1936-05-27 — Page 7

IN LIMELIGHT

THE CHINA MAIL, WIDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1936

GIMBLETT AGAIN Miss Earhart Plans New

Round World Flight

Harris Scores Third

Century

LIGHT BLUES BEAT ARMY

"BY FIVE RUNS

London. To-day. Following their win over the All-India touring team at Taun-l Los by 9 wicke's three weeks ago, Somerset registered their first. win in the county championship series yesterday when they beat Northamptonshire by in wickets at Kettering, a century by Gim- blett, coupled with some fine bow- ling by Hazell, who secured 14 for 109, giving them the maximum points. Gimblett, incidentally, re gistered his third three-figure în-i nings of the season, having knock- ed up a century against All-India and Lancashire respectively in earlier matches. Last season hel the award for the fastest |

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century.

In the match between Notts and Hampshire, which the former won on the first innings. Harris was again preminent with the bat, his 103 not out being his third gen- tury this season--he scored 1351

and 102 Gloucester against

against Cambridge.

a century. his Iddon scored second this season. for Lancashire against Worcester, while Warne.! of the latter county, made his first century in first class cricket Results in detail are as follow: brat Somerset Kettering, Northamptonshire by 10 wickets. Somerset 256 (Gimblett 199) and 244

For . Northants: 199 (azz 6 for 69) and

157 Hazell for 79).

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At Manchester. Lancashire took first innings points from Worcester- shire.

908 for * dec.

Worcester: 2 and

(Warne 115).

Lancashire: 2 (Iddən 136) and 100

for %.

At Nottingham. Nottingham took first innings points from Hampshire.

To-day's Complete Short Story

WEDDING

PRESENT

By E. A. Moll

heard, the chimes out looked. and his heart grew dan

PAUL the hall sound faintly, gerously taut, like a balloon blown

He swallowed his drink and up beyond the margin of safety. looked at his father-in-law.! "Don't worry,” he said inade- The latter. smiled companion-quately. Tm just brimming over ably.

with sweetness.”“” He'd begun to įbrim over with his father-in-law's liquor too, he realised: his lips were feeling quite numb.

"Little nervous'

"Mm mm. Not a bit." Elinor came in from the hall and floated over to them. "They're

She squeezed his hand and went here. Now remember," she warn off in a trailing pale green mist

ed, only half joking, "you're to be Mr. Maitland was still smiling. terribly nice to everybody." She "How do you feel""

had piled her hair high.on

her

"Fine." he said. "Swell First!

head, her face was a little flushed rate."

the older man filled

with hurry and the green chiffon "Well dress had ignited submerged gold his glass, "ift this one anyway, glints in her reddish hair. He just for luck-"

Paul felt himself grinning at hima; he could feel the shape of

WELSH COLLIERY it around his month. The man

ACCIDENT Seven Men Believed Drowned

London, To-day.

It is feared that seven men have been drowned in a colliery disas ter in South Wales. While 201 men of the day shift were at work) yesterday in the Loveston pit in Pembrokeshire. which has only) re-opened after recently been several years, water broke through the roof of the workings. which

had turned out to be a prince. It wasn't fair of him, really... A confused shape of voices preceded the group into the living room. He went forward with Mr. Maitland.

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Dangerous But Passable." by Dorothy Marie Davis.

a little wooden smile on his face, a little wariness in his head, steady

their substantiality.

Elinor made the introductions. Brightly

Los Angeles. Miss Amelia Earhart (Mrs. G. P. Putnam), are. 600 feet deep. Thirteen of the and cold through the gauzy in- above, the only woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, is planning men succeeded in fighting a round-the-world flight from Easi To West.

Friends of the airwoman say that she has already acquired a twin-engined all-metal plane for the fight.

The aeroplane. a Lockheed Electra. will be equipped with all scientific aids to aerial navigation and blind flying.

Miss Earhart will make several non-stop dashes across the American Continent as test flights before she begins her fight round the world.

Notts: 303 and 238 for 1 (Haris 105 BRITISH AMATEUR

not out).

Hants: 299.

1.

At Cambridge, the Light Blues beat

the Army by five runs. Cambridge: 238 (N. W.

101) and 109.

The Army: 151 and 191.

D. Yardley

At Bristol, Gloucester beat Glamor.

gan by one wicket

Glamorgan: 240 and 116 (Goddard 5

for 43).

Gloucester: 177 and 183 for 9.

At Hinckley, Leicestershire

brat

GOLF SERIES

Bobby Locke Beaten

In Second Round

EX-SHANGHAI BOY WINS

-

St. Andrews, To-day.

A feature of the concluding

MRS. WILLS-MOODY NOT PLAYING

Unable To Defend Title!

At Wimbledon

BUT WILL COMPETE AT FOREST HILLS

New York, To-day. Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody will not be going to Wita- bledon to defend her title next month.

Interviewed by Reuter, Mrs. stages of the Second Round of the Wills-Moody said that it was a British Amateur Golf Champion-question of choosing between ship yesterday was the defeat of Wimbledon and Forest Hills. She Warwick 132 (Geary 6 for 36) and 78] the favourite, Bobby Locke (South said "I would like to get back the

(Geary 7 for 7).

Warwickshire by one wicket.

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Rescue work is being feverishly! This is Aunt Hetty. Paul: 66 pursued, but owing to the rising She'll probably disapprove of you water the difficulties are great. but she does about everything One body has been recovered, but anyway, on principle. so don't get nothing has been seen or heard of high hat about it." the six other men who were trap-

He bowed. The automatic in- ped.--British Wireless Service.

little dex began to check, just a blurred through the fog.

"Ho." Nice dry voice. Attrac- "Well, it 38 right sappy work anyway Pleasantly astringent. Plus,

Uncle Irvin. "Ayah... Young wan..." Mm hm. "Lochinvar out of the west, eh?" Throaty, hearty,

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DESPATCHED

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as supernumerary police, while good looking, thirty-five pounds!

"PHI. the military garrison had been overweight, “Ayah

Uncle Mathew. "Well you've substantially reinforced.

There was no reason to suppose got your fourth at bridge finally, that the appointment of a Royal Beth Is he any good?" Humorous Commission after order had been eyes, a little hard, trig moustache. restored would

not be generally vaguely adulterous. Plue.

Aunt Myra Bellodgia. Mouth acceptable. At the moment it was impossible to state the terms of re-two sizes smaller than natural for ference or the personnel of the company. Limp hand. "I've heard

so much about you.” Minus, Commission-Reuter.

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Cousin Gerald, "How do you do."

Armed Bands Become are

Even Bolder

MOTORISED CONVOYS

ATTACKED

K

Just dandy. How the hell you? Tall shy, defensive, aloofness something famDiar about that. Me, he realized sud- denly, surprised. Uh uh, better [Africa), by Morton Dykes (Scot-American title more than to de

steer clear. Leicester 108 (Mayer 5 for 19. Hollies land), by one up. Another form-fend the Wimbledon champion-

Cousin Joy. too exciting, 4 for 19) and 104 for 9 (Hollies 6er South African champion, Bership" when explaining that she

you didn't really, did you really, for 39).

was beaten one would be unable to get away Jerusalem, later: The bands of run off to Greenwich ?" At Chesterfield, Derbyshire beat Hard Wynne, Sussex by an innings and 25 runs. up by Penning of Oxford.

from home for the length of time armed Arabs have become holder. Nice kid. Thinks Elinor just too Derby 387 (Townsend 182 not out) Jack Maclean, the ex-Scottish necessary for the European trip. particularly in North Palestine too. Ready to think any оде Sussex 120 (Copson 5 for 42) and 222. champion, beat John de Forest. Reuter.

The individual ambush attacks Elinor thinks too too too too, too.) winner of the title in 1932, by 3

How assuming almost the (Continued on Page 10) At Sheffield, Yorkshire beat Kent and 2: Rex Hartley, the Walker by an innings and 153 runs. Kent: 107 (Verity 6 for 26) and 39 Cup player, beat James Stout, also U.S. tennis crown in 1931, since character of risings. Motorised a Walker Cup player, by 2 and 1; which date Miss Helen Jacobs has convoys are attacked, despite their (Barber J. C. · Cowly

She won the Wim armed escorts; Jewish crops are (Rotherham) beat held the title. John Woollam, the former English bledon title for the sixth time in burned; and telephone wires are she defeated Miss cut continuously, one result of Native champion, by 1, up: Cap 1933 when Lain Stevens beat Lister Hartley, Dorothy Round (Britain) in the which is that telephone communi- sa Walker Cup player, by 2 and 1.,Final by scores of 6-4, 6-8 and Cation with Haifa and Cairo was

interrupted at noon yesterday. THIRD ROUND RESULTS 6-3, but she did not take part Middlesex: 13 (Amar Nath 6 for-23) | The winners included the Aus-in the 1934 series.

(Verity 9 for 12). Yorkshire: 299 for

158).

ī dec.

At Lord's Middlesex beat All-India by 4 wickets, All-India: 110 (R. W. V. Robins

for 18) and 158.

and 96 for 8,

Essex: 94 over for 36) and 223 rance,

(Gover 8 for 46). Surrey: 250 (Barling 106, Nichols 5

for 70) and 68 for 2.

-Reuter.

Mrs. Wills-Moody last held the are

Last year ders

It is believed that the Arab lea-i

are ready to call off the

Dr. Tweddle, Leonard queror in 1938) by 2 sets to 1. Crawley and Eustace Storey.

Won

con"

tralian James Ferrier, the ex-she stayed a comeback and Shanghai boy, and the British the title again, beating Miss Helen Strike and check the lawlessness

if they can find

away out, as At Brentwood, Surrey beat Essex Walker Cup players Tony Tor-Jacobs (her Forest -"Hills by 8 wicketa.

they realise that they are rapidly! Josing control of the younger hot- beads, but Sir Arthur Wauchope, the High Commissioner, will not yield on the major points of his policy and is determined to sup- press all! lawlessness before nitiating negotiations. The diff culty is to find some common ground for an immediate solation of the present troubles, thus creat- ing an atmosphere of calm for the parlers-Renter.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES

Outstanding Third Round, re- salts were Roger Wethered's win over A. Bloomer (Grimsby) by 4 and 3, while Los Arana, the Span- ish champion, beat K. Patrick The following m tches are due to (Scotland) by 3 and 2. Frank Scroggie (South Africa) beat A Black (Wales) 1 up; and Her- tor Thomas, the Walker Cup play- er, beat James Brock (Scotland) by 7 and 5.-Reuter.

start to-day-

Lord's Middlesex v Somerset. Oval-Surrey v Sussex. Brentwood-Essex v All-India. Bristol-Gloucester v Derbyshire Oxford-Oxford U. v Worcester. Cambridge Cambridge v T'shire.

Kent

County Championship Table To Date

Leicestershire

Surrey Yorkshire

Notts Derbyshire Hampshire Essex Lancashire Somerset

Warwick

Middlesex Worcestershire

Cloncestershire Susack

Glamorgan Northants

1st Innings

No

Poss

P.

W.

W,

L. Result Pts.

Pis

$

3

4

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1

63

90

38 60

0

55

90

1

25. 60

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MISS YORKE'S TRIUMPH

Second Title At Auteuil

Auteuil, To-day. Miss Yorke (GL Britain),secur-

SPIRIT OF RESTRAINT

ed her second win in the French London: In an address at the lawa tennis championships yester-Levant Fair at Tel Aviv yester- day when, partnered by Marcel day the High Commissioner, Sir Bernard (France), she won the Arthur Wanchope, referred to the Mixed Doubles title, beating Marmest regrettable disturbances Per-C

Mme. Henrotin and many acts of lawlessness of) tin Legay and 70.00 (France) 7-5, 6-8, Reu- the last few weeks," and said: 63.33 ter.

"During the past four weeks the law-abiding citizens of this coun- 58,33 Partnered by Mme. P. Mathieu try, under deep provocation, have 55.55 (France), Miss Yorke secured her shown a restraint which is highly 55.00 Srst win in the French champion-appreciated by me. This spirit of 44.00 ships on Sunday when she beat restraint is admirable in itself and 44.00 Miss Susan Noel (Gt. Britain) and most helpful to the Government. 40.00 Mlle. Jedrzejowska (Poland) 2-6, I again assure you that no strike 33.33 in the Final of the and no acts of violence will cause Women's 'Doubles. Her latest the Government to deflect from its 26.66 win has

considerably enhanced determination to discharge in ful 1066 he chance of inclusion in the its obligations under the -Man- 10.66 British Wightman Cup team. date."-Eritish Wireless Service.

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