1936-02-07 — Page 13

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THE CHINA HAIL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1936

James Cagucy,^ Joan Blondell and Victor Jory are in the Warner Bros. production, "He Wa Her Man,” which is now being screened at the Queen's. Theatre.

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At a quarter to eight next jmorning the Complain and... the Funny Ham Denis Baker, had just Irisen from their knees. Footsteps) {were approaching - outside, and Baker drew from his pocket' an envelope. It was addressed to the Chaplain, and underneath his name the name of the prison în which they stood.

He handed it to the clergyman. "Open this, please." he said. ("when I am gone.”

As the Chaplain placed the en- velope in his pocket a key turned in the door and a voice called Denis Baker!

The young man stood to atten- Ition

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ready." he answered.

[“Good-bye, sir,” he said.

"Good-bye, my son,” said the forget him. Last year, when Western Province played against the prison cell together.

Chaplain, and they moved out fram It was therefore almost a plex-Free State in the Currie Cup tour- sant surprise to read shout mament Newinds, Hofmeyr Hofmeyr's and Babrow's successes played in the curtain-raiser. for Western Province against Els partner was Babrow--for Transvaal in the recent inter the first time but they did not provincial matches. I asked Hof-play well together. Their hand- meyr if he thought our centre play įling was bad, for one thing. I was weak, and while he felt it was don't suppose either of them ever- hardly his place to say, he thought thought they would play together

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"Miriam Baker was my mother. ¡She lives at

"You will not fail me, Father?

"Denis Baker" [THE END]

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Transvaal friendly at Paarl, an GEORGE RODGER AS They got to know each other's jold campaigner told me that he play so well that it was not easy had not seen such good-centre play Straits, Colombo, Bombay & Karachi to do anything outstanding. for years. Marseilles & London.

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I think there is a lot in what he gave Van der Vyver his try Hofmeyr says about the players under the posts.". knowing each other too well.

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A Wonderful Match

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So tense had the match been that one could hardly believe all This exciting state of affairs was now huished. It had been a caused the crowd of people and great struggle the wimmer had dogs to swell in size, and some of timed his spurt to a nicely. the former comid see no more than

the line and, while all agreed that Begg was one of the most spec- unless you go on the outside, and son why he and Babrow, who, b tacular and "brilliant forwards then you have to be very fast to the way, is related to M. Zimmer-

man, should not become Spring-nominated as it was thought he the Club has ever had, Howe was get round the loose forward.

boks? Quick Heel-Back

would combine better with his They are young enough, and are "Nowadays," be weat «on, «“the certainly eager enough to go

wings. Coeur, a bustling, bust- only way to score is to get near improving, and they both realise ling Dane, chokeful of energy, your opponents' line, and when the that they still have a lot to learn courage and football, with a vi- ball comes out of the scrum-allow I only hope they will be given cious shot in either foot, was the yourself to be tackled. A quick every chance to improve their selected inside-left, and, to part-H heelback by the forwards and an game and realise their ambitions

ner Coeur, Pennell, now in Tien- attack towards the opposite directo play for South Africa against tsin, twelve stone and more of tion very often results in

a try Australia and New Zealand in amazing energy, the possessor of being scored. Andre McDonald 1937. This can only be done glorious shoulder charge and a was good in this, for he would the critics appreciate the diff-tremendous shot, chose himself. quickly get the ball

zway and culties of centre play to day and

the latter and probably understood: ***A Great Struggle". start, a" movement from side to criticise helpfully.

even less At the 10th Aitken. In the morning Wethered beat Įside."

This constant parrot cry about! And such was the eclectic eleven whose approach putt was a life past winner, Leonard Crawley, at Hofmeyr is 23 years of age, our centre play being weak is of these four cronies, chosen from too strong, was led dead, the 17th Both were striking the five feet 11 inches tall, and be getting on everybody's nerves, and Club players since 1910: weighs 16515. He started his is giving the players a defuite rugby career in Montagu for his inferiority complex. There is a school and the town team at the lot of trath in what a former age of 15. He was a fly-half. In Springbok told me. Hofmeyr 1930 he left Montagu for Stellen and Babrow have been a gresti bosch University. He went success at centre,” he said. “But straight into the under 19 A now they will have to maintain the team, frst, at full-back and then same high standard in every game at centre. Two years later he was they play, or they will be damned."

in the Stellenbosch first tenu-

Right from the under 19 he and De Waal had worked up a good [understanding under the expert jeve of Dr. Strasbeim, who made them practise from the goalposts zs" often as possible. He was very keen on the swinging movement, Land-Hofmeyr and De Waal were very successful in the under 19

DISAPPOINTING SHIELD DRAWS

The Eclectic Eleven

G. BODGER

A. T. HAMILTON. "DYE" BLACK.

J. POTE HUNT.

J. STEWART.

I. “FODGER.

J.. HAMILTON, A FORSYTHL

A HOWE

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One up to Wethered. But, back bell well, bizt Crawley took three fcame Aitken with a wonderful putts just too often. He recover- short with him No. 8 iron from *ed several times in characteristic bad lie on the left of the 11th manner during the homeward halt, It went just over the green, but and winning the 14th with a two Wethered was very short and and the 18th with a fou, became stared at the result of his stroke only one down. The 16th was in horror and surprise Aitken halved, but at the 17th Crawley's boled a good putt down the hill tee shot settled deep in an irrele Wethered missed all square vent little patch of sand and he de feould pet hack-it on to the green hat was the ends wall

in the other match, G. E. Mick- lem * greatly improved playmy FreeAlthen a fright, and was 2 8th. Coming home, he newhat, and was also, hit the band by a fring golf ball, not likely to chest

done eno The

A Fine Chip Aitken played as fine chip tr well over the 12th green fed answered 'by puttings

from bunker nearly lagain he failed, with the. Such an eleven, these four ever One up to Aitken. The sea acle In the Junior Shield, however, red (and we heartily concur), was halved in « Wethered competition In 1981, to his first two excellent games should be would make rings round any team a terrife from shot onto year in senior rugby, against witnessed when the East Lancs playing here to-day. The de--the best stroke of the Somerset West at Newlands Hot-present leaders in the Third Divi- fence would be well nigh imprez Aitken sein, chipping meyr scored two very fine tries- sion, encounter their strongest nable and George. Bodgers - job

- Zig-Zag Kun

tivals, Eastern, while the Ensi- would be a sinecure. The for last Aitken missed a putt and his at the neers, tht holders, meet the Liga ward line would have craft and 3 at the Mili, Wethered got him and F. Li tired, but Be zig-zarged his way through Portuguesa.it

guile on the right, and " the Somerset West forwards as The following is the draw

Bang,

Lage (omited to: they broke up from the line-out, the Semi-Final Round of

quiet.: #till and the manoeuvre was so unex--Shield competitions, pected that it came off, and bril-1

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Perhaps supporters of some other ran up Club will oblige by choosing.än made a brav eclectic eleven to meet the above almost combina