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Tottonhava, the subach of North London, is already known to my readers by reason of providing the champion football team in Asso- ciation cirolos-the Hotspur. But Tottenham might easily alap produce the crack batsman of the season in Charlie McGahey, who once upor a time, as the fairy stork begin, used to play back for the 'Spars. Indeed, thore, is no doubt that the President of years ago, Mr. Jack Oliver, who was then supported by McGahay, Ralph Esox cricketor, did much to build the Hotspur Football Club. But his club cricket was excellent that he was introduced by an athmirer

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first inclined to enter des scholastic profession, being a pupil and assistant teacher in Sydney, he has forsaken that calling, and is now studying medicine at the Sydney University at Newtown. He has toured with a fair share of success In some official circles, bat, unfortunately, through Queensland, New Zealand, Tasmania, one cares to talk about the matter in print,nud Victoria with second elevens of New South there is considerable difference of opinion about Wales, and in addition to his cricket successed the projected visit of English cricketers to he has hold the title of champion lawn tennis the same lines which have hitherto prevailed that he still possesses this honour. It will be Australia during the next Colonial season, on player of New South Wales. Indeed, I fancy It was hoped that Mr. A. E. Stoddart's cam interesting to watch bis career,

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frem risking his life at football, of which be I prefer the plain slopted by fesiers. Spiers and fit, and to-day he is supposed to be the CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY

was fond. No bateman has commenced the campaign of 1901 so auspiciously us McGahey for in his first six innings he scored 77 not out and 125 against Sussex, 63 and 77 against

matter of enterprise, but if this is inevitable Pund, who engaged a professional combination and despatched thun in 1802. The professionals knowleged that each cleared about £250 after paying all expenses. This is plain, Warwickshire, and 114 and 145 (not out) straightforward basiness not a sporting exprdi against Gloucestershire, giving him on Magon. Personally I believe in the Marylebone Clab giving an official cachet to all teams leaving England for Australia, and I advocate the same principle in relation to combinations departing from the Colonies for the Mother Country.

25 the no total of 601, and the still more

glorious average of 150.25 for four completed innings.

I guess and calculate that he will require some runs to live up to the reputation this will bring him. *

KIS PROGRESS FOR ESBEX.

AUSTRALIAN DOWLING.

One thing is vertain, whether we send a team

howlers who are to ront the Cornstalks and abere" in 1922, we have not yet discov red' the restore the supremacy of England. I note that "Felix, the well-known Australian cricket critic, declares 1 bat Ernest Jones, the South Australian fast bowler has broken down through a strain in the leg. Jones may recover, but "Felir" is harassed when he writes:-

Bat Charles Melabey, like any other ac com- listed county cricketer, was not the free gift"down ader" or the Australians arrive "uy of Nature. He was the product of practice and industry is after all the indispensable bandaid of genius. In 1883 he was first tried for the East Anglian county, but he only scored 48 in four innings, his downfall belag geterally ime to an all-conquering Impulse to hit. In 1894, his second season, he compiled 103 at Leyton against Hante, and save in 1898 he has never failed to reach three figures at least once ny sier since that year. But I must not

He afford the indignity of

penalising his in the test match at Sydney at being no-milled for throwing. Umpire Currau

the end of last year. It is this doubtful delivery. with the off-break that obtains fls wiekots, and though he bowls a fast ball he is not a Jones facky" is getting on in years, but keeps very

sprinter in at about Sydney. Ent, beyond being ably to bowl, Marsh is almost useless on the field, for he has hally an idea of holding a bat or doing anything else. Thee men 00 always coming to the front in Australia, and if we are not finding good men, depend upon it they are.

London, Ist Juze.

A STORY OF THE CENTURY.

Here is a quotation from an old friend of mine and of years-a dostor, one of the wisest, most kindly-hourted, and successful of the an. who compose bis useful profession.

far at least as the science of medicine is con "Ous thing," he says, "I have been telling my patients for the past forty years, that, so corned, the human mind in unerely a uzme for a

of

The foot in the blood acta chemically upon certain nervo centros,

топр brain functions. and this is mysteriously worked up into what we call reason. In other words, the condition

of the mind depends upon that of the body,

The one thing that worries me is the probable want of a fast bowler to help Australia next

overrim my story. His career has been one of told Saunders is a new bowler of the Ferris Ballucination, and these symptoms expressed by sanson." But if Jones be unable to take the

stamp and very dificult to play. Of course, it Darling sticks to his sheep-farming in Tasmanis, if Earnest Jones crocked," and it Hughie Trumble persists in retiring from the gumo so as to devote himself to business, England may have a chutes in the fature, but there is not much glory in it unless we defeat the strongest Culonial side.

constant progress, for in 1895, in 26 completed efforte, ho scored 677. This was the year when Essex hit up 692 against Somerset at Taunton. Carpenter made 135, ore he was run out, while McGahoy sabscribed 147, and A. P. Lucas the overgreen Cantab, a perfect 135. T. Russell, the wicketkeeper, was captared when 93, or Essex would have been the first, cannty, instead of Yorkshire, to make four individual hundreds

A NEW AUSTRALIAN BATSMAN, in one innings. But it should be stated that. Rassell was under the misapprehension that

They always seem to be Anding fresh cricket A young medical student, he hot completed his hoofred. This inducators in Australia.

For example," continues the doctor, thera are people who are troubled by irritability, great mental depression,, sleeplessness, mental

fear insanity), who might wither avoid sneh the geuocal term 'nervousness (and who also sufferings or be cared in a mouth, if they but know that at the bottom of the whole business lie the poisonous products of imperfect diges and nervous aimentu in tion, Ninety per cunt, of all the cuses of mental directly due to dyspepsia.

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"What with a distressing sense of sinking in BOMBAY the stomach, and a constant feeling of sickness,

CALCUTTA I felt, as through the foul state of my tongue,

dragged on for furenty years with just a short I looked, of all men most miserable.

This wretched existence-it wasn't life-I respite now and thou. Each year the disease tightened its grip, sapping my strength sad vitality. Doctors examined me and gave me medicine. They lightened my purso, "but not illa. At times I turned quite dizzy and faint, and got so nervous and depressed that I scarcely dared venture out of doors.

he was caught. In 1996, as we have said, McGahoy never reached three figures, but au average of 29 was therefore ail the more creditable as testifying to his consistent excellence. Daring the Diamond Jubilee bis defence developed, but he never lost his appearance was made in public school matches, punishing powers, as proved by 94 against Vietor Trumper (both were students at Crown ho and his no more famous follow schoolboy Vavul, Military and Court, 16, Queen's Road, Surrey, 140 against Sussex, 123 against St. School, Sydney) having played together Leicestershire, and 87 against Lancashire in many games. Only a matter of six years

was against the latter county in the following summer, that of 1898, that I think ago Poilovín commenced to play in club cricket,

and I know Mr. H. &. Owen agree with

and for a couple of sonsons he was very success- the opinion--that Esser accomplished the whim, Poidy" (as he is familiarly called on ful At that time, owing to some peculiar greatest feat in their history at Old Trafford, and off the field) would not play in the

My whole nervous system seemed unstrung; when they defeated Lancashire by four wickets Eltorate competitions, but stuck to

the the slightest noise distressed me. Why, the even though the Palatine and the first use of ydney Varsity team, and it was white with cient to keep me awake for hours, and a knock

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of a clock, in another room, was sufß- good hard pitoh, and even though the East the University that his name first began to be at the door would make me jump and tremble Anglians were 85 behind on the first venture bruited about and ultimately were set the very severe task

of the most pro all over. of making 336 to win. As a matter of fact they scored 339 against Cattell, Mold, Brigge, Ellis (Bolton), Baker, and F. Sugg, In this EYE-SIGHT. veritable triuniph MoGshey, shared, for his con tribution to the total was 145, his chief partner being Percy Perrin. It is curious that McGabey and Perrin are frequently alluded to as "The Twina," presumably because they are so unlike for they even lat in different styles. Moreover, The Twins were first and second in the Essex averages this year, for Perey- Perrin's figures wore 30 and McGahey's 35. His companion, Perrin, has generally managed to keep about a run per innings in front, but this season Mr McGabey is in better health than for some time past. Mr. Perrin will have no cay task to ontstrip his comrade this year.

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alive too. Why, I seem to be getting member of this Electorate team. So well did younger every day. Though I am now seventy be perform with the bait indeed that New South Wales cried out for his selection in what was the internlonial ericket selected till after Federation was an accomplish But he was not

ed fact, and his first appearance was made in the inter-state match with South Australia in January of the present yest- & match which has made so great a mark in cricket history as hering from the rack in series in into class cricket.

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'Now, forty clocks ticking wouldn't spoil my to upset me. I would rather low 150 than be 1398 without Seigel's Syrup, for it has made a man of me, and added years of happiness to my life." George Bath, Trefasiz Villa, Windmill Road, New Brompton, Kent, April 25th, 1997. tittle to Mr. Bath's frank and eloqnent state- No world of the writer's can add one job ar ment, the truth of which is vouched for by many independent witnesses, among them being Mr. John Serace, Relieving Offer, Medway Union, Chatham, and Mr. A. Durrant, Short Street, Laton Road, Chatham, to both of whom Mr. Bath is personally known.

this important match is fall fresh in the memory, so fresh indeed as to barely need repetition. Briedy, then, he added to the many records then established by himself, creating a In addition to being more robust, there is no record score of 144 (not out) for a Brat appear doubt that Mr. McGahey has improved since ance in Inter-state cricket, and while he was last summer. During the winter he succeeded compiling these ruus he gave bat one very

Now turn back to the quotation from the old Mr. F. G. Bull as assistant to Mr. O. B. doubtful chanes at point, when he had put disease was. No, never mint, I will set it down doctor, and you will learn what Mr. Bath's Borradaile, the old Westminster boy, who is together 60. As a bat Poidevin is interesting here--it was dyspepsia. Oh, if my voice could the secretary of the County. It was perhaps ho is very cautics, and takes no liberties but reach all the suffering men and womes in thought in some quarters that his new duties except with loose and tired bowling; but dear old England, how I would shout to them would spell his cricket, but the effect has been his chief strength lies in his defence, the old doctor's deep saying and the story of exactly the contrary. It was a feat to score two reminding one of Albert Ward,

Mr. Bath' illness and ouro. Bat, as it is, way Ho is es820-

must take the chazoes of their seeing this kundreds in the match against Gloucestershire, tially a driver, and on this stroke ho report in print. even though the attack of the visitors wae is very powerful; especially is he foud of driving weakened by the absence of Roberts and C. L. hard to the off, and ho plays naturally with the R Townsend. To compile two separate centuries full face of the bat. As yet he indulge in very in one match is really wonderful-despite the little cutting, but that he will develop in this number of batsmen who have done so-when we stspect there is no reason to doubt. It is consider that there are nine ways of getting exhilarating to watch him drive; he enters into out. Tall in stature and gifted with great the oper spirit of the thing, and when he hits reach, Charles McGahey, like incat of the the, will-it goes. As a bowler he is modern school, is a great forward player. Ho not a success, and he was the worst fielder on relies for his defends on forward play, whereas the Sydney cricket ground is the inter-stat his friend, Mr. Perrin, believe in back play. match. This is his 'great failing he is Nearly all his runs are made by swinging caretess fielder, and for this reason alone the driver-both to the off and the ou, but probably Selection Committee did not pick him before his best hit is just past mid-on, where the fielder for inter-colonial matches. About the baild of cannot reach the ball. Unquestionably he is Harry Graham, (ie Victorian, Foldevin is not [1556- one of the very finest of the Essex recruite of more than 25 years of age, and while he was at

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