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SPORT AND ANECDOTE

BY AN OLD TOGEY,

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posible to still further extent both their powers and their privilngs, but the Association cannot Le expected to find them brains, too, sat if thero happen to be persone otherwise ostensibly qualified to

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That there is a spirit of unrest abroad initial undertake a simple daty in deciding in more than one bennch of sport. just, at present their own minds as to whether an got was in- "| must be obvious to all who follow the doings of tensional mi unt I should esy that the sooner those who have won in some shape or form so gentlenou seek other spheres than no renown as sportsmen. If we tarh, our eres to football field for tau display of their activity-- the land of the Gultor Flusse, to An the ontol and physical the botter it will do for saptain of the Baglish town of cricketers mara all concerned. It not frequently happens that or loss upset by the strange and indefonathite Football datta ap suddenly, and catches a ground, and empolled on the eve of the first to pravout it, and the ought to be at once ap-12 tons gros, 151 N.H.P.. Compend Bn-

endlos of Bydney pricket me arm in spite of his atmont Judovours Nasbroeuste Sims, Luvchoes. The cellar. Tarps Is Hor HUN kom fight for supremacy to publicly protest | Part ton before worth his salt at the game, in the interests of international cricket With But there are players--and one player in parti.in, liners, and 46; 33" stroke, and Prince Rajyan invalid the responsibilities who are lopts it this trickery, and 1verpool; now boiter was put in last year. was built in 1880 by W. H. Porann & S93, of of our captain wore certainly inorsased, but,

befrig known ure nainrally watched mora cara- sadder than all, just when the adrefully than sure of the others, Tho play or I have the Engines thoroughly ororiiuled and of Stoddart" (as I have seen it put) were my zaind's eye has buan goght doing this hand at their height the mofancicly news reached, gorepeatedly thatal honghotherwise excond- liza of the death of his mother. We mainly fast and elovac, o must seriously balean all gruntly namiro the Middlesex cricketer for his service to the gnano, but at the same time it is impossible not to deplore the fact that it should have Loon rendered, Lecessary. Fart Hantely the blunder was promptly rectified no fruit lay within the powers of the Now South Wales Criokat Association to do this, and it may be hoped uut only that the anthority of the tupire has been gunningly vindicated once and for all, but that the "ingilent may de some meant of goed in thrusting

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parts ronowed, while ortensive repairs, wore effected to the Vossel, be will be sold with all her rimning gear, to, de, as it now stande. NB-The vessel wès vot driven on shorë, bis side, With rog to the penalty kick rubut was backed in a sheltered position by the perhaps I aught to love the discussion of this Captain, one of the plates under the Engine point to that in Closer tocol with our evory-

Boom having started; she is, thorofore com- day matches. Not for a moment would I en-

dvour in negno ent the penalty kick ruto parabivaly nndanaged.

our younger bloods; they aro mob too omphatic and somo times a little tue ninreason. able--for me to hope to succeed. However, I may say that so far as my experience teschio mo penalty-kick as allowed at present is too see ou cffence for either landing or tripping

interests further aud further into the baoks either is committed within a razonable ground. I do not desire to appear se innocent * to suppose these big bours involving from andous journays and a small amount of ris, cm be proment and carried through without money and without price'; such A soumise rould prove soclethbig worse than monocence, it would, prove igaceauce most grass. Still, I have ventured to bio once or twice efore, the -Cornstalks, appear to have had-anner regard for the dravcial than the sporting side of the trip, and this is why ceishat lavors in the British Line have regarded the Bydooy episode with snak aurked disfarn

olement sunongst the spectators. We want good roferoos badly new.

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Not for a mewond would 1 attempt to rob the relatives and friends of the unfortunate young fellow who met with his death at a boxing match of a single atom of sympathy all aporta me, I am sure, will agroo with me that it was

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stance of the goal ron. If anyone pressed 166 as to what I should consilor a reasonablo. distanes, it wonki be sufficirat for me iến flúg was planted on pither side of the goal equi- distant- bntgrown the nearest goulpoet and the corner fing from which either a chalk lino drawn at right angles to the goal line to the

walye yards could be drawn for the guidance i of the referon. Any offered comullied by a de-TURNISHED feuding side willin this prescribed limit should be punished by a ponulty kkk being awarded the other side. I to not think is necessary to labour: the point as to what constituto an offence; if SAFETY NUMBERS,

it be a elenco it would be wilful, for the Upon the topics of Australian sportsmanship simple mason that no intalligent refores would I am inclined to think that mme injustice asiat ponishment for what was obviously acct- been done our cousine at the Antipodes. I liks dental. I sa na love of the poulty kick ente, to hear Britishers spark out with righteous and should dearly tore to see a completo return inigaation when they consider there har boot

of the quess where they have buon given in. satempt at sharp practice in our sports; say, Lougue football or English Cap tin wentchee, the voice of the crowd to which we shall have beenage I entertain a notion that a penalty to look for the preservation of our pastimes and goal bag won many un important game. I am creations if ever the time comes-which the beginning to think we have gone backward Fates forfend when a oligas of anti-evory since the days when Major Marindin, W. D.. things lappon to carry the sway for a period Clegg, Fitzroy Norris, and W. Fairhurst were over so brief. On the spur of the dement eno

the pick of Association refereos. All very beard some very harsh things sad about the gentlemen absolutely above suspicior, and no sportsmanlike instincts of Austrations in thing, I have heard it said; induced them to general and here I should like to offer a protect Five up their authankful offices but the cog-- agunt the unwarrantable desumption that beut of modern players and the more rowdy cause a fow hosty individuals were guilty of an indiscretion therefore the whole of sporting Ang tratio shankt Je condenined with the asperity: There is usually safety to be found in numbers, and the ruuly acquiescence-nay, something beyond uivatut-of the Sydney populace with Mr. Stoddart's protest goes to prove that though thousands of miles of sea may roll uncens ingly between na and thom the same manly instimode well to the surface whenover occasion demands. No; I cannot belive that Australians lek a jo in sportsmanship, keen as some of the manages in the past may have been en what is popularly known as "the main chance." Wears last tlom many a time and off since thus glorious days of fattywhile, so now Ludabmoist of view, I hold my ow again some little friction ay have arisen, but whenever the reputation or the traditions of the graton have beau at stake, we have invariably found them as jealous of these as ourselves. In stop to boxing in ayury shape and forra bocnuas their hours of triumph, had everyone must one poor lad met with an unlucky and an Daex. adrait they have had a four, we have sun them parted fat. It will never do taattempt to legislaf wedostly wearing the victor garland, and often again en erich a matter ja a pen frostricken state," ernigh, too, they have shown that they can I am as solicitous, I hope, for the sanality of taxe defeat like Leus and gomaine sportsmen. man life as aevono also, but I am not going Naturally, we follow the doings at our "boys" 60 for us to admit that if we stop. Boxing-or with keen interest, but we nut be prepared to the use of the sts stall, if it comes to that--- least in the allround spirit of fair play of the we are doing anything to preserve this some Australian people, as I am sure wo ourselves sanctity. The men to whom the public bare a are trusted when their players are in England. right to look for guideuco in theco inattors are mon bão Mr. B. Augis, the referee, who has no Possibly Stoddart in making the plant log to roll or axe to grind, but who probably bila for the suprenney of the empire had nowa mors sont soientike boxing than ny H

I do not consider single thought about what had previously lap. other half-dozen critics. pened at Lord's; but if ho should be reminded any disgrace to confess that I have of the incidaut. Le mast, sce that a distinguished enjoyed a bout with the gloves as only are official of our premier cricket organisation as uerything else in the way of physical recrea is tacitly consured at the nome time by public tion, and I do not know that I am any the opinion. We have been educated almost from Wase for such exercises to-day. Gentlemen car toybood upwards that the umpires shall be who follow basiar closely to day, are cuphutis the sole judge of fair at fair play, but it it their opinions that the knock out blow is will be remembered that only as lato as last decidedly mo hamaue than allowing me to year an attempt was made to coury the duties on round oftar round in a half-dozed and of the umpires for the utterly inadegnale reason that the batsmen on one sile were getting bamped by a bowler who happened to bo, if my inomary TFC 100, 4 Australia prafen sienal. Cricket ampites, we know, hars bass made the butts for iumerable yarns, but it will be a bad day for cricket when the inllaence of a third party-be Eis position what il may-ix allowed to sust the dates of our Tupirus. It is as wall, pachaps, chat, these little incidents on our own, briekst folds should binted out jash now, for the unfortunatsORTLAND blander pornotrated at Sydney may have a disturbing offact, although everyous mast

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necessary 1. have wover hesitated to express myself forcibly as the "gata money." ekument in cricket, or to point out what I considor ovils to ha guarded against, but it is Lurestry from every point of view that one friendly ratalfont, ao Partiumentarios Lave it, with our brothron across the sea should never be strained, The supremegy of the umpire must always bo strive for. come what tty, and it is to the credit of the Sydney people that they rangol fhemsolves so readily on tus nide of tho English captain.

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opinions about tho knock-out blow as applied in modern boxing, but holding these, I do not see that we are called upon to risk in and put

Some of the old Practially helpless afe. school may still member to methrein resorted to in the old days to bring a prize-fighter "up to scratch "when time was called-wethods that if retailed in this column would make my realers aladdor again in all probability. Per haps some of our leading "sporte" may see t to take action, or they may not; but, at any rate, we do not want the feminine portion of eir populace to legislate for us in these mattárs,

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A WONDERFUL CATCH. Although it is my intention later on to pursue the subject of "zurest” a little further, 1 havo a little story in my budget concerning a wonder. fal outch at cricket I lave long wanted to re- kate, nut while we are chatting of erickot, por- haps I cannot introduce it more opportunely. It comes from the Old Bufer's " book on the gamo, and is credited to Mr. Woolgur, the famuos old cricketer of Hampshire, who com menced his career at Stakes Day, Dear. Gosport, Concerning this match, this gentleman writes: The most marvellous catch I ever saw was di Stokes Bay, when a player by the nemze of Jurd, agardoar at the Rectory, was playing long Bald, who, when a trosondono kyor was hit, rightly judging its fail, made a desperate run- ping jump across a stream, and arrived in tine to get under the ball, and caught it." (A mole by Me, F. Gale explains that Mt. Pyorofi records a similar catch made by an olleer in the Phonix Park, who jumped some railings, and retrially cought the ball when in the air in transit) This Jurd vinst have been, a bit of a wonder, and Mr. Woolgar evidently had a high opinion cf his prowase. Continuing, ha says: Thie Jayd was a favourite, and a good fall ronuð "man,' though small of stature, and, when he made good int, the Hampshire isda of the village would rear in their head direct : "Goo alous, Jurd; ren for a week; they'll never, live to fetch her whom. Jurd was a rare frenchorman, and possibly & Hula over eager to take thought for the morrow, auto say... At a oricket dinner, some mashed potatoes were brownod and crimped into patterns tastily in anul cakes. They caught Jurd's 1665] eye, and fe somewhat greuddy deposited one or two alongside tris plate rendy for his second innings when he had done with his out, think-

ing they were pastry which was Jurd's weak. Deas. Like the fat boy in. Pickwick over a pork pie, ho took a losing bite, and, exploding.

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