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SECOND ROUND - MATCHES IN VALLEY SUMMER FOURSOMES
RESULTS of matches in the Second Round of the 1st Summer Foursomes competition at Happy Valley ware:
G. E, Willerton and T. J. Price bent A. C. I. Bowker and W. F. Simmons.
w/o.
F.
C. Barry and W. V. Ahern beat L. C. F. Bellamy and A, V. Greaves
574
A, J. MacFadyen and A. W, Muir beat C.-E. Moore and J. H. D. Lec.
A, L. Powell and W. J. Buller beat
H. Forrest and J. W. Anderson 5/3, H. H. Mundy and W. Stoker beat
A. K. Mackenzie and Col. Matthews 2/1
R.
A. J. Donnis and W. S, Hilller beat
Young and G. M. Park
1. Smith and E. Greenwood beat W. A. Stewart and T. Low w/o.
TB. Low and R. K. Collings beat A. IL Penn and J. R. Collla'4/5.
Note: Third Round matches will be played on or before June 29.
Adamson Cup Man UT. B. Low, with a score of 78-11- 07, qualified for the Adamson Cup for June.
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Nose Out Cleveland
NEW YORK, June 15 (UP) - New York Yankees scored over Cleveland Indians in the Ameri- Lo-day Baseball League winning by 3-2. In the National circuit, Cincinnati Reds humbled New York Giants 5-2.
Scores were:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland
Battery: Babgy, Smith, Hemsley.
New York
5
1
Battery: Ruming. Filckey,
Chicago
D
Batie: Lyons, Tres
Boston.
15
*
Battery: Grove, Ryba, Pescock.
:
Chicago
A
1
Battery: Ross, Tresh.
Boston
11
1
Battery: Newsom, тушак. Detroit
0
3
Washington *******
•
1
Battery: Iludson.
Evans,
Detroli...
4
2
Battery: Trout, Tebbetts.
Washington
3
1
Battery: Leonard, Kennedy, Early.
The game was called in the sixth inning owing to darkness,
Battery: R. Harris, Trotter. Ferrell Philadelphia
14
Battery: Newhouser, Thomas, Sullivan.
St Loute
Battery: Habich, Coster, Ilayas.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Now, York
1
Battery: Schumacher, Bowman, Brown, Danning. Cincinnati
....... 2
B
荮
Battery: E. Riddle. New York
“Lombardi."
0
Battery: Carpenter, Bowman, Melton. Hartnett.
St Lou
Battery: Kelat, Mancusco,
Cincinnati
#
10
→
Battery: Walters, West
Brooklyn.
Battery: ligbe, Franks,
1
Battery: Warneke, Krlat, Stancuaco. Brooklyn - .
0
Battery: Casey, Brown, Wicker, Owen. St Louls
Philadelphin
1
Battery: Hughes koerat, Livingston.
Battery: Passeau, Behúming.
Philadelphia
A 11
Battery: Podgajny, Warren. Chicago
Battery Posodel, Derres, Pittsburgh sachakond 15
Battery: Wilkie, Heintzelman, Birincevich, Klinger, Lopes, Davis.
Dejix,
Chicago
Battery: Root, Errickson, McCullough,
Boston tins
The second game was washed out by min.
•
ERRÁCK!
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June 16, 1941.
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Netherlands Indies Policy Outlined
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The East Indies were not only producing war materials but were also carefully controlling their delivery in the interests of the most efficient prosecution.of. the war and prevention of their being placed at the disposal of the enemy, said the Governor- General,
Ten million guilders-about. £1,250,000-had already been volun. tarily subscribed for the purchase of warplanes.
Reviewing the Budget proposals to be placed before the People's Council, the Finance Department revealed that during the period 1940-42, 500,- 000,000 guliders will be spent on dé- fence.
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Invaders Claimed Trapped
NORTH KIANGSU, "June 15 (Cen~) tral News). The
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