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FIRST YORKSHIRE DEFEAT.

BEATEN BY INNINGS AT TONBRIDGE.

TWO KENT PLAYERS COMPILE CENTURIES.

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WEDNESDAY JULY 3, 1929.

COTTON INDUSTRY FRANCE'S BAD DAY

PERIE

WORKERS REJECT: DEMAND FOR WAGE REDUCTION.

CONFERENCE FAILS.

London, July 2

AT WIMBLEDON.

BOTH DOUBLES PAIRS ELIMINATED.

MAGNIFICENT WIN FOR DR. GREGORY AND COLLINS,

No satisfactory result WAB achieved from a meeting between |the Wagos Council of the Master Cotton Bplaners' Association allied with representatives of the BRITISH UPS & DOWNS.

Cotton : Spinners and Manufac- turers Association and the Opera- |tiyo Spinners · Amalgamation und

the Cardroom Amalgamation,

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DERBYSHIRE SETBACK

London, July 2.

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London, July 2 Having escaped defeat since

Tennis at Wimbledon to-day, in the end of June in 1927, Yorkshire

The meeting was arranged, to doubles matches, and to-morrow dull weather, was devoted to have now been completely routed by Kont, the match coming to an discuss the employers, proposals should see practically all the and at Tonbridge today with a to reduce the wages of the events at this world-famous victory for the home county by an operatives by 1282 per cent. tournament brought to the semi- Innlags and 70 runs. Not, for, It was stated after the ・ con- | Anal stage, some of them perhaps four complete seasons 'da ''* forence that the ropresentatives; further. minimum have Yorkshire... boon defeated by an Innings.

Yorkshire are the last team to taste the bittere of defeat this season, all other sides having lost at least twice, and it has to be barno in mind that they lacked the services of two famous players, Sutcliffe' and Leyland, who were scoring centuries for England at Lord's.

dofeat

Derbyshire failed to Essex after declaring with four wickets

their down in

first Innings. As the result of the ericket of the past three days, Gloucester go to the head of the table with Kent close behind, the leading positions being:

Gloucester Koni

Nolls **** Lancabirs

Niddleorx

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In the Derbyshire match with Essex, Storer hit a double century, the highest score of his first-clasa career.

HONOURS LIST.'

The principal individual per- formances were:—

Batting.

Storer (Derby)

Eastman L. C. (Essex)

ILE. S. Wyatt (Warwick)

Hardingo (Kont)

Woolley (Kent)

Bowden (Derby)

Whyall (Notts)

200

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The pictures should be of the bright and "snappy" type or of general. news interest.„ Those accepted.will be repro- duced in our Pictorial Sup- plement.

Fortune was fickle as far as the British competitors were concern- ed. "Bunny" Austin and Mise Betty Nuthall were eliminated from the mixed doubles by a South) African pair. 'creating a mild sur- prise, but pride was restored when Mrs. Mellguham and Misa Harvey defeated Miss Helen Wils and[[ Miss Edith Cross," the ́strongest American pair. in the women's doubles. This match produced a terrific strugglė. The British.¦ Indies,won the first net at 6-4, and then hotly contested the second which went to eighteen games bo- fore the Americans aquarod up. Mrs. Mcllquham and her partner lasted better than their opponents and they took the final zat without grent difficulty.

British Conquer French, By far the finest British succosa to-day, however, was that of Dr. J. C. Gregory and I. G. Collins, who qualified for the semi-final of the men's doubles by defeating the French cracks, Jean Borotra and C. Bousaus. The Frenchmen went off at a raro pace and led by two sets to love. Gregory and Collins at this stogo took the init- tative and in a superb display, walked through the Frenchmen's Care defenco, winning three sets in a

A prize of $10 will be award- od for what is adjudged. the best photograph sent in dur- ing July, whilst $2 will bo paid for avery other pictura accepted for publication,

101 of the workers had unanimously 150 rejected the Employers' demand."

row and conceding only five games. Two American pairs, W. Allison

and J, Van Ryn and W. T. Tilden

137 Negotiations by the Manufac-] and F. T. Hunter also qualified for 131 turers!

Association with

semi-final. The the

They will

120 Northern Textile Trade Fodera- be in opposition. The 100, Hion will begin on Monday,

P. J. Brett (Oxford U.)

104

102

Bowling.

Russell (Essex)

Freeman (Kent)

Smith (Leicester)

op.

ponents of Gregory and Colline

Well over half a million workers are not yet known. Lott and In the Lancashire cotton mills Hennessey (America) have to are affected by the employers for 53 proposal to make the reduction of 6 for $8, 12.82 par cent. In wages.

D. M. Wellings (Oxford U.), 6 for 40 The workers are likely, to offer Mayer (Warwick)

.............. 5.for 40 united opposition to the reduction.

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ESSEX SAVE GAME, Four Centuries at Derby. Victory seemed well within the grasp of Derbyshire, at Derby, where they forced Essex to follow- on 154 TUDA in Arrears, but Eanex gave such a fine exhibition in their second Innings that at the close of play they were over 200 runs ahead with two wickets in hand.

Derbyshire had to rest content with points for

a lead first innings.

The match was one of tall scor. ing. Derbyshire compiling 418 for the loss of only four wickets in their first innings. This was

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contest the right with one of two other pairs.

Allision, and Van Ryn reached the semi-final as the result of an unexpected success against H Cochot and J. Brugnon. They won by three sets to one, each of the winning sets being a long set. Partnered by Hunter, Miss Wik cost 118 runs. wickets, but on this occasion they qualified for the last eight of the

WARWICK'S VICTORY. `- Glamorgan Severely Defeated.

Mixed Doubles, defeating Crole- Rees and Mrs. Watson without the loss of a set,

Miss Ryan and Miss Betty Nuthall enter the semi-final of Warwickshire defeated Glamor, the Ladies' Doubles as the result gan by an innings and 247 runs at of a victory over Miss Sterry and Birmingham, one of the biggest Mas John Fry. did not shaps well at any time. victories of the season. Glamorgan

Warwick knocked up 586 runs for 7 wickets (declared) R. E, s. Wyatt scoring 150, to which Glamorgan replied with 160 (Mayer 5 for 43) and 123.

LEICESTER RESIST.

on the part of Storer, who made 200, hip highest score. Bowden Notts Get First Innings Points, also reached three figures, contri- buting 120 to the total

Notte gained major points for, a Faced with a formidable task, lead on the first innings at Essex gave

a fair display but Lelcester. After being 114 behind were dismissed on their Srst ven-

on the first innings, the. home ture for 264. Following on, a county put up a great struggle, brilliant partnership between L and of the close of play

they had A baro chance of winning,

C. Eastman and Russell pulled the game out of the fire, the former getting 161, while Russell netted Notts made 334 in their first 102 before his wicket was taken. knock, Whysall contributing 104, The Essex team had made 366 for while Smith took 6 wickets for 94| the loss of 8 wickets when stumps runa. were drawn.

YORKSHIRE'S DEFEAT: Outplayed in All Departments

Leicester totalled 220, Barratt taking for 53.

Going Inca second time, Nolta found themselves in difficulties with the bowling, of Smith, who A Tonbridge, Yorkshire met took 6 wickets for 68 runs. The with a crushing defeat, Kent wina-innings closed at 198, Leicester ning by an innings and 76 runs. being left with the task of scoring. Yorkshire were cutplayed in all 313 to win. They had made 168

H deperiments. Their bowling was for 5 wickets when stumps were

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collared, while they put up a drawn. poor display in batting.

Kent batted first and met win auch: success that they were able

to declare with nine wickets down and 471 runs on the board. The bulk of the scoring was done by

OXFORD'S VICTORY.

Excellent Performance At Fastbourne.

Oxford's holiday match against

Britain has, therefore, done sufficiently well to be interested In all semi-finals with the exception of the mixed doubles which has not yet reached that stage.

The principal results · to-dây

were:--

Bardinge and Woolley, both of Mr. H. G. D. Leveron-Gower's. XI.

whom renched three

figures.

Hardinge was defeated after mak-

at Eastbourne, resulted in a

Exhibition produced 131

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Mr. Levenon-Gower's team made Rhodes took 6 wickets for 117814 for 9 wickets declared in their runs.

first innings, to which Oxford Yorkshire collapsed on essaying University replied with 209. reply to this total, the whole Batting again, their opponents side being sent back for 108 runa.

were ekittled out for 147, E. M. Freeman did the damage taking Wellings securing five wickets at wickeln for 53 runa,

a cost of 40 runs. A much better display was wit- The Dark Blues were loft to neased when Yorkshire followed-score 253 runs to win, and they the innings defeat, being dismissed wickets, thanks to P. J. Brett who on, but they failed to avert made 256 for the loss of only five for 287, Freeman again took 0 hit 106 in good style-Reuter.

MEN'S DOUBLES. Fourth Round.

G. Lott and J. H. Hennessey (U.S.A.) beat I. Lycett and J. D. P. Wheatley (Britain), | 6-2, 6-3, 0-1,

Fifth Round.

W. Allison and J. Van Byan (U.S.A.) beat H. Cochet and J. Brugnon (France), 7-5, 8-4, 3-6, 8-6.

W. T. Tilden and F. T. Hunter (U.S.A.) beat Baron von Kehrling (Hungary) and H. Kleinachroth (Germany), 6-0, 8-6, 6-0.

Dr. J. C. Gregory and L. G. Collins (Britain) beat' Jean Borotra and C. Boussus (France), 6-7, 4-0, 6-1 ̧ ̧0-2," G-2.

MIXED DOUBLES.

Third Round.

W. Allison and Miss Helon,

Jacobs (U.S.A.) beat. A. Davis and Miss Round (Britain), 9-7, 6-4.

E. Farquharson and Miss Heino (South Africa) beat II. W. Austin and Miss Nuthall (Britain) 6-3, 6-12-20

Fourth Round,

P. T. Hunter and Miss Wills (U.S.A.) beat G. R. O. Crole- Rees and Mrs. Watson (Britain) 6-1, 6-4. LADIES' DOUBLES. Fourth Round.

Mina

Mrs. Mellqubami and

Harvey (Britain) bont Misa Helon Wills and Miss Cross (UB.A.), 0-4, 8-10, -6-3/4":

Fifth Round. Miss Ryan and Miss Nuthall (Britain) beat Miss Sterry and Miss Joan Fry (Britain), 6-2, 6-1. ⠀

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