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August 30, 1939.

COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP NEARING ITS END

LOSE

MIDDLESEX

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

With Yorkshire's victory over Hampshire on Monday, little interest is now loft in the County Cricket Championship inasmuch as the 12 points the Yorkshiremen gained from, this match have onabled them to win the Championship for the third yoar in succassion.

In the rest of the programna, cen- pleted yealerday, three inatches were:

Leicester - -20% (Watson 145)

KENT. LANCASHIRE decided only on Grat inning, but At Dover. Kont defeated Kent, Derbyshire, Puex and Globeiss Jenshire by five wicket. tershire took full pointu.

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Lancashire--202 (1uding 3 for: The following results and poorest) and 301 for 9 utelatod.

Kent-18 (Wilking.on 5 for 51)} were abled by Reuter.

and 3d for 5 (Fang 130).

WORCESTER v. WARWICKSHIRE

At Dudley, Worrester bent War- wickshire on Best Inulaga,

Worcester-3C1 (Holler & for 843 and 209 for $ declared.

AL

SOMERSET. DERBY Taunton, Derbyshire defeated| Banerset by seven wickets, Somerset 211 and 182. Derbyshire--134 (use for 413

Warwickshire 317 (Perko 5 ford 202 for 3 (Townsend 142 mat

H2) nad 35 for 2.

MIDDLESEX v. SURREY

At Lord's, Surrey beg Middlesex on frst Innings.

Surrey.-234 and 376 for 7 declared (Squires 142).

Middlesex-186 (driel 110 not out) and 320 for 4 (Robertson 140), LEICESTER. GLAMORGAN

Leicentor, Glamorgan beat AL Leicestershire on first innings.

Glamorgan334 (M. J. Turnbull 150) and 163 for 7.

Australian

out).

ESSEX Y. NORTHANTS At Cletion, Essex defeated North- nts by 210 runs.

Ersex-200 and 304 for 5 declured, Northants-173 (Nichols 6 for 38) and 127 (Kenneth Fornes 0 for 47). NOTTS. GLOUCESTERSHIRE

AL

Gloucestershire

Nottingham, defeated Notts by an innings and 50

run

Ginuerster-395 for ◊ declared (W. R. Hammond 153).

ENGLAND COULD USE

BOTH WATT

Home Football

Prospects

SOME DERBY PROBLEMS

What happened last season in the matter of matches won and lost can

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AND AVERY

By RONALD T. SYMOND

1

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,

be little guide to the future of Derby and Avery, of Essex, knocked discreetly on the doors County. Two reasons in particular of Test consideration yesterday. England's outstanding

nake speculation almost profitlers.

past need is for a stock bowler and an ideal partner for Hut- During the first half of the

clear 24 the team held

ton. In excellent company at Chelmsford, Watt and dership of the First Division: like those demanded from a cham-! pionship side, and yet the

Watt kept a superb length and HHHH~|-|-|-|-|-|-·|-|-|-|-|-||-|-|-|-|-||-|-fe players were available with one ex- mute the ball turn both ways as it whipped off the pitch. He has -Fception.

In action recently at the White City were these two American athletes, Avery both shaped admirably in these separate capacities.

Coelirane (left) and Baliste. 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

Fame

Astley was transferred to Blackcuracy, strength, at stamina, pool sin from that point onwards

An impressive innings by Avery Derig had Dix and Stamps as the enabled Latex to reach a exeditable inside partners to Crooks and Dun-total after weathering two hours of

extreme difficulty.

CHI.

spur

THE SCORES

ESSEX-First innings Eastman, Chalk, h Watt Avery. Wright

1. I. Wilcox, Karting Connor, Wall

Nichols, bw, b Watt

Smith (P.), e Todd, b Davies

J. W. A. Splienson, w, b Todd Taylor. b Watt

b

Smith tit.), Wright, & Watt Wade not out.......

During the close senson Dix has! Harding, Watt, and Todd, operating ball hern transferred to Tottenham Hot-jon a green wicket, made the

nwalling his move about with race devil all the and Stamps is

warning, but Avery presented a tru calling-up papers for the Militia.

But there has risen a futher in-funt while batsmen of more muture portant complcation. Bailey, who experience were failtag at the other had played himself into berth at centre-half, has declined to sign again, and is said to be con-

the police force. same principles as these followed ga templating joining

The utility inside-forward, Stockill,successfully by Hutton-defence first Todd 14, 1, 47, X: Watt 13, 2, 29, 6: weight strates afterwards-Avery

regular end.

SAFE AND SKILFUL Basing his development 011 the

kilful

K. Farnes, b Wright ...

"Extras" (b 4, 15 4, w 1, nùu 2) ..

31

Total

172 Bowling-Harding 110., Om., 4hr., 19.

in 7.4, 0, 22, 2; Davies 5, 0, 13, 1.

KENT-First Innlogs: Face, not nut 24,

is on the open to transfer 1st, and and

Is the reserve goalkeeper, Wright. bring one of the safest and most opening batsmen in the coun- RECRUIT FROM ARSENAL

try, and is now gradually unfolding To replace Albert Jeffries, trange the scoring technique which he has Levetta, y . W. Davics,

ferred to

Whose times have come

CAN Yorkshire win the English|long line of players

County Cricket Championship have male ericket history. for the third time in succession, the

Notts-199 (Goddard & for 77) and twelfth since the World War and the An Analysis

140 (Goddard 5 for 70).

Tennis Stars

Shine In Canada Tourney

JACK BROMWICH'S

THREE TITLES

Vancouver, July 29.

that their nearest rivals, watch

on

on

son with

under-

against Hampshire has put them in smoothly running "machine". proved wrong on previous occasions

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(R.n.)

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hitherto held in abeyance. It was a notable feat to survive until lunch the yesterday,

the wichiers

wns

The

F. 0. 11. Chalke, b Farnes, lá Ames, not out : exires, 2; total 11 whi) 31.

To bat; . H. Valentine, W. R. V.

Todd, Wright, Harding.

Such politeness from cricket nu- thorities is as pleasing as it is un-

common.

Grimsby And Wolves Play

Drawn Match

London, Aug. 29. Three matches in the English Foot- ball League were played to-day the

W. Steel Blantyre)... 10 7 middle stump somersaulted by a results being as follows:

Sheffield me to the club, studies to outside-right Crooks, two

Conditions improved later, while young men la Wilfred Walsh, from the Arsenal, and Ccell Heydon, from he and Smith (7.) were taking the srove from 57 for four to 130, at New Brighton. twenty-first since the county com-

Smith was caught at James Wilson, prominent last sea- which stage petition begins, in un informal sort TN a recent article in Cricketer en. with Lincoln City, will be avail covering he attempting to drive with at way, back in 1073? This was the titled "Why โค Yorkshire

being asked

in England Supreme?" Major C. II. B. Pridhurable for inside-right as the result of a cross bat.

Avery w33

out unluckily, just; of months ago. In charac-says the main

the payment of a substantial fee; reasons for York Kendrick, a reserve forward from failing to get the full face of his bat Home Football teristic fashion, Yorkshire have made shite's high position, permanently re- Birmingham, can play centre-forward to a googly from Wright und sicking thele reply without having to play tained, would nopear tu be 25

inst match in the champion-follows:

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

lill In

another

Kent began batting at 4 o'clock. young sibilities ship; for nesuming they lose this and

the

centre-half and Chalk was missed behind the pix-fool 1. Because the cleven is a team-player,

wicket in Farnes's first over. win their remaining three

not collection of individuals-Peart, from Hartlepools United.

J'essimism is the reigning note mistake cos! Essex dear for, although victory

Ilke Yorkshire's

Monday which works

cflclent,

mmon spectators, but they have been Nichols made the ball swing violently outward and Farnes kept up a smart now far less pace unassailable position. York-

2. Because the captain has com-when in the same summer mood. is 0.07, having shire's present average

helotui to Playing list:

Quick footwork and nsure eye obtained 236 points from 28 matches. plete control of his team.

Birthplace. For gt. WAL

who tyler 2 were shown by Fn. and if they lose their last match 3. Because the captain, in F. F. Boulton (Bristol)..)

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hooked Farnes very sweetly, and all Jack Bromwich Australian racquet wizard, out-their average, therefore, will be handling his bowling, does not blind-wood

Went G. Wilcox (Treeton)..[IL; D 11 1

well until Chalk had his 150 have now

153 ly follow the prevalling Inablon; but│7. Alten (New Tup 19 matches and their relles also on spin. classed Harry Hopman, his Davis Cup captain to-day to 8.74. Middlesex

ton)

azzer from Farnes can only be 102 points maximum take the men's singles crown at the Western Canada Pints from

During the tea interval rain fall 4. Because the captain changes J. Parr (Little

11 O Eaton) RD.) 5 10

heavily, and when it ceased half an them an average of 8.72. Thus the bowlers promptly, and makes all. T. Nicholas tennis championships in a four-set match, 6-2, 6-2, 6-8, 6-0. from 22 matches, which will give

was Grimsby playing area Yorkshiremen have clone

(Derby) (RD.) 5 11% 12 10 hour later the it once possible use of contrasts in pace and

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) J. R Hown (West

badly soaked. Bromwich then teamed with his force most of the play on the Van-again. Though they finish the race method of attack.

Hartlepools) (LB) 5 11 12 3

At 8 o'clock a blackboard was sent Rochdale

fact. The Southport senior partner to add the men's couver girl.

comfortably, they were kept moving

110 round announcing this 5. Because the captain invariably, Hann (Whit--

Barn) (N..) 5 D doubles Uile to hla silverware 1st,

With the set tied at four games in the earlier part of the season, and chooses the bowlers best suited to T. Eggleston (Low the Australians taking the measure

Westwood (11.11.) 804 11 12 essage rend: "It is regretted, etc." of Larry Hall, Bakersfield, Cal., and ach, Hoogs took his service in the whole has carried them through to the prevailing conditions.

D. Smart (hikt.

Harboro') (RJ) 60 in ninth and he and Miss Harper won

Because Yorkshire bowlers alf 0.

J. Darker (Denaby)..(CH.) 5 11 12 the set on the tenth, when Eleanor final success.

keep a good length, and bowl to their|G. A Bramley

12.9 (Bellon) (CII). B 10 feld.

T. Ward (Chelten

10 a 7. Because Yorkshire bowlers--in

ham) (L.) 10 conjunction with the captain-place. McLachlap

10 10 Kirkcudbright (L.) 68 Gurley, of Sacramento, 6-4, 6-2, for as they took the second and third

(Kilburn) high-the strokes and style of each bats-

(LI) T 10 D 8. Crooke (Dear the ladies" singles championship, and sets, 6-3, 0-2.

grade consistency? That is not the man.

Park) (0.1) 8 7 10 7 paired with Dr. Esther Bartosh, of

Helen Gurley, the seventeen-year- sort of question which permits of

O. Johnson Los Angeles, to capture the ladies' old Sacramento

Because Yorkshire miss who showed just one answer, but, if it were.

pelders

B7410 (Grimsby) (O.R.) relax, and seldom doubles crown with similar score

miss T. Hunchline (Confi-

borough (LR) 8 10 10 12 from Cecile Miner, of Long Beach excellent form during the tourney then that answer would be "because never

with Ane service and placement Yorkshire is essentially a team."

D. McCulloch (ifamil Cal, and Shirley Cutton, Alameda, shots, was off her game in the final happens, as a rule, to be a team of 0. Because

12 3 Yorkshire play the

ton) (CF) 8 10 against Miss Doeg to-day.

brilliant cricketers, but more im-same team continuously, as far as v. Jones (Lon-

don) (C) 59 11 3 In her first set, the dropped her portant than their individual skill possible.

10. Because, when any change in J. D. Stamps

Walinney) (LL) 5 a 11 0 first serve and went two down to their blending of It Into a powerful

new 11. Jones (Caslis Each unit, directed by a captain follow-personnel must be made, a Miss Dock on the next game. Anna

player, or rezerve is introduced who i won her own serve in the next right games, the Santa Monica star running out the set, 6-4.

BUI Reedy, Son Francisco,

straight act, 0-2, 0-1, 0-1.

lost her serve.-

of the effort only the sustained

May Hope Doeg, Santa Monica, Miss Young steadied down after "Nover Relax" Cal., who holds many a Pacific Coast that, both

her service and place-

crown, was another double winner.ments clicking well. She was J

She defeated sixteen-year-old Helen valuable assistance to the Australia W WHAT is the explanation of York- their field accurately according to w. u. tussen

shire's extraordinary

Cal.

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

Mrs. to defent Harper, of Oakland, and B1 Hoogs, Honolulu, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the mixed doubles final last match of the week-long tourney,

fange largest Nearly 2,000 crowd ever to pack the clus's stands built to accommodate 1,600 people --were treated to a brand of tennis rarely seen here as the Australians battled for the singles crown.

were

too

DEADLY SERVICE Bomwich's services tally and his placements too ac- ard for Hopman during the first oets. Ho aced Hopman soveral to take both with 0-2 scores. With Hopman serving. Bromwich sent over four perfect placements to a row to tako a 3-2 lead in the own third set, Both won their serves then until score had mounted to 6-0, when Hopman again took his awn serve on the thirteenth game.

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

The game was deuced seven times before Hopman crossed a thot which.

Miss Doeg took her own serve in four games of the final set and broke through in two others to take the set, 6-2.

The greater experience of Dr. Bar- tosh and Mins Doeg was too much for their

younger competitors in the women's doubles frul.

Miss Miner and Miss Catten failed to break through in my of the games, their points coming only on their own service.

PADGHAM'S

64 IS GOLF

A

RECORD

(By F. J. C. Pignon)

Brighton, Aug. 17. Alfred Podgham, Git, golf profes- |

Cave him the get B-d. when his anal at Sundridge Park, Kent, and younger opponent missed the return, former Open Champlon, to-day holed Hopman's game broke completely the East Brighton course in the world in the fourth Eet, however, Brom- wich winning easily, to take the set record score of 84.

match.

This the lowest score ever ac- complished in a major competition

6-0 and end the Ban Francisco, and on a course of more than 0,800 yards.

Bill Red Bakersfeld, Cal., co- Larry holder of the men's doubles crown butter,

Padgham won with Tk

2.000 ter." Three years ago he won last year with Norman Brooks, first prize in the Daily Mail £2.000 San Francisco, provided little dif- tournament, using this type of club Bculty for the Australian combina-nf which he had coples made. tion in the faal of that division.

professionals

his

heard

of

It catches.

Brian Sellers

he maintains an old tradition

of good captaincy.

BKC of

12 0

Gresiey) (LL) 8 7 10 10

fita exactly as a component part, Into D. Duncan (Aber-

deen) (OL)

the "machine."

Two Divisions?

DH 11

J. V. Brinton (Bristol) (OL) 38 198

New Players)

K. Kendrick (B'ming-

ham) (CF.) B04 11 7

R. Peart (Hartle="

pool) (C.) O 12 7

10 -3 Brighton) (OR) B7

TALKING of cricket reminds me c. Heydon (New

TW

of something I read in a Home

paper recently. According

10

W. Walsh (Pon

flottya) (OR) 10 journalist writing in the Star cricket, wish (Scahin).

is unsurpassed as a game for British

temperament. It offers equal oppor-

and team- |

tunities for non veremy degrees of Baseball

spirit; calls for

skill to go with every phase of our uncertas ellmate and gives rewards which appeal to a phlegmatic philo- cophical nation. He suggests

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

two-day, samo

one-innings

the

Matches

Washed Out

By Rain

New York, Aug. 29. Rain affected to-day's programme h-piece conditions, run on the knock-of matches in the Major. Baseball out principle exactly as the F.. A. League, only three matches being completed in the two sections. The Cup is conducted in winter.

following were the results;

NATIONAL LEAGUE -

R. H.

"Men Only"

HERE are rumours at Cowes that

The Royal Yacht Squadron, long!

St. Louis

Boston

Battery Braves, Erinckson

E.

and

a masculine stronghold, is about to yield to the onslaught of the

The matches Cincinnati v. Newi feminists. 'It has been whispered York, Pittsburgh v. Brooklyn and that women are to be allowed to

when accom-

R. H.

6

11

3

7 11 2

Other

poned owing to rain. ng a definite policy. A policy that lunch or dine in the castic. For the Chicago v. Philadelphia were past-

ave been The steady playing of the Davie Agures ran from the clubhouse to can be summed up in two words-post seven years women have

AMERICAN LEAGUE- for meals Cuppers was too much for the Cal-watch him and learn how golf "Never Relax" And when you have admitted ffornians and they succeeded in tak ought to be played as one said to that policy coupled with the ability panied by a member but only in New York

Detroit ng only seven games out of the mo. They cheered him as he holed of such batsmen as Lennard Hutton, the off-season in late autumn and

the last putt

Herbert Sutcliffe (who at

the straight sets.

rumours go of winter. The

too far.

DiMaggio homered for the Yankees MIXED DOUBLES **

Padation was app record cound 44 scored 165. 116, 234 not out and The "Men Only" sign is not coming and Gehringer for the Tigers Bits. Eleanor Young, the only Vancou- the hunt. Bui

175 inconstculive innings), and down. The committee have merely

tery-Tigers, McKain and Tebbetts, yer player to reach the fonts, falled gives him second place to Sam King, Maurice Leyland, and such bowlers decided that the "off-season may be

2 ទ 0 Paston to get her service working in her, assistant at Knole Park Sevenoaks,

Hedley Verily, William Bowes slightly extended if a sufficient num-

Cleveland rst match with Bromwich against Kent, at the hallway stage of the as

News Chronicle £1,000 tournament.

and T. F. Smailes, you have a com- ber of members demand it. As Hoogs and Miss. Harper

Willame homered for the Red Sox, Bromwich crossed

"Well, the ball ran for me"that's bination that means victory mast of result women may perhaps lunch in the courts to Planiny shota su possibile as all Padgham had to say about his the time. Which Indeed is the York- the castle before the winter season. Battery Red Sox, Lefenvro and

ahire tradition, handed down by alBut in Cowes Regatta Week-never! Desaniels--Reuter. Harper attempted Hoogs and

to record.

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FIRST DIVISION

Wolvca

D

1 Wrexham

0

0

3

-Reuter.

3 Tranmere

This to Blaine Rideont, the American miler, who unwillingly caused a great deal of trouble when he collid d with Briney Wooderson at Prinės-, ton in the famoits "Mila of the Ceniars, Race, Then in England carilor this month, he was in another "incident". Kad was boo-ed by the crowd.