WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1926.
SPORTS SECTION.
MERITORIOUS DRAW.
TIME PLAYED OUT IN THIRD TEST.
ENGLAND'S FINE STAND.
Hobbs and Sutcliffe Bat 21⁄2 Hours For 156,
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England secured a meritorious draw, after a bad start, in the Third Test Match, at Leeds, with Australia,
Getting England all out before lunch, Australian had the whole alternoon in which to dismiss
England again. As forecasted in
FINAL SCORES.
Australia-1st Innings.
Tute .
W: M. Woodfull, b Tate
C. G. Macartney, e Hendren,
b Macaulay
these columns yesterday, it was W. Bardsley, e Sutcliffe, b unlikely that England would be skittled out again, the batsmen scoring 254 runs for 3 wickets by the time stumps were drawn,
Features of the third day's play were: (1) the 9th wicket stand by Geary and Macaulay A. J. Richardson, run out (2) the bowing analysis of J. M. Taylor, e Strudwick, b
Geary Grimmett (3) another "century"
T. J. E. Andrewa, lib.w., b
Karer
1st wicket partnership by Eng-J. M. Gregory, e Geary, b Jand's vanguard.
Reuter's cables follow:-
Heroic Partnership.
London, July 13.
0
141
151
4
100
Kir
26
J. S. Ryder, b. Tate
42
W. A. Oldfield, lbw., b Tate.
14
31
C. V. Grimmett, e Sutcliffe.
b. Geary
1
A. Mailey, not out
1
Extras
10
"Total
494
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
R.
W.
Tate
99 4
Macaulay Kilner
123 1
106 2
A Leed's 10,000 spectators witA nessed the resumption in swelter- The wicket was ing weather.
showing signs of wear. The York- shire crowd exhibited the wildest enthusiasm in the tense struggle.
Bardsley put on six bowling changes in 45 minutes, but this did not affect the scoring in a heroic partnership. the score at 12.35 being Geary 38 and Macaa- "lay 73, both undefeated, and the total having been raised to 287
for 8.
Geary
"BO 5 Woolley
26 0 England 1st Innings. Hobbs, c Andrews, b Mailey Sutcliffe, e & b Grimmett..
Woolley, run out....
ney
Batting with sound aggression,
Hendren, c Andrews, b Mailey tempered by defensiveness, Macaulay reached his 50 in 74 W. Carr, lbw b Macart- minutes. The partnership added 100 in 95 minutes, when Macau-A. P. F. Chapman, b Macart- He (290 for 9) lay was out mistimed a stroke, giving an easy catch: His play had been superb, his two hours' innings including 10 fours, and he had a cyclonic
ovation.
England were all out at 12.60. with 294 to their credit, and had Strudwick was' to follow on.
beaten and Geary carried his bat
out.
2ND INNINGS BEGIN.
Hobbe and Sutcliffe opened the i 2nd innings, and at the lunch in- terval had scored 4 and 11, respec- tively, the score standing at 15 for 0.
Leeds, after lunch.
There were 16,000 spectatore.to watch England battle, with her back to the wall, in an intense heat.
Hobbs and Sutcliffe continued For the sixth occasion batting. in Test Matches, this pair remain- ed unseparated until the century
had been hoisted.
Sterling Display.
Hobbs was the first to go. After the innings had lasted 145 minutes, he played pa to his
ney
Kilner, c Ryder, b Grimmett Ture, st. Oldfield, "b Grim-
mett
Geary, not out
COUNTY CRICKET.
-་ BATCH OF RESULTS AND TABLE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
YORKSHIRE DRAW.
Several Counties Win Outright:
Lanes. Down,
Overshadowed by the Third Test, the country cricket programme at Home 1s still full of interest.
Several matches were concluded yesterday. Yorkshire, the leaders and champions, dropped points bub still hold a commanding lend. Lan- cashire go further down' as Surrey checked them, in return for a com- plete defent earlier in the season.
Dullopsinhji, ("Ranjis nephew) is again playing for Sussex.
Several counties won on their own grounds, but two, concedad full points to visitors.
OVERNIGHT CABLES.
London, July 13." Following are the county cricket matches finished to-day:
Surrey v. Lancashire. At the Oval, Surrey led Län cashire, on the 1st Innings in an uncompleted match. The Red Rose county tried to force a decision but; Surrey' were safe. Scores:-
Lanes (1st) 311 runs. Tyldesley (E) made 61. Watson 97. took 5 wickets for 75 runa.
Surrey (1st) 328 runs. Jeacocke made 114, Ducat 67.
Lance (2nd) 336 runs for 6, wie- kets, declared. Tyldesley (E) made 181.
Peach
Surrey (2nd) 68 runs for po wie-, ket.
Kent v. Nolis.
GERMAN TENNIS.
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PLAYER DEFEATS, KINSEY &" RICHARDS,
LOOK AT THE SCORES!
Berlin, July 13, The German lawn tennis world is elated at the performances of Dr. Heinz Landmann, who defeat ed Howard Kinsey (U.S.A.) by 6-1, 6-0, 6-4 and Vincent Richards (U.S.A.) by 1-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 International exhibition matches.-- Reutor's American Service. "
H.K.C.C. TENNIS,
INTER-HONG DOUBLES
RESULT.
the
Yesterday's matches in H.K.C.C. intor-hong." lawn tennis doubles tournament resulted
1st Round.
J. W. Alabaster and S. M. Garrard (Union Insurance) (rec. 6/6) beat G. Miskin and C. Blaker (Gilman's) (rec. 1/6), 6-2, 6-3.
2nd Round.
ABOUT ROOT.
MADE AUSSIES LOOK LIKE NOVICES.
HIS CRICKET CAREER.
LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
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OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
Since at this distance cricketers for the Third Test, the following are lamenting Root's non-selection by H. J. Henley will prove of in-TF on Shanghai
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Root played in the lat and 2nd Tests.
ENGLAND'S NEW BOWLER.
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Someone has described him að a "diecovery." Actually his career as a county cricketer dates back to before the war, wheri he played for Derbyshire with no pronounce suc- cèss. After the war he was absent from first-class cricket for two
for Oriental Navigation seasons, and in his first year Worcestershire,. 1921, he
Shell Transporta nothing in particular- mere eight Star Ferries wickets, with, an average of 31,75, Water-boats was his portion. And in the follow-
Helmerien R. L. Moncrieff and J. Walkering summer his average was (H.K. Bank) (rec. 16.1) beat R. A. high as 26.68, and his victima num-Malabon Sugars Jardine and J. H. Sutcliffe (H.K.bered only '41. Bank) (rec. 187; 6-2, 6-2,
R. Hancock and H-Greensmith (owe 4/6) beat G. G. N. Tinson and M. M. Watson (Johnson, Stokes & Master) (rec. 15,3), 6-4, 6-3.
AT BISLEY.
London. July 13. At Bisley, the Kholapore Cup was retained by Canada with a score of 1.119.
49
26
27
0
13
At Tunbridge Wells. Kentbeat Notis by 201 runs. Scores:
Kent (ist) 208
runa, Collins (G. C.) made 57 not out. Notts (1st) 181 runs. made 70.
CANADA WINS KHOLAPORE
"CUP AGAIN.
15
36
Kent (2nd) 402 runs. made 121. Hardinge 83.
Notts (2nd) 278 runga made 59.
Payton
Ashdown
Walker
30
Macaulay, c & b Grimmett 76
Gregory, b
Strudwick,
Grimmett
Extras
Total
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
1
11
294
R. W.
Gregory
37 0
Macartney
51
Grimmett.
88 5.
44 0.
63 2
88
94
b
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England 2nd innings. Hobbs, b Grimmett Sutcliffe, b. Richardson Woolley, Macartney.
"Grimmett Hendren, not out
A. P. F. Chapman, net out 42
Extras
Total (for 3 wkts.).
6
254
A. . Carr, Kilner, Tate, Geary, Macaulay and Strudwick did not, bat.
[Ng bowling analysis given.]
-Reuter.
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It will be seen. that England wicket, Grimmett being the suc-were 54 runa on, with 7 wickets to cessful bowler. The total was 156. fall, at the close. If the match Hobb's contribution was 38. Head been played to a finish, there gave a sterling display and hit 8 is no telling what may have hap- pened but it must be admitted that Australia had the better of the argument.
fours.
Neither he nor
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Deficit Wiped OF.
Leeds, after tea.
Cheers greeted the hoisting of the total of 200 runs on the board. This meant tha England had wiped off the first innings for the loss of only one wicket. These. .200 runs were scored in 3 hours.
เ
Hard lines on Sutcliffe getting near another century, and also
Hobby.
Northants y, Yorkshire.
Arst innings points to Yorkshire in At Northampton, Northants lost
an uncompleted match. Scores:-
Yorks (1st),,448 runs for 7 wic kets, declared. Holmes made 89, Rhodes 88. Mitchell 189.
1
Northants (1st)224 runs. H. F. Bagnall made 57,
Waddington took 6 for 53. Northants (End, followed-on) 398
J. E. Timms made Rhodes took 7 for 102."
63.
Yorks (2nd) 68 runs for 6 wie
kets. Clark took 6 for 24.
(Requiring 83 runs, in the 2nd innings, for victory, Yorkshire lost 6 wickets for 68 runa. At the close. they wanted 15 runs more, with 4 wickets to
fall. Their collapse against Northants is rather sur- prising.)
Wärwick.
The Mother Country was second with 1,113. Reuter.
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SANDHURST BEAT WOOLWICH,
Hänis Y.,
London, June 25. At Portsmouth. Hampshire beat
Sandhurst beat Woolwich in Warwickshire by ning wickets.the annual cricket match by five Scores:-
wickets. Quaife
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Hants (1st) 485 runs.
-Brown made 92, Mead 75. A. K. Judd 19.
Warwick (2nd) 312 runs. Quaife made 50, the Hon. F. S. G: Calthorpe
3.
Hants (2nd) 66 runs for 1 wicket.
Derby v. Somerset.
At Derby, Derbyshire beat Somer- set by 139 runs. Scores:—
Derby (lat) 327 runs. Storer Bridges took 5 for 1,20. made 122, Hutchinson 81. J. J.
Somerset (1st) 129 runs. Storer for 32. took 6 for 48,. A. H. M. Jackson 4
keta, declared. Bowden 73 not out.
Somerset (2nd) 234 runs. Young made 80. E. F. Loney took 4 for
27
Derby (2nd) 175 runs for 3 wic- Lee made. 60,
13
Gloucester v. Essex.
JACK DEMPSEY STARTS.
Colorado Springs (Colo.), July 2 Jack Dempsey, heavyweight box ing champion, started a month's training here to-day for his fight in September with Gene Tunney, Hr says he feels fine and that he tips the scales at 206" pounds.
PALACE HOTEL BILLIARDS.
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The second semi-final in the Palace Hotel billiards handicap takes place-to-night (start 9 p.m.). between L. Az Osmund (owe 200). and F. M. da Cruz (owe 200).
Entries close to-morrow to Mr.
Woolley went in to partner Sutcliffe. At the tea interval, the score was unchanged. When Hobbs was
dismissed, Sutcliffe had made 67.
For the last 2 wickets, England Woolley (who had not broken his added 91 on the third day, in the "duck") added anything. .Mr. Extru was responsible for 1, mak-morning, so that there can be no for 1 complaint about a tail. In his ing the total 156 runs-
own Yorkshire, Macaulay must (Hobba's) wicket.
have been a hero although his bowling did not come off. After the night's reat he added 58 to his own score, while Geary picked up 29-and kept his end up. This At Bristol, Gloucestershire lost stand was probably the turning to Essex by six wickets, after lead- point of the fortunes of the matching on the 1st innings by 3 runeB,
Score:- Opinion of experts out here is per made 51.
Gloucester (1st) 220 runs. Dip Woolley was the next batsmen that Root is likely to be recalled out. He hit a red hot "pull" to for the Fourth Test, at Manches- made 86.
Essex (lat) 217 runs. Russell Macartney at mid-on and the ter, on July 24. Although "Governor-General" brought off Geary stuck to his guns, his bowl- a wonderful catch. The total wasiog may not be considered good then 208 runs. Woolley's contri- enough and he may be dropped, bution was 20.
but final selections will depend on the state of the wicket. If any. Sutcliffe and Chapman.
of the batsmen are going, Hen- to Sussex
At Leicester, Leicestershire lost Next man in was
Hendren dren looks to be the first as he is Scores:-
by nine Two runs were added, making the more of a "Lord's batsman."
wickets.
total 210, when Sutcliffe
The championship table now Leicester (1st), 212 runa Hayes stunda at was Woolley also did not do too well. bowled by Richardson.
C. J. Tacchi (hon secretary) for the Colony's lawn bowls doubles championship. Conditions are: 21 hands, 2 woods,
His Problem Solved?
That Root will ever again make the Australians look so meek and mild as he did at Birmingham is perhaps too much to hope. No doubt H. L. Collins and his grim looking men are already putting their heads together working out the problem.
There is
no reason why that problem should not be solved. In- deed, many an, English batsman has solved It, for Root has known his -frequent ⠀ unhappy hours.
| always a fustisk ball pitched inches outside the batsman's legs dim cult to score from when the field is well placed, and Root may be relied upon to keep a good length with swerve and "nip" from the pitch for as long as the English cap- tain likes. That is to say, if he is selected to play in a Test match. You never can tell!
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COLONY'S HEALTH.
LAST WEEK'S RETURN OF DISEASE
OFFICIAL FIGURES,
Last week's return of notifiable diseases, aa notified to the Medical Officer of Health, comprised
Diphtheria 1 fresh case, Chin- ese, from the city district; 2 deaths.
Enteric fever: 6 cases. [4 · from city, 2 from Kowloon). Of these's, 1 was Indian, the remainder Chin- ese, one of whom was a non-) resident, having come here and is therefore described under the cate Palmer took 6 for 68.
Gloucester (2nd) 205 runs. H. J. made 70:...
gory of "imported." There were 4 Sussex (lat) 819 rana: K. S.deaths during the week. kets. Cutmere made 74.
Essex (2nd) 210 runs for 4 wic-Duleepsinhji made 97.
Cerebro spinal fever: 1 death, no Leicester (2nd) 135 runs.. Baie details givensko rin na
Puerperal fover: 1 Chinese case. made 52; Cox took 5 för 69.
Sussex (2nd) 29 runs for i wie-from city: 1 death. ket.
On Monday, another Chinese case of diphtheria was notified from the Kowloon district,
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