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PAGE 6 TERRACE BAY NEWS Ta OCTOBER 3, I973 Sports Slants - continued And poor ol' Hank Aaron. Here the guy has 7I2 home runs and just whiskers away from tying of breaking the most heralded record in base- ball, and only I,362 people show up tc see him play. That's right! A couple of weeks ago, when Hank hit his 7IIth, there were only I, 362 peo- ple at Atlanta to see him whack the circuit clout. The crowd was a record low for Atlanta. Boy, what does a guy have to do to gain a little recognition, anymore 2??? And on the Riggs-King tennis subject, you~ 've probably read as much as you want to read about it. But there's a little human interest story that came out of Houghton, Mich. that you might like. It seems four Houghton men ran a half-page ad in the local paper, prior to the King-Riggs contest, that went like .this: "The following male chauvinists, in order to form a more per- fect union, establish justice ... promote the CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 42. Slender and 8. Smitten TODAY'S ANSWER 1. In the long-limbed by distance 43. Pork Cupid 11 [JY] 5. Book of the product (2 wds.) (APNVE Ldn Apocrypha 44. Current 9. Squaw's [gi3 AS SEOWS 10. Yearn for DOWN home SASEEN AV H 11. Do penance 1. Asian 10. Writer's iH dO Ea 12. Sped peninsula 3 3NEENIO[LILIVId 13. Mode 2. Tookthe _. 16. Where SAL E3 Ng a i Wi 14. Log cabin conse- "There Ei $ LB 28 boy quences was no SNOLLIVEM 3ANHED 15. Repartee (3 wds.) room" ie OL dv 17. Propitia- 3. "Hail" to 22. Pull tory bribe Caligula 23. Un- 29. Get 18. Word with 4. California dressed even night or day timber tree hide with . 19. Single 5. Relish 25. Trans- 30. Kind of entity 6. Mel of form bear 20. "---- Got baseball 26. Angel 32. Inex- Sixpence" lore 27. Jack- perienced 21. General of 7. Matt son 38. Japanese WW II fame Crowley novel of . statesman 23. Place for play 1884 40. Burmese a banjo (4 wds.) 28. Bind tribesman 24. Coal scuttle ! 25. Townsman of yore 26. Ship's comple- ment 28. A must with tails (2 wds.) 31. Spotlight- loving thespian 32. Cotton or mill 33. Garden dweller 34. Australian bird 35. Spin of the prop 36. Foundation 37. "Sweet O'Grady" 39. African antelope 41. Join general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our male posterity, do ordain the statement that: Bobby Riggs will defeat Billie Jean King handily, thereby sett- ing another example of male superiority." The ad was signed by the four fellows, with the initials M.C.P. after each name. M.C.P., of course stood for Male Chauvinist Pig. After Ms. King's easy victory, another ad appeared in the paper: "The ad that appeared in this space .ast night is hereby retracted without prejudice." The signatures were the same, except for the inclusion of "ex" be- fore all the M.C.P.s. Actually, I was also pleased when Billie Jean walloped that 55- year-old 'master mouth'. I not only cheered for her but also made a few bucks betting on her. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY Mid Canada Elementary School Cross Country Championship - Saturday, October 20, 'T9733 "= 2:00 p.m.: Lakehead University. Organized by the Northwestern Ontario Roy- al Canadian Legion Sports Foundation in con- junction with the Lakehead University Physical Edcuation Department and the Northwestern oer Ontario Branch of the Canadian Track and Field Association. or ELIGIBILITY: All athletes to be under I4 ; years of age on January Ist, 1973. Teams to ; consist of ten runners per school, six only to score in race. Events for girls and boys, girls to run 2 miles, boys to run 2% miles. LOCATION: Report to the Lakehead University Fieldhouse for registration and route brief- ing at I:30 p.m. PRIZES: The Royal Canadian Legion Trophy - held by the winning team for one year, Indivi- dual medals to winning team. Trophy for First Place Finisher. CLOSING DATE: Wednesday, October 17th, I973. Entries to be sent to: G. Walters, II3 Glend- ale Crescent, Thunder Bay F, Ontario. Race co-ordinator George Walters has been assured by Lakehead University Basketball coach Howard Lockhart that all the necessary facilities will be available to participating teams. The race was a big success last year and a large entry is expected from all parts of Northwestern Ontario again this year. Dr. L.E. Hastings, Chairman of Publicity, Northwestern Ontario Sports Foundation.