Fly In A Pail Of Milk

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Revised and updated with commentary from Bernice Carnegie, Herb s daughter, and life lessons passed from father to daughter Herbert Carnegie was the complete hockey package in the 1940s and 1950s. Though his contributions to society both in sport and education have been referenced and profiled in books, documentaries, and thousands of articles, this is Carnegie s own account of striving to break the glass ceiling, starting with his career as a professional hockey player on all-white teams. In 1978, noted hockey journalist Stan Fischler wrote a powerful headline about Carnegie: Born Too Soon. A Fly in a Pail of Milk reveals the feelings of a trailblazer a man who proved to be unstoppable on the ice and in his resolve to make our world a better place. In this new edition, Herb s daughter Bernice Carnegie shares stories about what it was like to work closely with Herb on youth and educational projects for more than 30 years. She also reflects on

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• Publié par: Ecw Press
• Date de parution: 08 novembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781773053790
• Langue: English

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A Fly in a Pail of Milk The Herb Carnegie Storie
HERB CARNEGIE with BERNICE CARNEGIE





Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Foreword by Jean Béliveau
PART I
Chapter One: Fields of Willowdale
Chapter Two: Hockey and Dreams
Chapter Three: See That Man Sitting in the Blues
Chapter Four: A Young Man’s Fancy and Sex Education
Chapter Five: In Search of an NHL Career
Chapter Six: Love and Marriage
Chapter Seven: The Famous Coloured Line
Chapter Eight: The Colour Bar Denied the Opportunity
Chapter Nine: The Quebec Senior League, Punch Imlach, Jean Béliveau
Chapter Ten: The School, the Philosophy, the Foundation
Chapter Eleven: New Directions
Chapter Twelve: Rotting Fairways
Chapter Thirteen: “Red” Storey’s $10,000 Story
Afterword
PART II
Chapter Fourteen: What’s in a Name
Chapter Fifteen: Future Aces — A Living Name
Chapter Sixteen: Money Makes the World Go Round
Chapter Seventeen: A Visionary without Sight
Chapter Eighteen: Polite Racism Takes Its Toll
Chapter Nineteen: Scoring in Life
Chapter Twenty: Saying Goodbye to an Icon
About the Authors
Copyright


Herb Carnegie:
I dedicate A Fly in a Pail of Milk to my dear wife, Audrey, who for fifty-six years of marriage has provided a foundation of caring, consideration, compassion, loyalty and love. I would not have achieved this degree of success without your help.
Bernice Carnegie:
I dedicate this book to the memory of both my parents, Audrey and Herb.
My father would have struggled without my mom. She had a big heart and was always there for him and all our family. My father gave himself to the community and my mother gave herself to us.
We are all the better for it.


Acknowledgements
Indeed, it is my great pleasure to express my gratitude to the following people who individually and collectively helped in making my life’s trip a little smoother.
My family, for standing beside me. You hold a special place in my heart. To my daughters and son, Goldie, Bernice, Rochelle, Dale, and to my grandchildren, Vaughn, Darren, Brooke, Kevin, Kalimah, Tamu, Corey, Christopher and Rane, I send my love.
Sisters Geraldine and Lillian and brother Ross, for helping to shape my life.
In memory of family members:
My parents, George and Adina Carnegie, for giving me a loving environment in which to grow.
Brothers and sister, Ossie, Eric and Bernice, for giving me my wings.
Father and mother-in-law, Nathan and Goldie Redmon, for treating me like their own son.
Bernice Carnegie, for your support as a daughter and your understanding and work in promoting the values of Future Aces. Personally, I would be at a loss without your help.
Rochelle Carnegie, for your skills and organization in helping to prepare this book for publishing.
Jean Béliveau, it’s more than four decades since I witnessed your hockey brilliance. Unquestionably, the two years we played together still evoke special memories for me. Now it is my great pleasure to thank you sincerely for the foreword to my book.
Robert Payne, for shaping this manuscript and providing the momentum for this book.
Howard Aster, publisher Mosaic Press, for seeing merit in this book from the beginning. Howard commented, “The Herb Carnegie Story is an important part of Canadian history.”
Rosemary Aubert, for reading the manuscript and offering suggestions.
Sharon Beck, for finding time to type my scribbled notes, ensuring that the thread of the idea remained.
Philip Singer, for providing statistical information for this story.
“Red” Storey, for providing information validating that my hockey skills were worthy of NHL recognition.
George Storey, for your thoughtful suggestions regarding this book.
Bob Crosby, teacher and coach, for helping me through a most difficult period.
Gordon Symons, chairman, Goran Capital Inc., for your support with the Future Aces program and for being instrumental in opening the door to my receiving two government awards, Ontario Medal of Good Citizenship (OM.C.) and the Canada’s 125th Birthday Medal.
Dr. Rod Moran, for initiating my investiture into the Order of Ontario (O. Ont.)
Douglas Bassett, president and CEO, Baton Broadcasting System, for your interest and support of the Future Aces Philosophy and Foundation.
Gerry Dobson, vice president of sports, CFTO-TV, for your December 6, 1993, documentary of myself that included Jean Béliveau’s surprise appearance and your coverage of our charity golf tournaments.
Glenn Crouter, CFRB weekend host, for your interest, support and exposure of the Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Philosophy and Foundation.
Senator Keith Davey, for encouraging me to write this book with your timely communication and your comment, “Your story deserves to be told.”
The late Jack K. Brumell, for opening a door of opportunity and freedom with Investors Syndicate 1964 (currently Investors Group).
All my colleagues at Investors Group, for your support of the Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Foundation Charity Golf Tournament.
Don Clark, the late Jim Conroy, Barry Errington, Bill Fry, John Fynn, Doug Hester, Jerry Lake, Ralph Laurie, Aubrey Perkins, the late Vern Richards, Mel Sadler, Dick Tanner, Bus Wycherley and others, for believing in and implementing the Future Aces Hockey School Philosophy 1955 to 1964.
Jack Tovell and Clifford Lawrence, principals at Earl Haig Secondary School and Northmount Junior High School respectively, for pioneering and recognizing the merits of the Future Aces Philosophy in the 1970s.
Elaine Lester and Dave Sindholt, for your guidance in promoting the Future Aces Philosophy for more than fifteen years.
Veronica Lacey, director of North York Board of Education, for your leadership in supporting the implementation of the Future Aces Philosophy within North York.
Sharon Basman, Betty Bouey, Stuart Brown, Maureen Burns, Patti Delany, Mary Anne Forsythe, Jim Grieve, Beth Grittani, Bruce Howell, Bob Illingworth, Alan Longfield, Elaine Lester, Trevor Ludski, George Margolius, Hugh Mckeown, Johanne Messner, Beverley Panikkar, Vivian Shapiro, David Sindholt and others, for your support implementing Future Aces within your schools.
Dr. Paul Bator and Dr. Sheldon Taylor, for your suggestions and encouragement to complete this book.
Maurice Roy and the late Harry Kouri, for your friendship; you helped me withstand moments of loneliness during my stay in Quebec City and Sherbrooke, respectively.
Bob Law, for your friendship and gift of time.
Fred Bell, the late John Drummond, Frank Haddad, Ivan Irwin, Frank Mahovlich, Jim Myers, and Roy Nelson, for just being yourselves. Pleasant memories always resurface.
The Summit Golf and Country Club members, for your support. The distinguished honours that you bestowed upon me — The Herb Carnegie Trophy 1982, Honourary Member 1994, Wall of Fame 1996 — are greatly appreciated.
The directors of the Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Foundation, for volunteering your time and expertise to help fulfill my lifelong dream. Thank you Sharon Basman, Paul Braithwaite, Audrey Carnegie, Bernice Carnegie, Mark de Hart, Manny Dick, Don French, Jim Grieve, Frank Hoare, Bob Illingworth, Elaine Lester, Hugh McKeown, Robert Payne, Michael Rutherford, Dave Sindholt and Gordon Symons.


Foreword
By Jean Béliveau
In his book A Fly in a Pail of Milk , Herbie Carnegie pulls no punches about how this title evolved.
In the 1940s, I had never seen a “coloured” player (that was the expression at that time) in top-notch senior hockey in the Quebec Senior Leagues (Provincial or QSHL). However, one night, that all changed dramatically.
The Victoriaville Tiger rink is filled to capacity, anticipating the arrival of the much publicized “One and Only All Coloured Line,” skating for the Sherbrooke Randies and in the Quebec Provincial League 1946–47: at centre, No. 7, Herbie Carnegie, his brother Ossie, No. 10, at right wing and at left wing, No. 11, was Manny McIntyre. They filled rinks and thrilled the fans in Drummondville, St. Hyacinthe, Cornwall, Lachine and Sherbrooke.
In the mid- to late ’40s, sportswriters varied their headlines — “The Brown Bombers,” “The Famous Coloured Line,” “The Ink Spots,” “The Dark Destroyers” and more. Little did I know that within four years, Herbie Carnegie (in the sunset of his career) and I would share coach Punch Imlach’s Quebec Aces dressing room for two splendid years (1951 to 1953) and would revel in the euphoria of winning the Lord Alexander Trophy, emblematic of the Eastern Championship of Canada in 1953. While I was still playing in the Quebec Junior League, Herbie was winning three consecutive most valuable player awards with the Sherbrooke Saints, in 1947, ’48 and ’49.
He was a smooth skating player, equally adept at centre or on a wing. Herbie certainly had the talent and was very popular with the fans, who would reward his great playmaking with prolonged standing ovations, both at home and on the road.
Perhaps they suspected that his colour was an issue with the NHL, but it certainly wasn’t with them.
It’s my belief that Herbie Carnegie was excluded from the National Hockey League because of his colour. How could the NHL scouts overlook not one, but three most valuable player awards for a player on a team in a top senior league?
Over the years, I followed Herbie from a distance. He did very well with Investors Syndicate (now the Investors Group) as I could see as a board member of the company. As well, I heard from mutual acquaintances that he was a major contributor to public service, primarily in the City of North York, bordering the northern boundary of Toronto