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When an American goes to his first cricket match you can bet he'll come away thinking he's seen the world's dullest national game. But to all Englishman, things couldn't look more different. Cricket is to him--and has been almost since Magna Carta--the one sport truly beyond comparison. Some men like soccer, and some prefer rugby, while Scotsmen may say field hockey is better than either. But none will disagree about cricket. Its lack of action is its boast, not its shame. Its long matches, which last anywhere from one afternoon to four full days...
...Ambassador Sir Ralph Stevenson to begin talks on settlement of the Anglo-Egyptian dispute, the Briton developed a sudden "chill" and sent his regrets to Maher by messenger. On medical grounds the chill was somewhat inexplicable, since Sir Ralph, hale & hearty, had been seen playing a rousing game of cricket only the day before. On diplomatic grounds it was easily explained: King Farouk himself had asked the Briton to call off the talks, since he was about to sack the Premier. Maher called a hasty meeting of the cabinet and handed in his resignation. To take his place, Farouk appointed...
Herbert Levin; Eliot; Freshman Debating; Publicity Director--Ivy Films; Orchestra and Band; Hasty Pudding Theatricals; Cricket Club...
...society suggested Texas history as a theme, but Guion preferred to stick to folk patterns and impressions of Texas sights & sounds. Prairie Dusk, Part One of his 14-part suite, had more than just impressions; Composer Guion even worked in recordings of a Texas cricket singing, a mockingbird calling and a coyote howling. Among the other 13 parts were such plaintive songs as Buffalo Bayou Song and Wild Geese Over Palestine, Texas, an item entitled Ride, Cowboy, Ride!, with staccato hoofbeats, and for a climax, a low-down blues piece called High Steppin' Lula Belle May Ida Brown...
Despite a case of mumps which has sidelined him for the last few matches, Number One man Charley Ufford recovered enough to fight his way into the final round of the DeForrest-Tyler invitation squash tournament only to lose to Charley Brinton of the Merion Cricket Club 11-15, 15-12, 15-3, 15-10, at the Plainfield Country Club, Sunday...