NANCY
AUNT FRITZI! LOOK WHAT I
FOUND UNDER THE DOOR!
OH, HOW
AWFUL!
Wednesday,
DEAR NANCY-
I AM RUNNIN AWAY BECAUSE YOU AINT TREATED ME NICE SINCE YOU GOT THAT PUPPY MAYBE YOU WILL MISS
ME NOW -
1 WILL BE BACK IN. ABOUT TEN
YEARS-
YOURS TRULY
SLUGGO
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
IT'S AWFUL SPOOKY OUT .TONIGHT --- I GOTTA FIND
July 5, 1939.
By Ernie Bushmiller
· SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP!
DIS OLD SHANTY IS O.K. IF NO
BAD TRAMPS COME ALONG!
G-MAN HEAT
KEEP AWAY
DANGROUS
Henley Regatta To Celebrate Centenary
Foreign Crews Help To Give International Significance Of Event
Oarsmon from the United States and several other countries, including Australia and Canada, are expected to emphasise by their presence the international significance of Honloy Royal Re- gatta, when the Contenary of that world-famous Thames River boating festival is celebrated from to-day, July 5, to July 8.
1 is certain that crews from many 180 feet wide, and marked off by countries will take part in the Grand wooden booms. The distance is one Challenge Cup, and entries have been mile 550 yards for eight-car crews, received froin the United States, and you might say that this corres- Australia, Canada. Italy and Hun-ponds. In track-running parlance to Kary, Germany was originally ex- The quarter-mile. parted mend a very strong clad- Jenge but last month it was revealed that the Germans would not par- ticipate in the event.
In other words it is too lont for sprint, too short for a rem test of staminu. Which means that you have to go Bat out all the way and it seems an Impossibly long way.
Eight events figure on the fenicy
The university crew of Harvard College will compete in the Grand Challenge Cup, lf was revealed re-i cently. According to recent plans, the rowing party was to sail from Programme, and of these the two New York on June 24, the day after which have mosl captured the the Harvard-Yate boat race at New Popular Imagination are the Diamond Sculls (at present held by that London, Conn. Bill Rowe, stroke, is unable to go and his placa is being highly-individualistic sculler, J. W. taken by John Wilson, Junior varsity Butk. Penn Athletic Club, U.S.A.) .stroke. Others making the trip be- and the Grand Challenge Cup, wou sides Coach Tom Bolles and Manager last summer for the fifteenth time by Robert Brown, Include Robinson London flowing Club, Stevens, Sherman Groy, Walter Ker- nan, Bob Fowler. Dud Talbot. John
• Richards, Warren Pirnle, George Shortlidge, Lauren Kinginan, Colton Wagner, Chandler Hovey, Dick Ninde THAMES CUP
und Jim Snow.
recent years
Seven times has the Grand Chal-
All eyes are on the wood on the right which is coming up to the bunch of woods near the jack. An Incident in the League match played on Saturday between the Kowloon .G.C, and the Club de Recrelo "A". Players in the picture, from left to right, are R. Duncan. II. A, Alves, R. F. Luz, J. A. Luz, A. P. Guterres, L. A. R. Duncan and I. P. Phillips-Staf Photographer.
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kenge Cup been taken abroad to Belgium in 1900, 1908 and 1909; to Australia in 1912; to U.S.A. in 1914. (by Harvard Athletic Association Boat Club); to Switzerland in 1930: Several times in
and to Germany in 1937. English crews have rowed at Oslo victors in the final for this trophy Most frequently on the rail of and it is most satisfactory that there occurs the name of Leander, success- likely ben Norwegian eight in tal on 21 occasions. Leander is quite
Double-headers were played by all teams in the Major. 9. M. S. DICKS the Thames Cup.
an extraordinary Institution, occupy-
Baseball League to-day. In the National Section, the HAL LORENZO & TOBY GREY COLLEEN NG QUINN Between them, Tabor Academy Ing a place in rowing analogous to In both the men's und and Kent School. from the United that of the Marylebone Cricket Club singles, the field has now been re-
Women's Boston Braves twice defeated the New York Giants and THE HARMONY THREE States, have won the Thames Cup in England's national summer game. duced to the last four, and in both the Brooklyn Dodgers beat Philadelphia Phillies twice, B. 6. M. SMEE for the last three Henleys, and they And one of the greatest glories that events an all-American maille while in the American League, the Boston Red Sox scored will-certainly-try-to-repent---their- success in this centenary year. Tabor can come to a British"rowingnan maits a possibility"
to be invited row for Leander Academy are almost certain to tuken so become qualified to wear the is hardly, likely that Miss Kay Slam- a double win over the Philadelphia Athletics and the
In the women's singles, however, it part and it is probable that they will saimon-pink insignia so highly ras-mers of Britain will be beaten by Mrs. Chicago White Sox did likewise over St. Louis Browns. be accompanied by several other pected in the world of "wet bobs." Surah Palfrey-Fabyan, of the United
Stales, in the semi-finals since British erews have been preparing
she Two players, Leiber of the Chicago) for the last few months for the
showed such excellent form in her Cubs, and Tubor of the Boston Red Regatta and it need hardly be added. Besides the "Grand" and the match with Miss Helen Jacobs in the Sox, each hit three home runs in one that every effort will will be madej “Diamonds,” the trophies on the quarter-finals.
match.
The following are the results of the In the other semi-final of the to stem the foreign challenge. The Henley programme are the Thomes attention of all top-class rowing men Cup, for eights not considered fast women's singles, Miss Allee Marble, matches played to-day: in Britain during the next few daya) enough_to_race_in_the Grand; the of the United Sintes, should have no will turn to Henley, small market Stewards Cup. Visitors' Cup and the dimeulty disposing ol Mrs. town of Oxfordshire, 35 miles from Wyfold Cup, for, four-pared erews: Sperling, of Denmark. London, Or rather, to the silver the Ladies Challenge Plate, for Another American victory in stream that gildes along there, be- school and university college eights women's singles, therefore, is regard- tween Henley Bridge and Temple and the Silver Goblets for pait-oursed as extremely probable since Island, with the green wooded land- The present holders of these trophies the most optimistic British tennis, fayden. scape of Berkshië und Buckingham- | are; shire stretching away restfully to Thames Cup...Kent either hand.
American crews,
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TOURISTS WIN IN PENANG
China A.A. football tourists won two matches in Penang, according to message just received in the Co- Jony.
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On the following day, they defeat blood and energy in your yains. In 24
hours you can see and feel yourrolled an All-Penang eleven by the geiting younger. Your eyes sparkle, same score. Fung again scored two You feel alive and full of youthful goals while Lat Shlu-wing made the vigour and power,
And this amazing, now gland and third.
vigour restorer, called Dr. Nixon's Vi« The weather was excellent, though Tabe, is guaranteed. It has been proved a bit hot on
In
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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Washington
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2
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Selkirk homered for the Yankees, Batteries,Senators,
Ferrell and
R. H.
E. Leonard.
the
New York Boston Batteries-Braves, Lopez and Mac-
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"C" Division Tennis Ties For To-day
The last block of matches in the
Wright homered for the Senators and Selkirk for the Yankees.
17 20 0 Philadelphia
7 15 2 Philadelphia....... 3
Williams, Cronin, Tabor and Doerr Brooklyn........ # 11 0 homered for the Red Sox and John- Key homered for the Dodgers. son, Chapman and Hayes for the. Batteries-Dodgers, Todd and Pres- ¡Athletics. Batteries. Red
incl.
B
Philadelphia Brooklyn Batteries-Dodgers, Casey and Phelps.
Cincinnati Pittsburgh
original programme of the "C" Batteries-Reds; Division Tennis League will be played | Lombardi, this' afternoon. The programme ja as follows: Craigengower C.C.
Central British Assu. Club de Recreio South China AA.
v. Indian R.C.
v. Kowloon
V. Chinese C
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Radio Sport
Australian Davis Cup Players To
Meet Filipinos
Cincinnati Pittsburgh
Sox,1
Heving and Desautels.
值
11
2
Boston
18
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15
15
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7
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Tabor homered three times for the Red Sox. Batteries-Red Sox, Galehouse and Peacock.
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St. Louis
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0
Fray homered for the Reds and Tebbetts,
Rizzo for the Pirates. Batteries-- Prlates, Brawa and Mueller..
St. Louis
Chicago
f
Cooper and Medwick homered for and Gallagher for the Browns. Bat- the Cardinals and Leiber three Umeteries-White Sox, ugney for the Cubs. Batteries-Cardinals, Tresh. Cooper and Owen. '
and
St. Louis Chicago Mexico City, July 4, The Australian Davis Cup players, Ten Innings were played. Hartneit
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