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PERRY TELLS OF ENGLAND'S DAVIS CUP RISE
M.CC. SELECT
TEAM FOR NEW -
ZEALAND VISIT
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Ceylon played against the side on the CCC ground and segred 147 for 5 wickets before declar- ing. Edward Kelaart made the top-score of 59, not out Brindley scored 32 and V. S. de Kretser 29. J. A. de-Silva going in first scor-] ed 15, the late D. L de Saram. who was captain was out for 0.
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A. L Gibson scored 4 and D. A Wright was
out 0. The M.CC replied with 100 for 4. wickets. Titchmarsh making the top-score of 41.
That MCC team played 22 matches in New Zealand and Aus- tralia, wos 11 lost and drew & A feature of that tour was the magnificent innings of 230 not out. played by A. McLaren then 52 years of age, in a Test match!
Harold Gilligan's Team
THE ASH
Denno O'Mahoney, former Irish Free State soldier and wrestling's exponent of the “Irish Whip. stripped. Jimmy Londos, the Greek Adonis, of his title claims at Boston with a fing body scissors. This was the 50th consecutive victory for the Celt and the first defeat for Londos in six years..
In 1929 another MLCC texm went out to New Zealand, led by A. H. E. Güligan, brother of Ar-L thur Gilligan That team also played in Colombo on the S. S. C. ground The tourists included E W Dawson, ES Duleepsinghi.| F. E. Woolley, M. J. Turnbull. G. F. Earle, M. S Nichols, -Barratt. Cornford, MI C Allom. Worth-Australia, won 11. lost 2 drew 9. ington. E. T. Benson and G. B Duleepsinhfi headed the batting! Legge. In all that team played averages with 59.21, ais highest 22 matches in New Zealand and
score being 242.
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YORKSHIRE
HELD BY NOTTS
AT HEADINGLEY
SUSSEX CONTINUE
TO WIN
SUTCLIFFE SCORES CENTURY
London. To-day.
Torkshire suffered BYN
expected reverse in their County Cricket Championship encoun-
after Herbert Sutcliffe the
SUCCESS AFTER FIVE
YEARS' STRIVING "UNKNOWN" WHO ROSE TO THE TOP
IN FOURTH CHALLENGE ROUND
(By F. J. Perry)
ter against Notts at Headingley, E advance of Great Britain to be the lead- ing lawn tennis nation once more, and to re- England Test batsman, and tain the Davis Cup is a most interesting story. Gibb, who scored his first cen÷| tury of the season, had given Six years ago, when we were represented by H. the home county a lead of 159 W. Austin, J. G. Gregory, I. G. Collins and G. P. on the first innings
Sutcliffe's best feats this season
Hughes, we met with rather more success than have been:
usual by reaching the final of the European zone, in which we lost narrowly to Germany.
133 not out▾ Glamorgan
91 ▾ Derby
200 not out v Worcester
110 - Kent
121 Glamorgan -
135 v Netts.
Kent secured an overwhelming victory over Surrey at the Oval, a double century stand by Fags and Woolley providing the feature
of the match-
The evergreen Woolley secured
It was during that match that Austin was attacked by the athletes nightmare, cramp, and was forced to bow to Dr. Prenn in the last match of the tie. So much, then, for our side of 1929.
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Association decided to hold the usual series of Davis Cup In the early part of the following season the Lawn Tennis trials, this time at the All-England Club, but much more in portance was attached to them than in previous years.
Hughes was forced to with--||
bis first double century of the draw from these trials as his CHICAGO CREEP - season in this match. His best business necessitated his pre feats this season include:
105 Leicester.
110 v Gloucester
SS ▾ Lancs
172 ▼ SusseX
52 ▼ Sarrey.
sence in Italy. At the last to jment an absolutely unknown player was selected to " the bill" and that unknown player answered to the name of F. J.
Fagy has only scored one previ- Perry! ous century, against Hampshire, That was the first time an un- when he knocked up 122. although known had appeared with our he reached scores of 94 against Davis Cup stars, but he met with Glamorgan and against Hamp Httle success, though he gained shire in their second encounter. pruch valuable experience!
Leicester secured a full quota of Very little importance was at- points when they trounced Wor-tached to the appearance of Perry, cester by-10 wickets at home, in as great interest had arisen as the spite of a big stand by Bernard result of the arrival of Harold Lee Quaife and Martin. Smith and into the ranks of the immortals Gears were in good form with the ball, taking 6 for 77 and 5 for 46, respectively.
In Law Water
CLOSER TO TIGERS
IN PENNANT RACE Yankees Displaced By White Sox
KEEN COMPETITION IN U.S. BASEBALL
New York, To-day- season. Solters yesterday gave Hitting his 14th homer of the St. Louis Browns a surprising 3 to 6 win over Detroit Tigers in the American Baseball League. Chicago White Sox benefitted
After the Polish match came a sad blow. We were defeated by by the Tigers' lapse and also dis- Besults, as cabled by Beater the fact that Pat Hughes was re- thrilling race for the pennant.
Australia at Eastbourne, despite placed New York Yankees in a
Results: as cabled by Reuter.
were:-
called from the Continent in order
Kent beat Surrey by 10 wickets to be on hand. at the Oval
Kent: 549 for 8 de Cazz. 111. Woolley 29) and 89 for 0. Surrey: 290 (Freeman 5 for 99)
368 (Barling 113).
H
were:-
wickets at Leicester
Worcester 344 (Quaife 109, Mastin
As a result of that defeat, and the fact that neither Gregory nor Cleveland Collins would be available for
Trosky hit a homer selection the following season, our Chicago chances in 1931 did not seem to Washington hit a homer Leicester beat Worcester by 10 would also be unable to play an be any too rosy, especially as Lee
St. Louis
tion towards the end of the year. For hit a homes. account of an important examina-Detrait
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R.
E
10
&
12
·Solters hit a homer.
1
124, Smith 6 for 77).
157 (Geary 3 for 46).
Of course, the pessimists were Leicester: 444 (Armstrong 151) and on hand as usual, but it must be New York
60 for 0.
admitted that they had some good
Warwick beat Glamorgan by reasons for their views. 123 runs at Edgbaston.
Warwick: 296 (Santall 122)
268 for 4 dec. (Dollery 101. not
out).
Glamorgan: 255 and 186 (Hollies
We had only Austin and Hughes available, so two more players had
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Bill Dickey hit a homer. Philadelphia
6 9 2 Pinkie Higgins and Richards hit
homers.
11 13
to be unearthed somehow. Dur-Boston ing the winter months two sides Washington were seat on tour one to India
NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia and the other as far afield as
Vergez hit two homers South America. The latter took New York place after the usual tour to the United States
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5 10 Jackson and Stout hit hemera.
Chicago Pittsburgh
9 11 *
for 64).
Yorkshire beat Kotts
on
the
first innings at Headingley.
Notts: 232 (Keeton 120) and
236
Arky Vanghan hit a homer
157 not out),
Susser best
Gloucester by 6
Northants: 156 and 15% (Townsend 5 St. Louis
for 21) Derby: 285 and 15 for 0.
Cincinnati
.....
for & Yorkshire: 421 (Sutclife 135, G
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Tables To Date
wickets at Bristol- Sussex: 382 (A. Melville 81) and 99
Philadelphia for 4.
Middlesex beat Essex by 141 New York Gloucester: 187 (Wensley 6 for 43)rums at Ilford-
290. (James Langridge 7 for T-Middlesex: 182 and 243.
Esser: 203 (Sims & for 63). 86 (Sims 7 for 28):
Lancashire beat Hampshire on the first innings at Southampton- Hants: 125 (Sibbles 7 for 48)*:
347 (McCorkell 150, Sibbles 61 for *75).
Lancashire: 239 and 164 for 6
EARLIER YESULTS
MATCHES IN PROGRESS."
Lord's-Rugby ▼ Marborough
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Oval-Surrey S. Africans
Worcester Worcester v Kent Huddersfield Yorkshire v Essex
Derbyshire best Northampton-Trent Bridge-Notts Leicester shire by 10 wickets at Chester Hove Sussex Derby
Taunton Somerset v Middlesex,
field.
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
New York Chicago St. Louis 12 Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Brooklyn Cincinnati
22
P. W.
93.89 34 634
Boston
P
Detroit
Liverpool Lancashire Hampshire Chicago
New York
CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE TO DATE
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LEICESTER (12))) SURREY (117 ESSEX (8 GLAMORGAN (13) SOMERSET (15) 4 "WORCESTER (15) (GLOUCESTER (7)
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HENRI COCHET AND HIS TROUPE FOR SHANGHAL
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Hayashi The Star
1152 315 482 Hayashi, the leader, is the best 0.106 225 471 known of the quartet. He former 1 103 255404 by represented Japan in the Davis
Cup and is fine doubles player He will team up with Hiral, who was ranked No. 3 in the all-Japan championship.
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