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C. B. Fry, internationally-known authority on cricket, is writing a ser ios of commentaries on the three Test matches between England and West Indies, in addition to the Gentlemen v Players match, exclusively for the "China Mail.”
C. B. FRY SAYS
Lord's, July 5. To the intelligentsia of cricket this Gentlemen v. Players match at Lord's is accepted as the most interesting domestic match of the season.
This intelligentsia is not limited to Lord's pavilion, nor to any pavi- lion. It is widely distributed round the ring; it is still more widely distributed in offices, shops, garages and hospitals, in root fields and on haystacks.
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In comes Paynter, and in ten min utes out goes Paynter, Stephenson ap- all ten pealing for his 1.b.w. with fingers and a parade-ground voice.
Two for 24 in half an hour; fine going for the Gentlemen. Compton Joins Gimblett, who is batting as if he likes it. This wicket has life in it, and Farnes dusts a rib or two.
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Gentlemen
briskly stumped by Griffith.
Six gone for 165; a good perform- ance on such a wicket against such batsmen,
STRONG ON OFF SIDE
ATHLETICS
FRENCH WOMEN
SET NEW MARK
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I like Dollery. He is in the main an off side player, a cutter with a expects, up shoots the Umpire's finger. powerful drive past extra cover,
but One fine wicket for twelve.
he has the outfit of a first-rater. If he were as strong on the leg side he would be rubbing the heels of some
PARIS, TO-DAY: A of the major headlines.
He and Price have the measure of WORLD RECORD FOR THE 2,400 the bowling. Frice cuts well but rather YARDS RELAY FOR TEAMS OF spoils his strokes in front of the wicket THREE, EACH MEMBER RUN- by having a heavy swing round with NING 800 YARDS, WAS SET BY his shoulders instead of using his arms FRENCH WOMEN ATHLETES like loose ropes.
Again Stephenson has looked the YESTERDAY AT A MEETING best of the bowlers: especially his AT MONTE CARLO. faster ball which runs away. Brockle- The team, The Paris Women's bank, too, has done good work with his lively leg-breaks; not quite ac- Sports Club, consisting of Miles. curate in length as earlier but never Lucas, Vincent and Fize covered loose. He probably bowls the leg- the distance in 7 minutes, 22.6 se- break with a faster flight than anyone conds. except Wright.
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Wyatt is first change, and does not disturb Gimblett or Compton. Stephen- son beats the bat once, and again, but Gimblett, now hitting very hard, which swings him for a long drive would count six on many a ground.
ROBUST AND CONFIDENT Gimblett makes a robust 52 before Farnes knocks his off-stump out of the ground; hearty drives and much con- fidence; three for 97. The score mounts with Compton cutting and driving his way past half a century, and Hard- staff in command straight driving Farnes to the Pavilion steps.
J. M. Brocklebank bowls accurate medium-paced leg-breaks in vain. At lunch 146 for 3: Corapton 54, Harde staff 23.
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Farnes's first over it fruitful. Joe Hardstaff, who has looked happier the faster they have bowled to him, plays forward at a good length ball hears his leg stump rattle. That is four for 147, and in comes. Dollery, of Warwickshire.
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This present stand of Dollery and Price has pulled their good start out of the hands of the Gentlemen.
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At 254 Brocklebank gets Price leg before with 88 runs to his name.
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The old record, which had been held by the Italian Club Venchi Unica, had been 7 minutes, 32 se- conds. Reuter,
With Dollery still 30 runs off his 100 CRICKET
Farnes Wright knocks a ball from down into the nest of his pads and in making a second stab at it cuts the bails off his wicket.
Copson lasts two balls before Farnes- We note spread-eagles his wicket. that fastish bowlers, when batting, attempt the more, difficult strokes in the game. Copson tried two of these.
Not so Bill Bowes, who pushes an orthodox single, but his innings is cut short because Dollery has a hit and is caught at mid-on, giving Farnes his third wicket in the over.
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Compton is playing cool assured cricket. He turns Farnes to leg quite
In the old days we should have been comfortably, and Farnes is now bowl- ing with ungentlemanly vigour. The happy to dismiss the Players on fielding is keen. Stephenson has look-wicket like this at Lord's, for a total
of 270. thated the likeliest bowler.
Copson and Bowes make the wicket not
been look livelier than might have imagined.
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The notion of Gentlemen v. Players being a minor match is pure journa- lese; kindred with the fallacy modern University cricket does count.
TWO WICKETS FOR 24 But here are the chosen Gentlemen taking the field. Gimblett and Hutton face Farnes and Stephenson.
Farnes quickly finds a length, though he has not yet worked up to his full devil.
J. W. A. Stephenson from the Nur- sery End bowls fairly and draws first blood. Hutton steps in front of his wicket, the ball keeps lower than he
He is not only likely. He is cer- tain. Hardly had I written praise of him than he knocked the impeccable Compton's leg stump askew with splendid ball. Five for 158; and to Denis a valuable 58.
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George Pope and Dollery proceed cautiously against the accuracy of Brocklebank and the aggression of Captain Stephenson, until the tall Der- byshire all-rounder topples out of his ground-towards- Brocklebank,- and--is
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ENGLAND'S TEST TEAM
London, Yesterday. The English team to meet West Indies in the Se- cond Test Match which starts at Man- chester on Saturday has been selected · · and is as follows:
W. R. Hammond (Capt.) Paynter,
Hutton,
Fagg, Compton,
Hardstaff,
Wood,.
Wright,
Bowes,
Copson and
Goddard. Reuter.
MOTOR RACING
BRITISH SUCCESS
Paris, To-day-Capt. Wakefield, Harrow beat Eton by eight wic-driving a Maserati, won the Albi Grand Prix at an average speed of 93.9 m.p.h.
kets in their annual match at Lord's. Scores: Eton-268 and 156 (Henley 3 for 14). Harrow 294 (Wallace 6 for 69, An- son 76) and 131 for 2 wkts. (A. G. L Lithgow 67 not out)- Reuter.
LOCAL BASEBALL RESULTS
Chinese Baseball Club were trounced by the U. B. Team by 10 runs to 2 in their baseball games yesterday while U. S. S. Mindanao beat South China by 9 runs tó 8..::
Tongue, in an Era, was second,. and Bira third.-Reuter.
Football is either losing such slender hold as it may have had on the Cana- dian public or the opinion may have been that the present Scottish side is not sufficiently studded with establish- ed stars. In either case it seems un- likely that the Canadian football au- thorities will be so anxious in the near future to accept the big responsibility of making another tour offer "Tam o' Shanter" ("Daily Herald").
Obtaining A Good
By BEST BALL
The three views of Bobby Jones' grip above, show clearly the firm yet supple manner in which they con- trol a golf club. The grip above. is known as the overlapping grip and employed by the Atlantan for all shots from the tee to the green, On the putting surface: Bobby varies the technique slightly, em- ploying a reverse overlapping grip. In the above grip, the Vis formed by the forefinger and thumbs of the left and right-hand point ap- proximately towards the right shoulder.
The left hand is well- top of the shaft and the rig har
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Grip
GRAPHIC GOLF
VARIOUS VIEWS OF BOBBY JONES