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BY AN OLD FOGET.
TOTIENHAM WIN THE ENGLISH OUF.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH, 1901-
IF SMITH HAD EXPLAINED.
that never, never again will the Smiths get an My wife says, and she says it with a map, invitation to eat at our house. And when shiv once makes up her mind to anything, she aticka to it like ahoemaker's wax to a bit of woollen cloth.
You see the Smith's, man and wife, were old and intimate friends of ours. We lived within a stone's throw of each other for many years. and were as thick as treacle. As to our worldly estate, we were about on a loval, in very mods.
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Between two and three years ago Smith's employers sent him to America on some business urrund; he would not tell us what. A fortnight he had made a trifle of money for himself while VERY FINE OLD BROWN... singe lie turned up at home and gave out that ha
and declared that if any club took a player from them they wore anathematized, and none of the League teams were to be allowed to play them, In deference to the Football Association the boycott law was removed, and owing to pabic feeling the League clubs have of late en- The last Saturday of the football season is dosvoured to obtain English players, and local usually as tame and insipid as cold potatoes, youths, if at all possible. For instance, Wol- but this year excitement has been maintained verhampton Wanderers have one Scotchman in to the end of April, for both the English Cup Fleming, the United have one" foreigner"in and the League championship were inatlers of the Irishman, Boyle, and Bary, have trained as uncertainty when the 27th of April dawnel. many Lancashire lads as any club in the Pala In my last letter. I ventured to remark that tinals. The Hotspurs are now passing through the United would need to play their very the same stage as the Blackburn Rovers in the best" if they were to best the 'Spurs, of mid-eighties, and as most of the League clubs Tottenham, at Bolton. But the North London in the mid-nineties. Tottenham will probably collection of professionals never allowed the train some native-born players of their own in Sheffielders to show any trace of superiority clubs taking this jealons and ridiculous attitude! it
due tims. But just fancy the officials of Leaguo for, with the excoption of the last twenty Where are their feelings of chivalry and sports minutes of the first half, the Holapur were always the masters of the situation. Frankly manship? I am sore afraid such qualition are aud generously let us congratulate the Totten-sadly lacking in most of them. ham tem on the brilliant displays of Cup football that they have given since this year came in. There is no semblance of a gigantic slice of lack about their achievement, for their fivo ties have produced eight matches and
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Last Tuesday we had them to dinner, the was a failure. In the old times Smitli had beat dinner my wife could get up. And it was
the appetite of a cab-bere. Now he picked a good one, if I do say it myself. Yet, accully.
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and winced over the very dishes that used to be his favourites. Ax my wife pressed him to taste this or that, he thanked her politely, but he didn't eat. Mrs. Smith apologised for her We are now on the threshold of the cricket husband, and said he had been ailing somewhat season of the features of which will be theinco his return from Ameriaa. So the dinner visit of the South African tean. Why Dr. ended in Conan Doyle should go out of his way to make home early. Priitment, and the Smiths went
THE LAID OF MATJESFONTEIN.
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wife, he isn't ill. He's proud. He thinks bis "Poor Smith is ill," anid I.. "No" said my old friends aren't good enough for him, that's sad The worried woman hore broke where it is. He's rich, and we are poor.
tion smoke. down and cried, and I went out, for a consola-
an attack on the South Africans I cannot twelve hours hard play against Preston North End, Bury, Reading, West Bromwich Albioneve. He has urged people to give our and Sheffield United, whom they have defeated deserved, would in my opinion he in execrable
"coli reception "--which, evou - in the aggregate by 20 gosts as against oight put taste. Dr. Doyle thinks that these young South on against them. They had the good fortune Africans ought to stop at home and fight the. to be drawn to play at Northumberland Park in the first two rounds—but the question of ground Boers instead of coming to the old country to never seenis to affect their game, for they have play cricket. But it must not be forgotten hich in America, and I'm all gone to pieces
shown quite their best pucos and maneuvring at. Deepdale, Aston Lower grounds, the Crystal Palace, and Boltott. Fersonally, I consider the Hotspurs have triumphed superbly. Such a splendidly balanced team of genuine triers deserved success, for they have proved that there is a perfect understanding between then, that they possess an enviable confidence, and that they cannot be overawed by teams, crowds, ors strange surroundings. Their victory of last Saturday was gained in the most workmanlike munner, for after ling a goal to the bad at the and of the first half, they turned round aud qualiveil at the end of six minutes. A herculent struggle followed, but a quarter of an hour from the finish Tottenlum recorded a second goal, and eight minutes later yet a third fell to their lot, so that they conquered such a tough team as Sheffield United by 3-1, and the same right took a special train from Bulton to Tottenham
and displayed the silver bauble-the tile glittering trophy--which is the cause of a much trouble ta thousands of enthusiasts. The football manio has captured London --at last. The 'Spurs always seemed worn at. home with a fast, bouncing, lively ball than this United. The forward play of the winners was methodical and yet dashing. They discarded the wing play practiced at the Palace for chicer tactics between the three inside forwards. John WONG BANG & On.
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that an invitation was extented to these cricketers, and that they could not come last year cause four-fifths of the team were on active servics, They are financed by the Hon. James D. Logan, of Matjesfontein, a gentleman of at wealth, who bas beluvod splendidly to English cricketers at the Cape, and especially to George Lohmann. Mr. Logan, known as tho Laird of Matjesfontein," has really been the means of two English teams visiting the Cape, to give a "cold reception" to such a keen and thorough sportsman, such a generons bost, and such a loyalist as he has proved during the war, would be a scaudal. The African players have done their share of the boilicoso work, and are inch entitled to play cricket and hayo a fow months restins any Englishmen. If we could play all last salumer, as we did, surely the Colonist after what he has passed through is entitled to his share of rest and recreation
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Here is a lady who does not hesitate to tal us ber experionon with that wretched ailment. Miss M. J. Barten is her name, and hot boms, 56, Sarby Street, Shofield. In a written state- inent dated September 19th, 1900, of which the 783-1] that it is now rather more than two years since following is the sum and substance. She guys her health begun to fail. At first, shu thought it was only some trival nitment that would soun pass away, for basand loss of appetite and a feeling of languor and weariness. there did not zoom to be much the matter with her.
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Bat alus: her hope was short lived, for Indi.THE her in its iron grasp and would not set her gestion, that demon health-destroyer, had got free. Instead of gotting belter, she le a worse.
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und after taking food-no matter how little-
Her tongue was now always foul and nasty, she experienced such a sense of fullness und THE MOUTH AFRICAN CRICKETERS, tightness in the chust that she could scarcely The players include Murray Bissett, a
breathe. It suomet," she says, "as if some plusant-looking young batsman who captained heavy weight was resting on my chest and South Africa against Lord Hawke's team at pressing in my ribs." Indeed her chest bocame so sure and painful that she could scarcely bour Johannesburg, and two ctuers of the team in Janything to touch it, and was almost afraid to H. Sinclair, a flue all-rounder, and G. Rowe, a walk about, the slightest jolting hurt her so. docent bowler. Ent in addition there is E. A This feeling of weight and oppression in the Halliwell, the wicket-keeper, who has been to symptoms of Indigestion. Like the red i
chest is one of the most distressing and common Dagland before, Louis Tunerad, a member of a
flag of the railway signalinan it connuels caution and celebrated cricketing family in the Transvaal, warns of danger aboad. What autold pain and might be avoided if only we hended in Griqualand West, besides others of reputo in their own country. They will constitute a strong batting and a sharp folding side, so I shall be much aletakon, but their attack may be weak. They may train on as the West Indians did. R. Graham is a bowler who makes the ball come in a lot from leg. I should not be surpised to 50 J. I. Sinclair the crack of the tour. He belongs to the Wanderer'sClab of Johannesburg, and standing over 6ft. he is only 2 years of go now. He is a free and punishing batsman, and the greatest scores in South Africa stand to his credit, while we must not forget that for South Africa against Lord Hawke's team at
ing, therefore suffer in consequence. the good of moralising. We don't take wuth- Miss Barton diil, for she goes on to say
"At times, I suffered intensely from wind spasms, and was constantly vomiting sour only came in snatelies and was disturbed by Water. Sloop no longer refreshed me, for it horrible dreams. Deprivel of proper rest at nights, and afraid to eat much because of the fourful pains that were sure to follow, small wonder J got so weak and thin, that at last I I stayed for six weeks. During that time I was forced to give in and take to my bed, where vomited a quantity of blood.
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In this condition I remained for Beverl
Etonians. His lordship seemed to think that esptured six wickets for 20 runs. some of the play on Saturday was very gentle splendidly-built yeng compared with the Eton wall frame and with invaluable aid during the war as a secat, and to months, despairing of ever being well again, the field game as practised twenty years ago. tendur hins a cold reception" would be but providentially I was led to try Seigel's There is no denying that football is now auch positive injustice. It would be far more British Syrup, and to that medicine alone is dus my more gentle than it used to be, and if referees to give ouì fellow-subjects from over the seas present good health. Now I enn est heartily go much further, charging-heuest, strong the beartiest greeting that we can.
my meals without fear of pain, and Ou dvory baghter and better in every way that I shoulder charging-will be eliminated from the hand we see signs of cricket, and concerning have done for over two years." pastime, which will be reduced eventually to the noble game and its prospects I shall be able sort of outertainment. I. more to suy more in my next letter, us score of the will have
EYE-SIGHT.ly than I can say, disapprove of trip counties and the universities
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Why Mr. Smith didn't mention his illness at our dinner. I don't know. He admitted it after- words to me. Still my wife hasn't forgiven bim. "Happy" says Homer, "ors those who yet, say I. are those who live and can eat what died under the high walls of Troy.". Happier
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supplemented by a seven miles walking contest. YE
the Cup to the captain, John Leonard The running event fell to A. H. Shrabb, tho Jones, and he by the way is not only a footballer, South London Harrior who ins made such a int a cricketer and coach at Ragby School great name within the last few months. Test Scottish laird described himself as a Southerner, Blue Star Harriers, was quite unknowa, os I during the summer. In his little speech the sammer Alfred Shrubb, of Horshamn, and the
and said he was glad to think that at last the have already told you, but now he is the holder Cup was going the South again. Woll, as of the southern and the national cross-country
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with the leading MILLS at PORT- dimness when reading, weak eyes, the letters 13, and as the trophy has been wandering of 21, standing 5ft. Gin. and sealing 9st in LAND and PUGET SOUND, are always pre- running together; any of these symptoms indi-round the provinces over since. I have no doubt beast about. Shrub completely doubled upared to book orders for any specifications at Moreover, I think anyone who will view the ho did at Leicester across country, while 8. that he is sincerely pleased to see such a change. J. T. Rimmer, the four miles champion situation dispassionately will rejoice at the turn Robinson, of Northampton, was NO ped of avants. Southern football will no longer be out that at four miles and a half he rolled despised, and the monopoly which the League on to the grass quite exhausted. Shrath clubs have enjoyed since the institation of that stays so well that he sprinted home the last body has been broken down. I was intensely 200 yards, and won casfly in 52 minates 32 astonished to hear the managers and officials seconds, while Rimmer, the second man, took of League clubs on Saturday declaring that 5 mins. 1. sec. Shrabb's time is ta fustest Tottenham bad no right to win the Cup, since 1896. so that he is no naworthy successor that they had no local players, that they had to Alfred Tysoe, S. Robinson, and Charles poached all their men from the Longue teams Bennett. Indeed, for a little man, Shrubb is without paying any transfer fees, and, in a wonder a Pocket Wonder. The seven short, that they could not see how the game miles' walk fell to J. Butler, of the London in the South was to be benefited and kept Polytechnie Harriers-the club which produced alive by the triumph of the Hotspurs. When Sturgess. Butler is to my mind u fairer one hears a League football despot making such walker than Sturgess. He is the record holder charge as these, one feels inclined to regard from. 14 to 21 miles, and it must not bo him in the same way that we should if Satan forgotten that he has walked fair heel and -reproved sin. When the League was fouaded, toe 21 miles 49 yards in three hours.
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