THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 26, 1937.
JOE DAVIS
RETAINS
HIS TITLE
United Kingdom Billiards
NEWMAN FAILS TO HOLD ADVANTAGE
HAMMOND AT HIS BEST
IN TEST TRIAL________
86 IN FIRST INNINGS AND AN UNDEFEATED CENTURY
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PITTSBURGH AGAIN BEATEN
Yankees Go Further Ahead
SERIOUS MISHAP
Excellent form by Walter Hammond, marked the first Test Trial at Lords between teams repre- senting the South and the North. Hammond scor- ed 86 in his first knock and followed this up by a yesterday's major League baseball Kingdom Professional Cham-dashing, undefeated century scored out of 158.
London, April 30.
The final heat in the United
New York, To-day. There was a serious casualty in
encounter between the Detroit Ti gers and the New York Yankees, pionship between J. Davis, the
when Mickey Cochrane, the form- holder, and T. Newman was con-
FARNES, WHO BOWLED VERY WELL IN THE RECENT er's manager and catcher, sustain- tinued at Thurston's Hall in TESTS AGAINST AUSTRALIA, CAPTURED 5 FOR 43 IN THE ed a fractured skull as a result of Leicester Square yesterday, when NORTH'S SECOND INNINGS. PROBABLY THE MOST EN-being hit on the head by a pitched Davis was leading by 3,619. COURAGING FEATURE OF THIS MATCH, HOWEVER, WAS ball. Newman reduced his opponent's] LESLIE HUTTON'S CENTURY FOR THE NORTH. THE YOUTH- lead in the afternoon, when .he FUL YORKSHIRE PROFESSIONAL COMPILED 102 AGAINST scored 1,206 for an average of SOME OF THE BEST BOWLERS IN THE COUNTRY. 134, while Davis made 545 for an average of 60.
Tall scoring was the order in the There can
be little question | Yorkshire-Sussex match which the now concerning the ultimate re-latter won on the first innings, at sult, but it was a little difficult Sheffield. Yorkshire batted first to realise that Newman was los- and ran up the fine score of 465 to ing the match, so well did he which Barber and Mitchell made play. Davis increased a run of useful contributions. Nothing
259 (unfinished) to 306, at the daunted by their task, Sussex prò- end of which he missed a red ceeded to amass 566, John Lan- winner, and for the next hour and gridge batting excellently for 175 quarter Newman entertained and Harry Parks also passing the an interested company to some century mark. - delightful displays.
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A BIG LEAD
Davis increased his lead again at night to 4,019, scoring 1,455 for an while Newman of 182, average made 394 for an average of 49 Davis increased his break of 50 (unfinished) to 183, and for some time afterwards Newman had the better of the play, showing good form in breaks of 116 and 208.
Three other matches were also decided on first innings, Notts, Sur rey and Somerset, securing the points.
over
Essex scored a good win Hampshire at Portsmouth, Nicholls maintaining their and P. Smith consistency with bat and ball, res- pectively, to contribute in no small measure to the victory.
Scor-158
were
Five Thousand At Wembley To See Vines Beat Perry
Wembley, To-day- Making his debut yesterday as a professional tennis player in England, Fred Perry (Britain) was defeated by H. Ellsworth Vines, the American star, before a crowd of 5,000 at Wembley.
The match went the full five sets, Vines winning by 7-5, 6-8, 6-2, 4-6, 6-8.-Reuter,
Leicester 92 (Buse 5 for 18). and 246 (Berry 84).
Somerset 186 (Smith 5 for 84) and' 123 for 8 (Smith 6 for 34).
TO-DAY'S MATCHES
The New Zealand touring team- From that point Davis did all the were far from convincing, al- scoring with the exception of a few though they beat Staffordshire by small runs by his opponent.
runs at Stoke. The visitors Lord's-M.C.C. Australian XI. v Rest ing easily Davis increased his lead
of England. dismissed for only 119 in quickly by making breaks of 188 (54 their first innings, and it was only Oval-Surrey v Hampshire.
Leeds-Yorkshire v Gloucestershire. cannons), 376 (40 cannons), 176 the weak batting of the County Gravesend-Kent v Essex. (35 cannons), 196, and 150 (un-which prevented them from conso- | Worcester-Worcestershire finished), with which he played out|lidating this advantage.
Cambridge--Cambridge University v.
New Zealanders. Leicester-Leicestershire v Sussex. Ilkeston-Derbyshire v Somerset.
time.
The
closing scores
were:J. Davis (in play), 18,994; T. Ner man, 14,975.
AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
D. MARTIN BEATEN ON HOME COURSE
DR. TWEDDELL OUT
Cambridge were well beaten by Middlesex at Fenners.
Results as cabled by Reuter, were:-
Middlesex beat Cambridge University by 202 runs at Cambridge. Middlesex 341 (Felton 171, Hulme 96) and 199 for 7 dec.
Cambridge 281 and 107 (Smith 4 for 26, Peebles 4 for 29).
The New Zealand Tourists beat: Staf- fordshire by 158 runs at Stoke.
New Zealand:--119 (Wakelin 6 for 42) and 193 for 8 dec.
Staffordshire 68 (Dunning 8 for 26) and 86.
Sussex beat Yorkshire on the first innings at Sheffield. Yorkshire 465 (Barber 104, Mitchell 88) and 166 for 5.
Sussex 566 (John Langridge 175, Harry Parks 104).
The South beat the North by 6 wickets in the First Test trial at Lord's North 271 (Hutton 102) ́ and 184 (Farnes 5 for 43).
South 300 (Hammond 86) and 158 for 4 (Hammond 100 not out).
Sandwich, To-day. The biggest surprise of the first round of the British Amateur Golf Championship occurred when R. B Foster, London, beat D. Martin, winner the St. George's Vase, on his home 104 not out).
course.
an American resident: 24/.
of
of
Another surprise in the first round was the defeat by Robert Sweeney (Royal and Ancient) H. G, Bentley (the former British Amateur Champion) by 2 and 1.
In the second round, E. Neille (East Renfrew) beat (Cecil Ewing, of the British Walker Cup team, by 1: up. :
1. Mitchell beat Dr. Tweddell, the
British Walker Cup captain, by 2 and 1-Reuter.
Nottinghamshire beat Worcestershire on the first innings at Nottingham. Notts 227 and 250 for 6 dec.g Worcester 197 and 196 for 1 (Warne
Surrey beat Gloucestershire on the first innings at Bristol.
Surrey 399 for 9 dec. (Sandham 140, Knight 85) and 259 for 7.
Gloucester 389 (Crapp 99).
Essex beat Hampshire by 102 runs at Portsmouth. Essex 149 (Herman 7 for 57) and 281 (Nichols 120).
-Hants 136 (Arnold 78) and 192 (P. Smith 6 for 34).
Somersetshire beat Leicestershire on
the first innings at Leicester.
shire.
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Cochrane was also featured by scoring the Tigers' only home run, but the Yankees managed to nose' out a victory.
One game in the National |League, between Boston and St. Louis, was postponed owing to rain and a wet ground.
The following were the results of yesterday's major League games:-
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York
McCarthy hit a homer Cincinnatti
R. H. E.
9 16
3 11 "1
to to
Brooklyn
2
.
6
Pittsburgh.
1
6
3
9
Browne hit a homer Chicago
5
10
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit
3
9
Cochrane hit a homer New York.
7
4 10
Dimaggio and Lazzeri hit homers.
St. Louis Boston
2
7
11
Cleveland Lanca-Philadelphia
Chicago Washington
FOR THE CORONATION
42
12
2
7
-Reuter.
OLD LIQUEUR BRANDIES
B. B. PALE OLD
Vieille Fine d'ARMAGNAC
F.O.V. (Finest Old Vintage)
GODET FRERES 1852
GRANDE FINE CHAMPAGNE 1865
EXSHAW'S V.F.O. (60 years old)
THE CONNOISSEUR COMES
TO
CALDBECK'S