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GreatResultsforChapleauatADSB Cross-CountryMeet
byAlexLambruschini
Sixteen runners from Chapleau Elementary School took part in the Algoma District School Board's annual Cross-CountrymeetonOctober9th.
The races took place at Hiawatha Highlands in Sault Ste Marie, with 2km distancesfortheGrades4-6races,anda3kmroute forGrade7-8runners.
AnevayCollingswasourfirstrunnerto compete,inthe11-year-oldgirl'srace.Asprint specialist by nature, Anevay hung tough over thehillsandtrailstofinish30thoverall.Wayto goAnevay!
We had a brief break with no Grade 6 boys competing, then came the nine and under girls. Elinor Lambruschini scored a Top 10 finishwithasteadyruntoeighthplace!Claribel Lambruschinicreptoutofthestartaround70th at the first turn, then proceeded to pass around fifty runners in the woods to emerge in 20th place!
Greatanticipationawaitedinthe9-yearold boys race as Tristan Lortie stepped to the start line. He achieved the incredible goal of breaking the ADSB course-record for his group! Two phenomenal young athletes from the Sault managed to do the same and Tristan earned a well-deserved third place! The many extra miles in training thisseasonpaidoff.
In the Grade 5 girls' race, Lenora Sinobert-McWatch showed a true champion's spirit. She entered the woods around 16th place but
wasclearlymovingupthefieldwithherconfident stride. On the home stretch she came a closesecondplace!Theteamissoproudofyou Lenora.
In the following Grade 5 boys race we
missed our pacemaker Reco Spence, while our trio of Troy Kramp, Lucian Jones and Isaiah Wesley-Jeffries learned the pain of trying to Cont’donP.2
Lenorabeforeandaftertherace
TristanLortie,3rdplaceinthe9year-oldboys. Brokethecourserecord!
The Grade 7 girls team: Allundra, Dallas, WillowandOphelia.
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Cont’dfromP.1 finishacross-countryrace.
Our marquee race was the Grade 7 girls. Led by a very disciplined effort from Ophelia Lortie, her teammates DallasRowe,AllundraGreigandWillow Duhaime all remained within sight of each other as they finished in a distinguished14th,16th,20thand22ndplace, respectively.
Isaac Sinobert-McWatch said “I couldn't slow down” as he flew around the course to 12th place in the 13-yearoldboys.
Isaac Sinobert-McWatch, 12th place inthe13year-oldboys
Asoftenhappensincross-country,a runnercanhavetheraceoftheirlifewith no one noticing. One runner who deservesmentionforacourageouseffort is Georgia Harlos, who trained hard all seasonanddidnotleaveanythingbehind onraceday.
Congratulations to team members LuluandRiverRoseforcompletingtheirfirstrace!Itonlygetsbetternextseason.
Sensationally our small school finished fifth in the team standings! ChapleauwasthetopteamfromoutsidetheSault!
Approximately1000athletesintotaltookpartintheevent.Thankyouto JenGordonfromKorahIntermediateSchoolandherteamfororganizingagreat meet!
OBITUARY
GeorgeAlexander McLeod
Predeceased by his parents Jean and William McLeod, brother Edward and son Ricky, and brother in law Syd(Mary Gail). Survived by wife Phyllis, daughter Jennifer(Steve), son Frank(Sylvie), and daughter Shawna (Colin).
Proud Grandfather of: Riley (Anthony) Alysha(Ryan), Brad(Hailey), Sarah (Cara), Katrina,Mack(Brianna),Gracie,McKinley,Emma. Great grandfather to: Harrison , Emmerson, Isla and Sophia. Brothers: William(Bev), Richard and Ronald(Joyce)
George had what he called ' his adopted grandchildren':Lauryn,Dylan,Samantha.
George passed peacefully surrounded by family in the days leading to his leaving,whenhemadehisquietexitholdingPhyllis'shand,just21daysshyoftheir53 weddinganniversary.Helaughedandjokedrighttotheend,whilegivinghisinstructions astowhatheexpectedofhisfamilyincarryingonhislegacy.Hedidnotwantafuneralor memorialashedidnotwanttoputhisfamilythroughthat.Alwaysputtinghisfamilyfirst. George was the oldest of five boys , born in Chapleau, raised in Nicholson where he attended school in the School Car until he moved into Chapleau to attend high school. TherehemetPhyllisandmarriedandstartedhisfamily,.
George was a quiet man of few words but he spoke volumes. He taught by example,ifyouwantedsomethingyouworkedforit,nothinghandedtoyouandnothing takenforgranted.
Familywasfirstandforemostalways.Throughthemostdifficultoftimesheheld hisfamilytogetherthroughitallwithdignityandgraceinhisquietmanner.Aproud,gentle man,oneinamillion.
Hewillwatchoverusaswepickupthepiecesofourshatteredheartstillwecan onceagainbeunited.
Cheers to our hero George, the Legend of our family. ♥With love always and forever.♥
Chapleau Moments
by MichaelJ. Morris
The 90th anniversary reunion of ChapleauHighSchoolin2012,gavesomanyof us the opportunity to come home, and as Harry 'Butch' Pellow recalls here, "GO BOSTON!" again,theplaceonBirch(Main)Streetwherewe gathered and spent so much time as kids. The Hong family were very much part of our lives, andwhatapleasureitwastovisitwithYen,Jean, andJimatthereunion.
In fact, on the Sunday afternoon, after the closing ecumenical service. I went down to the beach, and then wandered back to the Redwood aka Hongers. The lunch crowd was gone, and I sat there reflecting on it all. Like Butch, the Boston and Hong family were very much a part of my Chapleaulife.
I have been blessed in many, many waysovertheyears,butIamsothankfulthatmy mother,MurielE.(Hunt)Morris.aftermyfather Flying Officer Jim Morris was killed on active serviceintheRCAFduringWorldWarII,made the decision that we would stay in Chapleau. I had the very best of friends who remain so important to me, and I was able to "GO BOSTON!"
I am still in touch with some ofYen and Jim'schildrenwhokeepmepostedonthefamily. Justacoupleofmessages:toHelenwhotoldme some time ago, I should visit Singapore, your father (Yen) told me I should make the trip; to
Boston! Memories of the Boston Café and the HongfamilybyHarry'Butch'Pellow(Part1)
Doug(Jim'sson)whoplayedonthelasthockey teamIcoachedinChapleau,itwasgreatchatting atthereunionandyes,Ifollowyourlatestcareer asacurler;toBill(Yen'sson)thanksforkeeping me posted on the family and your career, and to Heather aka Bubbie, (Yen's daughter) you have beenanincredible inspirationtofemaleathletes.
IaskedButchtosharesomememoriesof the Boston Cafe and the Hong family. Thanks, my friend for agreeing to do so. My email is mj.morris@live.ca
“GOBOSTON!”
ByHarry'Butch'Pellow
of daily labour contributing to the family's restaurant business, and to the Hong family's culture; and their important contribution to the lifestyle we all knew and to understand as we weregrowingintoyoungadults.
The Hong Family, had a hotel in Lochalshin1934which catered to the Cline Lake Gold Mine; but it is the Boston Café built in Chapleau by Fong Hong in 1924 which manyofusknewasThe Redwood and know todayas“Hongers”;but there are many other stories for those of us who were raised in Chapleau in the late forties, and fifties that say “GoBoston”
YoucanreadmoreabouttheHongfamily in"ChapleauTrails",publishedbymybrotherDr. BillPellow.
Mylifetimefriend Michael Morris introduced me to the Hongs and specifically GuyYen,Harryor“Boo Boo” as he was known throughout hisentirelife.
My dad, C.A. 'Bill' Pellow, had known Boo's familysincehisdad arrived in Chapleau in the twenties, and in the thirty's during their time in Lochalsh. For him it was a lifetime relationship too and I think he nicknamedJean,“Rosy”
Boo was a gentle guy, born on May 02, 1941,justover72yearsago. Boowasbrotherto Jean (Rosy), Jimmy and Yen; and we mustn't forgetSparky.
His dad Fong Hong had passed away in 1940andhismotherSuewhoraisedthefamilyin Chapleau was called Ma. Boo and his siblings wereraisedinanenvironmentofloveandcaring,
In the late 'forties and fifty's “The Boston” as a building had four significant and identifiableparts;firsttherewasthediningroom and kitchen facing Birch Street; there was the basement where all of the restaurant's winter supplies including coal were kept; there was a second floor where the family lived and shared accommodation with many wonderful young peoplefromChinawhoarrivedandgivenworkin the restaurant; and an opportunity to assimilate withCanadianidiosyncrasies,language,religion andsocialattitudesandthen,whenready,leftfor thecityorothercommunitiestobegintheirlives asCanadians.
BostonCafeEarlyyears
And finally, there was “the other side” which included two floors. The ground, which provided an address for Pete Therrien's taxi Cont’donP.8
The Hong family: Boo, Ma Hong, Jean, Jim,Yen (Pellowcollection)
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from OTTAWA Rapport d’Ottawa
by/par Carol Hughes Federal member of Parliament Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing
On October 1st, the Prime Minister made anastonishingadmissionthathasn'tmademuchof arippleonmostmainstreamCanadianmedia.That day,heappearedonLiberalMPNathanielErskineSmith's Uncommons podcast to discuss his thoughts on the next election, and what he sees as thesuccessesandfailuresofhisgovernmentsince hebecamePrimeMinisterin2015.Whilemuchof the conversation didn't provide much insight beyond a long-form conversation between two Liberal MPsleaningintotalkingpoints,itwasthe questionaboutwhatthePrimeMinistersawashis biggestfailurethatwasbyfarthemostinteresting part.
“Therehavebeenchallengesandmistakes made over nine years,” asks Erskine-Smith. “You reflect on some of your successes there, and what you see as what you want to leave and make an impact on the country through your decisionmaking.Whatdoyouseeas'ifIcouldhavethatone back,Iwoulddoitdifferentlythenexttime'?” The Prime Minister, without hesitation, stated “electoralreform.”
Fromthere,thePrimeMinisterdelvesinto his supposed concerns around populism and polarization, while admitting the core of the problem with our current system. “The winnertake-all version of first-past-the-post that we have right now, where you could get elected for 100 percentofpeopleinyourridingwith30,32percent ofthevoteifit'sdividedamongstotherpartiesisnot justdevaluingthevotesofsomanyothers,butit's givingyouafalsesenseofbeingtheonlylegitimate voice for your community,” the Prime Minister opined.Andonthislineofreasoning,IamcertainI and many other proponents for electoral reform would agree. The problem is his reasoning on Uncommonshasn'tmatchedupwithhisactionson electoralreformsincecomingtoofficein2015.
If we think back to the 2015 election, the PrimeMinisterwaspushingasimplebutimportant narrative against an increasingly unpopular ConservativePrimeMinister,StephenHarper.“We are committed to ensuring that the 2015 election willbethelastfederalelectionusingfirst-past-thepost” was what was promised to Canadians, and ultimately never delivered. It's curious looking backonthattime,becauseeventhoughtheLiberals madethatpromisetoCanadians,itwasabandoned notbecausetheHouseofCommonscouldn'tabide that promise, but because the Prime Minister wouldn't.
Their promise in 2015 was to introduce electoral reform legislation within 18 months of
PrimeMinistersAdmissiononBroken ElectoralReformPromiseisFrustrating
forming government, following the recommendations of an all-party parliamentary committee to study the most effective ways to reform our electoralsystem.OnDecember1st,2016,thatcommittee, which was comprised of all parties, with the Liberals in a plurality but not majority, recommending a referendum on electoral reform and giving the decision back to Canadians. The committee also recommended some form of proportional representation be put on the ballot, which wasnotthesystemtheLiberalshadfavouredatthe time, preferring some form of ranked balloting system. In their supplemental report, the Liberals argued against a national referendum, and have broadly stated that there was no consensus for a system, despite the committee report producing a consensusdecision.Puttingthisimportantmatterto Canadians,bywayofreferendum,mayhavemeant that 2015 would not have been the last election to use first-past-the-post, but it would have meant
Le 1er octobre, le premier ministre a fait un aveu étonnant qui n'a pas eu beaucoup d'effet sur la plupart des grands médias canadiens. Ce jour-là, il a participé au balado Uncommons du député libéral Nathaniel Erskine-Smith pour discuterdesesréflexionssurlaprochaineélection etdecequ'ilconsidèrecommelesréussitesetles échecs de son gouvernement depuis qu'il est devenu premier ministre en 2015. Bien qu'une grande partie de la conversation n'ait pas fourni beaucoup d'informations au-delà d'une longue conversation entre deux députés libéraux s'appuyant sur des points de discussion, la questiondecequelepremierministreconsidérait commesonplusgrandéchecétaitdeloinlapartie laplusintéressante.
«Ilyaeudesdéfisetdeserreurssurneuf ans », commente Erskine-Smith. « Vous vous penchezsurcertainesdevosréussitesetsurceque voussouhaitezlaisserpouravoirunimpactsurle paysàtraversvosprisesdedécision.Selonvous, qu'est-cequevousauriezfaitdifféremmentsivous en aviez l'occasion? » Sans hésiter, le premier ministreadéclaré«laréformeélectorale».
Puis,lepremierministresepenchesurses préoccupations présumées concernant le populisme et la polarisation, tout en admettant le cœur du problème de notre système actuel. « La version du scrutin uninominal majoritaire à un tour que nous avons à l'heure actuelle, où vous pourriez être élu pour 100 % des gens de votre circonscription avec 30, 32 % des votes s'il est divisé entre les autres partis, ne fait pas que dévaluerlesvotesdetantd'autres,maiscelavous donne un faux sentiment d'être la seule voix légitime de votre communauté », a déclaré le
Canadiansmakingthechoiceforthemselves.
Oneoftheoddthingsabouthisappearance in Uncommons is that he seems to be genuinely truthful in his response. He openly states “even thoughIhadbeenveryclearwithcaucusandatthe Liberal convention in 2012 how much I am opposedtotheideaofproportionalrepresentation, itwassomethingIhadtoleavealittlebitofadoor open to, and unfortunately, because of that, it got further,andpeoplerealized,no,Iwasnotgoingto let that happen.” Polling from that period also showedelectoralreformwaspopular.Ipsosshowed that 73% of Canadians wanted a national referendumonelectoralreforminapollconductedinMay 2016.
ThePrimeMinistermayregretnotmoving forward on electoral reform, but it's the Canadian electorate who lost the chance to make their voice heard.
premier ministre. Et sur ce raisonnement, je suis certainquemoietdenombreuxautrespartisansde la réforme électorale serions d'accord. Le problème est que son raisonnement sur Uncommonsn'apasconcordéavecsesactionssur laréformeélectoraledepuissonentréeenfonction en2015.
Si nous revenons à l'élection de 2015, le premier ministre défendait un discours simple, mais important face à un premier ministre conservateurdeplusenplusimpopulaire,Stephen Harper. « Nous nous engageons à faire en sorte que l'élection de 2015 soit la dernière élection fédéraleutilisantlescrutinuninominalmajoritaire àuntour».Cefutlapromessequiaétéfaiteaux Canadiens,etenfindecompte,ellen'ajamaisété réalisée.C'estcurieuxderevenirsurcettepériode, car même si les libéraux ont fait cette promesse aux Canadiens, elle a été abandonnée non pas parce que la Chambre des communes ne pouvait pas la respecter, mais parce que le premier ministrenel'apastenue.
Leur promesse en 2015 était d'introduire uneloisurlaréformeélectoraledansles18mois suivant la formation du gouvernement, conformémentauxrecommandationsd'uncomité parlementaire de tous les partis pour étudier les moyens les plus efficaces de réformer notre système électoral. Le 1er décembre 2016, ce comité, qui était composé de tous les partis, avec les libéraux en majorité relative, mais pas la majorité absolue, recommandait un référendum surlaréformeélectoraleetrendaitladécisionaux Canadiens. Le comité a également recommandé qu'une forme de représentation proportionnelle SuiteP.7
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Centre culturel Louis-Hémon
Le Centre culturel LouisHémon : 50 ans de culture, de passion et de communauté
Cette année, le Centre culturel Louis-Hémon célèbre 50 ans d’histoire, marqués par la culture, les activités, les spectacles et les rassemblements qui ont façonné notre identité. Ce demi-siècle d'existence n'aurait jamais été possible sans l’engagement des nombreuses personnes qui ont contribué à son développement. Du conseil d'administration aux membres fidèles, votre soutien constant a permis au Centre de grandir et d’offrir des activités
culturelles enrichissantes à la communauté francophone de Chapleau.
En 50 ans, le Centre a relevé des défis, connu des réussites et organisé des spectacles inoubliables. Diane, par son dévouement, a joué un rôle central dans cette belle évolution.
Grâce à cette communauté soudée, nous pouvons regarder ces 50 ans passés avec fierté et envisager les décennies à venir avec enthousiasme. Votre implication a permis de faire rayonner notre culture, et ensemble, nous assurerons encore de nombreuses années de succès.
UCFO
Une saison d'engagement : nos activités à venir
L'automne s'annonce chargé pour notre organisme! Que ce soit pour soutenir nos actions, ou sensibiliser autour de notre cause, nous avons des activités pour tout les goûts.
Tirage de la couverture et de certificat cadeau de 100$
Notre tirage annuel de la couverture et de certificat cadeau est un événement très attendu. La couverture artisanale, soigneusement confectionnée par nos bénévoles est magnifique. Les billets sont en vente chez Collins Home Furnishing, au local UCFO et auprès des membres. Les billets se vendent $2.00 chaque ou 3 pour $5.00. Le tirage aura lieu le 19 octobre au centre communautaire lors de la Foire d'automne. Chaque billet acheté contribuera directement à soutenir nos projets locaux. Ne manquez pas cette opportunité de gagner un cadeau unique tout en aidant la communauté.
Vente de calendrier
Le calendrier de l'Union culturelle des Franco-Ontariennes sera disponible à la Foire d'automne au coût de $20.00.
Vous avez 365 chances de gagner! Il y a un prix quotidien de $25.00 et plusieurs tirages de $50.00, $100.00, $225.00 et 3 prix de $500.00. Le calendrier est aussi disponible au local de l'UCFO.
Foire d'automne
Nous serons présentes à la Foire d'automne. Comme d'habitude, nous aurons une vente à un sou, la vente des billets pour tirage de la couverture et la vente des calendriers UCFO. Notre participation à la Foire, nous permets de partager notre passion avec la communauté. Vous voulez vous joindre à nous, n'hésitez pas à venir jaser à notre table.
Porte ouverte
Par la suite, nous allons nous préparer pour notre porte ouverte de novembre. La date est à confirmer.
Et malgré tout ça, nos tisserandes travaillent à confectionner de jolies linges à vaisselle, couvertures ou tapis. On vous invite à venir les voir à l'œuvre au local.
AFEC
25 septembre 2024
Plusieurs choses ont été soulignées lors du souper organisé par l’Alliance des francophones engagés de Chapleau (AFEC).Tout d’abord, le souper était une levée de fonds pour l’alliance afin de pouvoir défrayer certaines dépenses comme les activités de l’AFEC, l’équipement de la radio… La communauté francophone a encore une fois démontré que c’était important, car nous avons amassé 1 150$. MERCI!!
Également, on soulignait le 15 e anniversaire du drapeau franco-ontarien en permanence à l’Hôtel de Ville. La ville nous avait permis d’avoir un mât pourvu que ça ne leur coûte rien. L’AFEC approche les groupes francophones et leurs membres pour prélever des fonds pour acheter un mât et le faire installer. Quelques semaines plus tard, nous avions
amassé plus de 6 000$.
Notre rassemblement était aussi pour rendre hommage à certaines personnes qu’on nomme « bâtisseurs ». C’est grâce à des bâtisseurs dans les années 70-80 que nous ayons un centre culturel, des écoles francophones, des services en français et des organismes francophones bien vivants dans notre communauté aujourd’hui.
Un dernier hommage a été fait à trois bâtisseurs qui étaient présents à la première levée du drapeau en 2009, qui ont fait beaucoup pour la francophonie et qui nous ont quittés depuis : Louis Dubé, Fernand Gauthier et Doris Riopel. La communauté francophone de Chapleau est très reconnaissante envers eux et a souhaité que nous continuerons à bâtir une communauté forte et solidaire pour les générations à venir comme ils ont fait.
Lastweekssolutions
MOMENTS IN TIME
OnOct.29,1619,SirWalterRaleigh,anEnglish adventurer, writer and former favorite courtier of Queen Elizabeth I, was beheaded in London 15 years after a sentence of death was brought againsthimforconspiracyagainstKingJamesI.
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soitmisesurlevote,cequin'étaitpaslesystème que les libéraux avaient favorisé à l'époque, préférant une forme de système de vote préférentiel.Dansleurrapportsupplémentaire,les libérauxontplaidécontreunréférendumnational et ont largement déclaré qu'il n'y avait pas de consensuspourunsystème,malgrélerapportdu comité produisant une décision consensuelle. Le fait de mettre cette question importante aux Canadiens, au moyen d'un référendum, aurait peut-être signifié que 2015 n'aurait pas été la dernière élection à utiliser le scrutin uninominal majoritaire à un tour, mais que les Canadiens auraientfaitlechoixpoureux-mêmes.
L'une des choses étranges de son apparence dans Uncommons est qu'il semble sincère dans sa réponse. Il déclare ouvertement que«mêmesij'avaisététrèsclairaveclecaucus et lors du Congrès libéral de 2012, sur mon opposition à l'idée de la représentation proportionnelle, j'ai dû laisser une petite porte ouverte,etmalheureusement,àcausedecela,les chosesontavancé,etlesgensontréaliséquenon,
sondagedecettepériodeaégalementmontréque la réforme électorale était populaire. Ipsos a montré que 73 % des Canadiens voulaient un référendumnationalsurlaréformeélectoraledans unsondagemenéenmai2016.
Le premier ministre peut regretter de ne pas aller de l'avant avec la réforme électorale, mais c'est l'électorat canadien qui a perdu la chancedefaireentendresavoix.
MIKE C.ALLEMANO - RETIRED
ChapleauMoments
service on Birch Street, a vacant annex to the restaurant and storage for its provisions facing the old horseshoe Bridge; And the upper floor which would be described today as the Hong's familyroom.Neithertheuppernorlowerpartof “the other side” was heated full time so visiting there in the winter months required some endurance.[(3)BostonExteriorin1950'scanwe findone?]
Mike,Boo,andIwereonlyafewmonths apart in age but because my birthday happened earlierthantheirs,Iwasallowedtogotoschoola year ahead of them. On a particular day in their first or second year in public school, Mike broughtmealongtoBoo's for a Saturday afternoon ofplayingcowboys.
Notanuncommon thing to do in those days. BooandMichaelbothhad pretty nifty looking revolvers as I recall, and they were very much oversized for their young frames. I was loaned one byMichaelsoIcouldplay my part. The game lasted
justaboutallafternoonandwentlikethis:Chairs were reversed, and we attached bridles (strings) totheirbacks,andtheywerethehorses.Wespent therestofthedaysaddlingup,mountingandunmounting, chasing bad guys and shooting, shooting,shooting.AsIrecallwewerethegood guys, and I am happy to say have remained that waysincethen.
This went on for a good part of our first winterweekendsasfriends,andaswegotintothe later years of public school, we then frequented the“familyroom”whereYenkepthisdrumsand practicedregularly.
I don't know if he still has them but for surehewasverygoodandforaslongasIwasin Chapleauheplayedinthelocaldanceorchestras whosevenuesweretheLegionandthebasement of the old Town Hall on Friday and Saturday evenings and on otherspecialoccasionsaswell.
course.
We also became enamoured with an old “greeneyeradio”thatbeltedoutboxingmatches, baseball, and hockey games; and we became familiar with names like Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles,JerseyJoe,RockyMarciano,andFloyd Patterson.
Yenwouldfrequentlyget usbouncingaroundtothebeatof his drum's music and encouragingustosing.Icouldn't then and cannot now, but I am sure we tried hard. Yen was a Sinatra fan and did his best to emulateKrupa….andhedid.
Atthetime,theHongshadsome boxinggloveswhichwealltook our turn at. Michael remembers getting whacked in the face and callingitaday;andIamcertainI would have taken the same
We listened to the Saturday and Sunday baseball games from Comiskey Park, Ebbets Field, Tiger and Yankee Stadium, Fenway and Candlestick Parks and soon began to call the plays when our favourites for the Dodgers, YankeesorPhilliescametotheplate.
There was Aaron, Dimaggio, Rosen, Musial,andMays;andthenonSundaystheplay would break up with a recap of Saturday night's hockey games from Detroit Olympia, Madison Square or Boston Gardens or an arena in some other distant City in America but mostly with FosterHewittandDannyGallivanscreamingout theplaysfromMapleLeafGardensortheForum.
Boo,Jim,andYen knew the teams, the players, and the plays and soon even I picked up on who was a batter, a pitcher, baseman, or fielder and soon we were all calling the plays along with the announcers of the day. It began to sound like an episode from Vinyl Café by Stuart Maclean. I would go home for dinner dead tired from a Sundayofsportsandhavingnoideaornoimage ofthefield,thecityorarenafromwhichthegame orthematchwascalled.
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