1938-07-13 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 18, 1938.

Bowlers Reap Rich Reward

Yorks, Lancs. And Middlesex Win

O'Connor Just Misses Double Century

London, To-day.

Bowlers again reaped a rich reward in the County Cricket Cham- pionship and first class friendly matches which concluded yesterday and one batsman, O'Connor, of Essex, just missed scoring a cen- tury in each innings against Sussex, who won by five wickets.

Yorkshire, Lancashire and Mid- dlesex who are all in the race for their championship honours, won matches yesterday, Middlesex beat- ing Notts comfortably, while Yorks won in similar style against Der- byshire, for whom George shone with the ball

Pope

G. Playing at Leicester, in L. Berry's, Benefit Match, Lancashire secured full points as a result of winning by an innings and five runs. CLAY IN DEADLY MOOD

amateur, Clay, the Glamorgan who failed to play for England in owing to an injured leg, was splendid form with the ball yester- day and captured 7 for 49 against Northants, enforcing the follow on, but the Welshmen could only claim first innings points.

"PORT-HOLE” IN ONE!

Playing for Newbattle in the Lothians Golf Tournament at Prestonfield on June 25, G. D. Gal- loway cat his tee stroke out of bounds over the wall at the eleventh hole. The ball went through the "porthole" window of the engine driver's cabin in an ap proaching train; the train came puffing on until it was level with the players when it stopped and a cheery voice shouted, "Do you want your ball back?" :

There was only one answer, and next minute the ball was thrown. back over the wall.

THIRD TEST MATCH ABANDONED

London, To-day. The Third Test Match, at Old aban- Sinfield, the Gloucester and Eng-Trafford, Manchester, was land trundler was also in splendid fettle, taking 11 wickets for 110 runs against Worcester, who were beaten by 34 runз,

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Yesterday's results as cabled by Reuter, were:-

At Nottingham, Middlesex beat Not- tinghamshire by 9. wickets. Middlesex: 394 for 9 dec. (Hart 105; Heane 6 for 98) and 43 for 1.

Notts: 205 and 230,

At Pontypridd, Glamorganshire beat Northamptonshire on the first innings. Glamorgan: 299 for 7 dec.

doned without a ball being bowled, rain again making play impossible yesterday. This is the second time in the history of the England- Australia Test series, that a match has ended similarly, the first occa- sion being in 1890, also at Old Trafford, when rain prevented a ball being bowled.-Reuter.

KOWLOON TONG BEAT CLUB DE RECREIOTM

important. "C" Division

In an

Northants: 100 (Clay 7 for 49) and League Tennis match, which is

followed on 79 for 7.

At Stourbridge, Gloucestershire beat Worcestershire by 34 runs. Gloucester: 237 (Howorth 7 for 85) and

106 (Howorth 6 for 48). Worcester: 118 (Sinfield 6 for 45) and

196 (Sinfield 8 for 65),

At Hove, Sussex beat Essex by 5 wickets,

Essex: 186 (O'Connor 90) and

" (O'Connor 152).

Sussex: 282 (Stephenson 5 f.

242 for

836

84) and

At Chesterfield, Yorkshire beat Der- byshire by 168 runs.

Yorks: 198 (George Pope 6 for. 87)

and 210 for 7 dec,

Derby: 158 and 87.

At Leicester, Lancashire beat Leices tershire by an innings and '5 runs. Leicester: 191 and 169 (Pollard 5 for

57).

Lancs.: 865 for 8 dec.

EARLIER RESULTS

Earlier results as cabled by Reuter, were:

At Blackheath, Surrey beat Kent by 9 wickets.

Kent: 185 and 100 (Parker 5 for 32). Surrey: 190 (Watt 6 for 80) and 46

for 1.-

At Yeovil, Hampshire beat Somerset by 5 wickets.

Somerset: 116 (Boyes 9 for 57) and

Hants: 125' (Wellard

166.

148 for 6).

for 62) and

TO-DAY'S MATCHES

Lord's Gentlemen Y Players. Gulldford Surrey v. Hampshire. Bitining! Warwickahira

Colchest

bound to have a bearing on

the championship,-Kowloon Tong-yes-

terday defeated Club de Recreio by five sets to four.

AMERICAN P.G.A. CHAMPIONSHIP COMMENCES

Frank Moore's Good Qualifying Score

RALPH GULDAHL ELIMINATED

"REVIEWER'S" SPORTS COMMENTARY

Praise For Hammond

TN view of Walter Hammond's suc

Icessful captaincy of the first two

England teams against Australia, the following press editorials from leading English journals on Hammond's elec tion as captain, should prove interest- ing to local followers of the game:

The cricket writer of "The Times" *Bays: "The choice of any other cap- tain who is not sure of his placo pure- ly as a player, would have been ven-

• Shawnee-On-Delaware, Pa, To-day.

Hammond's experience in The first round of the United States turesome. Professional Golf Association Cham-test cricket and his knowledge of every pionship commenced yesterday and re-form of game is as great as that of any- body in the country, and he previously sulted as follows:

proved, when captaining the Players against the Gentlemen, that he had a subtle appreciation of a situation.”....

Densmore Shute beat Clyde- Usina 3 and 2...

Paul Runyan beat Levi Lynch 5 and 4.

Gene Sarazan beat Leo Walper 4 and 3.

Ralph Guldahl beat John Malu- tic 4 and 2.

Felix Serafin beat Harry Cooper 4 and 3.

McSpaden beat Sam Parks Jr., 3 and 2.

Ed. Dudley beat Farrell 3 and

2.

Frank Moore beat Erric Ball at the 19th.

Frank Moore with two rounds of 68 for an aggregate of 136 headed the list of qualifiers.

SECOND ROUND RESULTS The following were second round, re- sults:-

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Densmore Shute beat John Thoren (Brookline Mass.) 7 and 6. Horton Smith beat Leo Diegel 4 and 3.

Paul Runyan beat Tony Manero- 3 and 2.

Billy Burke beat Frank Moore at the 19th.

Ray Mangrum beat McSpaden at the 20th.

Harry Bassler beat Ed. Dudley 4 and 3.

(U. S. Open Champion) 1 up.- Henry Metz beat Ralph Guldahl

Reuter.

A REVELATION IN WHITE WINES

CHATEAU CARBONNIEUX

VINTAGE 1927

CHATEAU BOTTLED GRAVE,

THE IMMEDIATE CHOICE OF A CONNOISSEUR

•

The "News-Chronicle," in a leading article, says: "Two good reasons for welcoming the choice of Hammond are, first, he is the best man for the job; and, second, he is the first ex-professional to become captain. Although he ta now an amateur, his selection is a blow to the ridiculous snobbery that makes some cricketers gentlemen and other players, of whom the former are fit to captain England and the latter are not."

The "Daily Mail's" sporting gossip writer says: "Old school ties, pukka Hammond's sahibs, and old gentlemen have bean given a nasty jolt. choice marks the end of the snobbish distinction segregating gentlemen from players. Now nothing can prevent a declared professional being put in charge. If an amateur is worthy of the captaincy, we will have him, but no longer is there any need for the cap- tain to be carried by a side when, ac- cording to strict cricketing merit, he is not entitled to inclusion. Already the selectors are being blamed for the appointment of Hammond for one test only; but they are entitled to this piece of caution."

From Cox To Stroke In Oxford Boat

THE

June THE death was announced on

11 of Mr. Mr. A. H. Higgins, the famous Oxford oar, at the age of 78. He made rowing history by coxing the Oxford boat in 1881 and stroking it to victory in the following year. He was the lightest stroke to, row in the Varsity boat race 9st 61⁄4lb..

Mr. Higgins received his early edu- cation at Magdalen College School, and went up to Magdalen in 1878.

* He was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple in 1884.- After praci-- tising in Liverpool for some years he returned to London.

He was secretary to two Royal Com missions, one on Accidents to Railway Servants and the other on Salmon

Fisheries. Later he served on the Board of Education and then in the Solicitors Department of the Board of Trade until his retirement in 1920.

Lunchtime Nightmare

We his lunch at Trent Brid-

Barnett can scarcely have

ge on June 10. To sit down":"for" three-quarters of an hour when two runs short of a century is a cricket- er's lingering nightmare.

Chipperfield suffered from it "in |1984, when he went into the pavilion at Nottingham with his score at 99. So great was the strain that he was out immediately after the resumption, missing a century in his first England-

Hutton.

Astra CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., LTD. Australia Tested feat achieved by

Leicester Leicestershira. v: Notts.

Peterl

Hove Sunsez

Stourbrid

Kent:

v. Bomersets;

[örthants; v. Yorkshire.

Gloucestershire,

cester v. Derbyshire.

West Bridgford -Sir Jullen Cahn's XI

.:Glamorgan,

CHATER ROAD.

• Coming when it did, the same Vin- robbed Barnett of the distinction "Only

TELEPHONES: 20075 and 30644 Making 100 before lunch.

se batamen in all Test history have done it before-Vietor: Trumpert at Manchester In 1902, Charles "Macart- tLeeds in 1926, and Donald

in 1980,