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A BAT FACTORY,

THE ART OF MAKING CRICKET BATS,

-Prejudiced people are for ever decry ing the attractiveness of cricket. One declares that the boys of England are nde playing the game, and another, as serts that there is a dirtinishing public who watch the spectacular matches. The secretaries of important clubs can give evidence concerning the sustained popus [Hty of the sport

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The following letters recently appeared in The Tisza (London);

since

You pointed out a few days that the number of students offering them- selves for the study of medicine had sud denly decreased from more than 1,000 to 543, and that three or four years ago 13,000 and upwards-so offered themselves But who cán Kay whether the rising We are told that fewer and fewer sted- graptation are following in the footsteps enta come forward for the Church, while of their fathers? The answer to this the Navy and Army are both drastically charge is provided by the athletic out cut down, so that fewer are wanted for fitser the dealers in sporta requisites, these Services. What is left of the pro- and the manufacturers of the materials fessions The ins, wherein we are told needed by cricketers of all grades. The there are many more eats than catch manufacturers must be able to estimate mice: aviation, dentistry, accountancy better than say one.........

perhaps. But in the meanwhile there are Having koown the famous house of more and more young men who are look- Gunn and Moore, since its foundatiouising round to see how they can render 1885, both William Gunn and T themselves useful to mankind and be able Moure being friends of ruzly machood, to earn their bread. What do they do?

Emigrate 1 Few

Are accustomed went to thera for information, as their fame as makers of bats is their renowned manual labour and an emigrant has to The Civil Service is speciality, they turn out bats of several use his muscles.

being reduced. There is diplomacy and gmdes, And some for boys

there is a commercial life. Is it that the professions have lost their attraction and our young men are going into business?

IS IT WORTH ITI-

in

to

The

The orders received from

the big public and elementary schools, from the nniversities and from county councils and education committees convince Guan and Moure that crickes was never more in (a)With reference to your Medical favour with youngsters and adults.

Correspondent's contribution Nothing can be so argumentire asimies of the 13th inst, it is not surpris "orders, big orders like several gross, maintained from year to year by public ing that a alump has taken place in the institutions and bodies, to prove that the number of entrants for the course of in- magic of willow and leather is as enthral struction required before qualifications in ling na ever it was. Indeed, the charmedicine and surgery can be obtained. The fathers of the rising generation, of of cricket is more powerful and is ́ felt

any business acumen, are beginning to over a wider area than over tremen see that the large sums expended for edu- ber.

At the factory" at Castle Boulevard, cation, extendling over the best years of Nottingham, I found ingell confronted a young man's life, are practically wast- with 60,000 blocks of willow Failed one rd, when the very inadequate earnings of above the other in squares so that the medical practitioners are taken into con winds perpetually play upon the tinxideration, and the long hours of their daily work, averaging certainly more than ber. Every block was the blade of a bat 12-and then only a bare living in obtain- to be. These represented; 2,000 willow

son who trees-bought and cut down on various c The cost of a caress for estates between October and February Wishes to take university degrees im when the sap has receded, for this is the medicine and surgery mounts up na enly time of the year during which to fellmounts up as follows

A preparatory school from eight

the trees.

After exposure in the open air the blocks of timber are removed to drying sheds, for every, bat needs seasoning dur" ing twelve months. There were bats in every stage, from a section of the tree trunk to the white, glossy, finished Wi liam Guns a work of art that thrilled the nerves at the fingers and aroused emories of happy days-with this differ- enee, But the bits then were not so well made and had not auch driving power.

to 14

£1,500 A public school for five years... 1,250 A university course of five years 9,000.

£4,750

and this total does not include, vacation. and general expenses.

To take the numbers on the British fedical register from the MD's of the great Universities and the FILC.S.'w.to the licentiates of the Apothecaries So- It is obvious that Gunn and Moore ciety, and divide the numbers obtained would not be seasoning: 60,000 blocks for into their yearly evenings, it is very blades, producing 1,000 bats a week doubtful if eren £200 per year is avail- and shipping sexes full of them to all able, for a livelihood after all expenses parts of the world if cricket were decay have been deducted from the gross tak ing. According to the prophets cricketings. Is it worth it?'d p should have been dead long ago, but s tour of two hours round the Castle Boule- vard works would put all these Jeremiahs to fight

THE RAW MATERIAL

There are exceptional men who require but of 2 lbs 10 oz, and even 3 168.

. but the average weight of a bat, includ ing the rubber on the handle, is 2 lbs. When Gunn and Moore started their oz. The blade him to be modelled, and grent adventure at a stop in Carrington the symmetry maintained with the scales Steert Nottingham, nearly opposite to always before the man with the draw- their presed premises, the staff included knife, for he is a handicraftsman with a Mr J. C. Pite, Mr. William Sherwin, trained eye and a deft touch. It is well Mr. J. Stirland, and Mr. R. Bloor, who to realise that we have the raw material are now members of the firm and very and the artists in this country only. actively engaged in the several depart- ments to which they devote all their thought and energy.

It is, too, peculiarly fitting that Not- tinghamshire, which has turned out more. professional coaches to teach cricket to the world than any other country, should now produce thousands upon thousands of bata, and. by almost universal con sent, the best.

Mr. William Sherwin's special concern is the making of hats in this factory, Being the son of Mordecai Sherwin, the world ranaväed wicket keeper of Notts for the greater part of 20 years, it is not surprising that he was reared in an at mosphere of ericket, and that from boy hood he has been on this practical side."

William Sherwin is an authority on willow trees lle is the buyer of that must essential part of the raw material

the willow, which can only be grown on a level plane, and revolving steel, England There is neither the soil or the conditions for... successful willow culture in other countries.

FITTING IN THE HANDLE When the draw-knife has done isa work" the front of the blade is put under a press This is mechanical, but even bere the machine was invented by William Gunn and William Sherwin. The back of the hat fits into a bed, which mov

drum exerts a pressure o of four tons on the face of the bat, which in compressed, welded, and hardened.

+4

Angone coal pass an opinion on a The same process is applied to the willow after it is laid low and split open, edges, but not content with "that the but Mr. Sherwin has to know all that is edges are also beaten with a very busi essentint about each tree while it stands

apon its roots. There are a dozen kinds nese-like hammer. Some batsmen use the edges for scoring: The wit has been of willow, but there is only ope variety known to say, on the return of the player the lix roloen--which makes the beau to the pavilion,Your bat has a splendid tiful bats of Gunn and Moore

The good buger kuows where to go for edge. The wit thinks he is very clever, but if he saw the workmen pressing nod what he needs and he can tell from in hammering the edges at this Nattingham spection of the bark, and other outward factory he would say that all these bats and visible manifestations, what is with have splendid edges, as well as "middlez” in. Only experienes can be a guide in such a matter can see

almost as tough as teak.,

When the blade is completed there is the delicate operation of fitting into the aplice the cane handle, which consists of 16 pieces of cone and three strips of in-

When the trees reach Nottingham they are split with a giant axe and aliet into blocke, or as they are called Telefta of about 5 1hs. By the aid of the adze, and the circular saw, this left diarubber made into one homogeneous pared of all bat the part which will make

piece, like the propeller of an aero- plane.

a first-class blade, which, when it is put This case is rattan Sarawak, and, ost to reason, is further roughly bewn coming from Singapore, is bought - by until it weighs about 3 Jha..

FASHIONING TUK BLADE,

the shipload. The cases are planed. glued, pressed, and moulded until they When the process of drybig and matirare complete. Their adjustment in the ing the blade has been completed it groove, so as to get the fit, the centre, passes to the highly-skilled workman, who and the equiponderance is a matter of commencez operations on the business nicety and exactitude.

part of the bat There are over 70 em- When all this has been done the twine. ploves in this factory and they have pass is rapidly wound round the handle by the cd their days in the art of hat making nid of a lathe, and the bat in scoured It is an art, for the hat has mostly to be with three grades of what we may call made by hand Machinery and any de-sand-paper-although ita surface looked vice for turning out bata is a lathe, the like ground-glass after that comes the same as stumps, would be fatal. Soapplication of elbow-grease by the aid long as ali men are not of one pattern of a bone or a piece of Sarawak cane, bata cannot be.

until the surface shines as if it had been Hence, the skilled craftsman plies His varnished.

oil is art with draw-knife tool as indis But either varnish nor linseed pensable to him as the chisel to the seel applied to the modern white willow bat tor Shaving and paring with master either the "Autograph" or the "Cannon" touch, he brings out the swell in the brand of Gunn and Moore prior to sale back of the blade, that gives weight, in Of course, varnish is never used, but the the right pines for driving, Gown and tricketer has to oil his bat in due course Moore claim to be the first manufacturers if he wants to preserve it and kern it in who left this hump on the back, nnd rendition

member that this protuberance his to good hat is a treasure, and the be gained without disturbing the bakea Mendes of festimonials that Gunn und of the bat, without weakening any other Hobre férrive from Lamous cricketera all part, and without getting the complete over the world prove that their late but too heavy,

(Continued at Jhot of next coluinny

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