A unique England-Australia “Test”, match with each team com- peting at the opposite end of the world has been arranged. It will be a postal "shoot" between two of the finest teams of markswomen in both countries. The teams are members of the Commonwealth Ladies' Rifle Club of Victoria, Australia and the Lyons Club Rifle Section, England. Photo shows-Miss M. Thomas, expert marks- woman, who will captain the English team. She is secretary of the Coffee Buying Department at Lyons' Greenford factories. She certainly has the right' mascot. (Copyright, Fox).
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Glasgow Cup Football
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Glasgow, September 27. Clyde revenged their recent League defeat when they beat Partick Thistle at Firhill Park, Glasgow, yesterday, in the Glasgow Cup semi-final. In a thrilling match, fortunes fluctuated greatly, first one side and then the other being on the lead. In the end, Clyde thoroughly merited their narrow victory. They were a more solid side than jury, and had to change places with Thistle, stronger in defence and more Robertson, The handicap “did mobile and penetrative at half-back upset Clyde, and just before and in attack. Clyde owe much to interval Martin put them on Martin, who led the attack in brilliant lead when he got down to a low style, and had two remarkably clever cross from Noble and headed into goals.
the net. In a thrilling second half, M'Spadyen equalised for Thistle, after Brown had stopped A great shot from M'Kennan, but ten minutes later Martin scored the winning goal when he again headed into the net as the ball came from the right. In made a a storming finish, Brown brilliant save from Linton.
The attendance was 19,000, and the drawings amounted to £780.
Thistle's defence, when under pres- sure, was very unsteady, while the half-backs were outplayed by the clever Clyde attack, As a result, their own attack suffered, and their play was never sustained.
In eleven minutes, M'Crindle open- ed the scoring by lobbing the ball over Brown's head into the net, but in 87 minutes Gillies equalised. Just be fore this, Kirk ́met with a leg in-
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Milan, September 12. Great Britain did very well in the athletics meeting here this afternoon. A. G. K. Brown' won the 400 metres race from Ray Malott (U.S.) in 47.1sec, Malott's. time was 48.4 sec. Brown gained a clear-cut victory, leading practi- cally throughout are race.
S. C. Wooderson beat his old rival, L. Beccali (Italy). to win the 1,500 metres event.
The British athlete staged his famous "delay sprint" to win com- fortably in the time of 3 min 58.4 sec which was exactly 10 sec out- side the world record.
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At the end of the first lap Wooder- was lying third to Cereati (Italy) and Beccali. As at Paris recently, the English runner kept within striking distance in the ear- ller part of the race but finally
moved up to pass the two Italians with plenty to spare. Beccall, who finished second, took 3 min 58:8 sec.
In the 5,000 metres, C. A. Emery was beaten on the post by M. Byr ing, of Germany, After the first lap the Italian, L. Zappoli, was in the lead, but subsequently Syr Ing and Emery forged ahead to fight" out a great duel, the German winn« ing by inches. Syring's time was 14min. 49 2-Bsec. and Emery's 14min. 49 3-Bgeć.
COOPER SECOND IN WALK. Great Brfitain's representative in the 3,000 metres walk, A. A. Cooper, finished second to 3. Mikaelson. (Sweden). Mikaelson's time was 22min. 19.88ec, and Co 22min.
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