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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1931.

THE CHINA

MAIL.

TOURISTS' BOWLING FLOGGED BY TATE AND "DULEEP”

SUSSEX SCORE 549 FOR 7 IN

REPLY TO 385

C. S. DEMPSTER 167

HAMMOND PLAYS MAGNIFICENT INNINGS. FOR GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

AWAY TEAMS GARNER | MILLIGAN'S BIG FIGHT What I'm doing?" he echoed all. Temmy left his corner feeling

POINTS.

Queen's Park Break

Their "Duck."

MOTHERWELL WIN.

WITH WALKER.

Heroic Stand Against World's Champion.

[Hy "Peggy" Morgan.3

"I show you. ' leave this ring if I have any more saree." And with that he rose and netüally put one foot out of the ring

you'll get beaten in here all right, "No fancy, Mickey," I answered,

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but take my tip' if you leave the ring the Scots boys round it'll bent you up. We breed 'em tough among the mountains.”. For the last chapter of a series Mickey was just coming the of my reminiscences I have re-American stuff, and our lot were served the story of my most im- not standing for it, although we London, Yesterday, "

portant fight-that-between Tommy were a bit excited at the bigness of The following were the results | Milligan and Mickey Walker for the the occasion. in to-day's First Division Scottish | Middle-Weight Championship of the "Go on," sunrled Mickey, "do your League matches:

World, writes "Puggy" Morgan in stuff," and ho shoved out his hands the Glasgow Evening News.

for my examination. Hearts

For the greatest essay Queen's Park

career 1 had the job of training) Middlesex drew, with Surrey at St. Mirren

Milligan, and our camp was a con- Lord's,

TALL SCORING AT TAUNTON

London, Yesterday. The curtain fell on the 1931. County Championship when the last three matches were concluded to-day.

fileucestershire conceded major points to Northamptonshire, only a very line innings by Hammond. who vrored 102 out of 194, saving the county from total collapse. Though Parker dismissed North- ants for 91 runs in the second inn- ings Gloucestershire, with eight .wickets in hand, still required 57

runs for victory at the close play.

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Centuries by Bates and R. E, S. Wynit were responsible for the for- midable Warwickshire total of 473 Somerset, however, made a spirit- ed reply and only good bowling by Paine forced them to follow on.

Leicestershire left Leyton with the major points thanks to a cen- tury by

Armstrong.. O'Connor strove hard to give Essex the lead but his effort was unavailing.

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

Batting.

C. S. Dempster (NZ)

Tale (Susnex)

FRIENDLY.

Scores:

Sandham (Surrey)

.167 .142 .137*

Surrey: 296 and 297 for 8 dec.

(Sandham, 137*).

Bates (Warwick)

Middlesex: 267 (F. R. Brown 6 for

.133

R. E. S. Wyall (Warwick)

.124

85);

O'Connor (ExecxX)

.108

H. S. Duleepsinhji (Sussex) .103

Hammond (Gloucester)

702

Armstrong' (Leicester)

100

denotes not out.

Bowling,

Parker (Gloucester)....5 for 47 F. IL Brown (Surrey) ..6 for 85 Astill (Leicester) Paine (Warwick)

.5 for 73 .5 for 93

Full results as cabled by Reuter were as follow:

Leicestershire took first innings points from Essex at Leylon.

Scores:- Leicester: 381 (Armstrong 100);

210 for 5 wkts., dec. Essex: 273 (O'Connor 108, Astill

5 for 73):

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159 for 3 wkts.... dec..

Warwickshire took first innings points from Somersetshire Taunton..

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Warwick: 473 (Bates 133, R. E: S.

Wyatt 124), Somerset: 313 (Paine 6 for 93):

98 for 4 wickets.

The New Zealanders scored 385 against Sussex at Brighton, Demp ster registering “yet another cen- Lory. This was not, however, big enough score for the home county. Maurice Tate and Duleep- winhji enjoyed a bright and most prolific partnership which formed the foundation for the huge Sussex total of 549 for 9 wickets declar- ed. During the course of the gáme 1,257 runs were scored for the loss of 29 wickets, an average Gloucester: 104 (Hammond 102);

of 43 runs per wickel,

65 for 2 wickets:

Northamptonshire tank firet Inn Ings points from Gloucestershire at Bristol.,

Scores:-

Northants: 224 and 91 (Parker 6

for 47).

223 for 6 wickets...

0 Airdrieonians 2

Hamilton A. 6 Motherwell

-Reuter.

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Table to Date.

Goals. P. W. D. L

F. A. Pts. Celtic ... 6 6 1.0 23 4 11 Motherwell.. 7 6 1 1 18 711 Rangers 6 0 1 19, 10 Kilmarnock 6 5 0 1 158 8 10 Sussex drew with the New Zea-Third Lanark 6 4 0 1 11 6 Janders at Brighton.

740 39 ?

Scores:-

N. Zealand: 385, (C. S. Dempeter

167) and 305. Sussex: 549 for 9 dec. (Tate 142, K. S. Duleepsinhji 103);

18 for no wicket.

Hearts .... Aberdeen

R

Fartick T... Cowdenbeath Clyde

9 1 18 3 1 2 10

2 11 14

8

39 9

6

St. Mirren

-3 0 4 8 19

6

Hamilton A... 2 3 16 18

Falkirk

18 1 9 10 Airdrieonians 8 2 1. 5 15 20 Dundee

5 2 0 3 10 18 Dundee Un. 7 2 0 5 12

Leith Ath.

Ayr Un.....

Queen's Park

· Nolts drew with Glamorganshire Morton at Swansea.

Scores:-

Glamorgan: 157 and 197 for 7. Nutts: 262.

FIRST CLASS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE TO DATE.

Yorkshire

lat Inns. No Poss.

Gloucestershire (2)

.28 11.5 0 5

P. W. L. W. L Result Pts. Pu

420 287 28 16 1

*420 219

.28 12 7 9 3

3

420 218

Sussex (7)

.28 10. 6 8.1

3

420 205

420 204

420 174

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420170

Kent (5)

Notts (4) Lanenshire

Derbyshire (9)

Surrey (8)

Warwickshire (15) Essex (5) Middlesex (16) Hampshire (18)

Somersetshire. (14)

Worcestershire (10).

Glamorganshire (11)

Leicestershire (12)

Northamptonshire (17) ...

.28 989 0

28 7 4 7 G.

.28 7 8 8 S

6 4 7 7 6.5.5.7

8 9 2

420 162 420 156

420 146

420 142

9 4 0

420. 129

6 11

2.8

420 '123

5 11 4 6

2

420 124

420 105

2 7 213

420 103

420 76

The figures in brackets were the positions occupied by the counties at the close of the 1930 season. The method of scoring this year is as follows:-16 points for a win; 75 points for a tie; 5 points for a, win on the first innings and 8 points for a loan on first innings; 4 points for a tie on the first inninga and points for a no result.

They were

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of his O.K., and I said so.

Tommy Keeps Cool, Milligan started the contest as fident one, but at the weigh-in on his manager, Pat M'Greechin, and that fateful day I confess I lost aI had told him. shade. "of my confidence in the "Box him, Tommy, and make use ablity of Tominy to capture of your speed, wo said. world's title for Caledonia.

Our man did so, and at the end

..

I had never seen Walker before, of the third round was lending on on to the points. He made Walker miss res and when he stepped scales I whistled. 1 don't think. Ipeatedly, by as much as a foot, with had ever looked upon such a beauti-left swings and hooks which carried ful specimen of fighting humanity, murder in their delivery. He was the acme of perfection, and). We told Tommy to go

in and

I use that term in its true sense. haven fight in the fourth. He did The great thing which struck me so, and came out of it well. We about him was his depth of chest realised, however, that Walker was and shoulder, From the narrow too strong for mixing things with

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waist-line he thickened out like a and we countenanced Tommy to re- barrel.

sume his cariler tactics: Milligan Jimmy White Memory. kept cool, and boxed. He came The fight took place at Olympia back in his corner still ahead on on the night following the death of points. Things were going well. Jimmy White. the financier, and

A Fatal Hook. that tragedy, which caused such a The sixth round, however, was in sensation in the financial and sport-my opinion, the fatal one for our ing world, found echo in the big hopes. The fight did not finish till number of empty ringside seats. the tenth, but it was the sixth Jimmy, on such occasions as the which laid the foundation for Milligan-Walker boot, used to en- Walker's victory.

a bit groggy, but such was the strength of his fighting instinct, so great was his courage that he went for his opponent and came back at in an uproar. He actually had sent the end of the sesalon with the hall"

Walker back on bla heels and he hail surprised the American by his comé-back.

Mickey, like the master know that left hook to the templa he la,

in the sixth round had done the damage, but he was not prepared for the Scot's new found store of energy. Milligan won that round and during the rest, Faddy and 1 begged on him to box.

But Tommy was not built that way. He wanted a fight now, and with the crowd shouting their en- couragement. he went in to have one. How I was wishing that that crowd would be stricken dumb or suddenly gifted with some common- .

sense.

They howled and howled on Tommy to tight.

"You've got. him, Temmy. You've got him, Tommy," thay, roared.

Exit Milligan.

But not for long. Down went Milligan. He rose groggy, and was sent to the canvas, again. like Trajana. He was

We worked on him in his corner very weak

and it was the spirit, of courage that was keeping him going. Hia temple had assumed alarming pro- portions.

The bell for the tenth rang out. It was the last of the fight. Walker planted a left hook to the stomach. Milligan doubled up like n concertina. As he sank to his knees Walker's right came up with terrific force and crashed itself against Tommy's mouth splitting the upper lip.

tertain a big party to what he called Tommy came back to his corner "Fight Suppers," and a whole block at the end of the sixth with his

The fatal seconds were ticked off. of the beat seats would be booked temple, awollen to an amazing ox-I was ready at the "Out" and I in his name.

tent. One of Walker's left hooks think there were tears in my eyes He had booked a big number of had got him, and how Milligan kept as I lifted Tommy from the floor to ringside. seats at Olympia at eleven his feat is a puzzle to this day. He help him to his corner. guineas, each, but they were all was in a bad way, "and as he answer- empty.

ed the bell for the seventh I said There was a great contingent of to Pat M'Greenichin, "I think it's Seats in the hall, and when I led all over,

This round'll

wee man.

my man to the ring he was greeted see him on the floor." with a tremendous volume of cheer- Ing.

Walker's Threat. We went to our corner. Walker and his party went to theira.

I crossed over to have a look at the American's bandages.

"Let's pipe what you're doing, Mickey." I said.

"Away with you Puggy." replied Paddy, "he's winning the fight.":

Milligan found the canvas twice that round, and my heart was heavy within me. How different is the feeling between victory and defent.

A Greatly Rally. Came the most amazing round of

Milligan is out of the game now. Walker goes on. A few days ago he fought a draw with Jack Sharkey in an eliminating bout for the world's heavyweight title, and re- parts bay he got a raw deal in not being roade the winner.

In face of that our man must have been a big cut above others in this country. His great fight with Walker stamps him as one of the best Scotland ever aent, out on the hard road to world honours. "

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