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BY VERITAS
REVIVAL OF DARK BLUES' CRICKET
CAPTAINS'
PROBLEMS
BOTH TEAMS
Oxford's
gast deeply impressed all good PHILLIES OUTHIT THE judges. His defence in goundness itself, hie temporament most equable, he judges the length of
BRAVES IN
the ball quickly, and scores quiet- SENSATIONAL RUNFEST
13, but all round the wicket, in the unobtrusive but convincing man- ner of A first-class batsman.
ANALYSED Human, of Repton, and younger Washington Blanked by
victory
for her enusė.
than
over
one:
ill
Yankee Pitcher
over the
Bareback To Victory
Jockey's Amazing Performance
cortain
brother of "R.i.C." han not quito Cam-Allen's security, but he is a play- brige last July was memorable er that takes the eye at once with in more ways
One of the most wonderful rid- the his confidence, tempered by good
New York, May 26. ing performances ever seen WIS Nawab's superb batting, Brown's sansa, his quick feet, and remark-
Pitchers were grossly mistreat-witnessed at Sandown Park yester- bowling, of which the excellence able range of strokes. It will be
indeed surprising if at least one jed at Philadelphia to-day when day, when little F. Rickaby won the was only paralleled by his
on Silver fortune, Ratcliffe's uniquely short of these two young batsmen does the Phillies and the Boston Braves Twickenham Handicap Ilved record, Owen-Smith's grand not make his mack against Oxford both indulged in a hit spree, the Sound by a short hend from Miita- atinking innings-all these lent in July. Other freshmen, with fine Phillies spreading themselves to gang, with Sanity three lengths (writes "The Times" the match peculiar distinction, school records, are Winlaw, last greater effect. Thirty runs were away third
who batted home in the course of an racing correspondent on April 22). but there is more in it than your's Winchester captain,
fluctuated The winner, who was trained for th: at the end of their long first played splendidly against Eton, exciting game which
lively considerably, and five times the the race by W. Nightingall, started day in the field the Dark Blues Beresford, a compact and
at 20 to 1 against in the Ring and sertneil, left with nothing to hope batsman from Oundle, and Hed-ball was sent Into the bleachers.
From these Lee and Hurst did the trick for at 27% to 1 on the totalisator. for but a draw, but by a tenacity ingham, of St. Paul's.
seniors the the Phillies, Urab and Urbanaki The Baddle on Silver Sound slip- and mutual confidence Andly lack-freshmen and some Ing in some recent Oxford teams, Cambridge captain should have replied and Shires made his first ped at the bend into the straight and was over the rump of the rear-guard little dificulty in reinforcing his homer of the season. they turned
O'Doule and Kelley hit home horse a long way from the Anlah. action into a smashing attack, batting strength of the latter
New York where the Rickaby held on to his seat as long and as their supporters poured Davies is clearly first probability: runs in out into the St. John's Wood-road a natural player of ball games-Glants went down to defeat, while as he could, but a furlong from it was with the happy conviction he is perhaps the best fives player Fox obtained his fourteenth, at the winning-post it was
that he could do so no longer and that the tide hnd at last turned, in the University-he should re- Boston, where Bishop emulated.
he quickly shook his feet from the WASHINGTON SHUT-OUT. and that the right spirit was born gain the blue given him last year, of which an ankle injury robbed again in Oxford cricket.
the "Varsity
Lou Gehrig, the Yankees' crnekrons and allowed the saddle to go wherever It liked. It very soon Much of that welcome revival him on the eve of
match. Webster, Surfleet, and first-baneman, found his hitting found a resting-place under the herac. At that mo.. was due to D. N. Moore, who, fermagen are other possible dan powers and constributed largely belly of the sadly prevented by illness from didates. Of the old Blues, Rat-to their five-nil victory
ment Silver Sound was close to leading his side u Lord's, willcliffe, in virtue of his great effort | Washington Senators in their Mittagong, who had made all the. always be gratefully remembered last year, of course stands "Invite third series of the present season.running, and when once Rickaby na having done more than many princeps: last year he could do The Washington shat-out was was clear and could sit down and nothing right all the season, but great triumph for the Yankees. ride bare-back Silver Sound caught As a freshman from South
Detroit best Chiengo in the Mitrogong, and, gotting in front Africa, Melville, who stepped into Lord's played with a quiet and
convincing resourcefulness that rst game of a double hender, but in the last few strides, won by a his shoes, made a welcome start
his tempera- the second spoke volumes for
was match
called short head. The horsemanship of in English cricket in 1950, butment: very compart and neut on owing to rain with the score Rickaby wna wonderful to watch. half crippled an injury, did his feet, he is a splendid off-driver, standing 1-1. Both were obtained for he rode his horse home with- nothing with the bat at Lord's
hooks well, and watches the ball from eirenit clouts, Johnson scor-out the saddle leathers and frona that yene. Last season, scoring with great concentration. Kemping for Detroit and Hodapp for as if he preferred to ride that way well, he never quite fulfilled his Welch's prowess as an opening | Chiengo, initial promise, bal played
batsman will be surely missed, but splendidly in both innings against if Allen fullis his promise, he and Cambridge, and is, beyond doubt, Rateliffe will be a formidable first
New York a batsman of high class, graceful, pair. The caplain is a sound, if
Philadelphia with good wrists, accurate foot-rather cramped, defensive player. | Cincinnati work, and admirable body-balance. whose best role may be to go in As chief supports in batting about No. 6 and "shut the door"
two other
Wilcox and Washington Rhodes ir things go wrong. will have scholars, lose and Owen-Spalth. Parry had creditable records Inst Detroit
who hnd scorest year, and the former, who was a The former,
Shetllald Shiekhantiful player at Dulwich in century in match in Australia, wisely spent 1920, only needs consistency to In himself and Owen-Smith, the that he is a rider of the most ex- last season consolidating his become a batsman of efasts, Com- Oxford captain has two spin bowl- ceptional promise. Ho obviously knowledge of English conditions, her, 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, a wonderful sent on a horse com- but, his lesson well learnt, he may figures suggesi. But, viewed as a judiciously handled, he is a most bined with thrt greatest of all very well surprise his opponents whole, the Cambridge batting re- dangerous possibility, especially in gifts in a rider-hands.
There was some talk in the this season, for he has greatures hardly seem as great as the Varalty match, where nerves
pos are always at a stretch. There is Ring after the race was over of player of Oxford's, unless, as is very DA strokes, esperially the out and the sible, one or more of their fresh- no obvious fast bowling candl- an objection, but if the people who dute at Oxford, but something may thought that there would be an forming strokes on the on-side: men comes right to the front.
BOWLING PROSPECTS. be heard of Scott, younger brother objection had looked at the name his physique is splendid, and his temperament admirable,
But, after all, it is bowling that of the Wykchamist, who did so well of the owner of the second they wins matches, and here the Light at Lord's last year; he is left- would have known that such action AN AUSPICIOUS OPENING. Van der Byl, who opened the Bites seem to have rather the bet-handed, decidedly quick, and can was impossible. The owner and ter of the argument. Farnes is a both swing and spin the ball; the the trainer of the second was Mr. naturally si auspiciously with a try in the Seniors Match, is a definitely good fast bowler, with hockey captain, Linnell, is also a De Mestre, who was very grit batsman who he only life and lift from the pitch: In the bowler of some pace and a good among the large crowd who waited to quicken his 1 ot-work to be a last innings at Lord's last year he batsman as well. For the role of to welcome Rickaby back to the un- and stork medium-pace howler, Mel-suddling enclosure' and to clap and very strong candidate for the posi looked horrid, though Houe tion of No. 1, whilst many thought Melville met him like men. Proville will have many candidates, of cheer at his great performance, It bably Rought-ought will regain whom the most likely would neem may have been that he could not that Brooke was unlucky not to his 1930 place in the side: he, tou, to be Williams frather Hazelrigg's have drawn the weight, for part have got into the side last year.
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A BRILLIANT RIDER.
I did not aee 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 bits
horsemanship of
ever sean.
Rickaby's performance yesterday 2 was still more remarkable, and merely confirm what has been wrliten in these notes before-s
No one who saw Owen-Smith is a good fast inwler, and there is type) and Waddy, of the Seniors, of his equipment had fallen off by dance out to Inzelrigg 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 a for Shrewsbury: Harrison. of parts about a furlong past the a dash past mid-off, will forget as it did thirty years ago.
foil Hazelrigg himself is sure CUflou, who needs to build up his winning-post and handed them to it in a hurry. Here is born 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 and flights the ball very skilful-ter, a really difficult "old-fusilon-in at the weighing room. I have feel of a boxer, and the heart of 1; until Owen-Smith went down ed" bowler on a turning wicket, seldom, if ever before, been so a D'Artagnan. We may, perhaps the pitch to him, he had Oxford Barlow can bat as well, and Town-moved by a riding performance, wish him at times a greater dis-in difficulties last year; on a wie-end, a younger son of the great cretion, but never a damping ofket that helps him he turns sharp- "CL", has also this double claim. have to find a new stumper, and
fire. Chalk, his infectious
fy from the off. As a stock length One thing is certain-that, what- Oldfield's experience and sound freshman last year from Upping-bowler, Pelham should be a strong ever the ultimate Oxford attacks, method seem to offer him the most ham, caught Sutcliffe's in a net in candidate, with him high arm, easy it should be sure of the support of promising chance,
His chief rival would seem to looked back. He bats in the H.action, and lift off the pitch. If absolutely first-class fielding: the
a spin bowler, can be unearthed captain
Owen-Smith, be Jenkyns, the "Rugger" player, II. Stephenson tradition, and from somewhere, the Cambridge Chalk, had Hart are all magni- who can reinforce his stumping by should mature something attack should be well up to nver-ficent fieldsmen, and nothing is the claim of a quito successful re- better than ordinary. Lindiany age; without one it may be rather more infections than the example cord with the bat last August for
they are bound to set. Oxford will Ginmorgan. and Hart have "schools" to face, too stereotyped.
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and may have little time left to find their best form, but Melville should have no diflculty in find- ing batsmen from the resourcos at his disposal. Left-handers are always useful, and two suggest Evans E. W. themselves in and N. McCashie; the former has better defence than rucket-players; the latter
most has
SU
all of a racket-player's slashing attack. Shuckburgh, who did well for Harrow, inay lack physi que, but, when in the vein, he 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 Beveral other seniors,
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- sidenco at Oxford. He will be re- fast membered as a successful bowler for Hants a few seasons and ago, and his genuine pace quiek "t" would be an invalu- able foll to the spin bowlora.
FRESHMEN AT CAMBRIDGE. Conversely, Hazelrigg is lucky
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in his new year, commanding as he doon the two unquestionably out- standing school batsmen of Inst season. Considering the wet wic- kets and the strength of the op- had an extra- position, Alien ordinary record nt Eton, and both against Harrow and in the repre- sentative games at Lord's in Au-
himself,
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