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wholehearted enthusiast, Mr. W.T. Rainbow, of Newcastle, He be lieved, as did others; that the salvation of amateurism WAS amateurism, and to "that and be desired, for races in which. men who claimed to be amateurs; prizes [not.exceeding two guineas.

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SCENE DURING THE

TEST MATCH.

Although the Test Matches are over, the following still makes quite good reading :-

The one question all over the country is: What's the score?" At Home we have politics, un

This proposal found some favour, but not enough for it to be carried into effect, The fact remained that Mr. Rainbow's scheme was an admirable one brought into themployment, light before its time.

over all.

Speaking broadly, the phase of sporting conduct which we call amatouflem has been evident for fifty years, say "Harefoot" in the Athletic News. It is an ideal state, inasmuch as it implies that those who embrace it do so because of

the weather-a hundred things. In Australia the their love for the sports they prac-

Since then, however, has arisen squatter leaves his station, the tise, and are therefore content to a strong desire for the establish bather his beach, the golfer his pay for their own entertainment, ment of county associatione, each green, the Jew his office, the manu- and to enter into competition with promoting their own county cham-faturer his factory. It is Cricket others just for the honour of win-pionships and inter-county events. ning, and without hope of any The Varsities have taken up com-. other rewards. That is the idea!.

petitive athletica on the track and The establishment of amateurism across country; schools are coming was not an easy matter. It had into the open, with the result that been recognized in athletics at the a changed atmosphere is coming Varsities long before the public lover amateur sport. The county for what may be called the general bodies desire their men to compete acceptance, and like many other for their county badges -just as good things it was scoffed at and footballers compete for caps-and called an impossibility; but its there is a distinct leaning towards inherent virtue soon became ap-this view. parent, and it prospered exceeding- ly. It prospered so much that amateur sports meetings in the early days-those immediately preceding the establishment of the Amateur Athletic Asssociation- were attended by. fashionable crowds, and the standing of many of the athletes stood high.

It may not yet be general, but it will be a gradual growth. The spirit of amateurism is reviving.

At last the team came to Mel- bourne. Records went-day by day. Australia 600; England 283 (for no wicket) from Hobbs and Sutcliffe. England at long last were promising a commanding position when I paid my three and minepence on the fourth day.

Half an hour to go, and every seat occupied-on a working day! Mine is an uncomfortable seat on a stone ledge in front of the stand. A line of legs dangle precariously in space. Scores of usaquirmedi There are those who claim that on that ledge for six hours. Hard the Olympic movement has had aand hot, but worth while.. beneficent effect on amateurism, and I am not disposed to quarrel with this broad view, but those who know how much unrest the games and the preparation for them have aroused, will not be prepared, I think, to subscribe to it in its entirety.

haycolour in a circle of creditable

A clear sky, and a wicket of green. "It's as good as ever," my neighbour contends.

Huile

Collins, long Gregory, Noon, the umpires and Sutcliffe. Now for our turn.

Tease silence, then astonish-

I have seen amateur sports meet ings where have been arrayed long lines of coaches, the occupants attended by liverted servants, just in the manner of the great horse.

It is, however, the county spiritment... Hobbs out to Malley's racing meetings. "Society" had that is going to do much towards second ball-a slow, casy full-toss.. taken to amateurism, Meetings making amateurism in athletics A gasp-"Bowled him-and such as these were to be found in what it is supposed to be It then a roar. the North and Midlands, but main-indicates a changed notion that is ly were they to be seen in the taking hold of young Englishmen, and inducing them to see the sporting side of things instead of the materiil side.

South.

..

It is strange to thany these days that in the South the prizes offered at the swagger meetings were of

This spirit will permeate not smaller values than affected in only the athlete and the sports other areas; but the high-value promoter; it will get, and indeed prize came in, and while for a time has got into the bones of the these richer rewards made little members of the Amateur Athletic difference to the general run of Association, who view the prize things, they did eventually pro-value business from a different duce a class of amateur who point

than used to be the "walted" for the big prize, even case. If. know anything though one of that clasa did not about them, they will wel. always win it...

the establishment of a But there was the lapse, the lapse from the desire to win just for honour; and having decided to "wait" for a certain event, it became the regular practice to add to the prize valute by speculation, I need not here mention the names of the meetings that became notorious because of these happen-

come

governing body for professionals, because those men who desire speculation and big prizes may have something to go to when they are disinclined to run and compete merely for sport's sake; and let it be remembered there is nothing scandalous about that There is no question of honesty about it;

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tragedy, and the note rang true. To me, that ball struck a note of Woolley makes a feeble push in Gregory's first over. Hearne next

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The crowd is on tip-toe. All predict collapse. Hendren-grim' long enough to be of value, but is. but popular stays with Sutcliffe never quite at home. Hendren Cambridge, cap and a goes and Chapnian comes, with a

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Chapman opens with free, grace- ful strokes quite differet to anything that has gone before. But it looks unsafe. He always pokes at the 'off stuff." Gregory will get him caught in the slips," one hears.

do not, these days, find a place in There is a volume of opinion the season's fixture list.

that amateurism in athletics is at All the same, while these things present in a state of flux. There were developing, the cross-coun-is a reaction to be observed, and try runner ceme along and the result will probably be that in brought the whole spirit of the near future amateurs will be Gregory, his skin brown and shio- amateurism back. These sports. competing in large numbers in such ing, thunders up to the wicket, men have never in their whole events as I have enumerated, pro-whirls his Bill-like arms, bounds history had offered to them prizes moted by the counties or district with that final kangaroo hop, and of high value; nor have I ever bodies, content that their rewards Chapman is caught at the wicket. heard that they desired them. shall be the honour of winning, The national cross-country cham- plon gets a gold medal as his guerdon, worth probably three guineas,

The International Champion- ship winners have, I believe, run for certificates, and other times for metal plaques of quite nominal

sport has, indeed, been ideal... Ï

All over now. Douglas is cheer.

and it is not beyond the possibilied, but Sutcliffe's fall comes to a ties that the controllers of amateur tricky length ball. "That's the ism may hasten along this athletic end the neighbour declares, and millenium by taking in hand the I have to agree. You can't expect prize value question.

bin to stay two days, you know." Tyldeley, large and lumbering. emerges-a striking physical con-

Both batsme.

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