SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIV, Issue 10131, 7 June 1924, Page 3

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

LAWN TENM3S.

TILDEN TO PLAY.

IN DAVIS CUP TEAM.

NEW YORK, June 5. Tilden is joining the Davis Cup team

PLAYER-WRITERS.

TILDEN SUGGESTS COMPROMISE

NEW YORK, June 5. A despatch from Providence, Rhode Island, says: A compromise by which Tilden and other tennis player-writers may retain their amateur standing, and a compromise which is expected to settle the controversy between the Tennis Association and player-writers, is set forth by Tilden. Under its terms Tilden _ would be eligible to rejoin the United States Davis Cup team. It provides that player-writers shall retain the right to write tennis articles provided that, in the daily reports of tournaments in which the player-writer is competing, he does not use his name. , NEW YORK, June 5. A telegram from Providence, Rhode Island, says: “ The player—writer controversy, which embroiled some of the country’s leading tennis players, has been won by the racquet-wielders,” asserted the champion, Tilden. Rut he made no further statement, beyond declaring that he would accept an invitation to rejoin the Davis Cup squad from the United States, and would be delighted to play if his services were still i*equired.

GOLF. CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY. OTTAWA, June 5. Jones, the present title-holder, and Melhorn, tie for first place after the first 36 holes, in the national open championship, each having a score of 147. Hagen is seventh with 150. Sarazen eighteenth with 154, and Kirkwood twenty-ninth with 157. LADIES’ MATCHES. The junior flag match played on Thursday was won by Miss E. Brown. On Thursday next an 18-hole stroke match for the Barnett Vase will be played.

CRICKET.

SOUTH AFRICA v. YORKSHIRE

LONDON, June 5. In the match against the South Africans, Yorkshire in their first innings made 236. Blanekenher”' took four wickets for 58 runs, and Pegler three for 31. The weather was warm and bright, the attendance totalling 5000. Yorkshire’s innings lasted 308 minutes. The wicket became sticky by lunch time. South Africa in their first innings made 111 (Commaille 24). ' Bowling for Yorkshire, Ivilner took four wickets for 30, and Macaulay four for 47.

Yorkshire in their second innings made 142 for three wickets (Holmes 29, Sutcliffe 67 not out).

The bowlers reaped a harvest after lunch on the sticky wicket. Five wickets fell in an hour, and then Commaille and Blanckenberg made a useful stand. Yorkshire had two hours’ batting. The South Africans’ fielding was excellent.

THE ENGLISH TEAM. LONDON, June 5. The English team for the first test against South Africa on Jufi© 14 will he chosen from the following:—Gilligan, Fender. Wood, Chapman, Hobbs, Hendren, Woolley, Sutcliffe, Kilner, Tate, Parkin, E. Tyldesley. HEARNE RECOVERING. LONDON, June 5. Hearne is recovering from the injury to his finger, but the selection committee will not risk playing him in the test match. SOME GOOD, BOWLING. LONDON, June 5. Playing for Kent against Northants, Woolley took four wickets for 20 runs, and Freeman four for. 16.