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HARD COURT IN 1882

THE FIRST EVER LAID DOWN?

VETERAN MAKES CLAIM

Ask any young lawn. tennis player what was the date of the first hard court being laid down and I would guaranteo that he would not put it earlier than the nineties-but he would be wrong, for the Putnoy Lawn Tennis Club possessed a hard court in 1882, writes: "An: Old Player" In Lawn Tennis and Badminton.

In what year it was laid I do not know, but I distinctly remom- bor seeing two elderly (to me) gentlemen playing on It in the winter of 1885.what time I was cutting up the turf in football boota with

an energetic preparatory school master showing us young- sters how to tackle and shoot.

It is funny what tricks memory plays. I can, for instance, recol- fact with the greatest clcarnosa that the court was made of asphalt grey kind which

not the rast to the colour]

affords no

of the balls, but that sort of asphalt made with tar in which

were embedded square white

stones. And now having given that description I stand to be shot at by those better informed who may tell me that this was not naphalt at all! Well, whatever it was called, that is what I was made of, and there it was-In 1882.

SIMILAR BALL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

In pounding away with both his hands, Frankle Klick, of San Francisco, left himself wide open. Which is why Tony Camzoneri (left), the former_lightweight champ, was able, as he's shown doing here, to poke his right in Frankie's face as often as he pleased during their bout at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, N.Y. Tony won by a technicat knockout in the ninth round.

'Varsity Cricket Match

FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE THREE

DAYS PLAY,

(Continued from Page 8.)

This was a false polley; for, when the last morning comes with things on a score of 205 for the fat wicket pretty equal, aggression must bo

to were not fulfilled

the defence. Force. Lord's yester-superior day, as ultimately they fell 16 shert game, and, even though wickets fall, of Oxford's total of 416. The mun- runs are there; and at such a moment, baked pitch shows no signs of crack- each run is worth much, in both time mg, and it seems that nothing but a and arithmetic. Potter, and the fall miracle (or a peculiarly virulent of each wicket is a disaster.instead of attack of Wimbledon throat") can an event. Oxford pottered, and came deprive the gods of the drawn game near to losing the match. they have so patently been working, Seamer saved his ækle; so in a less for all the season.

degree did Singleton, who made fow runs at No. 1, but, with Seamer, stayed for 35 minutes, each second of which was golden to Oxford, lenden to Cambridge. Seamer might certain-| ly have made more of many a half- volley, but he came in at a time when minutes meant more than runs.

I have been asked if I recollect what type of ball was played with then. To the best of my know- ledge and belief, though I wouldn't awear to It, the lawn tennis ball was covered in cloth as it is to- day, and it is strange to think that throughout the ages of lawn ten-

Oxford's bowling was even more nis, though improvements have deficient in variety than that of been made in the appointments of Cambridge. After-the-event wisdom or not, there is no gainanying the fact the court-note the guy ropes for that the presence of the left-hander, instance

anco holding up the posts in Dyson, who was passed over at the the accompanying Illustration last minute on account of the state yet the cloth ball still survives of the ground, would have greatly

WISDOM "POST EVENTUM." though many experiments have relieved the sameness of the attack been made to find one less imper-led by Tindall and Barlow; and there vious to the wear and tear on

There were those who criticised aftor shared equally by Singleton, Human for keeping faith so long with 'given by any hard court.

Townsend, Mitchell-Innes, and Jack Davies and Grimshaw. They argued son. The latter, it is true, disposed that Pelham was the man. And they of Human-who accordingly had no time to show what tremendous form seemed to argue well when Pelham,

Always Good Dancing he is in Just now--but he did little called up at last, had Singleton caught.

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ALLEN'S EARLY ESCAPE,

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The parade opened with a pro-i cession during which the columna of men and women attired in gally-coloured sports outfits of all known shades and colours over- alled the Red Square richly de- corated with flowers and green. Every column carried emblems and samples of production of their particular plant or factory. PHYSICAL CULTURE DISPLAY.

After the march, 1,800 of the best physcial culturists of Moscow performed in front of the plat form. Taking their place, 800 students of the Higher Institute of Physical Culture demonstrated complicated exercises and a pan- tomimo Imitating a bayonet attack. Air aquadrons, soaring over the Red Square demonstrated stunt- flying, figures of highest school of pilotage, and flying in different formations.

The president of the High Coun-i cil of Physcial Culture of the U.S.SR., Antipov, greeted the sportsmen and women, describing In his speech the tremendous growth of physical culture in the U.S.S.R., where the number of men and women engaged in physical culture reached this year 6,000,000 ns against 4,000,000 last year He pointed out that 1,700,000 persons already passed their tests for the "Ready for Labour and Defence" badge.

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London, Aug. 3. | Wisdom "past eventum."

Following the footsteps of H. W. So cary! How great captains are in "Bunny Austin, who married the success, how futile in failuret Ilm actress, Miss Phyllis Konatam canriot criticiso Human for his two yours ago, Fred Perry, the Bri Allen and Parker had not been tacties. They came so near to bring-ah No. 1 singles Tennis player and this year's champion at Wimbledon, balting long yesterday morning before ing his side a wonderful victory, Allen did precisely what Tindall Oxford began slowly in the morn

is going to marry a film actress. wanted him to da: he pulled a short ing. In the ninth over, when the total

Ho has just announced his engage- ball into de Saram's hands at long was eleven, Pelham disturbed Town ment to Miss Mary Lawson, of stage

and film fame. leg. But the catch was dropped, and send's off-stump with a ball that was Allan progressed quietly to 93, when of good length and skimmed the turf. he should have been stumped off De Saram, one of many fine Univer. DANCING ACADEMY Singleton at this juncture he was alty batsmen who have been denied batting uneasily but, coincident with the final triumph, played a lttle care Le begin to reveal his best off and caught by Human close to the groundish starlets yet almost unseen. Her an improvement in his timing, so did lessly at an off-ball, and was wel! straight driven. By lunch time he in the gully. These curly frights and Parker had put on 123, Parker turned, Oxford into a small, and the rat l being undefeated with 62 and Allen texture of the shell displeased many

Blood." with 59.

The two went screnely on their way i Walker, who can be most brilliant. in the afternoon, scoring chiefly to turned plodder. Mitchell-Innes apart the off, where both were exceptionally from some good drives, joined in the strong. Just after they had sent up weary walk, Walker, whose defence the 200 in three hours and it was in very sound, was out shortly before developing into a race for the in- lunch, and 70 for three meant that the dividual century, Allen drove a bali giants of the past had no need to to Chalk at mid-off and started to change the subject in the luncheon run. The Oxford explain returned marquees. the ball in a flash to Knight, and

Parker Inter miss-hit a hook, after being pinned The fourth wicket fell at 90, Chalk restrained at first, opened his shoulders and drove with down for some overs by Davies-rebe drawn at a distance of two feet power, as the 11 boundary hits in his lleved only by one four to the Tavern behind the base line on the court score testify. He deserved to reach} —and the situation was interesting..

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FOOT FAULT RULE.

London, Aug. 3.. The special committee of the In- ternational Lawn Tennis Federation, appointed to go into the proposed

clations that an auxiliary line should change in the Foot Fault Rule, have

recommended to the National Asso-

The server is to take up his stand

three figures, whereas not even Allen's Tindall despised defence, but, when on the auxiliary base line, and keep

best friend would have ranked the he had made 15. Davles had him Old Etonian's inmings as one of the 1b.w. Jackson helped Seamer for n best he has played. It did enable time, then was “yorked” by Jahangir. kim, however, to join tho select fow who relieved Grinshaw, Knight who have made centuries both in the suffered the same fate, unless the Eton and Harrow and the Varsity stern are right to call yorkers half- match, and, of course, WAA of volleys. inestimable worth to his side. His off-sido strokes were perfectly execut ed. He hit 10 fours in his 116, scored out of 234.

OXFORD'S QUICK WICKETS,

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Bingleton, Human, Davies..

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10 Powell, Pel-

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Total ..........

CAMBRIDGE.

Tolat

...182

115

A. W. Allen a do Haram à Darlow G. W. Parker, ran out...

B. de W. K. Wintew, I b w. b Bingiston

J. G. W. Dasle, b Barlow.............

3. 1. Human, b Jackson

Then came two stands, brief in time, rich in value, Barlow, then Singleton helping Seamer for 50 minutes in all. Had these two wickets fallen quickly, Human might now be free from į A. P. criticism!

Cambridge needed 198 runs in one Davies, never happy, was soon hour and 62 minutes. It was a task bowled by Barlow, but Winlaw that might have been beyond Hobbs proceeded to make 50 really grand and J. N. Crawford fifteen years ago. runs including no fewer than 8 fours Jackson bowled from the Pavilion end, -in 90 minutes. This was the brand Barlow from the other. Chalic guard- of batting we had longed for after ed the boundaries on the off such a start, but dat ole debbi," though Allen and Parker found some ten, upset every Cambridge calcula- runs nt long-leg and past slip, the tion Bartlett was unable to evade pace was too great to achieve," the hoodoo that has recently settled; upon him, Jehangir Khan smote the though that was good work, the clock They scored 63 in 30 minutes, and air to no purpose; and only Grimshaw, was winning! At 07, Singleton had who batted with copybook correct Parker woll caught low at short-leg. CAS, and was assisted temporarily ITuman would have been run out easily but valiantly by Pelham and King, of his first stroke, to wido mid-off, withstood the effects of the cup that but Chalk's return just missed the not only cheers, but No often ex stumps. At 71, Allon was run out hilarates the fielding side.

off a sally that was just too rash. The last seventy runs wero Be Jehangir cante in next, but Singleton exciting to watch as any that had had him 1.b.w, to a stroke that was been made during the day, and Grim justifiable but wholly rustic. ahaw was actually batting for 80 That was the end of Cambridgo's minutes before missing Tindall's effort, and the last 25 minutes word fuster one, His partnership with tranquil and inevitable. Pelham realised 48 runs of the most

vital importance.

London, July 12.

: OXFORD.

D. F. Walker, a 'Pel- Fow had either expected or foretoldham, JAKhan & Davies, that the Varsity match would and D. II. Townsend.5 otherwise than in a drow. At the at_Powell, h Davies 101 & Palm

end of two days two large Innings erant had been completed. There was no more dust on the pitch than might N. B. ftchell-Taners fall from on inelelent vacuum-

Pelham, J

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