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Australia won the first test match at Nottingham in June. England won the second at Lord's. The next two were draws. The fifth at the Oval (London) last week was to last until one side won, if it took, as Cricket Critic Bernard Darwin wrote, "to all eternity...
...Charles ("Wearie Willie") Murray, devout, pious, gentle, with definite leanings toward Rome, is constantly baffled by the problems confronting a pedagog in the English public school. While masters worry over problems of faith and dogma, of pedagogy and discipline, of finances and families, the boys concern themselves with cricket, standing, good form, smut and tormenting "Wearie Willie." Young Middleton falls in love with "Tired Tim's" blithe young daughter and after certain vicissitudes marches bravely off to war. Bill Sikes is expelled for torturing young Carmichael who achieves top place in the form. Bill Sikes has nothing against young...
...Mormon cricket...
Boris Karloff, an Englishman born Charles Edward Pratt 47 years ago, is fond of pipes, tweeds, tea, cricket and golf. Member of a civil service family, he gave up studying for a consular post to go to Canada as an actor. It took him 14 years acting bit parts to get a full-size role in Hollywood...
Although many an obstetrician would gladly deliver anything for a fee, these days, even the skeleton of a cricket. MARIO A. CASTALLO...