THE SPORTING WORLD

Evening Star, Issue 16196, 18 August 1916, Page 2

THE SPORTING WORLD

[From Our London Correspondent.] June 20, 1916. APPLEGARTH IN FORM. Private W. A. Applegarth, of the A.S.C., the world's champion sprinter, was in rare form at a military sports meeting hold at Bristol on Saturday. Running from scratch in the 120 Yards Handicap he. wont through his field in excellent stylo, and proved successful in 12sec. Ho showed to even better advantage when ass'sting Lis unit to win the relay race, the advantage lie gained in his furlong being- tho big- factor in the victory. EXCELLENT CRICKET. Some remarkable batting was seen during the course of th-3 match between Marfborough and Cheltenham Colleges on the former's ground. Tho homo innings was marked by a fine, contribution of 14-6 by A. E. C. Cornwall, and the total was 'l4l for seven wickets when the innings was declared closed. Cheltenham lost six wickets for 151, but then mado a remarkable recovery. G. O. .Skelmersdule, playing a dashing not out innings of 138. Curiously enough, Marlborough also mado a fine recovery, after a bad start, in tho second innings. Three wickets fell for 11 runs, but H/CI. B. Jordan and It. 'G. B. Farrer then pur, on 150 without being separated, the match finally ending: in a araiv. Two South 'African cricketers in 2nd Lieutenants 11. A. Rail and D. S. Luinsden played an important part in the success of the Coldstream Guards' win over the Guards' Depot in tho match at. Kemrington. Oval on Saturday. Rail took three wickets at a small cost when the Depot men looked likely to make a big score, whilst his innings of 95, with Lumsdr.-n's not- out contribution of 124, helped to swell ihe Cold-streams' total to 520 for three wickets, innings declared. Lords Ground was the scene of an inteie-st-ing match, wherein Indian cricketers showed up well. No fewer than fivo relatives of j that great player, best known as •' Raivji," took part, and some with marked success K S. Hnmatsinl.'ji (51) and K. S. Pratupainhji (75) were the most prominent, both batting in a btyle which gained them approval from several keen critics. A. A. Burke, who has phyed a lot of cricket in Australia, was the star of Lieutenant-colonel Bailey's team, liis innings of 53 including two sixes and two fours, but he could no!, save his sido from defeat, the Indians winning a gcod match by 28 runs. BOXING. Army life is having such beneficial effects on many old-time boxers that they are coming buck into the arena. Another recent example is of Jack rainier, of Newcastle, an ex-heavy-weight champion. He is now in tha Royal l-'icld Artillery, and feeling as well as when ha met, Tommy Hums at Wonderland in 1908. though be is actually 57 years of agr. lie. believes his army training has done him so much good that he has made a money match with another Newcastle man in Frank Ray, and the local sports are looking forward to the encounter with eagerness. A hot encounter was provided by the meeting of young Symonds end Ivor D«y at Plymouth a few days since. _ It was a. return encounter, a. previous match having ended in favor of Day on ft. fou!. SymonrU was anxious to wipe this out, and this contest under notice gave him tho chance. It went nine rounds, and tho ex-fly-weight champion showed up so well that Day was forced to hold out his hand in token of defeat. iin: tut;f. Two noiablc racing men among the onlookers- at Luigficld were \V. Lane" who was at the top of tho tree among jockeys a fi \v seasons ago, and It. Woottou, the, wellknovwi trainer. The iattei met with the .ic- j eident which ended his riding at Linglleld, so I that tho course-, musX have some unpleasant I memories for him. AYoolton is now con- I valescent, following an operation, and his I ma4iy friends were ghul to see him about again. ! .Mention of jockeys and trainers is ;>. re- j minder that T. YVihiiott, a well-known | steeplcchas.o rider, is now a despau-U inter in the Anny Service Corps. Another item of news, and of a sad nature, is that a nephew of R. Marsh, the well-known trainer, was killed in the recent heavy lighting the Canadians had at Ypres. BILLIARDS. The match of 18,000 up between Inman and Rcece, tho latter with 1,000 points start, has provided some "fireworks" during the opening half. Reece had the satisfaction of making a break of 901, which is his individual record (under the present rules) to date. He is very keen to reach four figures, and his many admirers were sorry when be. broke down well witliin sight of his goal. At one time he was 2,000 points m front of his tiva i, but aline break of 533 by I Inman on Saturday evened up mailer?, and j with the game half over, Recce led by 1,146 ' points. That is a very useful advantage, I but when one remembers how' Inman fre- I qucntly comes with a rush at the finish, u would be a miMake. to think the Oldham I man has the game in his keeping. lie up- ] pcared to be winning in the previous match under like conditions, hut fell to pieces on the last day but one, so that Inman won a sensational victory on the post.