THE WORLD SPORT
COUNTY CRICKET.
HOBBS CREATES. NEW RECORD.
BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
TOLLEY'S BRILLIANCE.
London, July 12. At Saint Andrew's, Talley, bril- 100 CENTURIES FOR COUNTY.antly equalling the few-minutes-
old record for the new course Jack Hobbs, the famous Surrey set by Jones, of 71, headed the list batsman, created yet another reof qualifiers with 144.. cord to signalise, his return to Charles Whitcombe had 145, ericket Against Kent at Black- Melhorn 146, Jones 147, Gollas heath he scored 121, runs, making 147, Kirkwood 148, and Tweddel! his hundredth century for Surrey.140. Duncan falled to qualify, It is the first time in the history with 162. of first class cricket that a player
Other qualifiers were Barnes. and Nabboltz with 153.
had scored 100 centuries for his county team. Incidentally it was Five lesser-known Americans Hobbs 142nd century in all Arst-failed together with Duncan, also class matches.
A..P. F. Chapman and G. B. Legge both reached three figures in, the same match, and Kent won on' the first innings.
Lancashire defeated Hampshire
Wethered, who returned Reuter.
161-
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Notis, their rivals, gained first innings points Against Yorkshire by the narrow margin of 23 runs.
Bates, Glamorgan, and Bowley, Sussex, each scored a double.cen- túry.
Leicester knocked off the runs
though three wickets fell
The principal individual perfornecessary for victory with ease,
mances follows:
200* 181.
Batting.
Bowley (Sussex)
220
Bates (Glamorgan)
Whysall (Notts)
Sutcliffe (Yorkshire)
169
H. L. Higgins (Worcester)
123
Hobbs (Surrey)
121
Bates (Warwick)
138*
A. P. F. Chapman (Kent)
113
G. B. Legge (Kent)
104
Not Out.
Bowling.
7 for 78
6 for 18
5 for 32
Macdonald (Lancs.)
Goary (Leicester)
Russell (Essex)
LANCASHIRE WIN.
Macdonald Bowls Well
London, July 12.
RAPID SCORING. Bowley's Big Score for. Sussex.
Going in first for Sussex against Gloucester, Bowley scored 220 in a total of 374. Sussex gained major points for a lead on the first in- nings. The match was played at Brighton, the scores being:
Sussex: 374 and 169.
Gloucester: 298 and 14 (foto
wicket).
Bowley was the only prominent- ly successful batsman for Sussex, Secring 220.
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Gloucester replied strongly but were 76 runs behind on the first innings. The Sussex wickets fell quickly in their second inninga, and Gloucester were set the pro- blem of scoring 245 runs to win. Lancashire strengthened their They had scored 44 without loss position at the head of the Chan-when the game concluded. Rain pionship table by defeating Hamp-interfered in the closing stages. shire by ten wickels at Southamp ton.
There was no conspicuous bat- ting' success, the scores being:
Lancashire: 297 and 50 (for
.0 wicket).
Hampshire: 139 and 207. In Hampshire's second innings, Macdonald, the Lancashire fast bowler, took 7 wickets for 78 runs.
RUSSELL AS BOWLER. Northampton Defeated by Essex.
A NARROW MARGIN,
Nofts Win on First Innings
Against Yorks.
By the narrow margin of 23 runs, Notts gained 5 points for lead on the first innings against Yorkshire at Bradford. Centuries were scored by Whysall for Notts and Sutcliffe for Yorkshire.
The scores were!
Notts: 3-13. Yorkshire: 320.
:
In a low-scoring match at Col-
In the Notts first innings, Why, chester, Essex defeated Northampsall contributed 18-1, and for York
The
scores shire Sateliffe compiled 169 before
he was defeated.
shire by 61 runs, were:
Essex: 184 and 163. Northants: 157 and 129.
on either side No batsman reached the 50 mark, but in North- ampton's second innings. Russell took 5 wickets for 32 runs.
BATES, 200 NOT OUT. Two Centuries in Glamorgan Match.
A double century by Bates was the chief factor in Glamorgan's win on the first innings against "Worcester at Kidderminster,
H. L. Higgins, who was assist ing the Worcester team, also reached three figures, but the side failed to avert the follow-on. Rain intervened, the secres ho- ing:
Glamorgan: 390,
Worcester: 227 and 41 (for
wickets).
Bates batted brilliantly in the Glamorgan, innings, enrrying his
bat for 200 runs.
Only Higgins offered any real resistance to the Glamorgan at- tack, the amateur contributing no fewer than 123 in a total of 227.
LEICESTER'S VICTORY. Geary Plays Havoc in Derby's Second Innings.
HOBBS NEW RECORD.
Chapman and Legge Seare Centuries.
Jack Hobbs made a welcome reappearance for Surrey against Kent and he signalised his return by storing his hundredth century for Surrey and the 142nd of his first-clas carver. Hobbs is now 16 ahead of the record set by the late Dr. W. G. Grace
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DOES RECORD.
An action photo of Cyril Tolley, who has made a recordi al St. Andrews.in. the British open golf Championship.
CREATES NEW RECORD.
Jack Hobbs, the famous Surrey and England bat, who by scoring 100 centuries for his County, has created a new record in the annals of cricket.
BARONET SENT TO "PRISON.
EFFECT OF TRENCH FEVER.
London. June 28.--Sir Gerard Maxwell-Willshire, Bt., pleaded guilty at the; Maidstone Assizes to having assaulted Miss Jean Olds, and was sentenced to six months imprisonment in the second divi-
sion.
Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C. de fending, said that Willshire con- tracted virulent treneli-fever dur- ing the War, which occasionally recurred on the slightest in-i dulgence in drink, and had an extraordinary effect.
Willshire was He added that being treated for neurasthenia.. Earlier messages stated:-Lon don, May 12-At 6 o'clock yester day morning a young Londor. wo- man called at a house near Sit- tingbourne, and alleged that a titl-
Ken were entertaining Surveyed gentleman had conveyed her in at Blackheath, and wor on the a car, ostensibly to dinner and a first innings, centuries being scar-dance at Maidstone, but stopped ed. by A. P. F. Chapman and G. B. in a Janely wood in which, after Lee,
The scores were:
In
Kent: 467, Surrey: '245,
the Kent first innings, A. P. F. Chapman and G. B. Legge in partnership punished the Sur roy bowling severely, the former compiling 113 and the latter 104.
For Surrey, Hobbs scored 121 in a total of 245.
BIRMINGHAM WASH-OUT.
Bates Seöres A Century.
a struggle, he stripped her and tied her to a tree, coated her with black col polish, and drove off. She freed herself and staggered
where she to
house,
food and given and returned to London. Gerard
was bath.
Si
Maxwell-Willshire, Bt., who is an actor, was charged at Maidstone to-day, with indecently assaulting Jean Olds, aged 22; an assistant, employed at a London hair-dresser's firm. Willshire strenuously denied the charge and was remanded on bail. London, May 19-Spruce and alert, Str Bates, the Warwick batsinan, | Gerard Maxwell-Willshire, Bt., sur- score: 118 not out in a total of rendered his bail at the Maidstone 241 for the loss of 2 wickets, Court today. The prosecution Eighteen, runs ahead on the against Simerset at Birmingham. detailed the alleged events.. Miss first innings, Leicester overwhelm-Rain prevented further play, and Jean Olds gave evidence that she the match does not count In the met Willshire first at a hotel at ed Derbyshire at Leicester, a bril
Maidonhend on Sunday. He called Championship. liant bowling feat by Geary.bring-
at her boarding house in London ing about a remarkable collapse
next evening, and she accompanied of the Derby side in their second
him on a motor car ride, arriving innings. Lelcester. won by seven
at a hotel in Maidstone at one wicketa.
o'clock in the morning. They pro- ceeded to drive to a lonely wood, where she alleged the events which England by eight wickets, in a formed he subject of the charge low-scaring game at Wisbech. In occurred." After that, clad only their first innings, East England in shoes and stockings, and emcor- scored 170, New Zealand making ed with black polish all over, she 243 in reply. The second knock just wandered about till she reach- produced 145 runs, and New Zon- ed a house at 4.80 o'clock in the land scored the 76 runs necessary morning. Willshire was commit- for success at the cost of two wicted for trial at the next Assizes. kets-Reuter,
Bail was granted].
The scores were:
Derby: 263 and 84.. Leicester: 281 and 67 (for 3
wickets).
After Leicester had gained a minor advantage on the first in nings, a close game appeared like ly, but Geary found a spot and proved almost unplayable. Ho tock 6 wickets for only eighteen
runs.
NEW ZEALAND SUCCESS. East England Defeated by Eight
Wickets.
East Now Zealand defeated
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