1951-11-07 — Page 7

Gutierrez Shield American

Final On Sunday

The Gutierrez Shield Final between Switzer- land and Malaya will be played 07 Sunday, November 11 at Recreio

at 2.30 p.m.

Delta Wins The

Melbourne Cup

Melbourne, Nov. 6.

Swimmers Optimistic

By CONNIE RYAN

New York.

American Olympic

officials have nothing but optimism e scerning the

USA's swim ing chances at

Helsinki in 1952.

all the

1

"The team is young and In one of the most dramatic races in the long it is improving

time," said

one official. history of the event, Mr A. N. Asser's 10-1 chance, That is, the swimmers, Delta, won the Melbourne should say. The team won't Cup. blue riband of the be chosen until official try- Australian turf, today. outs in 1962, and it is the truth when we say we don't know who will be on the squad."

Morse Code, the 4-1 myourite, fell when about to take the lead in entering the straight, but the horses miraculously

D

other avoided him.

With smoke pouring across

from the course

nearby brush-wood fire, topweigh:

by Neville wood, got up in the last sirides to win by three quarteri

from Mr N. J of a length

Delta, ridden

Sell-

Lew

Hamilton's Akbar, who had ap- peared to have had the race well wom half way down the straight. Doublebank, owned by Messrs

N. Spencer and G. Lewis.

Wa

a further three lengths away, third of 28 runners.

The two-mile cvent was worth

A £11,000.

Delta, who carried nine stone Mii-stream

five pounds, is by

out of Gazzi.

A crowd of 85.000 watched the race in Are weather The going was good-Reuter

SITTING ON

THE FENCE

(Continued From Page 4)

Brushing the cake crumbs from his mouth, he pressed on til his nose smelled out a better lunch at Farnham.

He writes "I threaded into Farnham," which is an odd way for a man so full of cakes to arrive anywhere, unless was also futi of use.

he

At Farnham, he RO! hiz knees under the table without delay and was soon munching His way throug): Soup, liver and fried -onions, blackberry and apple charlotte, blue cheese and celery.

He does not seem to remem- ber much about the dinner, <xcept to jot down a sulky Sitthe note criticising the

Duffle

Maybe it was "so plenteous" that he was too tired to write another line before he "thread- ed off to another county, nose, like the monstrous nose

his

of Cyrano de Bergerac, march- ing a quarter of an hour ahead

of him sniffing the air for rext meal.

the

-(London Express Sørvice.]

Don't let MORNING

MISERY become all-day misery

Based on the performances in the National Ama cur Athletic held last Union championships

standou s arc July, the men's Ford Konno of Honolulu and

Wayne Moore of Yale University

Konno won the 800-melre and 1500-metre freestyle races, and Moore won the 200-metre and

Among 400-metre races.

the also-runs in these races was John Marshall of Australia, world record-holder at 400 metres, 500 m.tres and 440 yards. Konno js 18 years old, Moore is 19.

THE WOMEN

The

Among the women, 16-year-old Carolyn Green and 17-year-old Mary Freeman paced swimmers, and 21-year-old Patricia Keller McCormick dominated the diving.

seen.

"The fields in both men's and women's divisions was one of the most evenly balanced I ever have suld UP Sports Writer Northard, "and Lloyd much

younger and quite a bi! faster than the 1948 group which participated in Olympic trials in 1948 at the same pool.

it was

"I didn't see Konno last year when he lost to Marshall in the AAU finals, but those who did say he has improved greatly in the last year."

"Konna will be even better in 1952, said his coach, Yoshito Sagawa.

USA

One veteran swimming writer who saw the 1951 AAU meet said hat he was most impressed by the youth of the contestants.

So many new faces It's complete turnover in the

"All these swim scene." he said.

stars have come new

up so So it is reasonable to suddenly expert that other new stars wil arise before the Olymples at Oslo. It would be

to hard predict the makeup of the USA :cam.

are Will

Most of the swimmers college studen's, and compele during the winter in collegiale indoor meets. The non-college swimmers will keep in shape at club pools.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1951.

Hollywood Stars For Royal Performance

Fred MacMurray (left) and Dan Duryea, two of Hollywood's stars who are to appear at the Royal Film Performance, seen seriously studying a guide to

London at the Savoy. - Central Press Photo.

The Rise And Fall Of The O'Sullivans Is A Chapter In Britain's Boxing Story

Says ARCHIE QUICK

The rise and fall of the three O'Sullivan brothers provides a chapter of its own in the British postwar boxing story.

A SEMI IN

THI

STALLS

CELIA JOHNSON COMES BACK

BA

-without the pilot

ACK into the arena steps Celía Johnson -the beat actress our film industry has known in its chequered history.

Miss Johnson alters the star values of British studios overnight. In any assess- ment of our own screen stars those who are left-Celia Johnson is usually omitted. She acts so rarely nowadays--just two pictures in the last six years---that studios have come to regard her as a "guest-star." Looking after a husband and young family takes up much of her time

Now, suddenly, Miss Johnson -43 in December--seems to have decided on making 1951 her big working year. Through the summer she graced the all- star cast of Chekhov's Sisters on the West End stage.

She has started Ealing Studios

Harold Conway's SHOW TALK

Back to the studios: Cella Johnson with Ceel Parker in her new film Une Singer.

Three taking good money for parts anti-climatic second night,

which seem bad to me.

the Jamaican Hurricane Fund. Such charity shows are fre- quently publicity affairs, useful to ensure a full house on the

Mr Coward's charity gesture is publicity stunt. He has good to be sincere: On at actress to bluff audiences when reason a proba-1 don't believe in the character Jamaica's North Shore stands the Coward winter-sunshine officer 5n One

Sinner myself." -based on Cyril Stokes's docu- mentary-book,

tion

as

work

"I'm not A good

enough

no

one thing different retreat, where he thinks up the the plots of his new shows, Includ-

OUR BEST GUY?

There is Court Circular. about this star's return to Then, with only a week's inter-studios. All of her four big filming Relative Valucs.

Korda successes-topped by the much- val, comes a film for

Brief Encounter the role of the clergyman's self-honoured

in

The were written by Noel Coward. sacrificing daughter

She had come to be accepted as Holly and the Ivy, which ran a year on the London stage.

the Coward screen heroine.

Mr Coward has nothing to do with the two pictures Miss John-Formby before tonight. But Bon is now tackling. It isn't a now Sid Field is dead I would case of dropping the pilot. The rate him as your best and most pilot has been too preoccupied characteristic comedian." elsewhere to come aboard.

BLUFFT NO

OUR No. I ACTRESS-well,

in the theatre she shares top place with Edith Evans-has not done so much concentrated work for years. It means a big Lift-up for the reputation of Bri-

COWARD AND COOPER One of Noel Coward's pre-

QUOTE from Oscar Hammer- stein after the premiere of Zip Goes a Million;

"I'd never heard of this guy

tish screen acting just when it occupations has been the pro Mr Formby should welcome this

is most sorely needed.

.

duction of his comedy, Relative Values. This is his first new Ör, to put it another way, straight play for nine years, Danny, Dickie and Mickie are as Cockney as the sparrows; although their cynis Johns and Margaret It will present Gladys Cooper Mr O'Sullivan was himself a Leighton parents, living in London's Finsbury Park, are Irish.

no longer have the as a hostess whose maid-servant field completely, and arduously, inconveniently turns out to be boxer of some note, and his sons have met with mixed fortune in the same sport.

to themselves.

the sister of an English-born Dickle was the first to arrive was boxing's representative al these days, and is likely to be "Not that I've been staying at Hollywood star-expected for a in the fistic limelight. In the the Royal Command Variety sluggish at anything over home on purpose though my week-end visit. Royal Navy during

When Relative Values opens 19 having the thirteen stones, Len Harvey family is the major attraction,' difficulty he found himself Australia, utmost

In making and Jack Petersen

"It's in the West End, the second per- were two Miss Johnson tells siones seven got himsel paid for putting on twelve

pounds others similarly handicapped. simply that don't believe in tormance is to be given over to the gloves in several contests in Sydney

and was quite #

success

the war.

Demobilised, he climbed the ladder sufficiently to fight!

O'Monoghan for the Rinly World, European, Empire and British flyweight titles. Since then he has retired from the scene, lives modestly, but com-

in

London fortably.

a West suburb, and has a trade.

Danny came next. The eldest of the three, he was persuaded by Dickie to take up boxing,

afier and.

an outstanding amateur career, not only turn- ed professionəl, but won the British and Empire bantam- weight titles.

Then came disaster. Chasing the European Crown he went; 10 Barcelona lo fight the The competition next year at Spantsh champion, Luta the Olympic trials will be as Romero, and

Into an tough as the Olymples them-

Taweel for the world tile selva" sald one observer. Johannesburg. UnitePress,

Boat Race On

March 29

London, Nov. 6. The boat race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities next year will be rowed from

Putney

to Mortlake on Satur- day, March 29,

Cambridge, whe

સોન

Vic

in

has never

up

been the same man since--noi even though he moved into the featherweight class.

Youngest brother Mickie

has been a successful amateur, has boxed for the Army and is now making his way up the professional ranks.

After beating Albert Sin- neave, of Belglum, on points at the other night, Brighton

said: "I

ut Danny

am one those unfortunate chaps just too heavy to be one weight-ban- tain and too light to be of danger to the top feather- any

won the weights I have always had

last five races, will have three weight troubles, and the Romero members of last. season's and Toweel fights were the last brillant crew available J.C.

straws."

Crowden, R. F. Sharpley and One

J. K. Hinde.

remark of O'Sullivan's

Cambridge's main problem held great significance: "I am atraid Don Cockell will have a

than

will be to find a useful replace- ment for David Jenners, their similar stroke, who has now left the University.-Reuter.

worry." That is more who possible. Cockell,

Performance,

me.

India's Great Lover Plans Films

Mr. Ashok Kumar brings gropes to his ipije, Shoba Devi. convalescing after an operation.

For

London

NEVER A KISS ON THE SCREEN

INDIA'S

199-year-old

From the decidedly un-Lon- castrian author of Oklahoma and South Pacific-as well as dozens of pre-war American musicais-

as high rating indeed.

JAMES MASON, CROONER

When I saw. James Mason in Paris last year he was

full of plans for his first independent dlm production-entirely under his own control.

"Let the public judge me on this picture," said the much- criticised Mr Mason. "It will be made as I want."

Well, the Mason Opus No. 1 arrives in London a month from now-hot on the heels of his part in the controversial Rommel film. Title: Lady Possessed, adapted from a novel by Pamela Kellino (Mrs Mason).

In this, his very own produc- tion, Mason plays a vaudeville · singer. He sings-or, rather, aroons three Songs entitled It's You I Love, My Heart Asks Why and More Wonderful Than These.

performs a

He also

calypso number with a native

"Clark Gable," kissed a woman on the screen.

THE CENSOR'S RULE Ashok

"It just wouldn't be allowed Kumar, star of 40 films, is; by the censor," he said. "We singer.

So this is the kind of thing the bring Indian can show a shadow of two people planning to films to London.

Jeissing, we can show them with earnest and aloof Mr Mason has "Our filme are already their lips very close, but not the been yearning to do. I should than 430actual kiss. Don't think we don never have suspected it. I await Been by more

kiss in India. But we never do with interest the judgment day

he invited over that Paris India, so in public." million people in Pakistan,

The film industry in India is of tea.

cup

South America and South Africa. It is time 21 years old and Ashok has been

FOR BOOS READ CHEERS 8 star since 1935. Britain saw them," he said

Ashok and his wife have a Who won warm first-night at the India Club in Craven boy of Ave and two girls of 11 applause for one of the best "It and 8. But they are not likely performances in Orson Welles's Street, Westminster.

Othello production? South Aftl

will make for better under to go into films. They will prob-

standing between

ably follow his other business our interests.

countries. 1 plan to have

English sub-titles, as you

-(London Express Service)

can actor John van Eyssen. His Cassio

was both dramatic and intelligent.

Who, a few months ago, was

do for French and Italian Noted At Randomguyed by the gallery, and

films."

Recently he has been in Mos- cow for the Russian film festival

completing his part only with

There are five stars in David difficulty-during that embar Lean's "The Sound Barrier rassing first night of Storka as a guest of the Soviet Union, Ralph Richardson, Nigel Patrick, Don't Talk? John van Eyssen. Moral: don't blame the poor He flew back to London to be John Justin, Ann Todd and the

with his wife, Shoba Devi, who Vickers Supermarine 535 swept-actor he is usually doing his recently

had a lung operation. wing jet fighter... Hichard best. To Mr van Eyssen him- "Russian films are good" he Burton has been given an eight-self the up-and-down extremes said. They should be. Every year contract by Korda, He'll of show business have been. thing is provided by the state. A make one picture a year for the illustrated in one season.

maestro Nat Jackley has

Most of the old-timers found

director has only to demand sored his neck for £20.000 it out long ago; the boos of one

many cameras and they

are

supplied. But the films are which makes him some chicken premiere change into the cheers spoiled in my opinion by always ... Farley Granger will dance of the next. And, of course, vice having so much propaganda." in his next film-and with versa.

Ashok is the great lover of Moirs Shearer. "Well, I'll prob- (World Copyright Reserved-London

But has never ably lift her up," he says...

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