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SPORT AND
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WILLAME NY
PRESENTS
RILEY THE
DIRT TRACK MEETINGS. Three accidents were provented by the safety fence at the dirt track meeting at Stamford Bridge recently, when over 30,000 spéctn. I tors were present.
In the second heat of the Fulbam Handicap, N. Nicol, in overdoing a broadside on one of the bends, hit the safety fence. The crowd in the immediately vicinity tried to acatter, but were too closely pack ed. The spring fence proved very effective, however, and Nicol and his machine were thrown back on to the track. He continued riding, but hit the fence again on the ather side of the track with the same result. Later, during a match with R. Frogley, C. Ford ran into the fence and his machine toppled over him. He was dazed and could pot proceed owing to shock, but on each of the three occasions of its being tested the safety fence proved itself to be a safe barrier between the riders and the spectators..
NEW ITALIAN STADIUM. Another large stadium bas been added to the chain of athletic and sports grounds which have sprung up in Italy during the Fascist regime. The huge stadium of Turia, built in 1911 on the occasion of the antieth anniversary of Italian unity, has just been presented to the municipality by the Turin exhibi- tiop company. This stadium holds 100,000 persons, and is the largest in Continental Europe. The build- ing of capacious and well-fitted stadia in Italy is one of the visible evidence of the great importance given to sport and athletics there under the Mussolinian regime. In Rome, the original stadium has been greatly enlarged and improved, and
can now hold about 50,000 persons. In Bologna, the stadiam Known as I Littoriale " was finished a couple of years ago, and is one of the best equipped in the country. R. Johnson, the Australian who Stadia have been constructed or re- had a serious accident at the be- built in most of the large centres, ginning of the season, finished first such as Genoa, Milan, Naples and in every event at the Crystal Palace. Leghorn. These extensive athletic The Lea Bridge meeting was spoil-grounds are crowded on nearly ed by accidents. The Australians, every Sunday and holiday through M. Grosskreutz, skidded in his out, the year for various kinds of semi-final of the handicap and somersaulted over his handlebars, sporting or athletic events: Sport under Fascism has made giant being removed with shoulder in strides in Italy, and the young gen- juries and concussion, Previously eration there is a generation of he had lost to R. Johnson in what sportsmen. Football, played under proved to be the only round of Association rules, is now the most match, the latter leading from the popular game in the country, while start and holding & commanding boxing and tennis have forged lead at half distance. There was an ahead in the public interest. Rugby other accident when F. Bond collid-
football was only introduced two ed with the fence and sustained in-
years, and there are now a score of clubs up and down the country. It would even seem that the café habit bas. lost some of its appeal so the youth of the nation. One no longer sees quite the same crowds of young men sitting on the café terraces on Sunday afternoons and on holidays. The pull of football matches and athletic competitions draws many of the young men away.
ternal injuries. Johnson finished
first in the scratch race, but was disqualified for riding on the grass. and A. Foulds took first place.
H. Buchanan, another Australian, was injured during the Harringay evening meeting and was unable to meet C., Cort, in a triangular match, R. Pointer taking his place. Cort won at 32.28 m.p.h. Seiffert finished second to Cort in the Silver Helmet scratch race, in which V. Huxley held a commanding lend until his engine failed. Huxley had some consolation, however, As he took the handicap event from scratch, Seifert again fuishing second.
J. Barnett broke the track record at High Beech when, in the semi- final of the scratch race, he covered five laps in 1min. 23.2-5gees., a speed of 39.33 m.p.b., thus improving on the previous time by 2-8sec. Bar- nett beat E. Farley in the final, but the latter won the handicap.
GERMAN SWIMMERS' VISIT. The event of the season so far as
swimmers are concerned is the visit of the German national water polo team that won the world's cham- pionship at the Olympic Games at Amsterdam. When the question of referees for the two games to be played against England teains was considered by the Amateur Swimming Association Committee, Mr. John Hodgson, of Liverpool, and Mr. Will Emery, London, were selected, but were not allotted definite matches. For some reason don is looked upon as the more im portant event, and, at the request of the Germans, the northern offi cial has been chosen to take charge of this match, which will be play ed at the Shoreditch Baths on Sep- tember 29. Mr. Hodgson, who is a native of Blackburn, is by no means new to these honours. He has refereed both the national club and county finals in England, and had control of the Scotland
the meeting of the teams in Lon-
Wales game at Paisley in 1926. Nor is he a stranger to the visitors, for he took charge of their match against Belgium at the Olympic Gumes when extra time had to be played. He was also an official at the European Swimming Festival, at Bologna, and a few years ago he made the long journey Budapest. by special request, to referee water polo matches there: in the Hungarian tournament.
VETERAN HURDLERS,
to.
The news that Lord Burghley and Fred Gaby are to carry on for ar- other athletic senson comes as welcome surprise, Lord Burghley has married recently and would, it was believed, hang up his spikes, especially as he had set the hall- mark to a great career by winning the 400 metres Olympic hurdles at Amsterdam Apparently, however, he is one of those sportsmen-all too rare now-a-days-who race for the love of racing. Gaby, of course,. is a human marvel. He has neither the weight nor aprinting speed of the ideal high-hurdler, but he has held the A.A.A, title since 1922 with only tivo breaks, the Olympic years of 1924 and 1098, in which he was KAYE DON'S TRIAL RUN
beaten by the South African S. J. Kaye Don, who will compete in M. Atkinson. In 1934 he should the International Grand Prix motor have had his biggest triumphs and races to be held in Phoenix Park, Olympic laurels were in sight, but Dublin, in July, recently motored the postal authorities moved him round the course in a 9-h.p. Riley, from London to a place in the At times he attained a speed of North where training was almost Civic impossible. He had, however, the a to 80 miles an hour. Guards stopped him, but on learn- satisfaction of making ing who he was took no further cord of 14.9-10secs, in 1997, and this
He stated that his car can
year, at 33 years of age, he has action
every hope of winning back the championship of which Atkinson, the Olympic victor, deprived him
He
do 90 to 93 miles per hour. added that the Phenix Park course is the fastest he has been tested and quite safe.
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THERE'S A LONG, LORE TRAIL
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QUARRELSOMENESS.
Your Home and Mine.
RENOVATING THE CARPET.
A simple method is to rub into the carpet with a soft brush a mix- ture of ox-gall and water. The usual proportion is three gills of ox gall to three gallons of water. This, if brushed rigorously info the carpet, will produce s thick and quick-drying lather.
The carpet should, of course, be gone over with a hard broom before the operation begins. After the Many experts tells us that quarrel lather has been rubbed well in and someness should be ignored and
is almost dry, the carpet will need allowed to "work itself of."- But rinsing with cold water. This can we parents are apt to regard this be carried out either with a piece of suggestion as one of those imprae- cloth or one of those curled soft tical theoretical things which are far brushes which are now being sold easier said than done. We know everywhere. The carpet is finally from experience, that the quarrel- dried with a clean cloth, care being some child is not the only one to exercised "to keep the pile raised} be considered but such others as and even.
may be the child's associates, their Grense spots will spoil the beauty own brothers and sisters, or their of any carpet. There are two safe playmates. There may also be and simple methods of dealing with adults in the neighbourhood whose these. One is to apply a mixture rights we parents are bound to con of half an ounce of borax and a sider.
little yellow soap in a gallon of Perhaps it is fair to say that quar- really hot water. This concoction relsomeness should be ignored, in will not only remove the blemish, so far as it is possible to ignore it but considerably brighten the ap- without seriously compromising the peasance of the carpet. rights of others. It frequently hap The other, and more popular, pens that a judicious ignoring of an method is to dab on the grease spet exhibition of quarrelsomeness will a paste composed of fuller's earth be far more effective than a top and magnesia. This is left to dry strict attempt to bring the child to and is then cleaned off with warm justice. But when the instance water..
works too
injustice
Вд great upon someone else to be ignored,
and when we are sure that it is not
A pretty dressing gown which any mother could make for her child.
THAT BROKEN HANDLE.
due to physical causes "such as ex- from the expert's easy chair," may haustion and malnutrition, we shall be a medicine that is impossible for
Snap Of comes the handle of have to square our shoulders and the parent to administer. On the another cup. Another one to the Ince the issue,
other hand, some conscientious par- dust-bin. No, cups without handles] The most sensible plan seems to eats proceed on a theory that is can be most useful for many things.) be to separate the two contestanta, almost certain to produce violent But that jagged piece of handle is on the perfectly obvious principle outbursts of quarrelsomeness. This dangerous.
KEATING'S that if they cannot get along peace is the mistaken idea that the way
(DREXLERI.
With a pair of pincers, not pliers,
;
ably together, they must be parted. to teich a child unselfishness is to But it is also a fact that under pre- force him to give up to a playmate you can cut off those jagged pieces sent living conditions, it is frequent the things he had and likes most. quite close to the cup. ly difficult to separate two children Whereas the child really learns to With a piece of "rub," that stone Chacausant lack of apson az that prelfishbaly when unselfie that sharpens ythes on a stout file
this remedy so easy to prescribe, ness gives him a return of happi- (Continued at foot of next column). ness and satisfaction.
you can rub these rougn euger doxN to quite a smooth surface.
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