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Historical walks, walks for architecture and walks for nature, opportunities for music, amateur dramatics, horseback riding and even folk dancing are only a few of the many forms of recreation mentioned. Among the games and sports it is surprising to find that Boston has cricket grounds, curling rinks and even a place to practise bowling-on-the-green. The description of the examples of early American architecture in Boston by Robert Peabody Bellows was perhaps the most entertainingly written, but the appeal of the various parts of the book will depend on the individual interests of the reader. That...
Last week Harvard's annual athletics report quoted a letter from Field (London sporting weekly) to show that British university sports, reputed to be less overemphasized than collegiate sports in the U. S., actually require more of the students' time & energy. In addition to regular intercollegiate cricket matches, the Field said there was an annual average of 14 post-season matches, some as late as mid-July. The average number of events on teams' schedules was given: cross-country, 12; association football (soccer), 20; rugby, 28; golf, 20; hockey, 25; lacrosse, 15 ; swimming, 12. Rugby stars last...
...some time in America, "Chances" is English to the last idiom of British slang. It belongs in the general category of novels that deal with the reserved, sensitive, pipe-smoking boys who were England's junior officers in France. Those readers who enjoy hearing about the boys "playing cricket" at the front line will be willing to take "Chances" with Mr. Gibbs...
...Maharaja of Navangar (famed as "Ranji" the onetime cricket champion...
When Robert Tyre Jones Jr. of Atlanta marched off the eleventh green at Merion Cricket Club with the world's four major golf titles safely in hand (TiME, Oct. 6) it was generally understood that he would continue competitive golf. He stated that he would not retire. Last week he announced: He is definitely out of tournament golf; will continue his career as an Atlanta barrister; will presently make a series of one-reel cinemas for Warner Bros., "purely educational in character." Excerpts...