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YOU!
August 25, 1939.
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SILK SHIRTS
FOR
BOYS
WITH
SHORT SLEEVES
CRICKET CLUBS FACE STAGGERING LOSSES
Some County Clubs In A Serious Situation: Rain Affects "Gates"
London, Aug. 8.
The most worried men in England to-day are Rain the treasurers of County Cricket Clubs. upset the holiday "gates” and as these are normal- ly the best of the year the situation has become desperate.
Taking the Lesson D0% whole the balance sheet is not to show a Warwickshire and Derbyshire have very substantial loss, perhaps suffered more thura most, and their respective secretaries are already puzzling their brains to find ways and means of making good a staggering defeit.
of
Warwickshire have only three mor games to play al home against West Idies, Surey om Gloucestershire--but only one those matches la a Saturday start.
The ten home games so far playes have prodticed on average less than £200 per match; so there is every prospect of the total gate money be ing less than £2,500,
Not since the war has stich a state of affairs existed, and Derbyshire aie not much better off.
This year their big money spin- ner, the matches at Chesterfeld have been most disappointing, due almost entirely to the bad weather. The kates at Derby have been positively disgraceful.
of
BIGGEST TROUBLE
The crowds attending many of the games in which Northants, Leicester- shire, and Worcestershire have been not been worthy of engaged have
first-class crickel.
Some of the towns do not deserve to house county tearns. Yet cricke! has a way of overcoming s most serious financial worries.
There will not, however, be uny Test matches this "uest-eng" from Eselson like there was last year. With only three Fests, and those of only three days, the profits will be small, and when divided up of little as- distance to impoverished countles
There
inevitable
Hal
June Lang looks annoyed because Oliver Hardy is cutting in on hier
Bali. A scene from dancing partner, James Ellison, during the must be the appeals to the generosity of those Rouch's "Zenobia," showing at the King's Theatre to-morrow. who have already given freely to keep county cricket on its legs.
When
ished a club ößeial it any help was expected from the MC.C. Golf he replied that that sugust body content det sit back blissfully
assets and reserves, with its huge
Several of the players and officials and watch the strugglings of many
the club maintain
that one of counties, their biggest troubles was winning
the championship in 1930.
"While the latter might retaliate by demanding more equitable treat- Derbyshire in that season whettedment from headquarters," he added, spectators, "the C.C.C. would raise its bands in the appetite of their They saw a winning team that went horror." on to gain the title. The next sea- son practically the same team could not maintain its position, and the spectators became disappointed.
That
con-
"Look at all the money we give
matches and tours) you from Test overseas," would be their obvious re- ply.
Earlier in the season the secretary, counties. Mr. Taylor, said that the club would; be in serious Anancial straits if gates; cli! not improve. They worse.
and overseas tours?
Not
disappointment has
"But who earns the money at Test tinued, and has been rellected in matches
the the "gales, Derbyshire are going to members of the M.C.C., but have a nasty financial problem.
players the professionals from the TEAM BUILDING There is something the counties have got will have to do to help themselves. They will have to be as ruthless in team-building
any Arst-class: more Soccer stub. from the weather than any county, If an amateur cannot be found and, if they are one of the big "six" good enough to lead the side and as regards
nance, they, too, will all his weight, then a professional have to do a lot of cheese-paring ifhould be given the Job of captain,
EVEN LANCASHIRE Lancashire
have
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VALLEY SINGLES
RESULTS
The following are the results of
matches played in the fourth round of the Happy Valley Summer Singles: G. T. May (13) beat C. C. Stark (0) 4 and 3.
J. Liuaker (14) beat T. J. Price (9) 2 and 1.
N. J. Bebbington (15) heat W. 13. Richardson (13) @ and 7.
J. W. Mayhew (8) heat Col. Collin (5) 2 and 1.
STARTING TIMES The following are starting Ames for Fanling on Sunday:
OLD COURSE
9.16 M. Pollock, R. J. KC, Walker. 0.20 R. G. Gray, E. A. Bompas. 92 A, N. & Ń, A, A, Macfadyen. 02 F. D. Hunter, A. Sonniertelt.
0.32 1. M. Wylle, I. H. Genre.
D.
J. B. Harrison, J. Linaker.
9.40 J. M. Pearson, J. W. Mayhew.
9.44 P.-E. Annis, J. W. Clague,
0.43 P. C. Jackson, F. Laidlaw.
0.62 R. C. Gairdner, L. Cramer,
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand do, T.T. Shangbai TT, Singapore
TT. Japan T.T. India
.1/2.19/32 .1/2.10/32 370
.513% 104
BI
.383%
...57
TT. Bangkok T.T. Saigon
15212
100
.10.73
T.T. USA.
TT. Manila
TUT. Bntavla
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T.T. France
T.T. Gennuny 7.T. Switzerland T.T. Australla
BUYING
4 m/s L/C Lunden
.7034
1251
1/6%
40/ D/P
do..
.1/3.1/32 .1/3.3/32
I m/s L/C U.S.A.
4 m/s France
30 / India
11.15 #2%
U.S. Cross rate in Lon... 5.8%
Chopping and changing captains OUR GUIDE
during the season must be bad for
any team.
"Lancashire may have a captainey TO THE
problem at the end of this season, and it seems certain that whatever the committee do they will insist on
thes new, captain-providing Lionel Lister resigns, which he is expected
to do-being able to play throughout
the summer.
CINEMAS
a
Baseball
YANKEES
HUMBLE BROWNS
New York, Aug. 24.
The following are the results of tebes played in the Major Base- ball League to-day:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New Yorkc
St. Louis.********
K.
11. E.
1 12
5
9 3 Croretti, Keller and Powel homer-
ed for the Yankees and McQuinn for the Browns. Battery.-Yaukces. Pearson and Dickey.
Philadelphla
+
18
1
Cleveland........... 10 13 2 Trosky homered twice for the In- dians. Battery.Indians, Harder and Hemsley.
Philadelphia
2
ก
2
Cleveland..
17
10
33
Battery-Indians,
Molnar
and
Hemsley.
Washington
{
Detroll
B 11
Battery.-Tigers, Trout and York. The match between Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox will be played at night,
Fletcher homered for the Pirates. Battery.-Pirates, Butcher and
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh New York
4
7
3
3
U
1
Susce
Chiengo
Boston
B
7 11
Battery-Cubs, Passeau and Man-
Cusco.
Reds v. The matches Cincinnati Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis Car- dinals v. Philadelphia Phillies will be played to-night-Reuter.
EVACUATION
IN EUROPE People Flee From Homos Before Storm
WARSAW, Aug. 24 (Reuter). -An atmosphere of distinct excitement prevailed in Warsaw to-night, but there was no trace of panic in the streets.
Full military ears, lorries and taxis are taking reservists to the stations.
In all the cafes, soldiers were seen having farewell drinks with their girl friends, while ofBeers dined with their relatives in restaurants. Warsaw Excitement
for
Secretarles, in their shirt sleeves, are working day and night for 48 hours In order to keep abreast of the work.
The Brilish Consulate is thronged with enquirers.
Berlin is sweltering in a hout wave, and the sunny streets do not reflect the international situation.
BERLIN, Aug. 24 (Reuter), British families are packing and besieging the travel agencles, where
on tickets "While New York Sleeps" (King's, a tremendous run NOT GOOD
to-day).-Clue-and-cutie chusing re-abroad is being experienced.
The Embassy Is the scene uf Duni captaincy in not good. Chun-porters meet a mystery so bewilder- ties who have tried it have founding that it has to be solved twice-feverish activity instead of the usual that out. And hwo many captains as they catch killer before the dignified calm.
re there to-day who could be said filling, print the story of a murder to be worth their place in the team before it happens-and then find the for their playing ability?
same man has been murdered again. Sound judges put the number as With Michael Whalen, Jean Rogers, low as halt dozen, which is a serf-Chick Chandler and Joan Woodbury. ons reflection on the amateur playing
"Five Came Back" (Queen's, to- strength in first-class cricket.
Recent Test teams bear out this day)Melodrama about a transport assertion. In the two Tests played, plane wrecked in a South American an assorted, group of Wally Hammond, a former profes Jungle, and
Evacuation From London sional,
has captained an otherwise passengers only five of wliom can be
flown back to civilization. Their sur all-professional team.
LONDON, Aug. 24 (Trans-Ocean), And the chances are that when the face, reactions under pressure are M.C.C. come to choose the team that studied. Exciting, ingeniously done.The systematie evacuation of wo- must tour Australia the winter atter Chester Morris, Lucille Bali, Wendymen and children from London began next, they will find it extremely dif- Barrie, John Carradine, Allen Jenkins on Thursday morning by order of Use neult on merit to include any ama- and C. Aubrey Smith.
Persons affected by the order aro teurs, except the captain and possi-
"East Side of Heaven" (Alhambra being transported by rall and road bly one other.
|to-day). —- An infant cailed Sandy to places in the country already UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPH Scoring in the Kent and Hamp-wing the centre of attention from a designated to receive them. shire match at Canterbury during his most affable mood, Joan Blondell, cast that includes Bing Crosby In the August holiday was Alec Heather Mischa Auer, Irene Hervey and C.
Paris Evacuation On the pavilion wall was a group
(Continued from Page 2.) including him which G. J. C. Welgalt Aubrey Smith. It's a story of ro- described as "the most wonderful mance set against some family dif
PARIS, Aug. 25 (UT)-The cricket photograph in the
world"culties and all decorated up with
Ministry of Public Works has lasted His point was that although it was songs. taken in 1884, on the occasion of the "Off The Record", (Majestic, to- a proclamation advising all residents in Paris is not Kent and Australians match, all but day)Involved combination of melo- whose presence two of the Kent team, Lord Harris drama and romance about a pair of absolutely indispensable to leave the and George G. Hearne, are still lly-reporters-who marry, and the hard capital while the railways are free.
little orphan whom they rescue from A general order mobilising France's Ing.
We were the only county aide to a reformatory and try to sat on the arm of six million men would create beat the Australian that tour," right path, Pat O'Brien, Joan Blon-an unbearable traffle problem. Hearne said. "I was about 19 then dell and Bobby Jordan take chief and got seven wickets, which really parle, sent me up in the Kent side." -
responsible authorities.
"The Kid from Texas" (Cathay use. A bit of romance is mixed with Heartie was one of the youngest to-day).-Romantle comedy about apolo. Dennis O'Keefe, Florence Rice, players. F. A. Mackinnon-91 now cowboy who learned to play polo and Anthony Allen, Jessie Ralph was 30 at the time of the match, then went East to put his lessons to Buddy Ebsen are featured.
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