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INDOORS TODAY!
--YOU WERE
BAD THIS
MORNING!
Friday,
BUT I WAS GOOD THIS AFTERNOON!
THAT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE!
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
THAT DON'T SEEM FAIR--- I WAS GOOD FOR HALF
A DAY!
June 2, 1939,
By Ernie Bushmiller
Jel. 28151
RAINCOATS
FOR MEN
WORCESTER SAUCE
CONSTANTINE'S BIG
EFFORT FAILS
TO SAVE TOURISTS
From Frank Thorogood
Worcester, May 8:
Left with 233 runs to win, the West Indies failed badly here to-day. They lost six wickets for 55 in about one hour and a quarter, and though Constantine wielded a valiant hat, Worcester gained a well-earned victory at ten minutes to
seven.
contrive to wicket but before the end Martin- How did Lancashire
not only hit a six, but four mias the valuable servlees of Edwin dale Cooper? It is a pertinent question trilliant fours. Perks, our England and one that repentedly occurred to bowler, emerges from this match the mind when this gifted player with flying colours-eleven wickets from Bacup was making his 92 runs for 75.
(nine 4's).
The off-drive along the corpet and
WORCESTERSHIRE
the leg hit were frequently illus- First Innings (Martindale for 271. trated, but the major stroke of this batsman
was
Second Innings beautiful square King e Weekes b Martindale has nowBull Barrow Martindale
Couper b Cameron, lost art Cooper Gibbons b Constantine
eut, if the square cut become abnost
showed us to-day that he is no mean Martin Constantine
disciple of the old masters.
Hon C. J. Lyttelton Stollmeyer N. M. Jewell e Constantine b Martin-
dale
COOPER'S BEST PARTNER Howorth & Darrow b Cameron
Ruller hit wit b Cameron
1 13 8 ni
The best partner he had was Mor-Perks not out tin, who not only helped to add 122 Jenkins Constantine for the fourth wicket, but was the last to go. Most of his strokes were made on the leg side, and just after lunch he got three
Total Bowling-Martindale
301
14-2-42-3. Jatinson 4's in one over 11-1-50-0, Constantina 12.6-3-49-3, Stolime yer 0-0-13-1, Grant 4-0-27-0, Cameron 14- before-48-3, Headley 1-1-0-0.
from Stollmeyer. No long leaving he might have been caught ut mid-on by Johnson; otherwise he best and his mistake, made no strokes were nine 4's.
Howorth should not be forgotten. The left-hander, also a Lancashire man, helped Marlin to add 50 for the
WEST INDIES
First innings-142 Perks for 27.
(G. Headley · 10:
Second Innings Darrow end v Martin seventh wicket, and did so with the D. Stollmeyer b Perks
Headley c Jewell b Perks ald of a number of off-side strokes... D. Sealey lbw b Perka
In addition to himself Grant em-t. E. Gomez & Lyttelton b Perks ployed six other bowlers, and thus K. it. Weeken e and bloworth early we are discovering that Mar-Constantine e Gibbons & Perks tindale and Constantine are the two. 11, Cameron and -Howarth
R. S. Grant e Bull b Howarth most likely to show consistency in A. Martindale & Howarth attack.
On a beautiful wicket Constantine.B .... often made the ball come back and with reduced pace
he is showing
more accuracy of length.
T. Johnson not out
Total
Film Based
147
Dowling. Pericx 13-1-48-8. Martin B-2. The experience of English cricket 24-1, Haworth: 7.1-2-42-4, Jenkins 4-0-27- 0. both at that Cameron has gained Cambridge and as a Somerset player should also prove a considerable uis- sct to the West Indies team, who by the way are often wrongly described, in some journals as the West In- dians.
RED LIGHT Barrow
opened and Stollmeyer quite well for the tourists, but when the last named fell at 25 to a good! catch wide on the off-side the West Indies men began
light.
to see the red
On Experiment For Youth
the
The theme of "Boys Town," After dismissing Borrow and Sealy M.G.M. film which was rated as one in one over Perks got the wicket of of the ten best pictures of 1938, Is a Agment of the Headley, who was neatly taken ut not based ane leg by Mark Jewell. Two other imagination, but on a real experiment wickets fell quickly and now con- for youth which has done a great deal of good in the United States. stuntine arrived.
on
Beginning the revels with a six het stems from Father Flanagan's also hit six fours in his 47, and Boys Town, near Omaha, Nebraska. the partnership between himself and
in all 57 for the Sentimental melodrama it may ba Gomez produced seventh wicket, it is easy to under--and in seeing this film quite a few definitely Constantine tears will be shed in Hongkong-but stand how
nonsense the theme certainly is not. took command.
When the decision to play on was A serious note underlines every threw away his scene of the show making one realise made Grant soon
that there is purpose behind Boys Town,
Father Flannagan and It needed propaganda for his home,
SPORT ADVTS this film supplies it in a great men-
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING, 1939.
sure.
E
The film tells of the priest's herole struggle to start his non-denomina- Honni home for walfs and sub- sequently of his efforts to tame an Incorrigible, the orphaned brother, of
n murderer.
agree
to be
Some people may find criticism in that the director did not suck more The Second Day of the above closely to the home itself, but on the
nim-goers will POSTPONED from Monday, 29th whole most May, will be held (weather per-that the picture deserves mitting) on SATURDAY, 3rd to highly-rated. JUNE, 1939. The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m., and the first race will be run at 200 p.m.
By Order,
FOR WEST INDIES XI
"Four
Step up and meet the family-left to right) Lola Lane brings home boy friend Frank Mcllugh to meet papa Claude Rains, auntie Alay Robson, and sisters losemary Lane. Gale Pago and Priscilla Lane in Daughters," the Warner Bros. film opening to-day at the King's Theatre. It is one of the ten best pictures of the year.
Last Saturday's Rain Blessing To "Mudders"
(Continued from Page 8.)
a good secand over a flat mile in the Taimoshan Handicap, beating Star- let by half a length and these two should have Kone say to-morrow. National Honour and some Hope are dangerous. Both are good for big
money,
RIVULET MAY HEAD THE FIELD
Manly H'cap
May Be The Best Race
The best event of the afternoon will be the Manly Handicap for "C" class Australian pontes over a mile and it is, in my frank opinion, a very open event. Brutus has re- joined his old brigode, but Mr. Tre-
I do not expect to see a big field verton's candidate is in the some in the Woollahra Handicap for-Aus-rank with Bredon, both having 105 Ibs. to carry. There is Teason-to tration ponies of this season over a believe that the Government House's run from the two mile post, once pony is better than Mr. Tinson's cob round and In, but I am sure to see over a mile. a good tussle between Chiltern, De- vonlan and Rivulet for the premier honour. The last named was nosed
Baseball
GIANTS BLANKED BY CARDS
New York, June 1.
The following were the results of matches played in the Major Base- ball Lengue to-day:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
It. 1. E. G 0
1
0
St. Louis Butlerics, McGee and Owen.
0 5 New York .........
Batteries, Salvo and Danning.
£ 10 Cincinnatii Batteries, Vandermeer, Derringer, Thompson,
and Lombardi, Hersh- berger (13 innings).
Boston
4 0 1 Batteries, MacFayden. Sullivan, Early, Lanning and Lopez.
Other games in the National League will be played at night,
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Hemsley
Batteries,
$ 11 New York ........ Batteries, Gomez and Dickey.
3 Cleveland
Miner, Zuber
16 Boston
.......... 14 Batteries, Auker and Peacock. Detroit Batteries, Newsom, Thomas, Elsen-
10 1B 0
Q
1
and
1
5
8
1
Ferrell.
7 16
Whitehead, Smith,
3
10 4
stat,
at, and York.
Washington ......
Batteries, Leonard, Krakauskas
and R.
Chicago
Batteries.
Fruzler, Brown and Tresh. Philadelphia 40 Balleries, Nelson, Harris, Joyce' und Hayes.
St. Louis Batteries, Kramer, Marcum and Spindel-United Press.
7
11 2
Golf Match Televised
London, June 1.
some critician There, has been
An interesting development In the over the use of the word "Cob" and
would like to make it clear that televising of outdoor events was sur- out by Rising Star for third place is a term applied to unimals of cessfully demonstrated to-day.
Viewers saw part of play in between in the Spencer Handicap Inst Satur-the intermediate height between the
R. A. day, but I think Rivulet was short horse and the pony-that is from 14 the challenge golf match of a gallop since her return to the hands 2 inches to 15 hands at the the British Open champion,
not ex- Whilcombe, and the champion of shoulder. A pony should a hunch that the course. I have mare will cross the wire at the head eced 14.2 but In view of the special South Afrien, A. D. Locke, in which followed by Chiltern circumstances attaching to the Aus- the latter beat Whitcombe by six of the pack
tralian subscription ponies, the Ste and five. and Devonian.
Cameras recorded the drives from wards of the Hongkong Jockey Club will permit such ponies as exceed 14 two tees, approaches and putting ot hands 2 inches to race, carrying one hole, and play through another,
Three cameras were used, In my opinion weight as per scale, therefore all 14.3 ponies are cobs being mobile so that players could be and Bredon comes under that cate- closely followed.-British Wireless. Kory,
Smiling Thru Not Starting
However let us return to the race.
Mr. Eu Tong-sen's Smiling Thru, Judging by the last "C" class con Golf the second best subscription griffin of test, Murray River is my choice with Bay and Annabella to last season, is not definitely welgh- Discovery
ure
owned by the same
31 ENTRIES FOR LAST EVENT
Ing out for the Green Island Handi-follow in the rear. The last named cap (second section) over a sprint cob is now from the 141⁄2 mile post (about half owner of King Kong and being in a mile 170 yards) and Incidentally this lucky stable, Annabella is worth $5 is the second leg of the daily double. ench way.
After annexing the Sub-griffins Autumn Plate on September 24, Smiling, Thru went lame and the connections
any not taking chances to-morrow should the track be on the heavy side. Blue Dia- mond and Galveston Bay are making their first appearance in this section, of either but we have not a line
By virtue of their placings in the last Saturday, against the old members of this divi- Stonecutters Plate
and National sion. Blue Diamond, it appears to Green Bay (first) me, has lost a great deal of her flesh Honour (second) are ineligible for and her prospect of a win is very the last event, the Smugglers Plate, remote.
entries. The finish should be fought
which
attracted 31 has out between Laughing Girl, Rose- Queen and Tyne and i see no reason Luckily the embargo on winners of vented further nominations and be- why they should not pass the win more than $500 in stakes has pre- ning post in that order.
ing a sprint over six furlongs nny- thing may happen. My best three are Gog, Heddon and Sea Horse, the last being my fancy. As an outsider West would like to recommend | Lake.
In an attempt to win popular but Introduced, appeal, perhaps, fictional, embellish- menta have been these pale beside the real facts of the case.
HECTIC VIEW HARD TO BEAT
.
County Cricket Scores
London, Juno 1. will appearLunch cricket scores were:
Derby 112 and 61-4; Kent 143 and
the Beaufort The line up in Handicap for China ponies (grimina of this season). that have not won more than $2,000 in stakes will most Notable performancea are given by probably be Blue Express (Mr. En- C. B. BROWN,
Spencer Tracy as Father Flannagun, carnacao), Galaxy (Mr. L. B. Chao), Secretary. Mickey Rooney as the incorrigible Hectic Viow (Mr. H. C. Pih) and Whitey Marsh and by a big cast of Jennifer. (Mr. B. Proulx). Factoriie
and Hongkong, 29th May, 1999,
has' net as yet faced a start and I capable players. But Tracy Rooney are the two thot hold one's doubt that the mate
before the clerk of the scales. In attention, the latter particularly giv- Ing a superb presentation of his role. the St. George's Plate, Blue Express, 90, The writer understands that on the who was second, trounced Jennifer strength of his performance in "Boys by two lengthis, but the former has 219. Town Mickey Rooney has been nover met Hectic View and I wonder concedo elevated to stardom. If this is so, he whether Blue Express can fully deserves the honour. And when almost a stone to Mr. Lan's candi- one singles out an actor from a film dale over the mile course. Hectic COMFORTABLE in which Spencer Tracy also plays, View is well tuned for the battle
and the stallion is hard to beat. this is pratec Indeed.—M. R. A
METROPOLE
ROOM BATH
$6,
CENTRAL
CLEAN
+
Easox 158 and 137-3; West Indies Glamorgan 198: Gloucester 301-4. Lancs 488-6; Hants 84-2. Leicester 142-3; Notta 200,- Surrey 345; Sussex 200. Warwick 219; Yorks Reuter Bulletin
Starting Times At Fanling
two
The following are the starting times at Fanling on Sunday:
¡
OLD COURSE
9.10 R, 1. Gregory, A. D, Humphreys. 9.20 A. N. & q. Ah. Macfadyen. 9.24 B. Tomlinson, J. B. Meckfo. 0.28 F. Robinson, F. A. M. Eiloft. 0.32 S. 1. Dodwall, I.
1. 11. Geare.
930 I. L. Mackenzie, G. M. Park. 2.40 L. Jackson, J. C. Brown. 9.44 R. G. Gray, D. A., Targus. 0.40 G. T. Harrington, J. A, H. Douglas. 10.04 J. M, Pearson, J..W. Mayhew. 1033 PS. Cassidy. Col. Matthews. 10.30 G, C. Worral, N. D. Lloyd.
Bir V. Grayburt, F. I. Winter..
Even Betting On Big Fight
New York, June 1. The Max Baer-Nova heavyweight title eliminator bout at Yankee Stadlum to-night is the first Ameri- can fight to be televised.
Even money betting, which is the price in Baer's
of pounds. wagers of thousand, has resulted in Jim Braddock, former world cham- plon, who will be in Nova's corner, anticipatea a knockout victory for Nova in the late rounds.
A £40,000 gate is expected If the weather is favourable, Reuter.
SHANGHAI, June 2The yen dis- played further weakness this morn- 202-2-ing, buyers paying as low as, 93.
National cents-Reuter..
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