Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 27, 1917 - 1917 Almanack by Various
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withdrawal occurred on fourteenth green, when F. mis-cued and blamed
CROWN PRINCE's shadow. C.P., in his frightfulness, struck F. savagely in the face with a baffy and threw F.'s rubber tee into Salonika Pond. When F. remonstrated, C.P. took the offensive and F. was forced to yield ground. When last seen was yielding ground rapidly and in danger of having his lines of communication cut. [Illustration: "TAKING A LARGER SIZE IN FEZZES."] 7.50 _p.m._--CROWN PRINCE to continue _solus_. Going out for record of the course. 8.10 _p.m._--Record abandoned, CROWN PRINCE having thrown away or broken every available club in the St. Helena Sector." _Governor's report_ (_resumed_).--"In the not too sanguine hope that my prisoners will one day grasp the meaning of the term 'Sportsmanship,' I have given my consent to the holding of a cricket-match at an early date. I am reliably informed that in HINDENBURG the Austro-German XI. has a remarkable bowler of the googly order. On some of the Riga grounds, when two feet in mud, he was quite unplayable. FERDINAND, who will captain the other side, is very fast for several overs, though his action is not above suspicion. Great efforts are being made to get FRANCIS-JOSEPH to keep wicket. I trust to include an account of the match in a subsequent report." * * * * * There was an old Tsar of Bulgaria Who climbed like a climbing wistaria; |
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