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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 30, 1939.

COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP NEARING ITS END

MIDDLESEX LOSE TO SURREY ON FIRST INNINGS Derby, Gloucester, Kent And Essex Succeed

With Yorkshiro's victory over Hampshire on Monday, little interest is now left in the County Cricket Championship inasmuch as the 12 points the Yorkshiremon gained from this match have onabled them to win the Championship for the third year in succossion.

In the rest of the programme, com- pleted yesterday, three matches were decided only on first innings, but

Lescenter--202 (Watson 1451

KENT. LANCASHIRE

At Dover, Kent defeated Lon-

Kent, Derbyshire, Essex Rod Glourescashire by five wickets. tershire took full points.

Lancashire.-262 (Hauling 5 for The following resulla and scores (54) and 301 for 9 declared. were cabled by Reuter.

WORCESTER, WARWICKSHIRE

At Dudley, Worcester bent War Worcester-360 (Hollles 5 for 84) and 290 for 6 declared.

wickshire on first inning.

Warwickshire 317 (Perks 5 fur 82), and: 35 for 2

! MIDDLESEX. SURREY

At Lord' Surrey bent Middlesex on first innings.

Surrey.-234 and 370 for.7 deglared (quires 142).

Middlesex.-106 (Edrich 110 not out) and 328 for 4 (Robertron 140). LEICESTER, GLAMORGAN At Teletter, Glamorgan beat Leicestershire on first innings.

Glamorgan-334 (M: 3. Turnbull 150) and 153 for 7.-

Australian

5 for 54) Kent--102 (Wilkinson and 382 for & Con 138)

SOMERSET. DERBY

Somerset by seven wickets,

At Taunton, Derbyshire defeated}

Somerset.-211 and 102. Derbyshire-134 (Buse 8 for 41) and 202 for 3 (Townsend 142 not carts.

ESSEX v. NORTHANTS At Charton, Esex defeated North- auts by 210 runs,

Essex. 200 und 304 for 5 declared. Northants-173 (Nichols 6 for 38) and 127 (Kenneth Farnes 6 for 47).

NOTTS. GLOUCESTERSHIRE ΔΙ Nottingham, Gloucestershire defeated Notis by an innings and 50

TURS.

Gloucester-395 for 9 declared (W. I. Hantond 153).

Notta-199 (Goddard & for 77) and

140 (Goddard 5 for 70),

Tennis Stars

Shine In Canada Tourney

In action rerently at the White City were these two American athletes, Cochrane (left) and Batiste. They were preparing for the International athletic meeting at the White City when this picture was taken.

Here And There

With "Abe".

Yorkshire Still Reign Supreme At Cricket

County Cricket Championship have made cricket history.

for the third time in succession, the

twelfth since the World War and the An Analysis

twenty-first since the county com-

petition began, in an Informal sort TN a recent urticle in Cricketer en-

back In 1073? This was the way,

tilled "Why Is

of

follows:

an

tillelent.

ENGLAND COULD USE

BOTH WATT

Home Football

Prospects

SOME DERBY PROBLEMS

What happened lost season in the matter of hitches won and lost can

AND AVERY

By RONALD T. SYMOND

Chelmsford (First Day).-Kent, with nine wickets

in hand, are 121 runs behind Essex.

London, Aug. 3: Two men of widely different gifts, Watt, of Kent, De little guide to the future of Derby and Avery, of Essex, knocked discreetly on the doors of Test consideration yesterday. England's outstanding

make speculation almost

County. Two reasons need is for a stock bowler and an ideal partner for Hut-

cun

in

THE SCORES

ESSEX-Fit Innings Eastman, e Chalk, b Watt Avery, b Wrigin.......

the first half of the past on the team held { clear

ton. In excellent company at Chelmsford, Watt and leadership of the First Division; the second half results were nothing Avery both shaped admirably in these separate capacities. like those demanded from a cham-! the same pionship side, and yet

Watt kept a superb length and H-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-||||||▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ players were available with one ex made the ball turn both ways as it ception.

whipped off the pitch. He has Astley was transferred to Black- accuracy, strength, and stamina. pool and from that point pawards An impressive Innings by Avery Derby had Dix and Stamps as the enabled Essex to reach a creditable inside partners to Crooks and Dun-total after weathering two hours of

[extreme 3.

and Todd, operating Harding. During the class season Dix has been transferred to Tottenham Hot-on a green wicket, made the ball awaiting his move about with race devil all the spur and Stampa is

morning, but Avery presented a firm calling-up papers for the Militia.

But there has arisen a further im-front while balsinen of more mature portami complication. Bailey, who experience were falling at the other had played himself Into a regular end.

SAFE AND SKILFUL berth at centre-half, has declined to

Basing his development on the sign again, and is said to be con-

Joining the police force, same principles as those followed so teppe utility inside-forward, Stockill, successfully by Hutton-defence first is on the open to transfer list, and and strokes afterwards-Avery is so is the reserve goalkeeper, Wright, bermining one of the safest and most

kiltal opening batsmen in the coun- out 0; extres, 2; total i wkt.) 1. RECRUIT FROM ARSENAL

The

the

D. R. Wilcox, h Harding O'Connor, b Wolt

Nichola, bw, h Watt

Smith (P), e Todd, b Davies

J. W. A. Stephenson, ibw, b Todd Taylor, b Wattpad

Sinikh (R.), e Wright, b Watt Wade not out

K. Farnes, & Wright

Extras (b 4, lb 4, w 1, nb 2)

Total

172 Bowling-Harding Ho., Om, där.. 1w.

Todd 14, 1, 17, 1: Wati 13, 2, 20, 8; Wright 74, 6, 22, 2; Davies 3. 6. 13, 1.

Grimsby And Wolves Play Drawn Match

KENT —First Innings: Face, not out 20, US F. G. H. Chalk, b Farnes, 15 Amer, nat

To bat; 11. 11. Valentine, W. I V. To replace Albert Jeffries, trans-try, and is now gradually unfolding ferred to Shemeld. United, there he scoring technique which he has, Levelt, P. G. Foster, J. G. W. Davies,

hitherto held in abeyance. It was n Todd, Walt, Wright, Harding. MAN Yorkshire win the English long line of players whose names have come to the club, se notable feat to survive until lunch

studies to outside-right Crooks, two time yesterday.

Conditions Improved later, while young men in Wilfred Walsh, from the Arsenal, and Cecil Heydon, from he and Smith (P.) were taking the Such politeness from cricket au- New Brighton.

score fmm

57 for four to 130, at thorities is as pleasing us it is un-

cominon. was caught at James Wilson, prominent last sea-which stage Smith question being asked-in England a Supreme?" Major C. II. B. Pridham/able for inside-right us the result of a cross bat,

Yorkshire son with Lincoln City, will be avall covering in attempting to drive with i

Avery substantial fee; payment of a couple of months ago. In charac- says the main

was out unluckily, just reasons for York- Kendrick, п teristic fashion, Yorkshire have made shire's high position, permanently re-mingham, can play centre-forward to a googly from Wright and snicking

reserve forward from falling to get the full face of his bat Home Football heir reply without having to play tained. would appear lo be 03 their last match in the champion-

or outside-right; and there are pos-the ball into the stumps.

in still

o'cinck, sibilities

Kent began batting at another young ship: for assuming they lose this and

six-foot centre-hal and Chalk was missed behind the the 1. Because the eleven is a team-} that their nearest rivals, Middlesex.

player,

wicket In Fames's first over. The win their remaining three matches. not a collection of individunts Peart, from Hartlepools United. Yorkshire's victory on Monday which works like

Pessimism is the reigning note mistake cost Essex dear for, although among spectators, but they have been Nichols made the ball swing violently JACK BROMwich's thREE TITLES against Hampshire has put them in smoothly running "machine"."

unassailable

proved wrong on previous occasions outward an! Farnes kept up a smart now far less pace, the wicket was shire's present average is 9.07, having 2. Because the captain has com-when in the same summer mood.

helpful to howlers obtained 236

20 matches. plete control of his team.

Playing list: points from

Quick footwork and Pos. Ht. Wt.

a gure eye Birthplace. and if they lose their last match 3. Because

London, Aug. 20. the captain, In F. P. Boulton (Bristol)(C) 2 12 2 were shown by Fagg, who twice their average, therefore, will be handling his bowling, does not blind- correcion)..(ILL) 9 0% 11 2 went well until Chalk had his ball League were played to-day the

H. E. Wood

...(c) 12 hooked Farnes very sweetly, and all Three matches in the English Foot- 8.74. Middlesex now have

150 molts from

10 matches and their follow the prevailing fashion; but T. Alton (New Tup

relies also on spin.

20 2 middle stump somersaulted by a resulta being as follows: maximum can only be

be 192 points

W. Steel (Blantyre)..(RB) 8% 11 7 fizzer from Farnes matchen, which will give 4. Because the captain changes J. Par (Little

During the ten interval rain fell Eaton) B.) 8 10 11 J from 22 them an average of 8.72. Thus the bowlers promptly, and makes all. T. Nicholas

heavily, and when it ceased half an

was Grimsby Yorkshiremen have done it once possible use of contrasts in pace and

(Derby) (R.B.) 11 12 10 hour later the playing area Bromwich then

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) teamed with his force most of the play on the Van-again. Though they finish the race method of attack.

J. t. Howe (West

badly soaked. Hartlepools) (L.) 511% 12 31

At 6 o'clock a blackboard was sent Rochdale senior parizer to add the men's couver girl.

comfortably, they were kept moving doubles ullo to his silverware fist,

5. Because the captain invariably. Hann (Whit--

Burn) (RIT) 5 D 11 e round announcing this fact. The Southport With the set tied at four games in the earlier part of the season, and the Australlons taking the measure

rend: "It is regretted, etc." message of Larry Hall, Bakersneld, Cal, and ench, Hoogs took his service in the only the sustained effort of the chooses the bowlers best suited to Bill Reedy, San Francisco, in ninth and he and Miss Harper won whole has carried them through to the prevalling conditions. straight sets, 6-2, 0-1, 0-4.

the set on the tenth, when Eleanor Anal success. lost her serve.

that, both

Vancouver, July 29.

Jack Bromwich Australian racquet wizard, out- classed Harry, Hopman, his Davis Cup captain to-day to take the men's singles crown at the Western Canada tennis championships in a four-set match, 6-2, 6-2, 6-8, 6-0.

an

position. York-

May Hope Doeg, Santa Monica. Miss Young stendied down after "Never Relax"

Cal., who holds many a Pacific Coast crown, was another doublo, winner.

her service and place- ments clicking well. She was а

6. Because Yorkshire bowlers all keep a good length, and bowl to their

ton) (RD) $

Westwood (RIL) 6 9 11 12

T. Eggleston (Low

D. Smart (NOK

Harboro') (RH)⠀⠀ . Bramley

Darker (Denaby)..(C.L.) $ 113%

[(Beton) · (CIL) ~ 6 10 - 139 T. Ward (Chelten- Because Yorkshire bowlers-in

ham) (LH) B 30 10 0 conjunction with the captain-place S, McLachlep

Kirkcudbright (LAK) 08 10 10 their deld accurately according to w. u. Mussen the strokes and style of each bats-

(Kilburn) (LIL) A 734 20 0 3. Crooks (Dear

Paric) (DR.) I TY 10 7 (Grimsby) (OR) 8 74 10 a borough (IN.) 6 10 10 12

ton) (CJ) 5 10 11 J

don) (CF.) BD 11 X

man.

She defeated sixteen-year-old Helen valuable assistance to the Australian WIAT is the explanation of York- Gurley, of Sacramento, 6-4, 6-2, for as they took the second and third shire's extraordinary high the ladies' slogies championship, and

sets, 0-3, 6-2.

grads consistency? That is not the paired with Dr., Esther Bartosh, of Helen

which permits of Gurley, the seventeen-year- sort of question Los Angeles, to capture the ladies" old Sneramento miss who showed just one answer, but, if it were. 8. Decnuse Yorkshire flelders O. Johnson doubles crown with a similar score excellent form during the tourney then that answer would be "because never from Cecile Miner, of Long Beach, with fine service

and placement Yorkshire is essentially team." Cal, and Shirley Catton. Alameda.he

shots, was off her game in the Bnal happens, as a rule, to be a team of D. Because Yorkshire play the D. McCulloch (Hamil Cal.

against Miss Dueg to-day.

brilliant cricketers, but more im-some team continuously, as far as v. Jones (Lon- In her first set, she dropped her portant them their individual skill is possible.

Bromwich took yet another title when he joined Eleanor Young, of Vancouver, to defeat

catches.

relax, and seldom miss T. Hochure (Conis-

Arst serve and went two down to their blending of it into a powerful 10. Because, when any change in J. D. Blamp

(Wallasey) (L.) B0 Each Anna Miss Dorg on the next game, Mrx.

player, or reserve is introduced who Harper of Oakland, and Bill Hoogs, tiri won her own serve in the next unit, directed by a captain follow-personnel must be made, Honolulu, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the mixed eight games, the Santa Monica star

the "machine," running out the set, 6-4.

doubles final. last match of the

week-long wurney.

Nearly 2,000 fans, the

Miss Doeg look her own serve in largest four mes of the final set and broke

Fames

set. 8-2.

crowd ever to pack the club's stands through in two others to take the

bull to accommodate 1.000 people -were treated to a brand of tennis rarely seen here as the Australians bated for the singles crown.

DEADLY SERVICE

were

too

The greater experience of Dr. Bar- tosh and Miss Doeg was too much for their younger competitors in the women's doubles final.

Miss Miner and Miss Calten failed to break through in any of the Bromwich's servicos

games, their points coming only on deadly and his placements too ac- curate for Hopman during the first their own service.

two sets. He nced Hopman several times to take both with 0-2 scores. With Hopman serving, Bromwich sent over four perfect placements in a row to take a 3-2 icad in the third sel. Both won their own serves then until score had mounted to 0-8, when Hopman again took his own serve on the thirteenth gume.

Bromwich took a three-point ad- vantage in the fourteenth, but lost a chance to tie up the set when Hop- man sizzled over two aces.

PADGHAM'S

64 IS GOLF

RECORD

(By F. J. C. Pignon)

Brighton, Aug. 17.

The game was douced seven times -before Hopmans crossed a shot which Alfred Padgham, 6ft golf profes

gave him the set 6-0. when bastonal at Sundridge Park, Kent, and younger

game broke completely the East Brighton course in the world in the fourth set, however, Brom- wich winning easily to take the set record store of 64. 6-0 and end the match..

Bil

Reedy,

Hopmannent missed the return. former Open Champlon, to-day holed!

Brian Bellers

its exactly as a component part, into D. Duncan (Aber-

deen) (0.1) 5

Two Divisions?

0

FIRST DIVISION

▸ Wolves

1 Wrexham

3

Tranmere

3

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11 0

11

new H. Jones (Castle

Grealey) (IL) 5 7

10 10

J. V. Brinton (Bristol) (OLj

New Players) K. Kendrick (Dming-

ham) (0.5) 8 0 12 7 R. Peart (ilartin-

pool) (C.B.) 0 12 7 Brighton) (O,IL) ́B ↑ 10 3

10 6 tloftyn) (OR)

10 0

$1

TALKING of cricket reminds me c. Heydon New

of something I read in a Home

to

W. Walsh (Pon

paper recently. According journalist writing in the Star cricket 3. Wilson (Seahain) 7

is unsurpassed as a game for Brilish

temperament. It offers equal oppor

tunities for Individuality and

team

Matches

Washed Out

spirit; calls for varying degrees of Baseball skill to go with every phase of our uncertain climate and gives rewards which appeal to a phlegmatic philo- sophical nation. He suggests that one team should be added to the existing

should seventeen. They then be split into two divisions, as in the Football League, and play home and away matches two days match, one Innings a-piece. There would be promotion and relegation for three counties at the end of each season, To out the summer there would be a a Cup competition under the same two-day, one-Innings

Rain affected to-day's programme a-piece conditions, run on the knock-of matches in the Major Baseball out principle exactly as the F. A.League, only three matches being Cup in conducted in winter.

"Men Only"

THERE are rumours at Cowes that the Royal Yacht Squadron, long

By Rain

-New York, Aug. 20.

completed in the two sections. The following were the results:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

St. Louis Roston

Battery-Braves,

R. H.

This is the lowest score ever ne- complished in a major competition on a course of more than 6,800 yards.

Padgham won with

£2.000

Erinckson and putter." Three years ago ho won

a masculine stronghold, is about to

Lon"Z. first prize in the Daily Mail £2.000 ... he maintains an old tradition yield to the onslaught of the

The matches Cincinnati V. New tournament,

using

this type of club

feminists. It has been whispered York, Pittsburgh v. Brooklyn and that women are to be allowed to heard professionals

Other

of good captaincy.

when accom-

AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York Detroit...

6 11 7 11.

R. H. E.

2

of San Francisco, and Larry Hall, Bakersfeld, Cal co- holder of the men's doubles crown last year with Norman Brooks, of Bon Francisco, provided little dif ficulty for the Austrailan combina- of which he had copies made. tlon in the final of that division.

his ing The steady playing of the Davis | figures ran from the clubhouse to can be summed up in two words-past seven years women have been poned owing to rain.

a definite polley. A policy that lunch or dine in the castle. For the Chiengo v. Philadelphia were post- Cuppers was too much for the Cal- watch him and learn "how golf

"Never Relax."

And when you have admitted for meals ifornians and they succeeded in tak- ought to be played"s one said to that polley coupled with the ability

by a member-but only in out of the ma. They cheered him as he holed | ***. ing only pevchi" genes

of such batamen as Leonard Hutton, the off-season in late autumn and straight DOUBLES

the last putt.

Padaham was apparently out of Herbert Sutcliffe (who at the age of winter. The rumours go Eleanor Young, the only Vancou- the hunt. But his record round 14 scored 165. 110, 234 not out and The "Men Only" sign is not coming merely ver player to reach the finals, failed gives him second place to Sam King, 175 in consecutive Innings), and down. The committee have

Boston to get her service working in her assistant at Knole Park Sevenoaks, Maurice Leyland, and such bowlers decided that the "off-season may be William Bowes alightly extended it a sufficient num- first match with Bromwich against Kent, at the halfway stage of the As Hedley Verity,

Cleveland .***** Hoogs and Miss Harper,

New Chronicle £1,000 tournament. and T. F. Smailes, you have a com- ber of members. demand it. As

William homered for the Red, Sox, Bromwich crossed the courts to "Well, the ball ran for me"-that's bination that means victory most of result women may perhaps lunch In Gotakne an-mherst BOSOM: RE: Cossible as all Padgham had to say about his the time. Which indeed is the York- the castle before the winter season. Battery Red Sox, Lefevre

Hooga and Harper attempted

shire tradition, handed down by a But in Cowes Regatta Week-never! | Desantels-Reuter. to record.

too far. DiMaggio homered for the Yankees and Gehringer for the Tigers. Bat- tery-Tigers, McKain und Tebbeits.

a

7 4 12

8 0

1

and

This is Blaine Eldooni, the American miler, who unwillingly caused a great deal of trouble when he collided with Hydhly. Woederson al Prince ton in the famous "äliin of the Century" Baoc.. Then in England exrlier. this month, he was in another “incident" and was boo-ed by the crowd.

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