Seven years is not too long ahead to look, apparently, when considering a big festival of sport. I hear of much talk in Scottish athletic circles about the desirability of holding the 1946 Empire Games in the country north of the Tweed. It Scotland is decided upon, Glasgow can offer the greatest facilities for this great sporting rally. But Edinburgh is an enthusiastic candidate for the honour. In fact provisional plans have already been made by the Edinburgh Town Council, and prominent local sportsmen are discussing a guarantee fund. And there are still 7 years to go!
Scotland is not the only forward-looking country, Wales too, is making a bold bid for the 1946 Games. A Welsh sportsman recently broadcast a suggestion that Cardiff would be a suitable site, and Lord Glanely has offered a thousand guineas towards a guarantee fund of £10,000, estimated to be the amount required, if Wales is chosen. A London newspaper has now started a campaign for holding the Games in the North of England, I suppose it will be Ireland's turn next.
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Still looking ahead, but a few months only this time, I am wondering about the prospects of Oxford winning the next Boat Race. Both Varsities already are tackling seriously the many preliminary problems which must be solved before they enter the last stage of their training. At the moment the Oxford president is mainly concerned with finding the right oarsmen for stroke and seven. The recent trials at Henley, between "A" and "B" crews, were not very helpful.
"A" crew was stroked by R.M.A. Bourne, son of the famous RE. He possesses much of his father's rhythm and courage, but his powers of endurance are questioned. His frail appearance, however, may be deceptive. The other crew was stroked by I. G. Esplin, the Australian, who is rather more orthodox than Bourne, but with less elasticity. If neither of these two is considered suitable, the president has three other possibles in the trial crews, An if none proves acceptable he can always fall back upon an old Blue such as H. W. Forbes. Of the two sevens, J. S. Stockton, who has just won the Silver Sculls, shaped the better.
King Carol Wants Football Match King Carol of Rumania, on his recent visit to England, had much to say about improving trade relations. He is also keen to increase the sporting contacts between the two countries. In particular he wants an international soccer match, and a quest for a visit from an English representative team was made to the Football Association.
A team from England is due to tour Poland, Hungary and possibly Yugoslavia in May and the Rumanians want to be included in the fixture alice Play Suffolk Afternoon Shanghai Municipal Police will team from H.M.S. Suffolk in indly association football match afternoon, on No. 2 ground at Course. The kick off will The following will re-Police.—
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