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England Will Have To Find Another Rugger Captain Next Season

YANKEES SAVED BY RAIN

New York, May 22.

The following were the results of matches played in the Major Baseball: League to-day:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

R. H. E.

1 12 0

New York Batteries, Schumacher, and O'Den.

ዐ 2

4 Pittsburgh........ Batteries, Tobin, Brown, Clemen- sen, and Berres, Mueller

Brooklyn

0

0

80 0 Batteries, Hamlin, Evans and Todd.

1 Cincinnati Batteries, Grissom, Thompson and

Philadelphia

1 4 1 Batteries. Hollingsworth,

V. Davis. Milics.

St: Louis Batteries, Cooper and C. Davis. Brooklyn...

IT is said that England will have to find a new Rugby Captain next season, as H. B. Toft has definitely decided to retire from the game, in which he has been an outstanding figure for some years. Coming into the team against Scotland in 1936, in succession to E. G. Nicholson, Toft has hooked in ten consecutive matches for England, Lombard and in the last two years has been without a rival in the position. As Captain in his last four inter- CHILDREN national games, he has also been a big succoss out at the age of 29 he feels he has had enough. His appearance for the Barbarians against Swansea during Eastor was his last in first-class Rugby. Warwickshire Loss

WARWICKSHIRE County Cricket

W

Club has suffered a serious loss

by Mr. H. W. Bainbridge's resigna-

contract with Curton ls for ten

years.

Larwood's Modesty

HOW Harold Larwood, former Nolls and, England fast bowler,

tion from the office of chairman of committee. The resignation, due to reasons of health, has announced at who reported for duty with Black-

2

5

Batteries, Fette. Errickson Lopez

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

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13 1 Batteries, Kennedy and Sullivan.. Philadelphia

3 9 1 Batteries, Caster, Pippen, Potter and Brucker.

......

Cleveland vs. New York called in 4th inning on account of rain, with Cleveland lending by 3 to 0,

Chicago vs. Washington and Detroit

a meeting of the General Committes pool his new club, recently, signed vs. Boston, pustpaned on account of of the club held at the Chamber of a contract for half as much more rain. Untied Press,

Was

given in Commerce, Birmingham on the 24th salary as he expected April. and presided over by Sir the Daily Mirror by a reporter this Charles Hyde. It was decided to week by the Blackpool club president, Invite Dr. Harold Thwaite to accept Mr. W. Parkinson. It happened when the chairmanship of the committee Larwood first met Mr. Parkinson to without relinquishing the position of discuss terms. Sald the president Dr. Thwaite to him: "I would like you to play honorary treasurer.

repiled: Blackpool, Larwood consented and his election was un-for animous.

Mr. Peter Cranmer was "So would I. What will you pay Bald he did re-elected captain of the first ele-me?" Mr. Parkinson

ven and Mr. C. A.-F. Hastilow-cap-not want to be the buyer and the toln of the

eleven. The seller and told Larwood to name lais second usual rub-committees and county price. "Larwood gove a figure and representatives were appointed. Sinfield To Coach

INFIELD, the Gloucestershire and

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England all-rounder, has cent. more than he asked for.

at c

said he hoped it was reasonable, said Mr. Parkinson. "I remarked that it was most unreasonable. Lar wood's face fell. Then I added that it was anywhere did not think near enough and gave him 50 per I uld cepted coaching engagement

this" he stated, "because I was im Clifton College, but will continue pinying for the County until the end pressed with his modesty and could Sinfeld ac-hot help contrasting the reasonable of the 1941 season.

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