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KENT SUFFER AN ASTONISHING COLLAPSE
How Geary And Smith Put The "Hoppers" Up The Pole
By Frank Thorogood
Tunbridge Wells: Leicestershire 195 and 74 for 1;
Kent 58
London, June 30.
From Lord's to the pastoral ground at Tunbridge Wells seemed a blessed transition after the din and turmoil of the Test match, but visitors who had anticipated a peaceful day's cricket out of London got a rude awakening—and so did Kent.
After dismissing Leleesten for 195 When Barding closed the innings no the result of excellent bowling by dismissing Smith and Flamson and fielding, the hop county, lacking with successive deliveries, the bowl. Woolley, Ames and Valentine, went ing analysis gave Wright the excel- down like a house of cards and were lent figures of 5 for 81 in 29 overs, all back again close the Midlanders, although he was called for a no-bali with nine wickets in hand, led by 11 mes. 211.
Recent rain followed by warm sunshine gave the bowlers consider-
PROMISING YOUNGSTER Lewis bowled exceedingly well, the many good catches achieved, the
left-hander young
→ able old before lunch. After the and of
interval it was the moderate baiting
alt,
he
took Geary at cover-
of Kent that had much to do with made the best when, leaping high in their collapse. though Geary and the Smith should not be dented credit point. for clever bowling.
It was the first time I had seen
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death after making a nent off-drive to the boundary.
Tudd was Kent playing this year and, though EARLY WICKET AN EAR Unbeaten this year, Leicester made filing with the bat, this weakened lear behaved well In the feld.
a bad start when Berry fell a victim Evidence that Fagg 1 compietely Dempster, with neat cuts and vigor
to the fourth ball of the day recovered from last year's illness was ous hooks, lent gaiety to the next happily
furnished with his three
half an hour, but a lunch total of 111 excellent catches in the slips one of them being made wide out with for 5 wickets offered an early hint that the Kent bowlers were finding the right hand,
out the vagaries of the pitch.
When Fang and Sunnucks come out 10 p
the innings a deck-
Armstrong's 47 proved the highest chaired erawd that framed the individual effort, and it ended when verdant pleture of the turf settled the batsman.
trying 10 make bi sixth
4, was neatly taken by Spencer down in good hope for Kent's reply. It cume, but not in the manner ex- the
long-field.
pertegl.
in
somewhat
STORY OF RETREAT
For was the first to go and Sun-
Charrington, men! unfamiliar to me in first- clasa cricket, each played a useful innings, and George Geary prefaced Is splendid bowling with a sound mucks, who fled the place of honour 80 in the absence of the injured Wool-
went the Jey, also
way of dusty
defensive game that Jasted
minutes.
WHY
WOMEN'S GOLF
caught by Armstrong Results Of Medal Pool Af
Deepwater Bay
running from mid-on to a position wicket and at the ten interval six behind the bowler; Cleik hit his
men were out for 29. Geary, so far. had done most of this damage with three wickets for three runs in twe uvers and a ball.
Then after tea Smith, jealous of his veteran rival, cenunted for Wright and Levett with sucressive balls and of the 58 scored Wat; and Foy made 26 between them. Here d the fall of the wickets:
1
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3 4
..
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fi 7 i > 10
34 50 30
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24 23 29 32 #14 24
Smith and Geary, who had put the hop county "up the pole," got all the wickets between them save me, and the bail Geary delivered to send
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Can Wrestling Become A Public Draw?
By Fred Darinell
London, July 7.
It has been urged by those who doubt the return of wrestling to its old-time favour that the fashion of the present day is towards faster and more thrilling sport.
I am not so sure about that. Given the big fellow of class and the right personality the public will go to soc him. Possibly Earl McCreedy, the holds the glant Canadian, who British Empire heavyweight cham- plonship, fills the bill. Last night af the Stadium Club he certainly pro- duced a lightning result when he bent Jim Estetic in the fourth round of their contest.
McCreedy is a magnificently made fellow. Aged 30, he weighs nearly 17 stone and his agility for such
Estelle, who big man is remarkable. is six years his senior, was conced- Ing almost n stone in weight, but he knows a good deal about the game.
There was one very smart bit of countering that showed McCreedy's quality and incidentally led to Es- Helle's first fall. McCreedy had put on a erushing hend lock, but Extelle, Dung his 14 Watson with
of with a score
desperate throw, 41-1427 won the June-July Medal man across the ring on to the ropes. Fool competition held by the Ladies' Cleverly judging his rebound there- Scetion of the Royal Hongkong Golf from, McCreedy jumped upwards at Club at Deepwater Bas Other his rival and closed his legs round Estelle's waist with a painful scis- Mrs. Margret 11-13=28; Mrs. Lain-sors held. From this Estelle made saman 37-820; Mrs. Cobb 43-14: an agonised escape, bul McCreedy
twice and
fung
him 20; Mrs. Murdoch 40-10-30; Mrs. fted him
the floor. Brown 40-10=30; Mrs. Selby 42-12mm heavily to
What the professional delicately terms "the c- 30.
topus deathgrip" gave McCready the fall in the third round. And then at Estelle, with his wrist and shoulder Overy seriously upset, wisely retired from MucKenzie the unequal tray.
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Bira Wins
HOCKEY MEETING Big Race At
The annual meeting of the United Hockey Clubs will be held at the European Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, at 6.45 Jam. on Tuesday.
Donington
London, July 11.
The Siamese Prince, B. Bira, who has been winning the big races all
back Foy was a beauty right out of the year with almost monotonous the bag.
IT WAS A FOX
regularity, carried off the Nuffield Trophy at Donington on Saturday. but with not quite as big margin to spare as usual.
Calmly sipping her ten as if no} bitters had been poured into the cup Giving the Baby Austins and lit- of Kent, a lady said: "I do like that the Morgans three laps start in 200 nlee Hittle dog on the Leicester enp." | miles, Bira caught H. L. Hadley only But the emblem of Lelcester has 20 miles from the finish, and crossed more cunning than a dog can breast, the line 22secs ahead. Hadley and for It represents
a fox,
Dodson had had 10% sees a lap start Soon after opening of Latees from the ERA's in the British Em- ter's second innings Dempster, when pire Trophy race in April, which facing
Todd, who is bowling muchDodson wen,
faster
than last year, received aj painful body blow and had to retire.
This time their stort was cut to Before the end Berry repaired his secs per lap, and even so, Hadley, earlier duck with a neat himings and with a great effort, nearly succeeded. Kent are now facing a serious pre-seemed to favour this time, was not Perry Maclure, whom the handleap
position.
LEICESTER
Herry Harding
. S. Denipsler & Levett b Watt Armstrong Spencer Wright Watson e Fagg 1 Welgat
Tompkin & Fung b Wright
Gears e Lewis Wright
Cherrington e Fab Wright Thursting not out
Dawkes by Lewis
Smith Watt b Harding Planson Wright Harding
4 lb nb 7
Total
in form, though he won the short junior handicap race, which pre- o ceded the big event.
From the start Bira soon proved his superiority over A. C. Dobson, the only other E.R.A. driver to chal- lenge blm. Earl Howe was seen walking to the pits at the end of four laps, leaving his "works" ER.A. on the side of the course suffering from engine trouble.
Il soon
became clear from the 11-2-28-1 comparative Jap speeds that Bira should catch the Austin, and when Hadley had to stop for fuel, while Bira went through without n stop. the issue was clear.
elussa Päl --OKTERSHO
Bowling-Harding 0.2-1-26-1, Todd 11-2- 20-0, Wright 20-0-81-0. Watt Lewis 10-5-22-1.
Second Innings Berry Todd Wright ........ Dempster retired hurt Armstrong not out
Watson not out
Extrag...
Total (1 wit.)
KENT
Sunnucka b Flamyon
Tagg lbw b Smith
F. G. H. Chalk hit wkl. b Smith Todd e Armstrong b Geary Spencer e Tompkin b Geary
Foy b Geary
Harding b
Wright b Smith WH. Levett b Smith
Watt Smith
Lewis not out
Bb 1 b 1
Tothi
Bowling-Smith 13.1-4-29-5, 1-4-3-1, Quary 7-3-19-4.
DONALD DUCK Necessity-The Mother Of Invention
"
T. C. Harrison's Riley cought fire twice, and each time the fire was [extinguished and the cor restarted by its driver; otherwise the race was singularly devold of incident. E.R.A.'s Anished first and third, Aus- tins second and fourth, and the young Etonian A. P. Rolt, was fifth. Results:
C.C.
1. B. Bira, 1,480
E.R.A. (scratch), 2h 45m 20s; speed, 72.54 7m.p.h. 2, H. L. Hadley, 744 c.c. Aus- tin (8m 32s start); speed 08.83 m.p.h. mson 3, A. C. Dobson 1,408 c.c. E.R.A.
(scratch): speed 71.23 m.p.b.
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