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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 25, 1937.

Connie Mack,

With a good toss, President Roosevelt is shown above ready to pitch out the first ball of the 1937 baseball season in Washington. At left is Clark Griffith, owner of the Washington Senators, while at the right is Bucky Harris, manager of the Senators.

white-haired manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, is second from the right.

LE KSAR DERBY FAVOURITE

Easy Win In "Guineas"

Newmarket, April 29. After the race for the Two Thousand Guineas here this after-

English County Cricket Title

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they play their matches on some of the most delectable grounds in the land.

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But they have lost Alan Melville noon the winner. Le Ksar, a French for good, although B. L. Cumming,

colt owned by M. E. de St. Alary, was made a 5 to 1 favourite for the Derby, to be run at Epsom on June 2.

Le Ksar won in a canter by four lengths from another French-bred colt, M. M. Boussac's Goya II., with Mrs. G.. B. Miller's Mid-day Sun third. The betting was: 20-1 Le Ksar, 7-1 Goya II., 25-1 Mid-day Sun. Never before have two French-bred colts beaten the pick of the English three-year-olds, although Rodosto won the Two Thousand Guineas in 1939 and Durbar II. the Derby in 1914.

U.S. DAVIS

CUP TEAM TO MEET AUSSIES

men. All the old stalwarts are at his service, including Keeton, Har- ris and Walker, Larwood and Voce

and Arthur Staples, who takes the Yorkshire match (lucky man ́1) for his benefit in July.

NÓ YOUNG TALENT

of Oxford University, may make up for the loss of a stylish run-getter who tried hard to lift the burden of

The rouble with Nottingham- responsibility from his profession- shire is that the Trent Bridge cup- al comrades.

MECHANISED MUSIC

board has been almost bare of

young talent. Consequently they had to call on the police for help If the brothers Langridge and in other words, G. W. Robin- the brothers Parks would not ex-son, who previously left the ground aggerate that burden, and if Cook staff to join the county constabu- and Cox could devote themselves lary!

Warwickshire

KENNERLEY WINS SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP

Secure Double After Winning Billiards

For only the third time the amateur billiards and snooker championships have been won by the same player. K. Kennerley, the Birmingham engineer, who won the billiards title a few weeks ago, completed the double at Bur- roughes Hall, London, last night, when he beat W. H. Dennis, of Nottingham, in the amateur snooker title final by six frames to three.

In 1919 and 1930 Sidney Fry and Laurie Steeples won both- cham- pionships. In the first session yes- terday Kennerley led by three frames to two. and after. Dennis had drawn level by taking the first at night. Kennerley won the next three for the match. Scores (Ken- nerlev first): 57-34. 70-17, 63-26,53--64. 54-59, 21-45, 100-8, 57-16, 58-44,

to their natural game as batsmen,

the are one of the innovation of mechanised counties who have declared their music to attract the crowds to intention of playing more aggres- Hove would quickly be proved un-sively this summer. They may do necessary.

so without much risk, for their re- Wensley, Pearce and Greenwood cord cou. hardly be poorer than are county players no longer, it was in 1986. Cook's benefit match is fixed for Illness and loss of form made a Aug. 11 against Warwickshire. A. big difference to the side, but J. Holmes will be captain for the Paine, who was kept out of many Hon. C. J. Lyttelton has again ral- second year.

matches, and R. E. S. Wyatt, who lied round him the rather cosmo- If Nottinghamshire can maintain spent much of the season trying to politan eleven who at least main- their batting excellence in a way recover his old power, are not like-tained the position in the table they failed to do last July after ly to be found wanting this sum- they gained during the previous reaching the top place in the cham-mer. Paine's return to fiftness campaign. New York, May 19. pionship, they ought to be well in means that the old variety in at- Don Budge, Gene Mako, Frankie the running as Derbyshire's suc-tack may be expected, especially as Parker and Bryan “Bitsy”” Grant cessors. Eight summers have pass-Hollies will no longer be unsup will play for the United States ed since they won the laurel against Australia the North for the only time in 30 years. American zone finals of Davis Cup

Bobby Riggs Is Eliminated

competition next week, it was an- nounced to-day.

The Australian team

prise Jack Crawford,

will com- Vivian

BRIGHT NOTTS PROSPECTS

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·LOSS OF PHILIP MEAD The loss of Philip Mead is bound o weaken the solidity of Hamp- shire.

They now resemble a forest of good wood without the familiar

ported in h his slow bowling,

Courageous as ever, and fresh from their latest triumph over the financial adversity that in the au-oak tree. The other stalwarts, un- tumn threatened their very exis-work in trying to hold on to the der R. F. Moore, will have hard

above Lancashire to which they rose,

The competitive atmosphere of

tence, Leicestershire hope to bridge the Midlands and North-country the gulf that separates them in the tenth place in the table Mc- makes success in this regard more championship from Grath, John Bromwich and Adrian important to them than if they be-place two seasons since, when they incidentally, from the 16th.

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their high

COSMOPOLITAN WORCESTER.

longed to the South, where certain finished sixth,

For three years in succession Bobby Riggs, Los Angeles school-counties have shivered in their

Northamptonshire have won the boy sensation, was eliminated from shoes at the very thought that they

wooden spoon. Their depression possible competition in the finals possess a chance of the title. Con-

was increased through the sad mo- when he lost to Parker in three sequently, Notts have suffered from The expectation that Worcester-ter accident which resulted in the straight sets last Saturday,

depression rather longer than is shire would welcomeback C. F. death of R. P. Northway and grave The winner of next week's five good for them.

Walters this season appears to injuries to Bakewell, matches will go to Europe to fac Fortunately, however, they now have been without foundation.

Fortunately, Bakewell has TE- the winner of the European zone own a skipper, G. F. Heane, who What a loss to cricket his con- covered sufficiently to play again finals. The victors in these has the same gift of leadership tinued absence means!

when Northamptonshire, open their matches will then meet England, that belonged to Arthur Carr, and Still, Worcestershire are. a de-season

week

the defending champion..

he is getting the best out of his lightful side to watch, and the lagainst Middlesex.

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