WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1931.
THE CHINA MAIL.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP THRILLS SIR H. BIRKIN WINS A
PROLIFIC SCORING IN|
In
ALL MATCHES.
BATSMEN AVERAGE 32.
Middlesex Score 621 Against Notts.
YORKSHIRE WIN...
London, Yesterday.
:
Amazing cricket was witnessed all over the country during the week-end first-clurs programme. No fewer than 7,779 runs segret for the loss of 237 wickets were the County Championship matches which gives an average of over 32 runs per batsman. Middlesex, by scoring 621
for wickets declared, headed the list of heavy searing counties, whilst totals of over the fourth century mark were registered by six other counties. Indeed it was a great day, for batsmen, but on the other hand several excellent bowling figures were returned.
At, Folkestone, Sutcliffe, who it was understood was unfit to play in the Teat match at Lord's, seor- ed 230 against the Kent attack and was largely responsible for York-. shire's innings victory. At long
Jast we have a score coming through without "Tich" Freeman's name mentioned with honours.
At Portsmouth Hampshire won the lowest scoring match of the programme when they defcated
The following were the most moteworthy baiting and bowling. feats accomplished during the week-end cricket programme
Batting
Hendren (Middlesex)
Sutcliffe (Yorkshire)
B. S. Squires (Surrey),
212
230
200*
M. J. Tarnbull (Glamorgan) 144
Tyldesley (E.) (Lancashire) 144
Sussex by 41 runs. Mead, by scor- ing 106 not out, has now
left
W. G. Grace behind in the list of century-makers.
THRILLING RACE
RED DEVIL, MASCOT.
This was his Campari Makes Plucky
Efforts.
197th century bf his career in first-class cricket.
AMAZING DETERMINATION.
By scoring 448 against Glamo: gan's total of 363, Essex gained an) oorly advantage which they main- !
Dublin, June 6 tained to the end, winning by nine The champion drivers of Britain wickets at Chelmsford. Somerset- shire were in the same situation and Italy provided a magnificent ut Northampton where Lee (J.) pectacle at the second day of the contributed 113 to his county's Irish Grand Prix meeting. total of 444,
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In the race for the Elreann Cup, "Patsy" Hendren was in magni- six of the ten starters furnished: a Bridge and mocked up 232 agost and daring, and so close were they ficent form with the bat at Trent plendid picture of speed, skill, an one another's heels' that the ex- the. Notts attack. Nigel Haig recitement was almost overwhelm- gistered his first century of the
ing. season during the match, but even themselves hoarse and were on The huge crowd cheered with
total of 621, Middlesex their last lega when Sir Henry could not have expected anything Birkin came in first, three minutes but a draw, as the ultimate result. ahead of Campari (Italy).
The full results as cabled by
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Reuter were as follow:
Yorkshire beat Kent by an in- nings and 112 runs at Folkestone.
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Yorkshire: 467 for 9 dec. (Sut
cliffe 230. Oldroyd 93). Kent: 167 (Bowes 5 for 40).
188 (Verity 5 for 33).
The
winner, however, failed by eleven from the Earl of March's M. 0. eeconds to wrest the Grand Prix
Midget driven by Norman Black,
Earl. Howe equalled the record for At the start on his second lay,
the course, and within twenty minutes he twice broke it. He was 'driving Caracciola's car faster than that master-hand had done
Hampshire beat Sussex by 41 last year. runs at Portsmouth.
A Great Duel. Scores --
Then came, the tremendous duel Hampshire: 196 (lead)106*, Lang- between Birkin and Campari, the ridge (J) 6 for Briton driving his new, and scarce- 28),
ly tried car with incomparable 200 (Wensley & for 56) skill and more than his usual res Sussex: 119 (Barling 6 for 47) and traint, the Italian, fierce as ever,
242.
at first holding a comfortable lead, apparently, a safe couple of miles Essex beat Glamorganshire by an hour faster than his rival. nine wickets at Chelmsford.
Then Campari was compelled, to Scores:
'stop, blinded by a splinter from Glamorgan: 363 (M. J. Turnbull his broken goggles.
144).
1. Back he came bandaged to re- 204 (Bell 109, O'Consume the struggle, only to find nor for 79). that Birkin was now as fast as he, Essex: 448 for 9 dec., (Eastman and that for all the abandon with 129, C. T. Bray 122, Davies which he hurled his car at the (E) 5 for 84.
corners the minutes lost in chang ing drivers could not be regained.
120 for one wicket.
Somersetshire beat Northampton- shire by ten wickets at Northamp-
Nawah of Pataudi (Oxford) 138
Eastman (Exsex)
129
Barling (Surrey)
126
N. Haig (Middlesex)
123
E. W. Dawson (Leicester) ..123
C. T. Bray (Essex)
.122
Rev. J. H. Parsons (Warwick) 119
Lee (J.) (Somerset)
Gibbons (Worcester)
.113 +109
ton.
Bell (Glamorgan)
..109
Mead (Hampshire)'
•106
.105
100
Neale (Gloucester). Ward (L. G.'« XI.) Oldroyd (Yorkshire) denotes not out.
Bowling.
F. R. Brown (Cambridge) for 36 A. Melville (Oxford) ..5 for 27 Langridge (J.) (Sussex) .5 for 28 Storer (Derbyshire) ..5 for 32 Verity (Yorkshire) ..5 for 33 Howes (Yorkshire) Baring (Hampshire)
Wensley (Sussex) Biblies (Lancashire) O'Connor (Essex)
..5 for 40
5 for 47
..5 for 55
..5 for 75
.5 for 79
Davies (E) (Gismorgan) 5 for 84,
N. Partridge (Warwick) for 96 Mitchell (Derbyshire)... fur 98
A racing mechanic clothed com- pletely in red from the Alfa- Romeo factory, crouched low at Birkin's side and made. him burse the car for the first hour, although the Eyston on Maseratis were enlarging the gap between them lap by lap.
Plug Trouble.
Scores: Somerset: 444 for 9 dec., (Lee (J) Cumpari and
113).
31 for no wicket. Northants: 219 and 255.
Then Eyston had to stop with Middlesex took first innings plug trouble and Campari points from Notts at Trent Bridge, into his pit half-blinded.
Nottingham.
Scorea:- !
Notis: 423 and 74 for no wicket. Middlesex: 621 for 9 dec.. (Hendren
232, N. Haig 123),
Lancashire took first innings points
Warwickshire
from
| Edgbaston, Birmingham,
(Continued on Page 8.)
FIRST CLASS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE TO DATE.
*Kent (6)
Notts (4)
Lancashire (1)
Yorkshire (3)... Gloucestershire (2)
Middlesex (16)
Surrey (8)
Derbyshire (9) Worcestershire (10) Essax (6)
1st Inns. No Pors. P. W. L. W. L. Result Pts.. Pła. 13 8
13 0 195 194
210 105
195 102
4
105
3·195
1
180
3 G
1 180
came Thie was Birkin's long-awaited oppor tunity and he was permitted "to put his foot down." The little red man had won the race.
Campari it appeareit, tried to pass Birkin and was forced to brake hard. His goggle struck at elther the steering wheel or 'some ¡adjacent part of the body, and a splinter entered his eye. At the first-aid station a surgeon remov- ed it and bandaged the eye, and Campari rushed back to the pit.
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL-
WATERPOLO-To-day—Diyl- alon 1.-V.R.C. v. Borderers, 6 p.m.; Division IL-V.R.O. "A" v. Chinese Athletic, 12th Hanvy Bat- tory, R.A. v. 31st Heavy Battery, R.A., 6.30 p.m.,
Friday-Division I, Royal Navy v. Chinqso Atletle, 6 p.m.; Division IL-12th Heavy Battery, R.A. v. V.R.C. "B", Kowloon :"A" v. Kowloon "B":0.80 p.m.
LAWN TENNIS-To-day- "B" Division-C.C.C. v. Recreio; G.S.C.C. v. LR,C.; Army T.C. v. K.C.C. University'y.^^ M.B.K.;
Nippon
H.K.C.C. v.
2. United Services, ibi C.R.C. Division... R.S.C. V. Y.M.C.A; LR.C. v. C.C.C. Howloon Indians v. C.R.C South China V. Recreio Mixed
South China
R.C. Chinesa R.C.; Indian R.C. v. Kowloon C.C. Saturday."A" Division-M.B.K. Y. C.R.C.; I.R.G. v. H.K.C.C.; South China v., K.C.C.; "B" Divi- alon-Reerulo v. C.3.C.CLR.C. Y.C.C.C CRC, v Army. T.C.; H.K.C.C. v. University Nippon Club v. U.S.R.C.; "C" Division Y.M.C.A. V. I.R.C.C.C.C. Y. R.S.G.; K.C.C. v. C.R.C.; Regrelo v. Army T.C.; University V
South China; Deutscher Club v. H.K.C.O.; G.S.G.C. v. Kowloon Indians.
LAWN BOWLS-Saturdaymı Division I. Civil Service K.B.G.C.;
Police! Craigen-
zower; Kowloon Dock v. Club de. Recreio; Kowloon G.C. -Taikoo RC Division Craigengower v. Civil Service: Taikoo R.C. v. Hong Kong Electric; KB.G.C. v. Yacht Club Club de Recreio v. Kowloon C.C.
BASEBALL Sunday'. -- South China v. Chineso Athletic, 4.80 H.m.
HOME
CRICKET-To-day, To-morrow. and Friday
M.C.C. v. Oxford University, Mr. H. D. G. Loveson-Gower's XI. v. Cambridge University..
Essex v. Kent. Gloucestershire v. Lancashire.. Yorkshire v. Someract, Glamorgan v. Sugnex. Hampshire Northamptonshire. Derbyshire Surrey. Warwickshire v. Middlesex. Saturday, Monday and Tuesday.
Kent v. Satsex.
Easax v. Hampshire. Lancashire v. Middlesex. Somerset v. Glamorgan.. Northampton v. Gloucester. Notis v. New Zealand. Yorkshire v. Surrey. Warwick v. Worcester. | Leicester v. Derby. "LAWN TENNIS-To-day to Saturday--All England Champlon- ships at Wimbledon.
SHOOTING-To-day to Satur- day-Army Meeting at Bisley.
ROWING — To-day --- Henley Regatta.
ATHLETICS-Friday & Satur- day A.A.A. Championships. at Stamford Bridge.
demanding that Ramponi, who had taken his place, be flagged in so that he could resume. This meant the loss of two minutes as a fierce argument resulted, but Campari was determined and at last got away again.
SCHMELING PROVES AN ATTRACTION.“
"{CURIOSITY AROUSED,
In Training at Conneaut,
WEDNESDAY'S FIGHT. ›
arrival
*
Conneaut, Pa., May 31.
ADVANCE OF WOMEN'S
5
GOLF
WONDERS OF A NEW year she had been runner-up to
GENERATION.
THE NEW BALL,
International Contests
Frequent.
FEMININE PHYSIQUE:
Miss Gourlay in the English cham pionship. I do not know that It would be possible to imagine two performances showing progress mere logical and convincing than these, especially on the part of a girl of 19 for I am authoritativo- ly informed that the universal description of Miss Fishwick's age must be revised. She turned 19 only three weeks before her suc cess, so that she was the youngest than either Mlle. Simone de la winner for many seasons; younger Chaume or ascend only in prececity to Mias Miss Wethered, and
May. Hezlet, who, I think, was no first victory in the distant past of more than 17 when she gained her
The chugging of motor-boats; the lazy splash of canoe paddles, the clanking music of a merry-go golf. Overseas expeditions on the This is a stirring era in women's round, the rattle and roar of a part of reprosentative British roller coaster and the laughter and teams have been arranged for the chatter of hundreds of vaca first time, and it is officially an tionists.
nounced that In this carnival setting. Max Britain and the United States on matches between, Schmeling, world's heavyweight the lines of the. Walker Cup con 1899.1 champion, is to train for his title tests for men-will be inaugurated, bout with W. L. "Young" Stribling-
Bilas Wilson is said to have been next year. in Cleveland on July 9.
altering her style. Her ideal is Meanwhile, a lively discussion like Announcement early this month has been created by the decision of Jones. Those who watched her not everybody ulse's, Bobby that the big German had selected Miss Enid Wilson and Miss Molly long ago noticed that she had Conneaut Lake Park as a training Gourlay not to play for England transformed her formerly wide ground was the signal for the early against Scotland, Ireland,
of vacationista here, and
and stance into a comparatively narrow. the hundreds of cottages that dot. Wales, now that the calls of rivalry one. And the first point that this play-spot are filling rapidly championships as
with foreign nations, in individual strikes the observer who watches
well as Quiet, rural Conneaut, after get-
team Jones addressing tho ball is that ting a glimpse of the swarthy Ger- vents, are becoming so numerous his feet are very close together. man, has gone back to its dairying
and arduous. There are plenty of
It may, Beem a risky procedure and planting its rolling fields in People who think that, with the re- for a player of Miss Wilson's ace tiroment of Miss Joyce Wethered, complishments, to experiment with grain, but from the larger towns in this section and from distant the best player in either hemis her style, but at the age of 21 sho cities, trains, automobiles and Phero is Miss Wilson. Others shows the right spirit in not being aeroplanes are bringing in visitors stand staunchly by. Mias Gourlay satisfied with what she has already in festive mood and curious to sea as the most accomplished member achieved. the man recognized in most parts of her sex on the links. as the successor to Gene Tunney, They have been told that they The Conneaut Lake hotel already should appear in the English team is buzzing with guests, camp fol- rather than strive to win the lowers, sparring, partners of the women's open championship, but I champion and newspaper men. suppose that this is a matter of Telegraph wires connect the press opinion. Certainly there is a limit room set up in the hotel lobby with a human endurance: the four corners of the earth and batteries of typewriters already are clicking out stories about Schmel-' ing's plans to stop the Georgian at Cleveland..
The hall of music, "acene of con- possibility as at the present time. certs, lectures, poultry shows, dog When Miss Cecil Leitch was just shows and ring battles will serve beginning, to make a name for her as Schmeling's indoor gymnasium, self, she was the only one of her The auditorium will seat ap- era who looked like challenging proximately 6,600 spectators. In the supremacy of the settled the infield of the race track an leaders. So, too, in the case of other arena is being built to seat Miss Wethered when she entered 5,000. Here the champion will do the lists in which Miss Leitch was his outdoor training, The half then pre-eminent. There are now mile dirt track is at his disposal a dozen young players any one of for road work.
whom might be the champion of In addition the titleholder will to-morrow, for apart from the fact have the use of the golf course and that the present title-hollers are the big lake,
youthful, their chief rivals aro nearly all of the same generation: Conneaut, June 28.
Youthful Promise,
At any rate, women's golf has never known 80 many young players of exceptional promise and
Nearing Man's Standard. Those whose recollections of the game go back 30 years are amazed by the Improvement in women's golf; an improvement which never looked so much like being advanced as it does now that so many young players are struggling for renown.
It is almost, inconceivable that one day women may be able to meet men on level terms; and yet it is a reasonable proposition that no man can give Misa Welnere more than four or five strokes. That handicap would have been laughed to scorn not many years ago. And the feminine physique is evolving so wondrously thatione panders the question as to what future genera- tions may produce.ƒg
.W; Herbert Fowler, the founder of Walton Heath, who is now golf manager at the Ranelagh Club, used to play fairly often against Lady Margaret Scott (afterwards. Lady Margaret Hamilton-Russell), who was champion of her sex three timea nearly 40 years ago, writes Harry Vardon in The Sports Dis
get the
to
Max Schmeling went through his In addition to Miss Wanda Mor-patch. When they both hit good sixteenth day of training to-day in gan, who, at the age of 21, has de drives, he could get nearly double preparation for his fight with layed her rise until seriously, late her distance! When Miss Healet Young Stribling for the world's in life, there are such players as
won the championship at Doal, she at Miss Audrey Holmes, Miss Sylvia needed four steady wooden club heavyweight championship Cleveland on July 8.
Bailey, and Miss Diana Plumpton, ahots against the breeze The German: weighs 100 pounds who, at 20, have been treading on
on to the green at and is said by Jacobs, his manager, the heels of the celebrities. Miss
third holo, which tho to be in wonderful condition. The Bailey and Miss Holmes were in modern women champians would Wonderful Record.
critics say that he looks much bet- the semi-final of the English cham reach in two bangs and a chip: Rain was still falling in sheets, ter than when he trained to fight pionship last Autumn. There are The score that won the scratch but Campari, with a soaked band-Jack Sharkey last Summer-Asso. so many others of about the same prizes at the early open meetings quality that in selecting a British for women at Ranelagh was 90. team to go abroad it will be diffNow It is always sixty-something." cult to choose a player old enough It is not only the ball which has
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Hampshire (11) Warwickshire (16)
Sussex (7).... Leicestershire (12) Somersetshire (14) Glamorganshire (11)
Northamptonshire (17)
0 0
13 2 4 2 2.
2 4 4, 1
180 101
195
98
195 00
1.195
205
210
225
2 5 0 5 -0 180
12 1
16033 190 36
11
105 35
The figares in brackets were the positions occupied by the counties at the close of the 1930 season. The method of scoring this year is as follows:-15 points for a win; 7% points for a fle; 5 points for a win on the first innings and 8 points for n' loss on first innings; 4 points for a tle on the first innings and; 4 paints for a. no result.
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Logical Progress. Those who wonder whether Miss Diana Fishwick will prove equal to I am certainly going back to the best standard of British cham-America; that country has more to pions deserve to be reminded that teach me. And let it be understood. her success at Formby twelve that I am going after that world'. months ago was by no means & title harder than ever. I can win flash in the pan. In the previous [ it, I am convinced.---Len Harvey,
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