BRITISH VISITORS
LONDON EIGHT AND CROQUET TEAM
(Received' August 8, 1 p.m.) LONDON, August 7. The London Bowing Club's bost possible crew has been chosen for the centenary and will sail on August 18. The crow consists of ,B. Forbes (bow), T. Boylaud, A. Drake, P. Carpnial,o (Cambridgo Blue, 1930-31), Wilson, E. Howitt (captain), Sambcll, T. Turner (stroke), H. Winkworth (cox). C. Palmer will probably bo first sparo and D. Gro'garty coach and second spare. Howitt said that it was tho fastest crew that could bo produced in England. AU except. Brake, who was ia the Cambridge head-of-tho-river, had rowed in the crew which won the Grand.'Challenge Cups at Henley from 1932 to 1934. The members of the crew averago 23 years of age and 12st 41b in weight. , The croquet team for the centenary will depart on November 16, consisting of Colonel W. Duprc (handicap ' 31), chairman of the Council of the Croquet Association and open champion in 1934, Sir Francis Womyss (1), E. L Ward-Petley (1-J), H. Eeginald Poulter (2J). The team leaves Australia for Now Zealand in February.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 33, 8 August 1934, Page 9
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