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Wednesday, Sunderland. West Bromwich Albion ) with nortes. No one will ever forget his 32for once. Gone are the days when olnba went from an innings which give the Dark Blass and Wolverhampton Wanderers have all failed Oxford against Cambridge at Lord's in 1896, Beptember to April without such an experience. historic victory with a record total for the Bolton Wanderera, Griesby, Nottingham Forest fourth innings at that is, and that in the and Stoke have vach Leon ranquished twice at game whon Easiado Shin), was ordered to bowl There is an old proverb that there is no place bome, whilst the present holders of the English noballs to prevent Oxford following on, Bat like home, and most of those who bare livel Cup, Sheffield United, have suffered thrise, and this strategy did not sare Cambrilze, long enough to learn how little we really do the former holders of the trophy, Blabura know are convinced of the truth of the adage Borors, have already been on the wrong side of But if this can be said with convincing for the ledger in four engagements at Ewood Park, by the average wau, it is quite as true who their specia! Iattlefield. If we look still more applied collectively to a cricket team, a football losely, we shall find that in twenty-four matches combination, or an athletic party. Athletes the home teams have been beaten, whils es tan and trained men are after all flekie folk, and games have been drawn, thirty-eight games changes of air, water, bode, anul food affect them have been won by bom sinks, Tasos statistics even more than the ordinary human being. Inggost strongly that the visitors are not nearly America it is rare that u Brst-class athlete o ranch bandicapped as they need to be-only travols without his trainer carrying the water within the last for you. This arises, to my that he is used to drinking. In Association mind, owing to the fast that grounds have less football the home team is always supposed to peculiarities thau formerly, and that elevans ara have a great advantage, for they are not tired much more, on a dead level of mediority than y tranel, they do not run any dietary risk, ever they have been in the history of the and above all they know every inch of their game. Really it seeme astonishing that before ground. They have familiar landmarks that two months of the soon have glided away guide them is their psces, and they know Bury, Derby Conaty, and Middlesbro' are the where to shoot to half a fool. They are

only teams which bars not been conquered in acquainted with any alterations in surface, the prea nee of their supporters. Shell-id however slight, and they are familiar with every Wednesday are not now at the head of the

PLAY LIKE MEN."

but I should like to say a word in favour of the It is not often that I feel inclined to prasch, candn t of the Bay. W. W Bweridy, of Port Glasgow, for he is I 899 delivering a spacial

Men," and his remarks ara specially addressed series of sermons with the title "Play Like

Beveridge was a grant ruuaer sad an inter. to footballers, and athletes, In his day Mr. national Association footballer, who, coming from the ayr Academy, helped Scotland again st England in 1879. After anecassial course at and there beesme famous as a great sprinter and the Academy, he entered Glasgow University,

Socker at the Univesity, instituted the quaster-mile runner. He helped to develop match between the Glasgow and Edinbur Universities, and I b-lieva zhatately arrangad one match between the Gasgow students and thess of Cambridge at Kiraianosk. Bat all Itis running and all his foothill we practicod

| square foot of turf. From these observations League, bat as they bad beaten Shoßald ¦ with the suns object of masking him a tiner man United on the first day of the seam at Drua physically. He played with a purpose and ever Lane, and had foutod Notts County during the sincs es an apostle of physical culture he looks Goose Fair festival, their victory at Grimsby upon all sports and pastings as a means to B was their third success away from home this ead-uot the ba-all and end-all of everything, antume, and yet until they beat, Liverpool Mr. Bareridge recognised that football and at Anfield twelve months ago they had not track running tonded to sudor us with the

Latin post raved about.

And so he is advocating reasonable recreation. 4S OND MOSD R

painted with a broad pon, it will not be denied that the home club hits a great adrautage. It has been computed that the home team bave at least a goal in hand. As a general zuls that should be the case, tat I have seen en closures which, owing to peculiar slopes and angles, hare kandicapped the visitors quite two triumphed away from Sheffold since the spring Mens sana in corpore ang" which the old goals. I have seen football runs down hill of 1898. This is another proof that clubs are from goal to oal, and also from corner flag te more on the same platform, sad with such in. corner fing brendihwise. These sort of cariosi and-out form the ebamniouship is of a more ties are uncommon now for our principal open obaracter than it has bean for years. apclosures are generally fairly level. And still Atrangers do not feel that their foot is on their ualise or their adopted host, and often they are overawed by their environment und by the crowd which they reaties is not for them if not 25, 1872, in the epants of Surrey, Vr. Smith the annals of sport than the splendid ox sibitions against them. If it to thought I am in any way exaggerating, let me point to the fact that cers to delight in classifying himself with the which the South Africa cricketers have ide "orocks." He has eran forsaken the Coringainst the eleventh Australian team who are

THE RETIREMENT OF G. O. #MITH.

of building up ourselves both physically and

morally. His idea is to make men really men. Would there were mare clegy men to ao oye to

I cannot allow the retirement of G. O. Smith from practical participation in first-class Cot-eye with him. Although he was born no resut'y as November ball to pass withon? « word of comment.

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war. For sancasive teams to score over 100 runs against the attack of the Cornstalks wan greatest batean at the Caps, and a brother of L. great fest I did wish A. B Tanors, the T. Tanered, who visited England, would get hin bandred, but it was not to be. Clem Hill saved Australia from def at in the first mitck and it

Southern Lesgas game until last Saturday- The present felab, which superseded the Royal will probably assist the old Carthusians in saue Artillery, commenced to take a part in this toes. This is quite natural, for he want tournament in 1880-1900, and between then Charterhouse, and must rauk with the most and Jast Saturday thy played 46 Leagoo accomplished this school has ever turned out. matehos and were nover defested at Fratton Brilliant at school, he was quite as prominent Park, a beautifully-situated ground of which at Oxford, and played for the Association team they own the freehold, until a week ago, against Cambridge in 1893, 1891, 1995, and 1806, when they met Northampton

the Oxonians winning three years out of four-carry out his bat at Pretoria for 218

was a great feat for The Boy" Trumper to and Iost a goal to none. This was a small ainority, In this his first year he was honoured with his records are peculiar records to be to proton teed Crickst especially when they were without their two cap against Ireland, and thezed-out the follow-bout, but quless I am mistuken he is the best backs and a valuable half-back, but all the ing year both glost Seth and Wales. Ho doly man who has red over 20 in one same Northampton embraced the opportunity night has played lost spring had he chosen, but hand on three continents. He has serers, which many clubs hure allowed to pass by. be closed his memorable career as an interna- times exceeded 200 in Anatalis, oues in Eng- Of course, every rolol boy knows that Queen's the Crystal Palace in 1901, when Aitkin match on matting, awvid strange surroundings Still, this was a remarkable record in these days. tional by playing for England against Scotland land, and now ones in Africa. In his secon l Parks, of Glasgow, did not have a goal scored and Drummond made sect a dreadful mistake this was a splendid achievement, Grent is against them during the first seven years of that they allowed Store Bloomer to nip in Tramper, and he will prevail. I regret to hear their varver, dating from 1967, while later in and soora the equis goal quite near anch avions accounts of the condition of Mr.

teven times against the Scots, appearance is that encounter gave him bis twar tieth esp, urecord which justbeat that of Norman C. Bailey, who is now, a prosperous soliciter in the city of London, while 4.0. Smith is in part ship with his old Oxford chutn: W. J. Oakley

"This rolume plans before the Engh the world's history there was a time when it to time. But then he Lad helped England Arthur Appisby-the old Labcastrian Amateur,

roader the best description of the Bouthern French colonies in the Far East that has yet appearod."----" Suamit Mkačurk,

Many of us in the Fue Est have a books on Tonkin, nurant and modern, but a knowledge of things as they are there to day, of what has bean semplished under . Doner's administration is far from common The author written what he set sut to do, a very reailable and accurate sketch. of the colony as it in at present..

out Altogether,

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GUIDE 20 THE HANDI EXPOSITION.

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was well nigh impossible to defeat Preston North End at Deepdale, or to lower the colours of Bat those days have, I believe, gone for ever, Sonderland on their favourite galloping ground, for neither the Prestonians nor the Wearsiders will ever be so supreme again when clubs more nearly approach a level of excellence.

DISASTELA TO LEAGUERS AT HOME...

Some of these ruminations were suggested Inst Monday, when I was antudying the results of last Saturday's contest in connection with the First Division of the League. Fancy six home teams, Liverpool, Grausby, Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, and Sheffield United, being all whipped on their pet patches on the same afternoon. It is cindeed curious to see the two clabs witch wou NOTICE.

their way into theupper circle last season both CCUPIERS of DOMESTIC BUILD bagging all the points on their opponenta'| INGS are reby requested to co operate territory, for West Bromwich Albion humiliated with the Board in its efforts to combat the English Cupholders, Sheffield United, what PLAGUE by thoroughly Cleansing their Darellings and Savant Quarters between the time Middlesbrough were overcoming New. 15th Narember and Path December next,

castle United at 8: James's Park, The Middles After the 5th December, the Board pre-brough mon are of course the youngest of pows to airy wife the provisions of the Lesquera, and they represent the rising *In. By laws Unertlog Domestic count generation knocking at the doors of the

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and Lis

who was such a splendid bft-handed bowler his county, and the dentlemen against the Play- between 1566 und 1887, when he freqneally helped

ere. Huvisited America with Fitzgerald's team

in 1871, and could have gone to Australia hat for the claims of his insiness. Hi Mr. Appleby

boen able to dovoto antigital time to the grape.

As it

is the practies of in darn quaters, he would in my judgment, have been me of the greatest all-round cricketers, we have ever se n. was, he made a lasting name with limited opportunity.

London, 25th October,

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-for they played four yours in the sam> Dark Blue team-has taken over the large sehool it Barnet, which became rant by the sudden death of Mr. Arthur F. B Dann, the famous old Etunian footballer. G. O. Smith is one of the mildest mannered mou, and one of the most un asuming sportsmen whoever ledu forlorn Lege, he ever outwitted big back and whoever made ageskeper stare in blank astonishment at the terrific shots. Slimly and lithaly built, he was. a great strategist and supreme dribbler, who could adapt himself to any style and play the lordest of gundes either with professionals or susters, and never tura & air. He was a model player, and no ideal explain. He always urged that four attributes should distinguish s captain. He must be above suspicion himself; he must have a perfect knowledge of the pecut Drities of his men; he must do what he thought best without lose or Lavoar, and he must arend unimpeded saa tior and gud Eennis' Cors will, if an items and infect pitiable to

found acessary, Temple of Fame. In the same way it was confinally talking to his comrades while play. direct its oicers, to premises under the ne lions of

anancient organization with many ing. These are golden rules which may gaids 08, Mio. Bye-laws. for the Pretention or Miugation of Epidemie, honours on its colours, the Blackburn Rovers to others. But G. O. S.nith wail ever lige as

wit, routed by Derby County, who were just a model of player, the only fault thunt, coming

into being when the Rovers were I ever heard urged against him being that in the midst of their Cap-conquering ors. One he was not always willing to take his abare of|

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