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Page2 SPINDRIFT July, 1954SPINDRIFTEditors:Harold GorseMyrtle DyerContributing Editors:C. Howorth . - Community ImprovementsN. Andrew and D. Fletcher - - - - SportFlorence Mauger and A. L. Anstey - - Social. Treasurer: Assistant Treasurer:Wm. J. Mackintosh Frederick O. SuttonAdvertising:Fred Dyer Bob MacmurchieCirculation:Jack N. Gillespie - Hilda SinkinsonWE STILL CAN'T TAKE ITIn the March issue of Spindrift I hada short article headed "We Can't Take It"in which I criticised the attitude of theCanadian Ice Hockey Team to their defeatin the final of the World's Ice HockeyChampionship.This roused to a white heat the ire ofa friend of mine of long standing. To thisI have no objection whatever. It is alwayssome satisfaction to anyone who writes tohave some notice taken of what he haswritten. My friend, in my opinion, missedthe bus by failing to write a scathingcolumn for Spindrift, thereby helping tofill the paper and depriving others of joiningin the argument, but contented himselfwlith blowing his top to a mutualfriend in the privacy of his own home. Itook an early opportunity of calling onhim to hear at first hand what he had tosay.Here is the gist of my friend's argumentas far as I can remember it. Canadacreated the game of ice hockey and laiddown the first rules and the game shouldbe played according to those rules. TheCanadian team, in the game againstSweden was playing both the Swedishteam and the referee and was being booedand severely penalized. I, the writer, ama Canadian and should support all thingsCanadian.In view of the fact that in Europe,including Britain, the rules differ fromthe Canadian rules it is probable thatspecial rules governed the championshipgames. If so the obligation was placedupon all teams, including Canada, to observethose rules. In these rules the bodycheck would almost certainly be allowedas a means of obtaining possession of thepuck although body checking is not allowedin Britain. Like all body contactsit can be used fairly but it can also beused to injure or cripple an opponent. Inall probability boarding entered into thepicture. Holding the puck against theboards is commonly used in Canada asalso is holding a player against theboards.The charge that Canada was playingboth the Swedish team and the refereeappears to be impossible to support byreason of the fact that a Swedish refereewould not be allowed to referee a game inwhich Sweden was taking part. The onlyreasonable explanation of the booing andsevere penalizing of the Canadian teamPublished byThe CORDOVA BAY COMMUNITY CLUBChairman Publication Committee:K. R. GennCommittee Members:Hilda Andrew - Hilda Sinkinson - Jack ShawBen DyerMail Materia! to-SPINDRIFTCordova Bay, P.O.Phone 9-4434 B.C., CanadaDeadline for Material - 15th OF EACH MONTHNEWS OF LOCAL GOLFEROne of our local youngsters, NormBoden, is building up quite a reputationamong the city golfing fraternity. He recentlybroke the Gorge Vale Junior recordwhich was held jointly by Bob Flemingand Johnny Merriman for several years.The previous record-69-was obliteratedwhen Norm shot a scorching 68.He also eliminated Johnny Merrimanfrom contention in the semi-finals of theGorge Vale Championship but lost out inthe finals to a more experienced player,Dick Fanthorpe. It was no easy victoryfor Fanthorpe, however, as Norm put upa gallant fight and was edged out -3 andseems to be that they were playing a roughgame and were being rightly penalized.I noticed in the Victoria Times of April24th a report that the Ontario Hockey AssociativeExecutive criticised hockey playerswho hold the puck against the boardsand force a face-off and also players whohold an opposing player against theboards.Another instance of poor sportsmanshipoccurred in one of the EasternHockey Championship games in whichonly one member of the losing team shookhands with and congratulated the winners.I acknowledge gladly that I am a Canadianand in this connection feel sure thatmy friend does not really mean that Ishould support and approve of all thingsdone or said by Canadians whether I thinkthem right or wrong.I have not yet been deported. H. G.Letters To The EditorsBox 2362, RR4,Victoria, B.C.May I, through your columns, expressmy protest at the excessive increase inthe return fare Victoria to Cordova Bay.This 15c increase on a 50c fare is outof all honest proportion. A 33% increaseis absolutely unfair. I was quite in accordwith a straight 5c increase each way,but to penalize the return fare for anextra 5c is wrong.I call on all our Cordova Bay residentsto definitely protest this imposition.Robert Sutcliffe.The Bachelor's Ideal (?) LifeThere was in the City of London (England)in the period between the years1890 and 1914 a large group of young menknown as the "Jeunesse Doree" or if youprefer the plain English, "Gilded Youth."Many of them were the sons of peers whoat that time were, except for millionaires,the wealthiest people in the country,others were the sons of what were cathe "Landed Gentry," and all were in receiptof ample allowances and had been toexpensive public schools which should becalled private schools.These young men lived in the WestEnd in flats for which they paid handsome1.During the recent P.N.C:A. Tourna- rents. Having nothing to do their livesment at Colwood young Boden's 70 was were a constant search for amusementthe best score turned in on the second and many of them turned to the feminineday of the qualifying round, which put side of the casts of the numerous musicalhim in second place, just 5 strokes behind comedies which were then being produced.Bill McCall, the medalist.This division of the group became knownHe was beaten by Harold Lineham, a as "Stage-Door Johnnies," whose favoriteveteran campaigner playing on his own occupation was taking the principal girlscourse-3 and 2-in his first champion- and chorus girls out to supper after theship match. show. When not so engaged there wasHowever, in his first match the follow- always a card game to be had at a clubing day, he downed Bob Manlowe of Port or a dance which was a "must" and sif'~'"Angeles-4 and 2-and just lost out to the dance never started before midni~Karl Larsen of Port Angeles in the after- Iday was breaking before they got homenoon-l up.due to the fact that the LQndon seasonAs he is a very serious student of the occurred in the summer. This made theirgame of golf and barely 18 years of age habits almost nocturnal.we can expect to hear more of him in the Another part of the group followed thefuture. Good luck Norm. Observer. horse races and other sports in which,however they were careful never to takepart. "Much too boring, don't you know."How they kept fit I have no idea butthey must have got exercise somehow forthey all. with a few exceptions" were leanand had good figures. Maybe it was theconstant dancing which in those times includedthe Lancers and Quadrilles whichespecially when danced "Kitchen," that is,at full speed, provided all the exerciseanyone could stand.It was inevitable that some of thefriendships made between the stage andthese young men should blossom into marriageand a large number of them did. Onemusical comedy star became a duchessan0. is now a grandmother, numerousothers married well and contrary to expectationsand predictions of disastersettled down and made excellent wives:and why shouldn't they-actors and actressesare human.H. G.