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THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN MONDAY AUGUST 9 1954 Empire Games THE VAIN AGONY OF PETERS Bannister's Tactical Masterpiece FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT 100,000 EISTEDDFOD VISITORS IN SPITE OF THE RAIN Male Voice Choirs End a Good Week From our Special Correspondent Peters's friend and rival, also came to grief. Lying well back In the field of sixteen at the twenty-third mile he ran into a telephone pole. When he came round he asked Did Bannister make it Told that he had. Cox replied God bless him." Then he said I've got to finish. I can't let England down.

Take my shoes off my feet are burning." But for Cox, too, the race was over. He was taken to hospital. Late to-night after a visit to the hospital, L. R. Truelove, the English team manager, said that Peters's condition was not serious, but he needed rest.

Cox, too, was all right. The final of the mile came up to the highest expectations. Landy knew he could not hope to equal Bannister's finishing burst. So he set off at a cracking pace, obviously intending to gain as big a lead as possible He did the first lap in 58.2sec. and was five yards ahead of the Englishman.

Even at this early stage they were moving away from the six other runners. At half-way Landy's time was lmin. 58.3sec and he still led at the end of the third lap, when his time was 2min. 58.4sec. But he had not shaken off Bannister, who refused to be hustled.

With about 150 yards to go, Landy looked over his shoulder just as Bannister unleashed his finishing spurt. Rapidly the Englishman closed the gap, then passed his man with about 100 yards to go, and clawed his way past the tape about three yards ahead. Minutes after the finish the announcer hushed the excited buzz of conversation among the crowd when he gave out the winning time as three minutes There was more uproar as the crowd recognised another four-minute mile. When the announcer was able to resume, his fifty-eight point eight seconds was greeted with a disappointed gasp of dismay that Bannister's great race had not recaptured the world's record for him. But it was Bannister's best time, and Landv.

Athletics GERMAN A.A.A. TITLES Outstanding Runners Hamburg, August 8. The German Amateur Athletic Association ran its annual championships over three days here this weekend, and the results showed that Germany will have an important say in the European championships in Berne. Futterer is a top-class sprinter, and Haas should even be able to win the gold medal over 400 metres. Lues reached again the form which made him equal the old record of 3min.

43sec two years ago for 1,500 metres. Here is a great rival for R. Bannister who is able to show formidable speed over the last two hundred yards. Schade. who once was the best long distance runner in Europe, again won, both the five and the ten kilometres with impressive times Lawrenz showed great speed in the BOO metres when he outdistanced a rival who had only recently won aaainst Jungwirth over the same distance The race between Lawrenz and Johnson should be one of Bern's highspots.

Thumm. who recently won a steeplechase at the White City Stadium, was easily beaten by Schmalz, a most promising specialist at this distance who was second at the White City. RESULTS 100 Metres. I. Tutterer.

10 5ec 2. Pohl. 10 7sec 5 3, Kluck. 10 7scc 200 Meirrs 1. Futterer.

21 Ssec: 2. Pohl. 21 9sec 3, Kraus. 400 Metres. 1.

Haas. 47 Jsec; 2. Gcister. 48 2sec 3. Dreher.

4B Usee 800 Metres. I Lawrenz. lmin. 5l.laec: 2. Straeke.

Imm 50 Isec 3. Brenner, lmin 5sec. 1.500 Metres. I Lueg. 3ntm 45.

Jure: 2. Dohrow. 3min. 46 4sec 3. Laufer.

3mln -47 Ssec. 5.000 Metres. 1. Schade. IJmin, 17 4sec 2, BouiArd.

14mm JlSsec 3. Heutsch. I4min 4Bsec 10,000 Metres I. Schade 29min 30sec 2. Ebcrlem.

31mm 25 2 sec 3. Kanu. 31mm. 27 2cc. 110 Metres Hurdles.

I. Sieines 15 lscc 2. Zancrntek. 15 2scc 3. Schottes.

15 2s.ee 400 Metres Hurdles I Donah. S3scc 2, Fischer. 53 5sec 3. Sallen, 53 7sec. 3.000 Metres Steeplechase Schmalz.

9mln. 3 2sec 2. Thumm. 9min 4scc 3 Luapsarl. 9min.

I6ec. 4 100 Metres Relay 1. Cologne, 41.7sec: 2. Frankfurt. 41 9sec 3.

Karkruhe 42sec 4 400 Metres. 1. Koblenr. 3mm 16.9sec 2. Berlin.

3 mm 17 lscc 3. Krefeld. 3min. 19 3sec. 3 1.000 Metres Rel-ty I Barmen.

7mfn 26 5 sec 2, Police (Berlin). 7mm 27sec 3. Munich, 7mm 27 tiscc Hop. Step, and Jump. 1.

Strohschneider. 46ft 9m 2. WclTcr, 46ft in 3. Trozowski, 4fift 7tn. WeiBht.

1. Khck. 3in 2. Jckert. 46ft.

2m 3. Brink. 45ft -Jin. Discus I. OwcRCr.

164ft; 2 Noack. 157ft; 3 Roscndahl 153ft Competitors coming down Deer's Leap on the first lap of the open 'formula car race at Oulton Park, Cheshire, on Saturday. The winner, Stirling Moss, is immediately behind the leading car Cricket HUTTON'S COMMANDING INNINGS Correspondent the second prize, the membeis of ihe winning choir gave him a round of cheers and Mr Davies. the Treorchy conductor, asked him to conduct that choir and the audience in the simrimr of the Welsh National Anthem. Mr Matthews Williams, one of the adjudicators on this competition, congratulated the committee on choosing pieces for the contest which the audi ence could enjoy and added thai he was glad to have heard two such excellent examples of real Welsn singing.

But, he asked, where are ali the male voice choirs of South Wales Here with the Eisteddfod, as it were' on their very threshold he would have expected to have at least ten choirs in this contest. There were some interesting penillion singing competitions to-day with three parties competing and a quartet from Rigoletto," an item which the audience thoroughly enjoyed although Mr Parrv Jones who adjudicated found the W-making lacking in ardour. An Appropriate Title Altogether we had a good Eisteddfod Saturday, even though many of us preferred to be marooned in the pavilion all day rather than face the rain and the mire outside. The Gardens under the rain was the appropriate title of one piece set for the piano solo to-day A word should be said about the arts and crafts exhibition. It includes a number of studies of South Wales industrial landscape.

Mr Burns's go'd medal picture, for instance, shows "a steep road with rows of cottages in the middle distance and some small figures in the foreground. The title is "Back from the club." There are several other pictures that deal rather grimly with the industrial scene. Is there one wonders, a South Wales school of painting in being or perhaps in process of formation The results included Penillion Sinning (two voices). GlasKn- The filaslyn choir haa now won the cud three" times Operatic Ouartct. Cnn'orion Tobias, Penillion Quartet Eiddon Quarter.

Dolnellev Puno Solo Carmen Rees. Trebunos. Pomardaar Violin Solo. D. J.

G. Francis. Port Taltrat Trio. I. Consul trfo.

Llanelb: 2 Gelhder Do'rmhv Thomas. IhSC 18 ycars E.M.H too. was under four minutes for the second time. Other wins for England to-day came in the four by 440 yards relay, the pole vault and the 100 kilometre road cycling race. England's relay team F.

P. Higgins. A. Dick. P.

G. Fryer, and D. J. N. Johnson won in the Games record time of 3rnin.

ll.zsec. ii. rnompson won the 100 kilometre cycling in 2hr. 44min. 8.1sec a Games record, and G.

M. Elliott took the pole vault with yet another Games record oi wnicn equalled his personal best. ATHLETICS WOMEN'S LONG JUMP Empire Games Record; L9fL 4ft. Wtlltams (New atcd in nu j.u. FlnaH 1.

Y. Williams (New Zealand). 19ft. lliln. (Garnet record): 2.

T. Hopkins (Northern Ireland. 19ft 3. J. Dcsfornes (Ensland).

19fi. 4. R. Thorne (Canttda), I7ft lOiin 5. A Johnson (Ensland).

17ft. 6. A Murray (Canada). 17fl. 81m.

WOMEN'S DISCUS Final. 1 Williams (New Zealand). 1.17ft. Rin 2. Allday (Englandl.

131fL 3. M. Dupree (Canada), 126fl 4 H. Meichuk (Canada). 110ft.

5. V. Lawrence (Australia). 10-lfu 6in 6. S.

Couzens (Canada). 91ft. lOiin. SWIMMING 1,650 YARDS FREESTYLE Fjnal 1. ti.

Johnson (Soutti Africa), 19mio. 1 4sec (Cumei record); 2. P. Duncan (South Africa), 19min. 22 Jsec 3, Chapman (Australia).

19mm. 28 4aec a. W. Steuart (South Africa). 19min.

2S.6scc 5. D. lilond (r.ngland), 20m in. 2scc 6. McNamee (CiDliJa) 20mm 9sec.

110 YARDS BACK-STROKE Final: 1. W. Brock1 ay (Wales), lmin 6 5 sec. (Games record); 2. L.

Hurrina fNew Zealand), lmin 6 3. C. Weld (Auitralial. 1 mm. 8 4.

N. Mtirins (South ATnca), lmin 9.2scc 5. R. Wardrop (Scotland) 1mm 9 9c: 6. Rigbv (Eneland).

lmin. IU.7scc. SPRING-BOARD DIVING Final placLnirl: I. P. Heatly (Scotland) U6 7a paints.

2.. A Turner (England). 145 27 paints; 3, J. Stewart (New Zealand). 144 98 points; 4.

Newell (Australia). 141.04 points 5, Valois (Canada). 137 97 points 6, Patrick (Canada). 135 48 paints; 7. F.

Mercer (Eneland). 124 74 point 3 110 YARDS MEDLEY RELAY Final: 1, Australia. 3min. 22sec; 2, New Zealand. 3mln 26 2sec; 3.

Scotland. 3mln. 27.3sec: 4. Ensland. 3mln.

27.Bsec. WOMEN'S 410 YARDS FREESTYLE Final: I. L. Crapp CAustraha. 5mm.

11 -isec (Game record); 2, G. Priestley (Canada). 5mm. 19 3, M. Girvan (Scotland).

5min. 2l.4sec 4.i. Petzer (South Africa). Strtin. 21 3scc 5.

N. Myburs (South Alrlca). 5mln. 23scc: 6. B.

Whlttal (Canada). 5min. 27. 3 sec. CYCLING 100 KM.

ROAD RACE Final 1. E. Thompson (England). 2hr 4-imm 8 I sec (Gamc record), 2. J.

Haird (New Zealand): 3 I'ubey (Enuland). 4. Nestor Australia). 5. Ncvm (Australia); 6, Park 7.

Swift (South Africa). TALLY OF MEDALS From a Special An innings of lovely stroke play from Hutton, garnished, as it were, by a dashing and tempestuous 62 in forty minutes from Close, left Yorkshire with a tight hold on their important game against Nottinghamshire at Bradford. When a thunderstorm brought a premature end to the proceedings the total nad reached 302 and only hve wickets had fallen, a very reasonable state of affairs so far as the Yorkshiremen were concerned considering that Simpson had sent them in after winning the toss. With the weather as it had been this season sending in must be additionally speculative, while on this occasion the Nottinghamshire captain seemed completely to misjudge the state of the wicket So much rain had fallen that it was dead and sodden all dav with little hoDe of it quickening into an ally of the spin attack. One assumes that SimDson considered that even the slowly turning lee-breaks and googlies of Dooland and Goonesena would be enough for the Yorkshire batsman after what had happened in the earlier meeting at Trent Bridge when Nottinghamshire had won with an innines to spare.

But how sadlv he miscalculated Hutton was majestic He was never in the slightest difficulty until after reaching the hundred and twenty-sixth century of his. first-class career, which equalled the number made by W. G. Grace, and dealt with these spin bowlers in a manner which must almost have demoralised them, while his treatment of Smales's off -breaks was an object lesson to those who seem to believe that lifting the ball over the top is something for the village green onlv and must be eschewed by the countv player. His LITTLE PLAY AT THE OVAL The first day the Surrey-Middlesex match at the Oval was almost completely spoilt by the weather, which is exerting an increasingly greater influence upon events in the county championship as the summer draws to its close.

Only 40 minutes' play was possible, in which Surrey, after winning the toss, made 24 runs without the loss of a wicket. It was a frustrating day for everyone, and the news that play was possible at Lord's was particularly galling. A surprisingly large crowd was present to see Moss and Warr open the bowling for Middlesex a few minutes after 3 30. Neither was able to extract any life from the sodden turf. Moss was inclined to pitch too short, while Warr wasted too many balls by bowling wide of the leg stump.

Clark and Stewart proceeded warily, feeling their way. but both began to settle down comfortably, though Clark suffered a nasty blow on the right hand in Moss's second over. Titmus had time for one over from the Vauxhall end before the players were sent scurrying back to the pavilion. Stewart's performances in recent weeks have aroused much interest and considerable enthusiasm. He has made an exceptionally good start for so young a player, and played very well against Essex on a wet wicket.

It is to be hoped that he will be given the chance to show what he can do in similar conditions to-morrow Two full days may well be enough for a definite result to be reached. Surrey will be particularly anxious for the weather to relent they need another victory to sustain their late bid to retain the championship SURREY First Innings Clark not out 13 Steuart. J. not out 11 Total (for 01 24 Umpires M. Oldficld and Harry Elliott.

To-dn's hours of play. 1 1 30 to 0 30 ESSEX v. HAMPSHIRE At Clacfon. HAMPSHIRE First Inning Rogers. Ihw m.

fcagor Gibb Insole Harrison. not out 12 Extra (lb 1) i Bailey 27 Gray. J. Vlgr Insole 22 Rev Bridge not out 12 Total (for 3 75 Umpires; A. Pmbecary and Palmer To-day 'a hours of play: 30 to 7 GLOUCESTER v.

PAKISTAN At ChellciiJiam. GLOUCESTERSMIRF Pin. Innl Emmcri, G. I Milton. C.

A not am 19 uiniKri. vj not OI Graveney. T. Aiirnuaain s-nral Muhmnnii Total tfor 3) 6 Umpires: J. S.

Bulter and H. G. Haldunn To-da's hours of play: 1130 to 6 30, NORTHANTS v. DERBYSHIRE At Weill iLBhorOLtjfri. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Pint lotting JrooKcs, Hamer i Morsun it Tribe.

G. Revi.J Morgan Vancouver, August 7. The last day of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games here brought triumph and tragedy to English athletes triumph to 25-year-old R. G. Bannister, who won his duel with the only other man ever to have run a mile under four minutes, J.

Landy (Australia) tragedy to 35-year-old J. H. Peters, who was carried to hospital delirious and exhaused after collapsing within sight of victory in the Marathon. Hardly had the cheering died away after the Bannister-Landy mile when a frail-looking figure in white shorts and vest tottered into the stadium. The crowd of 35,000 rose to cheer the Marathon winner home from his gruelling 26 miles-plus run But Peters was not home yet.

His head rolled from side to side as he gasped for breath and he fell to the track with a lap still to go For a full two minutes he lay motionless. A hush fell on the horrified crowd. Police and doctors gathered round, knowing that to help him meant his disqualification. Other events came to a halt and the athletes saw the gallant Peters climb unsteadily to his feet. He tried to run on, but almost immediately he was down again.

The courage which has driven Peters more than the distance round the Equator since he took up Marathon running eight years ago again brought him to his feet. From side to side of the track he reeled in his agony. Down again and then up. A few anguished paces and down again. Fifteen minutes after he entered the stadium he had covered only 150 yards.

He must have fallen twenty times. At last he crossed what he thought was the finishing line. Mays, the English masseur, wrapped his arms around the exhausted runner and carried him from the track. Mays, too, had mistaken the finishing line. There was still 220 yards to go.

The line Peters had crossed was that which had been used for the finish of the mile. Six doctors, including Bannister, crowded round the disqualified Peters, and he was given oxygen. Meanwhile a great cheer went up for the next man into the stadium, a little Scot, J. McGhee. He won in 2hr.

39min. with two South Africans close on his heels J. Meckler and J. Barnard. S.

E. W. Cox, ATHLETICS 440 YARDS Empire Gioh Record: 47.9SCC, O. V. Share (South Africa).

938: W. Robert! lEr-slandl. I93S: E. J. Carr (Australia) 1950 Empire and Commonwealth Record: 47sec V.

Shore (South Africa), 1938 Final. 1. K. Gosper (Australia). 47.2sec; 2.

D. Jowett (New Zealand). 47.4sec 3, T. Tobacco (Canada). 47.8sec.; 4.

P. G. Frer (England). 48 4sec: 5. J.

Roicrts (British Guiana). 4S.5src: 6. A. Dick (Emland). 48.6sec MILE Empire Gajne, Record: 4min tlscc.

C. W. ParncU (Canada) 1930. Empire and Commonwealth Record: 3mln. 59 i Bannmcr Ctnsland) 1934.

FinaL I. R. G. Bannister (England). 3min.

SB.Ssec. (Games and Empire and Commonwealth record): 2, J. Landy (Australia). 3min. 39 tisec; 3.

R. Fenuson (Canada). 4smn. 4.fiscc 4. V.

MlUigan (Northern Ireland). 4mlru Ssec 5. M. Halberf (New Zealand). 4min.

7.2kc 6. X. H. Boyd (Ensland). 4min 7.2scc: 7.

W. Bailie (New Zealand). 4min. Usee. MARATHON Final.

1. J. McGhee (Scotland). 2hr. 39rain.

36scc J. Meckler (South Africa). 2hr. 40min. 3 J.

Barnard (South Africa). 2hr. 51mln. 49 Ssec: 4. Lush (Canada).

2hr. 52min. 47 4jec 5. G. Hillier (Canada).

2hr. 58mirj. 43.4scc; 6. Crosscn (Northern Ireland), ihr. Omlo.

12.2scc. 4 110, YARDS RELAY Empire Games Record: 41.6sec. Canada. 1938. Empire and Common wealth Record: 41.3scc, Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

1932 Seroi'finals. (First three to qualify in each heat for final) First beat: 1. Nueria. 41 gscc: 2. Canada 4I.9sec: 3.

Australia. Second beat: 1. England. 42 3 sec: 2. Jamaica.

42.3sec.: 3. Pakistan. 42.3sec Final. 1. Canada.

4I.3sec. (Games record, enuals Empire and Commonwealth record); 2. Nrjcrta. 41.3sec Games record, equals Empire and Commonwealth record): 3- Australia. 41.7sec.; 4.

England OI. Shenlon. G. Ellis A. LiUinston.

K. J. Box). 41.9sec: 5. Pakistan.

42scc: e. Jamaica 4 440' YARDS RELAY Empire Gamw Record: 3min. 16 Ssec. Ensland. 1934 Jamaica 1952 CommonweIh Record: 3min.

9 2ec, K-fiVr', J'liIV11d Hna1.ii. A. Diet. p. G.

Spin- Cmei record): 2. Canada Snaln. 11 6sec 3. Australia. 3min.

4 amln. 17.6sec 5. Gold Coast. 3min. IS.rjscc: o.

Jamaica 3mln. 19sec POLE VAULT FinaL 1 G. Elliott (Ermland). 14ft. (Games ISeoi'-J- 5 Miller (Canada).

I3ft. 3. J. BurKer (South Africa) I3ft 4. R.

Adams (Canada), lift 5 Richards Zealand). 6. Anderson (Canada) Ijft HAMMER iSSo" 10iln- McD DrSoulb aSST'iST 4," J- Motanunad lqbal (Pakistan). record): Dreyer (South Africa) 178ft. 7Hn P.

AUuay (Eneland). 172ft. T' llfbi I- LaU' (Northern 157ft. SJ.In.: C. Douilas (Scotland).

155ft. Ctw Zealand) 152ft. 7in. Amona the J-A- Saddle (Ensland). 147ft.

arid M. Pharaoh (Ensland). 147ft. Hln Iab.1 (Pakistan). 181ft.

Sin. (Gaines "cro i 2 J. D'cyer (South Africa). I79ft. 7iin 3.

c. K. Doiulai (Scotland). 173ft. 4.

D. J. Anthony (friiiand) 171ft 2Jln: 5. C. Allday (Enclnntl).

I7(iit A. Valentine (Scotland). 169ft. OiiT WOMEN'S 4 110 YARDS RELAY Empire Games Record: 47.9sec. Australia.

1950. Australia 46 8scc 2. Ensland (A Pashlcy, Armitaae. s. Bursess.

S. Hampton). 46.9sec 3. Canada. 47.8SCC Rowing SERPENTINE OPEN SPRINTS From a Special Correspondent London, Saturday.

The Serpentine open sprint regatta sponsored by the News of the World was concluded to-day, when sojne sixty races were decided. The officials who were running the regatta had come from all parts of the country and much of the credit for the success of the event must go to them for their efficient handling of their own particular tasks. Much interest was taken bv the crowds lining the banks of the lake "in the canoe events, particularly the K.4s, which were a sight to many Londoners, and it was notable that the winning senior K.4 team from Richmond Canoe Club covered the half-mile course in 3mm. 5sec, whereas Crowland's time in winning the senior coxed fours was 3min. 4sec.

It seems, therefore, that a race between a K.4 and a coxed four would be a close affair. Crowland put up a most meritorious performance in also winning the Thames Cup Eights, in which they beat London and National Provincial Bank, for the same London crew had beaten Thames in the final of the Grand Eights. London, represented by H. N. Plaisted and the veteran P.

N. Carpmael, also won the pairs D. V. Melvin (Lancaster John o' Gauntj beat R. Bowles (Barnes) and J.

Dorman (Royal Chester) in winning the senior sculls from an entry of fourteen, and with R. Nicholls (Ulysses) he also won the double sculls. Rivalling the K.4 races in their novelty were the Coastal events in which the crews rowed the course twice and turned at the end of the first length. Worthing, the winners of the senior Coastal fours, covered the double course in 6min. 21sec, while Brighton, winners of the junior race, won in 6min.

42sec, times which compare favourably with those of the lighter river fours. The Richmond and Koyal Canoe Clubs, which are like London and Thames in the rowing world, were concerned in all the finals of the canoe events in spite of a stronge challenge from Belgium, and Richmond won five of them against the Royal's two. CENTRAL LANCASHIRE LEAGUE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TOURING TEAM. South AuVTrillan louring Team: R. Miller Anderson 5.

G. Tiller Ltereu 25. J. Honan lbwr Bartels 5. D.

Fischer Barrels Anderson 5. Curtis Eterctt 10, G. Young Bartels Everett 0, A. Kclar Anderson Acton 8 T. Tiller Everett 2, H.

Wheaton Everett I. c. Sampson not out 0. Skitch and Acton 0. extras 3: total 54 (Bartels 11-2-19-1, Anderson 8-2-14-2.

Everett 7-1-S-5. Acton 4 4-1-10-2). Central Lancashire League Kleven; D. Heywood not out 27. D.

Hasty Skitch 14, P. Fakes Curtis 0. Bartels not out 15: total (for 2) 56 (Curtis 6-1-32-1. Skitch 6-1-24-1). NORTH WESTERN LEAGUE.

Atro v. Denton West 29 for 0: Burnage v. Nordcn 56 for 3. Denton 116 for 5 dec. Grcenmount 40 far 7: Draylsden 49 for 5.

Roe Green 46. Tharnham 104 for 4. Oldhams 96; Waadbank 16S for 7 dec. Fieldhousc 77. SADDI.EWORTH -AND DISTRICT LEAGUE.

Slayley 148 Saddlewarth 110, Delnh 66. Ftowery Field 91: Hollimvood 107. Greenfield 113 for 8 dec: Friarmere 1 38 for 9 English Steel 32: Mlcklehurst 185. Moor-sidc 111: Uppermill 62. Austertands 111.

CLOSSOP DISTRICT LEAGUE. Charlesworlh 91. National Sports Club 54. Other games abandoned owing to rain ROYAL NAVY THE ARMY. At Lord's The Army llht Inninas): 118 for 4 US.

BarVcr 11)2. J- W. Cartuncht 71) YSTRADGVNLAIS, SATURDAY. The rain it raineth every day, and this morning it did so with a quite peculiar malignity. As it had also rained all night the condition of the Eisteddfod field outside the limit cf the plank walks can be imagined.

What had been mud all week was turning into miniature lakes in most places. And yet, in spite of the worst the weather could do, there were 13,000 people here to-day, not counting the evening concert, and the total attendance at the Eisteddfod throughout the week, again excluding the evening concerts, has been over a hundred thousand. This afternoon, the day's president, the Rev. Hubert Davies, chairman of the local executive committee, said that all the expenses amounting to 42.000 had been covered. That gave some idea of the standing of the National Eisteddfod in Welsh life.

Mr Davies thought the nation could be proud of its ability to make a success of so huge an undertaking. The outstanding things to-day were the two male voice contests. In the second were four competing choirs, the winners of the first prize being the N.O.R. party from Skewen the Cambrian Gleemen from Clydach Vale were second. One of the test pieces was The Destruction of Senacherib," a work by Lewis Thomas, a native of Ystradgyn-lais.

who has lived in the United States for many years. Mr Thomas was present to-day on his first visit to Wales in 21 years and he came on the stage to present the Welch Fusiliers' Cup to the conductor of the winning choir. Two choirs only Pendyrus and Treorchy entered for the chief male voice competition, the first prize of 200 and the Welsh Guards' Cup with a baton and gold medal for the conductor going to the Treorchv choir. This contest came at the end of the after noon and there was a pleasant little scene with which to end the Eisteddfod. When Mr Duggan, the conductor of the Pendyrus choir, a veteran Eisteddfod winner, came on the stage to receive BLUE, RED, AND Wild Fruits in The second of the wild fruits (strawberries come first) are ripe, and people are now picking them: blaeberries or bilberries, hurtleberries or whortleberries (hurts and wurts to most pickers) or even whinberries.

Not that they erow on whin it is an aching back rather than prickled fingers that one foresees when setting out to gathei the blue-bloomed black fruit of Vaecinium myrtillus. Here and there you mav find it in open woods and moors at auite low altitudes, as in the New Forest but for the most cart it belonss to the uncultivated lands above the 800ft contour, the territory of red grouse and blackcock, both of which share the wood-Diseons taste for the iuicv crop. For some pickers the task is a kind of ritual or ceremony, an annual expedition to recall those happy days of childhood spent on the heights, at an age when picnics were enjoyed There were lizards to hunt on the sun-warmed banks and an occasional adder to fear, and moorland ponies and cattle which stood in the shallows of the fern-fringed stream chattering at the bottom of the long moorland slope. There is also the delight of getting something for nothing the more potent when the prices of fruit are high. But wurt-picking in England poses two questions First, why do not people use the devices, half-way between comb and shovel, which are employed in some Continental countries instead of picking the small fruits one by one and, secondly, why is it that we import great quantities of whortleberries from Scandinavia and Finland while we have so much Vaecinium territory of our own Of course, there is still some professional picking for money in this country, and I can remember that in 1919 on.Exmoor school-children could supplement their threepence a week pocket-money by ten shillings a day (It was a dubious occupation for boys, since they stood a good chance of being beaten by girls, but ten shillings was ten shillings.) More recently, in the early part of the last war before controls were effective, pickers in the Black Mountains were said to be getting as much as 70s a day.

The lure of something for nothing will soon be taking a few thrifty people to seek wild raspberries. Small and pippy though they be, they have an excellent flavour and make good tarts and jam. In many places several pounds can be gathered in a short time. A question about the distribution of wild rasps once brought the CHELTENHAM BEAT ILFORD Chess Championship From our Chess Correspondent Reading, Sunday. Cheltenham beat Ilford by 4J points to 11 in the final of the National Chpss Club championship played here to-day at the rted J-ion Hotel, but the score gives no indication of the closeness of the contest, every game being stubbornly fought out.

A curious fact is that Blacks won four games and Whites only one, with one draw. Results players first) H. I WooivertlRuy Lopez" fi'Pv3. 9ok 0- Sicilian defence i wjuu u. ur a.

otureeon 1 Two TCnioMc fdf xt i MnrrPll 0 Rn imiqt ms -r -V 7 J. Soesan 0, Dutch defence C47) Clarke played a very fine game, and nad good prospects when, under stress OI time. llA misefafl tVio driftei into a lost position. wivcuuu noo ai one tune a decided advantage, but Dr Aitken defended in masterly fashion. Mardle won a pawn noddle game, and won in a finely euums.

ur sturgeon gave up a pawn for an attack whir.h nrst-class st.vlp gave IIL2 opponent an opportunity for a neat on lne eignteentn move, which led to a decisive split by the same rook on rank and file. Neale won two bishops for a rook, and prevailed in spite of his opponent's resistance. BODY OF TRAPPED MINER RECOVERED Rescue Workers at Britannia Collierv. Pergam, South Wales, on Saturday recovered the body of Jan Sadowski, aged 40, a Polish miner, of Bedwellty Road. Cefn Vnrpet a roof-fall in a conveyor district on rnuay lugm.

iyru mattnews, aged it, an overman, who was trapped up to his waist by the fall, was released shortly after the accident, anri all home. Gold Siler Bronze 23 24 20 2t 11 18 16 7 12 9 20 7 7 5 6 2 5 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 i 4 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 1 6 I 0 II 1 0 1 I) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 I) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 century came in three hours out of no more than 159 and though he was missed by Goonsesena shortly afterwards off Smales Hutton went on serenely taking runs as his fancy dictated. He was unbeaten for 149 at the day's end. having made 80 of his runs from boundaries Hutton cannot help his abundance. The swing of his bat is as natural as a normal summer's warmth.

To refer, to his work in terms of runs and times and boundaries is absurd, as was proved so completely in this Bradford innings. One does not compare him with contemporaries, for he is incomparable This was a display of creative craftsmanship. Lowson helped him to put on 67 runs for the first wicket before edging Goonesena into the wicketkeeper's hands, while Wilson was perhaps unlucky to be run out when Hutton declined a third run to Wilson's own call. A partnership of 70 runs in well under an hour came from Hutton's association with Watson before the left-hander was beautifully caught deep at mid-off. and it was left to Close to round off the day with a display of hitting which caused the spectators to forget all about the gathering clouds and the zig-zagging of the lightning.

He hit so furiously that he reached 50 in 35 minutes and had included two sixes and seven fours in his unbeaten 62 at the end with the great crowd in a roaring ecstasy of delight YORKSHIRE First innings Hutton. L. not out .149 W. Yardlcy run 1 not out 62 Lowson. A Kowe out Goonesena 19 Close, Wilson, i.

run out 28 Lester. St. Kowe Gooncserm 2 Watson. Giles Smales 34 Extras (b 4. lb 3) 7 Total (for 5) 302 Umpires: W.

Jones and P. Corrall To-day's hours of play: II to 6 30 TOP FIRST-CLASS AVERAGES BATTING (Qualification IS completed InninRV. dv crane 36 00) N'ul Hjttitt Inna. out. Runs Inns Atgc Graveney, T.

31 4 I 7X7 22Z bb.m Kcnion. 3 2.274 253 OJ. Id Compton, DCS 25 2 1.439 278 62 56 P. K. May 2K 5 1.2H9 211 5b U4 LMnRSton.

.17 A 164 2fJM 49 84 P. E. Richardson 18 (I RJJ 185 49 66 W. Etlrlch 34 3 1.5N4 195 48 51 IX J. Insole 38 6 1.475 172 46 09 Wolion A.

41 5 1.513 165 42 02 J. ft. Srnllh J-l 4 I 511 201 41.97 S. Shoppard 29 2 1.103 120 4 85 Cox. 31 3 1.126 167 40 21 Lester.

(Yorks) 33 A 1,157 163 39 89 Wihon, 43 4 1,542 138 39 53 F. Prelo.e 3 779 137 3S 95 Dollery, 37 7 1.134 142 37 Kt) Close D. II 32 I.0H8 164 37 33 Parks. 39 7 I.1Q3 135 37 28 Clark, T. 35 5 1.114 179 37 13 M.

C. Cov.drey 40 3 1.374 4ft 37 13 Washhrook. C. 29 5 RB5 118 3d H7 WatklM. A.

Jl 7 36 82 Gardner. F. 44 7 1 354 150 36 SQ Not out BOWLING (Qui lift cailort 71 wickets, a.cracc 200m Overs Mdnt Runs Wkta Avge Siathnm. 505.1 156 1. 100 77 14 J8 Loader P.

513 4 122 204 81 I4 86 Bedser. A. 66 20 1.257 84 14 96 Dooland. 99 3'9 2,240 153 96 McConnon. 6SK 2 225 6fl4 107 (4 99 Apploard.

K2fi I 255 1 1S2 112 15 64 JjckAon (Derb) hOI 1 244 1 653 105 15.74 Laker. 756 4 24(1 MI2 101 15 86 Wurdle. J. 992 3 414 I SbO 116 16 03 rrucman 6S4 157 ir.lt 99 IG 29 Titicrall. KI7 249 1,496 88 170U nudum.

8565 298 I jftrf, 17 11 Lack GAR 7U 5 287 1 4S 82 17 41 Wooller 619 1 220 I 4V 82 17 75 ounc. A 667 2 249 .152 73 18 52 Hollies. 1 115 458 2 061 108 1908 Mortimorc J. 573 1 179 1390 71 1957 Larenctf. 495 4 103 1 478 75 19 70 Well.

735 5 241 1 80 19 83 ihacklccon D. 872 3 325 1.592 80 19 90 SOMERSET v. WORCESTER Af Wcton-4upcr-Murc. WORCESTERSHIRE First Innints Kenon. Lomax McMahon 36 OJlit-hoorn, Wijtht Hilton 52 Dews.

Hilton McMaHon 0 Bird And Hilton 7 Broddbent, R. Lav-rcncc Hilton 4 Horion. noi out 16 Jenkins. Stephenson Hilton 0 Yarnold. run out 3 Iarks McMahon Chesterton not out 4 Extras (lb 5 5 Total (for 8 131 Umpires.

E. Cooke and E. A. Roberts To-day's hours of play: 11 30 to 6 3U SUSSEX v. KENT Al I love.

KENT First Phcbey. A. not out 55 J. Allan Uoaanrt Oikman 6 Wilson, Oak-man Thomson 0 Mt Cow drey tbw Thomson Pet if or d. inomson 1 Hearn not out 20 Extras tb 12, lb I) 14 Total (for 4) .104 Umpires: Chester and K.

McCanSis Today's hours of play: II iO 10 7 WARWICK v. CANADIANS At Edshitston. WARWICKSHIRE First I mil 11 Ks Horner. N. lbw Christen Ibadullah.

Stead J. K. Thompson nut out 18 Wulton. A. not out 20 Total (for 2 Umpires: D.

Duvies and Harold Elliott. Io day's hours of play: 1 1 30 to 30 LF1CESTERSHIRE v. LANCASHIRE. At Leicester M. TompUn's IJeneCit) No jilJy fu-day btcjuiit; ot mm.

LElCLSrEKSHIRC HatLim. bmjlli. lumpkin M. Smilhson. A C.

H. Palmer. Juckion. V. V.

WuKh. Firth. Saac. Banner. II.

LANCASHIRE ffrom Washbruok, Plate. Wharton. A Ldnch. A Ikin. 1 O.

Pullar. Wilson. Statham. Tatlcrsall, Berry. Grcenhojfth.

Collins. Umpires S. Mobei, and H. Gray. To-days hours of play.

30 to 7 MINOR COUNTIES. Hertfordshire 248 for 6 dec iJ. Owen 651. Hertfordshire 11 for 1. Norfolk 65 for 0 dec.

and 84 fur 3. Essex 66 for 1 dec Oxfordshire 309 for 6 dec Cornwall 62 for Berkshire 190 for 4 dec (D. Younx 701 Buckmshamshire 66 for Suffolk 227 for 4 dec. and 109 for 4 dec Second Eleven 166 for 9 dec (D L. Newman 53.

Si evens 4 for 73) and 12S for 7 (Stevens 5 for 52 YORKSHIRE COUNCIL. Brown Tractors 46 for Askern 103 for 4, English Steel 102; Aston Hall 153 for 7 dec, Shtregreen 77 for BclRhton 104, Steel Peech und Tozcr 73: Brodsworth 54. Wath 58 for 5: Bullcroft 72. Rossington 37 for Cortonwood 180 for 5 dec. Sheffield Police 24 for 0: Darfield 128 for 5 dec.

Sclby Olyn.pl a 131 for 5: East Ardsley 33 for 7 v. Batlcy; Haltam 43. Firbeck t09 for 9 dec Harrosate 149 for 6 Hallifax 16 far 0. Hiirtshead Moor 103 for 8 dec Elsccar 13 for Huddersfield I C-l. 19 for 4 Morley, Kjiaresborough 183 for 8 dec.

Ack worth 4 for 0: Mcihlcy 124 Tor 6 v. Whitwood. Mitchell Main (98. Rockingham 7 for 0. Oulton 16 for 2.

lllingworth 97. Raw marsh 0 for 2. York 113. Sheffield United 171 for 5 dec. Rothcrham 72; Somh Klrkby 102 for 9.

Swinton tOI for 8 dec Thackley A Her ion Bywater 100 for 3, Wombwell 195 for 6 dec, Hemsworth 19 for Tonn Park t. Butte rflc Ids 1 15 for 2 Other frames abandoned early. HEAVY WOOLLEN CUP FINAL. OirslaEl Qucit 46 for 4. at Heckmondwike.

Continued to-night LEEDS LEAGUE. Loft hotisc 105 v. J. Si S. Rhodes; I C.S.

76 for 6 Carlton; Garforth 143 for 3. Woodhousc 142: Hunslet Nelson v. HiRhbury 129 lor 5, Leeds Police 122. Pudsey Brit 90 far 4: Co I ton 118. Thrift Stores 44 ror Rothwcll 118 Claytons 14 for 0 Other games abandoned early.

NORTHERN LEAGUE. Flcciwood 70. Lcyland 76 for Kendal 105 for 6. Preston 128 for 9 dec: Lon-cibtcr 66 for 2. Dumen 64, LcjUrnl Motors 151.

BlaLkpaol 66 St Annes I5t for 7. Fnmas 177 for 3 dec Other a tches a bandoned KIBBLESDALE LEAGUE. Great Harwood 55. Iilheroe 6. f-r i.

Read 165 for 4 dec. Skipion 64. Ktbblcsdale 124 tor det Lurby 65 for 8: eulc 4 fo- i Bflxenden 44: Burnoldswick 113 for 2, Whalev 106 Blackburn Northern 121 for 5. Padiham 116. HIGH PEAK LEAGUE.

Hich Lane 70 for 9, Buxworlh 81; Offerton 103 for 7. Trinity 134 for dec Msrple 76 for 4. Hde 70. British Railways 177 far 8 dec Hope 60 for 6 Other tames abandoned BOLTON LEAGUE. Afit ley Bridge 84 for Egerton 82: Bradshavk 62 for 3.

Tonne 60; Horwicb R.M.I. 118. Heaton 116 for 7. Kesraley 125 for 7 dec. Eagley 35; Wnlkden 87 v.

Farnworth: Westhouabton 46, Little Lever 48 for 7. BOLTON ASSOCIATION. Ad! niton ill. Astley and Tyld. ColLs.

64: Barton Hall 75. Fatnv-orth SC 78 for 9. Tootals SC 121 for 8 dec. Atherton Colls. 85 for Walkden M.M.

29 for 7 v. Walker Inst DERBYSHIRE AND CHESHIRE LEAGUE. Chapel-en-le-Frllh 103. Pain tan 105 for 9: Haj field 41, Dave Holes 45 far 2: Wrialey Bridge 74 New Mills SG Tor 4 Other names abandoned. LANCASHIRE v.

YORKSHIRE: Young Amateurs Match. At Litlleborouah Lancashire: 1 Gibson Walker Younu I. Edse Handley Hare 13, C. Gradwcir Handley Hare 7. J.

Booth Younx Garner 13. Hardman Pitt Walker 40, Coope st Rhodes Garner II. pattern Dyson Walker 3. Hilton Garner Walker 3. Fell not out 2.

Rushton no' it I. extras II: total (for 8 dec.) 105. Yorkshire: B. Handley Clayton Korrox 2. Dyson Clayton Htllon 1.

Johnson Graded I Fell 18, D. YounR not out 6. I. Goddnro not out 21. extras 2.

loul tfor 3) 70. M-lch drawn. Hummer I. Starch. 186ft; 2 Ziarmann.

3. R.mxe. 164ft. WOfENS EVENTS 100 Metres. 1 Sander.

12 6i.ee 2. Esart, 12 7sec; 3 Boehmer. 12 Usee 200 Metres. 1, Boehmer. 24 7sec 2.

Aranz. 25.2sec 3. Lrny, 25 3sec. S0O Metres. I.

betchler. 2mm 16 3ec 2, Weiss. 2min 17 2iec 3. Isleb, 2min. 2L2sec BO Metres Hurdles.

1, Sander. 11 4scc 2, Gaslel. II 5sec 3. Seonbuchncr, 11 5sec Lons Jump. 1.

Stumps. 19ft 2 Fisch. I9ft. 3in 3. Fjuth.

19rt 2m Javelin. Kruecr. I6lft 2. Brocmmel. 3.

Gross. t42ft Weiaht. 1. Werner. 46rL 3in 2.

Blebermann, 43ft. 3. Hajzcn. 42ft 4in Discus 1 Werner. 150ft.

2. Maicr. 140ft 3in 3. Son neck Utrft. GLASGOW RANGERS SPORTS D.

Henderson, of Newcastle, won the 880 yards in the Glasgow Rangers FC. sports at Ibrox on Saturday in lmin. 53.5sec. In the final straight he moved in front of Stanley (United States), threw off his challenge, and was widening the gap when he won by three yards. Wood, of Sheffield, who won the 1,500 metres at the White City a week ago, took the mile in 4min.

10.5sec, F. Dwver, the American champion being beaten into fourth place Results 110 Yards. t. Williams (USA): 2. W.

Henderson (salsnntansl: 3. Sand.trorn (AAA). 3d 21 8scc 440 Yards. 1. Festenden (U.S.A 2.

McDonald Gnrscube. 3 HiflEins rA.A 2id.i 49 3sec 8S Yards. I. R. Henderson (A.A 2.

Stanley (TJ.S A 3 B. Grooan CA A.A lmin. 53 Ssec K-. P1 'AAA): 2. J.

Ens 3. Kankevillc A A.A lliyd 4min. 10 Ssec Two MUm. 1. R.

Maynard (AAA): 2. Norns (A A.A 3. Erc (A A.A.): 2sd 9min. 5 Ssec. 11? Vril! HtBh Hurdles.

1. Kmsella (Eire): 2. f.B "i'lrclh IAJA.I. 3. A.

I. D. Francs A A.A.): 2U 14.7SCC 440 Yards Hurdlts. 1. Culbreath (U.S A )' 2 Danaerfield (A A A 3.

A I. D. Francis rA A 10yd. 52 Hec (New. Scouish ull-ccimers' record).

Hlyli Jump. I Jeter (U 6fc 5in 2. M. O'Reilly (Eire). 6ft 2m 3.

Piper (Glasuow Police). 2in Poie Vault. 1. Welbnrn (USA) 2. N.

G. Greuor (AAA). 13ft 6sin (Scottisb native record, 3. 1 Ward (AAA). Hit 3in.

Weialil. 1. Koch (USA.l. 47ft. 5in 2.

T. A. Loaan (Renfrew Constabular)) 44rt 9in 3. Drummond (Henot'sl 44ft Sin YORKSHIRE JUNIOR EVENT The Yorkshire junior athletic championships were held at Bradford on Saturday. Results were 100 Crosby (Leeds): 2, Knowlei.

is.mscv iiia rem i is lime. 10 4c. 220 Yards. I. Kinney.

2. Crosbj: 3. Bailey (HarroKineV. lime. 22 9sec (record equalled) 440 Yard.

I. A Whfiworth (Pomefraci and Clle-fordi, 2 Morns Hatlamshirc; 3 RanVm (Airedale): time 52.9sec 8HQ I. F. w. Cheeiham i Sheffield United): 2.

F. BriKR (Wakefield). 3. 11 Uamh Olympic); time lmin 59 2sec (a record) One Mile- I Harper (Rothcrham); 2. Slinscr (Lancaster Primrose); 3 A A (Raiherham).

time, Jmin 3()iec 110 Yards Hurdles. 1 Hi stop (Rot her him 2. IJ CarnriRtun Bimtlev). 3. Sower (Oueen Ltizheth OS), lime, 15 7j.ee (record) 200 Yards Hurdles.

Ti Carnngton: 2. M. C. Robinson fVlalihy GS), 3 R. Apland (Leeds AC), time 24 5 sec One-mile Walk.

1 Haney (Sheffield United) 2 B. MnKlund VakcCield: i Fletcher (Shcilicld United): time. 7mm 4 1 sec. I.nntT Jump. 1.

tvnoulet 2 M. Turner (R'sh- Aorth GSi I Mallmson (Koundhay School); distance. 20ft. 4in DKcus. 1, Nonhern (London AC); 2, P.

Reicy (Hnrronatc: 3. Thompson (Bndllnrton School): distance. 15(ft 1 In (record). Hitth Jump. 1 A Daushtery (HaHa); 2.

J. T. Hyslop; 3 Robinson: heiht. 5ft 8m Weliiht 1. G.

Vorlhern: 2 Reed (Pocklme-ton): 3 J. B. Lord (Halifax): distance. 44ft 7in Hop. Step, and Jump.

I. J. Hyslop. 2. R.

WolVer (Wakefield). 3. M. C. Robinson: distance.

40ft OJin. Javelin. Thompson: 2 A P. Page (Wakefield); diisiancc. 1 5Sft Gin.

120 Yard Senior 1. Pinder (Doncaster 2. ID Soar (Rotherhaml: 3. Botiomley (H arch ills), time 24 9sec (record) Senior Six 1. Ibhotson (Loncwood); 2 Hedley (Sheffield United).

3 Pawson (Harehdlsl time 29tnin 46 4sec WIFE AND INFANT DEAD IN HOUSE Husband's Body on Track Police, who entered a house in Flower Street, Oldham, yesterday found Mrs Joyce Evelyn Dokic, an Englishwoman who married a refugee from Yugoslavia, and her daughter Christine, aged six months, dead with throat wounds. Whimpering, but unharmed in her cot in the same room as her sister was Evelyn Dokic, aged two. She had lain there alone for ten hours. Earlier yesterday the body of the husband, a cotton worker, Gojko Dokic, aged 44, was found on a railway track one hundred yards from his home. Police who went to the house could get no reply and went in.

The mother and child are thought to have died about 9 p.m. on Saturday. A clasp knife which may have caused their injuries was found in the house. The Dokic family moved to Oldham three weeks ago from Bradford, but they had made no friends in Flower Street, where a number of Ukrainian families live. On Saturday evening Dokic called on Vasyl Pawlkywski, a Ukrainian, who lives a few doors away.

Pawlkywski said yesterday Dokic said his wife did not like coming to live where there wpro fnT-oi rXn nannla ti Wo A. 1 i. 1 iv. uyaci emu snaking, ana started to cry." The police left Evelyn in the care of another Ukrainian family next door. MORE FAST TRAINS When the British Railways winter time-tables come into operation on Monday.

September 20, there will be 47 trains making start-to-stop runs at 60 m.p.n. or more, compared with, 46 in the SvTeatriair115 585 BLACK BERRIES Their Season suggestion that round about the 800-foot contour rasps might begin to take the place of blackberries. There may be something in this idea, but good wild raspberries can occasionally be found at much lower levels, as in Surrey or on the fringes of Savernake Forest. Incidentally, it was a Polish forester who once remarked with surprise on England's brambles and blackberries, "You have these things where we should always have raspberries in our forests." Among the foothills of the Rockies I have seen patches of wild raspberries covering many acres, and there the brown bears came to feast on the fruit. Blackberries are now almost the only wild fruit which is gathered and used in almost every county in England.

In some country districts picking is cut short by the notion that hTar-lrhoT-r-ioe aro 4VvtJ Hit unwholesome after Michaelmas, when the devil spits on them. The earlier, less-ripe fruit is the better for iii7sr.Triairino iLlUk in other respects October blackberries can ue excellent and none the worse if touched by one or two degrees of frost -owDernes and cranberries, both relative rarities so far as most of us are concerned, are improved by frost, and so may be the fruit of the rowan or mountain ash. That is, if the birds spare the coral clusters to the few human beings who like to make "bottled sunshine" jelly to go with roast mutton All the members of the thrush family seem tn In sorb-apples, and one species, the ring- UUel' nsnt De said to have a special association with the tree and its propagation. Both the ring-ouzel and the rowan flourish in positions above the line Wherp th lnr-le nf shelter makes most of the commoner birds ana trees decide that they do not like quite so much wind on the heath they will keep to lower levels. Incidentally, the popular name of the mountain ash is unfortunate and misleading for a tree which is much nearer to Pyrus (the Dears and apples) than to Fraxinus from which it is far removed indeed As for hips, who in 2954 gathers the hips that were harvested bv the ton 1944? It was of hips that John Gerard wrote, just 350 years ago The fruit when it is ripe maketh most pleasant meats and banquetting dishes, as tarts and such-like; the making whereof I commit to the cunning cooke." T9ii tnrlnnln l.

no, will look askance at so many pips and so little pulp j. d. U. W. TOM JENKINS TO LEAVE SPA Henry Hall Booked The directors of the Spa (Scarborough) Ltd.

announced on Saturday that they had decided not to exercise their option to retain the services of Mr Tom Jenkins, conductor of the Palm Court Orchestra, when the season ends on September 26. They said that they had made arrangements with Mr Henry Hall for him to be actively associated with the musical presentation at the Spa's Grand Hall for the 1955 season. The company also announced that from, to-morrow admission to evening concerts will be at a flat rate of 2s, and that no extra 6d ground admission charge will be made to buyers of such tickets. It intends, however, to retain its seat reservation system, with prices at 3s 6d and 2s, bookable in advance, for Thursdays and Sundays. Mr Jenkins invited 300 people sitting in 2s seats in the hall on Wednesday to move forward into empty 3s Sd seats.

He did so. he said, in protest against the booking arrangements at the Spa this year. He considered that it affected attendances on evenings other than Thursdays and Sundays the broadcasting evenings. RAILWAY APPOINTMENT Mr Leslie M. Sayers has been appointed divisional operating superintendent of British Railways London Midland Region at Crewe.

For the past three years he has been district operating superintendent at Nottingham. He succeeds Mr H. F. Pallant, who is relinquishing his duties temporarily because of ill health. Mr Harry Booth, former chairman of Stoke City Football Club and national president of the Licensed Victuallers Defence League of England and Wales from 1939 to 1945, died on Saturday, aged 80.

6 Keinoldt. B. rj BroJerkk. Jbv. JjLkson 2 Tyson.

F. not out t) Extras (b 3) 3 Tntal (for 7) 58 England Australia Somh Africa Canada New Zealand Scotland SnuUlcrn Rbodesia Trinidad Northern Ireland Northern Rhodesia Nigeria Pakistan Wales Jamaica Barbados Honxkoni Uganda British Guiana Bahamas Bermuda Fiji Gold Coast India Kenya Lawn Tennis ENGLAND OUTPLAYS IRELAND England completed an overwhelming victory over Ireland in a lawn tennis international match, by winning four of the Ave matches at St Annes yesterday for a 10-1 final margin. Ireland's only success was scored by J. 13. Hackett, who beat 18-year-old A.

Mills (Lancashire) 6-2, 6-2. Other results were G. D. Oakley (E.) beat G. P.

Jackson 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 Miss A. Buxton and Miss P. Hird (E.) beat Miss E. Lombard and Miss J. Filzpatrick 6-3, 6-3: Oakley and J.

Barrett (E.) beat M. Murphy and Hackett 6-2, 6-4- Barrett and Miss Buxton (E.) beat Murnhv and Miss Filzpatrick 7-5, C-0. MISS PHILLIPS SUCCEEDS TWICE Two out of three championships were won by 16-year-old Miss E. Phillips, of Chorlton, in the Lancashire Junior Lawn Tennis Championships at Bolton. Miss Phillips won the girls' singles match, the girls' doubles final with 13-year-old Miss J.

V. Stott, of Blackburn, but failed in the final match of the mixed doubles H. Malabar and G. W. Stubbs.

both of Liverpool, also won two championships each. Boys- Singles. H. Malabar beat D. S.

Erutlaod St Annes. 6-2, 6-4 Girls- Singles. Miss E. Phillips beat Miss S. M.

Armstrong. Manchester, 6-2, 3-6. 6-3. Boys' Doubles. Ma labor and W.

stubbs beat S. England and T. Walsh. SouYhport. 6-3.

7 Girls' Doubles. Miss E. Phillips and Miss J. V. Stott J- Salford.

and Miss O'Donncll, Liverpool. 4-6. 6-1. 6-2. Stubbs and Miss E.

SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF it "sass fv-rfkaSaa- arsrr. Sjlfurd 3 Swinlon 12: Warrington 27. Wlgai, wldues 7. Lc.Bh 21 Oldham 17, Rochdjle Hornets 17. A ShilcmJ: lost the somen's doul.Ics firl in the hastern -ass ourt Ijwn teorfii championship.

Brungh and Mr, W. du Pom lU A.I btjt them 6-2. 6-3 The Unners.ty of Urmih Columbia's romg team which won the British Empire Games' cTithls ffi for European churn pfonships at Amsterdum from August 26 to 2V ai wonlah Javelin thrower Konyacvn hns established new world record, accordina to a TS news agency report quoied by Reuters She wm repoTfed lbrow of 55-" IB2ft. Ultn) fi lin world record by 37 centimetres Ensland beat South Africa 3-2 In the third women', hockey International at East London on SaTuYday The two previous internationals were drann and a win draw in Saturdays final international at Capetown would give England nctory In the series would Rab" Union team to meet the Co-optimists in Edinburgh on September 9 wUl be O. Grieveoon (Sclbvl F.

Sykes (Huddersfield). A. G. I Wood iHadlnalavi Morion (Middlesbrough). J.

Brooke Hopper (Harrogate), R. Evans (Royal Signals) Porisse (Sale). N. Mackle (Otlcyl. T.

P. Hodgson (Brad-ford). A. 1 Calvert (Wakefield). B.

S. Sount W. Moore (Hull and E.R.). SterlheSSon (Middlesbrough). Mitchell (Hallfaa).

''Phenson With only one hour's play Id the match against the Canadians on Saturday. August holiday week has proved the most disastrous financially for Warwickshire since the war Including the Pakistan match, confined to two days owing to rain, the club estimates a loss of close on 3 noo in gate receipts during Hie week. The county's losses owing to weather on the season are estimated at 7 000 so far: nearly 75 hours' play has been lost in home tirst-ilass matches Arnoiu, Lattkes uiaawin LtJnustan. Rent. nek sun 1 BarriLk.

D. Ihw 1 Smuu 9 not out 20 Umpires; S. Lee and Spencer To-day's hours of play 12 to 7 LEAGUE AND CLUB RESULTS i'R, HOME COUNTIES. Addis comoc 130. Norwooo 67; Banstead 112 (C Fitzgerald 5 for 33) Chartered Bark of India 115 for tl Rod 60 not out)' Urcla Bank 01 Hudson 5 for 30), Lensbury 10 Beddington 238 for 5 (R.

Bowles 100 not out) Old Whitgittiaus 142 for 9 (N. Parks 4 for 13) Bexley 112 ll Hubbard 7 for 37). Old Alicvnians 113 for 5-Bickley Park 100. West Kent SS (J. Raymond 5 for 23): Crorton Park 19, Catford Wanderers 100 for East Molesey 83 Waltham Cross 50: Gerrards Cross 157 for 4 Marlow 42 for Gu's Hospital 126 IW Houells 56) and 316 W.

Cook 82. D. Atkinson 67. e' Gibbons 55) St Mary's Hospital 194 lA. Thompson an1 2tl lM- 701 (Hospitals Esher 106.

Leatherhead 105: Forest Hill 133 for 7 dee CornhJU 90 (A. Cole 6 for 14). Hertford 137 for 3 dec (W, R. Bacon 100). Totteridge 88 for Hook and Southborough 158 for 7 dec (K Baker 62) Dmon Hill 101 for Horley 146.

Old Tiflinlans 147 for 2 (D Richardson 64 not out): Hornsey 130 (A. Gollan 6 tor old R-niMilans 126 for 4 dTta s5 MJm 5 ror 3D- 01,1 Estnamlans f7.foJ,8 5 Reisatc Priory 112, Epsons 114; Royal Exchange Assurance 117 for 4 dec. (V Phillips 50 not out). War Office 54 (J Kentish 7 for l' Sevenoaks Vine 144 for 7 dec. Dulwlch.

Shepherds Bush 151 for 3 dec. (P. Wynne 68). Mtlcham 152 for (c Morgan 531: South Merslham 47 H. Wethcrill 7 for 15) Catcrham 30 for 3: Surrey Colts 120 for 3 dec Wey-brfdse 117 for 6 iC.

Buss 63): Thames Dltton 132 for Blacken for 33). Midland Bank 133 for 5: Maiden" Wanderers 153 for 4 dec Merlon I5S for 5- Mill HlS Park 110 for 3 (N. Robinson 51) T. Spencer. '-V "f31.

w'cKiiam 132 fJ. Ramenstall 108 (G Holt 53. Burke 6 for 60). Todmordcn 112 for 4 IH OiZ 57 not out): Ramsboitom 04 for 8. Church 16o for 6 dec tUmngjr 63): Accnnaton 178 Tor 7 dec tAreher 981.

66: Enlield 140 tWcekes 5 for 65). BiVup 62 (Walcou 5 for 11 Hudson 5 for 32): East Lanci 121) for 7 dec. tMcCool 77 not out). Haslinguen for 2 tMankad 66). Burnley 166 for 5 dec (D Ormerod 70 not out).

Colne 49: Me, Ml 57 for 7 rorUrmhi tCr '9' 55 Horsheld 6 CENTRAL LANCASHIRE LEAGUE. Ashton 93 Crompton 95 for 9: Oldham 67. KadclilTe 77 for Royion 117 for 8 dec. Lutkborouih 122 for 5. Middleion 53 for 6 Heywood: Mllnrow 221.

Rochdale 217. Other games abandoned without play. LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE LEAGUE. First Division: Cheeiham Sland abandoned: Denton St Ljwrcnre 1,7 or 7. Longsight 110; East Lcvenshulme 42 for 6.

Duk infield 100 for 7 dec: Olossop 63 or 6 Bollington 103 or 7 dec: Levenshulme 36 for 2 Pre! wich (abandoned): Macclesfield 119. Slalybndge 89 Other game abandoned 1 LIVERPOOL COMPETITION. Birkenhead Park 171 Of 7 Boughton Hall 144: Fortnby 94. Scfton 150-Hlghtown 119 for 3. New Brighton 116; Liverpool 154 for 3.

St Helens Rcc 153 for 8 dec: Northern A for 8. Southport 176. Ormsklrk 156. Bootlc 102. Wallasey 132.

Oiton 179 for 9 dec. Other games abandoned BRADFORD LEAGUE. First Division: Balldon BriBhousc 92 for 6: Llghlcliffe 48 for 0 Idle 194 for i a-c Pudsei St I awrence 72 for I v. Salts; Underchrfi Queenshury 31 for 3. Yeadon 154 for 9 Lidcet Green 86 for 3 Intar-Dlsislonal Match: Kelghley 71 for 3 Binalcy 69 Second Division: BankToot 98 for 6 East Bierlei.

Rnulme IVrl 1,,, un fr 1 Great Honor 99 tor I Bradford: Saltaire 42 for 1 r-arslis. Wiudhiil Spcn Victoria 86 for J..