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INTER-VARSITY RUGBY MATCH.
GREAT GAME ENDS IN DRAW.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
OVERDOING
SPORT.
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SHOTS AT A RACEHORSE.
FAVOURITE WINS AFTER
ESCAPE.
Melbourne-As the famous race-
CAT.
horse Pharing, the heavily backed favourite for the Melbourne Cup, was leaving the Caulfield track An interesting article, on "Ex-after exercising two men opened crasivo, Athletivism" from the pen fire with a shotgun from a motor- of a well-known Hong Kong re- sident, Mr. J, D., Bush, appears in the current number of The China At Twickenham to-day, beforeTruth. Mr. Buch points out that: 40,000 spectators, the annual 'Var- sity rugger match resulted in a draw, Oxford and Cambridge each sooring three points,
LONDON, Dec. 9.
The pellets missed the animal, but the attackors gacaped. Hun dreds of thousands of pounds had Complaints are frequently made iren plased on Pharlap for the about schools nowadays getting £10,000 Melbourne Cup race, and altogether falso view of sports and it was generally agreed that men sportsmanship. The tendency in interested in socuring the scratch the achools and colleges, in Euging of the horse were responsible land and in America, for instance for the outrage,
thing in terms of sport.
The weather was beautifully fine. It was the fifty-fifth meeting of the Universities in rugger matches, and it was crowded with more glamour than any since the war. |
The craze for athleticism has come The play was simply crammed with thrills, running from end to to such a pass that learning at end at an amazing pavo in a suc-
the present time is somewhat at a ccasion of Bashing runs and thun-discount, and athletics predominate derous ruskes.
is to turn out specialists in athleUnbeatable since his sensational ties or youths who think of every defeat in the last Melbourne Cup race, Phartap ans won over £30,000 in stakes in the past twelve months, and tas made the fortune of the ownerftrainer who holds him on lense.
in the minds of the youth. In this connection it is relevant to take note of this criticism from the pen of an English writer:-
Saved by Fozeman.
PRINCE AFILTHY WAS ELIZABETH A 5s. DOG NOW A FILM RAN KNIFE INTO.
GOLFER."
TUDOR?
CONFESSIONS" AT STAGE MR. STRACHEY AND DR.
SOCIETY..
INGE'S THEORY.
Was Henry VIII, the father of The Prince of Wales and Prince Georgo were the guests of honoar Queen Elizabeth, or may the Queen at the dinner of the Stage Goling have been illegitimate, with, con- Society at the Savoy Hotel, Lonsequently, no right to the Crown! Doaa Inge has aroused contro- don.
verey by his article on this subject the "Eugenics Roviow," and Mr. U.. Lytton Strachey, tho his Lorian, eld an interviewer that he was very scoptical indeed about the Dean's conclusions.
The guests included most of the best-known English nators. Mr. Leslo Henson, the president, was in the shair, and other guests were Bir Gerald du Maurier, Mr. Ed- gar Wallace, Mr. Basil Foster, and Mr. Edmund Gwent.'
The Prince, who was received with cheere which lasted for fully minute, spoke as the captain
in
STAR.
CLIMBS, FIGHTS AND DIES.
HUSBAND.
DOORWAY DRAMA OF POSTMAN'S COTTAGE.
Mr. Augusto Sandoni, a London miter, refused £250 for Bob, a The 'death of a rural postman qut mongrel dog which he bought for side his cottage from a stab wound in the heart was described at five shillings Ove years ago.
During the last fow yours Mr. Llangadock (East Carmarthen Sandoni has trained Boli da, nay ex-shire), Police Court when Dorothy pert trisk performer, and the dog Hilda Narbett, aged twenty-nine, has figured prominently in several was accused of the murder of her. British films.
husband, Oswald Narbott,
The offer of £250 was mado by an Amarican woman who wanted to take Bob to Hollywood for film work.
Dean Inge says: "A careful
*I will never part with Bab," study of the portraits of Henry
enid Mr. Sandoni to VIII's putative dildren has con- of inced me that, while Queen Mary Express representative
some of their father's features.
Sunday recently.
There was a crowded court... Mrs. Narbett, a light woman, was accompanied by "two, war- drosecs from Cardiff Prison. Sho was given a chair near the solici tors' table-the court not possessing a dock,
Before the proceedings began
the Sunningdale Gold Club, Hond King Edward VI. reproducer If he goes to America then I gers. Narbett's little boy came into
raid: "We, all of us, nz kave broken rules on Sunday. rule I hate breaking is to speeches on Sunday,
times
One Elizabeth's face face belongs to an makontirely different type. I do not
"I want to make a confession.
believe that she had a drop of Audor blood in her veins. If this is truo, the flighty Anne Boleyn,
our greatest sovereign
fighter. He can scale walls,
the Court, Mr. Narbett kissed him
with him.
"He is a wonderful swimmer and affectionately and puraed him for
sono minutos.
The only artificial light provid ed in the court wis from an cil lamp.
villains, rescue drowning people in roigli sens, untie knots, sham
4 -word of command.”
Mr. G. Porter, presceuting, enid
The speech of the late speaker and are person unknown, gave us death, aut hang and bark at the that when two visitors called at the
(Mr. Edgar Wallao) worrios mo * much as playing or trying to play golf, I want to tell you
"Dear Inge's reasons seem to me It was because Bob gavo a pitiful Narbetts' cottago about 11 n.. on very thin indood," said Mr.little howl that Mr. Sandoni oarse Sunday, October 19, the couple The attempt to shoot the horse was frustrated by the forman load
Strachey. "As far as I can gather to buy him in Chrow, E., Lon with their two children "acemed it is simply a question of facial don's dog market.
happy. When one of them, Mr. ing Pharlap from the track. He
that I am a filthy golfer, and a noticed the motor car in the rond
resemblance. That does mot ap. I went to Club row to buy a William Jones, had just left he to be very strong canary," said Mr. Candoni.heard a scream, aawy, Mr. Narbett's and pulled Pharlap on to the foot. 6lthy speakor. (Laughter.) Gentle.pear to me path, where the hores began to
auch a conclusion. I walked along by the side of the little girl running, after him, and men, I do like to keep the fun ground for jump about and presented an imclean. (Loud laughter.)
"When I wrote 'Elizabeth and stalls I saw Bob looking starved returned to find Mr. Narbett stab- Essex' I took it for granted that and miserable. I was about to pass bed to the heart on a piece of grass possible target...
"The other day I heard a follow Elizabeth was the daughter of ion when be gave a little bowl and; in front of bis house."
Henry VIII, and there did not peered up at me so wistful and ap appear to me to do any adequate pealing that I bought him on the Also, I should have thought that reasons for thinking otherwise, spot.
the question of facial difference was banned by the resemblance in character of the twe.
Late in the day Pharkop arrived
Oxford's Indomitable Tackling, Outstanding above all, however, was Oxford's indomitable tackling
For a hoolmaster to have and fierce, marking, which put a takon a good degree is not always stranglehold upon the Cambridgero estential as to have a good round Arm nt cricket, to play a good mil attacks before the interval.
round gaine of footer, to be sum After the interval, the Oxford thing of a stroke, and to knew his defence, though it appeared to be way about a gymnasium. I knu
of a scholastic agency in London oracking several times, held out which has or its books & nuinher, with inspiring hervism, saving off if young university men who have thrust after thrust with still fiercer taken a good class, but who can- not get employment as they are not parrica.
athletes. At the annual head- masters' conforenoes this is burning topic of bowailing on the part of masters who deplore the tyranny of athletion over the pro- vince of learning. Boys who canry
According to Reuter, Mr. Davis, off the prizes and exhibitions re- ceive no public notice, but lade who owner of Pharlap, declared that he shine in oricket, football, or any
was informed previously that an form of sport, are huded as
attempt would be made to get at leases Pharlap, said, I am satis- licity which is only too apt to turn young heads." The same writer fied that somebody stands to lose a goes on to point out that excessive good aum of money if the horse athleticism in the universities is wing the Mabourne Cup."
Pharian, the wonder horse of
Oxford had the game in their pockets before the interval..
They won most of the serums and bundled over the Cambridge three quarters merrily before they could get going.
at Flemington Races under armed who evidently played good golf police guard to run in the Mol-being asked by somebody what he bourne Stakes. He was escorted by played, and he said he played aiago two armed anotor-cycle police, and the Clerk of the Course rode beside golf. (Laughter.) I had to re- the horse to the starting post.
being his seventh successive victory.
Pharlap won in a canter, this monstrate with him because 1 knew what very good golf the flage Many double for the Melbourne can play. There is a very good
is the Stakes and the Melbourne Cup have reason for your society having been
been wagered on the here.
founded. It was written that all the world's a stage. Nowadays all the world is a golf course. And so it is most suitable that you of the honourable profession of the stage,
Throat to Owner,
"If the Dean's theory is correct shink the only moral to be drawn tigh the female. If we had that all descont should be
matriarchy then we should be for more mrtain of questions of legibi may
Theory Not Moredible. A what more sympathetic view Dean Inge's theory is
Since then he has repaid his purchase price a thousandfold."
quite possible that she was the mo- was a lady of extremely doubtful her of an illegitimate child. She
reputation.
Finding of Body.
Mra. Narbott told neighbours who arrived that she was hurrying out of the doorway with a knife la her hand when she met her hus band entering and accidentally stab- bed him;
Bloodstains seemed to show, Mr.' Porter, added, that Mr. Narbelt was stabbed at the entrance to the Elizabeth was boru six months cottage, and rushed through a court after Henry'emarriage to her myard and a wicket-gate. His body ther, and it is not inconceivable was found in the courtyard, so ha that he us not the father. So far bad either gone back on his own as I know there is no evidence that initiative, so somebody had moved Anne Boleyn went, astray at that the body.
Mrs. Narbett's story is a ro point is any particular, person who might have been Elizabeth's father"Thousands of people must have if he were not the King.
mot in doorwaya, "but I do not think "Tudor facial characteristics in there is any recorded, case of one the portraits of Elizabeth would carrying a knife and killing an have proved that she was a tudor, other accidentally." but their absence proves nothing."
position to make spasmodic thrusts, national heroes, and receive a pub the horse, and Mr. Telford, who like all of us who have to work taken by Mr. Arthur Donald In time. Neither is there anything tackable one," Mr. Porter added.
The Light Blues were only in a
chiefly by means of forward rushes, but the versatility of their star three, Smeddle, revertheless gave
card, should play golf in yournes, author of a timber of books
on the Tudor period.
There is nothing that strikes spare time. -
mo as incredible," he said, "about Dean Ings's suggestion. The whole story of Ante Boleyn leaves it "(Continued on next Column.).
"We get into traps in golf. Wo have to learn to get out of them.
them a lend of three moints at the carried to the same absurd lengt. Australia, with Bet.. 12lbs. in the We gos info trapa in our jobs, well,
interval.
The score was all to the credit of Smeddle, though the actual scorer tae Tallent,
in that “Lestures are scumped for
| the playing fields, and the 'readingsmidle, and ridden by J. Pike, won men are in a small minority com- the Melbourne Cup, starting at 11 pared to those who frankly devote to 6 on, the hottest favourite in the the best part of their energies to history of the race. the realm of sport."
In Hong Kong or South China the same undue attention is given to sport. At one time, many of the Chinese hool boys could not
Smeddle, realising the futility of straight running adopted a when Cambridge were momentarily within striking distance. Ho and denly turned with the ball and induced to play anything else raced back towards his own line, circumventing a whole mass of play- ers and then suddenly dashed to
wards the corner.
beyond shuttle-cock. In recent years, the pendulum is swung to
SKY-SCRAPER CENSUS.
all right." (Laughter.)
Mr. Edgar Wallace said that sil ba kisw about golf was that you put a ball on the spot and "bump. ed it off." There were ironio tries of Advertisement at this state- meat, and Mr. Wallace said, "If I have fallen into that error it is an orror I have nover before com-
the other extreme. Some unthink-1,000 FEET BUILDING FÖR mitted." (Laughter.) They toll ing parents laving such a distorted.
NEW YORK.
New
Mr. Leslio Henson suggested that the Prince of Wales and Princo Georgs should become member of the society, and asked the Prince of Wales, if he would like to go- copt the position of captain for the forthcoming year,
me that the captain of Sunamg- A surum was formed in the Oxides of apart that they talk of en- ford twenty-five, Cambridge beeled |couraging their children to dis
dale is a good golfor," he said. "I the ball, which came to Tallont, regard their studios and concentrate wiio caine back upon Smeddie's on seeking monetary remuneration ings in the whole of the United thought about it, and he said, "I A recent alocktaking of the build-askod Michael Beary what he tracks and wormed fris way in near from sport, that is, to make sport States reveals that there are nt the posts, as the tacklers me up, as a livelihood. Such ignoranca is present 377 structures of twenty don't know, but he is very good for a snap try.
be deplored.
or moro fleurs, Almost exactly half after the bounds in Lelecstar. The kick for goal failed, the shot! Do not misunderstand me for a of these, are to be found in being charged dawn.
moment that I want to pooh-pooh York Shortly after the interval, when the importance of bodily exercise play was awinging to and fro across as waste of time and an obstacle the centre-five, Oxford were award-1" in the path to fams and for ed a penalty kick thirty yards out tune." Far be that from my mind. on the bouch-line at a most acute I was. long enough at the Univer sity to recognize that mental alert angle.
ness and spiritual insight are based on the health of the body. Neither can I overlook, interested as I am in education, certain qualities and virtues developed out of sport or out of the athletic contools of school and varsity, Qualitics like mani liness, straightforwardness, healthy 1585. To-day the buildings of ten mindedness, rising aboro cant and
New Zealander's Beautiful Goal.
Honley, the New Zealander in this Dark Blue bears, placed the kick most carefully and amid ex pectant silenon landed a beautiful
goal amid a crash of applause.
Hitherto the 7601t. high Wool- worth building, with its fifty-seven storeys. was easily the highest in New York. The new Chrysler building, however, will be able to look down on the Woolworth giant with disdain. It will have sixty eight storeys and from the ground floor to its pinnacle will measure more than 1,000 fent.
Chicago was the first town to see a ten-storey building. That was in
The Prince of Wales replied that he and his brother would be de lighted to become members, but he preferred to leave the position of captain to an actor member. The. announcement was received" with prolonged cheers
MADWOMAN IN AN AEROPLANE.
From the time that try got on
atoreys or more in the United terms, Oxford were subjected to an eccit, a strong sense of justice and States number no fewer than 4,748.
This means one new sky-sernder fairplay in love, war, politics, ovary three days since 1885, New sport and various aides of life are York easily comes first with nearly really the very air to breathe in one-half of the total, Chicago is around the playing fields. If due second with 449, Los Angeles third regard is paid to this ideal of sport, we have no quarrel with the with 135, and Detroit and Philadel PILOT'S GRIM FIGHT 1,000
unenviable ordeal.
Cambridge settled down in from of the Oxford posts, were healing mantly, while their pages radiat ct to each side ten yards from the Oxford line.
Only by mustering the last qunce of determination did Oxford stave off defeat.
Last Minute Struggls.
youth who makes physical prowess
phin 120 each.
These figures do not
include
as the chief aim. Take advantage those buildings which were allowed
af, all the athletic activities, in so
....
FEET. UP
the
The pilot auddenly noticed that' the woman was acting strangely, Then abe prepared to jump over the side of the aeroplane.
far as they help to build up the pulled down to make way for some the pilot prevented a demented only, a short span of life, and then Sydney, knock-out blow from In the last minute, a Ana] Cam. (brawn to work in conjunction' with thing nowor. This is a common. o0
the brains.
woman who planned to commit currence in America, bridge effort was dramatically frus
I Would Say to Young People. It is not considered the least suicide from ringing disaster to trated. Smeddle, following a abort back your vision sport in the United States. For
head and whs about to fall in thinking that many a noted man poople to occupy a flat or room in Mascot Aerodrome, Sydney. on the fall for a try when an and woman in history lived to an hotel which is on the twentieth Oxonian, who bad dashed neroes achieve great things for humanity floor. In England many peonie frantically, got bis hand to the ball without paying heed to bodily havo s strong. objection, to taking
fraction of a second before his health. Florauen Nightingale was doors of an hotel.
A bedroom on one of the upper
He restrained her, grasping her opponent.
a confirmed, invalid. So wma Gen-
dress with one hand while ho kept The tackling of both sides was eral Wolfe, the man who conquered
Highest Hotel?
the other on the controla of the deadly, and the scrums were botly Canada, and both Robert Louis
machine, The woman struggled conbestoc
Steverison and Pope the English The highest hotel in America is.
and fought to free herself but, Hoffmoror, Renoe, Roberta and poet, though in continual agony of the Waldorf Astoria, which has finally exhausted, she resumed her Midas bored Oxford against the body, made their mark in litera forty-four floors and is 885 feet in
seat.. continual threats of Speddle and ture. But these were exceptions height.
Divorce Sult Echo. Tallent
that do not make the rule.
Whitehall Court and Queen
Then she made. an attempt to Anne's Mansions are the highest interfere with the petrol switch on residential buildings in London, the control board and started to Nowadays' they would be contrary to the. London Building Act, and atcuggle agai. Finally the pilot would not be nermitted by the Lon-war obliged to kapek her don County Council...
scious to have both livce.co
LOCAL RUGGER.
CLUB "A" LOSE TO NAVY.
movements on the part of the sailors was soen.
He then glided down to the aero-- droms as quickly as possible." "It is stated, the woman was recently name in a sensational divorce suit. milot's name Contain naish. Rot. According to the Exchange, the
paisod stax found in the... xquan'g' handbag, and it is thought that sho
After half tima, Gammel turned out and for a time the hole team The building height for London. Playing one man short for the bad a full side but a few minutes is limited by the Act to eighty feet. Ereater part of the time, the Club leter Harris Walker had, to retiro Two additional storeys are por. A fifteen was beaten by the Royal owing to an injury and the Club mitted' provided, they are in, the Narx by 10 points so at Humpy were once again one man short, slope of the roof. The Underground krilley..
The Club started with only four lion, however, they UE UTI vory, higir London County Goranci tean men but despite, this handicap good showing throughout a fast mita, only eight of them to be used. they pub, up a very good fight in and writing game which end Bush House, another palace ofürst contemplated suicide by poi- -the first half when some very clever od with tim cores, Royal Navy 10; offices rises only nine storeyson, but changed her mind and (Continued at foot of next column.) | Club 6.
above the Strand.
went up in the machine."
MTB. Marbett was remanded.
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