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FISHLOCK HERO OF DRAMATIC SURREY WIN
Sporting Declaration By Somerset Puts New Life Into County Game
By C. W. Packford
Oval: Surrey beat Somerset by 6 wickets
London, May 10.
A sporting Somerset declaration put new life into the game when all seemed set for a state of stalemate, and Surrey finally won the day with only six minutes remain- ing for play.
Having recovered gallantly from a succeeded during the fourth wickel heavy first-innings deficiency, Somer-alliance between Fishlock and Bar- Bet Bet Surrey to get 107 to win in ling. Once half an hour's play only 166 minuter, and there was never produced 35 runs, but Fishlock, with any besitation on the part of Surrey an occasional fleeting glance at the in accepting the challenge.
scoreboard, appeared contented with the situation.
Fishlock and Gregory at first were being beaten by the clock, but once they had obtained a good sight of the bail they accelerated and scored the first 50 runs in as many minutes. An excited crowd was cheering every run when, to their dismay, players left the field for the tea
interval!
This naturally made matters more difficult for Surrey, for the break occupied the usual quarter of an hour and this left them 95 minutes in which to get 127 runs needed to +win.
10 П
He was justified in this, for he travelled along confidently classic century-scored in twu hours and twenty minutes and including 12 boundaries-but he was denied the satisfaction of remaining to the end, being smartly stumped with only
runs needed.
Len
Parker, who hit two quick boun daries, saw that these were obtained.
That Somerset were able to de- the clare after being 143 behind on first innings was the result of a real- ly consistent batting display, Frank Lee fald the foundation of the re- covery with a painstaking but in-
THE CAPTAIN'S PART From the Surrey point of view the interval was disastrous, for before valuable exhibition lasting for nearly the batamen could again settle down three hours. Andrews bowled Gregory with an in- Andrews, with
who
The tennis team of the Diocesan Boys' School, which has been playing a number of natches against other schools during the past year. Mr. A. Crawford, the teacher in charge of tennis at the school, is at the back. Staf Photographer,
Reservations Made
For Westchester Cup Polo Series
New York, May 26.
succession of swinger, and Squires almost imme-elegant cover drives; Buse in a deter- diately fell to a smart catch behind mised mood, and Wellard, the wicket in attempting a late cut, delighted the crowd with one huge from a quick rising ball.
Garland-Wells having "promoted" it out of the ground off Parker, all
played a
a vallant part in the West himself in the butting order with Countrymen's challenge, but their view to speeding
Longrige matters the! up
artist was star pendulum again began to swing in The ald Cambridge Blue, who now side, was the favour of Surrey. Fishlock cum-leads the county
Orders for reservations for the Westchester Cup polo series menced to hit superbly and in two muster of the attack from beginning overs after the arrival of his skipper to end of 10 enjoyable minutes. It between Great Britain and the United States, which begins at _ad- International Field, Meadow Brook, Long Island, on June 4, are he collected-Ove-boundaries-with was difficult-to-know which to full-blooded drives.
mire most, his delightful off-driving pouring in from far and wide.
the severity and
necuracy of his leg hitting, but there was hardly a stroke in the game that he did not exploit successfully. He scored 60 Baseball out of 90 and hit nine boundaries.
SOMERSET
During this hurricane phase Fish- lock completed his individual 50 and sent up
up the 100. Surrey were finally left with the Lask of scoring 70 in the last hour but when he had asstated Fishlock to add 54 In 25 minutes Garland- Wells mishit a ball into the sale hands of Burrough at cover point.
CLASSIC CENTURY
The Somerset team to a man were on their toes all the time to stem
or
First Janings-137 (Gover 7 for 38).
Second innings Lee e Berry b Gover
Gimblett Watts
N. S. Mitchell-Innes e Squires & Watts Andrews lbw b Gover
ose e Carland Wells b Guver
J. W. Seniner & Berry
the pace of scoring and they certainly. D. Burrough b Berry.
SPORT ADVTS
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
EXTRA
THE SIXTH
RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 10th June, 1939, com- mencing at 2.00 p.m.
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30
p.mi.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
No One without budge will be ad- mitted to the Members' Enclosure.
E. F. Loogrigg
Wellard
Watts
Luckes not out
11 w
e Garland Walls b
Total 10 wkis. dec.)
Many Double
Games Played
In League
New York, June 4. The following are the results
County Cricket
BATSMEN HAVE A GOODDAY
London, June 3. Close of play scores in the matches started to-day in the County Cricket Championship were as follows:
SUSSEX v. KENT.
At Tonbridge, Kent, for the loss of A galaxy of members of American soclety from all over the country, only five wickets, secured a lead of RS well as many Internationally-251 runs on their first innings against famous people, will be in the choice Sussex. The scores: seats and boxes when the two great teams ride out to play for the most important prize in polo.
the
Many great names are on books for scats. Among them is that of the Prince of Berur, son of the Nizam of Hyderabad, who was recently with his own polo team in the South of France.
Bowling-Gever 23-1-70-3, Wat 339 matches played in the Major Baseball poloist and the uncle of Winston and
52-1-
60-3, Berry 10-1-71-2. Parker 8-0-31-0. Squires 2-0-7-0, Gregory 10.4-2-31-1,
SURREY
First Innings-300 (Fishlock D, Parker not out 11).
Becond Innings Gregory b Andrews
flock at Luckes & Buso... Squires e Luckes b Wellnri 11. M. Garland Wells c Burrough b
Wellard
League to-day:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ENGLISH VISITORS Among the English people who of have reserved seats are The Hon. Oscar Guest, a well-known English Raymond Guest; and the Duke and Several of Roxburghe. Duchess pontes belonging to the Duke have arrived from England and are being quartered in Long Island,
Lord Cowdray head of the Hur-
of course Reds. lingham team, will Lom-there.
Cincinnati
R. H. E
49
54
101
New York
1 11 2 Werber homered for the Butteries.-Reds, Derringer,
0 0
bardi,
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
100
Bowling.-Wellard 16.8-0-82-2. Androwe
Barting not out Parker not out
B4 lb W
Total
Such must be worn throughout the G-0-04-1, June 0-0-44-3.
duration of each Meeting in such a
manner as to be readily identified.
Badges admitting Non-Members lo the Members Enclosure and Club Cycling
Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (both including tax) are obtainable through the SECRET- ARY upon the personal or written application of a Member, such Mem- ber to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for Payment of all Chits, etc.
The Secretary's Offtec, 1st Floor. Exchange Building, (Tel. 27794) will close ut 12 o'clock Noon.
Timns are obtainable at the Club, House provided they are ordered
HARRY HILL
SCORES A ·
GREAT WIN
advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. Merkens of Germany, in an Omnium
21020).
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
names on
Sussex-05 (A. E, Watt 4 for 36). Kent.-140 for 5 wkts, (A. Fagg $1, B. H. Valentine 100 not out).
NORTHANTS v. ESSEX
At Peterborough, Essex lend on the first innings against Northants. The scores:
Northants.-188 (Peter Smith 5 for
04).
Essex-235 for 4 wits. (A. V. Avery 63, T. H. Wade 86).
LANCASHIRE v. DERBYSHIRE
double
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"Four Daughters" (King's, to-day). -Michael Curtiz's interpretation of Fannie Hurst novel holds one by its tenderness, simplicity and directness. It is the story of four girls who fall in love with a buoyant, cocksure but likeable One of them wins him young man.
At Manchester, Lancashire scored against 483 in their first innings Derbyshire, Eddie Paynter, the Eng- land Test player, scoring a century. The scores:
Lancashire.483 (E. Paynter 222; be J. Iddon 04, A. Nutter.01).
YORKSHIRE v. HAMPSHIRE The famous American
At Sheffield, an opening century the reservations book include. the partnership between II, Sutcliffe and
It is not likely that the Fifth All-but marries another man out of pity following: Mr. and Mrs. F. Ambrose L. Hutton featured the match be Clark; Miss Eleanor Sears, Ameri-
Yorkshire tween
and Hampshire, Malaya Chinese Olympiad at Ipoh in and to save her favourite sister from woman squash player: The scores:
August will be held owing to the heartbreak. This film is rated one altuation. Mr. of the best ten in 1938. Splendid political Hampshire 174 (T. F. Smalles 4 present Mr. John Hay Whitney: Mr. Cor-
three Leong Sin Nam, O.B.E., in an interacting by John Garfield, Jeffrey nelius. Milburn; Mr. Elbridge E.
sisters Lano view pointed out that the New As-Lynn, sembly Hall at the Kuala Kangiar (especially Priscilla), Claude Rains, Gale Page, Frank stadium wilch would house thou-May Robson, sands of athletics was not completed McHugh and Dick Foran, te
"Boys Town" (Queen's and Alham- while the field was still not ready for
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7
0 3 7 3 Rizzo homered for the Pirates.ca's noted Batteries-Pirates, Tobin, Berres.
Pittsburgh Brooklyn
1 14 4
Strawbridge, president of the United for 41).
Yorkshire.-122 for no wickets (H.
14 19 อ Stutes Polo Association. Batteries-Dodgers, Casey, Phelps.
Chicago
Philadelphia
13
12 1 Batteries.-Cuba, J. Russell, Hurt- neit. The second game was post- poned on account of Sunday Law.
Golf At Fanling
met
Sulelife 70 not out, L. Hutton 52 int out).
WARWICKSHIRE v. SURREY At the Oval, Warwickshire Surrey. The scores!
Warwickshire-245 (A. J. Croom
Hill D1)..
In the Captain's Cup June Qualify-04,
The double-header between St. ing competition played at Fanling on Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves June 3 and 4, N. K. Littlejohn, with
card
83-10-73. qualifles. of was postponed owing to rain,
There were 20 entries,
-9 20
0 30 10 Batteries-Indians, Feller, Hems-
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston ATOMY Cleveland
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London, May 14. Hurry Hil the British rider, over Tonl scored a great victory
maich at Herne Hill on May 13
the London Cycle Racing Cleveland when The price of Admission to the Combine staged their first meeting. Public Enclosure is $1.00 including Hill beat the former amateur sprint Tex, for all Persons, including Ladies, champion of the world by two Desautels. and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers events to one. Merkens won the and Sailors in Uniform are admitted 1,000 metres time trial, but ill beat Philadelphia Half Price.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
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Secretary. Tween the pair. tt.
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Belmont Park, June 3. Mr. William Woodward's Johns- 2
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after Red Sox, Grove, seca..
leading throughout. Johnny Stout was the jockey. First prize was $37,420.
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Bejma homered for the White Sox.
Surrey 78 for 1 wkt.
SOMERSET v, WORCESTER At Taunton, Somerset, with eight wickets in hand are 75 runs behind Worcester on the first innings. The scores:
Cooper Worcestershire-254 (E. 102.A. W. Wellard 4 for 74).”“”
Somerset-179 for 2 wits. (H. Gimblett 1291,
GLAMORGAN V. NOTTS
At Swansen, Glamorgan ran up the huge score of 801 for 8 wickets against Nottinghamshire on the first day. The scores:
A. C. Bostwick's Belay was.second, With the Wheatley Stables Glied Knight third: Distances between, the
. Batteries-White Sox, Lyons, Tresh. Arst three horses were 5% lengths
and 1 lengths-Reuter.. Philadelphia Chicago
11 15 3 W. W. Maxfield (Kenlish Wheel-
0 2 era), the Empire Gonises ten miles
Bejma homered for the White Sox, champion, was successful in a match Batteries-Athielies, Potter, Brucker.
Wright and Lowls homered for the Browns, Batteries-Browns, ters. In a series of six races, Max- New York
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St. Louis
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St. Louis
Case, homered for the 'Senators: Batteries-Browns, Kennedy, Glenn.
-Reuter.
Glamorgan 101 for 8 wkts. (E.
Jones, 64). Davies 134, E.
MIDDLESEX v. WEST INDIES At Lord's the West Indies scored 401 for the loss of 3 wickets against Middlesex. Three made. The scares were:
West Indies-491 for 3 wkts. (3, Stollmeyer 117,. Headley 227, Seally 115 not out
centuries
were
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Cumbridge, Leicester balted the whole day to score 387 for seven wickets. The scores:
Leicester 307 for 7 wkts. (N, T. Armstrong 181; FT. Prentice 139 not out),--Reuter,
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It is learnt that Mt. Leong Bin Nom has written to representatives of the respective States for their views on the matter putting forth him, pointa Ile further suggested that each Stato could hold their own this, saving unnecessary