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DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1925
THE BAND GRACE.
NOVEL PUNISHMENTS.
HOW A MISCHIEF MAKING WOMAN THE MASTER OF THE CHAMPION
WAS CURED.
AND HIS 126 CENTURIES.
SUPERIOR TO CIRCUMSTANCE..
It has been said that this man was best in Australia, and that some other cricketer was never so good as in Eng, land, Hobbs has been himself, suprema and gorgeous, everywhere, 10
When the war cane Hobbs had only hit 61 centuries. There was no first- class cricket in 1915-15-17-18. Mahy a man lost his skill and never found it
The Curd Chief Justice, speaking re-
(BY: 1 H. CATTON]: cently at the. International Prison Con- gress, said: "There are few more When William Gilbert Grüce was effectual ways of manufacturing grigathered to his fathers his record of minals than to send young offenders 126 scores of one hundred and upwards to prison." He might, had he' so wish-in first-class ericket matches was, deem- | after such an intervale But in 1919 ed, have gone on to mention some ofed unassailable'
stigma.
the glory of Hobbs was not dimmel.
the curious forms which punishment bas Those who stood round the grave ate stone as refulgently as ever. taken, in the effort to evade the prison Elier's End agreed that they no'er would look upon his like again. But Most of such curiosities have their John Berry Hobbs his equalled the num origin in the effort to make the pun-ber of centuries compiled by The Cham. | ishmont fit the crime," and, as 15
natural, they have been more often naed pion. The Leviathan, and The Old Man in cases of youthful offenders than of Such titles of admiration and affection were bestowed upon him. Now that thong of more mature years. Quite re- cently, for example, two London boys Hobbs is bracketed with Grace, whose were shown the birch, and, after a suit. Agure and personality stood for Cricket in the popular imagination of the world able Homily from the magistrate on their good fortune in escaping the fool of his day, and will assuredly surpass as well as the sight of it, were placed him, what will the phrase makers say
of the master of the champion? on probation ar with the punish-
This is on a par ment which Mr. Dickson, when he was magistrate at the Thames Police Court, once awarded to an offender who had twice been guilty of pillering small Amounts from his employer's till. De sirous of reforming the boy it possible Mr. Dickinson, after pointing out to him the inevitable result if he did not mand his ways, ordered a warder to take him down to the calls, show him what they were like, and lock him in for a few minutes. So effective was this treatment that the offender burst into
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More recently, two lads in South Wales who were charged with using obscene language. were ordered to attend the court every morning and to
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The history of sport shows that there fix perpetual change. There is no finality, for no limit as yet been set to man's powers Hobbs may create figures which will tax the talents, of future gruerations, but it is quite post sible that even his record, whatever may be wil some day be surpassed. Then those who will succeed to our places will be discussing whether Aristos was as good as Höbbs..
How will they be able to decide the question? No more satisfactorily than we can compare Hobbs with Grace, or Grace with Mynn, or Mynn with the heroes of Hanibledon.
MAGICIAN OF THE WILLOW.
Time and anxiety had not affected his keen vision, his unclouded "judgment and the caning of his bands and feet. Not even his severe illness of 1021 un- dermined his position and his power to maintain it. The man has risen superior to all circumstances and environments.
Whereas Grace was sccupied with cricket for 40. seasons in Englande and we campaigns in Australia, Hobla has only played in 17 summers in this coun- try, and iu aix tours in Australia and South Africa. The difference is amaz ing.
Up to the time that tirnee toit, his 128th century he had taken part in 1362 completed innings for 54,346 ruus, yielding an average of 39.00.
at the close of the recent match, be Oval Hobbs had played only 019 com tween Surrey and "Leicestershire at the pleted innings and mail. 42,288 rang, Such bgures are amazing, and no doubt which gives him an average of 46.30,
some of the engatsernti will repeat what they said when Hayward hit his one hundredth hundred-that every variety of bowling has, since 1880, bien made easy by modern wickets.
He
A TAMER OF BOWLERS. Grace declared that in first.class There is no satisfactory solution to matches he had good wicket.
He may have such problems as these. But let it be himself said as much. said thas Grace was the great magician had more necurate bowling, and howlers of the willow wand in his era. Had who were fresher and rss fatigued than there not been a Grace there would in, these days of six or seven matches never have been Hobbs, for Grace made on almost every day of the season. Cricket by his magnetism established But let us not trouble ourselves, about the county clubs on a stable basis; and these refinements of criticima; differ- invented strokes and developed bats-ences that never can be adjusted or co- manship by which Hobbs and hosts like related. him have benefited.
It is in America, bowever, that these efforts to discover appropriate" punish ment-have been carried farthest, and in some cases the results have Been mor
But this remains that Hobbs has amusing to the onlooker than salutary to the offender, or so at least, it seems equalled the magician himself. Now he to the British observer. There is on
has 128 centuries writ largs.opposite al a record, for example, the case
his name. When Tom Hayward reach in one of the Middle West Fed 100-centuries Fighteen years after States who, for spreading slander re Grace, young Hobbs had between 10 garding her neighbours, was ordered to and 50 such ninmmoth scores to his perambulate the town every day for a credit. fortnight. She was escorted by
In 10 Hobbs passed the 94 centuries policeman, and whenever the top of C. B. Fry, and in 103 he drew of those whom she had standered she abreast of Tom Hayward Next he had to stop him, apologia, declare that the realised that there was us trutha Hayward, and since that event. in her necusations and promise better ful day has been in pursuit of Grier's behaviour in future.
The
uchiavement.
The cardinal fact to emphasise is that Hobbs, with, a comparatively frail physique, has travelled far wider than the mighty doctor, and has toiled day in and day out and never yet found, a bowler that he could not tame.
The point for us to remember is that Grace hit his last century in a hig match in 1901, when he was 36 years of nge that he hid the strength to make in succession such huge scores as 344, 177; and 318 not out, and that he took nearly 9,000 wickets in first-class! matchra
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has been able to equal the number of centuries of such a wonderful man is triumph enough Let us he content with or splendid performances that the best batsman in the world during his day has been able to accomplish.
Hobbs can never accomplish the like At length the ambition of his life has of this, and could not reasonably be Even more surprising was the de cision of a judge in Ohio that boys who realised, Nor can cricketers neexpreted to do so. The fact that Hobbs had been guilty of writing, obscene cept the idea that Jobbs has set any werds on a wall. should be escorted it to his mighty derüs, Did he not thither by a police officer and the bother night speak lightly of 150 or made to lick off the offending man 200 contarice? If he plays as long
Gray there is to knowing whri h tence
There was also the ease of five negroesy do. Dane Nature may have gambling with dice in the streets, and was a giant,, and had a giant's strength who were ordered; to throw for their cbbs has not his physical calibre penishments. The winner, who threw at that is his only handicap. two sixes, scopes with seven days, but the loser, who only managed a one and a two, was imprisoned for two months
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The 13 centuries of Hobbs may be as this, it wouldnted in the form of a synopsis seem, tend to become ludicrous and so thus:*** to defeate their own objects, but there
Australia-187, 17, 120, 107, 123, is much to be said for the recent r
129,115, 154, 115. port that Indianapolis has decided that reckless drivers, who cause fatal ac- cidents, shall, in future, be forced to spend an hour in the morgue, alone with the body of their victim.
LONDON CLOTHES. WHAT L.S. TOURISTS TAKE HOME.
The special train which took passengers trom London to Southampton on August 8th. to join the Cunard liner Aquitania, bound for New York, carried "a record quantity of baggage. This was in addi tion to what was sent off in advance by the usual luggage train.
The cause was the purchasea by zang Americana on their way home, mainly
clothes
There were hundreds of hat-boxes, and come women with half a dozen each in- sisted upon looking after them them relves
Asked by a Daily Mail reporter wher the hats had been purchased, a smartly. dressed American woman replied "They were bought in London and Paris- mostly in London-and we are taking them home because your styles in millinery are much better than ours. Paris may be the place for gowns, but for hats it is London for me".
"I would say gowns, too," interposed a companion. Indicating a pilo of dress makers' cardboard boxes, she said, "That was my rush order at one of your big stores I have bought clothes over here quite often, and I prefer to do all my shopping in London because I can get better suited than in Parik?equ
Many of the men passengers in the Aquitania had muitcases filled with clothes bought in London:
South Africa-187, 211.
The Gentlemen.-154,154, 190,* 113, 116, 129, 140, 105, 118, 140.
Essex.-155, 102, 130, 215, ‘10%, 129,
.107.
Derbyshire-133, 118 Glamorgan-10 Gloucester.-133, 113, 107, 141, · 143,. 139, 105, 104.
Hampshire.-15, 181, 203, 183, 100...
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Kont, 155, 106, 115, 122, 102,
Lancashire-117, 111, 149, 106, 10
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Leicester-116, 197, 13, 145."
Middles-103, 14, 215, 126, 112,
136.
Nott117, 104, 226, 131, 105, 203,* 105, 199
114.
Northanta-126, 130, Somerset-116, 111, 101. Sussex110.
Warwickshire-150, 100, 100, 169, 127, 183, 122, 101, 168, 120, 215.
Worcester, 162, 125, 168, 110, 184,
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Yorkshire 202, 100, 112, 172,* 101,
100.
Oxford University-102, 110.
Cambridge University-104, 143* Australian Imperial Forers--- 205, * New South Wales112. › Tasmania.-104.
Victoria-115, 131. Cape Province. 170.. Griqualand West;–141. . Natál—163, +
Transvaal.-131,
137, 102,
Western Provinco,-~~-114.- Gentlemen of the South-115. - - Lord Lordsborough's X1--117
"Sentland.150,**
cortarlo Cxemination will show that 89 of these fine scores have been hit for his county of Surrey, 12 for the M.C.C., 11 for England, 10 for the Players against the Gentlemen, 3 for The Rent of England against the county chamniors, and one for the Players pl the Bouth
No fewer than 48 of these centurira
pasture of Konnington Oval and 0 at Lord's. Even 6 have been made at Melbourne...
The champion mother and champion baby of the world, Mr. N. A Mad by Hobbs have been obtained on the Donald, and Neil John MacDonald, were the guts of honour recently of the Cal gary Rotary Club, which presented to the
Every county called fireticlass has proud parents a large photograph of
Ала mother and baby. Not only will the affered from the bat of Hobbs.
wery country, where cricket is parents receive due recognition from the tional game has had to recognise his British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, greatness: Neither changes of climate, but the city of Calgary will receive a varieties of wickets, the strangentes” of engraved sbir! 1, indicating that Calgary @ baby and mother are the best in the am-
his surroundings, nor unfamiliarity with the bowling, he boon able to diminish his facility and fertility.
Grace hit his first century on The Oval. So did Hobbs. Graco hit his one hundredth century against Somerset. Eo did Hobbs. Grace won immortal
reñown. So has Hobba Graze had many advantages. Hobbs has suffered from serious drawbacks, and yet has made an equal roll of centuries in less than half the period covered. "W. 10.
Grace is not dethroned, hut Hobbs sits beside him.
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