It’s The Spirit

Sometimes, it's all in a name or a date. But in this case, we'd like to look beyond mere words or points in time.

When it comes to this weekend's centennial, we want to focus on its spirit as a lasting legacy, whatever form this third-weekend-in-May tradition in our little town will turn into after marking its first 100 years.

Both the name of the centennial and its origins are a bit controversial. Local historian Jeff Broom has been bemused by the number of references to the Days of Real Sport or what preceded in documented history. Here is what he had to say about it after doing a significan...