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QUIST AND MCGRATH
MUST BE TRIED OUT
AS A PAIR
USTRALIA" MUST LOOK AHEAD TO THE NEXT DAVIS A CUP TEAM. THE PERSONNEL IS VITAL AMONG OTHER THINGS PREPARATION HAS TO BE CAREFULLY AND |GRADUALLY MADE FOR PLACING THE STRONGEST POS-
SIBLE PAIR ON THE COURTS:-
America's Cup team, with its laurels fresh, will only have a small interval before, the national titles. The singles is held by Fred Perry. The Germans, Baron von Cramm and H. Henkel, are to compete. The doubles will be contested at Boston from Au- gust 23 to 28, and the singles at Forest Hills from September 2 to 11:
W. M. WOODFULL'S
BATTING
It is a pity Quist and McGrath↑ "TRANDAGARAMEE2XGRETENDOFFATE/KXUTCHJEZE could not have gone over, for the doubles. Nearly the whole of the coming season should see them playing together so that they can hold their own next year in the doubles for Australia.
Crawford should have a rest. We ean always rely on him doing well in doubles with either Quistor MeGrath, but we must try out this new pair fully.
Hopman is about a year older than Crawford. "I have seen hím do marvellous things in doubles, and he is better to-day than ever.
While out here two years back Fred Perry said that Quist and Hopman formed Australia's best pair. He should be the best judge, having played against them all.
Sydney, August 28. Touching on pleas for brigh- ter cricket in England; some of the older Australians are saying that Billy Woodfull's batting left too strong an impression of dourness on the younger
men
However dull and uninspiring his methods were, isn't it a little" bit of moonshine to contend that he clamped the youngsters. Brodman, McCabe, and Chipper- field are not Woodfull disciples. Nor are Gregory and Hassett, who are colts of Woodfull's own Melbourne city.
O'HARA WOOD TO COACH • We might also have Quist and Hopman tried out fairly well with- nuusmGTERFERENT 29902.20170228 out interfering with the prepara-
tion of Quist and McGrath too AMATEUR
much.
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We are having Pat O'Hara Wood over to Sydney to coach the young-
er players. Why not let him also consult with the best pairs. Pat
BOXING
hardly ever had a superior in dou- REVOLT
bles. He shone, not by strokes half
so much as by splendid tactics. He WILL COME TO HEAD never seemed to hit the ball hard,}
but guided it gently to an opening
of which the existence was only
AT BIG MEETING
apparent to him till the ball went A FORMIDABLE
to its appointed spot.
WON BY POSITION
Doubles, as Pat knows, are won far more by position than by mere strokes. Hard hitting is not the
INDICTMENT
(By “V.HT.”) Glasgow, August 14.
best method in doubles. Often it The British Boxing · Control is the very worst. It is easier to Board appear to be not the only volley a ball coming fast than one official body in the fistic arena that drops almost dead at one's feet. which is far from being popular Coaching the juniors for the years just now.
The representatives of a num- well ahead is all right. What we want is winning the Davis Cup ber of boxing clubs have united back again, and despite all our set-in an appeal to the amateur box- backs, I think our best team has a ing community to make a clean good chance next year. We must sweep of the existing personnel not sacrifice the present for the in control of their affairs and substitute people who are assum- ed to be more sympathetically in touch with modern conditions. This revolt will presumably come to a head at the September meet- ing of the Amateur Boxing As- London, August 11.
Charles sociation. Swainston, the brilliant seventeen- year-old
future.
YOUTH WHO MAY PLAY FOR SURREY
OVER LONG PERIOD student of South What fortune will attend the in- Shields High School, who has resurrectionists is difficult to foretell cently been bowling with great at present. But there is no doubt. success in South Shields cricket, is that the movement is the outcome to be given a trial for Surrey at the of intense dissatisfaction which has Oval, and will report at the county been felt over a long period. The headquarters on August 11.
CASUALS DRAW IN
JAMAICA
Kingston (Jamaica)... The Casuals F. C. drew 2- the Sherwood: Foresters terday: Binell opened: t for the soldiers, but A. equalised from a penalty, half-time. Allen, with a grand gave Casuals the lead in the secon half, but Baker put the home on level terms
rebels contend amateur boxing vested
the
ent one
and
thority
To do them justice it must be admitted that the rebels explicitly table a long list of their complaints the present gime. If
founded
complaints are
formidable ind
to suspect that fying in September-
fur