The Archive · 1937

Pillar to Post

B. N. Nirmal of Bombay though originally a centre-half, never uttered a word of protest when asked to fit in the right-half back position and proved himself a pi r of strength in that position. E. J. Cullen had to be shifted from place to place in the half back line and finally settled down to the pivotal position and rose to ence as centre-half.

Most of the brunt in the defence fell on C. C. Tapsell and Mohd. Hussain, particularly the latter, who had to play a very large number of matches and did so willingly Rup 'Washington is i 6 St Lewis cross (first' game)

Batteries: Lenke, and R. Ferrell Hildebrand, Hogsett and Hemsley. Washington 6 St. Louis 3.10 (second game)

Batteries: Chase, Appleton and Milties: Bonetti, Trotter and Heath.

Kew York 5 a fo 2 Chicago ' Gon, (i6" innings Batterics: Gomez and Dickey, Jorgens; Lee and Sewell.

Singh was wed to breaking point inasmuch as he played in practically every match. The climax reached at Lahore in the last match when he was unable even to walk on the field on account of an increas. ug strain on a pulled lez muscle, but the Captain's command was the last werd for hin i he obeyed without whining Similarly, the resi members never grumbled their services were not utilized, and they had implicit confidence in their Captain and innings)

Batteries: Newsom, Wilson and Desautels, Feller, Heving and Pytlak. Detroit-Philadelphia, postponed on count of rain.

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