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Mass Induction Of Canadian Football StarsHAMILTON (CP) — Bummer Stirling, Pep Leadiy. Ted Reeve, Cap Fear, Huek Weleli, Balmy Beach and Sarnia Imperials.If those names are unfamiliar to you, you’d feci lost at today's Canadian Football Hal of Fame induction ceremonies, except that you'd also run into names such as Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders, Jackie Parker, Edmonton Eskimos and Sydney Halter.Today’s ceremonies will fea-turc 37 of the 38 livit members of the Hall of Fame. The reason for the mass induction is that the hall building opened just last year.With that many former stars of the game gathered in otic place at one time, there’s sure to be plenty of swapping of anecdotes and friendly arguments over tlie relative merits uf the game as it was played in I he late 1800s as compared with the modem Canadian Football League.Some of the Inductees, both players and builders, who were tracked down by the llall of Fame have already offered some of their favorite anecdotes and observations on thi came.Joe Tubman. ?G, of Ottawa, and a former Rough Rider, rv calls a game between the lliders and Toronto Argonaut in which Ottawa’s Andy! Davies. 5-fout-7 and 170 1‘ laced Argo lineman Alex Sin elair. f-fooi-3 aud 225 lbs“One scrimmage. Sinclair; picked up Andy, tucked Iii** ' under his ami and walked up-I lie field with Andy kicking am'} trying to throw a few punches to the delight of the Varsity crowd.’’Tubman also recalls the lim' Davies and another player were “wrestling in their bare pelts to see who could back the other against the hot stove. i“The winner collected a dollar.”The only one of the 38 living; members who is not expectc i! lo show up today is Leo Lewis, j former Winnipeg Blue Bom be . I who declined his invitation be- cause he is busy stalling a ! new job at a United Stales college.The 38 members to be inducted arc:1874 to 1935 era—Pep Lead-ley, Hamilton Tigers a ol Queen’s University ; Ted Reeve, Toronto Balmy Beac.i and Argus; Joe Breen. University of Torunto and Argos; On ^ Fear, Argoa and Hamilton Tigers: Ab Box, Balmy Bench and Argos; Hugh (Bummer) Stirling, Sarnia Imperials. Frank McGill, Montreal; Gordon Perry, Montreal; Joe Tubman, Ottawa; Mike Ruddcn, Toronto Parkdale, Argos Hamilton ; Hawley (Muck) Welch, Hamilton Tigers ar; Montreal Winged Wheelers; Greg Kabat, Winnipeg Blue Bombers: Fritz Hanson,Blue Bombers; Carl Cronin. Blue Bombers; Russ Keb-holz. Blue Bombers; Silver Quiity, Ottawa Rough Riders.lt*63 lo 1958 era - Abe Elio-witz, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal; Dean Grifflng, has-katcheuan Koughridcrs; Johnny Feraro, Hamilton Tigers and Montreal: Art Chip-man, Winnipeg; Moc Licbcr-man, Edmonton: Paul Rowe. Calgary Stampedcrs: Dr. Art Stevenson. Blue Bombers; Joe Krol. University of Western Ontario and Argos: Tony Guiab. Ottawa Rough Riders; Jack Jacobs, Blue Bum tiers; Dr. Tom C a s e y , Blue Bombers; Ken Montgomery. Edmonton; I.en Buck. Ilamil-Ion; Joe Ryan. Winnipeg: Sum Etchevcrry. Montreal Alouettes; Normic Kwong, Edmonton Eskimos.1359 to 1073 era — Syd Halter, former CFL commissioner. Winnipeg: Johnny Bright, Kdmonton Eskimos; Jackie Parker. Edmonton and Argos: Hal Patterson, Montreal and Hamilton; Lm Lewis. Blur Bombers; Russ Jackson, .McMastcr Universityand Ottawa.