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London, August 20. HUTTON'S FEELINGS.
Leonard Hutton's innings of 364 is still being talked about outside Yorkshire. It is interesting that his 364, scored out of 770 for 6; includ- ed 85 boundaries 15 threes, 18 twos and 143 singles and occupied 13 hours and 20 minutes.
Describing his feelings in the 7.30 news bulletin broadcast in the Re- gional programme, Hutton said:—
"It was a very tiring and hard job. The Australian bowlers bowl- ed very well, and they did not give any runs away at all. I am really pleased that it is all over.
"The feelings I had at about 332? Well, I really don't know what they were. I waited for a loose ball to come along so I could crack a four, and before long it came along, and I managed to pierce the fielders. It last was very difficult to get those few runs, and I was glad when it
and Tunnicliffe ("Long John”) being the other two.
Throughout England's. innings of 908, for 7 dec, there was a Yorkshire: man at the wicket, and between them Hutton (804) Leyland (187), Wood (58) and Verity (8 not out) contri- |buted-012 runs!~~
JIM FERRIER'S "DOUBLE”
Jim Ferrier (New South Wales), the recent winner of the Australian Open Championship, completed the "double" on the Seaton "course" Adelaide yesterday by winning the Amateur Championship.
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Ferrier, amateur title-holder in 1985 and 1986, beat H. R. Payne (Victoria) 8 and 6 in the: 36 holes final.
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TENNIS CARREER ENDED?
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Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, times holder of the American national championship. singles lawn tennis and eight times winner of the Wim bledon title, announced in New York on Tuesday that she had cancelled her entry for the American singles championship, which is due to begin at Forest Hills on Septem- ber 9.
She stated that she has been suf- fering from a severe attack of neu- was all over."
ritis, which has kept her out of the Herbert Sutcliffe sent the follow-game since her return from Wimble- ing telegram to his fellow-townsman: don... "Heartiest congratulations, there is Mrs. Moody told the United States no one more pleased than I. Go for Lawn Tennis. Association that
the Bradman's 462 record. Congratula-affected part had failed to respond tions to Maurice."
to treatment. She did not feel that Hutton is the "babe" of a trio of she would be able, without sufficient famous Pudsey cricketers-Sutcliffe I practice, to "play in such competi-
MANAGER
GRIMSBY'S VICTORY
London; To-day."
The following. were the results, of games played yesterday:
Grimsby
FIRST DIVISION.
2 Portsmouth
THIRD DIVISIÓN (NORTH)
Rochdale Southport
Doncaster York
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tion as was offered at Forest Hills
She sent with a letter a refund amounting to 1309 dollars (about £262), her entire expenses for her trip to Britain with the Wightman Cup team, and expressed the hope that the United States Lawn Tennis Association would accept the refund in view of her inability to fulfil her promise to compete in the national singles.
Mrs. Moody's letter to the Asso- ciation, which sounded very much like farewell, and is interpreted by some as indicating her farewell to amateur lawn tennis, concluded:—
"With my thanks to the United States Lawn Tennis ·Association and its officers for their kind atti- tude of many years standing; their unselfish interest in tennis, which has provided for me, along with other players in the United States, a very happy time in sports-I- am, yours, Helen Wills Moody."
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HUTTON MAKES CENTURY
· London, To-day. Although Yorkshire were unable to force a decision in their” müṭch with the M.C.C. at Scarborongh yesterday, there was some interest- ing play, Leonard Hutton,, the new world record holder of the highest individual Test score, scor- ing 106 not · out in Yorkshire's second knock of 222 for 2, i
R. E. S. Wyatt, the former Eng- land. Test captain and Warwickshire player, just missed his 150 by one run in the M.C.C.'s first knock.
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At Folkestone, rain caused the abandonment of the match between Sir Pelham Warner's XI and · the Australians, but at Hove Se
**Subsex - beat Gloucestershire by 7 wickets, the outstanding feature being Wal ter Hammond's 15th century of the
season:
Results as cabled by Reuter, were: At Hove, Sussex beat › Gloucester- ·· shire by 7 wickets,.
Gloucester: 488 (W. R. Hammond 116) ·
and 166 for 5 dec.
Sussex: 341 (Jim Parks 118, Cox 102) and 806 for 3 (Harry Parks 119 not out).
At Scarborough, Yorkshire and the M.C.C. were featured in a drawn game. M.C.C.: 345 (R. E. S. Wyatt 149) and
132 for 4 dec.
Yorks: 221 and 222 for 2 (Hutton 106
not out).
At Folkestone, the match between Sir Pelham Warner's XI and the Aug- - tralians was abandoned owing to rain. Australians: 390 (Waite 60; Todd 4 for · 97), and 327 for 7 dec. (S. J. Me- · 1.. Cabe 91 J. H. Fingleton 51 not
out).
Sir Pelham Warner's XI: 223 (Ames
78; F. Ward 7 for 112 W Reilly 1 for 54) and 38 for 0 (ra abandoned).—-Reuter..-
GORDON RICHARDS
ON ST. LEGER
London, To-day. Commenting on the St. Leger pro- spects, Gordon Richards, the cham- ̈ pjon jockey, stated yesterday that he thinks Pasch, Mr H. E. 'Mor- riss's favourite for the classic, · ‚is ́ one of the best things he has ever ridden.
Sir Abe Bailey, the South Afri- can millionaire and owner of Ramtapa, says he expects. Ramtapa to win and has told all his friends to back him. Reuter.
THE LAST CALL-OVER
London, To-day.
The following is the last call-over for the St Leger, which will be run” at Doncaster to-day over a distance of 14 miles and 132 yards:
Pasch 6 to 5
Ramtapa 7 to 1 t and o
Scottish Union 7 to 1o, 15 to
2.t.
Pound Foolish 15 to 2 t and o. Glen Loan 15 to 2.0, 8 to 1 t. Challenge: 10 to 1 o, 100 to 9 ti Lali 20 to 1..
Foroughi 25 to 1 t and o. Magic Circle 40 to 1 o.
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B. W. BRADBURY STILL
INDISPOSED
The continued indisposition of B. W. Bradbury has made it necessary to postpone once again't "semi-final", öf the Colony Bowls Singles Championship between he and A. R. D scheduled: for to-day at Recreio,
.: Dallah khas" intimated that not wish to claim a wal alate stage, and the further considerád at