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The Story That Will Never Die
ERICH MARIA REMARDUE'S novel, with Louis Wol helm, Lewis Ayras, Jöhn Wray. Adaptation and Dialogue by Maxwell Anderson and George Abbolt. A CAM, LAEMMI, Jr. production.
is now the picture that will live forever... falling in towaring passages of sheer dramat and crackling dialog the world's greatest story of Youth's blind struggle for Kappiness .......... showing the HUMAN side of war as seen through tha ayas of Youth ; . . smashe ing home to you lie dramatic message of hopelessness—and hopel
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ALL QUIETON THE WESTERN FRONT
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
PHIL SCOTT AGAIN IN | BATTLE OF ROSES
THE RING.
To Do Battle Against Coloured Boxer.
A COMEBACK ?
Phil Scott, the British heavy- weight champion, has been match- ed to fight Larry Gains; a coloured Canadian. They are to meet on the ground of the Leicester Rugby Football Club in the afternoon of June 13.
We who take boxing seriously and have a sense of values suppose that he had decided to leave the ring to others, writes a correspon- deut in a Home paper. We long aga ceased to itch to see again: the memory of his woeful exhibi- tion against Young Stribling. at | Wimbledon fast Summer, is pain
fully fresh. To him we condede every credit for what he has ac complished, but we do not belittle him when we say that the time for his retirement is fully ripe.
Maybe that Scott is still smart
DRAWN.
GLOUCESTER DEFEATED.
Hendren Scores Century in Benefit Game.
WARWICKSHIRE SCORE.
London, Yesterday, Chief interest in the week-end cricket
centred programme Was around the Lancashire-Yorkshire match at Manchester. As was to be expected the game possessed all the characteristics of the usual dour struggles between these two counties and fizzled out in a draw. It was good to see Robinson, the veteran Yorkshire player, taking a few cheap wickets and also to see Verily to the fore again.
"Patsy Hendren will be able to look back on his second benefit untch for Middlesex with all satisfaction. His county defeated the strong Sussex side by tight wickets and he, himself, scored his Fecond century of the season celebrate the occasion. It was in-
to
deed a fitting reward for the agile little man.
ing because of a consciousness that he let his country down a badly in his last renture and is deter
C. S. Dempster scored his third mined to win back whatever papu-century of the tour at Cardiff larity he enjoyed before his en- where he scored 129 not out. His counter with Stribling, but if it be centuries to date make interesting his desire to re-establish himself, | reading-212 v. Essex; 106 not surely, since he hugs to the Brilish out v. Hampshire; and 129 not out heavyweight title, he should have v. Glamorgan. G. L. Weir scored defended that title against Charlie his first three-figure innings in Smith, of Deptford, who for so long England in the second innings so persistently has challenged his position. Scott, in theory only, is the best big man in Britain; if he is no more formidable than he was at Wimbledon who will deny that even Smith, a moderate fighter, has a right to say that he is as good as "the champion"?
The only explanation I can offer for Scott's not meeting Smith is that the elongated fellow of Dept ford is a doubtful business pro- position; and 80 Scott prefers Gains. Every pugilist must be allowed a fair share of the loaves and fishes, and it is in the nature of things that Scott should seek every proft. But he is in no posi- tion to dictate terms; he is essen- tially a boxer who should be con- tent with a reasonable percentage of what meneys ho draws at the box-office,
Had His Day,
scoring an undefeated century out of 190 for 4 wickets.
The following were the most noteworthy batting and howling feats accomplished during the mid-week cricket program TAG :—
Batting.
C. S. Dempster (N.Z.) Ifendren (Middlesex) Arnold (Hants.) Croom (Warwick)
G. L. Weir (N.Z.)... Denotes not out.
Bowling.
*Froman (Kent) *Bool (Worcester) *Gregory (Surrey) Wellard (Somerset) Larwood (Notts.)
(Gloucester) Barker
Paine (Warwick)
W. E. Merritt (N.Z.)
Jones (Glamorgan) Nichols (Essex)
Astill (Leicester)
Kennedy (Hants.)
G. P. H. Fender (Surrey)
"BIG BILL" TILDEN AGAIN WINS.
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FINAL
Vincent Richards Loses Fourth Encounter.
CLOSE MATCH.
Chicago, Illinals, May 18. For the fourth time in their series of matches for the world's professional tennis title. William 1. Tilden defeated Vincent Richards in a close contest here last night. The scores were 7-5, 1-6, 4-6, 6-1,
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ing match. Arnold, with a score of 111, was largely responsible for the home county's total of 267. Gloucester, however, failed to snatch a lead and were faced with the task of scoring 189 runs for victory in the fourth innings. Kennedy, capturing half the wickets for 50 runs was largely in- strumental in the dismissal of the
side for 122 runs.
The full results as cabled by Reuter were as follow:
Kent beat Somerset by seven wckets at Taunton,
Scores:-
Somerset: 166 (Freeman 4 for
63, Walt 4 for 44;
121 (Freeman 6 for 52). Kont: 146 (Wellard 6 for 39);
144 for 3.
from Notts at Trent Bridge.
Surrey took first innings points
Scores:-
Notts: 130 (Gregory 5 for 28); 155 (Gregory 4 for 42, P. G. H.
Fender 5 for 51).
Surrey: 161 (Larwood 6 for 43);
22 for 1.
Yorkshire took first innings points from Lancashire at Man-
129*
125
111
chester.
103
Scores
100*
10 for 15
.10 For 132
9 for 70
6 for 39
6 for 43
for. 49.
6 for BO
b for
6 for 91
L
6 for 93
For 13
5 for 33
5 For 50
5 før 51
For 54
For 62
Eastman (Essex)
4 for 27
Robinson (Yorkshire) Watt (Kent)
1 for 29
4 For 41
Wickets taken in both innings,
Verity (Yorkshire)
Creese (Hants.)
Yorkshire: 231 and 76 for 2. Lancashire: 128 (Robinson 4 for 29, Verity 5 for 54)).
Middlesex beat Sussex by eight
wickets at Lord's.
Scores:-
Sussex: 285 and 112.
Middlesex: 324 for 6 dec., (Hen-
dren 125); 75 for 2.
Essex beat Worcestershire by 154 runs at Leyton.
Scores:-
Essex 156 (Root & for 49); 249 for 7 dec. (Root & for 83). Worcester: 182 (Eastman 4 for 27); 69 (Nichols 5 for 13).
Leicester
Scorea:
I am not concerned, however, so much with the financial arrange- ments of the match which is to be staged at Leicester as with
the danger that the worth of the affair will be exaggerated. Scott has had his day, whatever that day may be
took first innings considered to be.
Warwickshire garnered their points from Northants at North- Larry Gains, first points of the season at Edg-ampton. since he settled in this country.baston, Birmingham, at the ex- has proved that, as heavyweights go, he is decidedly above the century by Croom was responsible of Derbyshire. A bright average. Gains should win de- for the home county declaring at cisively. For not only was Scott, 258 for 8 wickets. at what may be considered to be again in good form with the ball the summit of his form, an uncer and captured 6 wickets for 80 tain, often fatally sensitive, fighter, but he has indulged in long fnac-i tivity; and, further, as fighters g, he is no longer young.
penne
June.
Kent
Pairie was
for the championship this year are striving desperately
and yesterday defeated Somerset Abstention from actual fighting to gain their fourth victory of the is hurtful: it would be astonish-season.
ing if Scott, though between now Some very fine bowling by Lar- and June he may train as he has wood was not sufficient to dismiss never trained before, proved to be Surrey for less than the Notts a complete ghter.
SHANGHAI WALKING
CONTEST.
tota: at Trent Bridge, and the northern county received yet an- other check in their bid for the championship.
Essex forced their first win of the season'nt Leyton when they defeated Worcestershire by 151 rank. Root, the leg-break theory bowler, claimed ten. Essex, victims
Large Percentage Below for 132 runs during the course of
Time Limit.
CHINESE EVENT.
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Shanghai, May 18. The Chinese walking competi tion held yesterday morning was a great success, 235 competitors and 18 veterans of the Inter- rational Walk (who wont round unofficially) starting at 8 o'clock. at the corner of Carter Road and Bubbling Well Road, and 195 finishing the 12-mile course inside the limit of 2 hours. Amongst the contestants were two boys of 13 and a veteran of 40. The trio completed the course well to the front and were given. a loud ovation from the spectators and presented with special prizes. Shah King-aung, who captured the international title, was the first home, timed at 1 hr. 46 min, 20 Bec Close on his heels was Heia Ying-dao, who finished, only ten seconds later. Chen Shuen war third, about 100 yards away.
North China Dally Now.
the match. Leicester maintained | their specialisation when they de feated Northants on the first inn- ings at Northampton:
Leicester: 221 and 147 for 3. Northants: 159 (Astill 5 for 33).
by 66 runs
Hampshire bent Gloucestershire
ground).
at Bristol (Fry's
Scores:-
Hampshire: 267 Arnold 111); 116 for 9 dec., (Parker & for 49). Gloucester: 195 (Crecae 6 for
62);
122 (Kennedy b for 50).
Warwickshire took first innings points from Derbyshire at Edgbas- ton.
Scores:-
Warwick: 258 for 8 det.. (Croom
103); 142 for 7. Derby: 217, (Paine 0 for 80).
FRIENDLY.
The New Zealanders drew with Glamorganshire at Cardif,
Scores:-
New Zealand: 288 for 6 dec. (C. S. Dempster 120", Jones 6 for 98);
390 for 4 dec. (G.. L. Weir 100*). Glamorgan: 200 (W. E. Merritt
Probably, the biggest surprise came from Bristol' where Glouces- tershire suffered defeat at the hands of Hampshire in a low scor.
FIRST CLASS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE TO DATE.
Keat (6)
6 for 91); 103 for 5.
First Inns. Pass. P. W. L. Won Lost Pts. Pts.
4
00 60
Gloucestershire (2) Middlesex (10)
6 8
11. 1100
0
. ទ
0 60
Notts (4)
Yorkshire (8)
Lancashire (1) Sussex (7) Hampshire Somersetshire (14) Esic
(0) Worcestershire (10) (8)
(12).
Glamorganshire (11) Northamptonshire (17) Warwickshire (25)
The figures thL brackets were the positions occupied by the coustics at the close of the 1930 season. The method of scoring this year is as follows:-15 polate for a win;, 7% palata for a tie; points for a win on the first. Innings and 3 points for a loss on first innings; 4 points for a tie on the Best innings und 4
points for a no reauit,
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