L.E.G. Ames Doubtful Starter
AUSTRALIA IN FRONT OF GERMANY
DAVIS CUP INTER- ZONE FINAL
Brookline, Massachusetts,
HIT ON FINGER
IN MATCH AGAINST R
LEICESTERSHIRE
YORKSHIRE
P.A. Gibb May Yet Get IN WINNING
His Place
LONDON, TO-DAY.
ANOTHER MISFORTUNE HAS BEFALLEN LESLIE AMES, THE ENGLAND AND KENT WICKET-KEEPER, WHOSE
STREAK
VERITY DISPLAYS BEST FORM
CHANCES OF PLAYING AGAINST AUSTRALIA IN THE FIFTH DERBYSHIRE WIN AND FINAL TEST MATCH WHICH COMMENCES AT THE OVAL TO-MORROW, HAVE BEEN CONSIDERBLY HAMPERED.
To-day. In the Davis Cup Inter-Zone Final between Australia, winners
While, keeping wicket for Kent, of the American Zone, and Ger- against Leicestershire at Oakham many, winners of the European yesterday, Ames was struck at the Zone, the former yesterday secur-end of the same finger which was ed a lead of two clear matches injured at Lord's during the Gen- here, winning the first two singles tlemen v. Players match and which kept him out of the Fourth Test which England lost.
encounters.
John Bromwich, who lost both his singles matches to the Japan- ese players Jiro Yamagishi
The finger is at present hurting and considerably and an X-Ray exam- Fumio Nakano, in the final of the ination is being made. Ames is American Zone, struck his best now considered a doubtful starter form to beat Henner Henkel, Ger-for the Test.
many's first string, in straight sets by 6-2, 6–3, 6–3, while dealt Adrian Quist (Australia) similarly with B. Von Metaxa by scores of 6-3, 6-2, 6—1.-Reuter.
Paris, To-day. The Danzig swimmer Waldemar Werner will start to-morrow on a non- stop swim of 200 kilometres between Nice and Corsica, and will be accom- panied through the shark infested.
X-RAY RESULT
The `X-Ray examination subse- quently revealed that the old break in Ames' finger was not affected.
¶¶¶¶¶ummum ARMSTRONG-AMBERS IN
RETURN BOUT?
Negro Has 10 Stitches In Upper Lip
New York, To-day. Negotiations have been opened here for a return fight between Henry Armstrong, holder of the world's feather, light and welter- Lou weight boxing titles, and Ambers, who recently lost the lightweight title, but Armstrong another two cannot fight for months as he had 10 stitches in- serted in a bad wound in his up- per lip.-Reuter.
Sir Pelham "Plum" Warner, one of the England Selectors, stated: Ames is the possible wicket-keeper||||||||||| for Saturday." A final decision will probably be made to-day. Reuter.
Should Ames be unable to play, waters by the French industrialist, the it is quite on the cards that P. A. son of the perfume manufacturer, M. Gibb, the brilliant Cambridge and Coty, on board his private yacht.
Yorkshire wicket-keeper batsman,
It will be remembered that Werner who was also injured in the Gen-
swam the Danzig Bay in 16 hours, in tlemen v. Players match at Lord's, AUSTRALIAN
1936, and a distance of 135 kilometres by being struck on the forehead by
between Dunkirk and South-Foreland, a ball from Smith, will make his CRICKETER
on the English coast, in August, 1937, -Trans-Ocean.
Test debut.
A REVELATION IN WHITE WINES
OPERATED UPON
(By AIR MAIL)
London, August 7.
London, To-day. Yorkshire are almost assured of the County Cricket Championship as a result of yesterday's win over Gloucester, at Scarborough, by an innings and: 80 runs.
Verity, the England and York- shire spin bowler, was in a deadly mood, and captured 10 wickets for 88 runs during the course of the match, while Smailes had 5 for 82 during Gloucester's first lease of the wicket.
Derbyshire had things very much their own way at Chesterfield, and beat Hampshire by 10 wickets, G. Pope and Mitchell both shining with the ball.
Scores as cabled by Reuter, were: beat Yorkshire At Scarborough, Gloucestershire by an innings and 80
runs.
Yorks: 346 (Scott 5 for 51).
Gloucester: 119 (Smailes 5 for 32, Verity 4 for 40) and 147 (Verity 6 for 43).
At Chesterfield,
Derbyshire beat
Hampshire by 10 wickets.
Derby: 287 and 17 for 0.
Hants: 120 (G. Pope 7 for 53) and 182 (Mitchell 6 för 98)-Reuter.
RAITH ROVERS SIGN
ALEX, LOW
Raith Rovers have completed the transfer of Alex. Low, the ex-Falkirk centrehalf. Low, who was "capped" for Scotland about five seasons ago, has been playing in English non- League football-with- Workington. Raith are likely to be in the transfer news again later this week, for they are on the track of an established Concern for his wife made A. outside left. At present Raith have G. Chipperfield, the Australian 19 players. cricketer, who underwent operation for appendicitis Dundee on Friday, extract a pro- mise from his medical, advisers
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N.B.A. RECOGNISE HOSTAK
CHAMPION
Providence (Rhode Island), July 28 The National Boxing Association will recognise Al Hostak as the Middle To save his wife a shock, Chip according to an announcement made world, weight Champion of the perfield preferred she should gain by Mr. Edward O. Foster, the execu- the news from him instead of tive secretary of the Association. The reading it in the newspapers, N.B.A. will not pay any attention to the N.Y.S.A.C.'s action in depriving and on Sunday he cabled the glad John Henry Lewis, the world's light- tidings that he was on the road heavy-weight champion, of his title. to recovery.
A statement on Saturday that Chipperfield's illness was ton-: silitis was not incorrect-he was also suffering from this, com- plaint.
Mrs. Chipperfield is one of the Australian cricketers', wives who are meeting their husbands at Colombo on the journey home,
JOHN TO COACH
WEST HAM F. C.
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE'S
HEAVY LOSS
The loss £4,101 on last season's working reported by Plymouth Argyle is their heaviest since they became a professional club 85-years ago. Last players. The net revenue from gates season the club spent £10,000 on now
and season tickets was £22,000, which was £2,000 less than the previous year, when a proft of £400 was made.
H. V. SUMMER FOURSOMES FINAL YESTERDAY
The West Ham United F.O. direc- tors have appointed Bob John, the Arsenal and Welsh International, as T. B. Low (11) and W. Aherne coach. John first played for Arsenal (12) beat G. M. Park (7) and R. in 1922 .and in his- 16. • seasons at Young (8) by 4 and 8 to win the Highbury he appeared at inside-left, final of the Happy Valley Summer outside-left, half-back and full-back.
Wales he played at full-back and Foursomes golf competition yester- day.
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