NANCY
NOW DON'T BE MAKING A BIG FUSS OVER YOUR PUPPY WHEN SLUGGO IS AROUND OR HE'LL BE
GETTING JEALOUS
I'LL BE CAREFUL ABOUT
WHAT
I SAY!
Friday,
HONGKONG - TEL EGRAPH
July 14, 1939.
By Ernie
Bushmiller
"LO, NANCY HOW'S YER DOG THESE DAYS.?1
OH, HE'S ALL RIGHT, I GUESS --- Y SEE I DON'T PAY VERY MUCH ATTENTION,
TO HIM.---
YEAH-- SO I NOTICE!
AGAIN!
-ERNIE
Jel. 28151.
THEY'RE COOL
BOOK THAT ATTACKS DEAD CRICKETERS
Reference To Douglas and
"Dodge" Whysall Greatly Resented
(By Charles Bray)
"As skipper of that county he was not only bad but brutal, almost incredible in his ruthlessness.... Ho showed shocking bad judgment."
Thus writes Sir Home Gordon, of the late J. W. H. T. Douglas, England Test match cricketer, in his book, "Back- ground of Cricket” (Arthur Barker, 12s. 6d.), which has just been published,
I seems to be the fashion now, the most unpleasant things to say are tuys for authors to make sensational dead. attacks on public figures that were Of some I cannot speak. I did respected and loved.
know Johnny Douglas Intimately and. _I_wonder_what the many admirersino matter what Sir Home Gordon of Johany Douglas will think of thisjinay write, 1 shall always remember public castigation of their hero by a Johnny as a stern disciplinarinn, a man who, if very prominent in the grand lighter, a great trier and more background of cricket, has
never even then all that a man who at been in the actual battle on the field heart was kindly and generous. of play:
I played under Douglas, and he Sir Home has written what would was the best captain on and off the have been, to me, an intensely in-field it has been my lot to know. Of teresting book if it were not for his his kindiness and generosity 1 had attacks on certain cricketers who are personal knowledge.
obvious no longer living.
Sir Home Gordon never had. About "Dodge" Whysall the author resent the latter's references to a writes: "Whynali was an excellent former England caplain, a cricketer cricketer and a sterling, well-be-who scored 24,501 runs in first- haved man, but neither I nor others class cricket, took 1,079 wickets, could quite comprehend the excep-played in Test matches against the tional lamentations for his early de- Australians, South Africans, and New vense Insligoted by his ecstatic ad-Zealand and, on no fewer than ten oc- mirer, Mr. Skelton."
casions played for the Gentlemen at Lord's.
WHYSALL'S PROWESS
In
For the rest, this book is full of anecdotes and Incidents who have played
1030 personal "Dadge" Whymal died having inade in his 20 years of coun-about cricketers
ty cricket 21,503 runs for an average their part or who are still doing so
than in our great national game. of 38.74 higher average either Sir Pelham Warner or Mr.
ON THE 'INSIDE' Percy Perrin can boast in first-class; cricket.
Norma Shearer and Clark Gable In "Idiot's Delight,” previewed yesterday and showing at the Queen's and Alhodsbra Theatres to-day.
BUSHTETENNE F
"IDIOT'S DELIGHT" PREVIEWED
Robert E. Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Idiot's Delight."
of war.
Indoor Bowling
Champs Again Win Game In Ewo League
Water Polo
Poor Match Seen At North Point
A poor exhibition of water-polo was witnessed last night at North Point where South China Athletle Association, playing in a home fixture, shared two goals with Chinese Bath- ing Club. For the first time during the current League, two players were ordered out of the water for the duration of the remainder of play. Henry D'Sa struck Enrique Chan, who retallated, and a brawl ensued, following which the referee, who kept a very strict control of the game, ordered both players from the pltch.
1
A Chinese Bathing Club player, Fung Kwok-wa was responsible for Initiating, the series of Incidents in the second half which at one time threatened to culminate in 4 first class fight.
Shoving off, elbowing, Impeding the free movements of Hmbs and holding of costumes, were mild com- pared to some of the things which were witnessed, and following the two opening goals in the first half, it was evident that neither of the teams were likely to scare again,
Chinese Bathing Club were actu- ally the better of the two teams and should have been at least four goals in the lead at the Interval. They had chances, but one of their for- wards was too Intent on self giort- fication instead of distributing the ball to Robert Chan and Euriquo Chan,
both of whom brilliantly manoeuvred for shooting positions against formidable defenders ke Harold Winglee, who tried hard to hold his team in check.
Robert Chan opened the scoring for Chinese Bathing Club when ho cleverly evaded Harold Wingice and scored from close-range. Chinese Bathing Club's lead was short-lived, however, for Fung Kwok-wa swarn clean through and instead of passing to Robert Chan, who was unmarked, attempted-a-shot himself, South China's gonikeeper saving and then sending the ball to Shek Kam-pul, who in turn transferred to Lee Koe- young who, unmarked, streaked away 1,949 to level the scores.
In a second round match of the is essentinly anti-war in its trend, Ewo League (third tourney) played but this movic adaptation by M.G.M. at the Hongkong Bowling Alleys yes Thic Life is appropriate. The with its two top-stars, Norma Shearer terday, The Champs beat The Black I should imagine that Mr. Shelton, author has, it is true, been on the and Clark Gable playing the two Dog by 73 points. The latter being a great lover and admirer of Notis "insule" of Arst-class cricket for chlef roles, lays rather more emphasis unable to turn out a team, four of the erleket, had every reason to bemoan many years. He is a famillur Agure on the romance then on the futility best players who happened to be in
fat many grounds. the early death of Whysall.
the Alleys neted as a substitute team DI George Letinant, Sir Home Short and dapper and minuculate-
ly dressed on all occasions, with a Without any previous knowledge of with the consent of The Champs. writes:-
The Champs "To-day Just us forty years agoge carnation always in his button- Sherycod's play. the average cinema- George Lohmana must be my ideal hole, Sir Home spends every sum-er may thoroughly enjoy the film,
which is slickly handled in the usual Gene Faggiono. 165 107 143 507 cricketer. He was a magnificent mer-watching cricket.
manner, and
150 160 180 406 yel remain Ernie Hearther bowler, an impatiently aggressive bat He is friendly with selectors and MGM
is invariably to be
absolutely in the dark regarding the Dick Venezia ... of real class, and by far the best players. He
146 145 180 180 120 177 163 486 second slip Surrey ever had."
in the amateurs' dressing choice of the title and be puzzled by Doc Molthen found "A splendidly formed man and very room. Ho is almost. Mr. Peter, Per- some of the more serious scrups at
Total conversation, especially at the border handsome."
rin's shadow, so often are the two
hotel whef the leading characters together. BEST LEFT OUT
are congregated on the outbreak of F. Speako He has done much for cricket, but Tho rest of the paragraph I shall not quote and I would suggest to the cricket has done much for him. It author that it would have been has given him a great deal of plea- kinder to the memory of a great sure, a tremendous amount of enter- erleketer had he
similar tainment and enjoyment. restraint.
He has a high-pitched volee and It is singularly unfortunate that a laugh that is peculiarly penetrat- the people of whom the author has ing, and is on untiring talker.
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The Black Dog
145 187 180 402 Al Sureler
154 184 168 400 W. Michals
148 10 126 463 Pete Peterson.. 100 123 146 435
Total
Probably with one eye on the box- omee, the director preters, to give greater emphasis on the romance be- tween Cable and Shearer, which is the sort thing most picture-goers' lap up, and thus we see the two stars picking up the threads of a romance Billiards which began at Omaha many years: age. By this time, Gable is a "hoofer," rather an unconvincing role by this he-man of the sergen, and Shearer the companion of a mini-
lons king.
1,870
MEDICAL CORPS
DEFEAT THE
MILITARY POLICE
There were no further goals, although Henry D'Sa and Enrique Chan were given marching orders shortly after the resumption of the second half.
.A.A.A. TEAM DID NONE TOO. WELL AT ANTWERP
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The members of the AAA. team Singapore
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did none loo well in the opening Colombo for bombers with "their death-bring-
The return match in the Garrison events at the meeting of the Royal Durban ing explosives," and it is in subtle; touches like these that one gets un-Billiards League between Royal Army Beerschot Club at Antwerp, on June Cape Tow der the superfulty of some of the Medical Corps and the Corps of Mill, 26. Brasseur (Holland) won the 110 RIO DE JANEIRO" (Arrive scenes to glimpse the serious trend thy Police was held at the Bowen metres hurdles in 14.7sec., beating Road Hospital on Tuesday and re-T. L. Lockton (Achilles) by 1-10th of of Sherwood's play,
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the biggest breaks for is seen of them, and perhaps tob (20) made much of the two top-stars, Norms the Winners, and L/Cpl. Willis (22 Shearer is more convincing than and 20), and L/Cpl. Thomson (20)
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(Achilles) Belem narrowly lost the 600 metres to Lie, Cristobal of Norway, the finished 1-10th of a Balbon
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The 400 metres hurdles went to Bosmans (Belgium) in 64.5 sec., with R. A. Paliner (Achilles) Diird. Osendorp completed a double by winning the 200 metres in 22.1sec., L. M. Wallace (Ryde IL), taking 22.4sec. Holland won the relay in 3min. 36.2sec. to England's 30.4sec. J. A. McD. McKillip (Milocarians) was fourth in the Javelin, H. W. Yielder (Loughborough College) was || fourth in the pole vault, won by Kans (Norway) with four metres, and J. L. Newman (Southgate 1) did i metre 80 in the high jump to the
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