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12 THREE MEN TOTAL 141: COLLECT 38 GROOM, SANTALL AND CRANMER ALONE DEFY At TOURISTS WITH only three Of their Santall, Orem, and Peter (trimmer, able to de anything with the Australian attack, Warwickshire fell 41 behind the tourists' first innings total at Edgbasten. the tourists piled on the agony considerably before stumps were drawn, and, 'with a certain grimness that prompted wags in the crowd to remind them that this isn't a Test Match," they made 185 for the loss of four wickets in their second knock. The steam-roller is at work over Warwickshire I They had a chance pf pushing it back a bit in the mornidg, for even with three wickets gone for 20 overnight. there still remained the cream of the batting to come, and altogether a first innings lead for the humbler party to this encounter was not out of the realm of practical things. WYATT FAILS But Bob Wyatt, on whom, with his knowledge of the Australian attack, one had hopes as a sheet-anchor failed; so did the Rev.

J. H. so, in fact, did everybody else with the exception of Santall, Crown and Cranmer. Between them this trio made 141 out of the 179 which the Warwickshire innings mustered in the three hours and five minutes it lasted. Croom's and Santall's were particularly good knocks, the former's rather notably so because his finger was still badly bruised from the knock it got the previous night and which compelled him to retire then.

IATE and efficiently; Warwickshire got infrequent intervals: and it was only during one particular over from Hollies that the play got anything like eventful. Then Hollies nearly took a caught and bowled chance from Kippax off one delivery. appealed against him for I.h.w off the next, and clean bowled him with the next. McCabe and Brown (who got the one run he wanted to complete his 1.001) for this tour) put up 5 for the first wicket, and McCabe went on, batting two hours and 25 minutes. for a solid 77.

which included ten cs. Darling made a level 50 in an hour and 25 minutes, and hit seven 4's, and Babe Brown, with anything but the enthusiasm of youth, spent an hour and three-quarters over 29. Two of the England team selectors, Mr. P. Perrin and Mr.

T. A Higsnn, watched the play during afternoon. There was another fine gate of 12,4 the number actually paying for admission being 10.276. The receipts were £1,173. FlTst Innings McCabe.

Buckingham Hollins. 32 77 A Brown, Paraons Wyatt 2 Mayer 29 Darling. a and Crimea 23 and so A liipputr. lbw Paine 2ll bHies A 13 Chiggierbeld. Croons 36 tint out 5 Bromley.

Cronin l4 13 3 Barnett. kit wkt Innings. Pihno 6 not oat EDelini, at Reekingham A Paine A Obiltold. Croom 34 Grimmett, sot out 3B 011 Fleetwood- Smith. Extras 4 Extras Total Total 14 wktsl 185 Innings.

Ruiner, a Bromley Suntan, Ebeling Ebeling 3 Rev Parsons. lbw Croom, at Grimmett ............6 Grimmett 5l Cranmer, Grim- Rates. Chipperfleld mett 29 Fleetwood-Smith 9 Paine. not out 0 Buckingham, Grim- Rollin. st Oidieid Meyer, Ebeling 0 6 Wyatt.

lbw 6 BOWLING ANALYSIS. loniop M. B. 0 r. w.

13 ...2...32..0 Ffollis. ....26 I ...6... 2..1 Croom .10 2...33.. 4 Innings. GROOM'S FINS INNINGS He resumed his interrupted innings.

with Bates, first thing and he showed a real mastery over the bowling until Oldfield smartly stumped him after 65 minutes. In that time 59 runs had been added, and 41 of them came from Croom's bat. Altogether he batted an hour and minutes and included in his 51 were nine useful work when combined with his bowling feat of the previous day. Santal took Croom's place, not only at the wickets I.ut in the role of chief worrier to the Australian bowlers, and for 65 minutes he gave the crowd the treat of a typical Santall innings. A shade lucky, for he saw a possible but difficult chance, when he was 16.

missed by 7 eCabe, running from midon, he, too, like Groom, looked the master of Grimmett and company. SICHTH-WICKIET STAND Ile hit six 4's, and he and Cranmer made the eight-wicket partnership the most productive stand of the innings. It added 49 in breezy going. Cranmer, who 'Jetted Just over the halt-hour for his 29, lived up to reputation by hitting the only six cf the match so far. That was with a beautifullytimed straight drive which dropped a ball from Fleetwood-Smith on to the sight-screen at the city end.

The wily Grimmett was the upsetterin-chief of Warwickshire. He upset five of them at a cost of 15 runs apiece, though it was Fleetwoota- has not played in any of the had the glory of preventing England's captain from giving much trouble. Up to the fall of the last Warwickshire wicket, we had had a day and a half packed with thrills. The rest of yesterday was placid, and even a little dull by comparison with what had gone before Th 4 Australians got runs, steadily LEICESTE At Leicester, v. YORKS.

Innings: 94 32; Bowes lour for 17, Sinailes lour for 301 Innings Shipman. Bowes 23 Astill. Wood Wigginton, lbw .......40 Verity Armstrong. cot ou Bowes 0 Berry, Bowes Ley. Corrall, rue out 3 land l6 Smith, sub.

Ley Marlow. Bowes land Macaulay -13 Extras 23 0 A Ball Sellers Leyland l2 Total 250 rumscassina Innings: 196 for ere, dec. (Leyland 90, A. B. Sellers 53 not nut).

Innings. Sutcliffe lbw Mitchell, sot out Barber, Shipman .5 Extras Davidson, Astill 3 Leyland, .61 can Total 13 'kW) ...29 IWLINO ANALYSIS. Innings: Shipman, none for 16; Smith, none for 40; Marlow. three for 59; Geary, two for 16: AMU Dose for 51. LEICESTERSHIRE-41acowel Bowes.

four for 87; Verity. one for 47: Macaulay, two for 51; Salaries, Done for 26; Leylaud, two for 16. SOMERSET v. ESSEX West on-su per-Ma re. 501111111111.T.—Fitot Innings: 60 IWellarrl 31; Esarnao, boor for 0, lour lot 35, Nichols two for 151.

60.11111111T.-6econd Tunings. Lee 1.14. 6 WeHard. Taylor Lew IF). Powell Eastman ll Nichols 33 1 A Ingle.

0 6 Mittbell-Innes, G3l Bear tt. Last. Farnee mow l9 Loftin. a Parses O'Connor 0 Cars. run out ll Harell.

tot sat 9 a Nast- Extras ll man 6 Nichols 1 Total lll 11111111. Innings: 126 (O'Connor 55; Hann sewn for 711. Innings: Clamors, not out, 19; Pmpo. out. 27; total 'so 11.

WIN BY YON WISKIYS. SOINLING ANALYSIS. ESSE.X.—Socood Wollard. Dorm for 29; Martell lanes. for 17: Nosol, sone for Woo far 13; Fortiori three for 37; two for 39; ()Connor.

one for 1. KENT v. NOTTS Canterbury. Umlap: 445 for ex. die.

(Woo Orr 101. Aim ft Todd 1111. First bistros. Second Isola's. Keeton.

surd Watt ...0 lbw Marriott I Harris. et Amos Frew DIM IS Todd Marriott ...76 Walker. Knott Marriott .23 Mamma 71111111151L.5 hisrdstal, Todd Marriott 2 Staples (Al. tie. Treeless 25 Anse Watt l5 Giros.

it Amos Mar. Cboporsisot out Trams. torwood. Arbdows Mardett 1 Marriott lO Toes. Trains 7 Marriott Wessdirosd.

a Marriott 3 butler. sat out 5 et Mass Trosorsa Extras l3 Total llll Total 175 KNIT WON NY AN INNINGS AND IN RUNS. ANALYSIS. Innings: Watt. we for 13; Ashdown.

some for 13; See for 53; Marriott, Mar for 27. Innings: Watt. we for 31; mem for 36; Ashdown. Rowe for tor 12; Lott. ems for 141 Todd, li 11.1 McCabe 4 9...0 Grimmett.

30.7...7..76 5 Smith le 3 69...2 GLOUCESTER v. GLAM. innings Barnett. and 0 Allen, Smart Smart 123 Lana Parker. A 0 Pa" Mor- Hammond.

not 6l 11 Lyon, 24 Neale. not out 4l Bin4eld. and Extras 29 Smart .0 'Total le wktel 603 Inning. declared closed Innings. Dyson.

Ibw Goddard.2B Tutabell. Mt Metes IE). not out 95 out is Ductileld, et Hopkins Parker 11 Extras Total 2 wktal ...244 BOWLING ANALYSIS. GLOITESTF.R.—First Innings: Mercer. nano lot 101; Reed, none for 113; Davies IEI.

none for 7 Lavas. one for 81; Smart, four for 150; Morgan, one for 52. LANCASHIRE v. DERBYSHIRE MatlCilt sltl'. 240 tWatson SS.

Eckertley 83; Worthington three for 551 Innings. Watson. Worthing. Painter, Pope tonls Lister, Elliott Hopwoort Papro.l3 Copeon AI Minn, lO Extras 5 Ty-Trieste, OIL bit oat '3 Total IS orkts) ...121 Innings Alderman. lbw Elliott.

Painter Booth lO Hopwood Smith. Booth BMxland, sad Townsend, lbw Hopwood Bootn A Skinner. a Iddon Mitchell. a Pander Pollard 47 Hopwood 0 Wor king Colston. lbw Hop, Booth wood 4 Contagion.

I. Extras 3 wood Total l7O BOWLING ANALYSIS. Innings: Booth. for SI: Pollard, one for 36; Hopwood, Aro tor 32: Watson. none for 12; Parkinson, none for Iddon, none for 1.

LOCKETT'S FINE INNINGS But Staffordshire Well Beaten by Lancs. 11. Though they recovered after being put out for 94 and following on 174 behind, Staffordshire could set Lancashire 11. but a small task in the second innings of the match at Stokeon-Trent and the visitors won by nine wickets. PhilLipson took seven of Staffs.

first innings wickets at a cost of but four runs apiece. For some time after the start of the second innings Staffordshire appeared to be heading for an innings defeat, but l.ockett came along with a tine knock of 96 to enable his side to avoid that indignity. LAISSASNIIIIII Innings: 268 for eight. declared IWashbrook 92. Farrintond 641.

LAMOMNINt Innings: Washbrook, not out. 28; Flawkwood. Welsh 12; not out, entree, total (I wkl), 45. STAFFORDSHIRE. Mud Innings.

Innings. 5 0 limallmao, Howe 1 lbw White 2 Baekbeise s. Hawkweed Whits 1 Phlllipsou Wklte.24 Butterworth Phillip. Farrimond Ben son 2 nett l7 Cramp. Bennett Greenhalgh 11Phltlipson Bewley.

Marnesou 6 and Bennett 1 A Weeder, Phillipsou Lockett, lbw Bennett Green. boleti 96 Esimer. Flll4 Oranbalgh Pbillip- Epson l9 lon 0 wet out l6 Meson 9 A lagaelds, PbHllpwn 0 not out Weld', Philltpose 3 Mulligan Extras lO Litres 2O Total 94 Total 219 LANOAMIINN 11. WON eV NINO WIONOTO. At Itwo days snatch.

conr'ndedl: Potele Schools 303 114. W. Yardley 117, P. K. Mayhew 34 sot out; J.

W. A. Iltsplreasos six for 921 sod 215 for six. der. IN.

W. Yardley 43. ha 11. Dell 96 sot out: 1. G.

W. Nelsons boar for 331; The Army 319 Padre 92. I. E. It Hudson 22.

P. N. Ns sboa SI sot mill sod 103 for two IL N. linL sot oat). Match drown.

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WAXEN ON Tte. 4 3AOX TO-MORROW'S BIG TREK Stage Set for Sunday Mercury Walk TONINIY GREEN, of Belgrave Harriers, the Olympic champion and three times winner of the Sunday Mercury Nottingham to Birmingham Walk, will be "on parade again to-morrow to defend his title in the latter event. In a postcard received by the Sunday Mercury yesterday, Green said: "1 shall be a certain starter, bar accidents, in the Mercury Walk on Saturday next. Best of Green." In addition to Green, who it will De recalled last year broke his own i record for the course in gilt. 39inin.

10 many of the best walkers in the country will make the 55-ndla journey from Nottingham Marketsquare to Birming. ham WITH a suitable reserve far every not only in defence but in attack, 'the outlook at St. Andrew's is far brighter than it was at pie Lime of last season. The latest news from Birmingham's headquarters is exceptionally cheerful. Whil-e is now apparent that Barkas, the popular captain, will not be able to play against Aston Villa in the opening match of the season, it is confldently anticipated that Grosvenor will be found in his usual place in the attack.

Mr. George Liddell, the Blues malinger, informed the Birmingham Gazelle last night that Barkas's improvement following his recent internal operation had been so satisfactory that lie was due to leave the nursing home to-morrow week. With another fortnight or three weeks to recover his fitness Mr. Liddell anticipates that Barkas will again be seen in the team. Meanwhile lie points out that B.

Smith who was secured from Loughborough. has already proved himself a reliable deputy for Barkas, while A. Hubbard, a local youth, shaped well in that position In the lord Mayor of Birmingham's Charity Cup match at the conclusion of last season. The sound displays given by firminghani in defence last season prove: that they possessed one of the safest defences in the League. As then, so now.

They are well off for goalkeepers, full-backs, and half-backs, while in the closing stages of last season timely efforts were made to strengthen the attack which, owing to a series of mishaps commencing with the injury to Grosvenor In December, rarely gave a wolsfactory account of itself. Grosvenor is in training again, and the only troubles from which he is now suffering are some slight adhesions lit the ankle joint which are readily responding to treatment. With Grosvenor, Mangnall, Bradford, Moffat and Guest, together with several useful recruits, available for inclusion in the attack when necessary Birmingham should possess a more virile and effective forward line than was at their disposal during at least the second half of last season. In addition to the forwards named Rirminsiliam have a trio of promising young players who made appearances last season In C. Bulger, from Congleton Town, F.

R. Jones, from Leeds milted. and S. J. Small, from Bromsgrove Rovers.

Then hopes are entertained that D. J. Dearson, the Welsh amateur international, from Barry, will develop into a really good inside forward STRENGTH Naturally, several well-known players have departed from St. Andrew's. Among these are Cringan, who Is now player-manager for the Boston club in the Midland League, Hicks, Hughes and Wallace, who were transferred to Bristol City; Haywood, who has gone to Chesterfield: Robertson, who has returned to Scotland; S.

J. Smith, who has joined Chelsea; and Thorogood, who is with Miliwall. Then Briggs, Kay and Horsman were not retained, the last-named not seeing his way to accept the terms offered him. When the Birmingham players reported for training a fortnight ago they found that great improvements had been made in the dressing-rooms, etc. A new scoring -board is being erected on the roof of the stand at the railway end of the ground, and in this a clock will fitted Illrthplace F.

I. Clact. Wstaey with as impreeshre a playing staff as any club in the country. The acquisition of James Allen from Portsmouth, probably the most powerful centre half in the game, is bound to give the side balance and stiffen up the defence. And the presence of Mr.

James McMullan in the managerial chair will make for better team spirit and understanding. You need a footbailer to manage footballers. Personally, I am anticipating a highly successful season for Villa. Towards tile end of last season Villa came in for a lot of adverse criticism. They were described as woefully disappointing." Yet it is well to remember that they reached the semi-final in the Cup, and that in previous rounds they defeated both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur of the best teams in the League the grounds of the London clubs.

As, Mr, McMullan said to me the other day, In my opinion those two victories were the finest achieved by SUSSEX GAMBLE ON WEATHER Worcester Not Forced to Follow-On From Our Special Correspondent 44CSSEX are banking on the weather L-' to hold good at Hastings to-day in order to beat Worcestershire. Contrary to general expectations, when Worcestershire were tLsrnissed for 194 Melville, after a consultation with officials of the club, decided not to enforce the follow-on. Seeing that Sussex badly need full points in this game the obvious course was to have sent Worcestershire In again, but with a big holiday crowd present they apparently preferred to ensure another day's play and provide a batting treat at the expense of the Worcestershire bowlers. Well, the treat came off all right. Sussex, after nearly two hours' banging experimental bowling to al! parts of the boundary and over it, declared at 203 for two wickets, leaving Worcestershire 40 minutes to bat, and again to-day with a remote chance of scoring 427 for victory.

Gibbons and Bull plot 19 of these slowly and safely enough without los. WALTERS TO BAT Walters told me he would bat for certain to-day. Worcestershire's first innings failure failure it was on such a wicketwas primarily due to most of the batsmen questioning Tate and a little inspired spell by the ex-Fulham footballer, Hammond, who, in three overt, got Gibbors. Martin and Bull at the cost of only two runs. Melville changed his attack with quits uncanny success, for when Tate.

and lastly Pearce, had a turn, each got quick Gibbons stuck for nearly a couple of hours. and Dull staved 95 minutes SAVING FEATURES But for it little HIM wicket stand of 43 between Quaife and Warne, and quite a good knock by the Woman, Singleton, the display would have bordered on a debacle. It took Worcestershire three hours and forty minutes to make 194. Walters did not field, having slightly pulled a thigh muscle, and Gibbons and Bull opened Worcestershire's second innings. Bull had a fortunate escape of being run out before a run had beeen scored, Melville's throw at the wicket only Just missing with Bull yards out of his ground.

For Sussex. John langridge lilt twelve 4's and Scott seven, and came in 85 minutes for the first wicket Pearce. who hit 47 in half an hour, had a couple of S's and seven 4's. Will the weather hold for Sussex's risky experiment to-day? Inning. Scott.

Baker Hammond. Howorth.4o Warne 42 Pewee. run out l4 Langridge (John). Cornlord Baker Singleton Warns ..6 Perks .3 AMelville. Warne Tate.

Martin Howorth Peek; Conk, Sioiletoo ti Comfort! IJI. hit wilt Perks 97 Langridge 'Jail. Dot Warne ll Extras 3O Parks ill) Marton Total II? SWUM --Second Innings: A. G. Scott.

31: 13ohni. not not, SC Pearce, Marlin Warne. 47; Cook, not oat extras. 10; total 12 203 Innings declared closed. WORCUTERSNIIN Innings Walters.

Corn- Porthoase. Cana ford oWI Tate ford 'WI Tata ll Gibbons: Tate Bull, Hammond 20 A Singleton, Martin. Ibw Flaw 32 ,2 Saba, est ...2 Warne. Tata ford 1) Extras Haworth, Cornforrt 1.11 Pearce lB Total 1N loomp: (Gibbons. not out, 10; Bull.

not out. 7: extras, total Ina wkt), 9. 11111 ANALYSIS. 0 NRW Perks 2l 2 ..72.. 3 14 2 Martin l3 4..

25.. 1 Warns 16.4.. 1.. 51 3 Sieglitoo 16 1 Eleenad Perks Marlin ...0...13...0 Howarth 1 2...0 Gibbous ...0...36. .0 1 ...0...

6. 0 Singleton 5 0.. 311. .0 1 6...0 Woacomasatsa. Iselsis.

0. W. IL W. 0. W.

0. Tate 23 7 47.. 4 Lanaridge 20 4.44 3 (Jail It 4...14.. 0 Corototd Marta 4.4...0...16...2 (2) 22 .61 1 At eltroweletry Itwo-day str A. D.

McAlpine's XI. 393 and 121 for Shropshire Genet Mann 131 end 229 (a Sale WC M. Johnston 63-146 for sixth wicket) McAlpine's XI. won by six wickets. At the Telly Avituedi, Cdstastan has Police League): Division 93 (P.C.

Mlsenor 40; Inspector Hathaway two wickets for no rum); Minion 101 (P.O Punter 30; P.C. Wilton six Mr 26). At Itwo.day Somenet Stragglers 20t iDr. P. Marshall and 53 for three: Staffordshire Gentlemen 131 and 262 iG.

Thorneyeroft 92 not eel Match Snaps from the Wickets HAMMOND'S BEST FOR COUNTY Test Player's Brilliant Form Maintained YORKSHIRE'S FIGHT Marriott Bowls Kent to Victory Over Notts By THE UMPIRE Tfr Walter Hammond can maintain his present form, England's promos's In the final Test at The Oval will be bright. In his last Eve matches for Oimmestershire he has lied Innings if tl7 (v. Notts), 114 (v Lelsostershire), 11 (v. Australians) on tricky wicket, 71 (v. Hants) another frisky wicket, and at not Out.

THE 11 Jed score was corn- pleted yesterday against Glamorgan and is his highest score for the county. Keep it up, Wally! HOUGH faceewith the huge score of 603 (for Glamorgan were undismayed. They made a magnificent reply, scoring 244 for two. Both Emrys Davies and Maurice Turnbull are in sight of centuries. So far the mate'n has produced 847 runs for eight wickAs runs per wicket WO marches were finished yesterday, Essex, as fore'sbadowed by 'be state of the game overnight, beating Somerset, while Ksnt thrashed Notts by ah innings and.

154 runs. O. S. Marriott did chief -damage with II wirke's for 83 (four for 27 and seven for 56). Freeman" had seven for 1' (five for 02 and two for 52).

AB. IF.LLERb. tb. Yorkinire captain. 'has 4 rnatie some daring declarations at theft, and yesterday he declared at Yorkshires overnight ecore of 196 Inc An against Leicestershire's 94 Unfortunately Inc the elminpions.

Armstrong batted brit'tautly for the Midland county, and took nut bis bat fn. 98. Leicestershire totalled 350. and on a wicket that was showing definite signs of breaking up, Yorkshire aide a disastrous start when they se. out to get the 10 needed Inc victory.

The first three men got 13 between them, and the close found Yorkshire still median 130 They may have to light Inc them. DESPITF. gond bnwllng by Jim Smith ids, for Hi gamy totalled 339 against --4 lead of wiring 121, and Middlesex finished up with lour wickets down and still 13 rune behind. rrHOUGH they gained a first innings lead of 9 70 by putting Derbyshire out for 170 Hopwood five for 32). Lancashire cannot claim a big advantage, for they lost aye wickets for 121.

They are therefore 191 on with eve wickets in band At Kettering. Innings: 146 Limb 47; fine for M. Innings. Bakewell. not oat Snowden, Mead Towsll Raw- Boyes l5 knee Herman Timm, Extras Cox, Mead Rea- DUd7 Total 14 whirl 77 Innings.

Arnold. Partridge reese. Partridge ..7 Clark ..3 Kennedy. not out .16 Rlt Moore. Saks.

Boyelo lbw Pftt 14 well .....51 McCorkell. run out Pothecary. Con Minoan, Partridge. ..4 Partridge 62 Hill. Pitt Clark ...8 Head.

Partridge 9 Patna .....33 Raw'enme. Lamb Partridge 4 Total 393 INIVILINS ANALYSIS. three for 44; Matthew. none for 46; Partridge. Ire for 77; Pitt.

one for 43; Towell, none for 21; Con, none for S. SURREY v. MIDDLESEX 1t the Oval. Innings: 144 Malmo GC Fender Ica for 841. Isaias'.

Hart. and Tinder .30 not out l5 Price. Watts 0 Allan. not oat Holmes AT Extras Marne. Gower Madras, Raeder ll Total IS SINSHOY Ilaadltan.

Heim tH Holmes, Smaltb Web 31 a aid Hatla. nta eat 4S Hearne 111 Oatimad-Nfella, halm. Price Malmo Maras 45 Smith 3 Radar, Salltb.l 114 IL Malay. Omar, lbw Sraltb Sims SI Brach, sot oat INN Extras Smith 4 Total SHINLINIS ANALYSIS. lanlap: All.a, none for Smith, six for Nam lot 431 is, 30; Boom, two lot Si.

AGAIN These include that famous veteran. George Hesketh, of the Lancashire W.C. team I.ieorge has become almost a tradition in the race. He has taken the keenest interest in it from its Inception. and despite his 67 years, Old George." as he Is familiarly known, will be found smiling his way past the milestones.

He is determined. ton to make an effort to complete the course. The walk has become the most popular road sporting event in the Midlands, and this year there are 61 competitors for the Sunday Mercury Cup for the winning team, and valuable individual prizes provided as an inducement to each competitor to give of his best in a supreme test of endurance. The start will be made from Nottingham at 7 a.in.—an hour earlier than that the first man home may be expected to arrive In Corporationstree. at aproximately four o'clock.

The entries Birmingham W.C. team, the holders. and six limes winners or the cup; Yorkshire W.C. previous winners on four occasions; the Derbyshire Sports Club; the Dunlop W.C.: and the Lancashire W.C., as member of which George Hesketh will figura WILL OUP BE RETAINED Will Birmingham retain the cup That is the question on the lies of all walking fans. Whatever the answer to that query may be.

everyone can rest assured that should they be beaten they will go down tlghting. The start will he made from the Market square, Nottingham, walkers being despatched nn their long iourney by Councillor H. Seeley Whitby, Deputy Mayor of Nottingham Mr. Frank Wright. will acted ac coach to the British Olympic team at Los Angeles two years ago, will he official trainer.

There will also he youths' walk from Sutton Cnldfleld to Birmingham The prize dstrihnting ceremony will take place at the Mercury offices, Corporation-street, at 7.30 p.m Councillor H. Seelev Whitby will make the presentations As the senior walkers are due to arrive at the winning post an hour earlier than in the past, it is likely that the comnetitors in the youths' race will be finishing simultaneously. In order to avoid confusion regarding competitors it should he noted 'that the youths will hear red figures lon white ALBION WELL BEATEN Wednesbury C.C. Too Strong for Footballers At Wood Green yesterday bury C.O played a cricket match with West Rrnmwlch Albion, and won 1w 79 rurs-171 to 92. R.

Lawton took four wickets for 13 runs and C. Mitchell Rye for 3i, for Weinesbury. Details: 1 M. 7Yltllr, Smith I. inwards.

23: Graesbosgh, 3s; n. edemas. Richterlone Edwards. 26; Redshaw. Shaw, R.

Ryder. Edwards. Pritchard. Shaw. 7: H.

Lawton. rue oat. II; H. F. run out, 0: Miteknit.

FAwarcts. 16; not out. 10; H. Tooth. Shaw, 10; 31; total.

171 West eresivoldi Ssisdford. and Mitchell. 27; A Traria. Lawton. C.

Richardson. Lawlor, H. Freudians. Tooth Ryder. H.

Pearson. Lawton. .1. Singleton. Ryder 0.

Shaw. Lawton. 13: J. Sashay Pritchard Mitchell II; M. Wilson.

.1. Edwards. Mitebell. E. Smith.

sot est, 10; extras. total, 112. MR. J. McMULLAN.

any club during any part of the season. No team that could pull off matches like that is a poor one. It is my job to produce that same winning spirit more consistedtly, and, I hope. improve upon it." I think he will. The Villa divalent laid the foundations ofiloal sasses for their club when Mott appelaed McMullan as manager.

lie Is the ideal man for the Oh and I upset great things from him. His first two tasks will be to improve the Villa wing attacks awl instil in the halves and backs paramount necessity of a harmonious understanding that will prevail throughout 90 minutes gruelling football. Tco often last season the defence would give a creditable impersonation of the Rock of Gibraltar for half an hour, only to crumble in the allimportant remaining quarter of an hour, say, before the interval or the final whistle. This will have to be remedied. Then there is this much-discussed question of Villa's left wing.

Even the most fervent Villa supporter would admit that Cunliffe and Dix on the left were an ineffective combination for most of the season. Dix, it is true, showed mercurial flashes of real genius occasionally, but only occasionally. it is Mr. hard and able task to make the left-wing pair find their form. 1...

expect the team to be: Morton: Blair, Nibloe; Gardner, Allen, Gibson (or Kingdon); Houghton, Beresford, Astley, Dix, Cordate. WARING At LIMIER If Dix does not settle down I should like to see Astley in the position to make room for Waring. Say what you like about Waring's boyishness and impetuosity, but he is a match-winner and probably the most popular football personality in the Midlands. His presence in the team can increase a crowd by 3.000—0 that I am sure. Villa's middle most important line in any very attractive on paper.

I hope it will be equally good on the held. Gardner Is a very bright star. and with Allen In the centre and Gibson. who lias lots of football still left in him, on the left. the line ought to any in the League.

Apart from Allen there have been no captures of note during the close season. One nr two juniors have been added to the playing staff. Here is Villa's playing staff. Consider it I think von will agree with me that with luck at all Villa ought to be billing the high-lights this Height Weinkt. Name.

Birthplate It. in at lb R. Morton Oldham it. I 10 IL F. Biddliestoi e.

Pensnett 101 11 0 K. C. Tewkesbury. Howe it; 1 1 IS 0 elt W. Butcher.

B'han. it: I 1 13 D. Blair. Glasgow 111.11.1 11 3 J. Voting.

ham M.S.. I'. Vort. Kearsley IL. 11.4• 13 0 X.

Bowen. lie.inestord 11. Botcher. Wombwell (LB) II 0 J. Nibloe.

Wanner 13 3 tliheon, lArkball 111.H.11 13 3 T. Wood. Wedneebury IR 8.1 10 10 Kingdon Worcester ilt MAI Pritty. IR 11.1 10 If W. Cornell.

Birmingham IR Hill 1 A. Talbot. Cannock (C 11.111 13 E. Callaghan. Birmingham NC RA! 1 10 1 J.

Tate. Old Hill 13 W. S. Simpson, Cowdenbestb 11.11.1.1 11 A. Roberts.

Bray (LA IL) J. Alien, Poole i 111 10 C. Hardy. Newbold Verdian ail.) 111 J. Mandley, Hanky 10.1) 11 Bamford.

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113.3 1 11 0 R. Cheater. Long Eaton II 3 IL Tidwian. Margate 10 1.1 10 A. Coolille, Charley 10.1.1 0.

Dean. Boiernemostal 10.34 I 11 1120.111. Height Weight ft. in it lb. II FULL BACKS: Bark's.

Colliery 5 1711 H. Booton. Anatole, Colliery A. Hubbard. Birmingham Satit filleby 5 101...

11 HALFBACKS H. latter. Ilestirood Colliery C. Calladlor. Wessiectes IL Cravrthaw, Paclibmis 511 11 11 T.

frilliegbans. Duly Les, Donn usgtois LW y. Walsall Morralt, i io A. 0. R.

Smetbwick L. Wheatley Hlll J. Sytee. Wombwell FORWARDS: J. Pen.

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Slav, Hucksall It R. Wllaseote Birmingham's first practice match of the season, Reds v. Blues, will be played to-morrr The Reds team will be chosen frnn the following Clack; Smith: Lea, Crawshaw, Sykes; Moffat, Harris, Grosvenor, Mangnall, Guest. Blues wilt he chosen from: Hibbs; flooton, Hubbard; Stoker, Morrell, Culladine, McGurk. Hearson, Small, Roberts, Jones, Bulger.

ARWICKSHIRE BIRMINGHAM GAZETTE, FRIDAY, 10 AUGUST, 1934 4EN SUCCUMB TO WILES -OF GRIMMETT MIDLAND FOOTBALL PROSPECTS TAKING THE BEST OF NORMAN EDWARDS CHEERFUL NEWS FROM ST. -1- ANDREW'S ((y 1 0. ammo 1 Ufa ti GROSVENOR LIKELY TO PLAY IN FIRS 3 MATCH: VILLA'S BRIGHT OUTLOOK ww swie TEAM-MANAGER'S PROBLEMS $. OFF 4 GOOD RESERVES NO LACK OF ps! 7 FOR ALL POSITIONS STARS onwi4 via s( Ir -11 mo la g26l 1115 6 1, 0 ziri bvicinkl-A- Blues Expected to Have with PERTINAX 11111- MN(nOr "Tie a' a item( PAK 6veiTiTrai 64 om A une FROM IWO WWI' 7 111100141 A 41 ati i 41. 4 1 lf istv 4.1 .4 4,4 cP4 in 144044- WAnwietcswe i ll IMG- ti i lerta lie.

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