1931-04-17 — Page 8

KING'S THEATRE

SHOWING TO-DAY

AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 and 9.30 p.m.

The merry, mad stars of "The Coconuts" are back again in the roaring Big Berthu of Mirth.

THE MARY BROTHERS

"Animal Crackers

Û Quramount Picture,

Roth

With Lilian

laughter's leading lady

- and a cast of gorgenus

girls.

"THE FUNNIEST THING WHICH

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Now Breaking Records in London,

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THE CHINA MAIL.

Sport Columns

Britain matches, U.S.A., 5 matchen! This Innocent-looking cheruble-faced man, with a glint of humour always in his eyes, once scaled tremendously at the expense of one of the Anest sports- man-golfers in the country, but 18

HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WILES OF WALTER who, on important occasions,

MATCH ARRANGED

Surprise Move by New York Commission.

CARNERA-SHARKEY.

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New York, Yesterday. A championship fight has now been arranged between Jack Sharkey and Primo Carnera to take place either in New York or in New Jersey on June 10.

The New York Commission to- day absolved Carnera from all his sins and received him back Inta the fold after a year's suspension. His appearances in the ring wore previously banned following al- legations by Chevalier, one of his negro opponents, that he had been approached before the fight with a proposal that he should lose. It will be recalled that his seconds threw in the towel when Chevalier was not in the least distressed.

The Commission will regard the winner of the Carnera-Sharkey fight as the heavyweight champion of the world. In spite of the Stribling-Schmeling fight which is fixed for July 3.

Meanwhile the Italian Federa- tion yesterday increased the fine imposed on Carnera in November for failing to make an appearance at an exhibition bout in Bologna

from £100 to £200. Carnera, how- ever, treats this netion with con-

tempt while he is raking in the dollars-Reuter's American Ser-

více.

NEW SWIMMING RECORDS.

HAGEN.

Stories of a Great Golfer.

RESPECT FOR DUNCAN.

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temperamentally affected by unto ward or irritating happenings. In 1926, in a 72-hole match be tween Hagen and Abe Mitchell- the first half of which was play- ed at Wentworth 'and the other at St. Georges -the Briton arrived on the frat tee for the final 36 holes with an advan- tage of no fewer than four holes We are told that Walter Hagen-obviously, to a man like has announced that he will not Mitchell, a winning lead, There enter for the British Open Cham- were no signs of the American pionship of 1931.

Knowing my anywhere. and it was not until Hagen. I think it is now long odds Mitchell had been waiting patient- on him doing so, and with Bobbyly for some thirty minutes that Jones refinitely retired I imagine he arrived, all smiles, with a such an idea of not playing has "Morning Abe, sorry I'm a bit late never entered his mind, writes lost our way." Mitchell, who C. W. Packford in the Sporting had been in a state of nerves dur Life.

ing the time, quickly "came back" The great American golfer is to his opponent, and eventually one of the most amusing "leg pull-was defeated. ers" I have ever met. I remem- Hapen is cool, calculating ber two веаноля ago when he fellow who always knows how for enused consternation among the he may go. He would not have promoters of a 'match between him been inte had he been playing and Archie Compston by a state- Duncan, for I can visualise what ment that he did not want to play, would have happened. Directly and would not turn up to do so. Hagen was seen approaching, our The promoters were in a quan-only victorious Ryder Cup captain dary, and all manner of surges.would have left the tee for the tions were advanced by them as clubhouse, and possibly have had to securing a substitute, so cana Turkish bath, or a special blend colling the engagement altogether. of coffee brewed for him. At the At the time I wrote advising them bottom of his heart, "little Wally" not to be foolish; to wait calmly is a thoroughly gond fellow, and and patiently and Hagen would be I have always liked him very there all right. They wisely did much indeed. But he is a show- 80, and "little Wally" was on the man to the last degree. and his first tee at the appointed hour, an poses of innocence or righteous Knusual occurrence for him. indignation are all part of a big Hagen has spent a life-time "pull-game with him in his very suc ing the legs" of governing author-cessful

Hagen travels ities, committees, and opponents, everywhere with a mammoth bag frequently with signal success of clubs, dozens of trunks on all to his ill-concealed enjoyment. of which are painted the Stars Take one incident. On the morn- and Stripes and the words "Walter ing of June 3, 1927, at Worcester, Hagen, U.S.A."-a valet, and his

· Mass., U.S.A. Great Britain and own caddie. A typical pose of America met in the first official his ja ns follows:-He will be with Ryder Cup match. The custom on a party of friends-for he num- for the rival bers hundreds of these in this captains to hand their teams in country-on the eve of a cham- the order in which they will play, pionship. Round about ten o'clock and unknown to the rival com- he will send for his valet, and bination, to an appointed official. make enquiries as to his engage- It naturally would be an advan-ments next day. "You are play- tage for a leader to know the coming gulf, M. Hagen," will be the position of the other team, for reply, and the many times cham- there are certain players who are plon, as if completely surprised, the moral victims of others, and will exclaim, "Golt? Golf? Oh, to evade these would naturally yes, of course, I had forgotten all make all the difference. Ted Ray about it." A great fellow, a won- was our captain on that occasion,derful golfer, and an inveterate and in some way or other Hagen, wit. "Mr. Walter Hagen, of the with that innocent, far-away ex-U.S.A.," will be with us again all pression which foretells "danger" right this season. You see, there to those who know him, he per- Is not the menace of that little suaded bluff good-hearted Ted to man from Atalanta on this occa- announce the order in which slon.

Jean Taris Sets Up New these occasions is

Times in Paris.

300 AND 400 METRES.

Paris. Yesterday. Jean Tarls, swimming free style, to-day established two new world records-the 400 metres and the 300 metres. His lime for the 400 metres was 4 mine, 47-2/5 secs., clipping of 2-9/10 secs, from Arne Borg's record of 4.50-2/5 in 1925. in the 300 metres he finished in 3 mins. 33-2/5 secs., beating the former record of Arne Borg (3.33%) in 1926 by 1/10th of a second-Router.

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Great Britain would play before) he decided that of his own team. Result: U.S.A. 9% matches, Great

GRECIAN SUCCESS IN Britain 21⁄2 matches.

DAVIS CUP.

Victory in the First Singles Match.

Athena, Yesterday.

In the first round of the Davis Cup here to-day Zerlendis (Greece) defeated Artens (Austria) by 1-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2, 8-6.

Two years later, Walter brought his team to Britain în ari attempt to

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career.

STARTING TIMES FOR SUNDAY.

retain the trophy. The Secretary of the Royal The match Was played at Moortown, Leeds, and on this Hong Kong Golf Club supplies occasion George Duncan was the following list of starting our leader. Now, if there is times for Fanling on Sunday: one man in the world for whom Hagen has a wholesome respect, and who, not for a moment, would he attempt to intimidate, it ia Duncan, and

the 80

contest 9.20 in accordance

Result: Great 9.24.

The second match in the singles was conducted will be played to-morrow.-Beuter. with regulations.

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