In the Championship engagements, Gloucester made a good start against Middlesex, knocking up 478, for which three players were mainly responsible. Hammond contributed 116, Wilson 130 and Neale 109.
The only other player to make a'three-fgüre score was O'Connor.
New York, May 11 Taking a strangle-hold on the game in the very first inning, the New York Yankees overcome the Cleveland. Indians, 4-1, today and climbed io the top of the American League for the first time this season at the expense of the Washington Senators who fell before the blustering pats of the Detroit Tigers, 4-1 A For eight innings the World Champions were held practically to even terms but their triumph indicated that they had finally struck their true stride which they expect to carry them to their third successive pennant. 5 Tom Henrich and Robert Bote played prominent roles in the victory, each smacking out a four-bagger, Giants Win Again ai Essex, who hit up 129. ley 07, Waite five 'O'Re for Australia (Fingleton, 111, Bra At. Lord's—Glouce: (Hammond i16, Wilson 150, Ne e 109). Middlesex 8 without loss.
Liverpool—D: derbyshire 316. Lane:
74 for one.
At na and 39 without loss. Wore At Birmingi hampshire 124 At IMford—Essex 327 (O'Connor 129) Yorkshire 56 without loss.—Reuter
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