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BRAZIL WITHDRAW FROM THE DAVIS CUP

Chile Given Walk-over.

Rio De Janeiro, March 21. Because of the Ulness of Ricardo Pernambuco and the Inability of Nelson Cruz to play because of business duties, the Brazilian Sports Confederation decided to-day to withdraw from the 1933 competition for the Davis Cup.

The withdrawal of Pernam.

buco and Cruz made it impos. sible for Brazil to gather a strong enough tennis team to meet Chile in the first round match, scheduled to be played to-flay.

JARDINE'S BROKEN ROMANCE. Captain's Engagement Declared Off.

London, Feb. 28.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The engagement of Mr. D. R. Jardige, England's Teit. captain

West Indies

Cricket Team

for England

Grant Captaining The Tourists.

FULL PROGRAMME.

THE West Indies cricket team to

tour England under the cap- taincy of GC. Grant, the old Cambridge Blue, has been selected as follows:-

G. C. Granţ (Trinidad) George Headley (Jamaica) Frank Martin (Jamaica) *Ivan Barrow (Jamaica) -

V. A. Velentine (Jamaica) Oscar Dacosta (Jamalen) E. G. Houd (Barbados) H. C. Griffiths (Barbados) C. Martindale (Barbados)

E. Achong (Trinland) C. Merry (Trinidad) L. Christian (Trinidad)

Bed Sealey (Trinidad)

C. A. Koach (Trinidad)

C. A. Wiles (Trinidad)

* wicket-keeper.

SHILLING TESTIMONIAL FOR

LARWOOD AND VOCE,

Notts CC. Show Appreciation

Of Test Cricketers.

London, Feb. 28. The committee of the Not- tinghamshire County Club have opened a shilling testi- monial fund for Larwood and Voce, the Notts members of the English Test team. Two- thirds of the money will be handed to Larwood, and one- third to Voce.

The presentation will be made by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham (Councillor White by) at a dinner to which Mr. D. R. Jardine and the whole of the M.C.C. team will be invited.

JARDINES

WIN TREVESSA

TROPHY RACE

Mr. McPherson Wins In Kwaisang Boat.

DOUGLAS BOAT SECOND

TUESDAY MARCH 28, 1933.

GOSSIP IN SPORTS WORLD

Composition of M.C.C. Argentine Golf

Challenge: Larwood "Tough Guy.

By ROVER

Essex Captaincy.

All-British.

THE report that Mr. F. St. G. THERE are two Sir Malcolm

THE report been invited by T Campbells the man who

the Essex County C. C. committee drives and the man who plans,. to captain the side next season and it is only because of his is without foundation. The offer meticulous preparations in the was made to another player, who latter capacity that he is able to is considering it, and until his triumph in the greatest test of reply: is received the committee skill and nerve that any motorist will, of course, take no further has ever known. steps..

Daring driver though he is,. If, however, this player is un-Sir Malcolm is too good a motor able to accept. Mr. Unwin's name, ist to leave anything to chance.. with those of several other ama- He supervised every tiny detall teurs who have played for the preparation for his record- county in recent years, will be breaking effort on his Rolls considered. Essex are, like other]

Royce-engined Bluebird: He had countries, finding it difficult in these times to get an amateur supplies of Pratt's Ethyl, special who is worth his place in the shipped to America in sealed side, and who can also epare the His equipment and supplies time to play throughout the sum- mer months.

Rulers of Cricket.

drums.

were British throughout, and these bear a large share in his triumph, as Sir Malcolm has been the first to admit.

*

I exactly was the M. C. C. Its

WAS asked the other day what Argentine Golfers.

The Nelson Cricket Club Com- and captain of Surrey, to miss mittee have received an application Edith Marie Nielsen, announced from the West Indies Board of three years ago,

has been broken Control for the services of L. N.

Constantine, the Nelson profes- Jardines won the Trevessa Trophy slonal, in the three Test matches for life boats yesterday for the title in 1787 by a Scot, Thomas ing against England this summer.

These gamics,

off.

This broken romance is revealed for the first time although the de- cision was made before the English team left last September.

composition is unique. The club was founded under its present

N extended stay in England to compete in the lead

and tournaments

cham- and in a match Britain is plan- unfortunately, sixth time since 1929 when Mr. J. Lord; whose family were forced to pionships

come south by reason of their against clash with important Lancashire K. McPherson brought one of the activities in the Rebellion of '45. ned by the Blx Argentinie golf League matches at Nelson. Kwaiang's two entries home ahead The club at once undertook the professionals who will shortly ar

of the nine other starters in 49 revision of the laws of cricket rive in England. mins. 13 secs.

and quickly assumed, by general Mr. Paul Casares, honorary Leading from the start the win-consent, its present autocratic manager of the Argentine play-

control.

ers visiting this country, said: He will, however, be availableners secured an easy victory over It was not until 1905 that the

"The original idea was to play ro for the mid-week matches against the Haining crew. This was Mr. Advisory Cricket Committee was in the American championshiy, and Staf-McPherson's first win-the last formed by the county clubs to act but I feel they would be well

The Nelson Club have decid- ed to release Constantine for one Test match-that at Old Trafford, commencing July 22.

Miss Nielsen, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Nielsen, of Gooden House, Harrow, is at pre- sent in Palestine with her parents. Mr. Jardine's mother, who lives at Walton-on-Thames, said porter, "The engagement was brok-Lancashire, Yorkshire en off many months ago, and I am fordshire, in which the West Indies time he had charge of a boat he as a liaison between the M. C. C. advised to spend a longer time

team will engage. not prepared to discuss it now."

came second.

The following were the results:

Trevens Trophy.

and the counties. As its name in England. Then they will be implies, the committee does no able to play at Southport and more than make recommendations Leeds before competing in the to the patron club. In matters British Open Championship - at Course (1) Start Channel Rocks; affecting country cricket the St. Andrews: (2) Kowloon Rock (R.); (3) Mark on

"On Behalf of the Argentine -- Line (S.); (4) Cust Rock Mark Bont M.C.C. almost invariably ratifies

the committee's recommenda- Professional Golfers' Association (P.), Started at 16.08.

Fluished Length of Fas'n. tions, and this peculiar constitu- I wish to challenge the British tion on the whole works very PGA to match in England satisfactorily:

this year

Mr. Jardine comes of cricketing

TOURISTS PROGRAMME. The following is the fixture list stock. His father, Mr. M. R. Jar- dine, the old Oxford-blue, scored a of the West Indians in England:

Máy − 4 và Club Conference century in the Varsity match in

at Catford. 1890, and afterwards played for

69 vs Northants--at Middlesex. During the M. C. C.

Northampton. tour in Australia in 1929, Jardine

10-12 vs Oxford U. at Ox- appeared in all five Tests, and

ford:

Kwalaang 4.67.18 shared with Hammond in the re-

(Mr. McPherson). 1310 vs. Essex at Leyton. cord third wieket Test match part- He nership of 262 at Adelaide.

17-19 vs. Cambridge U at Haining... 4.69.11

(Mr. Patey) Cambridge. scored three successive centuries!

Tilsondari 5.01.28 20-23 vs M.C.C. at Lords. in the first three matches of that)

(Mr. Wilt) 24-26 ve Hanta at South-Kwalaang tour.

ampton. 27-30 vs Surrey at the Tikembang 5.01.32

(Mr. Sytsema) Oval.

Huichow 5,04,50 31-June 2 vs Worcester

D. R. Jardine declined to com-| ment on his broken engagement when Interviewed, apart from say- ing that it happened 18 months ago.

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Worcester.

AUSTRALIAN RACING June 36 vs

Randwick Stakes Won By Peter Pan.

Sydney, March 18. Following are the results of the racing at Sydney to-day-

RANDWICK STAKES. PETER PAN 8.G ROGILLA 8.12

1

2

LOUGH NEAGH 8.11 ... 3 Won by a length, one length between 2nd and 3rd horses.

Betting: 7 to 4, 3 to 1, 7 to 1. Time: 1 min. 36% seca. There were eight starters,

CITY TATTS CUP.

Glamorgan

... Cardiff.

7- 9 va

Somerset

Taunton.

#

M.C.C.'s Constitution,

THE of

Boat 27.3 ft. 1

25.1 ft. 2

28.15 ft. 3

3.01.20 (Mr. Gowdy)

27 ft

4

28.25 ft. 5

24.1 ft

ati

(Mr. Barren)

Kaying

5.00.45

20.3 ft.

4

毕

at

(Me Scott)

5.10.50 Anshun

(Mr. Hopwood) at Tjikembang

D.N.F... (Mr. Treeuw)

DNF (Mr. McLeod)

20 ft.

8

28 IL.

READING BEAT LONDON.

"

Ireland's New Cap.

T the M.C.C. exceeds $5,000. THE old saying that it takes a

player five years, to get on. Normally there are two me the Irish Rugby side, and ten thods of election. A candidate

who does not intend to quality years to get out of it, is not true. as a cricketer must wait 20 years nowadays. Russell, one of the or more. Cricketers may be al-forwards, became an international lowed to play qualifying matches within a year of taking up the after their name has been down game, and now R. H. Pratt, the only two years.

only new cap in the team to play. a at Twickenham, has been honour The M.C.C. is governed by President, who is nominated an-ed before completing his first nually by his predecessor; a season in senior Rugby.

Pratt is 21, and was educated Treasurer; and a general com- mittee of 16, of which four mem- Portora School, which has pro- Reading University beat London bers retire annually in rotation, duced many famous footballers. University in their annual race (1% All detail matters are dealt with He played in the three-quarter mile) at Henley in the record time

10-13 vs Middlesex at Anshun

Lords.

14-10 vs Derbyshire at

Derby,

17-20 va Minor Counties

at Lords.

24-27 vs England at Lords (First Test).

28--29 vs Sir J. Cahn's XI

at Nottingham. July 14. vs Lancashire

*

*

of 8min. 48cc. N, J. Bradley (Monkton by sub-committees. Combe) and C. Magdalene) meet Boxing Record.

bourne College and

at

this week in the final of the -Can-

bridge Janior Fairbairn sculls; Entries

line and half-back during his schooldays, but on going up to

Trinity College in the 1930-81 season, he filled the vacant full-

Liverpool.

for the Head of the River Race, which T SHOULD say that the record back position in the third XV. of F. R. Meachem, the British Last season he was captain of 5- 7 78 Yorks at Harro-takes place over the Mortlake-Puincy

national amateur chainplon, who the second team, but showed such gate.

course on March 25, total 135.

has decided to retire from the promise that half-way through 8-11 va Notts at Notting

boxing ring, is unique. Since he the season he was promoted to ! ham.

first ducked between the ropes, in the first XV. Now he is Ire- 1924 he has fought about. 220 land's full-back! contests, and won 37 open com-

MR. KERRY 7,8

1

12-14 vs Lancashire at

31

MISS NOTTAVA 8.3

2

Manchester,

BRAEBURN 8.3

China Mail

3

Won by a length and

"

1518 V8

Leicester

at

a halt,

12

Leicester. 19-20 vs Staffordshire at

Sports Diary.

Stoke-on-Trent.

half length between 2nd and 3rd' Thorses,

Time: 2 min. 18 seca.

There were 20 starters.. Betting:10 to 1, 12 to 1, 2 to 1. Fancied entries for the Doncas ter Stakes are Rogllla, Inflation, Jacko, Windoka.

AUSTRALIAN TENNIS SURPRISE

Davi Cáp Team.

sion reached by the The decision Australian Lawn Tennis Asso clation to deter sending their Davis Cup team to Europe pending the outcome of discu sions with the Wimbledon - authorities as to the

expenses has caused a sensa tion in lawn tennis drcles. The Australian Association has submitted a request which is con- sidered excessive by the LTA:

It was further decided that in the event of a favourable reply the Kustralian foam would be Jack Crawford Vivian Melirath, Adrian Quiet, and D. P. Turnbull 3

School

BERWICK FIFTEEN WIN.

friendly maten con

round"!.

Arteen by 10 bodatx: (2, goals,

*

22-25. vs England at Man-

TO-DAY. Chest.

petitions.

Meachem was in hospital for Miss Sheila Hewitt. four weeks last May, and I doubt

FRIEND on the Riviera tells whether he has ever completely A me that Miss Sheila Hewitt,

cheater (Second Completion of first round Colony regained his former physical victorious, in three tournaments

Championship,

Test),

27-28

Northumberland Mamak in Northumberland.

29-30 vs Durham in Dur-

ham..

Aug. 2-3 vs Norfolk in Nor-Hong

folk

Sept

5---8 vs Glamorgan at

de Swansea

trim since that serious illness. succession, has won golden Hockey. Tournament First HKS At 27 years of age he has now Battery v, St Andrew's

been elected a life member of the opinion by her demeanour on the

court. (Marína, 4.30 p.m.) Civil Service Club, for which he

In her recent match against TO-MORROW.

has achieved fame. He will Fri. Aussem at Cannes she had Hockey-Friendly Match,

also have the job of coaching 70 to fight not only a plucky oppon Kong Hockey Club seniors. H.K.S.R.A.

or 80 junior boxers of the Civil ent, who was fresher than her- Ara.R.C. ground 5 p.m.) Service, (U.8.B.C.

FRIDAY Hockey-Friendly Match

9-11 vs Warwicks at Bir-Hong Kong Hockey Club, "A" V. America's Longest

mingham. 12-15 vs England at the

Radio M

Oval (Third Test) Entries 1322 vs Gloucester at

Bristol.

Weight-Lifting

-6.15 p.m.)

close for Annual Competitions.

SATURDAY.

Cricket Second Division.

Indian BC. T Queen's College (F)

self at the finish, but fluctuations of fortune that must have dis- turbed any girl of weaker fibre.

The 18-year-old daughter of a rear-admiral, Miss Hewitt was ACDONALD SMITH, the born at Wimbledon conceivably

Driver.

British Open, is not taking part championship, which, if she

28-25. va Kent at Cantervil Service v Diocesan Boyz School in any of the big Florida touria- maintains her present form, is

19 20 bury,

28-29 vs South of England) ve FootballFirat Division.

at Eastbourne, 30-Sept. 1 vs Sussex

Hover

25 vs An England XI

Chanlors Athletic, Joseph' St NAVY

7. Claber

Kowloon. South Wales Borderen

Royal Artillery.

at Folkestone, Radio Sports v. Recepin. 87 vs Eastern Counties Boyal Engineers v. University,

Roya! Air Force South China. at Skegner LLAS.C. v. 36uth Wales Borderers vH. D. G. Levesin- 37cd Gower's XI at Scar-Third Extra

WHITE

tis taking a well-not beyond her grasp ments, but earned holiday in the sunshine The system of ranking. British of California. He plays a players certainly needs some re- practice round almost every day form when a girl who is now pro- with Jimmy Thomson, who is a bably the best in the country is nephew of Jack White, the form-left out of the official first ten. er Sunningdale professional and British Open Champion of 19

Stokes Young Thomsonkis und

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