The Life of a Great Sportsman 



the afternoon between excited members of the rival schools. 

 One in particular, which was productive of roars of laughter 

 from the bystanders, who, of course, did their best to encourage 

 the combatants, took place between " Bottle" Hambridge, the 

 celebrated Harrow " Cad," and " Joby," who occupied a similar 

 position at Eton, both elderly men, and both equally drunk. 



It was said afterwards that the whole affair was got up 

 expressly for the occasion by the old rascals — what the police, 

 I believe, term a " put-up job." 



This may or may not have been true, but, whether or no, 

 it is certain that the entertainment provided for their patrons 

 was productive of a very rich harvest. The partisans of each 

 subscribed in the most liberal manner when the hat went round, 

 as you may be sure it did, when an obdurate man in blue, in 

 spite of remonstrance, not unaccompanied by attempt at bribery, 

 stalked solemnly up and spoilt the fun. 



I think it was in '63 also that additional excitement was 

 caused on its becoming known that Maitland, one of our best 

 men, had backed his bat for a " tenner " against Johnnie 

 Frederick, playing for Eton, the latter, who was a very bold and 

 free hitter, winning, if I remember rightly. 



In 1864 I played for Harrow for the first time, Charlie 

 Buller (who died a year or so ago) being captain. A. N. 

 Hornby — familiarly known in the cricketing world as "Monkey" 

 Hornby; the two Phipps ; H. M. Stow; Amherst, brother to 

 the present Earl Amherst, and Arkwright, were also in the 

 team. The two last-named were slow bowlers — a rather un- 

 common circumstance, two slow bowlers being seldom seen in 

 a side at the same time. 



I played for my school again the following year, and, thanks 

 in a great measure to ours being an exceptionally good fielding 

 eleven, we won in one innings on each occasion. 



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