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wll Primi ---- rc -------- wt FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1946 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE ELEVEN The Davis Cup Is Headed Back FromDownUnder By GAYLE TALBOT , Dec. 27 -- (AP) -- Ted penroed and Jack Kramer won ihe Davis Cup, symbol of world ! supremacy, for the United « States today, breezing through Aus- » a | i -------- tralia's doubles team in straight sets. ¢ John Bromwich and Adrian Quist, Whose brilliant play won the cup for Australia in the last international matches in 1939, never had a chance Ks the two Californians teamed to plete the whirlwind victory launched yesterday with Schroed- "s stunning upset win over Brom- ich in the singles, + If anything, the Americans gave the stricken crowd at Kooyong Courts an even more 'convincing exe hibition of their supremacy than did yesterday, blasting out their doubles triumph 6-2, 7-5, 6-4, in just 77 minutes. They ran off the first four games of the first set easily and from that moment on there never was much doubt about the outcome. The magnificent services of the two Am- ericans gave Bromwich and Quist little opportunity to break through and so sizzling was Kramer's service that he won eight games without a break. : 'Bromwich Withdraws John Bromwich, Australian ten- nis star, withdrew today from to- morrow's final Davis Cup singles matches and the US. team captain immediately substituted Gardner Mulloy for Jack Kramer, who had been slated to meet Bromwich. As a result, the final singles matches which have no bearing on the Cup, will pit Mulloy against Dinny Palls and Ted Schroeder Against Adrian Quist, the Australian sub for Bromwich. There was no official explanation as to why Bromwich withdrew, but it was assymed he had simply had enough tennis. The revised pairings were not expected to be too happily ! received by ticket-holders who had earnestly hoped to see Bromwich whip Kramer, But from the appearances yester- day, and today it looked as though tennis Down Under i going into eclipse internationally for a while until a whole new crop of players can be developed. Bromwich and Quist never, except for brief flashes, showed the quality of play they did _ before the war and Pails, who lost to Kramer yesterday, is not yet in * the brilliant class of prewar Aus- , tralian tennis. Today's doubles victory was ane other demonstration that history re- , peats itself, for 26 years ago "Big Bill" Tilden and "Little Bill" John- t ston wrested the Davis Cup from the Australians in exactly the same way -- with three straight wins. From the moment at the start ; when they broke Bromwich's serv- ice, to the match point, with which 3 Kramer cracked the net cord, the Americans dominated the play, pil~ ing up to the net like two four- year-olds heading for a candy store. Twice in the first set the towering Schroeder caught Bromwich in the .4.stomach with hard smashes. One of " * r 4 » " | | ; ! H : AN *them caused the two-hand-swing- ing "Aussie to double up with pain for several moments before he could eontinue, The Australians led only once in 'the match, That was in the second set when they broke through Schoe- der to take a 4-1 advantage, but the Americans came right back to break Quist and square it at four-all and 'repeated four games later to sew up that match. Just 26 Years Ago 'In the deciding set, the Californ- fans 'broke through Bromwich's normally tight service in the crucial ninth game to put the Davis Cup back in U.S. hands for the first time in seven years, After Tilden and Johnston wrest- ed the cup from Australia in 1920, the United States had possession until 1927 when the big bowl went to France. Six years .in France's pos- session were followed by four years of British supremacy, after which the' United States gained another two-year tenure by beating Britain in 1837. Twice in recent years the Aus- tralians rose to the challenge round only to yield to the defenders by odd match. Britain repelled the in- vaders in 1936 and the United Dias checked their aspirations in Last Night's Stars By The Canadian Press Murph Chamberlain, Montreal, for- ward who figured in on two goals as Qanadiens laced Toronto Maple Leats Ted (Teeter) Kennedy, Toronto, whose marker saved Maple Leafs from hitting the goose egg column, Santa's A Cham No need to start worrying about Champion Joe Louis' waistline. He is still in perfect fighting condition, in spite of his everweight appear- ance here. 'We suspect Joe has made use of a bit of cotton wad- ding to give him that well-fed look. The champ's new role as Santa Claus was played when he was host to six children of various races and creeds who are temporarily home- less. \ ORTSN FALLACIES MARGERY MILLER To the casual observer jai ala, the game which is the delight of Spanish-speaking peoples, seems m0 more dangerous than tennis. It re- sembles tennis somewhat, as the players volley a white ball back and forth. Actually, however, the game fractures numerous skulls in a season, and causes other serious injuries. The danger of jal alai lies mostly in the type of ball used. The pelota is a bit smaller than a base- ball and considerably larger than a golf ball. It bounces off the wall against which it is served, at better than 100 miles an hour. Careless or clumsy players cannot play long without being hit and badly hurt-- possibly even killed. Handsome is, not handsome does, as far as show horses are coicerned. Audiences at horse shows are in- clined to believe that they are watching the very best in horse- flesh on parade, But at the recent National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden, -army officers ad- mitted that the show horse is not a utility animal. . He could not stand up beside re- gular army mounts. His superior- ity lies only in conformation, ap- pointment, and style. Animals of less aristocratic background and more rugged constitution serve the purposes of the cavalry better, Professional football teams, which have much more time for practice than college teams, still spend less time on defensive play than do their amateur brethren. Pro coaches realize the value of a strong defence, but they are not playing primarily to win, as the college squads are. They are play- ing to please the crowds. The ele- ment of showmanship has come strongly into the professional game. Fans like to see a lot of passing, intricate plays, and sensational run- ning. Offence is what they pay for. Therefore, coaches train their teams to play a free-scoring, of- fensive game, with comparatively little attention to defence. A defensive wall is not worth its weight in cement to a pro owner. Soccer May Try Out The Penalty Box By JACK SULLIVAN Canadian Press 'Staff Writer LONDON, Dec, 24. -- (CP) -- Be- lief in some quarters that wagging of admonitory fingers by soccer re- ferees isn't punishment enough has led unofficial suggestion that Eng- lish League chiefs should introduce something equivalent to hockey's penalty box. ; The idea may have its merits, but the player cooling-off in the box would take a terrific "razzing" from the football crowds. The Sat- urday - afternoon fan can always be depended upon for spontaneous remarks that would make a music- "1 hall comedian groan with envy. The fellow who pays his 1s 6d. (30 cents) for a two-hour sports fling, makes full use of his tonsils, Reading, of the English League, southern section, once was almost demoralized by the haucous cries of the fans. ' 4 Manager Joe Exlelston was bad- gered so by grandstand experts that he toyed with the idea of take ing some .of his players to meet supporters and talk tactics. The fans were giving the players wrong advice, Joe said. "My forwards were often urged to get rid of the ball whergp there was no colleague in position to re ceive a pass," As a result, the ball. carriers were "stampeded" into has- ty passes and tackles. Then, there was the case of Port- smouth's forward, Don Reid, in the first division. Reid, one of the har- dest shots in the game, was told by the "mob" to blaze away when- ever he got the ball, however impos- sible the angle or distance. Reid obeyed--and didn't get very far--but the boys are laying off him now. Imagine the abuse a player, sit- ting in the penalty box for five or 10 minutes, would take. Civil Servants' League Removes "Hockey Lines Ottawa, Dee, 27 -- (CP)-- What--no red and blue lines? Incredible as it may geem to observers who have watched hoc- key develop from the old corner- lot, sardine-can shinny to fits present complex form, the civil servants' Recreational Associa- tion has tossed out half the rule book. When the R.A. opens its 12- team circuit at the Ottawa Audi- torium Sunday, they'll play on a clean sheet of ice with only a, sin- gle face.off circle in the centre. And, says T. R. (Ray) Kinsella, sponsor of the idea, it's 3oing to be "interesting." "Trouble with hockey today," says Ray, who played in the N.H. I. for Ottawa Senators in 1930- 31, "is there are so many rules it takes a Philadelphia lawyer to understand it." Now an official of the Fisheries Department and hockey convener for the R.A., he's looking forward E to the elimination of all lines as a great experiment. "Everybody in hockey that I've talked to says it's a screwball idea," Kinsella said in an inter- view, "But none of them can give any really good reason why it shouldn't work, "It will do away with ganging up at the ends and all the whis- tle-blowing which just confuses the spectators and holds up the game. It'll be the kind of hockey the fiverage fan can understand." The new game will have only one offsides rule--that players must be behind their centre play- er when the rubber is faced. There'll be no. holdups except for p>nalties or lost pucks. Some of the rules, he a "mitted, may have to be made up as new problems arise, But the 12 teams of the league are all enthusiastic about the idea. Kinsella telieves, too, that it will speed up the game, keep the defencentan in their own ends, and, he reminisced fondly--""it may even revive the lost art of stickhandling." YES, AT THAT--THEY HAVE SCORED A LOT OF POINTS! Forth Worth, Tex., Dec. 24 (AP)-- The St. James High School team of Port Arthur, Texas, is putting in a claim for the honor of being the highest scoring football team on the North American Continent this sea- son. They have romped to 563 points in 14 games--an average of 40.2 And they'll have the opportun- ity of adding to it here Dec. 31 when they meet Istrouma High of Baton Rouge, La, in a charity game HEAVY SNOW SURE MAKES IT TOUGH GOING / HES GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT -- HIS TANK IS FULL OF CITIES SERVICE ETHYL / Lo Ox, PUAILADELPHIA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT -- LooKS LIKE JOE LoUIS ANp AITS LIGHT-HEAVY "LOUIS" « (LIKE THE HEANYWEIGHT KING ] - By Jack Sords, + ; y SHELTON BELL WAS HIS Hue | BOWLING NEWS | MOTOR CITY LADIES' MAJOR LEAGUE ("A" League) This league held their annual Chic- ken Roll last Monday night, with sev- eral of the sponsors being on hand to compete for the sponsors' bird, Out- standing score of the evening was rolled by Innis Pipher, who gave an almost perfect performance in her second game and came up with 411, A four-pin stand in the eight frame, which was spared, and a five-pin stand on the third ball of the tenth frame were all that kept Innis from that coveted 450, Helen Eagleson had high triple- 'of the night with 826. Innis Pipher rolled 767; Vi. Mason 732; Janet Peel 713; Ef. Hezzeljwood 702; Isobel Leckie 671; Vi. Norris 670; Rose Stovin 669; Hazel Chamberlain 6587 Ethel Ly- mer 051; Ethel Smith 644; Jean Bradley 638; Flo. Lott 634; Dot. Clements 620; Eileen Wilson 618; Mary Bircham 616; Elia Hall 615; Olive Frise 614; Nell Etchells 609; Marj. Vaughan 608; Erline Bentley 605; Phyl. Corrin 603; Jean Tutton 601, All team competition showed split scores, (and incidentally the big side of the count went to had thelr sponsors out) with the ex- ception of the game between Karn's and Victory Billiards. Karn's Victory Billiards with a goose-egg to their credit and piled up a consider able lead for themselves by doling it. Lock's took two from Lewington's; Co- ca Cola's 2, Hayden Macdonald 1; Mc- Callum Transports 2, Oshawa Bakery 1; Oshawa Furrlols 2, Pearl's 1. Hayden Macdonald ... McCallum Transports Oshawa Bakery .... Lock' L] Oshawa Furriers Victory Billiards . Pearl's assigarss 2 Harold (Skin) Hambly took home the sponsors' chicken. His 151 score was closest to the 150 which had been earlier decided to be the lucky number, League chickens went as follows:-- High single with handicap, Innis Pl. pher 416; High single without handi- cap, V. Mason 289; High triple with handicap, Helen leson 0; High ple without handicap, Janet ePel 713, ("B" League) Bowling went along in usual sche- dule style in this league, Oshawa Dairy handed out the only whitewash of the night to Alger Press; Mitchell's took 2 from Jack Biddulph"s; Dixon's Coal 2, Burns' Shoes 1; Saywell's 2, Fels Bros. 1; Henderson's 2, White's In- surance 1 . June Chesebrough was >. roller of the session with 694; Flo. nald 'had 662; Cecelia Lucas 621; Mary Pterson 618; June Perry 614; Alda Jordan 605; Kay Sheridan 598: Isobel Hubbell 589; Vann 587; Edith Ryan 587; Flo- rine Wills 578; Phoebe Mullen 577; Toots Mackness 575; Helen Trott 572; Glad. Dale 570; Betty Thompson 668, The Standin Hendergon's . ar Burns' Shoes Oshawa Dairy . Alger Press White's Insurance Mitchell's Jack Biddulph Dixon's Coal .. Felt Bros. .. Saywell's ....e0 the teams who | lett, | 906 ST. GREGORY'S BOWLING CLUB The turkey ? roll was the big event last Monday night and there was a great deal of competition before the winners were finally decided. Jean Mc- Cauley was the first to cinch a prize by bowling the best ladies' single of the year by scoring 315 without handi- p in her first game. ifr esch athe so far this year, rolling 277 scratch and 327 with handicap to claim the men's prize for high single. The Ladies' mystery score (159) waa not made by anyone but Audrey tes and Kay Bawks came closest with 158. They decided to split the $5. e men's mystery score was not so easily dispensed with. The score was 198 and everybody came close and five players hit the nail right on the head. After a great deal of coin tossing Earl Hanan was finally declared the winner. Jean McCauley in addition to mak- ing the high single of the night (and five bucks) also made the high ladies' triple with a total of 650. Helen Noakes with a total of 609 came second, Cliff Roesch 'made the high single only, The high triple was made by Tom Lesley who totalled 684 and was closely followed by Hugh Brennan with ank Baron with 662 and Jack Brennan with 633, effer's "ELMS" Jeiained the top spot .in the league stan and can only be beaten by the WILLOWS or B. MS who have to overcome a 2 and 3 point lead to do it. As Mon- day, December 30th is the next and last bowling night of the second sec- tion the issue will not be very long in doubt. Team Standing Elms .... Willows Balsoms Oaks ... Spruces Birches . ATOMIC LADIES' LEAGUE The ladies were on their toes Friday turing in some fine scores. The Crickets have taken points the last three weeks. The Bouncing Beauties will soon take their place if. they don't buck up. Small change was a little too small last Friday, Mr, Haliday of the Atomic Club, has donated a cup for the high team and we appreciate it. The executive wish you the compli- ments of the season. High sifigles without handicap: --T. Sanders 251, F. McGlashen 240, M. Sloan 236, E. Corson 220. With handicap: --D, Mathews 250, C. Esson 240, H. Baker 266, E. Trick 223, C. Wright 235, E. Butler 247. High triples without handicap: --E. McGlashen 610, T. Sanders 548, E. Cor- son 524 A. Daily 584. High ipl with handicap: --E. Trick 631, C. right 614, H. Baker 606, P. Gall 570, M. Brocklehurst 557, D. Har- r 559, E. Butler 553, A. Welch 550, S. verell 523, D. Mathems 546. M. Cook 549, C. Easson 544, R. Pern 522, Team Standing Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter Hit Best Marks By JACK HAND New York, Dec. 27--(AP)--Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter of the world champion St. Louis Cardinals have new reasons to ask owner Sam Breadon for more cash in 1947 to- day after publication of the official National League slugging and runs batted in statistics. Musial, the batting king with a 365 average, added the slugging championship to his '46 actomplish- ments, clubbing the opposing pitch- ers for a .587 mark on the basis of 366 total bases for 624 at bats. As the talented first sacker al- ready had monopolized the averages by leading in runs, hits, singles, doubles and triples among others, it was not difficult to understand why he was named the most valuable player in the league. It was the third time Musial had taken the slugging crown, having won previously in 1943 and 1044 be- fore entering the navy. Slaughter's 130. runs batted in told g large share of the Cards' success story, reflecting the real importance of his .300 batting mark. The hustling slugger, who electrified the crowd with his dash from first to home on Harry Walk- er's double in the last world series game, kept the Birds in the race with his | timely base hits. His slugging average was .465, fourth among the regulars behind Musial, Johnny Mize of New York, .578, and Del Ennis of the Phillies 485. Divia Walker af Rraaklvn who won the R.B.I. championship a year ago, was second with 116 and Mu- sial had 103, good for third place. Ed. Stanky of Brooklyn continued to work the opposing pitchers for the most bases on balls, leading with 137, falling 11 short of the lea- Sye record of 148 he established in A . For the first time in five . years the circuit had a new strikeout King with Ralph Kiner of Pitts- burgh @isplacing the abdicating Vince Dimaggio who drifted to the Pacific Coast League before the season ended. Kiner struck out 109 times, an excusable fault because he set the pace with 23 home runs, the first time a National League 'Fresh- man" had accomplished the feat since 1904. Bobby Blattner of New York was the most popular target for a pitched ball, being hit by pitchers six times. . Andy Seminick of the Phillies grounded into the most double plays, 19. As usual, manager Mel Ott of the New York club led the record- breakers, establishing eight league marks among the 29 major or lea- gue standards equalled or tied by National leaguers, FOUGHT BULL WITH PIKE Gloucester, England -- (CP) -- Daniel Merrett, a farmer's son, of Lydbrook, fought a bull with a pike recently in a vain attempt to save Willam Wooding, 62-year-old farm worker, Wooding was fatally gored. Kendal, Westmorland, England-- (CP) -- Residents of Arnside, holi- day resort on Morecambe Bay, are protesting against decision not to re-open the Kendal-Amside branch railway. closed during tha war Bettors Didn't Win a Thing By MARGERY MILLER Central Press Canadian Sports Writer New York.--The cracking of the attempted fix in the recent cham- pionship football game between the Chigago Bears and New York Giants left a lot of sports fans dizzy. Even the boys and girls awho place an occasional bet are, for the most part, grossly ignerant of how the giant bookmaking agencies op- erate. Under the points system current ly used, the bookie cannot lose. For that reason most bookmakers take the fans' dough in "legitimate" transactions and are satisfied not to try a fix. Now and then, how- ever, an outfit turns up which is bored by run-of-the-mine fleecings. They want to make a tremendous killing. And so they try brides. Every Thursday in New York during the football season big-time bookmakers post the first odds for programes. These odds are reached after a central agency studies re- cords of all te which are to play, and makes a point handicap based on the. mathematical prob- ability of the outcome of each game. These odds fluctuate up to game time with the relative amounts of money bet on the teams A quick rise in the points by which the fav- orite team is expected to win in any given case or a sharp lessening 4 a handicap is a sign that the fix in. . Let's look behind the scene at a bookmaker's establishment. Suppose, as was the case in the recent Giante-Bears scandal, one team (the Bears) is given a seven- point handicap in the Thursday ratings. The bookmaker stands to make a lot of money without bene- fit of fix, because of the foolproof system he has evolved. He demands that each bettor lay down more money than he stands to win under any circumstances. Bettors on Bears and Giants alike must cough up $60 in the hope of winning $50 and getting back their original in- vestment, . The blind, the feature which makes this system look good to bet- ters, is the points arrangement. With the Bears seven-point favor- ites, the fellow betting against them is "given" seven points. That is, the Giants could win, tie, or lose by any number of points up to and including six, and the Giants bet- tor still would win his money. The fellow who wants to bet on the Bears won't win unless his team takes the game by eight points or more. No matter which team wins, the bookmaker has to pay out only $110. And he has taken in $120, If a seven-point favorite wins by just seven points, all bets are off; if by less than seven points, the fellows who bet on it lose. And herein lies the explanation of the attempted fix under the points sys- tem. Any bookmaking outfit that wanted to make a sure bet on the Chicago Bears in the recent game would have had to be certain that the Bears would win by a comfort- able tmarginh.As it turned cut, they allegedly bet so much that they sent fhe point handicap up to 10. and the Bears won by just 10 points. Result--all bets were off. The bettors didn't win a thing. The reason that bettors some- times try desperately to bribe ath- letes into co-cperation becomes ap- parent at once. Without sabotage on the field they can never be sure that the winning margin will be enough to win anything for them, or even to save their hides. It ap- pears foolhardy, on the surface of the situation, for the bookmaker to gamble for huge stakes at great personal risk when a sizable profit is assured to him in ordinary trans- actions, The fact remains, how- ever, that some people are not satis- fied with winning easily, Bookmaking proper, under the | P. J. Mulqueen, noted Canadian sportsman and @« former chairman of the Ontario Athletic commission, died at his home in Toronto, Ont., recently. In his younger days Mul- queen was nctive in lacrosse and rewing circles, but for several years he had tnjoyed a number of offi- cial appearances in the sports world. points system, has reached gigan- tic proportions, especially in the New York area. There is some evid- ence to support the contention that more money is bet on football, col- lege and pro, during the season, than upon horse racing over the same period. For several seasons there has ex- isted a strong suspicion that heavy gambling on the game in some cases influenced results of contests. In the 1946 season the Giants and Bears met twice before the playoff. In the first game, a pre-season ex- hibition, the Bears won, 19-0. La- ter, at the Polo Grounds in New York, the Giants beat the Bears, 14-0. Many sports experts suspect- ed a fix, but nothing was proved. In November the Philadelphia Eagles trounced the Giants, 24-14, in Philadelphia. A week later they lost to the same team, 45-17, in New York. These games show an amaz- ing form reversal. They aroused suspicions, and perhaps justly. so. Of recent seasons, the number of players who have been seen in night clubs and restaurants with gamblers has increased greatly, The gam- blers' arproach is to meet players socially, to gain their confidence, and 'then to work on them to ac- cept bribes. Detectives have been put on the trails of such players, and sometimes even have gone sO far as to tap their telephones. In some cases they have been 90 per cent. certain that players have been in collusion with bookmakers, but have been unable to prove it. The police are doing their part, and football officials are doing | theirs. It remains for the fans to| see the light and help to stamp | out the lucrative bookmaking indus- try. | There are a surprisingly large | number of bettors who lay several | thousands on their choices weekly. | But the delight of the bookmaker is | not the plunger. He owes his suc- | cess primarily to the swarms of fans who regularly 'bet small sums. They | assure him a . prosperous living. | They take beatings week after week, but come back for more Only their | ignorance of the kind of viciousness | which they support is as astound- | ing as their apility to absorp pun- | ishment. REFRIGERATOR HINT Ice trays should be washed with soap and hot water at least once a week. London -- (CP)--The last Hand- | ley-Page Halifax has been delivered | to the R.AF. for use by the Air- borne Forces. | | | News «nd Views IN THE Industrial Loop By SIDELINER The league will see intensive ac- tion over the week-end with all but two teams scheduled to play... In the Big Six, Monarchs meet Duplate tonight at the Arena here from 6 to 7 pm. . . . Tomorrow morning, Robson and Bowers will get at each other between 10 and 11 am. in a game both are anxious to play ... Both figure they are the cream of the crop but the proof of the pud- ding lies you-know-where , . . GM. Parts will tangle with Junior Bees at Whitby from 11 to 12:30 p.m. * bb From 12:30 p.m. 'til two, Cour= tice will play Weston Aircraft + + . This will be the first test for the boys from the hinterlands, while Weston takes on its third engagement after winning one and losing one . ., , From 11 to 12 noon at the Arena here G.M. Office will meet Alger Press, while Bolahood's have stacked up against G.M. Main- tenance from one 'til two p.m. Games at Whitby to be of 20- minute period duration and those in Oshawa 15-minute per- fods . . «+ No overtime in any CASE + 0 0 * +» Complaints of unnecessary rough= ing have been trickling in and refer- ees -- and there will be referees -- have been given instructions to keep all games strictly under control . , . It is realized that industrial league hockey is not for panty-waists, but at the same time deliberate at- tempts to cut off somebody's head is another matter entirely . . . Doug Love will handle tomorrow's en- counters at Whitby . . . Other ref- erees will be assigned for games here over the week-end . . . In the matter of more ice, the executive has learned that C.R.A. officials will be in a position to advise the score very shortly . . . As to complete schedules, it is impossible to formu- late these without first knowing ex- actly how much ice we have . . . Once this is known, dll will be clear sailing . . . There seems to be noth- ing pressing which would indicate that a general meeting is necessary, but probably there may be some- thing to discuss by January 6 . . . In addition to their Whitby game, task-master Barker notes his Jr. Bees will practice at 6:30 here , , , IDALIA Private Hotel PORT HOPE, Ont. Magnificent old estate. A veritable fairyland under a blanket of snow. An ideal place for your winter holiday, with an outstanding combin- ation of Beauty, Comfort and Excellent Cooking! Daily, Weekly or Monthly Rates on Request M. G. MUSGRAVE, Props Phoze 1013-3 D'J'EVER ? YOU KNOW HOW | HATE THESE CONCERTS, | COULD BE LISTENING TO THE FIGHT IT WONT HURT YoU TO MISS ONE FIGHT AND | PROMISED MRS, SMITH NEXT DOOR WED GO--ONE OF HER DJ'EVER MOAN AND GROAN WHEN THE WIFE DRAGS YOU OUT TO GO AND SEE A SCHOOL CONCERT -- { CHILDREN IS HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO SIT IN THESE SEATS --I THOUGHT IT WAS SUPPOSED AT 8 O'CLOCK ~7/ AND YOU GRUMBLE AND GROWL AT THE HARD SEATS DURING THE USUAL 30-MINUTE WAIT BE= FORE THE CONCERT STARTS = SHH! ITE GOING TO STARTANY MINUTE NOW J 3% \ | . / TRY Ld f WS Yad M a f Cpt) NE JRE 7) Se | I it f ! I; '4 BUT WHEN IT DOES START, THE KIDS KEEP YOU IN FITS OF LAUGHTER WITH THEIR ANTICS. SAY, THAT WAS REALLY A SWELL SHOWAND THAT YOUNGSTER OF DU'EVER REALIZE THAT IT DOES YOU GO®D TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN THE YOUNGSTERS ACTIVITIES ? THANKS, BILL! IT WAS NICE TO SEE YOU HERE--A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT GOES A LONG WAY WITH THE TL | saves BLACK HORSE :»:v 6-27w ERY 3