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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1931.

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They Learned About Women

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Writi SPENCER TRACY CLAIRE LUCE

'Arid a dozen

other great

comedians.

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COMMENCING. SATURDAY, 1916 SEPT:

The following were the results as cubled by Reuter of the matches played in the English and Scottish League to-day-

ENGLISH LEAGUE.

Crystal Pal.

Exter C...

Swindon T.

Third Division (South);

Bristol R.

Third Division (North)..

2 Clapton

1 Chester

2 Hartlepools 3

2 Brighton

0Darlington'

2 Hull City

0 Northampton

York City.

-3 Gateshead.

1

2

1 Queen's P.R.

2

Third Division (North).

First Division.

Torquay U

2 Fulham

Derby Cnty

3 Everton

0

Liverpool

7 Middlesboro' 2

Watford

4 Mansfield T.

3

1

Table to Dute.

Coals.

Third Division (South)!

Portsmouth

◊ Arsenal

3

Table to Date,

Gateshead

Sunderland

2 Birmingham

3

Goals.

Lincoln C.

First Division Table to Date.

50, I. 11

Goals.

9

P. W. D. L, Wednesday .. 5 4 0 1

F.. A. Pts.

0

Huddersfield .51 2 0

S

Blackpool

Watford

Liverpool

10

Brentford

8,

Barrow

York City

Middlesbro'

14 13

Luton T.

West Bront.

6

Cardiff C:

A

Arsenal

1

Bristol R.

Sheffield U.

نا

Everton

9 8

A WOMAN AFLAME with the secrets of love- ond a man who was still a wide-eyed boy. Chance brought them logether in an i ambrace no force could part.

BODY

AND

only

ELISSA LANDI

incandescent beauty of the continent could give such power. to so fiery a role

only CHARLES FARRELL

SODUL

piricted by

Alfred Santell

could rise to such heights

as the eager, inexperienced lover.

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Birmingham M'chester C. Aston Villa Leicester C.. Boiton W Portsmouth Newenstlu West Ham Derby C. Blackburn R. Grimsby

Sunderland

Chebca

Bradford

139

5

13 12 15

P. W. D. L. N A. Pta. Southport Fulham 6 5 0 1 25 11 10 1. Bournemouth 420 34

6 10 Crewe A, Cryatul Pal.. 6 4 1. 1 17 89Wrexham Southend U..5 2.0 2 3 ..

0.4 02 2014

Brighton Northampton Reading Manshell T. Clapton 0..i

5 Exeter G.

Themes

Swindon

Coventry C.

Queen's P.R. G

2

6205

5.5 12 9.12

4

Norwich C..

6 13

3

8 19

Gillingham

Torquay U

7 11

+

611

2

5 10 Second Division.

3 Charlton Ath. 0 ↑ Mancheston U. 1 Stokes City Notts Forest

Pi-mouth, A.

1

2 Preston N.E.

2

2 Bristol City

1

Second Division Table to Date.

Goals. P. W. D. L. F. A. P. Bradford ... 6 4 2 0 17 8 11

10 10 Bury Southampton, 640 2 13 11 Wolves

11 15 Plymouth A. 3 1 1 11 Stoke

G.

Leads Un, Port Vale Millwall Tottenham Burnley Oldham A. Notts Cnty. Preston N.E. Notta Forest

Barnsley Bradford M'chester Charlton A. Chesterfield Bristol C. Swanson T.

1 3

0

8 11

10 17

3

1. 39 138 11

4 12 13 18

6 2 0 4 10

9

2. 3 T. 3 2 3 6 14 12 29. } 1 4 4:12 B

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL.

HOCKEY-To-day--Y.M.C.A. II.

Radio Sports Club II, RACING-To-lay-Entries close for the Eighth Extra Race Meet- ring at noon.

AQUATICS Saturday-Police Sports at the V.R.C.

LAWN BOWLS Saturday Second Division Civil Service C.C. v. Kowloon C.C.; Yacht Club v. HK. Electric R.C.

MEETING Saturday I.R.Ç. Annual Meeting.

ABROAD.

YACHTING-To-morrow-U.S. President's Cup at Annapolis.

FOOTBALL Saturday- Full English and Scottish League pro-

gram.

P. W. D. L. "F, A. Pts. 501 18 5 10

8581 17 B 10

7 10

... 5 4 0 1 13

* 8 21 12 G4021 8 S 4020 12. 8 Tranmere, R. 6 3 0 15 7 Hull City 603.11 B む

52.22 12 11 0

Chester Hartlepools

Accrington S. Darlington ..

Rochdale

Hallfax Rotherham Walsa Carlisle Un. Doncaster R Wigan Byro Stockport

N. Brighton

0 1 4 1 11 5, 2. 1

SCOTTISH, LEAGUE.

First Division.

6 Third Lanark 0

Motherwell

Partick T.

1 Dundee

3

First Division Table to Date.

Goals, P. W. D. L. F. A. Pt.

10 B 1 1 28 10 17 10 7 2 1 20 0

16

Rangers Kilmarnock Motherwell .10 7 2 1 30.10 10 [Celtic

640 28 9 14 Third Lanark 9131111 Aberdeen 4 2 Cowdenbeath 10 4-3 3 17 20 11 Clyde

5.04. 14 14 10 St. Micron

10 5 0 5 15 18 10 Dundee

9 3 3 3 17 18 Partick T .10.4 1 5 18 17 10 & 10 12 031 G 15 13 92 3 4 14-17

Hearts Morton Falkirk Airdrieonians 10 1 877 Hamilton A. 10 2 3 5 78 Dundee Un. .10 2 3 5 Queen's Park 10 2 2 6 Leith Ath. .. 0 2 1, 6 Ayr Un.....10 0 3

GOLF HANDICAPS MINUS drows, like every course of the

STROKES

A Novelty That Has Found Favour.

By HARRY VARDON

Everybody realises that the mainstay of golf rivalry is the pri vate match. International con- tests and various other forms of giadiatorial display are valuable tonics, but the life-blood of the game is the unchronicled compéti- tion that takes place among its un- known legions.

ably they may be aet down as

monumental makeshift.

Yet few attempts, have ever been made to render the handicapping attractive and original.

days when traditions were found. ed, has only one teeing-ground for every hole.

Still, very many modern courses have two teeing-grounde for each hole, though not as a handicap- plng medium, but so that a back tee may be available on high days There might and medal days. just as well be three, usable as a In this connection, I wonder means of arranging handicapa. that more clubs do not adopt the l

Friendly Strife. scheme of Swinley. Forest (Ascot) At any rate, the idea has stood and New Zealand (Byfleet) of in- the teat of time at two clubs in stalling three teeing grounds of the London district, Swinley each hole-back tees, middle tees. Forest and New Zealand, which and forward teas, d

haye, beon in existence far longer

of

Many an ordinary mortal would than the average, and have pros- And a new zest in his match if. pered exceedingly in spite of their Instead of receiving no many policy of pursuing secluded lives. Statisticians declare that there strokes from a scratch man and I am not sure that either are at least half a million golfers being constantly outdriven and de-them ever holds a competition. in the British Isles and three mil- moralised, he started from the for- The New Zealand: course may be. Hone in the United States, Alward tees against the scratch play the scene of one members' medal most every country under the Bun Ler on the back tees. It le conceiv-day a year; but Swirley Forest has its quota, and on every course able that the handicap receiver has none. It caters for people the members provida nine-tenths would be stimulated to drive in ac-who want to play private matches, of their own amusement by play-cordance with what he felt to be and the fact that it has so much ing private matches under händi his true form; for, with a start of faith in the principle of handicap- 60 or 80 yards, he would feel ping by teeing-grounds suggests My talks on the subfect with a secure agaidat an instant crush that the scheme is worthy of adop good many members compel the ing. »

by tion frother places. Swinley list of club tems of allotting handicaps do not which "proposed to intràduce this handicapé. appeal to the average Individual's scheme, and of another which had Perhaps, like a good many other sense of logic. They are accepted decidad to do so. It may have its ideas, this one is taking a good- because they have grown up with elements of daring departure from ly while 'to Ingratiate Itself in the the game. I never heard anybody custom, and it has to be acknow-mind of the golfing public, but say that they are good, so presum-ledged that sacrosanct St. An- (Continued on Page 5.)

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conclusion that the prevailing sys I heard of two clabs recently Forest has not even a lot of our

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