in from far out in the Atlantic and from regions where the water was - of. considerable depth. - With only a small vessel at his 'disposal the job was becoming too big for Schmidt to grapple with alone. Then he hit upon the idea of seeking the co-operation of the mer- chant skippers wlio were trading with the West Indies. He prevailed upon a number of them to take special small-meshed nets on their voyages and to report upon their catches. Year by year the chase was getting more exciting, for the ocean-going skippers were reporting large hauls of elvers al- ong their routes. The evidence was sufficiently en- couraging for 'the Dane to charter a small schooner~and begin his own rescarches around the West Indies; Very soon the large numbers of young eels dredged up from, the deeps told him he was hot on the trail. Furthermore, and fauch to his astonishment, .he 'was netting not only the larva of the European eel, but of the American species alsol Th's was something new? Not until 1920 was Dr. Schmidt able to return to the search, when before Toh he had conclusive proof that the spawning grounds of both the Amer'can and European eel lay in the region of the Sargasso Sea and that both breed'ng grounds ac- turlly overlapped. It was also established «that the 'American elvers headed westwards and took a year to reach the Ameri-- can seaboard a thousand miles dis- tant, whilst the Kufopean species headed east on a three-year trek to- wards the shores of Britain, France and Holland. ] The adult ecls now heading down- sticam 'have a one-way ticket only, At the end of the journey of no re- turn the female lays Her eggs at a depth of 250 fathoms or so. Their duty done the parents perish and a new generat'on is horn to continue a marvellous cycle of I'fe that has been operatine unceasingly for countless thousands of years, =One secret yet the cel withholds by what 'unerring sense does it fi its way, Maybe we shall never know. 1] un-- NEW and USEF UL Too "Unusual alii ¢ By preventing dirt and grime from penetrating pores of paint film, new paint is said to hold its "clean appearance for a long time, cutting maintenance. cost « by 8s much 'as '40%. . 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Shown with his brother Chico, the midget mutt wa: one of a litter of six, all of whom at nine weeks weighed obout two pounds -- 'all, that is, except Jiggerboo, who, normal and healthy in other respects, hardly affected the scales at 4% ounces. dh ti Rit at spinper Dual - Purpose Cattle At Winter Fair Red Poll dielratpode cattle will be shown for the first time this year at: the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, which takes place Nov. 13-21, The Red Poll breed, which orig- inated in Endland, was given recog- nition "at the spring meeting of the Royal's beef cattle committee when 'it was agreed to_set up a class for them in which prize money will to- tal $900. © At least 50 Red Polls will he shown at this year's fair. Mast of the entries will come from the w est- ern provinces and Ontario, The Red Poll; a breed similar to the Dual-purpose Shorthorn, has become more popular in this coun- try, particularly in Western Canada, since the end of the war. Like the Dual-purpose Shorthorn, the Red Poll is bred for both beef and milk production. Dual-purpose cattle "pay their way" through milk production until they are marketed as beef cattle, thus overcoming some ° of the high overhead encountered by farmers raising beef cattle. The Red Poll, so named because of its reddish-brown color, is about the same size and build as the bet: ter known Dual-purpose Shorthorn, Just how many diticrent sports magazines there are published south of the border we wouldn't even wish to guess, Casually look- ing over downtown magazine stands it sometimes seems to us that there "must be a new one born every min- ute, Left to ourself there are only one or two of them we would bother much -about, but a. junior 'member of our family totes them home by the long cord; and some- times, when we get weary of read- ing the Good Book, Shorter Cate- chism and the speeches of our political leaders, we skim them over, - . * * Which is why, on Sunday, Octo- ber 21st, our eye was arrested by t.e cover of "SPORT --= TIL MAGAZINE FOR SPORT SPEC- TATORS," published in New York, and a very interesting and readable periodical, at that. Featured on that front cover as the leading article was one entitled, "I'd Rather Play in_Ganada" by. George Ratterman George, in case you've forgotten, is the All-American college and pro- fessional football star who came to ovr side of the border this season --at a huge salary --to lead the Montreal Alouettes to a Grey Cup. Just for the fun of it, we're going to quote a few paragraphs from Mr, Ratterman's opus. Here they are, * » * "I haven't found it téo difficult to adjust to the Canadian gamc, When I first came to Canada they showed me several movies of the Grey Cup game. If somcone had shown them to me when 1 was unfamiliar with Canadian football, it would have been along time be- fore 1. could teff the difference in play." ¢ " "In the first place, here you have only tltfee downs to make a first down. That means you have to gam- ble more often. It's unhéard of to march down the field racking up first down after first down' until: you score. We try to score all the time, from any' place on the feld, Because it's more difficult to make a first down, there's much more em- | phasis on passng. Which doesn't make me feel unhappy." * 1] TL "We have nine on the Alouettes, American players I feel right at home." . . l think we' ve got a pretty good team." * * . "In addition to my playing dut- ies, I'm also backfield coach. Nature ally, it would be difficult for me to play and coach and my coaching duties consist mostly of figuring ont phiys, Once practice starts Fm just another player, "Because of my experience with pro ball 'in * the States, "it's more. "of a consulting position. The reason 1 wanted the job was so' I could give my own views without embarfassment, x * * 3 "That's an important factor, he- lieve me, I think there's a growing tendency in sports to "emphisize the importance of coaches, Many "of them say they did this or that when really it's the team, the players, that. make the coach. That's why I's a relief to talk to someone like Steve Owen of the New York Giants who readily admits that you have to have the material to make the team go. * * * "In the majority of circumstances the coaches are merely impressed with their importance, They try to play football like a checkérs game, Instead of dealing with Ay be- ings, it's like dealing with robots. The only successful exception I can . think of is Paul Cleveland Browns, - ! * hE * Brown -of the "Some. coaches call most of the plays, which [ don't think in such a good "practice, Sitting on a bench and not being-in close contact with players on the field, the coach is somewhat remote. What if one of the backs is tired or has something wrong with him and the coach should call his play? They just don't have | the opportunity the quartertack has to participate in the game. * . « "Here in Montreal my wife and I are very happy. duplex and we just had our second child. I like Montreal and the people and everyone is treating me well, "There's nothing like the - Montreal football fans. They really go all- out to support the team. It's the same way all over this foothali-- crazy country, T'he fans really go for the game. And I like to play it for them and will give it every- thing it's worth, But the important thing to me is, I'm-finally on the way in business, starting from the ground up to learn everything pos- 'sible about the brokerage field, Now when my football days are over, maybe 1 don't have to worry so much about supporting my family." * * * So much for Mr. Ratterman. His _ article, as we said before, appeared in a magazine around. October 21st. Now we quote as follows from a dispatch to the Toronto Globe and Mail dated from Montreal on - October 2lst--same date; * * - "° "The Montreal Gazette, in a "sports page story tonight revealed that George Ratterman $22,000-a- year passing star, will quit Canadian football at the end of this season and return to the New York Yank- ees of the National Professional 'League. Ratterman has candily ad- mitted that he does not feel he can adapt himself to Canadian football. Although recognized as one of the greatest passers in American foot- ball, he has had very little success with Montreal Alouettes, "In Cana- dian football a quarterback has to improvse and I found it a little bit too tough," the handsome, like- able blond quarterback said, ht T= * * * , Well, it all seems sort of mixed-up to us and the only comment we personally feel called on to make right now is this--SPORTS--THE MAGAZINE FOR SPORTS SPECTATORS should at least take the 1951 Oscar for mis-timing. How Can I? 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