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A cyclone of comedy

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THE CHINA MAIL

ENGLAND FAIL TO FORCE

NEW ZEALAND RECOVERY MAKES DRAW、INEVITABLE

FOURTH WICKET STAND

Lord's Yesterday. " was offered by Lowry and Allcott Commencing the last day 69 | who added 63 valuable runs for the ninth wicket before Peebles dis- runs in arrears with eight wickets lodged Lowry's bails. At this

in hand the New Zealanders ad-point the innings was declared vanced their total to 469 for the closed.... loss of seven wickets at which point Lowry applied the closure, thus setting England the task of scoring 240 runs for victory. At the close of play England had lost five wickets in getting within 93 runs of the necessary, total. 2.

There was

Batting Disasters. Requiring 240 runs for victory, England received a good start from Arnold and Bakewell who added, 61 runs for the first wicket before the Northants player cock ed one up to Blunt. At the same total, however, Arnold returned a catch to Blunt. Duleepsinhji re- a crowd of 10,000 mained. whilst 32 runs were add- apectators, present when C. S. ed for the third wicket before be- Dempster (86) and M. L. Page Cromb did not allow Woolley to

taken behind the Ing

wicket.

(31) resumed batting for the New get going and four good wickets Zealand team to-day. The weather had fallen for 105 runs. was fine and the pitch appeared good

Hammond, who had been at the crease for 75 minutes, required only four runs for his half cen- In adding three runs to his over-tury, when he was the victim of a night total Dempster completed run out decision. He had given a chanceless display and had hit six his 1,000 runs, for the season, an

¡¡boundaries. · 144-5-46. Ame: accomplishment which is deserving and Jardine played out time, Eng- of the greatest of praise when con-land being 98 runs in arrears with sidering the number of innings he half their wickets in hand.-Reuter. has had. He batted confidently and with a boundary off Robins re-

gistered his century scored in 205 minutes. Page completed his half century the next ball which was stored in 95 minutes.

Note by "Cricketer."

C. S. Dempster is only twenty become another Bradman against eight years old and threatens to the English bowling. His batting is not nearly so delightful as that of the Australian as he has not those Dempster Bowled.

care-free strokes and the Hammond, coming on with the His style might almost be termed punishing ability of Don Bradman. new ball, used it to such advan stadgy though his defence is superb, tage that he got past Dempster'e and it is mainly due to this un defence, 218—3—120. In scoring enterprising side of his play that his fifth century of the season he gets as many runs as he does. There are times when he comes out Dempster was at the crease for two hundred and thirty minutes of his shell and then "fireworks" be- during which time he hit ten boun- gin to fly, but on the whole he might well be compared with Blunt opened very shakily, but Andy Sandham with the exception settled down steadily afterwards of the Surrey player's polished late and alded Page to wear down the

daries.

cat.

WIN

DEMPSEY REFUSES £150,000.

Prefers to Stage His Own Battles.

NEWSPAPER MAN'S OFFER,

Nevada, Yesterday. An offer of £150,000 by a news- paper man associated with the pro- motion of the Schmeling-Stribling fight has been made for Jack Dempsey to fight the winner. This contest would be the main event of the Christmas Day charity 'pro- gramme at Cleveland, Ohio.

When confronted with the offer Dempsey refused, saying that be was planning his own shows, and staging a fight here on September 7--Reuter's American Service.

BRITISH LADIES ARE ELIMINATED.

"BETTY" DISAPPOINTS..

Jiro Satoh and Kawachi Are Successful.

FEW MEN'S EVENTS.

Wimbledon, Yesterday. Great Britain received a nasty shock to-day when Betty Nuthall Jacobs, the American hope for failed so miserably before Helen

straight sets she captured only this year's title. In losing in five games. Mrs. Wills-Moody, last year's champion, favoured the chances of the British girl before she overcame an old rival ed in the final of the American in Mrs. Harper, whom she defeat- National Championship. It must indeed have come as a shock to the former champion when she read of Betty's downfall, al- though it must be said that Helen Jacobs, America's second rank- ing lady player, did not compete In the National Championshijs along with Mrs. Willa-Moody.

The defeat of Miss Scriven by Mme. Mathieu, France's leading

! bowling. The third hundred was When visiting England in player, eliminated the last Bri- hoisted in as many minutes, a very 1927 he headed the batting tish representative in the quar- fair rate of scoring when consider, averages of the tourists. Dur ter finals of the Ladies' Cham- ing the uphill task of the touring ing that tour he scored four pionship, as Miss Dorothy Round team. At lunch the pair were, centuries, his highest innings being lost to Fraulein Krahwinkel. still together Blunt having scored 180 against Warwickshire, Last The following were the results 66 and Page 99 and the score season he had a batting average of fof to-day's play in the All Eng- board reading 349-3-120, the 93.66, and against, Harold Gligan's land Championships at Wimble fourth wicket partnership having eleven he participated in a record don as cabled by Reuter added 131 runa.

first wicket partnership with J. E, Page'a Century:

Mills which produced 276 runs, his Only 11 runs had been added own share being 186. In the second after lunch when Page offered innings of the same match he Peebles a return catch. 860 was undefeated with 80 to his cre-

dit

With the possible exception 104. Page played a chanceless lonings featured by beautiful leg Smith he is probably the best cover of Jack Hobbs and H. G. Owen shots which were largely respon. sible for the fifteen boundary hits point in England at the present he recorded. His partnership with day, so his usefulness to the side Blunt which realised 142 runs oc- does not rest entirely on bis bate-

manship. cupied only 110 minutes..

· Blunt was unfortunate to deflect This season he commenced the a rising ball from Robins on to his tour with an innings of 212 against wicket when but four runs short the Essex attack and followed this for the century. His cutting and up by scoring 92 against Leicester leg strokes yielded him eight 4's. shire, 100 not out against Hamp At this period (404-7-96) the shire, 129 not out against Glamor New Zealandera led by only 174 shire and 191 not out against Cam-

uns but unexpected resistance bridge University:

C. 8. Dempster, l.b.w. b Peebles

Second Immings.

6 Hammond 34-b Allen' A37

120

Allen

b Peebles Robins

23

and b Peebles

17 Peebles.

FOX

VICTOR McLAGLEN

ADEVIL WOMEN

women in which

Lempestuous

takes the wind out

NEW ZEALAND First Innings.

J. E. Mills. b. Peebles

G. L. Weir, Lbw b Peebles

1. Kerr, st. Ames, b. Robins

R. C. Blunt, & Hammond, b. Robins, 7

M. L. Page, b Allen A

T. C. Lowry, e Hammond, b. Robins

1. B. Cromb, Ames, b Peebles

C. F. W. ARcott, e Hammond, Peebles

W. E. Merritt, e Jardine,,

W. James; not out Extras

1bPeebles para

20-ic Vote, 'b Robins

13-not out

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Total

16 Extras

224 Total (for 9 ykia, dec.

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100

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Men's Doubles. Third round:— ̈"

G. Lott and J. Van Ryn (U.S.A.) beat. Artens and De Keirling (Austria Hungary) 6-3, 6-2, 6-8, 6-1.

Jiro Satoh and Kawacht (Japan) beat Charanjiva and Hadi (India) 6-4, 6-2,

Fourth round:-

G. P. Hughes and F. J. Perry- (Britain) beat Lyttleton Rogers and H. Satoh 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.

* Ladies" Singles.

Quarter finals:

Helen Jacobs (U.S.A.) beat Betty Nuthall (Britain) 6-2, 6-3, 2) Mme. Mathieu (France) beat Miss Scriven (Britain) 1-6, 6-2, 7-5, Fraulein Khraliwinkel (Ger- pany) beat Dorothy Round

(Britain) 7-5, 6-3.

Ladies Doubles."

Third round:

Mr. Harper and Mrs. Van Ryn (USA)-beat Mrs. Stocks and Miss Lyle (Britain) 3-6, 6-1, 16-3.

LEAGUE TENNIS RESULTS.

Mixed Doubles Victory for Indian R.C.

H.K.C.C. SUCCESS.

On the Univ ground yes- terday, the Indian

mixed les team defeated the Univer by 7 sets to 2 in a

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