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Percy Chapman: ‘The most delightful gentleman and an ideal captain’ – Almanack As a tall, polished left-handed batsman who, excelling in the off-drive and leg-side strokes, was generally willing and able to attack the bowling, he scored 16,309 runs, average 31.97, in a first-class career dating from 1920 to 1939. Of his 27 centuries, the highest and certainly one of the best was 260 for Kent against Lancashire, that season’s Champions, at Maidstone in 1927. The position when he went in was far from encouraging, half the side being out for 70 runs. Yet he and GB Legge (101) assailed an attack including such men as EA McDonald, the Australian fast bowler, Richard Tyldesley and FM Sibbles with such vigour that in two and a half hours they put on 284 runs. Born at Reading, Berkshire, he was in the Uppingham eleven for four years from 1916 to 1919, being captain in the last two, and soon attracted attention with splendid performances. Tributes to Percy Chapman Jack Hobbs I well remember the surprise caused by the appointment of Percy Chapman as the England captain for the final Test against Australia at The Oval in 1926. He was only 25 and all the team liked him. He was not a disciplinarian like his predecessors and he did not hesitate to seek advice. He often talked to me about tactics on the field and he set a great example with his brilliant catching in the slips. The Australian crowds loved him during the tour of 1928/29 when he made us a happy team. Billy Griffith I will always remember him for his debonair and aggressive approach to the game and as a great fielder. George Duckworth He was the most delightful gentleman and an ideal captain. He had such a persuasive charm as a leader that you could not help trying your utmost for him. Source: wisden.com/almanack/percy-chapman-the-most-delightful-gen...

Interesting image of the proposed B9U fly-back booster along with the autographed names of astronauts Don Peterson, Gordon Fullerton, Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, Tom Stafford, Buzz Aldrin, Karol Bobko, and Hank Hartsfield. Most of the names correspond with astronauts identified in photographs in this photostream examining the mock-up Convair/General Dynamics B9U cockpit. Presumably, these autographs were made at that time. Here are Aldrin, Stafford, and Lovell in the B9U cockpit mock-up: Gordon Fullerton in the B9U mock-up: Aldrin, Lovell, and Swigert looking at potential B9U instrument panel configurations: Aldrin and Hartsfield in the B9U mock-up:

George Nichols (1864-1927, sometimes billed as George O. Nicholls) was both an actor and director during the silent years, known chiefly today for his years at Keystone (1913-1915), for having directed several of Chaplin’s earliest films (including A Film Johnnie; Cruel, Cruel Love; His Favorite Pastime and The Star Border) and for playing Mabel Normand’s father in several of her features (Mickey, Suzanna, Molly O, and The Extra Girl). Chaplin’s run-ins with Normand and Nichols in his early months at Keystone nearly resulted in his dismissal. A stage actor since the 1890s, he joined Biograph around the same time as Griffith and Sennett (1908), and was to become Griffith’s assistant for three years. He also directed at Lubin, L-KO, and Griffith’s Majestic (Triangle). By 1916, he was no longer directing, although he continued to act in pictures right up until his death. Source: travsd.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/stars-of-slapstick-7-geor...