1937-09-06 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 6, 1937–

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HARDSTAFF'S 100 IN 51 MINUTES

U. M. Omar, above, successfully skipped the India rink against China yesterday in the Gutierrez Shield International lawn bowls competition.

200 MILE RACE WON BY ONLY 85 SECONDS

THRILLING DUEL IN MONACO

GRAND PRIX

MONACO, AUGUST 9.

BRILLIANT INNINGS GAINS NOTTS VICTORY OVER KENT

CANTERBURY WEEK ENDS IN BLAZE OF GLORY

(By Thomas Moult)

Canterbury, August 7. THE Canterbury Festival has ended in a blaze of glory, for Nottinghamshire, who won by five wickets after Kent had declared. They hit 311 in three wonderful hours.

OF THESE HARDSTAFF MADE 126 WITH SUCH MAS- TERY, POWER AND STYLISHNESS THAT VETERANS ON THE GROUND- COULD NOT RECALL A MORE BEAUTIFUL INN- INGS, AND HE ACTUALLY REACHED HIS CENTURY IN 51 MINUTES, THE FASTEST OF THE SUMMER.

It was, indeed, an achievement that may fairly be called sensa- tional But Hardstaff only said to me afterwards, in his modesty, "Things went may way." And it ought to be put on record that he was unaware of his achievement until it was completed.

Notts won by superb cricket. tory in three hours 50 minutes. But the day's honours were not Keeton and Harris opened the in- entirely theirs. The Kent bat-nings and Harris hit Todd twice ting at the outset was delicious, to the boundary in the first over. GERMAN CARS AND GERMAN DRIVERS SWEPT THE Sunny-hearted, like the morning, He was splendidly caught in the and gully immediately after. Valentine BOARD IN THE GRAND PRIX DE MONACO HERE TO-DAY especially when Davies

taking, one-handed, a slash from a THEY TOOK THE FIRST FOUR PLACES, AFTER ONE OF THE Valentine were at the crease. MOST THRILLING MOTOR RACES IN EUROPE THIS YEAR.

Kent had begun with a lead of ball that rose unexpectedly. Keeton

THE RESULT WAS: 1: MANFRED VON BRAUCHITSCH 172 with five wickets standing. and Knowles were not dismayed. (MERCEDES-BENZ), IN 3HRS. 7MIN. 23.9SEC. AVERAGE At first the runs came slowly, however, and when the lunch in- and 55 minutes passed before terval was taken 56 was on the SPEED 63.25 M.P.H. 2. RUDOLF CARACCIOLA (MERCEDES Todd reached 50 for the second score board in 35 minutes, so that BENZ). 3HRS. 8MIN. 48.2SEC. 3. KAUTZ (MERCEDES-

time in the match two hours Notts were in front of the clock. BENZ). 4. HANS VON STUCK (AUTO-UNION).

and a quarter.

MATCH-WINNING PACE After lunch the pace became more

Known as the "race of a thousand corners," the Monaco Grand Prix, which has 100 laos of two miles each. actually runs through the streets of the town and provides a magnificent spectacle.

KNOCKED OUT BUT

SCORED 111

The fastest cars in Europe took, EEEEEED7 part, handled by some of the world's finest drivers and it is a tribute to their skill that they were able to race side by side at more than 100 miles an hour through the narrow streets.

The Italian cars, Alfa-Romeos and Maseratis, were outclassed from the beginning,

The Mercedes-Benz cars showed their superiority, and the outstand- ing feature of the race was the desperate duel between two mem- bers of the same team. Caracciola and von Brauchitsch.

REFUSED TO OBEY FLAG The latter had been signalled to come into the pits for several laps. -but had obstinately continued rather than lose his place close on Carae- ciola's heels.

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K. A. Sellar's Unavailing

Innings For MC.C.

Armour Heights (Ontario), Az- gust 10. After being struck on the jaw by a fast ball, K. A. Sel- lar went on to score 111 for the -MCC in their two-day match with the Hon. R. C. Matthews' II.

here. His innings included 15

fours:

The rest of the MC.C. team could only score another 26 (in- dluding extras) between them in their second innings and they were beaten by nine wickets. Scores:

Hon. R. C. Matthews XL 288 and

7 for 1; M.C.C. 157 and 137.

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BRUN-GETTING PITCH The Keat score reached 150 al-and more a match-winning one, and most immediately, on a pitch that the batsmen kept pace with each seemed to have recovered its run-other until they reached the forties, getting potentialities. But when and the score was 100 for one Davies hit a 6 over the leg bound wicket. Knowles won the rage to ary off Bradley, and appeared cer- the 50 already he had hit eight tain to reach his 50 also he wa 14's But no sooner had Keeton caught at 185. Davies had help-reached his half-century than he ed Todd to put on 86 for the sixth was smartly caught and bowled by wicket.

Lewis in his first over, which had Valentine hit some 6's, too, and opened with a wide. how noisily the motor car horns Notts were 126 for two, and now saluted him! The first, at Heane's came Hardstaff. By driving Lewis expense. went crashing among the with clear-cut aggressiveness. Hard- tents on the square-leg boundary, staff showed that he intended to keep the second an on-drive of Wood-up the Notts pace, adn before long head, scattered the little band of he was doing something more. Ball the after ball was driven to the bound- spectators who sheltered in deep green shadows of the trees; fary, always all along the floor, and and a third was a thrilling pull off with astonishing swiftness › Notts found themselves with exactly half the runs they needed.

Butler

'EIGHT BOUNDARIES Meanwhile Todd's carefully built-

NO WILD SEOGGING up innings had come to an end. He In an hour and a half of tita was bowled at 223 by a ball that batsmanship, that never for an rasped off the sun-parched turf. hestant degenerated into wild sloggi On his 46th lap the leader's en-

bad batted 2 hours and 40 minutes 155 had been scor and two hours gine started to miss-fire and the

and hit eight boundaries.

120 minutes rem for the sec as he attempted to get in front and younger man drove into first places only took the lead when his oppon-

Nor did Valentine stay much long-155. If Hardstaff had been Caracciola had to make up a whole ent at length slowed up voluntarily wicket at 232, and when he left he might hav

er. He was caught behind the stay through the lap and steadily run through the

He could not hold the lead, however, he was once more behind for more than a lap, and waved on

127 runs in 90 pletion in half and had transformed von Branchitsch as

skidd

tsch.

Then the latter stopped to refue round an acute bend- and his engine was slow in restart-In his attempt to snatch the lead, ing. Just as the car was started Caracciola set up a new Caracciola came up at speed and for

of min several fans strained every nerve to recover the lead.

CARACCIOLA'S LAP RECORD-

5secs. an average speed hour

Von Brauchitsch was repeatedly Rosemeve driving

led to allow the leading Mer Auto Union, for

time-

redes driver to pass him, and lan pace with the leading Mercedes cars, after lan the two men raced neck, but eventually his steering and neck past the grandstand at on a corner and he had to retire. well over 100 miles an hour

Later, hot

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Caracciola slid almost broadside driving von Stuck

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would have miss nings if he had not.

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