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SPORT AND ATHLETICS.

SWIMMING.

Competitive swimming in Eng. and is in a deplorable condition, judging by the strong comments in the annual report of the Amateur Swimming Association which was submitted to the council at Chal tenham recently.

BRITISH TENNIS TEAM IN SOUTH AFRICA.

RUGBY.

ROYAL AIR FORCE RUN DARK

BLUES TO ONE POINT. %

The decision of South Africa to send a strong mixed team to Wim-

The Dark Blues, at Oxford re- bledon this year. lends great in- terest to the series of lawn tennis cently, defeated the Royal Air test matches which the British team Force by the narrow margin of two is playing in Johannesburg, Thetries (6 points) to a goal (5 points). Record entries were received for South African team are able to The game was played on turf cover. the elab and county water polo gauge their chances in England, anded by two inches of snow and very championships, but these favourable the English players are discovering hard, and, all things considered, features were unfortunately offset that South Africa has made great the form of both teams was ex- to some extent by the serious fall-strides in the game recently. South tremely good.

at

The Air Force went ahead soon

ing off in the entries for the in- Africa won the first test match at The Oxford men, though beaten dividual championships," itates the Durban by eight matches to three, at forward, held the upper hand report, which also callà attention and in the second test at Johannes behind the serum in the first half. to the deplorable times recorded burg three matches were played; and a determined run by Macpher by the English entrants in the Great Britain winning two and son brought a try, by which they still water, middle and Tong dis- losing one. tnce events for men."

In the opening match Dr. J. c.led at the interval. The Air Force looked dangerous several times, but Attention repeatedly has been Gregory beat. Malcolm, the the University tackling was dead- drawn to paucity of male swim- Southern Transvaal player, by 75, ly. mers of quality in this country 6-9. Gregory was baffled at first-by over distances beyond two hundred the unusual antics of the ball and twenty yards," says the report,such a high altitude (Johannesburg after the change of ends. Russell He gaining a try from which Llewellyn. and this was evidenced in the is 5,500ft above sea level). Olympic Games

To some gradually adapted himself to the placed a goal. The University, extent, too, the results in the conditions, however, and played however, again obtained the advan ASA championships support this through a brilliant second set, bis tage with a try by Russell, and they statement, although it is recognised back-hand drives down the side-line pressed to the finish without being In the able to overcome a sound defence. that some of the best men were not being a great feature. competing.

second match L. Raymond, who, like Malcolm, will be seen in England FOOTBALLERS NOT TO shortly, beat I. G. Collins, 6-3, 6-0 The doubles resulted in a win for Gregory and Collins over Condon and Malcolm by 7-5, 5-7, 8-6,

FERGINA.

In the mile championship of England the blue riband of Eng lish swimming there were only threo entrants, one being a Colonial swimmer on a visit to this country. Only he and one other swimmer started. and the latter did not finish. Comment is needless.

WRITE.

In the half-mile championship OXFORD PROVE TOO GOOD FOR futurs contribute reports or articles.

there were six entrants and four starters. The winner completed the distance in nearly a minute behind the standard time, the second minute and a half behind standard, and the third over two minutes.

"The 500 yards event was won by French competitor, with J. G. Hatfield second (four-fifths of a second inside standard time), while the winner of the third medal was nearly a minute outside standard time.

"It is an extraordinary feature that while English championships continue to attract Colonial and foreign entries, English competitors themselves appear to hold them in little regard.

CAMBRIDGE.

Oxford, won the inter- varsity two weapon-foils and sabres-fencing match recently at the London Fete ing Club. They scored six victories in the foils against threa by Cam bridge, and with the sabre contest halved at two victories each, the Dark Blues were succesful, on the day, by 8 to 5.

Cambridge, had been fancied to win, but were not such firm favourites as last year, when the Oronians ecored a most unexpected victory.

"DISCORD CAUSED BY PRESS ARTICLES. Football players must not in

to newspapers containing criticisms of their colleagues or opponents. į This is the gist of a resolution Passed by the Football Association Council, which states that such Practices have, caused resentment and discord.

An article stated to have been written by E. Bedford, of Derby County, was held to be a breach of this resolution, and it was decided that Bedford should be warned.

CRICKET.

All Jamaica gained an overwhelm- One of the features of the coming advantage over Mr. Cahn's petition was an excellent display English team in the Test match at with the foil by F. J. Walter, the Kingston, Jamaica, when in reply "The committee stress these two old Stowe School boy, who was the to the tourists' first innings of 217 regrettable features, because clearly only member of either team to be they totalled 503, and then dismiss the time has arrived when they must undefeated with this weapon. By ed four Englishmen for 148. Mr. be given serious consideration by wincing a great tumle with the Cabn's team, therefore, with only the council and remedial action Cambridge captain, J. T. Mix wickets standing, still need 140

Gibson, Walter made a foils victory to escape an innings defeat. taken."

The Hungarian Swimming Asso-certain for his side. ciation has extended an invitation to the assocition, to send a water polo team to Vienna and Budapest

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The features of the day's play were the brilliant batting of Nunes and the vigorous hitting of Holt. Nunes 119 included sixteen 4's, to take part in a series of matches ciation for a contest between the

two countries to take place in Eng-while Holt hit two 8's and nine 4's. in August.

Negotiations are being conducted land in the autuma, and a return O'Connor gave a superb exhibition with the German Swimming Asso-match in Germany, probably in 1930 of free hitting, 41 of his 63 runs

being 4's. or 1931. (Continued on next Column).

MAINLY FOR THE MEN.

Mr. Louis Morgen, known as the millionaire barber," has said farewell to his barber's shop at the Hotel McAlpin after disclosing to his fifty employees the five rules of Buccess which, he declares, have been, responsible for his rise from a 123 a week lather-boy at the age of ten to his present position in the ranks of the millionaires.

His

have included customers three ex-Presidenta of the United States.

Mr Morgen lays down the fol- lowing five rules of success for bar bers:

1-Always be courteous. 2.-Always be honest, and do not worry about the tip. If you know, your business and are courteous, the tips will take care of them sclves,

3. Take a lesson in practical psychology and try to humour your customer." If he comes into the shop early in the morning" with a grumble, make him happy and send him out with a smile.

4-Do not talk too much, but if you must talk, talk intelligently.

5.Read the editorials in the newspapers and be generally in formed on the topics of the day, so that if necessary you can engage in an interesting and intelligent discussion of them.

There has recently been publish-upon films, is human enough to can- ed an interesting and amusing fess that he enjoys going to "the little book on Dickens as a legal pictures," that he reads Edgar historian. It is written by Profes Wallace, and also that he gets a sor Holdsworth. Dickens, we know, certain amount of pleasure in hear- sometimes availed himself of artis- ing a case. tic licence; but as his profession was the law, he is not often "caught out".

The task of finding a new name for the oldest rank in the service is providing the navy with a curious form of word puzzle. The problem had its origin in the carliest days of a standing fleet, when, the only officers of a ship were those appointed by Admiralty warrants as masters, boatswains, gunners, c. As warships evolved and the various grades of commis. sioned rank were successively; in- troduced, the warrant officers de- clined in status. They have always been recognised, however, an officers, and their position has latterly been stabilised as equivalent in rank to that of a second lieutenant in the army.

He is essentially the plain, sen- dislike of sible judge, with a

Another-human theatricalism. quality about him is that be is one of the few judges with a nickname.

Monty" He has been known as Shearman since his Bar days. He wears on unlegal moustache, and looks rather the military man than the fine judge he is.

In his young days he was a noted printer. He is also a collector of books, "I buy books in obscure streets and market places," he once confessed.

Fancy pullovers are generally supposed to be a modern fashion. but a Paris journalist points out that modern jazz types were out- done by the fancy jersey waistcoats in vogne before the Revolution. Quoting from the Secret Memoirs In recent years, with the opening of Bachaumont (1787), he writes: up of new avenues of promotion to "These waistcoats continue to be all branches of naval ratings, from the historic monuments of the age. electricians to cooks, the original Those at present in fashion are. classes have augmented to the num-known as The Notables."

have embroidered pictures of the her of sixteen, some with very un- wieldy titles. There is another Assembly of Notables, with the difficulty. The seniora, who have King" on his throne in the middle now been granted commissions for of them, Others have hunting pic- long service can only officially be. tures, cavalry charges, and even banned books and plays, to say, known as "commissioned officers naval battles." nothing of films, it is refreshing to from warrant rank" in addition to see that some good soul has time a title perhapa four words in to write to the Press about Mr.length).

In the midst of all the talk of

They

Mr. E. Knightsmith, the well- known London toastmaster, who Pickwick's legal, costs! Soracone, It is proposed to sweep away all for the last 58 years, ever since he was a boy of 11, has been carning it seems, wrote and enquired why this confusion, and to substitute a Messrs. Dodson & Fogs did not simple name which can be applied his living by his voice, says that take steps to obtain payment of to all classes of warrant officers by he has toasted six kings and very Mr. Pickwick's costs rather than the addition of an initial letter nearly every famous person in this pay which, and those of Mrs. such as "B" for boatswain and country. He has now been asked Bardell, it will be remembered, the

for gunner. Old naval records to officiate in an entirely new role. immortal mea went to prison by are being searched for some obsoHe is to be the announcer at the lete sea term that will readily beret fashion exhibition, to be held attaching his eatute.

understood by the sister services this year in Manchester A num and by the general public as the her of well-known mannequins will title of an officer None has yet display British fashions set off with & million pounds' worth of jewel- been discovered,

lery, all designed and mounted in England. Mr. Knightsmith is to wear the familiar crimson cost, which has now been universally adopted as the official costume for

which toastmasters, and Mr. Justice Shearman, who has originated by his wife many years been interesting us with, bis views ago.

Another dear soul, who has made a study of these things, replied that the reason was that as Mr. Pickwick lived in furnished rooms, and his income was presumably derived from stocks and shares not land there was no process be fore Queen Victoria's reign where by anything could be taken in execution of a judgment; and bank- ruptcy process was only available against traders,

The Admiralty is believed to be sympathetic to the proposal, and it appears to be welcomed on all sides. In fact there is only one difficulty the lack of a suitable name...

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