Armstrong's Plans Now Uncertain
Cut Lip Will Keep Him Out Of Ring For A While
New York, Aug. 18. Henry Armstrong's head beating at the hands of Lou Ambers will pro- bably prevent him from fighting again before November.
Dr. Alexander Schiff suld to-day, "Armstrong's lip is the worst Hip ever naw in my carcer. It needs nt least 15 stitches. do not see how he can possibly risk re-opening such an injury inside of three or months."
four
Dr. Schlt aid that after the fight Armstrong vomited a quart and half of blood, wi leb probably ex- plains why the negra was weakenvel toward the end of the Schiff attributed the Iaceration to Armstrong repeatedly Jusing his mouthpiece-United Press.
winter.
NEXT FIGHTS
Walter Pidgeon and Rosalind Russell, two of the four central characters in thint new hit "Man Proof," coming to the King's Thea-
tre to-morrow,
DAVIS CUP TENNIS
fight, Dr. Injuries To Australian
And German Teams
Chestnut Hills, Aug. 17. It seems that both Germany and Australia are staking thel Davis Cup chances on crippies as it is re-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1938.
Bryn Jones Changed His Mind: Signed On For Arsenal At £14,000
London, Aug. 5.
Bryn Jones, acclaimed the best inside forward in football, yes- terday changed his mind and signed on for the Arsenal. The trans- fer cost £14,000, which exceeds by £3,000 the previous record fee.
Whatever transfer fee had been agreed to by the club, he would not receive any part of it. All he could expect was a sum in lieu of the benefit he would be granted when he had been at Wolver-
hampton five seasons.
fortunc largely by
This is at the rate of £430 n year.junparalleled and with the approval of the Lengue, dressing the team with colourful nuthorities Jones will now be paldi personalities, and there is no doubl -£050, which represents his uc- that Jones will be a big new box-
office attraction. cumulated benefit money.
He already earns the maximum Wage of £0 week, and the reguln- tions did not allow the Arsenal to offer him an increase.
Jones went back to Wolverhamp- ton to prepare to begin the new season with the Wanderers. It was significant, however, that Mr. George
Allison, the Arsenal manager, did
not abandon hope of persuading hum
to change his mind and yesterday he
succeeded.
The rules did not permit any in- ducement to be offered to the player, but in London there is scope, to earn monoy outside the game that does not obtain clsewhere.
£1,000 A YEAR
Both the Arsenal
Born at Merthyr, he was with the Aberaman club when he was signed on by Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1933. They puld £1,000 for him,
HARRY BENTLEY
KEEPS GERMAN, GOLF TITLE
Frankfurt, Aug. 18,
Harry Bentley, the British Walker old players Cup golfer, retained his title to-day David Jack and Alex. James more in the German Amateur Golf Cham- than doubted their earnings as foot- ballers through other sources, and pionship by beating Riemen Schalder, Fan 18-year-old Gernum schoolboy, in became £1,000 a year men.
and Jones, apart from the magnitude at the final over 30 holes by four
most clubs | twa, the transfer fee, which
New York, Aug. 18, Mike Jacobs, the promoter, working to match Armstrong with Ambers again. However, the night will probably be delayed until mid-ported that Henner Henke! has pulled a muscle in the right arm and is in the hands of a masseur, while John Bromwich has strained his thigh. against Ceferinu Gürcia, the
It is anticipated that Thursday's Filipino contender for The title. Meanwhile Armstrong says he has match between Bromwich and Hen-retard as fantastic, is the biggest planned to defend his featherweight kel will decide the issue and Adrian
expected title in Cleveland on December 0.- Quist United Press.
Jacoba wants Armstrong first to defend
welterweight crown
his
to Metaxa.-United Press.
Perfect Control
beat
von
rupture since the Arsenal gave near-
£20,990 for Jack and James.
To the Arsenal, too, the cost is justified. They have built up their
Miss Diana Fishwick, the former British champlon, won the German
Frau title, defeating Women's Liselottt Groos by seven and six over the 38-holes final-Reuter Special.
VALLEY FOURSOMES
In the final of the Happy Valley Summer Foursomes, played "yester- day, T. B: Low (11) and W. Ahern (12) bent G. M. Park (7) and R. Young (6) by four and three.
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it principal actors transform Into appealing entertainment, Nobert Young, James Stewart, Tom Brown, Lionel Barrymore and Florence Rice head a large cast.
"Blind Allbi" (Queen's Theatre, to- day)Richard Dix has not been seen on the locul screen for sometime. Here he returns in 0 story of a fighting man in love who defles blackmail scheme,
"Ex-Lady" (Alhambra Theatre, 10- day)-Bette Davis can always be relied upon to return a neat piece of work, and once again she scores as nn brtist who has ultra-moderni ideas of marriage. Gene Raymond is in support.
"Garden of Allah" (Oriental Thea- ire, to-day),Charles Boyer and Marlene Dietrich together for the first time provide screen fans with something to talk about. The picture is made in technicolour,
"The Good Earth" (Majestie Thea- tre, to-day) Mude memorable by magnificent protrayals of Paul Muni and Luise Rainer. One of the best pictures of the year.
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