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SPORT AND ATHLETICS.
FITZGERALD HEATS H. K.
SMITH,
STILL GOOD FISH IN THE SEA.
THE ORIGIN OF GOLF. Many attempts have been made to
When the news came that 'D). "G. show that golf came from Holland A. Lowe, G. M. Butler H. B Showing the same qualities of into Scotland, since the picture ac Stallard, and J. W. J. Rinkel had generalship and sprinting, together quired by the late Colonel Boothby hung up their spike shoes far good. with stamina superior to that which gave a certain credence to the as- and that Lord Burghley, now mar has marked his performance this sumption, that the game somewhat ried, would probably hurdle no mare, resembling golf existed in Holland Britain appeared to be bereft of season, J. Fitzgerald again defeated at an early date played on ice, but champions, and no one seemed hope
More than a hun ful that we should find men as good Harold Smith, the Western Aus- nothing more.
dred years ago the claims of the to replace them. The Oxford and tralian track cyclist in A mixed
game were laid to rest in the Cambridge sports indicate, however. style match at the Canterbury Velo- Statistical Account of Scotland."
that there are as good ash in the drome recently. As was expected Then why are so many attempts athletic sea as ever have come out made to revive the controversy ? Fitzgerald won the half-mile un-There is no shadow of doubt that of it. R. Leigh Wood was unex- pectedly beaten in the quarter-mile, paced heat his jump being too fast golf was indigenous to Scotland but that does not injure his great
ancient times, along the for Smith; the unpaced pursuit from
reputation; it means only that the eastern seaboard, and may have old public schools champion F. W. match also resulted is generally ex-originated from shinty, which was Tchiteherine, who wan
already pected. Smith overtaking his ad-f
the mother of all "éfab games. as good ns. Rinkel at his best, and versary. The decision, therefore, From the earliest times football and may out-rival Guy Butler's records hinged upon the third heat, a two goit were the two principal pastimes in the near future. In the half-mile miles with single pace. Smith pos of the people. In Leigh and H. G. Gutteridge, of Cam sibly made an error of judgment in allowing the pace to be too mode. Musselburgh the game is claimed to bridge, equalled the post-war record rate in the early stages, and after a ave been played from time imme-made by Lewe in 1924, while C. E.j
morial.
GRAND OLD MAN OF OUP FINALISTS.
faster pacer had made the running; his relief was not sufficiently smart, Fitzgerald, sheltering behind his! adversary, was, therefore, not es tended sufficiently to neutralise his One of the most romantic stories sprint, and had little difficulty in io professional football is to be again jumping into the lead. What found in the career of Mr. Robert ever chance Smith bad of again Blyth, chairman of the Portsmouth Not only has he passing his opponent was affected Football Club.
Cup
G. Greet's raile was as good as anything seen at the Oxford and Cambridge sports since the grent Oxonian. A. N. S. Jackson won his. first mile in 1912. The most pro- mising performer of them all, how. ever, was the Cambridge freshman, R. M. N. Tisdall, who fairly walked away from his field in the furlong low hurdles, which he took in 25,2-5 secs. He is, as yet, an absolute novice, but he should break records. even before this season is over. If
by a skid, which threw him momen- been connected with the tarily out of his stride, and Fitz-Einalists since the club was formed "gerald won the heat and match by in 1899, but he has served it as paid A remarkably wide margin con- player, captain. player-manager, sidering the real respective abilities director, vice-chairman, and chair- he can train on to greater distances,
of the men.
'man.
as did Lord Burghley, he should be good enough for Olympic laurels by 1939.
→ The international motor-paced "Bob" was born in Ayrshire,, Derby proved by an easy win for J. first crossing the Border to play for
He returned for a THE IVORY DIE-HARDS: King the Queenslander. H. Brask Middlesbrough.
One effect of the introduction of Andersen and Keith Oliver, the Tas-spell to Glasgow Rangers, "but de- manian, both performed poorly and finitely settled in England on joining composition balls in place of ivory finished second and third, while J. Preston North End in 1894.
balls in the competition for the Nagel retired with a puncture. An- Last season, when Pompey gained amateur billiards championship was dersen rode a plucky race, but ap- promotion to the First Division, Mr. the dropping out of the tournament peared to have dificulty in holding Blyth was the central figure in a of many of the leading, amateur Elated, though very players, These men, who have his pacer, being left behind every stirring scene. time he made an attempt to regain ill, he made a speech to the excit throughout remained faithful a lap he lost ourly in the race. ed Portsmouth crowd when it be-varies, are now, it is understood, to Oliver, was also unhappy behind his came known that the club had gain have a tournament all of themselves, pace, and was lapped repeatedly ed promotion by the two-hundredth arrangements having been King is now showing a flash of the part of a goal. I'm the proudest form he was in about three years man in England," he said. And he LTD., bridge brilliantly snatched a
In the amateur events His still saying it!
[ARE. 7.]
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FOR SIX MONTHS
ago. victory in the three laps Grand Prize, but misjudged the strength of F. W. Wood, the Auburn rider, in the mile and a half handicap, and was beaten by a tarrow margin.
GREŸOING TRACK,
to
com-
pleted for this to be held before the close of the present season. If only by reason of the fact that several
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THE
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With
past holders of the amateur cham MARGARET LIVINGSTON
BUBSTITUTE BOXER WINS.
pionship who are not seen in com- Josh Loxton, of Notting Hill, petitive play now-a-days have signi- furnished at The Ring the rare fed their intention of taking part example of substitute. pre in the tournament the competition sumably untrained, winning over should be thoroughly interesting. A trained boxer, Bert Cannon, of while at the same time productive of Aldgate. Laxton demonstrated the
some extremely keen matches. It usefulness of straight hitting. will probably be decided at the cos... Cannon did little but throw up his clusion of the professional cham- left glove, wide open, and slappionship, in which, for the first Laxton's body, to follow immediate time, composition balls are to be the playing medium, so that the old standard ivories have now been banished from all championship matches under the jurisdiction of the Billiards. Control Club.
The greyhound-racing track at Wombwell, South Yorkshire, which was constructed twelve months ago at a coat of £7,000, was sold recently as a going concern for £1,000. Bely afterwards with a resounding sides the track, 23 acres of land and right-hand slap to the head. The 68 greyhounds were disposed of. referee refused to score points for Racing will be continued on the these alleged blows and awarded
Laxton a popular décision. track.
THE WOMAN'S
WOMAN'S CORNER.
WITCH-BALLS.
Witch-balls-those silvered globes eo Christmas-like in appearance- have suddenly leapt back into favour in London.
For fully a century they had been banished to cottage back par lours.
Now some bright spirit has re- cognised how infinitely intriguing. are the reflections in miniature that' one discovers of the room and its inmates upon its bright surface, and how these reflections invariably re- solve themselves into complete little .composition-a characteristic also. by the way, of the convex mirror. and no doubt the explanation of its unvarying attraction.
For the Window.
De
There are witch-balls so small that they suggest doll's-house garniture, and witch-balls so mighty that they will dominate the entire room, if you allow them. Such a ball in silver I once met with in the room of William Nicholson in a quaint old house, off St. James'.) There it was set in a shallow bowl upon the large circular table of oak, wondrous centre-piece that drew as a magnet all eyes to it.
I know of another great silver] witch-ball in the house of George Sheringham in Hampstead, where it is treated after a very different fashion. There it hangs from the low ceiling of the entrance hall of his cottage, a gleaming, welcoming symbol to all who enter.
Though the silver witch-ball has, perhaps, greater charm than any, there are witch-balis in blue and witch-balls in green, witch-balls in orange and witch-balla in crimson which likewise have their charm. In a scheme of grey and blue, a ball of royal sapphire, hung from the arch that divides a double room, is hard to beat for effectiveness,
Instead of Flowers, Elsewhere I have come across the small varieties of witch-balls form- ing a table-decoration, most useful for housewives harassed by the cost of fresh floral arrangements.
Massed in a variety of gay tints within a bowl of glass or of pottery (partially filled for economy, anke with a bed of silver-Band) they make a cheery centre, the play of light upon their glass surfaces har- ing a living, vital quality that is missing from artificial flowers and similar devices.
NASTURTIUM YELLOW.
This little frock is carried out in nasturtium coloured ninon. and is cleverly pleated and flared.
These Children
Of Ours...
A SHAMPOO THAT'S FUN.
So many mothers have told me that washing a little girl's hair even though it is quite short, often proves to be an ordeal, that I know there must be many, many others who will be glad to hear about the shampoo that's fun" which one She of my friends has invented. had found like all other mothers, that no matter how careful she was, the soapy water would get into her little daughter's eyes.
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Properly trained, he was sturdy and clean-limbed, balanced in body and mind, with an independent spirit and keen sense of justice. It was utterly impossible for a woman who could never experience the thoughts of a boy to inculcate in him the manly qualities he should possess.
Masculine Women.
Now she uses the kitchen table, a kitchen chair, the baby's bath tub, several old blankets, and tur- kish towels, and a wash cloth.. First, she places the chair at one end of the kitchen table (in about the same position for sitting-at table to eat on the chair she, places
There. were certain masculine the baby's tub (a"large pan would
women who claimed, in the words make a good substitute) partly
of Macbeth, that they dare do all filled witE warm water. She
One that may become a man, but from spreads the blankets or pad on the of Schoolmasters at Leicester. table and at the end. a heavy delegate suggested they managed the influence of persons of that type children of both sexes should towel. Then her little girl lies on buys by "methods of bribery."
be vigorously protected. her back on the table, with the A resolution was passed that it There crown of her head.even with the was not in the best interests of million boys being taught by.. end of the table. Her head is then education
Women teachers of boys were again warmly criticised at the con- ference of the National Association
that women teachers
in such a position that the soapy should practise in boys' schools, or water naturally runs off-and down that women students should be into the tub instead of into her eyes. trained in boys' schools. The mother party dries the child's. Mr. C. Froeborough, of Banstead,
hair with a warm towel before she sits up, so that not one single drop of water is left to drip into her eyes Daughter thinks it is such fun, that she begs her mother to "do it again."
women,
were more than half a
and in many cases boys passed the whole of their school life without coming under the influence of a man teacher. It was notorious that women were weak in teaching said the training of women subjecte from which human interest students in boys' schools was an was absent, such as mathematics insidious move towards the entire and science, yet they were subjects. elimination of men, teachers in in which boys simply revelled. elementary schools that would en- danger the national character of twenty or thirty years hence:
The conference adopted without discussion a resolution regarding the staffing of schools by women. It declared the feminising of boys system and mixed departments of element ary schools as nothing short of a national calamity, and the appoint ment. of headmistresses as meaning ultimately a wholly feminine ata
One Gure for Fib falling. One child I knew persisted in
Bribery in America: being untruthful and the babit Women managed boys by seemed to be grownig. She was of bribery. It was curious that of very ambitious and loved to do what the six-leading nations of the world the older children, did. She was bribery should be most rife in that often able to do things as well as country in which the tedening was they, but there were many things feminine. America, was rotten with which. were beyond her. After bribery in its parliamentary, muni thoughtful consideration, her par cipal, commercial, and financial ents discovered that it was about life
Rusty black lace renews its youth these things that the child was Mr. J. A. Brooke, of Liverpool, in a bath of vinegar and water- likely to tell untruths. They began said that in spite of the pessimists two tablespoons to the pint. Let it to encourage ber to play more with there was nothing much wrong with soak away happily; rinse in cold In coffee and iron damp between two younger children. They were also the average boy of to-day.. very careful not to suggest or en Leicester he had in the last twenty layers of Aapnel.: courage her to do things the older years iuctensed in weight by three children were doing. In a short i pounds and added on inch to his time, the untruths ceased.
stature.
Vinegar in the rinsing water of coloured clothes sets and revives the colours safely."