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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1938,
SPORTING NEWS AND NOTES
MIDDLESEX WIN A GREAT INTERNATIONAL Hammond Gets HUGE FOOTBALL KENT BEAT LANCASHIRE
MATCH AT HOVE·
A Difficult Chance Missed
By 12.15 on August 1 Middlesex hud beaten Sussex at Hove by -per- three wickets after a game of astonishing combinations and matations. It was a match, which belanged by right of conquest to the fast bowlers, and G. 0. Allëñ. Gray, and Smith on the one side. and Nye and 3. Cornford on the other all had their movements of destruction, It was 1 grand match, and the only pity was that it was over so early, says The Times,
Once again the weather was glariously sunny, and when Nye opened the bowling at the top end he had pleasantly fresh breeze behind him
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Kho Sin-kie Wins
Doubles: Title
Berlin, August 16.
13th Century TRANSFER FEE
WELLARD TAKES
7 WICKETS
ARSENAL'S RECORD DEAL FOR WOLVES'.
BRYN JONES
AT CANTERBURY
Red Rose County Get The
Worse Of The Weather
London, August 6.
The Canterbury. Cricket Week came to an end early yesterday. for Lancashire were all out in their second innings by 1.20 p.m. for 163, and Kent had won by 125 runs, à fine ending to their festival.
Lancashire started on their ordeal (the pitch was showing visible signs of “going"), just after 11 o'clock and with Todd and Watt on it became apparent; at drice that the weather had come to Kent's assistance, for the ball started biting into the pitch with a vengeance and in a way that boded B for batsmen.
Walter Hammond scored his thirteenth century of the sea-
The biggest transfer deal in the son at Bristol recently, and so
history of Association football was equalled Bradman's total.
concluded last week when Bryn The international tennis tourna
That was one of the few good Jones. the Wolverhampton Wan- ment being played at the Blue and White Tennis Club here ended things that happened to Glou- derers and Welsh international-in- Hulme felt once too often for
yesterday in victory for the men's Cestershire. Only Hammond and aide forward, signed for the Arsenal Nye, and John Langridge made
doubles team of Beuthner (Ger-time prevented Somerset from wh-Football Club. one of his characteristically
ning. many) and Kho Sin-kle (China)
Gloucestershire were all out for A transfer agreement was reach- graceful catches at first silp. Middlesex then decided to gam-over Gabory and Asboth of Hun
gary, winning 6-4, 2-8, 7-5, 6-1.233 in the first innings thanks to ed by the clubs more than a week It had been held up by Wellard, who took seven wickets. ago. The pich soon showed that it
Smith began by
The women's doubles title went Andrews got his hundredth wicket Jones'a refusal to sign. had no dew or other early mor-led on Smith.
hitting "the first ball he received
Eleven runs were scored in seven, Paynter continued with Hopwood "Arsenal' are stated to have paid minutes and then Washbrook hit at at 47, when, after 85 minutes" ning phenomena about Hulme and Price quickly scored through the covers for 4, and he to Miss Hollis (Denmark) and of the seaso
£14,000 for him. This is 23,000 well-pitched-up hall from Todd play the score was 72. Todd at mid- the 10 runs that enabled Sussex to continued to hit with a ponderous Fraulein Schneider (Germany) who
more than has ever been paid for very hard and, as it seemed, clear wicket and with his right hand impressiveness, even although it defeated Signorina Tonoil!
a footballer before. The previous or C. H. Knott tiose in on the leg brought off the second great catch biggest was the 10.890 paid, also side. But not at all. Knott leaped of the morning, jumping to a hard by Arsenal, for David Jack, now ilke a chamois, thrust out an arm hit by Paynter on Wright. And manager of Southend United
and the first nall had been driven with this splendid trinings closed
ask for the new, ball.
ASKING FOR IT
it. and
and
was sometimes only the air he hit.Signorina San Sonnino, of Italy, by
scores of 2-6. 6-0, 6-3. DIFFICULT CHANCE
.
ENTER THE MASTER Barnett was in aggressive mood when Gloucestershire " followed on. The opening pair put on 84, but three wickets were down for 114, and then it was up to Hammond.
He was complete master of the
In the mixed doubles Fraulein They asked for it immediately.
When he had made 15 he gave
paired with (Germany) and Nye, who has now far more command over his length and dir-a very difficult chance to long-on. Horn ection than he has shown in the and had long-on held the "catch Menzel (Czechoslovakia) defeated past few years, and Cornford gave the course of the match might Miss Hollis and Plosghman, of
of 88 in ninety minutes. the batsmen problems to tackle well haye run differently. The ball Denmark, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.—(Trans-bowling after tea, scoring 68 out The fourth-wicket stand dashed which they met, in spite of dcca- was dropped, however, and Smith's ocean).
hitting and the prim correctitude
all hopes of a Somerset victory. sional qualms and involuntary
Crapp and Hammond put on 103 "feeling, with straight bats, sound of Price rapidly put Middlesex on principles. and a
runs in quick time, and Gloucester- healthy deter. the road to victory.
shire averaged one run a minute mination to run every possible run.
for their 250.
Together they brought the score up to 210, and then
U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS
New York, August 16. The Baseball League programme yesterday consisted only of three matches in the National section. The following are the scores:-
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R. H.
E...
Bostoti
5 13
2
Philadelphia
3
7
0
Cincinnati
6
13
1
Pittsburgh
2 6 2
8
14 3 4 .5 1
Rizzo, homered for the Pirates).
St. Louis
Chicago .....
"
A. J. Holmes changed his bowl- HOME CRICKET
ing and Hammond and J. Parks came on Off Hammon's first over 16 came on. Off Hammon's first over
RESULTS
Aston Villa paid £10,775 to in Lancashire's coffin. Seven runs one instinctively felt the end was
for Allen In 1934. later Iddon fell to a simple catch in sight. Chelsea "£10.000 [or Hugh at short-leg, where Wright was And so it proved, for although Portsmouth Gallacher in 1936, and Manchester waiting in Watt's trap. And then. Spencer dropped Hopwood at long- City £10,000 for Doherty, of Black with Oldfield in. followed a grand leg. Wright got him cleverly caught pool in 1836.
exhibition of skilled yet forceful in the slips by Woolley six runs bitting by Paynter, interrupted for later at 93 for 20. Two more Mr. George Allison, Arsenal man-hve minutes by W. H. V. Levett re wickets. fell, Nutter at 95 and poor.. ager travelled to Wolverhampton eelving a nasty blow in the face Lister at 97 before he had scored. recently to complete the transfer. from a length ball of Watt's that both these from skiers. Phillipson, Arsenal had sought Jones for more rose sharply and flew like lightning with Fairimond to help, sent up the Landon, August 15.
than a year, but for a long time Levett pluckily came out again 100 at 1230 and raised the score 16 runs were scored, including ar
Yorkshire måde themselves
'the Wolverhampton club could not after, attention and Paynter hit to 135 when Knott fälled, to hold on-drive for 6 by Smith, a 4 to
the County square-leg off the next ball which atmost certain of
In the Colony Open Singles lawn be persuaded to part with him.
some glorious boundaries. He had yet another skyscraper. However, bave Smith bis 50, and a 4 to long-Cricket Champlodship by beating bowls, championship played at the Earlier this year negotiations a particular Teaning to Todd, made Knott was forgiven, for three runs leg by Price.
Leicestershire in two days at Brad-Kowloon Football Club yesterday. were almost completed between 38 out of 19, and then Oldfield later both Phillipson and Farri- It seemed that the margin of ford by an innings and 141 rurs J. V. Ramsay beat E..C. Fincher Wolverhampton and Tottenham after driving Watt into the B. B,mond fell to Davies and then after victary would be decisive, but then
Leicestershire scored only 62 in 21-19. while at the Club de Recreto, Hotspur fer Jones, but he declined tent. was out to him off a skier a few minutes' bright slogging by" was Smith things nappened.
to move.
Wilkinson it was all over. which Levett caught.
their bowled playing a baffled stroke their first innings. Verity taking A. Hyde-Lay beat T. Coleman.
wickets for 18. In sever well-pitched-tip at
second, Leicester were dismissed
ball from Parks, and three runs later. with the total at 292, Sims was palpab-for 125, Bowes sending back four ly leg-before-wicket to Nye.
Another miracle in this match
batsmen for 30.
%
Yorkshire, in their only visit to
of strange happenings was not en- the wicket, hit up 328, to which
tirely out of the question, and Herbert Sutcliffe contributed 105. Middlesex were not without
nerves: Holmes put himself on and prompthly had Allen caught at square-leg of a full-pich.
R. W. V. Robins then came in, and a cover-drive to the boundary
NORTHANTS v. GLAMORGAN
At Northampton, Glamorgan de- feated Northants by seven wickets. Northants scored 68 in their first knocks. C. Clay,ave (or 29) and
Medwick and Myers homered for brought a glorious Bank Holiday 172 in their second (E. Davies five
the Cardinals)(Reuter).
match to an end.
TENNIS MATCH DOUR YORKSHIRE
Radio Club Beat Cable And Wireless
In a friendly inter-hong tennis match yesterday the Radio and Postal Club beat Cable and Wire- less, Ltd. by six sets to three.
Scores:→→
A. E P. Guest and W. J.
Chanson (Radio)
best J. Ryder and B. Mur-
doch
60
beat K. Singh and J. Dad... 8-1 lost to Leonard and E. E
Storey
D. Scott and M. Sheriff (Radio)
BATTING
Worcester Bowlers Peg Away In Vain
a
2
Although Yorkshire experi enced somewhat anxious time before junch at Worces- ter recently, they gave sound. steady hatting display against accurate bowling. Sut- cliffe, Barber. Leyland and Turner were in capital form in
a four day's cricket.
for 42), while Glamorgan made 129 and 111 for three.
KENT v AUSTRALIANS Kent made a good recovery in their match against the Austra Hans at Canterbury,
The tourists scored 479 when they went in to bat, E S. White hitting up 52, while Watt took four- for 102 and Todd four for 148.
Kent were all out for 108 in their first innings (Walte four for 431 but in the follow-on much better. At close of play today, Kent had put on 265 for four wickets, of which Frank Woolley scored. 81 and Leslie Ames 108 not out.-(Reuter).
The wicket had been affected by BEST FEATS OF
beat Ryder and Murdoch..: 60cvernight rain, and Perks and beat Singh and Dad
6-2Martin were able to get plenty of
lost to Leonard and Storey 1-fe out of it in the first hour.
G. Singh and E. M. Au (Radio)
Hutton was never at ease and left
beat Ryder and Murdoch... 6-1 at 41... being 45 minutes over six.
beat Singh and Dad 6-4 runs. lost to Leonard and Storey 1-8
Hardstaff's
Great Century
Hardstatt hit a grand cen- tury for Notts against Somer-
THE YEAR
The achievements of British athletes in the Empire Games at Sydney figure prominently Sutcliffe, however, remained in
in a list, of the world's best perturbable, and although missed
performances. for the first six by Gibbons on the square-leg
months of this year. boundary off Perks when 40 he
The time of 21.2sec for the fur- helped carry his side into smoother waters before being second out at long by C. B. Holmes in the Empire 111. Barber, defending admirably. Games has not been beaten in the batted 100 minutes for 46. was world this season, although it has been equalled by Talley, of Ame- third out at 142,
By then the wicket was playing rica." easily, and Leyland and Turner
The 0.7sec. returned by Holmes
set at Trent Bridge recently. added 120 for the fourth wicket in in winning the 100 yards at Sydney Despite his fine innings, which two hours before Leyland was has been beaten eight times so far contained 15 boundaries, Notts smartly stumped at 264. Missed this year, the best time being 9.4sec totalled only 232. The bowling of when 35, Leyland off-drove and by Nutting, of America.
Among other British athletes Wellard and Andrews proved too glanced fiuently, hitting eight 4's.
Twenty minutes were lost whose, performances rank among much for his colleagues, and the last four wickets fell for six runs through a rain-storm, and then the world's best are W. Roberts. Somerset. 69 for no wicket, finish Turner and Sellers added 62 for winner of the Empire Graines quar- the fifth wicket. Turner, sixth ter-mile in 47.9sec, B. F. MacCabe ed 163 behind.
Apparently the Notts, batsmen out at 332. batted with extreme (half-mile, 1min 53.1sec), J. W. L do not relish the new ball, for patience for three hours. Worces- Alford (Wales) (ane mile, their first four wickets fell for 80 terapire's attack, which had been 11.6aec); C. A. J. Emery (one mile. and though Hardstaff and Heane very accurate, remained steady to 4min 16.2sec), and D. Young (Scot-| added 129 in two hours,, the last the close and allowed few liberties: land) (discus throw, 153ft 8in).
five wickets went down like nine- pins when Wellard and Andrews came on again with the second new ball....
BOWLING PUNISHED
Sporting Fixtures
TODAY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19
4min
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Altogether Hardstaff batted for three hours and was afth but at 209. Heane, who was missed or Hazell at 36, left at the same SCOTC.
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