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NOTTS REGISTER BIG VICTORY.

KENT LOSE BY 306.

Bakewell and Larwood to Trouble Tourists?

FEW INDIVIDUAL FEATS.

TENNIS

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QUESTION OF CUP EXEMPTIONS.

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FOOTBALL NEWS.

THREE LEADING MEN VICTORIOUS.`

JAPANESE DEFEATS.

Satoh Captures Hearts of Wimbledon Crowd.

INDIAN'S EASY WIN,

Nearly the whole of the hour occupied by the annual general

London, Yesterday. meeting of the Amateur Football London, Yesterday. Association was devoted to the

Britain's three leading tennis Trent Bridge was the scene of discussion of the resolution moved players were engaged in the the biggest victory of the season by Mr. H. V. Pearce on behalf of second day's programme at Wim- when Notts accounted for Kent by the Ealing Association F.C. that biedon to-day, and all three emerg 306 runs after scoring only 186 in

ed victorious. Jiro Satoh, who the A.F.A. Gup competitions runs in the first innings. The the sole grounds for exemption eliminated South Africa's "hope" match was set aside for the from the qualifying rounds should yesterday, continued in the trium- late W. W. Whysall's Benefit fund be the records in such competi-phant path when he defeated Ire- and proved a personal triumph for tions during the previous season land's ranking player, Lyttleton Larwood, the all-England fast and that newcomers must play Rogers. The American invaders bowler, as he took 9 Kent wickets through.

met with no reverses, Sidney Wood in the first innings for 41 runs to

and Frank Shields winning their igive Notts a lead of 67 runs.

mutches comfortably. Bakewell, another player taking part in the Test match on Satur- day, was in splendid form with the bat, scoring 109 and 83 not out against the New Zealand attack.

Warwickshire, travelling to Swan soa, garnered their firat Afteen

The following were the most noteworthy batting and bowling feats accomplished during the week-end cricket programme:-

Batting. Tyldesley (E. (Lancashire) 127 Sutcliffe (Yorkshire)

.120 Bakewell (Northants)

109

83*

.108

103*

.100

It was decisively defeated, only 13 voting in favour after opposi tion from both Mr. T. 3. W Jennings (hon. secretary) and the chairman (Mr. H. Hughes-Onslow), who was earlier re-elected presi dent, with Mr. B. A. Glanville, hon. treasurer,

The Ladies' Championship open- ed to-day when Betty Nuthall, who Mrs. Wille-Moody favours for this year's Championship, met Mile. Berthet of France. No surprise results were recorded in this sec- tion.

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Mr. Jennings mado a strong points at the expense of Glamor-point of the necessity for granting In ungeitain weather a larger ganshire. In the second innings exemption on the whole record of crowd. than was present on the when set 187 runs to win, Croom the clabe and not merely on Cacpening day at the contre court spored 10 not out.

ties with their Inequalities cheered "Bunny" Austin, England's through the luck of the draw. firat ranking, player as he walked Mr. Hughes-Onslow emphasised on the court wearing his Cam- the necessity which arose a few bridge blazer, Hiro Satoh, who years ago for "judicious compro

was making his first appearance misc." the outcome being the on the famous centre court was agreement with the Football Asso

mastered in straight sets. The ciation, which furnished them Englishman's cool deadly services with a limited amount of the new sung through the air as they whiz- blood requisite unless their or

zed across the net, and his plerc- ganisation was to become mori ing drives beat the Japanese time bund.

and again. Satoh, however, lobbed very cleverly, and Austin was often hesitant and as a conse- quence placed several shots into the net. The brilliance shown by the Japanese contender in main. taining rallies kept Austin strug- League's Small Profit. The statement of accounts of set the fatalistic outlook caused gling for aupremacy. In the final the Football League for the past him to leave the set in the hands year reveals a profit of £96 which, of the gods and so won the hearts added to the balance brought for of the gallery with whom he was ward from the previous year,favourite, and who showed their makes the total £10,323. The sum sympathy in true sporting spirit. of £235 88. 3d, was received from the inter-League match with Scot- land in London.

Smith (Derbyshire) Croom (Warwickshire) Hallows (Lancashire)

denotes not out,

Rowling. *Bowes (Yorks) ....... Garwood (Nolik)

11 for 102 D for 41 Tyldesley (R.) (Lancs.) 7 for 39 Blaples (S) (Notta) a for 33 J. C. White (Somerset) 5 for 35 Slater (Derby)

5 for 36 Mitchell (Derby)

5 for 47 Hopwood (Lanes.)......for

denotes wickets taken in both

innings.

At Kidderminster, Worcester shire took the lead on first innings and at the close of play Somerset with six wickets in hand required 122 rune for victory.

At Peterborough the New Zea- landers snatched a lead of twelve runs in the frst innings and were finally set the task of scoring 155 runs for victory, which they ac complished for the loss of four wickets:

Essex were completely outplayed at Leyton by a strong Surrey side as were Hampshire at Chesterfield at the hands of Derbyshire, An exciting match at Brighton result- ed in Sussex defeating Cambridge University by 21 runs after a very even encounter:

The full results as cabled by Reuter were as follow:

Surrey beat Essex by an innings, and 80 runs af Leyton,

Scores:-

Essex: 162 and 152. Surrey: 894.

Notts beat Kent by 306 runs at i Trent Bridge, Nottingham.

! Scores:

Notts: 186 and 845 for 9 dec. Kent: 119 (Larwood 9 for 41);

106 (Staples 5 for 33).

Derbyshire beat Hampshire by eight wickets at Chesterfield.

Scores:- Hampshire: 209 (Mitchell 5 for

47);

The accounts to April 80 Inst revealed a balance. of £1,267 5s, as against £1,066. 43. 7d. brought forward from 1929-30. and were adopted without question.

(Continued on Page 9.)

Too Frequent Errors.

F. J. Perry, England's second ranking player, defeated another Japanese invader in Aoki, The little Japanese player, who is Worcestershire took first innings greatly admired in England and points from Somersetshire at Kid-by Perry himself, hung on to 5-all derminster, Scores:- Worcester: 250 and 119 (J.

White 5 for 36). Somerset: 157 and 90.for 4.

in the first net but after that he was dominated by the English- C.man's play. Aoki rallied in the third set and took the first two games by crafty placing but Perry's virility; and swiftness in taking advantage of the Japanese player's too frequent mistakes gave him the match.

Yorkshire beat Middlesex by an Innings and 65 runs at Lord's..

Scores:

Yorkshire: 302 (Sutcliffe 120). Middlesex: 111 (Bowes 6 for 39);

126 (Bowes & for-63) Lancashire beat Gloucestershire by an innings and 147 runs at

Manchester.

for

Tildenesque Precision. patriot and whose smile is a Unlike R. Mikl, a' fellow com famous attraction. to the gallery, his huge Irish opponent. Jiro Satoh, who was dwarfed by was the Scores:-

impassive little David against Gloucester: 101 (Tyldeslay (R.) 7

Goliath. He, however, displayed a David-like aim and slung over ser- --for 39);

vice aces with Tildanesque power 61 (Hopwood

.1).

and precision. The ponderous Lancashire: 360 for 4 dec., (Hol-Irishman's grim demeanour as he lows. 100, Tyldes kept shuffling to and fro on the ley. (E.) 127). !►

base line made him quite a char- acter, whereas Satoh's mouss-like FRIENDLIES.

nimbleneen was everywhere on the court at once. The Japanese play. Sussex beat Cambridge Univer-er dazzled his opponent by his dex sity by 21 runs at Brighton.

Scores: R Sussex: 243 and 172, Cambridge: 229 and 105.

terous manipulation of his returns coupled with some "Arework" vol- leys after his advance to the net Battle Royal.

A battle between present and The New Zealanders beat North- pnst Davis Cup players was wit amptonshire by six wickets at nessed when G. P. Hughes met Peterborough.

Scores

164 (Slater 6 for 86). Derbyshiro: 325 (Smith 108);

49 for 2,

Warwickshire beat Glamorgan shire by five wickets at: Swansea,

Scores:-. • Glamorgan: 220 and 178.

Northants: 884 (Bakowell 109); Warwick: 212 and 188 for 5

166 (Bakewell 83"). (Croom 108"). N. Zealand: 846 and 155 for 4;

FIRST CLASS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE TO DATE,

Notts (4)

· Kent (5)

· Gloucesterabira (2) Lancashire (2)

Surrey (8)

Middlesex

1st_Inns, No Post. PW. LWL Result Pts Pts 1171120 185 116 116 £1.11 105 102

Dr. J. C. Gregory in a thrilling five aet encounter. As was to be expected the present day player won, though he was down on the firet two Beta.

Madan Mohan, a young Indian, caused a sensation when he regio-. tered a surprisingly easy victory over Ronald Boyd, the leading Argentine player.

The full results of the second day's play in the All-England Championships at Wimbledon were

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H., W., Austin (Britain) beat Hiro Satch. (Japan) 6-1;6-3

B. Wood (USA) beat Crossley

(Britain) 6-3, 6-1, 6-200 Jiro Satoh (Japan) beat Lyttle

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