Whisky Treatment

Southland Times, Issue 23954, 21 October 1939, Page 16

Whisky Treatment

ia N = South Adelaide football play- g 0 ers were puzzled recently when, § g on entering the Adelaide Oval, D g they found that all of their West g g Torrens opponents were sporting 8 g black eyes and an overpowering R g odour of intoxicating liquor g H seemed to hover round each West == B Torrens player. Inquiries by B g astonished South Adelaide play- j| H ers elicited the information that g B the dark circles under the eyes of § g West Torrens men was burnt g = cork applied for the purpose of g IS minimizing the glare of the sun § jg reflected into the eyes from B s shiny cheekbones. The stagger- g ® ing aroma came from neat B B whisky which was sprayed over g g them before they left the dress- ® ing room. The beneficial action a B of spirits in toning up and re- ®

ii freshing muscles is well known g B to masseurs. Many spectators g 0 probably saw a trainer with a § g fly-spray gun squirting some- g == thing over the West Torrens g H players during the interval be- B g tween the third and last quarters. B g This was another dose of the g B whisky treatment. It is difficult g B to decide whether the success of ■ g the burnt cork and spirits com- g H bination was due to the preven- = El tion of glare and the refreshment B g of muscles or to the blow it g B struck at the South Adelaide g El morale. 8

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