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IRISH RUGBY

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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 23, 1939

INTERNATIONAL

GAMES NEXT SEASON

MEETING AUSTRALIA

AND FRANCE

Dublin, August 13.--The final Irish Rugby trial which was to have been played on January 27, now the date for the recently arranged match with France in Belfast, is hardly likely to be staged at all, writes a correspondent.

I believe the view held in official circles is that the trial is redundant in view of the fact that Ireland will have played two international matches prior to the engagement in the championship series with England.

TENNIS

BRITISH

SUCCESSES

Rye (New York), August 9.- Three members of the British. Wightman Cup team-Miss Va- larle Scott, Miss Mary Hardwick, and Mrs. Freda Hammersley- won their second round matches in the Easter Grass Court Cham- plonships here to-day, but Miss Nina Brown, another member of the team, was beaten. To-day's results were:-

Miss Scott beat Miss Peggy Kerr,

I think most people will agree,, have no about it that if Ireland has therefore, that the playing of the cus-

the players, they will be provided with tomary trial before the match with ample opportunity of showing their England is not necessary. It may be worth long before the international Los Angeles, by 6-1, 6-1. argued, of course, that in order to get matches come along. a line on form the trial might be play- ed before the match with the Austra- lians at Lansdowne Road on Decein- ber 0.

I do not think it would be possible to fit in a date; furthermore, by the time Ireland comes up against the Australians our selectors should have gleaned sufficient knowledge, of our playing strength from the inter-pro- vincial matches, the last of which is in November 12.

SPORTS PARADE

YEBROWS

were raised at the

choice of the English selectors for the final Test at the Oval, for they made four changes from the side which did duty in. the second Test at Man- chester, Fagg, Paynter, Copson, and their Bowes were passed over, and places went to Keeton, Oldfield, Ni- chols; and Perks.

Keeton, who is 34, Nichols, in his 39th year, and Perks, who will be 28 in October, have played for England before, but Oldfield made his first appearance for his country. He was 28 in April.

One change was probably forced on the selectors, for Bowes, the York-. shire fast bowler, is on the injured list.

and not

Notwithstanding the rather unex- pected dropping of Paynter, the alter- ations made for increased batting strength. Nichols is, perhaps, the finest all-round cricketer in the land, and Perks, who shared the burden of the fast bowling with him, is a more In attack, Miss Hardwick beat Miss Marta than useful tail-end bat.

the combination of the Essex Barnet, Miami, by 6-3, 6-3.

Worcestershire bowlers did

as that of Bowes prove as hostile

Perks Copson, though

twice and dismissed Headley in' Worces- ter's. game against the tour- ists. Nichols achieved his best performance of the season in taking 6 Derbyshire wickets at Southend for 18 runs, and Perks played a big part in the recent cheap dismissal of York- shire at Bradford. His "bag" for the season to date is 145 wickets,

Mrs. Hammersley beat Miss Louise Raymond, Scarsdale (New York), by 6-4, 9-7.

Miss Pauline Betz, Los Angeles, beat Miss Brown by 6-4, 6-0.

The first important engagement which should help the selectors to start building up Ireland's XV is on October 21, when Ulster meet York- On November 4 shire at Ravenhill. we have the first of the inter-provin- cial championship series with Mun- ster at home meeting Ulster.. The following Saturday the Northern Pro-

There were two British victories in vince receive Leinster at Ravenhill,

women's doubles. Miss Kay and on November 18 Munster come to the Lansdowne Road to take on Leinster. Stammers and Mrs. Hammersley beat Here we have four important mat- Miss Marietta A. Guimbeau and Mrs. Un-ches which should give the Irish "Big William N. Hubbard, junior, of Glen- Five" all the information-good or brook, Connecticut, by 6-1, 6-1, in the round bad-concerning our chances in the first round, and in a second

There is, therefore, no pressing need for the usual international trial. like England and Wales, where pre- liminary tests may be essential to sort out the best from the next best, our supply of potential "caps" is much more limited, and by the time we have play- ed Australia and France we should

beat

five international engagements that match Miss Betty Nuthall, the captain are to follow. In addition we have of the Wightman Cup team, and Miss Miss Mary Lou Ulster meeting the Australians at Bel-Nina Brown fast on December 2, or a week before Johnston, Hollywood, and Mrs, Alice know all we want to know about our the Tourists face Ireland in Dublin: Surber, Los Angeles, 6-2, 6-1-Press team and its chance in the opening This preliminary tilt at Ravenhill is Association. match of the international champion-bound to be helpful to the Irish selec- ship with Englana.

As a matter of fact, Ireland this season should derive considerable ad- vantage from having two representa- tive matches before taking on England.

NO LEINSTER TRIAL

I unterstand, by the way, that the Leinster trial is also to be scrapped and may never be revived. No tears will be shed either by players, selec- tors, or followers of the game, for in recent years, at any rate, the trial has, usually turned out to be a flasco. It was the intention to replace it with a match with Lancashire, but owing to some delay the fixture could not be arranged for this season.

tors, while also providing Ulster pla- yers to earn their spurs in the big match on December 9.

Ireland in Belfast on March 23, and two days later play Wanderers

Bective Rangers Lansdowne Road.

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There will then be a lull in repre- sentative fare until the last week in January, when France come over to are away to Broughton Park on Octo- Belfast. Ireland by then should be ber 28, while Dublin University take able to field an established fifteen; if on Cambridge University at College she is unable to do so, then it will not Park on December 19, and are away be because of any lack of opportunity to Oxford University on November 7. for our players to make good, but because they have not the right stuff | on January 13, and visit Headingley on

in them.

A fortnight after the match with France at Rovenhill, Ireland will re- celve England at Lansdowne Road. On February 24 we meet Scotland at Murrayfield and a fortnight later, on March 9, our team plays Wales at Swansea.

Old-

The expectation that the selectors would "build for the future" by the choice of promising young players was not fulfilled, and the picking of Old- field, alone can be described as an ex- periment. Lancashire enthusiasts will be mollified by his selection. field has had many advocates for his inclusion in a Test team for the past three years and his 80 in his debut Test appearance is very encourag- He is a stylish bat, particular- ing. ly dashing on the off-side, and this season has over 1500 runs to his cre- dit. In Lancashire's two games against the West Indies this summer Oldfield made scores of 71 and 42.

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Trinity also receive London Irish | THE favouring of Keeton provoked

November 9. Instonians cross over to

a lot of discussion and his “duck"

did not help matters. It must, how-

ever, be said

that the Nottingham- Scotland to play Glasgow High School on November 18, and entertain Fylde shire opening batsman fully deserved on January 27. Manchester have two

the honour, for, next to Hutton, he is Ulster, with Malone on matches in

the best opening bat in England at the March 23, and against North of Ire- land two days later. The North also moment. In 34 innings, four not out, entertain Waterloo on January 20, and he has aggregated just over 1700 runs. go to play Sale on December 16, Wan-. Against Middlesex at the Oval has been found to be much more valu- Quite a number of matches have derers have an engagement on Mer-month he set up the highest indivi- arranged with cross-Channel seyside with Waterloo on November dual score of the season with an in-

nings of 312 not out. Looking ahead, I clubs. Birkenhead Park meet North of 11. trial.

I am assured, however, it will figure on the 1940-41 Leinster Alxture-list, and will become an annual affair, ns is the Ulster and Yorkshire match, which

able to Ulster as a test than an inter-❘ been provincial

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Keeton, who appeared for England against Australia at Leeds in 1934, is In fortunate to be playing cricket. 1935 he had seven ribs fractured and a lung injured in a road accident at Mansfield, and only last October he underwent an operation for appendi- citis. His. courage, and perseverance. in face of these handicaps have worth-, lly brought him back into the lime- light.

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EN WEST, 17-year-old Leicester-

shire player, made an impressive. County debut against, Hants at Sout- hampton when he dismissed three of the four batsmen who left before lunch. Standing 6ft 4ins in height, he bowls slow left hand.

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FOR the 1839-10 season of Spot-

tish League footfall, which-begania

a week ago last Saturday, there were over 100 changes, in tho-pkiyinganbolin-4TA of the twenty“ First Division Clubs:**

Of these twenty are players whb. since last April, had been transferred from one First Division club to anes other. In this group are D. Christie ·· (Queen's Park to Aberdeen), J. Mill-

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