TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1928.
Sport Columns
WOMEN'S GOLF.
168 FOR BRITISH TITLE
HOLDER BEATEN,
THE ROVERS.
VARIED CAREER IN SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
THE RAITH · CLUB,
THE CHINA MAIL,
TEASERS....
Answers to To-day's Questions,
the aeceding club's position was very keon, and when the Scottish League met on the 7th day of Juhe 1910, there were many applicants for the vacant berth. These in- cluded the Raith Rovers, Dum- barton, Leith Athletic, Abercorn, Ayr United, and one or two others. The Kirkcaldy folks felt nothing undone In their efforts to provide Kirkcaldy with first-class football, 1. A section of the Hindoo philo- and they wre successful by a big sophy which proclaims the emanci- majority in gaining their ambi-pation of the soul through a junction tion.
with the universal spirit. The "Sam" Aitken, Middlesbrough, Yogle are a Saivavite sect, founded was the first capture of note effect by Goraknatha. They have a temple Hunstanton, Yesterday, The Raith Rovers are in the ed by the new First Division club.at Gorakhpore. In unsettled, cold and windy limelight just now, not through any he captained the team. The weather, the British Dindles' Open astounding progress made in the Rovers' inaugural game In their Golf Championship commonceduntional Cup ties, or a stern on-new environment was played at here. There were 168 entries, in- deavour to win the League cham- Greenock, where Morton defeated pionship, but because they are in- them by 1-0 In mid-week. The
3. The first London tramway cluded in a list of four clubs, one Greenock, club also provided the was established at Bayswater, in of whom must accompany Dunferm-Rovers with their first win in the 1881. line Athletic into the Second Divi- competition. In the interval. how- sion of the League. The other ever, the Rangers had conquered 6. Péopi hired in certal paris three in the danger
are the "baby" Lenguera by 2-0 in the Hamilton Academicals. Clyde, and initial First Division game played
at Kirkcaldy.
Mile Simone de la Chaume.
Bo'ucaa.
zone
2. A former British gold coin of the value of 208, issued in 1604 by James 1.
4. In 1897,
of England in olden times to eat bread over dead bodies at funerals, The Fifers played continuously by took upon themselves the burden the idea teing that the caters there- in the upper circle until the end of of the sins of the dead. carcer as members of the League. season 1916-17, and generally
Let me at this juncture give a brief resume of the Kirkcaldy club's
6. Sepia is a pigment prepared
It was in season 1902-3 that the occupied a position on the lower! Rovers joined the body named. half of the table. The last three from a black secretion of the cuttle- Then, fresh from winning the season of their uninterrupted pre- fish. championship of the Northern sence in the premier division were League, they were accepted into the war seasons. Second Division. During their first Scottish Cup Finalists. Benson there they performed very It was in season 1912-13 that the poorly, and were unable at any Rovers reached the final of the time to field a team capable of col- Scottish Cup competition, to fall by lecting points consistently.
2-0 to Falkirk. The Stark's Park
V.C. WHO STOLE.
TWO SIDES OF PICTURE REVEALED.
HIS GALLANT EXPLOIT.
April 4, 1928: "This is a lament-
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He then handed over his pri- soners and collected teams for his guns, which he brought into action with exceptional dash and skill, annihilating a heavy at- tack of the enemy.
P.M.G.'s Kindness.
Between thirty and forty players club in the following season de appeared on the field for them, be- feated their visitors-the Heart of, tween the months of August and Midlothian-by a similar score in April, and amongst them were some the same competition, and that was of conspicuous merit, such ns, the only other outstanding achieve-able case of a gallant soldier be- losses of letters, inquiries were "Archie" Taylor, Crawford, and ment of the Fife fellows during ing charged with theft. He was made, and suspicion fell on him. "Soldier" Wilson. The first-named their pre-war connection with the subjected to severe temptations."— A test letter was made up and had a Dundee Falkirk connection, First Division. During the latter Counsel at Tower Bridge Police posted and put amongst the letters and Crawford, a full back on loan stages of the war the Rovers, along} Court.
Cross had to sort. Later it was from the Rangers, was at one time with the other First Division clubs June 1, 1918: "It is impossible to missed, and when questioned Cross capped against the English League. north of the Forth-then Dundee speak too highly of the extreme admitted having taken it, and also Wilson,
one of several players and Aberdeen-played in make-gallantry and dash of this N.C.O., several, other letters containing cluding representatives from Aus-secured from the Black Watch, was shift competitions.
who showed throughout the four money. tralia, Americh, France and Ger- a really great centre-forward, whose All three returned to the First days' operations supreme devotion "That," said Mr. Gallaher, "is and devotion.
to duty."The "London Gazette." one side of the picture. There is: Mr. Gallaher added that the English enclosure created a tragic The "Lang Toon" club retained These two strangely-contrasting another. I will read an extract Postmaster-General would do his
had statements referred to Arthur from the "London Gazette" of June best to secure Cross Simane de la Chaume (France) the team were C. Moodie and A. Grier-assisted them during various stages Henry Cross, V.C., of Trinity- 4, 1918.
san. Both played many seasons for of the war, and included in the list buildings, Mermaid-court, Borough, holder. 3/1.
the Stark's Parkers, and Grierson was W. Birrell, their had the distinction of doing so in player-manager, who was for some Police Court in London, when he present and electrified the Tower Bridge the Northern League competition as time a prisoner of war in Ger-appeared in the dock charged with well as in both Divisions. of the many.
sterling postal packets:
many,
sudden death on the field in an Division in season 1019-20.
beat Mile.
sensation. Other members of the a number of players who
In the first round Miss Glenna Collett (America)
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In the second round Miss Collett beat Mrs. Shirley Lamplough, 7/6.
Reuter.
JUPP SHINES.
TAKES 12 WORCESTER
WICKETS.
London, Yesterday, At Northants Northamptonshire defeated Worcestershire by five wickets,
ing. four for 59.
Scottish League. He died nearly It was midway through season Mr. Gallaher, prosecuting, tem- 1920-21 when the Rovers began to pered his accusations with mercy, six years ago.
full backs.
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Walker, of Swindon Town. build up the team who became one and referred in tones of admira- In the following season
of the most powerful in the
the tion to the V.C.'s war service. Here are the eleven at Kirkealdy club introduced to senior country.
Cross, he said, had been in the football Walker, the fair-haired lad full strength:-Brown; Inglle and Post Office three years at a wage who went to Swindon Town and Moyes; Raeburn, Morris, and Col- of £3 a week. He had a disability became one of Scotland's regular, lier: T. and 3. Duncan, Jennings, pension of 253. a week and a Bauld, and Archibald. That was gratuity of £10 yearly in respect the team who gained for the club of his decoration. The Rovers were for eight con-
On account of secutive seasons in the Second the third position from the top of Worcester made 83, Jupp taking Qualifying Cup in 1906-7, by de-
Division, and won the Scottish the League in season 1921-22.
The following season Bell, Miller, eight for 29; and 188, Jupp securrenting St. Bernards in the final and
James replaced T. and J. Duncan and Bauld respectively, Northants scored 175, Tarbox in the last round the following Jea "splash" was made in the national
The same opponents defeated them
and with these. alterations a taking six for 52; and 97 for five. aon. The Kirkcaldy club won the -Reuter.
ties. The Second Division champlonship in
Rovers reached the fourth round after defeating the 1907-8, and shared the honour with Leith Athletic two seasons later.
Cupholders Greenock Morton- Cowdenbeath, As Qualifying Cupholders, the Athletic, but the Celtic mastered and Dunfermline Rovers were unlucky not to oust the them at Parkhead by a late goal. Heart of Midlothian from the
In season 1923-4 the St. Bernards Scottish Cup competition proper at! Tynecastle, Two goals down with created one of the sensations of the season when at Stark's Park they the second half well-spent, the According to Manila papers to Second Leaguers fought back herol-dismissed the Kirkcaldy club from
the competition. hand, the P.A.A.F. offices in that cally, and effected a draw.
The The beginning of the break-up city have received word from Hong Hearts, however, won the reply.!,
of the Rovers' great Kong that the St. Joseph's College Cup tica, Partick Thistle were held Inglis and
team began in the Scottish the
following Яeason, when Collier departed for Philippines on the Dollar 8.5. "Pro. at Meadowside and, defeated at, England. Then, after the dis
VISIT TO MANILA.
ST. JOSEPII'S COLLEGE .
SOCCER TEAM.
football team would leave for the
sident Wilson" on May 20, and were due to reach Manila on May 22.
The next schson,
missal of the club from
the
powered the Rovers in the follow- Scottish ties by the. Hamilton Ac- Kirkcaldy, where the Celtic over-
ing round.
During their connection with the Leeds United.
ndemicals, Jennings signed for Arrangements are accordingly Second Division, the Raith Rovers Season 1925-6 was not long in being made at Manila for the col qualified for the big competition progress when the leglans to play a series of four only on the occasions named.
team had be soccer games in that eity. Plans: Latterly, Fort-Glasgow Athletic' that the only players who remained come depleted to such an extent at present indicate that the Saints had found the financial train of as a memory of the "star" eleven will be matched with the Nomads running a First Division club too were Moyes and Bell, and the for- team, a Swiss XI. a Chinese team severe, and at the end of season mer alone played in the fateful and probably a Filipino or Ameri- 1909-10 there was a vacancy in that match with the Queen's Park at Competition to secure, Stark's Park. If the last minute goal in that encounter had been scored by the Rovers instead of the Hampdenites, the former would have escaped relegation.
can outfit.
Division.
Princeton, N. f---An unusual action shot of Captain Willawer with helmet on) blocking John Stinson, during the first spring prack.-
of the Princeton University Lacrosse team. This xfreepotis Indiaagi time is sometimes called a comblaation between tannia, "baseball, bitsketball, football and inurder.
And after a season in the Second Division, It is regrettable to find the danger zone again, but also in a position of extreme peril, The club have before them another period of great anxiety.
THE DAVIS CUP.
INDIA GETS INTO THIRD ROUND.
Zurich, Yesterday,
In the Davia Cup competition (second round) India beat Switzer- land by three matches to two and meets the winner of the Roumanla- Italy contest in the third round. Reuter.
It was In a manager's office. The manager was engaging an actor, "There will be no salary, of course, for alx weeks of re- hearsals," said the manager, "but for the run you will have the sum
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The actor interjected: "Pay me for the rehearsals, and I won't mind about the "run"-
Then there followed the refer- ence given above to his gallantry
employment
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