I Premier Greets

Iam very glad to extend a sin- cere welcome to the Schoolboy Curlers on behalf of the people of Prince Edward Island.

We all wish these young men a most happy and pleasant stay in our Province.

Curling as a sport is a splend- Ld education, particularily for younger people. They have not only the thrill of a healthy com- petitive sport, which requires and teaches a keen sense of balance and judgment, but also through good-natured rivalry, the sport builds character and self confid- ence.

vides a wonderful opportunity for young boys from all parts of our Country to get together in fellowship and learn more of their fellow Canadians, their provinces and their aims and ambitions.

May I say again a most cor- dial welcome, enjoy yourselves

A meet of this type also pro-.

Curlers play the game to win; ‘but not to humble their oppon- ents. Every curling game ends with a hearty handclasp of friendship and goodwill to both teammates and opponents.

attempts to distract any oppon- ent or otherwise prevent him from playing his best. ‘No curler ever deliberately breaks a rule of the game; and should he do so inadvertently and be aware of it, he is the first to divulge the breach. '

From time immemorial cur- ling has be a truly an teur sport. No curler plays the game for pecuniary profit either to himself or anyone else.

Uniformity of curling costumes to indicate teams or curling clubs is universally approved, but the advertising of any busi- ness or product by such means militates against the amateur spirit of the game‘. _'

Prizes of more or less value-

Monday, Feb. 17. 1958 The Guardian Page 15

, Charlottetown

Every true curler would ratherl

lose than win unfairly. He never: mg in 1887 when the Charlotte

Charlottetown had its first curl-

town Curling Club was organized with an original membership of 36. Curling activities began by,‘ leasing periods of play from the‘ Excelsior Skating Rink on Fitz- roy St. During the years 1907- 08 curling was played on an open air rink in a field on Longworth Avenue. Some years later a club with ,natural ice was built on West Grafton Street. ' i

‘Up to the time of the start of

The respect and honor accord- ed to any curler is derived neither from his wealth nor his social position, but rather from his worth as a man, his skill and gentlemanly conduct as a cur-

Curling Club

the 1914-18 war the club was in

a healthy condition but, as a re- sult of the war interest lagged and it was not until 1919 that _a satisfactory gain in membership was secured. The Grafton Street Rink was used until 1938 when the club moved into a new rink on Euston Street with comfortable social quarters in connection. The Province’s affiliation with the Dominion Curling Association in 1934 and representation in the Dominion Play-Downs since 1936 gavela great stimulus to the game and both membership and interest greatly increasc .. The Charlottetown Curling Club now has a good line-up of School Curl- ers and a wry healthy Ladies‘

Curling Club with up to date se-

ler, and his devotion to the game and its spirit.

(Reprinted by courtesy of the Bank of Montreal).

parate quarters decorated and fur- nished.by themselves. The ladies have certainly proven _to be a great asset to the Curling Club.

and the less the intrinsic value, the better——are awarded for suc- cess in the game and are cher-

and good luck!

ished

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I-Duty List For

Jenkins, Manchester.

have not served long enough.

skip.

second what he thinks Sklp. but no one else.

[the loss of all game;

Plead does not llhe bottle for

g l )

‘-_l1_ead, ‘ling it ‘ ess

task: “Where’s the Bottle?”

aal ; ould fliette Jllmes an air fiill leads and gmeie -A does t

, _he remaining 10 per ice“ of the sweeping. He holds In for the skip and in- tells the skip that he I th fita_ve tried the shot that 5 i 9 hird, had chosen and not he. the skip, had

,, I118 broo variably ;should h

igllllet one that E -5 missed. He i-gm“

ls

WELCOMIE I -rSchoolIooy CURLERS

MAY YOU ENJOY

YOUR VISIT HERE

“AND MAY THE BEST g" TEAM wiN.

R CANTWE|.L’S :. PHARMACY

mv

The Lead: This is a very low- ly person who throws the first

pair of stones. He is’ supposed to thank the Deity once a day in his prayers that he even exists. All curlers have served this ap- prenticeship and it is a remark- able faot that 90 per cent of them

The lead always addresses the skip as “Sir” and the third as “Mr.” He is expected to see that the stones are on the ice and cleaned before the game starts. ‘He is also expected to keep the skip supplied with cigarettes and to purchase at least one bottle of Proprietary Scotch Whisky p er day, to be consumed by the rest of the rink and the skips of the rinks defeated that day. He is allowed one drink per defeated

- _He is not allowed over the hog line except when sweeping. He is notexperienced enough to have .al1bis. His curling must be per- -iect or he is blamed for the loss '°f 311 games. He may tell the about the

The Second: This person is one degree removed from the lead. ’He is expected to do 15 per cent of the sweeping. He is also ex- I"e.°t°d,l° keep the skip supplied Wllh Clgarettes and the third with finatches. ‘He must on an qccas. :. °t‘k11S get the shot he is aiming at, .0 erwise he is also blamed for

H’5 chlef duty is to see that the forget to purchase ‘case the day, and, in r eadS_0f.emer_gency, to assist the

.111 financing such a purchase

is one allowed to insult the the third and skip consider- be_neath their dignity to ad- Tases either of them except in ,v 0f apparent oversight to

. whe Third: This gentleman’ is 3” "1 3 Class by himself. He

r gllways skip the side far all the skip does. He as-

of superiority over ‘seconds and of

condescension to his skip.

‘gives the skip an \occasion- ‘g.31‘el3l‘€. lends him a match gives him a lot of unsolicited

Curlers

(Finley’s Scrapbook) The following pawky instruc- tions werc sent to us by Ross

advice, generally embarrassing .and befuddling the skip as much as possible so that, when the game ‘is lost, he can say with some Justification that he should be skipping. This is the highest complimentyou can pay a third that‘he. should be skip. Thirds admit it always but labour on with an air of martyrdom in the good cause.

On occasion, he can offer faint words of praise if the skip, by superhuman efforts, has pulled the end out of the fire, bu-t he never admits that his own stores have been misplayed. His work is always perfection. If there is a lapse, it is the fault of the sweepers or gross misjudgment o_n_the part of the skip.

, The ‘Skip: He does none of the‘ sweeping but merely holds the broom and his own temper while the rest of the rink miss the one and strain the other; He is sup- posed to be experienced and to make all decisions. He must keep a stiff upper lip and not blush when he overhears his rink giv- ing his character reading to var- ious onlookers. If, through pure accident, the rest have fallen down badly, he must assume an air of cheerfulness and endeav-

our to raise the game from de- feat. .

He is never known to do the 1'ight_ thing or pick out the right shot. His chief delight and hap- piest expectation is to have the privilege of putting guards on with both his stones. He has to strike shots when he can only see an inch or draw for shot by a fraction; Almost always he will strike one shot and draw the next.

He must take out four stones while leaving his own shot on the tee and generally make himself useful, knowing that, if he wins, his rink get the credit, and, if he loses, he hears the blame. He must have -the patience of Job and the aggressiveness of Napo- leon but must never complain or he will be classed as a bad

crisis after aiiother. He general- Iy finds himself without a friend in ‘the world when the season is over. '

T0 W GHABLIITTETOWN

TO ALL

VISITING CURLERS wE EXTEND A CORDIAL I WELCOME AND BEST WISHES . FOR A GOOD BONSPIIEL MAY THE BEST

RINK WIN A

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‘SINGER SEWING CENTRE

164 Great Geo. St. Dial 4551

sport. Life with him is,just one I

It is indeed a privilege for me to extend to the Schoolboy Curl- ers from across our great Dom- inion a most hearty welcome to Canada’s Garden Province.

This marks the first time that Prince Edward Island has play-

Curlers’ Grace

0 God wliase luv surrounds us a‘

An’ brings us a’ thegith-er,

Wha wrjtes Yer laws upon oor .herts

An’ bids us‘ help ilk ither,

We bless Ye for Yer bounty great

For meat, ,an’ hame, an’ gear,

An’. thank Ye, Lord, for snaw an’ ice-

Tho’ we could dae wi’ mair.

Gie us a hent to dae what’s richt,

As Curlers true an’ keen-

To be ‘guid frien’s’ alang life’s road, '

‘A‘a’=soop oor slide aye -clean.

Welcome I To the Schoolboy

Curlers!

L. o. KELLY

The K. & R. Shoe Store 158 Queen St.

Charlottetown

Governor Greets

ed host to the Canadian School- boy Curling Championships and we are indeed proud that the Dir- ectors of this event have award- ed the Championships to our Pro- vince this year.

Belonging, as I do, to the fra- ternity of Curling, I ' am very happy to wish all of the young Curlers the very best, of luck. May the hospitality of the Is- land people shown you during your stay with us and the many friendships you will make at the Bonspiel persuade you to visit our shores again.

Once again, goodluck to you all. T.W.L. PROWSE Lieutenan-t-Governor Prince,Edward Island

iginal Schoolboy suers Here

GOOD LUCK and A BEST WISHES To -The Visiting Schoolboy Curlers! Wellington McNeil & Son

Livestock & Produce Dealers

CHARLOTTETOWN P.E.I.

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GIIRLERS

Championship AT THE ON

RUNNING

“You are cordially invited

To Charlottetown For The Dominion Schoo|boys' Curling

TO TAKE PLACE I S-PORTS ARENA FEB. 17 If

ALL WEEK

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to call in and look around”

Welcome . . . Schoolboy Curlers. . .

To

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

. The Home of Eastern Canada

Hospitality I

"May Your Stay Be Pleasant . . . ..

and your Curling Great"

THE ROGERSHARDWARE tco., LTD.

‘Charlottetown

Spirit of Curling The heart of curling is its in- comparable spirit. Without that spirit curling is just another pas- time. Played in that spirit it is the king of all games. The spirit

of curling is reflected in its most cheristed traditions.

For The ' DOMINION SCHOOLBOYS I

CURLING

CHAMPIONSHIP

HUSSMAN STORE

Eéfi

WELCOME . --

CURLERS

. . TO CHARLOTTETOWN

sronrr Eircnnc

Electrical Contractors and Appliance Repairs

chiefly as mementoes. Curling is ‘the kind of game that that neither needs nor permits a wager upon its outcome to en- hance its enjoyment. Only by a strict observance of these time- honoured traditions can curling be kept as a game that is play- ed for love of it alone.

REFRIGERATION

-Stewart & Mcliae Ltd.

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DOMINION SCHOOLBOY CURLING BONSPlEL'

CURLERS

AND VISITORS '

TO THE

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119 QUEEN STREET

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Dominion Schoolboy

- Curling Championship FEBRUARY l7th-25th

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WELCOME

to Charlottetown

and ‘the,

The eyes of the curling world are on Charlottetown this week.‘ its championship rinks from coast-to-coast converge on our city to compete for the DOMINION SC HOOLBOY CURJJNG CHAMP-A IONSHIP. We take pride in playing host to these sterling sports- men. and to their many friends and fellow curlers who are in

Charlottetown to watch and enjoy this great annual event.

coun.

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