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AUSTRIA WINS PRELIMINARY ROUND IN DAVIS CUP.
HOBBS STIFF AFTER
HIS 221.
West Indies Ask Him To Play.
Two hundred and twenty-one runs at the age of 50.
LORD. BURGHLEY
LEAVES TRACK
Sterner Work For Best British Athlete.
London, July 10.
Lord Burghley, Britain's greatest hurdler, ran
his last race last Saturday, when he came second to Facelli of Italy in the 440 yards hurdle race in the British cham-
Jack Hobbs completed this bril-pionship meeting at the White liant innings for Surrey against the City. Lord Burghley told Reuter West Indies at the Oval, Kensingto-day that he must leave athletics ton, S. E last month.
for sterner work—Renter,
He felt stiff and sore after his great achievement, and over tea in Lord Burghley, probably the the pavilion he told a Daily Mail most popular and best-known reporter that he "never thought athlete of his day, is the heir to
FORMERL
¡ORMERLY married to the Estelle Taylor, film actress, Jack Dempsey (above) expects to marry Hanna Williams, a musical hall star, la Reno shortly. Dempsey was the former world boxing champion..
DAVIS CUP
PRELIMINARY
ROUND GAME
Austria's Clean Sweep Against Spain.
ENRIQUE MAIER BEATEN IN BOTH SINGLES
In the second preliminary round
DRAMATIC
WIN BY KENT AT BLACKHEATH
Test Cricketers In Fine Form.
HOBBS NEARING 200 CENTURIES
London, To-day.
After being led by 10 runs on the of the 1934 Davis Cup competition, first innings Kent snatched a drama- Austria secured a clean sweep victic win over Surrey in the last over tory over Spain in Vienna Fester of the match at Blackheath yester
day.
day.
The Austro-Spanish match is one made necessary by the new In a programme ruined by rain. rules governing the Davis Cup com-Hampshire and Somerset drew, petition. Next year the four sur-jand the big game in the North,
he could score so many runs nowa the fifth Marquess of Exeter. Jn PITTSBURGH WIN viors of the preliminary round, Notts v. Lancashire, was also
days.
1929 he married Lady Mary Scott. a daughter of the Duke of Buc cleuch, and a son was born to them this year. Lord Burghley former-| · ly was an Officer in the Grenadier | Guards and he has been M. P. for the Peterborough Division since 1931.
AGAIN
New York Teams Triumph.
SENATORS BEATEN IN U. S. BASEBALL
France, and the semi-Analists or abandoned as a draw. the 1933 competition will be eligi- ble to compete..
however,
The refreshing feature of the week-end programme was the fine form shown by members of the English Test team to meet the West Indies at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Here is what they did:
Sutcliffe 177 Middlesex Ames 137 v Surrey
"I always go to the wicket feeling that I am not going to get runs," he said, "but if I don't I am very disappointed.
On Saturday, I feel glad at every one I make,
meeting will be held in Paris, and I always try to score as
at which International repre many as I can because they may
sentatives will discuss the be the last I shall ever hit..
His athletic achievements
cancelation of this system. "Will I retire this season Well, are beyond summarising in a few
The scores of the Austro-Spanish perhaps, but I cannot say
lines. He won the inter-Varsity
New York, To-day. round were as follows; be I will. I do want to, ga op 120 and 220 yd. hurdles three years
The Pittsburgh revival'ls con- Artens (Austria) beat Maier, 7-9, playing and rust at the wicket."
running and he holds six British tinuing. The Pirates followed up 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2:
Macaulay 7 for 52 v Middlesex Langridge (Jas.) 5 for 63 v Derby "Although I felt so stiff and had championships, besides having been their double win over the Dodgers Matejka (Austria) beat Suque. Yorkshire's 'win over Middlesex to be massaged when I came back the Olympic champion at 400 on Monday, with a 11 to 8 win over 6-0, 6-3, 9-7:
was their 15th in 18 matches. to the pavilion. I enjoyed every countless others races, both
metres hurdles, and he has won the Brooklyn outfit yesterday. They Artens and Matejka' (Austria) They lead Sussex by 40 points minute at the wicket," he added, "Home and abroad, even up to the the Cardinals and are close behind 6-4, 2-6, 6-3:
at have now a clear advantage over beat Maier and Durall, 6-3, 6-4, now. am glad I made a big score because last few weeks, the majority be- the Giants. it was chiefly at the request of the
Matejka beat Durall, 6-3, 6-1. innings total of 261 Jack Hobbs By scoring 101 of Surrey's first ing over hurdles. West Indies that I played.
The Giants vanquished the Reds 8-10, 6-3. They
registered his 196th century in wanted to say I had played against; them,"
HORACE LINDRUM'S VICTORY.
Beats Melbourne Inman By 419 Points.
STOEFEN'S PROMISE IN ENGLAND.
and the Yankees routed the White Artens (Austria) beat Suque, first-class cricket. He now leads Sox, while the Senators lost to the 6-3, 4-5, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Browns by a narrow margin.
Chuck Klein banged out his 17th Romer of the season, but the Phil- lies lost to the Cardinals. Charley Hartnett's eleventh four-bagger,
The Tossing Incident At however, enabled 'the Cubs to beat
Queen's Club,
N
and not No. 3, in U.S.A. was to have met Ellsworth Vines in the final of the London Championships at Queen's Club.
The protracted duel between Stoefen and Sutter was not actually finished, but; the tall Californian had won the open- ing set after a see-saw tussle. and was 5-3 and 30 love on his service in the second.
the Braves.
Results as cabled by Reuter:
National League,
Boston Chicago
Hartnett hit a homer.
Brooklyn Pittsburgh
Sydney, June 4. Horace Lindrum, the 19 year old Australian bilkards playér and nephew of Walter Lindrum, held a lead of 419 points over the English player, Melbourne In- man, at the conclusion of their |12 days' billiards match at the
He did not clinch the victory Vergez hit a homer. Y.M.C.A. hall on Saturday. here, and when the twenty-fourth) Cincinnatti
Lindrum failed consistently game was completed Stoefen said Philadelphia until the second half of the to his doubles partner, "Let's flip
Chuck Klein hit a homer.
American League.
New York
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his position by consecutive breaks for the gamble. Stoefen won and of 141 and 198.
Sutter retired.
He made 367 in three breaks, during which Lin- drum failed to score,
-Reuter.
AL BROWN BEATS DAVE CROWLEY
World Champion Wins] Easily.
MCAVOY OUTPOINTS PIAZZA
London, June 13.
L BROWN, the world bantam- weight. easily outpointed Dave Crowley, of Clerkenwell, inj
Philip Mead and Patsy Hendren. by 61 Other present day play- ers with over a hundred centuries are Sutcliffe (111) and Frank Woolley (119).
Results as cabled by Reuter were as follow:
+4
County Championship.
Kent beat Surrey by 215 runs at. Blackheath
Kent 251 (Gover 6 for 82)
377 for 6 dec., (Ames Todd 121) ...........
137.
urrey 261 (Hobbs 101)
152 (Fereman 5 for 56)
ten rounds at Olympia last night Hampshire drew with Somerset at
The Londoner, six inches Bath
R. H. E
1 7 0
4
7
1
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11 17
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14 19
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from Brown unflinchingly.
1 & 4. 9
2
1 second round, and in the third
.9 14
4 · 12 9 12
shorter, took a severe battering Somerset 317 (C. C. Case 132).
Crowley's nose was cut in the
Hampshire 275 for 7
Notts drew with Lancashire at.
Brown peppered him with straight Trent Bridge.
1 lefts. The coloured boxer had the Notts 276 for 8 dec., (Walker 103);
better of the next two, and in the Lanes 205 for 4
0 sixth Crowley, receiving a hard
Cleveland
2 6
0
Hale hit a homer.
Jolley hit a homer.
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Chicago On the day, fate had given a New York just verdict, writes A Wallis Myers.
Walker hit a homer. Stoefen's shots were not produced Lindrum, however, then made as smoothly as Sutter's, and his a break of 152, but as a result back-hand was less ornate, but his
attack was more insistent and his Boston of the afternoon's play his over- night lead was reduced from 889 play generally more imaginative.
Both men lost service games to to 583. Inman made a great effort at the night session, and lave; they ran neck-and-neck in Detroit upon his second visit to the table both sets; there were good patches scored 376, the highest break and bad. during the match.
Lindrum
7
Stone and Fox hit homers. Philadelphia
2
6
4
9
3 10
Goslin hit a homer.
right to the jaw, sat down mo-
Yorkshire bent Middlesex by 10
|mentarily in the centre of the wickets at Bradford.
ring.
Yorkshire 367 (Sutcliffe 177, Sims
Middlesex 305 and 114 (Macaulay. A right to the jaw staggered 7 for 52) Crowley in the seventh round. He refused to take a rest, and pluckily withstood punishment.
Four terrific punches in the
5 for 69)
53 for no wicket
I eighth failed to put the Londoner Sussex beat Derbyshire by 6 wie-
down. He persevered in
trying kets at Derby.
for a knock-out Brown, however, Derby 158 and 195 (Langridge
always 'master. Crowley | (Jas.) 5 for 68) A
Was
I made desperate efforts in the final Sussex 284 (Mitchell 5 for 74)
2 round, to get home with hard 72 for 4 wickets
punches to the body. He succeed- jed occasionally; but, was badly
But one formed the impression St. Louis was not in good touch, and at one that, although Sutter might beat Washington stage his lead was reduced to Stoefen if they met to-morrow,{ 809. The final scores were:—there may come a day when Stoe- Lindrum, 14,252; Inman, 12,883. fen will be a match for any oppon- LEAGUE TABLES TO DATE. punished in retura.
They are to meet again inent. California has undoubtedly Brisbane.
produced another giant.
Lake Georgia, N.S.W.,
Suggested As New Motor Speedway
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National League.
New York Pittsburgh Chicago
Oddone Piazza, the Italian middle-weight champion, lost on points over ten rounds to Jock McAvoy, the British champion.
It was a moderate bout. in which
623 McAvoy did most of the forcing,
Per. W. L 48 32 .600 46 37 .554 .47 41 534 .44 40 42o 42 .37 44 .37 46 .35 51 American League.
St. Louis Boston Brooklyn Philadelphla Cincinnatti
Goulburn, N.S.W. June 7, preparation. ETAILS of the muitability of Lake George, it is emphasised, the bed of Lake George as a appears to be strong, and suitable
New York speedway have been sent to Sir in everything that a beach track)
Washington Malcolm Campbell. the British tacks. For instance, it would never
Philadelphia motor apeed record holder. In vary, except with very heavy rain,
Cleveland response to a recent letter, a com- which would have a tendency to
Chicago munation, written by the chair-improve it, There are no abells,
Detroit man Mr. Les Hunt), informa Sir and the mountains protect it from
Boston Malchin that it would appear that winds.
[St. Louis
500 There was a surprise in the first 456 round when McAvoy was put .445 down for a count of three with a 407 right to the jaw, He fought back in the next two rounds, which he .646 won with something to spare,
617 The Italian took much punish-
Northants beat Worcester by an Innings and 53 TURUS at Peter. borough.
Northants" 357 (Liddell 118) Worcester. 138 (V; W. C. Jupp 5 for
51) and 166.
Gloucester beat Wärwickshire. 17 wickets at Edgbaston. Warwick 139 and 134 (Goddard 7:
for 63) Gloucester 187 (Hollles 8 for 54),
and 89 for 3
Friendly.
613 meat in the fourth and fifth, and dies at Leicester...
Leicester drew with the West In-
.53. 29
50 31
42 39
43
43.
.39 42
39:45
454 and won well
500 after an even sixth round McAvoy W. Indies: 156 and 243 for 8
481 carried the fight to his opponent Leicester: 295
.34 * 48: .414
55 375
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