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difficulty.·* Pity, then, that this An economy wave of consider-" | combination is in danger of being able severity has swept into the upset. Swansea Town may bar affairs of a Second Division club. with one, or even two. of these The persons mostly affected the three players players--are not taking kindly to the new arrangements.
Some weeks ago the Swans wete prepared to consider offers for the In the first place dressing-room transfer of Sid Lawrence," their |. supplies have been drastically cut | Welsh International rightbuck Cotton wool, 'bandakes, olive oil The goalkeeper may not be regard and the other football parapherna ed as a fixture at the Vetch Field lla are now avaṇlable in very limited | either: quantity. Expense is also being reduced in travelling and nights
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One of the players who recently had treatment for an inquiry from a massage specialist is left with a This financial assessment by bill ob his hands and no indication | Swapsea Town just touched tou? is forthcoming that the clubs will | figures, but Stoke City preferred do the paying
Furthermore, directors of the club who wish to accompany the team on their journeys may do so bow only at their own expense
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Remember all the talk about. Kay Worswick, the Southport centre- The directors who travel these forward just prior to March 157: days are few. The peculiar thing Southport could have sold this Is that the club used to act towarda" | dashing young leader over, and the players in most generous fash- over again." They stuck out for ion.
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Since then, I hear, interest has Broken Romance and
Determined efforts are being made in football circles to ensure never flagged and the probability that Derby County's promotions Southport will get their price- and relegation proposal will meet | mayhe before the end of the sea-
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RIVALS FROM THE EAST Itoh beat W. G. Choy, of China.don in June. by two sets to one, and the result may have some bearing on places of these players Cambridge University team. Both played a calm game. The greater gulle was Itoh's and he had the ability to place the ball past an Eight Yuan per annum.
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The Women's Singles, have al- ready given excellent matches. and that between Mrs. E. F. Whit- tingstali and Mrs. P. D. Howard. formerly Mile, Metaxa. was of the stem type defies such things as wind and a court affected by rain. Mrs, Whittingstall won in straight sets, having the better balanced game, but her opponent's hard hit forehand drive was ever a danger. she took the frat set to advantage and by keeping a good length
games. Mrs. Howard's backhand, however, was not nearly 50
able, and it became rather wild when pressed by a good length re- turn Mrs. Whittingstall Con- tinued to play finely in the sec- ond set, and her aggression forced her opponent to lost her length. with the consequent loss of points.
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One of the "canvassers" telis me he thinks seven or eight clubs have changed their ideas on this sub- fect and says the Derby proposal
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Some football combinations roll gibly from By tongue. The names seem to follow each other perfectly naturally. One instance is provided by Duckworth, Roberts | and Bell, that famous half-back line of Manchester United's. For another instance take Rowley, Clare and Underwood. An easily remembered modern combination is the Swansea Town defence.
The names. here are Walton,
played together so often that most Lawrence and Mine. They have
people, asked to mention the Vetch Field trio would get the names and the order thereof without much
LONDON NOTES
By The Air Mail
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Londen, April 18.
Film Offer
(Specisi Aur MI Service)
London, April 18.. Has F. J., Perry, the British
if he lands with a club close at band. I mean Bolton Wanderers Lawn tennis champton, changed They're strongly interested.
his mind again about accepting a Oldham Athletic may be doom-sim offer in Hollywood and so ed to the Third Division, but they losing his amateur status? A are not short of admirers for their broken romance may have some-" players: It is well-known that thing to do with his decision, they want a good price for their writes a correspondent, centre-half. When Feter Burre leaves Boundary Park it will not be for an old song
Miss Mary Lawson, the actress, told me that her engagement to Perry had been brokeri on äfter a 200 transatlantic". *phone talk iste on Sunday night and again yesterday morning.
Burke's name is uppermost in the minds of more than one First Division club. It is possible be may go to a Third Division 'cino.) She added that Perry WES Watching him very closely last accepting a film offer. This was Baturday in the match with Ply: a reversal of what Perry told the mouth Argyle was Mr. Harold Hollywood correspondent of "The Wightman, manager of Luton Daily Telegraph" on Sunday. Be Town.
said he wished to dispel any idea Burke did not have one of his that he would abandon amateur best days. Doesn't matter. The status for flm work.” Hatters do not Judge a player on" | "Our engagement is one performance.
Luton, moreover," are not in the habit of asking something for no- thing. They have spent the mat ter of £8000 on transfer this. sea-
son.
CHINA PRODUCES
A Tennis Star
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, April 18. ''There are bigger- nian
broken,
that's all there is to it," · Miss Lawson, tald me when I saw her at the Palladium, where she was appearing in Life begins at Ox- ford Circus,” last night
"Fred likes America and wants to live there. I don't. We had a long conversation, when we came to the decision, and another talk. again this morning.
"My work and my titerests are in England. In the past I have nad offers to work in Hollywood, but I refused them, and I intend to remain here. I do not“ blama Fred for wanting to live in Ameri- ca; as he told me he was accepting
a film offer."
On the other hand, Perry's father, after speaking with his on over the phon, at the week- end, said: “My son tells me that he has definitely turned down the Aim offer that he will main an
But perhaps I am being unfar The Road Fund was plundered to Miss Kathleen Stammers, Mra of £4,470,000 to swell Mr. Cham-Fearnley Whittingstall and other berlain's surplus.
of the Wimbledon luminaries play Miss D. E. Bound lost only three But the Chancellor's words ing in the Burrey hard court cham games to Miss D. Somers-Clarke, suggest that Mr. Bore-Bellaria plonships at Roehampton, writes a but Miss K. Stammers met much will get back his £4,410,000 later correspondent. stermer opposition from Miss J. on and more. For be promises. I must confess there was a lot an amateur, and that he Mowbray Green, who thoroughly that if in the next year or so more more instructive amusement to be in British lawn tennis this merited the three games she won money is required for roads than gained from watching the nut-so- | 100,"
On With Her, Dancing in each set. Miss Mowbray Green the Fund can supply Mr. Hore-important events the stepping
According to a B.UP. message. refused to be overswed and went Belisha will be fully entitled to stones to bigger things and the out on a valiant if unavailing. ask for consideration.
youth and fresh endeavour of trom Hollywood, officials of the attack. Both players hit the ħall That is a faly promise. If it is those taking part in them, than in Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corporation surprisingly hard and although acted upon there will be no com-the championship events clean winners were numerous: the plaint. But if the road pro- It was in the women's restricted = contract." the quickness of foot of Miss gramme is not carried out, then event, for instance, that I saw Miss Stammers allowed her to make an beware! The public, will say a Gem Hoahing, a little Chinese gint attacking return from a seeming- great deal against the Government of fourteen ly hopeless position. Miss M. on that account." Hardwick: bad close
match against Miss J. Marshali, and Miss M. Heeley, Miss P. Owen, and Miss G.-A. Clarke-Jervoise all won in tiae third set.
a
NOT VERY FAR-SEEING
There aren't a great deal, Tll wager, in the championship event who could take her on with the certainty of beating her.
stated that “Ferry- will sign a films
Miss Lawson was obviously under
a great strain when I saw her last night, but she was carrying" on with ner dancing and singing in the show. She was closely guard- ed by her sister from the stten- tions of friends who wished to offer sympathy.
› RESPONSIBILITY Where lay the responsibility for taking this money from the Road
She has the strokes, the style, the Fund, and where will le the res agility, I cannot recall a Chinese Between the scenes she remain- ponsibility for restoring it? tennis player of renown, but littled in the wings not using her Mr. Chamberlain was primarily Gem may one day biase à trail in, dressing-room. To reach it, she responsible for the “rald," and, of 1 the Far Cast. At any rate she is would have had to paw many course, the Cabinet was behind destined for Wimbledon quite soos. people who were waiting to see him. But the Minister of Trans-
port was not a party to the deci
aton. The Chancellor said ao in his speech.
Road Fund and its restorationTM It
her:
(Special. Air Mail Bervice?
London, April 18. County Cricket club secretariesTM
That is all wrong. The mau Cabinet, put him in the Cabinet, assis meet to make up their axtures agement of one. Department by And he disagrees with the decl- every autumn. When this year's another creates a dangerous altus- sions of the Cabinet, let him then fixtures were arranged it was not tion in the government or resign from it. realised that May 6, would be a country, Bank Holiday
Buch decisions are the task of the taxation without the Chancellor's
Mr. Hore-Beitsha should share The Chancel or politely regret 50 Bank Holiday crowds will the responsibility, both for the ted yesterday that it was have little cricket to watch, and extraction of money from the ble for him this the counties will miss what would.
SD Dibung | thing to rellero the have been large gates
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There are only three county championship games on that day, London: Has one at the Oval, and at Lord's Yorkshire is playing the M.C.C.
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