1937-05-01 — Page 22

F. A. CUP FINAL AT WEMBLEY TO-DAY (Continued from Page 21)

GREATEST "CROWD SCENE” One's experience of post-war sport in many countries furnishes the recollection of no "crowd scene" to compare with the spectacle that day at Wembley. All went merri- ly until about an hour before the scheduled time for the kick-off. The lady who had walked from Beccles, the two Scotsmen who had been three weeks walking from Aber- deen, and other sports lovers were on the scene unconscionably early. For many hours the tedium re- lieved by itinerant musicians, ven- dors of mascots, refreshment

-dis- pensers and merchants selling "real gold watches at h'awful loss for one shilling each” they waited

ра tiently. At 11.15 a.m. they were admitted.

1,000 A MINUTE Still the railway, issuing tickets at the rate of 1,000 a minute, pour- ed load after load into Wembley, still the stream of road conveyan- ces, now swollen to a flood, rolled on- ward, along the wide unpavemented roads that had been built for the British Empire Exhibition, on the site of pretty but incommodious country lanes.

Following in the footsteps of several stars of yesteryear, E. P. "Patsy

famous Hendren, the Middlesex and England batsman, announces that he is retiring from first-class cricket at the end of the current year.

R. W. V. ROBINS' INJURY

MAY NOT PLAY THIS YEAR

AUSTRALIAN TOUR RESULT

Australia.

London, April 7. It was revealed yesterday that Finally, at 2 p.m., the authorities R. W. V. Robins, the Middlesex closed the gates. And that made captain, might not be able to play trouble. The crowd, augmented any cricket this year, owing to the every instant, swelled and swelled. finger injury which he received in Something had to go, and that some- thing was the barriers. The multi- tude was now inside the exhibition grounds, climbing up the hill to the arena. Once in the wide corridor,

would out of which lead gangways to the captain - Middlesex this year,

he stands, further progress became im-said: "My bowling hand was in- possible. Then the wrought-iron|jured in Australia, and I do not ex- gates gave. There was an involun-pect to know before the end of May tary surge through each opening as if it will permit me taking part in it was made, and, before the situa-lcricket.”

Robins, the first members of G. O. Allen's side to return, has slipped

not expected until the end of this back quietly into London. He was

week. Asked

whether he

tion could be realised, those early Mr. P. F. Warner, the new pre- stoics who had been waiting patient- [sident of Middlesex, said yesterday: ly for the game to start were thrown "Few people over here realise how forward onto the pitch. Reinforce- badly Mr. Robins was hurt in Aus- ments for the small body of police tralia. Not only was his finger were sent for, and there appeared broken, but the top was almost no chance whatever of the match severed and the ligaments severely taking place.

torn."

THEN THE KING CAME

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 1937.

PETER KANE FOR WORLD TITLE BOUT

Beats Frenchman In 72 Secs.

PARIS THE VENUE?

Paris, April 5.

Peter Kane, the 19-year-old Gol-

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Kane began last night's fight with a stinging left hook Frenchman's body, and he follow-

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The First Bell will be rung at 1,30 p.m.

third

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a

left upper-cut to the body, followed by a right to the head, and the re- feree stopped the fight, which last- ed only 1min 12sec.

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