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Frank Mitchell: Imperial Cricketer
Frank Mitchell (1872-1935) in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras was a shining sporting star who dazzled all too briefly. Whilst showing great potential at cricket as a mature undergraduate, he reached the ultimate position in rugby when still at Cambridge in becoming captain of the England XV. Cricket, though, was a more lasting interest. Mitchell achieved some notoriety through his actions as captain of Cambridge in the Varsity match of 1896, when he sought to avoid the Oxford XI having to follow-on by instructing his bowler to bowl no balls and wides. His earlier attacking style had already brought him, as a Yorkshireman, to the attention of Lord Hawke, with much of his limited first-c...
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Amid much fanfare, including a formal introduction by then House Minority Leader and future President Gerald Ford, Frank Mitchell became the first African-American Page to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 20th century. Mitchell recalled the warm welcome from House Leaders, Members, and Pages in an era rife with discrimination, and experienced no racial prejudice during his tenure in the House. Mitchell's recollections -- many of which focus on his service as a phone Page in the Republican Cloakroom -- range from learning relaxation techniques from Congresswoman Frances Bolton of Ohio to attending heated floor debates before the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Like many former Pages, Mitchell believed the opportunity to serve as a Page was a powerful determinant of his success in adulthood.
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Edgar Award-nominee Author This year's annual cricket match between the Comedians and the Writers, held in the outer London borough of Cowden, is a little more eventful than usual when Bruce Lester, an accountant and collector of comedy ephemera, is murdered with a baseball bat shortly after coming off the field.Aided by DC Frank Mitchell, Detective Inspector Don Packham interrogates his suspects - an Irish comedian, his assistant and head of his fan club, the dead man's widow, Jerry Marsh, an American and prime suspect given the inappropriate murder weapon, a policeman with an excellent comedy name, the editor of a comedy fanzine, a gag writer known for his fiery temper, and a freelance studio manager whose mission as a comedy fan is tracking down, preserving and renovating old comedy recordings.The cricket match, Don is sure, is just a side issue. What all these people have in common is their involvement in comedy. In the course of their investigation, Packham and Mitchell are going to find out more than they ever wanted to know about the strange subculture of organized comedy fandom.
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