The once pure & proud stronghold of the Lord's Day Alliance* was breached. In Toronto's municipal election last week 88,108 people, a majority of 6,315, voted in favor of allowing commercial sports on Sunday.
To chunky, prosperous Allan A. Lamport, 45, it was a personal victory. Up for re-election as a member of the Board of Control, he was the only candidate with enough political courage to campaign openly for the sports referendum. Backed by a group of citizens called the Sunday Sports Committee, he pulled out a surprise victory against the solid opposition of the three leading newspapers and all...
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