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A. C. MAÇLAREN'S AUSTRALIAN TEAK, The All Engħad captain of 1899, A. C. Mas Laren, who is taking out the English team of cricketers to Australia at the invitation of the

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average of 22:29, and whenever he is put on as a change he secures a wicket. Then, we can not forget that at the head of the eleven stands" Lord Hawke, a dominant personality who keeps the team in perfect order, and objects to any liberties being taken. I hare-ston most of the crack county teams of the last thirty years, but not even Notts and Surrey at their best ever THE had a batter balanced team all round than has Yorkshire to-day.

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Smith, the jumping cricketer, will have to leap well, and will have to clear at least 5ft. 10in. to win the high jump. Of this he was, capablo last spring. Another cricketer, W. E. B. Henderson, is more likely to carry off the long jump than Cornish. E. E. B. May, the If by cluce any of my readers assist at the fair-haired, massive, Oriel giant, lanka beauti tanght workmen. Equal to Home Work. next University sports botwoox Oxford and ful in war-paint, but I should not be surprised Cambridge kindly favour ine by looking out for to see him beaten by 40ft. in throwing the a talk spura gentleman with sloping shoulders, hammer. They are perfeol wholes" at this a somewhat sallow complexion, and curious sort of thing ont West, Thus it will be seen, roaming, piercing eyes. A men of the work as I reckon matters, I am by no means son- with an easy carriage, bo strikes the average sident of the victory of the Enzon sportsmen. observer as a keen spertamina And he is IIe Moreover, I cannot overlook the fact that in will take a deep and active interest until the the American Inter-Collegiate Championships programme is sun through, and then jumping Harvard came out first with 44 points and intea high dog-eart, with footman sitting baYale woond with 30 5-0 points. Of course we hind like moramsat, the goue, "engi-eyed, hope for the best, and that all the young gentle. mon will return safe and sound under the koon-faced Cosmopolitan raun about town will proinbly drive straight to the House of Com protection to Mr. Lees Knowles mons. I am referring to Mr. Lees Kuoveles M.P., who left England on board, the Dominica liner Commonwealth in charge of the Oxford and Cambridge University athletes, who will Eastman's Kodak Films and Accessorios: this week-end reach America to decide a series Melbourne Club sexmouth, is finding his task has been given prior to steamer's arrival of matches with the McGill and Toronto much more diluit that he expected. The Universities of Canada at Montreal un-Septem-Yorkshire Committes having expressed a desira bor 14th, and against Harvard and Yale at Now that neither of their crack bowlers, George York on September 28th. No better men could Hirst and Wilfred Rhodes, should undertake bave been chosen for tão duty of engineering the the trip, the two best bowlers in this country party than Mr. Lees Knowles, not so much will be left behind. Of course they are both because he is a great lover of sport as from the left-handers, and as we all know the Coloniale simple fact flat be is a travelled man and bus are not too fond of left-handed bowlers. Fail- heal important administrativo offices in cornec-ing this pair, MacLaren bas obtained the tion with the Government of this country. The assistance of two other very capable laft-handed eldest son of Mr. Join: Knowles, of Westwood,anea in John Gann, who may be said to be the Pendlebury, near Manchester, he was educated dupaty for Hirst, and "Charlie" Blythe, the at Rugig, and Trinity College, Cambridge, understudy for Rhorles. And let it not be whore he obtained a good degren. By n forgotten that they are very able young stretch of the imagination could one describe cricketers, with plenty of enthusisem, if they MBR CHEUNG,

Ice House Street, Top Floor. Formanent Mr. Knowles as a first-class athlete. He som have the strength to stand the trials of such Enlargements, Groups, Views, eto; Develpated for four years in the Inter-University a tour. John Guru is the very reverse of his opment Works, Amateurs Requisites Sports. At Lillie Bridge, in 1876, he ran third famous uncle, Wm. Grun, the only stands 5ft. in this three miles to A. Goodwin, W. H. 7in., and sculos 1st. Ulbs., as compared with 4. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST.

Bromide and Crayon Enlargements and Grenfell, the brilliant Balliol sportsman, being 6ft 2im, and a matter of 14 stones. John also colouring Photos and relief Photos, second. Unplaced in the one mile of 1877 to W. Guna was born at Hucknall Torkard, near Views of China and Manila. Work Cunliffe, and of 1878 to D.L. Clarke, he was third Nottingham, and as a boy earned fame on the done for Amateurs; No. 8a, Queen's in the quarter mile of 1879 to M. R. Portal. This playing-fields. He joined the club of Mesara,

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pride. Indeed I asked the greatest authority on Nottingham, and was thence drafted into the athletics in England the other day what Locs County team. As he has already scured well Knowles had over done, "a woll," he answer- over 1,000 rus this sariver, and at the time of ed, "he ran a dead leat with Whaley, the Oxon writing only watts twelve wickets to number san, in the Half Mile Championship of England." his hundred victims, it is evident that he is an That was in 1878, the year Mr. Knowles was all-round man of the first water. For two years president of the Cambridge University Athletie he has been considered quite among the first Club, but as the time on that opension was only eleven all-round players in Englan, and? think

MONBIONEES of Cargo from Ispadon and Haveo ex 6.5. Ortegal, ami from Bordeaux, 2 mius. 31-5 secs, ono cannot say it was a histori- his selection very wise in every way. "Charlie"

es sa Ville Arrus, in connection with cal tuce. But it was by no means nessary to Blytho is really named Colin Blythe-but, as have a great atkelte in charge of these young this modest youth saya, nobody would revugaise above Seener, are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, gentleraan. It was far better to secure the calm under that christian appellation. Blythe Treasure and Valuables: are being handed operation of a representative man who, however, is a Deptford youth, who was burri on May 30, and stored at their risks into the Godowns has always been a koon patron of such' sports 1879. Ho measures 58, 1lin, and weighs, of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and and of Rugby football. On the occasion of despite a severs illuuse last winter, list. ill. Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon, whence de great matches--say those between such oldeJubs By trace he is a ser and taches, and served his livery may be obtained immediately after landing. Optic Corgo will be forwarded op unless as Salford and Swinton-one gouetally sees Mr. Time in Woolwich Arsenal. As a youth he, too,

intimation is received from the Consignes Lens Krorless, but after all he enjoye nothing so was always fond of cricket, and gaining sonic lafors Noos, TO-DAY, the 21th just.. roquest- much as a keen race between two matched me. prominence amongst the youths of Blachent,ing it to be landed here.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the In his hands our Blues will be perfectly safe, he texded by Captain McCanli the Undersigned Goods remaining unclaimed after Artilleryman, and was straightaway sent to the TUESDAY, tho 1st October, at Noox, will and I only trust they may return victorioua. PROSPECTS OF IRISH SUCCESS IN AMERICA. Tonbridge cricket-nursery to be cached. He be subject to rent and landing charges.

The standard of athletics is not so high in

matured very quickly, and was quite effective last year on hard wickets.. Indeed, like John Canada as it is in the United States, and I anticipate an easy victory for our blue-blooded Guns, the better the wicket the better he bowls, loose-limbed yonug zuen of culture at Montreal,

so that they are just the kind for Australia. hat one experiences grave doubts as to their Blythe keeps a splendid length, comes in with fate at New York. The affent of climate has his arm, while le has a very good ball that breaks away to the off and obtaina wnny a. victim. It has been announced that Mr. Haroli Garnott the well-known Lancashire bateman, also a left-barded man, is to be one of the

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minimise the triumph of the West countrymen. One wook that team is capable of the v greatest deeds; next week it is scarcely much better than the terrible Derbyshize eleven. Now Yorkshire have from first to last been most consistent. Their steadiness has proved their merit. When we see Rhodes, the bland youth, at the top of the bowling list with about 200 victims for 15 runs specs, and lay the good second with closs upon 150 wickets for 15 rang.a-piece, we feel at once the keynote of the situation. And these bowlers uro as I said the other week supported by felésmen" who' would make even bad howlera effective to say nothing. F of Buch "demous" as Rhodes and Hirst. Ther

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THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. There can now be no doubt winteror that the champion county among the cricketing can Amateur Athletic Union return miu, 15

shires of 1901 will be Yorkshire, as their only 3-5secs, us their record, but it was done by that defeat up to August 17 was that by Bomerset. erratic little man from County Kildare, Tommy That was a wonderful wiu, and no doubt Conneff, and he only did this in-a trial-not in Somerset on that occasion played as much a publie rage. In the half-mile the English above their form ss Yorkshire did below it. Universities have two fine, représentatives But I should be the last man in the world to the Rac. H. W. Workinan, who has gone | down," and J. R. Clare, the champion of Eng. land. The former, who is an old Reptonian, is quite capable of beating 1min. 59sces. himself, but, of course, much will depend upon the of campaign with Cleave, who it will be recalled, scared nation honours at Huddersfield in Jin, 49 3-5secs. Hey Cleave, who is only 20 stands 5ft. Wğin, and scales 198. fält, was educated at Marlborough School, and proceeded from there to Brasenose College, Oxford Commencing to train for running in 1898, be has proved eminently successful, and the more important the occasion the botter be runs. This is the kind of man for me. A. E. Hand, the sprinter is in this country well capable of 10 1-540cs. for 100 yards, but whether ha com do that across the pond is another matter. I have not a great deal of faith I Cornish, of Oxford, either for the quarter or the long jump, although be is of the tree, their best batsman, Frank Mitchell, likes bit of whipcard--but there never appeared is now thirteenth in the list of averages, to me to be enough of him to make a flyer. although he has scored no fewer than seven We shall easily appropriate the spoile in the ** centaries" for las county this season. A two miles, for both Werkasa and E. A. vigorens defender, a powerful hitter, and a Dawson-the cross-country runner-are rarely regalar run-getter, Mr. Mitchell, tator, tough customers. Either of them would journalist, estate olerk, and soldier by turns struggle until exhausted mature compelled has improved out of recognition as a bate- them to desist and fall on the track. But I man since he left Chanbridge Really, I have do not anticipate any such a fight, for they a great admiration for Mitchell, and if only cannot run distance races in America. Eren F.. Jackson was back in the Yorkshire team Sherborne boy, and a young man of an athletic England if they could not do so grea now. with the assistance of G. E. Garnier, the they would be quite strong enough to beat All

family, we might lose the 120 Tards Hurdles, Hirst is, of course, a splendid bat, and so are for, I doubt if he can beat 17sece whereas Jack Brown, and the Leeds amateur Tom Tay E. J. Clapp, of Yals, scoomplished 15 1-5 for, bas Denton and Tunnicliffe have shown a geoa at the American Inter Collegiate Cham- stranga decline. Why, the reserve man of (2250, pionships at New York last aley. G. Howard Yorkshire, Loes Whitehead, has a batting

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