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gust, deeply impressed all Hood PHILLIES OUTHIT THE Bareback To
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itself, his temperament most equable, he judges the length of
BRAVES IN
the ball quickly, and scores quiet- SENSATIONAL RUNFEST
by, but all round the wicket, in the nobtrusive but convincing man- first-class batsman.
her of
-ANALYSED Human, of Repton, and younger Washington Blanked by
Oxford's victory over
Yankee Pitcher
Victory
Jockey's Amazing
Performance
on Silver
at 27 to 1 on the totalisator.
brather of "R.H.C." has not quite Cam-Allen's security, but he is a plny bridge Inst July was memorable er that takes the eya at once with in more ways than one: thehis confidence, tempered by good
One of the most wonderful rid- Nawab's superb baiting, Brown's sense, his quick feet, and remark-
New York, May 26,
ing performances ever. seon was bowling, of which the excellencejable range of strokes. It will be Pitchers were grossly mistreat-witnessed at Sandown Park yester- was only paralleled by his Il-indeed surprising if at least one jed nt Philadelphia to-day when day, when little F. Rickaby won the forfine, Rateliffe's uniquely short of these two young batsmen doen the Phillies and the Boston Braves Twickenham Handicap lived record, Owen-Smith's grand not make his mark against Oxford | both indulged in hit spree, the Sound by a short hend from Mitta- att king innings-all these lent in July. Other freshmen, with fine Phillies spreading themselves to gong, with Sanity three lengths the match peculiar
distinction,school records, are Winlay, last greater effect. Thirty runs were away third (writes "The Times" but there was more in it than year's Winchester captain, who atted home in the course of an racing correspondent on April 22). that: at the end of their long first played splendidly against Eton, exciting game which fluctuated The winner, who, was trained for day In the field the Dark Blues Beresford, a compact and lively considerably, and five times the the race by W. Nightingail, started seemed left with nothing to hope batsman from Oundle, and Hod-ball was sent Into the bleachers. at 20 to 1 against the Ring and for but a draw, but by a tenacity ingham, of St. Paul's. From these Lee and Hurst did the trick for and mutual confidence andly lack-freshmen and some seniors the the Phillies, Urats and Urbanski ing in some recent Oxford teams, Cambridge captain should have replied and Shires made his first they turned
rear-guardttle diflculty in reinforcing his homer of the Benson. R action into a smashing attack, batting strength of the latter} O'Donte and Kelley hit home horse a long way from the finish. and as their supportera poured Davies is clearly first probability: runa In New York where the Rickaby held on to his neat as long out into the St. John's Wood-ronda natural player of ball games Glants went down to defent, while as he could, but a furlong from it was with the happy conviction he is perhaps the best avea player Fox obtained his fourteenth, at the winning-post it was certain that the tide and at last. turned, in the University he should re- Boston, where Bishop emulated. that he could do so no longer and and that the right spirit was born gain the blue given him last year,
he quickly shook his feet from the of which an ankle injury robbed Much of that welcome revival him on the eve of the Varsity Lou Gehrig, the Yankees' crack irons and allowed the saddle to go wherever it liked. It vory soon Surfleet, and first-baseman, Tound hitting found a resting-place under the was due to D. N. Moore, who, if sadly prevented by illness from Mermagen are other possible can-powers and constributed largely belly of the horse. At that mo-
again in Oxford cricket.
match. Webster.
WASHINGTON SHUT-OUT.
The anddle on Silvor Sound'alip- ped at the bend into the straight and was over the rump of the
leading his side at Lord's, will didates. Of the okl Blues, Rat- to their five-nil victory over thement Silver Sound was close to always be gratefully remembered cliffe, in virtue of his great effort Washington Senators in their Mittagong, who had made all the as having done more than manyast year, of course stands "facile third series of the present season. running, and when once Rickaby
princeps: last year, he could du | The Washington shut-out -for her cause.
was a was clear and could sit down and nothing right all the season, but great triumph for the Yankees. Ax # freshman
Seon South
| ride bare-back Silver Sound caught Detroit Afrien, Melville, who stepped into at Lord's played with a quiet and
heat Chicago in the Mittagong, and, getting in front convincing resourcefulness his shoes, made a welcome furt
that Arat game of a double header, but in the last few strides, won by n in English cricket in 1930, but, spoke volumes for his tempera- the second match WAS enlled short head. The horsemanship of half crippled by an injury, did bis feet, he is a splendid off-driver, standing 1-1. Both were obtained for he rode his horse home with- ment: very compact and neat 4213 owing to rain with the score Rickaby was wonderful to watch, nothing with the bat at Lord's that year. Last season, scoring hooks well, and watches the ball from circuit cloats, Johnson scor-out the saddle leathers and frons well, he never quite fuilled his with great concentration. Kemping for Detroit and today for as if he preferred to ride that way.
Welch's prowess ns an opening Chicago. he played batsman will be surely missed, but splendidly in both innings against if Allen fulla his promise, he and Results:
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A BRILLIANT RIDER.
I did not sce Gomez win the Eclipse on Epsom Lad when he had to hold the saddle on the back of the horse with one hand, but that feat has always been spoken of ever since as one of the best bita of horsemanship ever Reen. 6 Rickaby's performance yesterday
was still more remarkable, and
merely confirms what has been written
in these notes before-
initial promise, but Chbridge, and is, beyond doubt, Rateliffe will be a formidable Brat a butsman of high class, graceful, with good wrists, accurate foot rather eramped, defensive player, Cincinnati
The captain is a sound, if Filmtelphin 17. Boston work, and admirable body-balance. whose best role may be to go in An chief -supports in balting he boul No. 6 and "shut the door"
two other Rhodes things go wrong. Wilcox and Washington will have
cholars, one and Owen Smith. Parry had ereditable records last Detroit The former, who had scored
11 year, and the former, who was a century
Sheffield Shield beautiful player at Dulwich (L match in Australia, wisely spent 1929, only needs consistency to In himself and Owen-Smith, the that he is a rider of the most ex- last season consolidating his beconte a batsman of elas. Com- Oxford cuplah na two spin bowl-ceptional promise. He obviously knowledge of English conditions,ber, the wicket-keeper, is a much jers ready to hand: the latter was possesses a very quick brain and concentrating mainly on defence; better player than his last year's overbowled at Lord's last year, but, in, wonderful sent on a horse com- but, his lessoft well learnt, he may figures suggest. But, viewed at Judiciously handled, he is a most | bined with that greatest of all very well surprise his opponents whole, the Cambridge batting re-dangerous possibility, especially in gifts in a rider-hands. this season, for he has great sources hardly seem as great As the Varsity match, where nerven There was some talk in the potentialities 18 iL player of Oxford's, unless, as is very posare always at a stretch. There is Ring after the race was over of strokes, especially the out and the sible, une or more of their fresh- no obvious fast bowling candi-an objection, but if the people who foreing strokes on the on-side:|men comes right to the front. date at Oxford, bat something may thought that there would be an his physique is splendid, and his
be heard of Scott,-younger brother objection had looked at the name temperament, admirüble.
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But, after all, it is bowling that of the Wykelamist, who did so well of the owner of the second they wina matches, and here the Light lut Lord's last year; he is left-would have known that such retion Van der Byl, who opened the Blues seem to have rather the bet-handed, decidedly quick, and can was impossible. The owner and sta auspiciously with a Cel er of the argument. Parnés is a both swing and spin the ball; the the trainer of the second was-Mr. tury in the Seniors Match, is a definitely good fast bowler, with hockey enptain, Linneil,, is also a De Mestre, who was naturally very good batsman who has only life and lift from the pitch: in the bowler of some pace and a good among the large crowd who waited td quicken his hot-work to be a fast innings at Lord's last year he batsman as well. For the role of to welcome Rickaby back to the un- very strong candidate for the posi-looked horrid, though Ilone and stock medium-pace bowler, "Mel-saddling enclosure and to clap and tion of So, 1, whilst many thought Melville net him like men. Proville will have many candidates, of cheer at his great performance. It that Brooke was unlucky not to bably Rought-Rought will regaihom the most likely would seem may have been that he could not have got into the side last year. his 1980 place in the side? he, too, to be Williams (rather Hazelrigg's have drawn the weight, for part
No one who saw Owen-Smith is a good fast bowler, and there is type) and Waddy, of the Seniors, of his equipment had-Fallon off by.. dance out to Hazelrigg in his first always room for two such in a side, and some promising freshmen in the way, but, as a matter of fact. over at Lord's and hit him like though Lord's does not help pace Barlow, who had a splendid season the starter picked up the missing,
as it did thirty years ago. А п for Shrewsbury; · Harrison, of parts about a furlong past the a flash past mid-olf, will forget foil Hazelrig himself is sure it in a hurry. Here is a
to Clifton, who needs to build up his winning-post and handed them to cricketer with wrists of steel, the Play a big part: he bowls a length physique; and Legard, of Winches- Sir William Bass, who gave them feet of a boxer, and the heart of and flights the ball very skilful-ler, a really difficult, old-fashion-in at the weighing room. I have We may perhaps until Owen-Smith went down ed" bowler on a turning wicket. seldom, if ever before, been so wish him at times a greater dis-the pitch to him, he had Oxford Barlow can bat as well, and Town-moved by a riding performance.
in difficulties last year; on a Wie- send, a younger son of the great cretion, but never a dumping ofket that helps him he turns sharp-"CL", has also this double claim. have to find a new stumper, and his infectious fire Chalk, ly from the off. As a stock length One thing is certain-that, what- Oldfield's experience and Bound freshnan last year Trom Upping-bowler, Pelhamn should be a strong ever the ultimate Ossard attacks, method seem to offer him the most Ham, caught Sutcliffe's in a net in candidate, with his high arm, easy it should be sure of the support of pronlising chance. "The Parks," and never rently
His chief rival would seem to looked back. He bats in the action, and lift off the pitch. If absolutely first-class fielding: the
a spin bowler can be nearthed | captain himself, Owen-Smith, be Jenkyns, the "Rugger" player, H. Stephenson tradition. and from somewhere, the Cambridge Chalk, and Hart are all magni- who can reinforce his stumping by should mature Into something attack should be well up to aver-ficent fieldsmen, and nothing is the claim of a quite successful re- better than ordinary. Lindsay and Hart have "schools" to face."; without one it may be rather more infections than the example cord with the bat last August for
they are bound to act. Oxford will | Glamorgan.
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and may have little time left to find their best form, but Melville should have no difficulty in find- ing batsmen from the resources at la disposal. Left-handers are always useful, and two suggest themselves in E. W. Evnos former and N. McCashie; the bns better defence than most ricket-players; the latter has all of a racket-player's slashing attack. Shuckburgh, who did so well for Harrow, may lack physi que, but, when in the vein, he is a beautiful player with A great variety of strokes and perfect wrists. None of the freshmen seem as strong candidates in bat- ting alone, as these and several other neniors..
An unexpected, and possibly most important, reinforcement to the attack may be forthcoming in the person of the Rev. R. P. H. Utley, who has now come into re- sidence at Oxford. He will be re- membered as a ButсCARful furt bowler for Harts a few seasons ngo, and his genuine pade rind qulek "ft" would be an invalu- able foil to the spin bowlers.
FRESHMEN AT CAMBRIDGE, -Conversely, Hazelrigg lạ lucky in his new year, communding af he does the two unquestionably put- standing school batsmen of finst Considering the wet vic-
season.
kels and the strength of the op. position, Allen had an extra- ordinary record at Eton, and boil I against Harrow and In the repre- sentative games at Lord's in Au-
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