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The Canadians Give Us a New Game: Soft Ball Demonstrated for Our Readers

... The Canadians Give Us a New Game Soft Ball Demonstrated for Our Readers. WITH the Canadian Expeditionary Force has come a new game called soft ball, first cousin to baseball and akin to our own rounders. Its popularity is already spreading beyond the ranks of the Canadians in this country, as it is a game that requires little equipment and can be played in any open space. These pictures were ...

Salmon-- Trout-- Pike

... LIEUT. -COL. F. A. MACARTNEY hopes for trout on Sir Henry Tate's stretch of the Usk at Abergavenny. MRS. I. A. FOWLER'S so-pounder was the first salmon to be landed by a lady on the Usk this season. COL. P. S. WHITCOMBE, who is A.Q.M.G. of the 38th Division, also tries for salmon in Sir Henry Tate's stretch at Abergavenny. A GOOD CATCH Fishing in private waters near Banbury, Mr. M. Bennett and ...

Round the New Shows

... Good Men Sleep at Home (Shaftesbury 8.40) IF the delighted and obviously sincere yelps and chortlings of a first-night audience mean anything-- and it stands to reason that they do-- this farce by Mr. Walter Ellis stands a good chance of winning the success in this war which his A Little Bit of Fluff did in the last bit of trouble. The chief merry- makers in the Fluff piece, by the way, ...

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Among Our Sporting Friends

... THE particular gifts for organisation and instruction which are possessed by Lt.-Col. R. S. Rait Kerr are being suitably employed, for the M.C.C.'s Secretary is in charge of an Officer Cadet Training Unit. R. Aird, the Assistant Secretary, received a commission in the Royal Armoured Corps soon after the declaration of war. Talking of which fateful Sunday, the officers of an already mobilised ...

Pleasant Scene at Putney

... INVITATION EIGHTS The Barclay's Bank Rowing Club's courage in organising a regatta at Putney was rewarded by great success, many leading oarsmen who had previously rowed in winning crews up river taking part. The above picture shows the start of the second heat in the invitation eights, with Mr. Wise's crew, which won the final, in the centre. Members of the crew were: II. Mitchell (Vesta), R. ...

New Zealand Contingent Beat the Command

... THE NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENT TEAM, which beat the Command at Aldershot by two goals and a penalty goal to a goal and a penalty goal 13 points to 8). Left to right, standing Gnr. Amoore, Gnr. Logan, Gnr. Innes, Gnr. Wells, Gnr. Kingston, Gnr. Sloan, Gnr. Hill, Gnr. Simpson. Seated Gnr. R. Edgar, Bombdr. Coombe, Gnr. G. Edgar, Bombdr. Francis (capt.), The Hon. W. J. Jordan High Commissioner for ...

HARRY HALL LTD

... Harry Hall Harry Hau THE Recognised HOUS for OFFICERS SERVICER DRESS NAVAL, R.A.F., MILITARY' Ready for WEAR or to MEASURE in 24 hours OFFICERS WAITED 9K UPON BY APPOINTMENT V PRICE LIST, PATTERNS Simple Self- Measurement Form POST APPROVED TAILORS to the R.A.F. MILITARY I Also UNIFORMS for W.R.N.S., W.A.A.F., A.T.S. Suits Bi Overcoats from 6 gns. Riding Habits from 7 gns. Gold Medal Riding ...

THE BALL FOR EVERY GOLFER

... PLAY SPALDING TOP-FLITE THIS YEAR THE SPALDI NG Needled TOP-FLITE always incorporated uniformity, long carry, control and durability. After four years' increasing popularity, it justly claims proved performance in play. All the unseen mechanical, scien tific and manufacturing improve ments that practice alone perfects, brought about by the experience gained in largely increased pro duction ...

The Secret Agent's Wife

... by Olga L. Rosmanith Harry said formally, Sheila, this is Mr. Guise and this is Mr. Hendrikson. Gentlemen, Mrs. Warren-- my wife. They rose and bowed stiffly. Sit down again, please, she said. Don't mind me. 1 've come back for a warmer coat and I 'm going right out again. 1 think not, said the dark, swarthy one. Adding, as he saw her look of swift anger, I mean I hope not. We, too, ...

Lord Stalbridge's National Triumph

... m- IT was a great and unique Grand National for Bogskar. The winner, brilliantly ridden by Mervyn Jones, a twenty-year-old sergeant in the Royal Air Force, was owned and trained by Lord Stalbridge. This is the first time a Steward of the National Hunt has trained the winner of the National, Though Bogskar started at 25 to 1, the great crowd gave Lord Stalbridge and Jones, a nephew of Owen and ...