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Jiro Satoh Student of Cocket's Play.

CONSEQUENT IMPROVEMENT.

Two years ago Henri Cochet paid a lawn tennis visit to Japan, and

Jiro Satoh, then twenty, played

BRITISH SENIORS TRIUMPHANT.

Defeat Americans in Golf Match.

EARL OF DERBY'S CUP.

Great Britain's aanior golfers, who are over 55 years of age show- ed their juniors that Americs can be beaten by winning the Earl of

with the distinguished visitor, was, Derby's Cup from the United duly impressed, and, consciously | States in the International match, or otherwise, proceeded to imitate

the Frenchman.

Satoh recently entered the last eight at Wimbledon, and was beaten by Borotra.

which was concluded on the Swin

ley Foorest's Club course on July

15.

on

Of the twelve singles Grent Britain captured eight, and having succceded in the foursomes Wednesday by 4 points to 2, won by The most remarkable match was ordinary service, o flourish, no that in which the Rov. H. A. Taps

field, at one time 7 up, collapsed

It is a good reproduction that is 12 points to 6.. There is a very

how to be seen.

j

great pace, but it is well placed, and was defeated at the last hole and one saw him "ace" Lee with a by the American, J. W. Faison.

Recond delivery for this reason.

Satoh's forehand is excellent; like.

Cochet, he pounces on a likely ball,

MORKEL VICE-CAPTAIN.

hitting clean and early, but unlike

Denys Morkel has been appoint- Cochet, his average hit is harder,ed vice-captain of the South Afrl- On the backhand the. Japanese is can team to tour Australia in Oc- more agvere, and, indeed, superior tober. The team will be sent to Australia under the original teams

to the original model. On the ---namely, that South Africa ac- volley we see competent volleying from any part of the court, but not the electric, the daringly careless, varlety that Cochet gives.

copta full liability and takes half the shore of the gate receipts. The Australian proposal to pay all expenses up to £12,000, plus a 10 That per cent, share of the profits, was sudden spring at a wide passing considered by the South African ball on the foreband, the down-board to be inadequate.

ward long lunge that just caresses the ball, Imparting back-spin, and leaving the ball "dead" near the net-this, too, the Japanese con

do.

S. Steyn, the Transvaal and for- mor Western Province left-hander, will take the place of I, J. Siedio, who was unable to accept the, in vitation. Steyn is one of the most promising batsmen in the Union.

ARSENAL BOMBSHELL,

Satoh Is a little man, an impas sive one, with very broad jaw, and a slow walk between the rallies;

London, Aug. 7. but Cochot's ability to walk about,

Alec' James, the Arsenal's star court is against all and sundry forward, who had delayed signing Tilden not excopted until he finds on again for the Highbury team, himself near enough the netto has now definitely. resigned. start a volleying campaign, that The Arsenal paid Preston North characteristic remains pure Cochet End £9,000 for the transfer of and has not yet been reproduced. James in June, 1929. It has been Nor does Satoh put out his tongue afsted that he declined to resign to greet an egregious, Ruke: that for the Arsenal unless he was also also is. Individual Cochet.

given a civil job.]

THE

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FAREWELL MATCH AT ANOTHER TRIUMPH ALL-ROUNDER PASSES

MONTREAL.

British Soccer Eleven Score Easy Win.

VERY FINE RECORD.

Montreal, July 16. The English touring team beat a composite Canadian team picked from Toronto and Montreal by 10 goals to all in the farewell malch of thela tour hero yesterday.

They led 4-0 at half-time, and incronsad their lend at regular in- tervais afterwards. Their foot- work was amazingly accurate; their display generally, indeed, was de- scribed as the best ever seen in Canuda.

Alexander scored the first goal, Smith the second, Hine the third, and then Cookson scored four in succession, bringing his total for the tour up to 25. Hline scored another and then Barry added two more. During the tour the team have scored 107 goals against. 12. and won

all seventeen matches. They leave for England on Friday.

KAYE DON RECEIVED BY THE DUCE-

Speed Feats Discussed in Detail.

FUTURE PLANS.

FOR YOUTH.

H. G. Bentley Wins the French Amateur.

YOUNG GOLF CHAMPION.

The victory of H. G. Bentley in the French amateur championship at Granville, Normandy, is not only a triumph for British golf; it, is yet another triumph for youth. Young players have had a remarkably suc- cessful season, as the following list

shows:

AWAY IN LONDON.

Dr. E. B. Turner a Great Sportsman.

ENGLISH RUGGER CUP..

Dr. Edward Beadon Turner, the famous surgeon and sportsman, has died in London at the age of 76.

.

Dr. Turner had an 'all-round in- terest in sport. He set up world's records, amateur and professional,

on a

from two miles to 25 miles Amateur Championship.-Eric | tricycle, beating all bicycle times.

· Martin Smith, age 22; runner- On the path he held all tricycle up, John de Forest, 24.

records from half-mile to 50 miles, Women's Championship.-Miss | and with S. Les, put up the 50 Enid Wilson, 21; runner-up, Mies miles tandem tricycle record on Wanda Morgan, 21.

the road.

French Amateur Champion- ship.-H. G. Bentley, 23.

Dr. Turner played "Rugger" for England, had served on the Rugby English Championship. Union Committee, and was vice- Leonard Crawley, 27.

president of the London Athletic Bentley is a member of the Club and National Cyclists' Union. Hesketh Club, Southport, writes His recreations were yachting- George Greenwood, and quite re- he held an extra master's certi- cently he won the Lancashire cate In navigation-shooting, County Championship, a title pire-cycling, skating and motoring...........Ke. vlously held bynald Hardman, also championed athletics for a Walker Cup pla r. In the final women. of the French eve.t Bentley de- feated another Lancashire-player- -C. E. Hardman, of Bury—by 4

and 3.

NURMI'S RECORD.

My contact with Bentley was In this year's English Championship At Helsingfors the world's at Hunstanton, in which he created champion. long distance runner, a most favourable impression. In Paavo Nurmi broke the record the County Championship, playing previously considered unassailable for Lancashire in a north-easterly and covered two miles in 8 mins. Rome, July 17.

The previous beat Kaye Don was received by Signor gale of wind and rain, he accom- 69.3/5 secs.

was 0 mins, 1.2/5 secs. The re- Mussolini this morning. Their plished the best individual score- In the circumstances it was a

cord was created by E. Wide of talk was long and cordial, almost 76.

one which Sweden, every detail of the achievements wonderful effort;

golfer of more Nurmi holds the world's record and equipment of the speed-boat stamped him as a

than ordinary ability. That is for the mile, 3,000 metres, 3 miles, Miss England II. being discussed.

Although he returned to Gardone was not a flash in the pan was 4 miles, 6 miles, 10,000 metres, and to-night Kaye Don does not propose clearly demonstrated in the indi- 10 miles and now for 2 miles. to try for another record there. He vidual championship, in will make a few tests, and leave for Bentley fought his way to the last England in the week-end, to pre- eight, where he pare for his contest with Gar Wood in the United States,

"Miss England," be said, "will

which

Cup match to be played in the was beaten by States next year,

T. H. Bowman, the Lincolnshire

title-holder.

Of medium height, slimly bullt,

wrist action.

Martin Smith

the British champion, will be an-

other of the nominations.

As the new French champion,

be sent to America early in the Lancashire youth, produces his Bentley's name, joins a long list of August, and I shall follow soonruits by good timing and a beauti-British players who have won this afterwards, as I want to have some

There is a pro- event, among them being the Hon. practice at Detroit before the run ising future before him; I have no Michael Scott, Lord Charles Hope, begins. I am still working with a doubt that he will be one of the T. D. Armour, G. D. Hannay, and single propeller, which I have found nominated players for the British T. D. Bourn. George von Elm was

team to meet America in the Walker the previous holder, of the title. most satisfactory so far."

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THORBURN'S FATE IN DOUBT.

Nothing Material Added in Report.

REMAINS A MYSTERY.

MANILA..

P. & O. SURGEON. Judge's Great Doubt in Case.

DIVORCE ACTION,

In the Divorce Court on July 15- Lord Merrivale heard the petition of Mr. Frederick Thomas Allen, surgeon on the s.s. Kashmir, of the P. and O. Steamship Company, for the dissolution of his marriage with Shanghai, Yesterday. his wife, Flora Elizabeth, on the The further Chinese official in-ground of her adultery with Mr. vestigation into the Thorburn Louis J. Benbow, stated to be a case, taken up as a result of the dog biscuit manufacturer, who was recent representations of the cited as co-respondent. British Government, made "A defence had been entered; with. through Sir Miles Lampson; has counter charges of connivance, but just been concluded. It was con- this was not proceeded with, and a ducted by the Vice-Minister of claim for damages made by the War at Soochow, where, accord- petitioner against co-respondent ing to various unofficial reports was withdrawn. Thorburn was last seen.

Mr. Allen, in the witness-box, Vice-Minister's secretary and one dented all the allegations of his or two other members of his wife. staff accompanied the

Minister.'

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No Further Light.

The

Vice

Mr. T. Bucknil (for petlionor) asked for a decree nisi with costs.

The President-"That must be so. I have very great doubt as to It is understood that the re- what I ought to do about the pre- port of that official to the For-ceedings in this case. Petitioner l eign Office, which will be handed professional man, having com-. to Sir Miles Lampson in the mitments, and a standing which can course of a day or two, throws no be easily imperilled by imputations further light on the case, nor of such a kind as are contained in does it indeed add anything the answer here. They are imputa- material to the previous Chinese tions of a very grave character. official report.

"He has sworn that in substance, the whole of them are untrue, and No One Arrested or Killed,

he has not been cross-examined Like the latter, the Vice about them. Now the respondent Minister's report mentions the verified her answer as the procedure fracas near Soochow between an of the Court requires she should do, unknown person or persons and and that verifying affidavit places some Chiese soldiers, in which

two soldiers were shot, the as- her in a serious position. I will say no more about it at present. sailant. escaping. It also reiter- There will be a decree nisi with ates the statement made in the

costs," previous Chinese official report that there is no truth in the un- official etories that a foreigner in the custody of the military had been arrested subsequently. pollee. Unofficial raports, said to No foreigner, says the Vice have been gleaned from Chinese Minister, was either arrested or prior to the first Chinese officia! killed.

investigation, gave the addition-

.

No Confirmation of Rumours, al information that the foreigner There is, therefore, no con- had an ear cut off. Other reports Armation from any official source mentioned that he was injured in of the circumstantial evidence ad other ways. duced in the report of Mr. Scott; Thorburn's Fate a Mystery.* the British Vice-Consul who con- However the two Chinese offi- ducted investigations. lasting elal investigations deny, from June to 16, that a for stated, that any foreigner had cigner, whose description tallied even been arrested, and thus what. with that of Mr. Thorburn, had happened to young Mr. Thorburn: been seen in Soochow with his is likely to remain a mystery, hands tied behind his back, and Reuter.

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