NANCY
I CAN'T SLEEP---I_FEEL SO GUILTY BECAUSE
I YELLED AT NANCY,
EARLY THIS EVENING!
WHY DON'T YOU GO IN AND APOLOGIZE TO HER --- YOU'LL FEEL
BETTER
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 24, 1939.
By Ernie Bushmiller
THAT'S THE ONLY THING TO
I APOLOGIZE FOR
DO!
YELLIN' AT
YOU!
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Man Who Made The Wolves What They Are
Professional Football
Player to
a
Major
During
World War
MAJ. FRANK BUCKLEY
London.
The Wolves! There's a magic about that name nowa. daya-a magic that once belonged exclusively to the Arsenal.
It spells everything that is new and up to date in foot- ball: huge covered stands, changing rooms that might have been designed in Hollywood, revolutionary ideas in train- ing, gland treatment, and, more important than anything eise, a young, virile team right on the crest of the wave, writes Thomas Woodrooffe.
in
Yet only a few years ago people the man who knew what he wanted were asking: "Who are these Wolvenatul got the late Herbert Chapman, everybody's making sch a fuss of Huddersfield Town and Arsenal. about?" Eleven years ago, Wolver- Chapman belleved in buying ready- hampton Wanderers were strug-made players-he gave £10,000 for ling team in the Second Division David Jack. He puid out £9,000 odd and, if not bankript-well, not fm for Alec James, and got his money off it.
back over and over again. The glory of Wolverhampton as a
Frank Buckley only belleves football centre seemed to have de-auge transfer fees when he's at the parted for ever, and the pre-war receiving end. is method is to get sequence of eighteen years unbroken players in the row-make them—and membership of the First Division was then self-tit suits him. The Rke a dream.
| Wolves' unrivalled financial position Immediately after. The war the is largely due to transfer fees re- Wolves had been lost for a season in 'ceived. the dim obscurity of the newly form- Buckley, like Chupman, is ruthless ed Northern Section of the Third and determined, but his methods are Division-they'd got out of Thot different. He believes in youth on quagmire, but they were still only the field, and, what's more, youth that struggling
the
Fred MacMurray--as a hard-bolled Newspaperman-shows romantle aspect of life on the other side of Fifth Avenue to lovely Madeleine Carrull-the flower of the upper crust-In "Cafe Society," Paramount's gay, satire on life amour the Upper 400. The picture is be- has been taught and moulded to hising shown simultaneously at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres. Then, in 1920, a burly, Ave-fuot-own design. eleven man in plus fours became Long years ugo he decided that the manager brusque, keen-eyed man only road to the top was the one of with a sharp, business-like manner. his own choosing. He would and his His name was Frank Buckley. own players and find them young-Golf
Now, after eleven years. Buckley no ready-made reputations for him. has got the Wolves into Cup if any reputations were to be made, Final. The overdraft that greeted they would be made under his him on his first day in the Moineaux tutelage. He wanted two-fooled ground-offer-is-credit-of-nearly players with the speed and staminu- £100,000, there's no mortgage on the of Sydney Wooderson. ground-think of that, no mortgage!
the
He made mistakes--who doesn't?
the gates average over 30.000 But he went on until he got them malch, and the Wolves are
back on the map.
£2,500 A YEAR
right
In four years Mojor Buckley had the Wolves back in the First Division. where they belong, and they have: never looked back.
then he trained them, handled them right and now he'll watch the result of his labours at Wembley, on April. 20.
HAD TO FIGHT
He has had to fight for his theories and fight hard. He has had his He hasn't done so badly for him-failures, and knows what it feels like self, either. Before the war he was to have the mob parading in front of a professional footballer with Derby the stand and howling for his head County and Bradford City, earning on a charger. three or four quid a week (salaries) On these occasions Buckley didn't being much lower in those days).
bat un eyelid. He knew that his Now he enjoys und fully earns #methods were right. He was going salary of £2,500. He has a life on to turn this second-rate provincial tract as manager of the Wolves, and team into u rival to the Arsenal. Let his life has been insured for £10,000 them howl. They'd be cheering one by his club.
of these days. He was right. That same mol now parades in front of te stand cheering instead of how)-
HE'S A SELLER
Looking back over the long bistorying. of Association footbull in England, there's only one man who has made such a mark the Arst ülg spender,
GREAT WITH INSPIRED DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES with the star of "Stella Dallas" of her greatest!
BARBARA
STANWYCK
HERBERT
MARSHALL
Always
Goodbye
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THE
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LONDON BECKONS
He has produced the most prosper- us crub in the history of football in lown of only 133,000 population. Any manager will tell you that he (the manager, not Buckley) could work wonders with a wealthy London club-that's what they all think, any
LOCAL YACHTING
Scottish Cup Final Won By Clyde
London, Apr. 22, Before a crowd of over 100,000 people to-day, Clyde beat Mother- well by four gosos to nil in the Scot- tish F.A.
Cup Final at Hampden
Park. The weather was cold, but Funny.
Motherwell kicked off with the wind, and in the first minute Mathie tested the Clyde goalie, Brown, Clyde retaliated, and Murray was called upon
to punch over a high shot from Noble.
Motherwell เส
couple of chunces, but Brown saved from a corner and again from a low shot
sent in by Bremner,
After a period of even play, the Clyde defence was severely tested, bul Wallace scored for Clyde niter half an hour's play.
Half time arrived with Clyde lead- ing by one-nil.
Helped by a strong wind after the interval, Clyde added three more goals through Martin (2) and Noble...
-Renter
AMATEUR CUP FINAL
Sunderland, Apr. 22.
The Anal of the Football Associn- ilon Amateur Cup competition was played to-day, Bishop Aukland beat- Ing Willington by three goals to nil
FAR EAST OLYMPIAD
Japanese Negotiations To Revive Athletics
Nanking. Apr. 22. The newly-established Chinese Athletic Federation is making ar- the Education rangements with Ministry of the Reformed Govern
PADGHAM Corinthian Cruisers Racement for the organization of the 10th
WINS IN RE-PLAY
London, Apr. 22.
Won By Norena
Norena won the Corinthian cruisers rose held by the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club yesterday in which two out of three competitors finished the
Details:
Finished Corrd Pos.
cours.
Alfred Padgham, of Sunbridge Norena ...... 13.55.00 14.10.36 1 Park, won the Silver King Golf Tournament re-play at Moorpark to- day, R. Burton, of Sale, retiring at the 33rd. hole when Padgham was nine strokes ahend.
Padgham led by seven strokes st the end of the morning round, the respective scores for which were 74 and 81.
Padghom and Burton had tied with an aggregate of 285,
T. Collinge, of Swinton Park, and C. S. Denny, of Thorpe Hall, were Joint third with 266 each.
Reginald Whitcombe, the "Open" champion aggregated 288, and Henry Cotton, the Ryder totalled 289-Reuter,
Cup
captain,
(J. E. Potter) Azuma
14.22.40 14,18,41 * (E. B. Lambert) U & I
D. N. F.
season. If he is not transferred by
the end of the senson the player is placed on the retained list and gets his summer money.
Meet.
Eastern Athletic Championships
Negotiations with shartly be start- ed with the Japan Athletic Federo- nuthorl- tion. After the Japanese ties approve the project, Invitations will be sent Manchukuo, the Philippines, Siam and India.-Domel.
La
A.A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS
London, Apr. 22. In the British Amateur Athletic Association Championships, which are being held at the White City, H. Churcher, of the Belgrave Harriers, won the seven miles walk in 52 minutes 37 seconds. The ten miles race was won by J. Chapelle, of Bel- gium, in 51 minutes 30 seconds.
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After £3,400 Award ACTRESS SAYS: "I AM VINDICATED"
¡ISS ELIZABETH ALLAN, the actress, awarded £3,400 breach MISS
of contract damages in the "Citadel" lawsuit in the King's Bench Division recently, against Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Ltd. said:
Buckley will always find a man a fresh stari, He physical fitness and likes players who expects perfect
on and better are anxious to get themselves,
Buckley really hit the front pages when he took up gland treatment. A family here claims à record for Then he introduced two sixteen-yearly consumption of potatoes. The years-old boya in the League cleven family, which is composed of the Woodward, that he just hated drill at the same time-the flest manager father, mother, 14 children and 21
ever to do so.
grandchildren, consume 10 bushels of It was he who first suggested num- and above all, polishing buttons,
potatoes a month. A special pot is cd. But Woodward became the chambering players-an laes he borrowed
used to boil them for each meal. If that is so, what could Buckley plan Mills bomb-thrower in the but from the Rugby League. Hie's al- do in London? Bristol and Notting-tulion, and soon no one would go ways advoented having old players near him-he always had his pockets in referees-much as you have old ham have populations three times a
full of bombs, large s Wolverhampton, And yet
players Three other present-day managers cricket. they have quile undistinguished
were in that famous battalion-Jack Leanis.
of Plymouth Argyle, Tresadern, Angus Seed, manager of the victori ous Barneley, and Charlie Bell, of was Buckley's Bournemouth, who Latman.
how.
first-class umpires
MISERABLE
in
If it's a close game at Wembley there'll be two very miserable look. ing, gentlemen sneaking away to the' back of the stand unable to stand the strain of watching,
And it is possible that Buckley may And himself in London one day. He is ambitious and a man of netion, and he can probably terminate his life contract at Wolverhampton it he wants to. If the offer were tempt
WELL HATED ing enough-he might be the frat
Frank Buckley is a complex char- £6,000-a-yeur manager-you can he pretty sure that Major Frank Buck-acter and for that reason he's well |ley would come up and conquer the loved and well hated. [ezpital.
He has his fair share of gulle-he couldn't be a football manager if he hadn't. He is ambitious and tough, but there's a streak of kindliness in 31 years it will be due practically. If the Wolves win that Cup after As an old player himself, he can entirely to the character, ability and sco the player's point of view; he hurles of Frank Buckley. recognise, that players have rights
PRO. TO MAJOR
Frank Buckley, three-pounds-k | the man. week professional footballer, gained the rank of major In the war.
He joined the Footballers' Battalion under Colonel Grantham,
old and are entitled to a fair dividend An
Indian cavalry officer. Buckley was
they behave loyally and give of
One will be a big, bluff man with smallish, a keen eye; the other a happy, neat little man wearing spats. One will be Frank, Buckley, and the other Jack Tinn, the Portsmouth manager.
WIFE HELPS
Frank Buckley owes a lot to his charming wife, a student of psy
Police Are Thumb- Printed
"I am very happy and delight-of medicine unshackled by a wife,
In the film version Christine is not Apart from the award it-
killed. self, my reputation has been cleared.
"It was awful after the original part of The Citadel (film version of Dr. Cronin's novel) was changed.
was terribly embarrassed on occasions because people.might have Cincinnati, O. - got the impression that I was not pari. Now, All the members of Cincinnati's good enough, for the police department are getting their however, I have been vindicated." thumb prints taken for self-identi- cation in case one of them visits another city.
GIANT SWEEPER INVENTED
CLEVELAND, O. The "ying dust-pan"-a #lant motorized sweeper Invented by R, C. Howell, Cleveland Industrial engineer -sweeps factory floors or city streets at a speed of three miles an hour. It requires a commercial vehicle licence
An official of Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer said that an appeal is being
considered.
SPORT ADVTS
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Fourth Extra Race Meeting to be held on Saturday, 6th May, 1930 (weather permit- ting) may be obtained at the [Secretary's Office, Exchange Build- Mr. Victor Saville, the film pro-ing; The Club House, Happy ducer and director, stated during the Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the
hearing of the action that Dr. Cronin
CHRISTINE'S DEATH.
told him that he killed the heroine, Sports Club, and the Stables, Christine, in the novel because he Shan Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON wanted his hero to go to the heights
on Thursday, 27th April, 1939.
By: Order,
C. IL BROWN,
Secretary,
As an ex-second in command of a chology, who helps him to give in- when used on streets and highway. Rusty Fence Wire.
a promising recruit, and finally be their best. came second in command of the bat- tallon when Colonel H. T. Fenwick,battalion in war time, he is a strict |dividual attention to his players.
France. D.S.O., took it
disciplinarian. He won't have player advice hus played a big part in It was in the Army that Buckleyers stirring up. strife or questioning the mental speeding-up which is so learned how to handle men, and in policy--which, after all, is,none, of noticeable about these young Wolves. particular that rather knobbly type the player's business. (
Buckley and his wife are a happy. of man, the professional footballer.
were
dificult
...
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PORT HOUSTON
HOUSTON, Tex.
Port Houston's tonnage in 1938
Booms
TOLEDO, 0.
Above all, he la fair and his players pair. Their favourite hobby is dog-totalled 20,081,074 compared with A boom In rusty fence wire Colonel Grantham died a year or know they'll get a square deal from urending and they have won many 20,054,013 tons in 1937, establisling two age at the age of 80, and he often him. For instance, he never leaves prizes with their Welsh terriers and on all-time high for a Texas port. appears to be in progress, as many Joseph W. Eins, chairman of the truckloads of the old wire pour into the yards of scrap iron dealer, herg. material to lick into shape as soldiers player up in the air without sum- black retrievers
mer wages,
Buckley will go down in history Fort Commiseln, reported, however, If a player he does not want to as the man who found his footballers the cargo value declined from $407,- Dealers can explain the increase only He used to say of that great inter-retain is good enough and commands in the by-ways and set them on the 022.090 in 1937 to 3490,425,116 in by assuming that the high price of
scrap iron has stimulated the trade. a fee, he is transferred during the by-pass to fama,
sair that footballers
but they made good soldiers,
national
centre
forward,
Vivian
1030,
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ROOM BATH
- FRAN
$6.
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