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SPORT AND ATHLETICS.

BOXERS TURNED OUT OF RING.

stop to o

a-number of cautions in the first

You are

BIG BILL TILDEN TO RETIRE.

HOBBS GROWING YOUNGER. Writing in the current issue of When a man passes the age of Liberty

Two navice boxers named Boycel magazine forty he is generally supposed to be and Farlo were turned out of she weekly William T. Big Bill Tilden too old for games that are only ring at the National Sporting Club announced that he will retire from mildly strengus. Yet, in England

for failing to close, their gloves international tennia competition to-day there are two middle-aged when hitting. The referee was Mr. after the close of the present seamen who are almost approach Eugene Corri, and he is to be thank son. Tilden will continue to appearable in their respective professions.ed for assisting to put in exhibition events and will play One is Jack Hobbs, who, at forty method of fighting that has become in individual matches, he said, but six, brilliantly started yet another all too common. Mr. Corri issued he felt that the time had come when jacason with Surrey with a score of

abandon the gruelling, 154, and the other George Duncan, round, but soon after the second he must routine of training and intensive the golfer. Even for a cricketer round was started he stopped the competition. My future status Hobba is getting definitely elderly,bout and said: "That will be will continue to be that of an hut it is nearly true to say of him enough. Now listen to me. amateur," Tilden states in the now that he is nippy between articles. "I have no thought of wickets, as agile with his feet, and but you must now go away and two likely-looking young fellows, of turning professional. Big as good of vision as he was when Bill" indicated that he might write he was in his early twenties. Some learn how to box. Then you can The extensively, following his course laid men, and this particularly applies come here some other night." down in the past several years dur to athletes, grow old long before Brooks (London) and Johnnie Vestri principal contest between Harry ing which he has produced a number their time, but Hobbs, fortunately (America), was good without being of books and innumerable magazine for the game he has adorned for su particularly entertaining. Vestri is and newspaper articles on tennis. many moons, seems actually to grow an exponent of the right-foot-fore He is especially interested in writ more youthful as the years creep most style, and this means of neces- ing and exhibitions designed to by. To suggest that at the moment sity he is something of a spoiler. develop young talent in the world of he is as wonderful as he was ten

His right hand, which he uses as years ago perhaps smacks of exag the more orthodox would employ a geration, but that, nevertheless, left, was poor, but there was more does seem to be the case. The bowling be recently faced was not Power in the blows he swung with up to, say, Test match standard, rounds to solve the puzzle of his his left. It took Brooks thirteen but isn't it a feat in itself to stance and system, but he did on batting hour after hour "after one has waved good-bye to his forty-enough in the two rounds that STEALING A SINGLE.

fifth year! Hammond's double cen- remained to get the verdict. Neither Rain interfered seriously with tury was the biggest cricket achieve be "nor Vestri is anywhere near the opening county championship ment of the day, from the point of championship class, but it has to be match of the season at Worcester, view of runs scored, but no one will said in their favour that they were between Worcestershire and Susses. deny the assertion that Hobbs' per more energetic and industrious then The start was delayed till 2 o'clock, formance was the more remarkable many title-holders who could be and with more rain causing a stop of the two.. Between them Hobbs patted. Brooks was a trier from page of half an hour after Worces- and Hammond made the new, wicket beginning to end, and he thoroughly tershire had made 57 for 3, the look rather silly. When they are

deserved the decision,

ALDERSHOT COMMAND LOSE. aricket was limited to 135 runs. really in form they could be placed Worcestershire had four wickets: before three tall trees without much Oxford University beat the Alder- down at the close. Tate and Wens- danger of either of the three being shot Command Swimming Club by ler bowled so well at the start that hit. Very naturally, the Surrey four events" to one at Oxford. Re Quaife and J. Fox, the Worcester-man does not like the new b.w.sults:

tennis.

Tilden had been many times world champion and had held every im- portant American tennis title. He has recently been defeated several times, however, and observers agree that he was well past His prime,

on Yards-Bugle-Major Dende (Aldershot Command). 1; K. E Allen (Lincoln), 2 Three yards. 53seca.

shire opening pair, took no risks. law, but there isn't much doubt | 45 yards.-D. G. Howell (Brase- Quaife was out at 20, however. that he will easily circumvent it nowy), 1: J. T. Race (Merton), %. Nichol, who was next in, scored 21 when he finds out what it is all Two yards. 23.3-5accs. out of 24 rùna before being bowled, about. There will never be much and with Gibbons playing an ex-need to talk about the necessity of tremely watchful game, the 30 brightening cricket while Hobbs and appeared in ninety-five minutes. Hammand-and for that matter Gibbons was so restruined that he Tate, Duent, Oldroyd, and Gunn

444 Yards.-G. F. Bader (Univer batted thirty-eight minutes before a

are able to swing a hat or bow a sity). 1; H. S. Jones (Exeter), 2. A stolen single enabled him to open ball.

touch. mins. 233-5seca." his score. The rain drove the play- ers to shelter. On resuming Cib

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MCBAIN AS PLAYER-MANAGER.

bons remained strictly on the de- Neil McBain has been appoint- fensive, but whereas the first spelled player-manager of the Watford of cricket. Jasting two hours pro- Club. McBain, who is a Scottish duced 57, Vietor Fox, making more international, was signed on last than one audacious stroke on the November after the suspension of off-side scored bis 45 io an hour and Frank Barson, and as captain and

half. Score:

centre half he had a deal to do with Watford finishing in a hist position in the Third Division (Southern).

Worcestershire: 1st Innings, Fox (J), Langridge, b

Weasley

Tate

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H. Quaife, e Langridge, b

Nichols, b Hollingdale

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Gibbons, not out

Fox (Y), c J. Parks, b Lang-

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Wright, not out

3

Extras

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Total (4 wkts.).

135

McBain succeeds Fred Pagnam. whose services as manager, were not retained.

CAMBRIDGE SWIMMING, Cambridge University beat Lloyds Bank (London) in the 50 yards, 100 yards, and relay swimming races, and also won the water polo by five goals to two at the Leys School Baths, Cambridge.

Team Race.-Oxford University won by twn gards. 1min, 17.3-5secs.

Water Polo.-Oxford University won by three goals to two. 'BRIGHTER DAYS FOR ESSEX,

The opening of the cricket season marks the dawn of a new era for

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Notable among the several ground improvements are additional seats. replacing the old ammunition boxes. The response to the appeal for new members has been most gratifying from all parts of the county, 305 having joined.

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