SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1926.
SPORTS SECTION.
THIRD TEST.
AUSTRALIANS AT ÉBEDS
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THE RIVAL TEAMS.
Rain Falls. But Pitch Rapidly Dyles Up.
Leeds, Friday p.m. There was a heavy downpour of rain shortly after 3 p.m. to-day, which ceased soon after 4 pm. The ground on which the Third Test will be played to- morrow, is under water.- Reuter:
Later.
After the storm the rich rapidly dried up and shows lit- tle signs of having suffered from the rain.-Reuter.
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The first two Test Matches at Home this season having onded as drawn games, the Third begina to-day at Leeds and will continue on Monday and Tuesday,
England's XI will be selected "from the following fourteen-
A. W. Carr Notta) captain, A. P. F. Chapman (Kent). Hobbs (Surrey). Sutcliffe (Yorkshire), Woolley, F. E. (Kent), Hendren (Middleaux).
Tate (Sussex).
Kilner, R. (Yorkshire),
Root (Worcester),
Larwood (Notts).
Strudwick (Surrey).
Macaulay Yorkshire) and
Parker (Gloucester).
Geary (Leicester).
COUNTY CRICKET.
LANCASHIRE SURPRISED BY
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SOMERSET.
GENTS v. PLAYERS.
Three Counties Win By An Innings.
IRREGULARITY.
CLUBS IN TENNIS LEAGUE, "
PLEASE NOTE.
MUST SEND IN RESULTS.
[By "W.P.C.]
My attention has been drawn to the fact that there is confusion in
the Hongkong Lawn Tennis Longue simply because the secretaries of
co the requirements.
The annual match at the Oval participating clubs do not conform
Gentleman v. Players,. is decreas ing in importance. With some ci the best players engaged elsewher
THE CHINA MAIL.
IN SHANGHAI,"
The following le culled from the "Christian Science Monitor" of
$200,000: DUG UP ON FARM.
MOST COSMOPOLITAN OF ALL WAR-TIME CACHE DISCOVER-
THE CITIES.
ED IN ALABAMA..
ed by old papers which his father Demopolis, Ala., May 31-Aid- left him. Gayus Whitfield of Middleboro, Ky., to-day unearthed buried gold valued at more than the Whitfield farm $200,000 on near here. The discovery of the treasure came as the result of a search which began on Saturday, May 22
June 11:
The Bund in Shanghait From your ship, which has anchored in the turgid, tawny-coloured river, you, will come ashore in launch or sampan, be assisted to the landing-
I have not a book of rules beatage by a dozen enger coolics, and And yourself in such a place as fore me, but I remember that at a
Directions for locating the gold were contained in papers left to.
(from both sides); the professional meeting of representatives, it was your most vivid fancy has never nis son by C. Boaz Whitfield,
again scored a victory Over the
amateurs,
There is one surprise in the county championship results, Lan cashire, losing the lead to Somerse in a drawn maten.
are
checked-and
Glamorgan badly. tcoin their winning sequence this year. Three countie: won by an inninga, namely, Kent Yorkshire and Essex.
Players Beat Gentlemen. At the Oval, the Players bea the Gentlemen by seven wickets
·Scores:-
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pictured even in the dreams of the East which you have, perhaps, cherished over since geography days at school. Here before you is
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decided that secretaries must send in results, within a certain period,
Marine Insurances. to the honorary secretary of the
Canton Insurance League. Fulfilment is most neces-
China Underwriters... sary if the hon. sec. is to keep track
North China Insurance. immense banks, commercial of the matches decided. On the
Union Insurance .......... structures towering like the sky line Cache Finally Located. ground that there is no official re-
Yangtze Insurance of an American metropolis, num- cord other than published periodi
When Gayus Whitfield Logan Fire Insurances. Cally in the Prass, a wooden spoon streets, and Caucasian faces.
berless motore, tramcara, metallca
nis search 36 neighbours were China Fire Insurance. club can, at the end of the season, auch a blend of East and West employed to uncover an old bound.K. Fire Insurance claim that it finished at the top as perhaps no other place reveals, dary stake on the Shady Grove Not that any club will do so, but here along the Bund on a spring larm, 18 miles from Demopolis, if there is nothing to go by, what afternoon there mingles with all near Jefferson. For a week the is there to prevent it?
Not Serious. But Irritates.
this that is of Europe the seething large force worked without re- Why have a league at all If slack-life of the Orient; the ubiquitous, put to-day a large cache of
men; the thousanda ricaha
gold coins was discovered. They Gentlemen (1st) 185 runs. Geary ness is going to supervene?7
wharf coolies, with their burdens consisted of $20 gold pieces, mint- (Leicester) took 5 wickets for 52. If I remember rightly, the club and their stranga sing-song chanted in 1860 and before, which were runs.
playing at home (ie., on its own
not altogether lacking in a note ofurled by the wealthy Boaz Whit- Hobbs Playera (lat) 264 runs.
courta) is responsible for sending cheer; the low, pony-drawn cared curing civil war days. (Surrey) made 70, Sandhamn realilts to the hon sec., Mr. G. Wriages; the vendors of a hundred
While the news of the discovery (Surrey) 125, G. T. S. Stevens Sewell. I am told that a good many strange eatables; the rich and was confirmed to-night, the exact (Middlesex) took 5 for 62 and wave felled to do so while others portly Chinese merchants in their amount involved was not divulg- have kept up to the scratch. This private ricshas feigning a total ed. There are eight heire who sort of slackness is not serious but!
lack of interest in the foreigner; may put in claims for the gold, it is irritating. Surely, competitive lawn tonnis will never be conduct the gorgeously allk-clad Eastern all of them daughters and sons of women in motorcars from London the Iour Whitfield, brothers born ed on the lines of, say, a football league, but if there are organisa- tions who adopt the maskee spirit, those who want accuracy will be moved to and with proper cause- utter a complaint. After all, there is very little trouble in seriding in he scores of a league tennis match o the, hon. Nec. Those who dis gree with me will say that in any sethe game is the thing and igures can go by the board. My reply to them is, why come to an understanding and enter a competi- lon if one does not adopt the pro- edure deemed necessary?
Captain Jameson 4 for 30.
Gentlemen (2nd) 216 runs. H. E. S. Wyatt' (Warwick). made
55, Captain 7. O. Jameson (Hants)
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Parker (Gloucester) took 4 for
Players (2nd) 141 runs for wickets. Dipper (Gloucester) mad 75 not out.
Lancashire. v. Somerset.
A Manchester, Lancashire los Brst innings points to Somerset i an uncompleted match. Scores
Lanes (1st) 192 runs. Major 1. Green made 50, Makepeace 66 JC White took 6 for 81.
It will be seen that Sandham 12th many is not included but the names, of three bowlers have been added The final selection with depend on the state of the wicket. The dropping of a butaman in Sandham) a "roserve" and the addition of three bowlers, seem to indicate that the selectors are satis. fed with the dating display put up by England in the 2nd Test. The Semerset (1st) 214 runs. variety and extent of bowling..onlyon made 83. Macdonald (th-. the ther hand, give the impression "s-Australian fast bowler) took that my batting strength may be weakened so as to augment our at Tack, at the risk of a "tail" which the Australiana do not appear to have.
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"Australia's "fat bouring team of 16 romprises :---}. L. Collas (N.S.W.) captain, W. Bardsley (N.S.W.) viee-captain.
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Lanes. (2nd) 183 runs. Make peace made 63. Macdonakt 30.
Somerset (2nd: 54 runs for wickets. Rain then fell and th ateh was abandened at this stage
Notts v. Leicester,
At Nottingnum, Notts beat Lei W. Hcestershire by four wickets. After
Ponsford (Victoria), W. A Oldfield a big 2nd innings effort. Leicester (N.S.W., J. M. Gregory (N.S.W.), declared-and lost, Scores:-
Leicester (1st) 172 runs. made 53.
Notts (1st) 225 runs. made 59.
Berrs
J. M. Taylor. (N.S.W.), C. G. Macartney (N.S.W.). T. J. E. Andrews ** (N.SW.), J. S. » Ryder (Vic.), A. A. Mailey (N.S.W.), C. V. Grimmett (South Australia), H. L. Hendry (Vic), A. J. Richardson (S.A:), W. M. Woodfull (Vie, J. L. Ellis (Vic.) and S. Everett (N.S.W.) Collins, Bardsley and Ryder aet as the selection committee to pick the actual XI for the Tests. Collins wickets. Whysall made 109, A. W
Payton
Leicester (2nd) 468 runs for E E. Hayes (the wickets, declared. former Surrey player) made 90. Astill 168 not out, Shipman 51, Sidwell 51. Notts
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419 (2nd)
Carr (the England captain) 64 Payton 85 not out and Staples 51 not out.
has a bad shoulder and is unlikely to play. In that case, the leader- ahip will devolve on Burdaley, who will be captain for the first Lime, -and-who-did-so-well-in-the-2nd-—--—-
Test at Lord's.
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The Australian team for the first two Tests was:-Collins, Bardsley, Oldfeld (wicket-keeper). Gregory. Taylor, Macartney, Andrews, Ryder, Malley, Richardson and Woodfull.
Hendry has been kept out of the field for some time by fever. .In four Test matches in 1921 he scored a total of 32 runs and his & wickets vost 135 rung. In 1924-5, he played in the 1st Test in Australa.
Ponsford is on, his first tour to England. Having done big things with the bat in Australia, he has disappointed in the old country.
Crimmett and Everett are the new bowlers. Grimmett, particularly, was expected to do well. Bilin is -reserve-wicket-keeper-
As Collins will be absent, another batsman may take his place, either Ponsford or Hendry, with the
chances on the former. It is un
Kent v. Warwick.
At Tunbridge Wells, Kent bea Warwick by an innings and 17 runs Scores:-
Warwick (1st) 246 runs. Раг. sons made 125, Bates 77. Hardinge Look for 32.
Will secretaries of clubs in the lengue planee nete?
DAVIS CUP.
BRITAIN LEADS SPAIN, TWO UP.
SEMI-FINAL ROUND.
Barcelona, July 9 In the Davis Cup lawn tennis ompetition semi-final of the Euro- penn zone), the first singles matchi resulted:-----
Gregory (Britain) beat Flaquer (Spain) 6-3, 6-0, 6-2,
[Noter "tie" comprises four ingles and one doubles match, best out of the five to win.
H.K.C.C. TENNIS.
HONG DOUBLES, FIRST RESULTS.
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A start was made yesterday in the Hongkong C.C. lawn tennis "hong doubles," which is open to Kilne:
members. Four matches were (A.P.)played, resulting :-
Kent (1st) 408 runs. Harding made 60, Seymour 92, Woolley (F. E.) 57, and J. A. Deed 52.
Warwick (2nd) 146 runs. (N) made 55. Freeman,, took 4 for 64.
Yorkshire v. Sussex. At Dewsbury Yorkshire beat Sussex by an innings und 91 guns Secres:------
Sussex (1st) 181 runs. Rhodes took 4 for $8.
for 7. Yorks (list) - 385 runs
Sutcliffe made wickets, declared. 52.Rhodes 70, Oldroyd 186. Sussex (2nd) 118 runs. R.) took 6 for 36.
Glamorgan v. Essex.
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not available here to-night, citi-K. Ropes (comb.) sens" expressed the belief that Boaz Whitfield buried the gold to prevent its seizure by union forces' during the civil war. Similar in- tances were to-day recalled by older inhabitants, but in no case had so large an amount been in volved.
The discovery of the buried treasure, it is said, has resulted in much excitement among those iving in the vicinity of the. Whit- theheld farm.-"Gregonian."
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164 тиль Bell made 72 not out. O'Connor
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With 14 men to choose from Eng. | took 6 for 53. land may turn out a new attack. Glamorgan with Macaulay, Parker and Geary in place of Tate, Rool and Larwood, Although Tafn is the best bowler in the world, he has not done a great deal this season nor was he very conspicuous in the 2nd Test. Root and Larwood appeur likely to Ko. In that case Geary may get one of the places; If it rained at
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