THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 31, 1940.
FIREWORKS
FROM HARDSTAFF
Last month the Trent Bridge cricket fans had a day to store in their memories, writes a Home correspondent. They caw 543 runs scored in Isca than six hours' bat- ting ..
Joe Hardstaff, playing for an R.A.F. eleven, smash his county · colleague's bowling all
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over the field ... two-run-a- minute, thrill-a-second finish, and discovered a new star who may
be prove to
another Gunn ог Hardstaff of a future Notts team.
new
R. T. Simpson, a high school boy who joined the police instead of accepting an invitation to join the ground staff, was the hero. Sent in to open the Noits innings in his first county game with Test star Keeton he denied the Air Force bowling (which in- cluded Butler, Harris, and War- burton), carrying his bat for 134. With the county captain, G. F. Heane, he helped to add 213 for the second wicket.
When Heane left after making 108, 84 runs were needed with only an hour left. When the win- ning hit was made 20 minutes still remained for play so Notts car- ried on batting.
Hardstaff's Knock
Previously. Acting - Sergeant - Major Hardstaff had played one of his most attractive innings.
I don't suppose the crowd en- joyed themselves more than did Joe in nearly getting દી double century against his own club.
He treated all his pala impar tially, but singled out Major Gubby Allen, a Notts player for the day, for the indignity of being hit for 6. After getting his 100 he scored the next 50 in 20 min- utes.
Incidentally, Keeton, England's No. 1 bat, revealed unexpected qualities as a bowler. He took three wickets, including Tom Barling's.
GRAPHIC GOLE
RUGBY
V.C. BOXER WON THE DO YOU KNOW? PLAYER
ARMY TITLE IN 1938
AMONG THOSE THRILLED TO READ THE EPIC STORY, OF HARRY NICHOLLS, V.C., WERE HIS OLD BOXING OPPONENTS. ARTHUR PORTER AND GEORGE PRESTON.
Nicholls lost to
These two heavy-weights both in 1938, and in the same year won AB.A titles, and it is a won the Imperial Services cham- tribute to the boxing skill of pionship by outpointing the hold- Nicholls that he was never outer, Corporal J. S. Weaterton, in a classed in his several battles with memorable final. either champion,
Another of his rivals, Metro- Porter in the politan policeman L. L. Steven- n hard- Army championships of 1037, but son, recently recalled won his colours shortly after-hitting tussle he had with Nicholls
where heat Aldershot in 1938. wards at Maidstone, outpointed George Scott, of the Stevenson won when the fight Nottingham Police.
fifth round was stopped in the owing to the soldier's eye being cut, and it was a series of similar injuries which kept Nicholls out of the ring during the 1930 sen sen.
* will be recalled that 'Cpl. Har ry Nicholls of the Guards was previous ly reported as killed in action, How ever, it has since been officially, an- nounced that he was captured prisoner after: being severely wounded in the action which gained him the V.C
A month later he boxed for the Army against the Sparta Club of
and Copenhagen.
gave weight, height, and a beating to Fritz Danish interna- Gramstrup, the tional.
I. S. Champion Nicholls upset several fancied candidates to win the Army title'
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Frank Chester, the well- known umpire, sets this cric. ket problem, which, he says, actually occurred.
A bowler did the hat trick in one over by clean bowling batsmen 1, 2, and 4 with successive deliveries. How was it that Number 2 was among the victims?
Answer in Column One but think it out before looking.`
NEW CLUBS FOR BOLTON PLAYERS
As Bolton Wanderers
are not taking part in football this season, some of their players are finding pastures new.
Currier their centre-forward, has received permission to assis: Manchester City, for whom he played in a number of matches
RAIN OR SHINE
DECORATED
'Private P. K. Mayhew, who has been awarded the Military Medal, 'will be remembered for two` great tries he scored in the Varsity Rugby match of 1937.
L. V. Manning wrote at the- time: "Mayhow, made two› rencational 60-yard scoring dribbles of which Ted Drakel would have been proud." 'Two members of that side, Obolensky and Paul Cooke, have Jost their lives on active service. H. D. Freckes, who was the big success of the game, is a flying officer, and R. M. Marshall is in the Navy.
Mayhew's brother, J. F. N., a cricket Blue of 1930, is a pilot-of- ficer.
last season.
Goodall (goalkeeper). and Hub- Bury, who will bick (full-back) will play for probably not be nhle to call on Bradshaw and Gemmell.
Bradshaw is serving with the Forces in the South and Gemmell is working in the Midlands.
MY STANDBY
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(LAWSON LITTLE STARTED, COMEBACK,
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By BEST BALL They still pay off on the putt in golf. Lawson Little, former Open, champion, now more firmly convinced of this than ever. Prior to the Los Angeles Open, Little re- viewed his game and decided that something drastic would have to be done if he was to achieve the same fame in' pro-. fessional ranks that he en- joyed as Amateur Champion. The big trouble lay in putting so Lawson weighted the back of his putter with 21⁄2 ouncès of ad
The change in his putting stroke and accuracy was sen- sational Instead of snapping the putter head against the ball he began to stroke
through it straight toward the hole. The balls dropped into the tin with enough regularity
· to enable him to win the Los Angeles Open. Ditto the National..Open,, the greatest prize in golfdom. And Little has been scoring well ever since.
CRICKET POSER
(Seo column thres.) Numbers 1 and 2 opened the Innings but 2 was injured and re- tired hurt. Then Number 3 join- ed Number 1:
Number 1 was then bowled, 2 resumed his innings, was bowled first ball, and so was 4.
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