The Archive · 1937

EARTHQUAKE INTERRUPTS THE PLAY SPECIAL TO THE "W.c.D.x."

Lahore, Nov. 15, Although four days had been set aside for the match, Lord Tennyson's XI succeeded in winning the first unofficial Test match against India by nine wickets soon after the opening of the third day's play-India, who had scored 191 for eight in their second innings when play ended yesterday. lost their two remaining wickets for the addition of only eight runs to their score.

Gover, the Surrey fast bowler, again proved the chief stumbling-block of the Indian team, taking four wickets for 66 runs.

New York, Nov. 15.

The first public match of John Montague, the—"shovel-and-rake golfer," ended in a fiasco here to-day, with the 10,000 spectators swarming over the course, The four-ball match in which Montague was partnered by Mrs. Annenberg against Babe Ruth and Babe Didrikson, was abandoned after nine holes, when the latter pair were two up. Both Ruth and Didrikson beat Montague by one hole and on to-day's form, he is no wizard.

Montague built up a repulation as a freak golfer, returning phenomena ally low scores even when using such substitutes for clubs as a shovel and a rake.—Reuter.

Lord Tennyson's XI then knocked up 114 runs for the loss of only One wicket to win by nine wicke! Edrich was again prominent. scoring 50 not out.

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