NANCY
OH, WHAT A SWELL PLACE-- I WISH I COULD GET MY AUNT FRITZI TO TAKE ME THERE!
VACATION at
LAKE HOOPLA
Monday,
BUT, NANCY-- I TOLD YOU WE'RE NOT GOING ON
ANY VACATION
THIS YEAR!,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 31, 1939,
By Ernie Bushmiller
BUT THIS IS SUCH|
A PEACHY PLACE
I WISH
YOU'D LOOK AT -THAT POSTER UP THE
STREET!
VACATION at LAKE HOOPLA
HOD
LOTS OF HANDSOME MEN- ALL GOOD DANCERS
A Polite Knock-Out By Eric Boon
Pat On Head Before Hel Finished His Opponent In The Ninth Round
(By Geoffrey Simpson)
London, July 18.
Eric Boon showed a rain-drenched crowd, huddled miserably in the Leicester Rugby ground, last night, how to knock out a man and be polite about it.
The light-weight champion, fitter than on his laat outing, and punching harder, flattened local-born Len Wickwar in the ninth round of a 12-rounds contest.
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Stepping clear from clinch, but I've got to do this," put over his wurm-hearted Boon first of a winning punch. smiled at Wickwur, then palted This was Doon at his best. him affectionately the bead, wasted some right-hand blows, and
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and the very next second planted a he missed u straightforward chance vicious right-hand thump on the jaw, which ended Wickwar's interest in the battle.
of ending the Aght in the fifth round, but these were the only faults in ani otherwise Impressive performance. Some of the 14,000 who shook the His ducking and countering were So was his left-hooking, raindrops off their hats afterwards Drst class.
said it was a mean trick, but, to me, while his work with a straight left Boon's smile-and-pat gesture looked must have surprised those who re- ns n round-nrm uncommonly like an advance apologyrded him only
Boon's only regret is
to a very gallant and courageous puncher. opponent.
that once
The rain poured down for hours again he finished a contest with his before the Bght and during the show, right hand, in its usual battered and and then, exasperntingly, ensed when bruised condition.
the principals had fought a round or] A doctor, after examining thei two. It kept thousands away-and hand, said that Boon would have to they missed a grand fight,
rest from Aghting for several weeks. This may entail a delay in the chom-
TESTED TO LIMIT
Wickwar, who combined science pion meeting Crowley for the title with the hardiness and generalship in the autumn. gained from 400 battles, tesled Bool
to the limit.
OTHER CONTESTS
Erie Jones Coalville) outpointed Frankc Harry Silver
For three rounds he actually went Bonser Nottinghandast knocked out Jim after the champion, as though scornwellard (Northampton) in Atth round.
Eric Boon's Hand Badly Bruised
"London, July 20
Eric Boon, the light-weight boxing champion of Britain, has been refused permission by the Isle of Ely Education Com: mittee to train in the gym. nasium at, the new £35,000 Cromwell School, after school hours.
Boon has just had his right hand X-rayed and it was found to be badly bruised. When it was suggested
OuL Tiny Bostock (Leck) knocked Sammy Reynolds (Wolverhampton) in the seventh round of an eight-rounda con- test.
Tommy Jones (Derby), beat Stoker Perks Plymouth) un peints in an eight- rounds contert.
COUNTY CRICKET SCORES
that Boon should have the hand examin- ed. Len Wickwar, who was knocked out by its' blow, tookgainst Surrey, Stores:
Boon along to the Infirmary, The takings on Monday at Leicester were in the region of £2,500, stated Sydney Hulls. the promotor, who is en- deavouring to find a building In the city suitable for boxing Owing to his tournaments. bruised hand there is almost certain now to be a delay in making the final arrangements for Boon's championship fight against Dave Crowley in Lon don.-Our Own Correspondent.
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SURREY V. YORKSHIRE At the Oval two centuries enabled Yorkshire to close the day with 371 of six wickets runs for the lues
Yorkshire.--371 for 6 wkts. (Barber 141, M. Leylund 114).
CAME RIGHT IN-Howard Hill, famed archor, shot this 240-pound marlin with a barbod arrow. from Errol Flynn's yacht Sirocco in Mexican waters. Captain Doug Dawson and Roy Hayes, sailor, played the fish nearly two hours, when suddenly it charged and lunged, with above result. . Both mon went overboard. Al Watzel, movie cameraman, took the picture.
Germany Rejects U.S., Invitation
Berlin, July 30.
It is announced that Ger- many has rejected the invita-- tion of the American Lawn
Baseball
HEAVY PROGRAMME
Tennis Association to partic- OF MATCHES
pate in the Forest Hills cham- pionships.-United Press.
WORLD RECORD BETTERED
Splendid Feat By Rudolf Harbig
New York, July 30.
The following are the results of matches played in the Major Baseball League to-day:
'NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
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Bowls
PLAYERS SUBMITTED FOR TEAM
the
In response to the Hongkong Lown
request, Bowls
Association's following names have been submitted by the various clubs os candidates for the team to be sent up to Shang- al in September for the forthcoming Interport:
Craigengewer C.C.-W. Ward, B. W. Bradbury, U. M. Omar, C. S. Rosselet, A. E. Coates and J. S. Landolt
Club de Recrelo-F. X, M. da Silva and C. G. Silva,
Polleo R. CA. E. Carey, G. C. Frey homered for the Reds. Bat Moss, W. McLeod, and F. C. Chen- hery-Reds, Walters and Lombardining.
Philadelphia Cincinnati
Myers homered for Battery-Reds, Vander Hershberger,
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Hongkong F. C.-W. Gill, G. Dun- can, A. Brooksbunk, and J. S. Howell.
the Reds Kowloon B. G. C.-A. J. Hall and Meer and S. M. White.
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0
1 10
3
Clubs which have not sent in the names of their players who are willing to go to Shanghai If selected are requested to do so immediately Battery-Glants, Hubbell and Dan- to Mr. R. P. Phillips, Hon. Secretary.
c/o Messrs. Gande, Price.
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London, July 29.
Berlin, July 20. The following were the close
Rudolf Harbig, the German runner play scores in matches
commenced who established a new world record
New York lu-day:
for the 800 metres in the recent
athletic Germany-Italian
contest, Chicago
ning. again beat Lanzi, of Italy, when they met over the same distance at the
0 2 Olympia elimination contests held in
Brooklyn the Berlin Olymple Stadium to-day, St. Louis
5 10 1 Twenty-five thousand spectators
Padgett homered for the Cardinals I saw the German runner win in fine
Battery Cardinals, Sunkel and Pad- style in 1 min. 48.7 secs, which
getl. .At Chelmsford, Essex are assured better than the present recognised of a first innings lead against Sussex, world record-Trans-Ocean who despite a lunch score of 129 for three, Inst their remaining seven ruts only. wickets for another 70 Scores:
Sussex190 (John Langridge 71. Ray Smith & for 47).
Essex.-170 for 2 wkts. (Peter Smith 50 not out).
ESSEX v. SUSSEX
KENT V. DERBYSHIRE
At Gravesend, Kent have secured a first innings lead against Derbyshire.
It is also notified that all the re- maining singles matches in the first round of the Open Championships must be played off before Friday.
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St. Louis Tokyo, July 29.
Battery Cardinals, Bowman and The German Winter Olympic Owen, Games Organising Commillee, in the name of Dr. Karl Ritter von Halt, Boston
Battery-Braves, chairman, forwarded a formal invita Pittsburg tion to Japan to take part in the Fifth Winter Olympic Games to be Lopez.
Garmisch Partenkirchen,
The night-cap was called held In southern Germany, from February end of the fourth inning owing 2-10 next year.-Domel,
Sunday Law with the Braves leading HIGH JUMP RECORD Kent-162 (B. II. Valentine 70.
Berlin, July 20, W. H. Copson 4 for 40, Alfred Pope
Miss Dorothy Odam, British cham- 14 for 70); and 43 for 2 wkts.
Derbyshire137 (N. W. Harding & plon, to-day equalled the world's
high jump record of 1.65 metres held Chicago ful of his powers, and traded blows for 50, D. V. P. Wright 4 for 30).
New York Jointly by Miss Mildred Didrickson with him.
NORTHANTS v. SOMERSET
Selkirk homered twice for the stagecoach against the rails, Inw and He crashed Boon on the jaw, made At Northampton, with four wickets and Jean Shiley, United States, and him wince from body blows, out in hand, Northants are eight runs be-Fraulein Dora Ratjan, Germany Yankees, Battery Yankees, Gomez order
and Dickey. scored him in the livellest way with hind Somerset on the Arst innings. United Press, snappy straight lefts.
Scores:
Scores:
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It was a bold and brave effort. A Somerset-157 (Merritt for 42) Amateur Golf
hitter like Boon is not accustomed to being bustled around and thrown on the defensive. At the same time it was an effort lacking wisdom. An opponent who will fight freely is exactly suited to round-arm punching style,
Northants-140 for 4 wkts. (Dixon 76 not out).
NOTTS . MIDDLESEX
At Nottingham, rain prevented play Boon's heavy, before lunch. Scores:
Notts-194 (J. Knowles 60. J. M. Sims 0 for 77).
It was a great and grand clam while It lasted. Boon had one eye cut and the other puffed, but his more de structive hitting was bound to tell, and so it proved,
BOON ON TOP
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Middlesex,20 for 0 wktis. WARWICKSHIRE v. LEICESTER
At Birmingham, little play was pos- sible owing to rain, Scores: Leicester-77 for 2 wkts. HAMPSHIRE v. WEST INDIES At Bournemouth, rain murred the match between the West Indies and Hampshire. Scorca:
SCOTTISH AND CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
5-3.
Chicago
AMERICAN LEAGUE
R. II.
E.
3 4
4
2
New York
13 Battery-White Sox, Lee
Tresh,
Detroit Philadelphia
"Return of the Cisco Kid" (King's, to-day)Nearly every popular ple- ture has a sequel. This is one of The Cisco Kid, which proved quite entertaining a couple of years ago. If you liked that one, you will like this as well. Wamer Baxter has the leading role.
"Stand Up and Fight"· (Queen's janit Alhambra, to-day)The Old South against the Old North, the
against hooliganism, Robert Tayler against Wallace Beery-that's the story of MGM's newest effort to prove Mr. Taylor a man's man. Mr. Taylor comes through a couple of and brawis with fists and colours flying. Seldom a dull moment, with a good mixture of drama and comedy and romance.
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"Submarine Patrol" (Mafexile, to Higgins, Greenberg,
day)-A herole story of America's Croucher homered for the Tigers. "Splinter" Fleet during the War. Battery-Tigers, Newrom and Teb-Richard Green, Nancy Kelly and
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10
Presion Foster in the chief roles.
"College Swing" (Oriental, to-day). 3 11
-Though occasionally funny, the Battery-Tigers, Hutchinson and material for this latest campus fling",
squawks along in the rut of un- originality ns Gracle Allen revolu
Burns, tionises education, George Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Edward Krakuaskas Everett Horton and Gracie Allen supply the best moments in the show, "Walt Disney's Cartoons" (Cathay, to-day).--This is one of the greatest examples of Wall Dleney's art. Ten Sox"shorts" assembled in a nim as enter- and
taining for adults as for the children:
betta. London, July 30.
Detroit Vancouver, beat Philadelphia Ken Black, of Henry Martell, of Alberta, by 8 and
in the 36-hole final of the Canadian York. Amateur Golf Championship played to-day.
Cleveland Ted Adams, of Mississippi, the Washington
Battery, Senators, holder, lost 3 and 2 to Martell in the
and Ciullanil semi-final.
Seottiah Championship At-Testwick, Hamilton McInally, St. Louis LANCASHIRE v. GLOUCESTER of Ayrshire, won the Scottish Boston
Foxx homered for the Red Amateur Golf Championship, beating Hector Thomson by G and Daver 30 Battery-Red Sex, Galehouse
Desauicis-Reuter. holes-Reuter.
Hampshire.-74 for 8 wkts. WORCESTER v. GLAMORGAN At Stourbridge, ruin again inter- fered with play. Scores:
Glomorgan.14 for 0 whis.
Boon was right on top by the fifth round. Swaying his way past Wick- ivar's leads to scoring range, he dealt out fearful punishment, eventually spinning Wiekwar right round with a blow to the chin and flooring him. Wickwar did astonishingly well to elimb back on to his feet in dece.
one-way Afterwards it was affair, with Wickwar Aghting out at
At Manchester, there was no play lost enuse to the last ditch. He had ittle left when the ninth round in the Lancashire Gloucester match arrived and Boon with his "sorry-owing to rain-Reuter,
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