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THE CHINA MAIL DECEMBER

ENGLAND RUCBY SELECTORS ARFC

BOOKMAKER SUES STEVE DONOGHUE

£1,500 CLAIM SETTLED

London, November 24.

An action against Steve Donog- hae concerning the balance of money alleged to have been en-

trusted to him for the purchase of AL ROTH

racehorses, was settled before Mr.

Justice Greaves-Lord in the King's WAITING FOR

Bench Division yesterday.

It was stated that the plaintiff, Mr. Maurice Tarsh, à bookmaker, of Gloucester place, W, had agreed

THE NEW YEAR

London, November 18.

BLENDING A TEAM

KEMBLE AND GILES A HALF-BACK PAIR

OF GREAT POSSIBILITIES

OBELENSKY A CERTAINTY: GERRARD AS FULL-BACK

(By HOWARD MARSHALL):

London, November 24.

ON Saturday week we shall watch a team doing

its best to prove that it worthily represents Al Roth, American light-weight, England against the Possibles at Newcastle. Trial to accept £950, including costs, in has, according to an X-ray ex-matches are always rather unpleasant ordeals for settlement of his $1,500 claim. amination of his injured hands,...

Mr. Neville Läski, KC, for Mr. slight fractures of the metacarpal the players. I doubt whether the selectors really Tarsh, said that the purpose, for bones, and it depends upon the bone find them very instructive. What fresh evidence which the money was entrusted to tissues how quickly they heal Donoghune partially failed. There Roth, who received the injuries can they expect to gather, for example, from such was then a difference of opinion as in his fight against Harry Mizler established stalwarts as E. J. Unwin, P. Cranmer, to whether it was a gift. The mat- on Monday, expects to have some ter had been adjusted, and the re-fights in London in the New Year P. C. Candler, J. L. Giles or any of the excellent.

forwards in the provisional England pack?

cord in the case would be with- dr BWI

ed.

Mr. Justice Greaves-Lord assent-

R. NICHOLS RETAINS BADMINTON TITLE AGAINST BROTHER

Ralph Nichols scored his fourth successive victory in the men's sin gles in the South of England cham pionship by defeating his brother, Leslie Nichols, in the final by 15-12, 15-11

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The selectors, most conscientious and devoted men, know the form of these players inside out. I warrant they could write down now, without much hesitation, the probable composition of the The news that R. Graham (Scotland) England team which will do duty against Wales in Jasuary. They is to take the place of J. C. Stothard, are not likely to be unduly influenced by the performance of a player in the Scottish team for the Empire in any particular match. Far more important is his showing over Games is good. Graham is one of the greatest mile runners in the world. He 2 period in club and county football

very probably will be the greatest I do not suggest that the selectors are blinded by preconceived miler yet to run in Australia, though ideas when they watch trial matches. It is always possible that whether he can reproduce his best form

some relatively unknown player will rise to the big occasion, and remains to be seen. Name theless, Pullar (NZ) and Backhouse (Aust) show the authentic signs of genius. If this were to happen at will have their time cut out in coping Newcastle it would not surprise me to see Messrs. Oakes, Prestice. with Graham, who has run the mile in Coverdale Lowe and Coley dancing the fandango in front of the 4m. 12s. Stothard was a 4m. 15s.

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On the whole, though, it is un- likely. Of all the backs on view, only two, W. S. Kemble and E. M. BcRae, are capable of exciting the selectors by unexpected bril- liance. I say unexpected, be- cause their capabilities also are known, though they have not yet demonstrated them in such high company. The rest are compar atively old stagers who

can do no more than consolidate their. claims to consideration.

The chief value of these trials, then, is the fact that they

enable

Eng land team, and give thei probable players a chance of settling down together into something more than a scratch side before the first in- ternational match.

the selectors to build up 272

MATERIAL IS KNOWN Blending, in short, is more im- portant at this stage than the dis- covery of individuals.. The work of discovery has been carried on week by week since the beginning of October. The selectors indefatigably have travelled thousands of miles and watched hundreds of players. They know their material Now they have to shape it

They have decided apparently that W. S. Kemble is the most likely substitute at stand-off half for the absent FJ Reynolds. They cannot have decided how he will combine with J. L. Giles. They will thus be watching Kemble and Giles together, not separately, and I fancy they have hit upon a half- ship of great possibiliti

BEN FOORD'S WEDDING London, November 20. ding of Ben Foord the borer Miss Phyllis Sowter, tress, younger daughter Sowber,

at Holy

of

will not

de-la-Zouch, No definite

date being dependent