With Bowes also in superb form, yorkshire skittled out Middlesex for meagre 62 runs in the first innings. Forced to follow on, Middlesex were retired for 122 runs The champions, thanks to "the polished batting of Sutcliffe "and Leyland, compiled 430 runs and de: clared for five wickets in their first innings.
Sutcliffe, who scored a double-century last week, showed that he was in excellent form by aggregating 175 runs. With Leyland, who carried his bat for 180 runs, he was associated in a long partnership.
Scores: in Sutton, the £1,000 League Coldfield Penfold Tournament was begun today.
The competition, which was introduced for the first time last ye being played between the 12 ading professionals in England who hold the best averages in major golfing events last season, The results of the first series of matches were:
Henry Cotton (Ashbridge) beat Dai Rees (Hindhead) by four up and two James Adams (Royal Liverpool) beat sam King (Knole Park) by two up and one to play Arthur Lacey (Berkshire) beat Allis (Ferndown) who won the toi ment last year, by one up.
Richard Burton (Sale) beat Bert Gadd (South Shields) by one up.
Alfred Perry (Leatherhead) beat Alfred Padgham (Sundridge Park) by one up Charles Whitcombe (Crews Hin) beat Reginald Whitecombe (Park Stone) by two up and one to play The second series of matches re-
At Gloucester—Glouchester won by an innings and 93 "runs against Essex Essex 150 and 182 (Lambert five for 44). Gloucester, 425 (Emmett 99)
At Lord's—Yorkshire won by an innings and 246 runs. Yorkshire 430 for five wickets declared (Sutcliffe 175 and Leyland 180 not out). Middlesex 62 (Bowes five for 2) and Verity, four for {Dena 122 (Verity four for 20) sulted as follow:
Adams beat Rees by three up and two to. play King beat Cotton by two up and one to play.
Gadd Beat Lacey by four up and three to play Burton beat Allis by two up and one pla Charles Whitcombe beat Al Padgham one up.
Reginald Whitecombe beat Perry by will be completed on Tennis League Schedule Heading the second week of competition in the Second Division of the ghai Lawn Tennis League, the Sportive Francais will meet the Japanese Tennis Club today on the former's courts. The Japanese scored a, surprisingly easy viz tery over the Cercle Sportif Francais week by 10-5 to immediate!
To-day and To-morrow 2.30, 5.30 and 9.15 pin.
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