GERMANY RETAIN SCHOOLS' CUP
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Soch field event prowess ax P. K. Holding (King Edward's, these accomplished young Ger- Birmingham). Boston Was al
slow mans displayed will always gain ways ominous, but a little sufficient points to win the chal-in responding to Scott-Kilvert's: lenge trophy until our own boys"en"garde," while Holding does improve substantially in this de-not yet realise now fast his easy|
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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1936
GIFT OF FOWLS AS TOKEN-
OF LOYALTY
Northern Rhodesian Natives? Spontaneous Action
To-day's Complete Short Story
Happy Months
By Silvia Thorn-Drury
BOVE the rim of his raised had the transparent fairness that
A glass, Thomas murmured shows a faint, violet opalescence
mechanically: days!"
“Well, happy at the temples.
"Tired?" inquired Thomas, "Doggo."
After paddling in cances for days through the vast swamps of Lake Bangweolo, Northern Rhodezis, natives placed 150 fowls at the foot
As she drank, Julia responded of the official flagstaff at Luwingu, the nearest automatically:
Her left foot was hurting her Government station.
"Here's mud in your eye! horribly, those new Cuban "Pearls in your oysters, sweet-]were more like stilts and
was a ladder starting in her sixty- Julia frowned. That Has asix gauge stockings, and anyway, wisecrack out of a film they'd a long evening with Thomas was] seen together; sometimes it seem-jenough to give a girl a headache. jed as if that was all Thomas real- "I feel like death," she inform-)
This action expresses their grief at the death of King George and of their willingness to lay themselves and their goods at the feet of King Edward.
coercion.
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There were some encouraging him. portents this year, but much still! Percival's Great Mile remains to be done. Several of The Mile was a magnificent race. our schools could probably beat from which D. G. Percival (King's, the Salem team in an ordinary ath-Wimbledon) emerged victorious letic match, but they cannot in a after an exhibition of style and U.S. TEAM IS ALMOST meeting of this nature. It takes great determination that I have
else's wisecracks, Very well got "It's all this Wassailing and a really good runner to win any seldom seen equalled. Slightly
jup, of course, bair as glossy as his whatnot," said Thomas tactlessly. track event in these sports, 10 built, and not yet 17, he beat of
patent-leather shoes, a tie that was "You've been on a non-stop binge keen is the competition, and even the forceful challenges of R. H.
(Contnued from Page 4) crisp, white perfection. A good since Christmas Eve. And an athlete of exceptional ability M. Roxby (Bromsgrove) and J. C.
Apart from this factor, it would mixer: you couldn't blame him if it's the fourth of January. What can hardly hope to win two races E. Lowcock (Battersea Polytech seem a little strange that a play it was always the mixture as be-on earth can you expect?" to-daj.
nic).
er should travel 6,000 miles from fore.
"I expected a little sympathy,” A Brilliant Sprinter
When they caught him in the her home in California to Wim- Thomas, Hal Stanton, Roland snapped Juliz "I might have
men of Malvern, straight he still had something bledon and not assist her country French. Bud Dwyer, Nancy Town-known, all Greatbatch, proved himself a brilliant sprin-left to regain his precious lead. When her inclusion might make a send, the usual crowd, the same selfish, unsympathetic. It doesn't ter. He equalled the record of C. He exhausted every ounce of er-vital difference. At the same time old bunch, you were bound to run matter whether it's you, or Roland, B. Holmes and A. Pennington in fergy, and bis time4min 35sec these women are amateur players; into them, whether you were danc-[or George, or Bud, or.."
of ing at the Royal, or dining at the "I know I'm only one of a crowd, his heat, reduced it to 10 1710sec. has been beaten only five times in there should be no question
Majestic, listening to Red Hot without your rubbing it in.” in the semi-final, and half an hour the history of these sports. later broke the tape a yard-and-, He made matters harder for If the Wimbledon champion de- Coles and his Sizzling Cinders, or a-half in front of an almost unt-himself by abandoning a good cides to play in the Wightman struggling with the bones of 25
last expensive kipper at the Comet. form line of five, each one of strategic position in the first half Cup, she and Miss Jacobs
"Here's how! Down she goes: whom would have been a credit-and unaccountably dropping to year's finalists, will doubtless be able winner in a normal year. the rear. He then ad to thread Nos. 1 and 2 in the singles. Mrs. Cheerio. Happy days"
A hundred times Julia had But even Greatbatch could not his way through a around the Fabyan would be No. 3. She has
front a fine Wightman Cup record and listened to the words, repeated win the quarter
as well. The large field to get the
defeated Miss Round and Miss them with lifted glass. velocity necessary to beat the again.
"Happy days!” It ought really gigantic . V. Ford. of Imperial But the finest athletic spectacle Seriven over here in 1954. Mrs. Service College. had diminished. was F. V. Scopes (Wrekin) and J. Fabyan would, of course, be No. 2 to be "Happy evenings!"
The day was a thing that be- G. G. T. Fletcher, of Tancing, go? R. Angelbeck (Bromsgrove) fight if Mrs. Mr dy is unavailable:
The American doubles pairs are gan for many people with sunrise, nearer to doing this, but running ing out the hurdle final yards da in an outside lane nonplussed him, front of their opponents-not one likely to be Miss Jacobs and Mrs. the ping of an alarm-clock; that
"You're nothing but pretence, and his effort came too late. of whom was inefficient. In their Fabyan, the present U.S.A. cham-went on with eggs and bacon and catching the eight-fifteen; that When will these prim and soul- heats and in the semi-finals they pions, and Miss Babcock, and Masterminated. after hours of work,
just a bundle of cheap tricks.”
Julia's hazel eyes blazed with a destroying quarter-mile echelons had both broken the record.
somewhere round about six
gleam of gold fire. Likely British Team
Julia Dalton did not work, and Te British
"Listen,. Thomas, you said just team will almost never ate eggs and bacon, except now you were one of a were select itself. Miss Round
crowd; and at 230 am, to an, accompaniment you were wrong, you simply don't green lager exist." Julia picked up her silver
| bag. "Good-bye.”
condemned to perpetual moral dis- advantage, and the draw for posi-¦i tions has become a more signifi- cant episode than the running of the race.
Results:-
10.4sec.
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Van Ryn.
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be **Married Women." by Dorothy Black.
-Well yea needn't be $0 touchy, thinking of yourself again. I never pretended ....”
be abolished and the honest level They hurdled with style, cer- start
Over is notainty and amazing speed. restored? There glamour or dignity in this glor-the last four flights they ous race anw that it has become inseparable, but Scopes just got Miss Stammers, bracketed No. 1 of champagne, Or a mongrel double-furlong pursuit. his chest in front in the run-in. in the ranking-list, will doubtless beer rather than tea or coffee.
In 1908 there was an Olympic and the time 15 1-5sec., beat J. be nominated for the four major Julia's day was the space of There's no need to be melodra-i last year by singles. The third singles place time when she was sipping orange matic," said Thomas coldly. "TI foul: 20 years later there was P. Knight's time nearly another in the Oxford and seven-tenths of a second.
is perhaps less assured.
juice, propped up by a dock of go and get the car." Cambridge sports, and for this
On the current ranking list Miss baby pillows. · Telephoning, being
"Pll never darken your Bentley's and water-waved, door again.” reason the outside
100 YARDS-FINAL: Greatbatch M. C. Scriven would fill it, but I manicured runners arej
jasmine-scented Kidson, Wilcox, 3: Burden, should not be surprised to hear splashing in a Lockwood, 5 Purvis. 6. yds; ins later that some attention is paid bath, slipping into the scanties, a majestically, turning on his heel "Don't be childish," said Thomas 350 YARDS FINAL. 1. S. Scott to the claims of Mrs. King, who lot of racine lace and a very little and stalking off. Kilvert (Harrow), 1: G. M. Boston gate Miss Jacobs a stern struggle peach satin, that were to be topped The minute he was out of sight, (Brighton), 2; P. K. Holding (Kinz in the American championship last by a slinky, silver tissue frock, Edward's, Birmingham), 3; P H The alleged "equally" of the Jones (Highgate), W. T. Morrison Year, and who is always a sound that looked as if she would have If Thomas thought she was going to be blasted out of it Julia's to be driven home by him, after present system reminds me of the (Brighton G.S.), 5; J. A. F.. Sewell player in a tight corner.
The two British doubles pairs day was just the busy hours she the way he'd behaved, losing his French Revolution. And for com-(Eastbourne). G. 3rd; 2ft. 2min. 4.3
will presumably be Miss Stam-spent getting ready for the even-temper like that, he'd made a paratively inexperienced school-sec.
K-MILE STEEPLECHASE. boys the incorruptible echelon is FINAL: G. S. P. Robinson (Rossall) the title at Wimbledon, and Miss
mers and Miss James, who holding.
"Little evening primrose person, (holder), 1; R. von Ohelma (Salem,
sweetest Germany), 2; J. D. Melsom (Rutlish), Lyle and Miss Dearman, who have asleep all day, but the 3; J. H. Parry-Jones (Rossall), 4: B. ret to lose a doubles maten in the fewer that blows after cockta Another alleged "necessary Baie (Rublish), 5; D. J. Mayall (LaneWightman Cup.
time." evil"in these sports was in per ing), 6. 6yd; 15yd. 3min. 45sec.
Was it Roland who'd said that, mitting only the winners of the 120 YARDS HURDLES (37. 3in).
the British hard court or Bud Dwyer? She couldn't replace, before Thomas returned and semi-final heats in the 100 yards-FINAL: Scopes, 1; Angelbeck, 2;ing in and quarter mile to enter the final. Lockton, 3: Scott, ; Readman, 5; P. championship at Bournmouth next member.
St. G. Anderson, 6. Ins; 47d. 15.2 week.
even more cruel.
Hubble's Failure
I mention this now only because sec, (new record).
I want to mention M. W. Hubble, LONG JUMP.-FINAL: P. Lyons
of Epsom, who is probably second only to Greatbatch as a sprinter, and hardly at ali to Ford as quarter-miler.
Yet he figured in neither final. Ford had beater him by inches in
Both these pairs will be play- |
(Castlenock, Dublin), 20ft 6in, 1;
AMERICA'S WALKER CUP TEAM CHOSEN
J. F. Lockwood (Queen Elizabeth's G.S.), 2012 Sin,-2; D. E. Redsull (Eutlish), 20ft 44m 3; D. W. Gilles-
nie (Uppingham), 2011 14in, 4: P.
A. Burden (Beaumont), 20ft lin, 5;)
(Continued from Page 4) The U. S. Golf Association stat-
"Care to take a turn?" inquired Thomas.
Julia made a dash for the door:|
mistake. She's show him.
It was cold outside, after the stifling atmosphere of the Comet. Julia wished that she'd got the porter to call her a taxi, but she'd been so anxious to get out of the
made a scene.
She turned into the Strand; it was almost completely deserted. Julia removed the cigarette from her mouth; its end was as crimson She looked at her watch-it was There weren't many as the nails with which she crush-nearly five.
taxis about at that time, but she'd led it out.
be bound to pick one up in 3
"Righto."
was
The silver dress fitted her as its minute. A sudden thought chilled. J. D. Forman (Loretto), 19t. 11in. 6. ed that whether Ouimet actually shining. silver scales fit a fish (Continued on Page 10)
JUNIOR 250 YARDS FINAL: plays or serves in an advisory ca-She was as slight and flexible as the quarter mile semifinal and he
Browne, Turner, 2; Bangham, 2. was a conspicious second in Great-4yds; 2yds. 27.8see.
pacity will be left to t'e golfer's a fish darting in a stream, and as
cold. batch's record sprint.
ONE MILE FINAL: D. G. Per-own discretion.
Her pale, silver hair In the wind patted the sprinters dival (King's, Wimbledon), 1; R. H The team is one of the youngest caught back by an Alice-in-Won- |
chosen for a Walker Cup derland comb, her eyebrows were gustily on their backs-and when. Faxby (Bromsgrove), 2: J. C. Elever
Lowcock (Battersea Poly), 3; C. V match. R. Pennington (Barkhamsted)
delicate, crescent moons, her skin Alonso (Wandsworth, 4; E. M. Dav- This will be the eighth contest won the junior 100 yards in time les (Lancing), 5; 0. M. R. Arnell that equalled his brother's record (Berkhamsted), 6. yd; 2yds. 4min for the Cup which has so far been) won by American on each occa- last year, it was apparent that it 35sec.
PUTTING THE WEIGHT (12b).İsion.
did the cther runners bad ne FINAL: H. Merz (Salem, Germany), The U. S. Golf Association's advantage.
{statement that Quimet could
won the half mile by sheer rallan
48ft 0in (record), 1; T. A. Headon
R. J. CRISP ARRIVES IN ENGLAND
Took 100 Wickets
I- S. Scott-Kilvert, of Harrow, (O'Connell Sch., Dublin), 434t 31⁄4in,
2: C. A. Philipp (Salem, Germany), please himself whether he played S. African Bowler Who 42ft 4in. 3; P. R. E. Mitchell (Haior acted in an advisory capacity | try: from 6. M. Boston Brighton) leybury), 40ft 94 in, 4: G. A. Dolman was probably due to Ouimer's and that most attractive runner. (Ashby-de-la-Zouch G.S.), 39ft 3in statement after the last contest, 5; M. G. Heath (Radley), 38ft 7 when he advocated a non-playing- CHINESE WIN OPENING GAME IN 5. 6.
POLE VAULT FINAL: G. R captain, whose duties would in- Blackburn (Bedford) (holder), 10t|clude the placing of the men
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BASEBALL LEAGUE
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fin
1; K. Jung (Salem, Germany), both foursomes and singles. 10ft. and A. P. B. Rolfe (Bedford),
in
(By GEORGE ALLEN)
London, April 20. E. J. Crisp, the South African bowler, who took more than 100 wickets last season, is in England,
Mikuni pitched with his head 10ft. equal 2; G. H. Robertson (Bed- and was backed by a good infield, ford), D. P. Hepburn (Eastbourne). TRANS-PACIFIC YACHT RACE where he is to follow his profes- while behind the plate Yasuda Fitt (Bedford), and P. E. Cook
A. F. Campbell (Denstone), A
(Bed- was very safe. The batting of ford), each 9ft 5in equal 4.
IS BIG DRAW
the Japanese was sound, Takeda JUNIOR HIGH JUMP FINALA (Continued from Page 4) registering the first home of the A. C. Dowling (Bradfield), St an entry in the 1934 event.
beth's-G.S.), 5ft 2in., 2: J. Hewlett
The
sion as a journalist.
Crisp, who arrived to-day, does not intend, I believe, to play a lot of serious cricket here, but he
season when he hit the ball cleanin., 1; R. T. A. Miller (Queen Eliza largest was the Enchantress, 136 hopes to return to South Africa (Bloxham) and D. A. Wilkinson feet overall, with a 100-foot water-in a year or two. He is au sd- (King's, Canterbury), each 5ft 1in line. The latter won the 1950 venturous young man.
over the embankment.
Timely Three-Bare Hit
The greatest excitement
pre.
equal
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race.
ONE-MILE WALK- FINAL: EL.
#home run and sent Fong home cher (Lancing)," Wilcox (Weg-utes from San Pedro to Hono-
He was
climbing Kimanjaro, in the wilds of Africa, when he heard he had been chosen to tour England lasf)
summer.
SCHOOLBOY WHO SMASHED LOVELOCK'S, RECORDS
railed when in the last innings. A. Reid (Poly), 1; A. B. Falvey (But
Record. Elapsed Time with all bases filled. Tamaski hitish), 2: A. L. Cobden (Queen Eliza
The record elapsed time for any a three-base to tie the score. beth's G.S.), 3; A. J. Byerley (lat- Honolelu race is 11 days, 14 h vzs, Facing a one rum deficit, the lish), 4; E. B. Brunning (Rutlish), 5: 46 minutes, made by the schooner Chinese started with A. Fong, who. D. Allen (Lancing), 6. Jyds: 4 Mariner in the 1923 contest, which reached first on a walk. I. Chands. Smin 9.8sec.
400 YARDS FINAL: J. V. Ford started from Santa Barbara, The then won the game when he hit a (Imp. Serv. Coll). 1; G. G. T. Flet- Invader, in 1936, made the fastest
2; B. Greatbatch run 12 days, 2 hours, 48 min-{ (Malvern), 3: B.
New Zealand's team for the The game started very late and mouth G. S.), 4: J. M. Richards (St. lalu.
Leatherhead), 5; F. D. Howells
[Olympic Games has been incress- took more than the usual period fotabeste), 6. 1ft; 2ft. 58.480.
Governor Joseph B. Poindexterjed to seven, by the addition of V. SCHOOLS CHALLENGE TRO- has donated a distinctive Hawaï- P. Boof, a middle-distance runner, PHY-Salem (Germany) (holders), an trophy for the winner of this and G. R. Glles, a cyclist. Boot, pts, 1: Rutlish, 32, 2; Boiler year's race, and other awards are as a schoolboy, smashed Love 25 56, 2: Bromsgrove, 18, 4: Ross, being offered for winners in the lock's records for the half-mile 17, 5; Queen Elizabeth's, 15, 6; Lanc- fing, 14, 7; Malvern, 13, &
various size classifications. land mile.
before him.
with the result that the practice game between the Volunteers and the Canadians did not take place. though those on the field indulged in practice.
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