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LEAGUE LEADERS

CHECKED.

U.S. BASEBALL SCORES.

New York, July 17-Splitting a double-header with Boston while

THE HEAVYWEIGHT SITUATION.

SHARKEY-SCHMELING MATCH?

New York, July 14-Apparent the Cubs were winning over Phila-settlement of the much debated pros. delphia, the Pittsburg Pirates to pects for a heavyweight champion day naw their National League ship battle came to-day when it was leadership somewhat cut down revealed that Max Schmeling, the while the Philadelphia Athletics

"German Jack

Dempsey." who dropped a game to Cleveland and made Paolino Uzcudio into a fine likewise dropped in the American old Spanish ruir, will probably rating, though still far in the lead. fight Jack Sharkey in September As a result of to-day's games the in spite of legal and technical Pirate percentage in 08 and that] of the Cube .633. The Giants, in difficulties. third place, lost to-day and wont to 563. In the American circuit the Athletics stand at 715 while the Yanks, who iest to Detroit to day,

are at .030.

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The battle will probably take place outside New York but under the promotion of Madison Square Garden. The winner will be ge-1 cognized as champion of the world.

Arthur Bulow, former Schmeling manager, whom Max has long since repudiated because, as he put it, Both Grimm and Hornsby of the "it's not my fault that Bulow has Cubs scored home runs in the course of a 160 walloping adminis.no brains," lett Max

St. Louis Cardinals marched over the Giants 6-1 with the asdistance of a double, a three-bagger and a home run by Douthit, The Cards staged three double plays.

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CORRESPONDENCE. CALF LOVE ON THE PIGS & POPULATION.į“ MICKEY, THE WISE

CHINESE INTEREST IN SWIMMING.

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SIR-It gives me great pleasure to note the considerable interest taking by our Chinese friends in the approaching Water-Polo League, I am sure that they will receive as also the swimming contests, and every support from those who have already participated in contests of this kind,

TENNIS COURT.

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WIMBLEDON HIGH PRIESTS

AS CENSORS.

BARE LEG PROBLEM.

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MR. BRAGA NOT SATISFIED.

GUY,"

BOOTLEGGING CLUES IN BROADWAY MYSTERY.

POLICE NET SPREAD..

Mr. N. L. Smith, the Chairman, at the meeting of the Sanitary Board yesterday, said that "the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga had drawn atten- tion recently to figures relating to New York. A further mystery the slaughtering of swing and cattle is developing in connection with the as an indication of decrease in the Chinese populatica of the Broadway " racketeer," who is de marder of Frank Marlow, the Colony owing to the water shortage.clared to have been a close friend

The Chairman went on to say

of Miss Dolores Farris, the actress

a correspondent" of the Daily Er that the decrease noted between the previous press was the question, that torment-gures for 1993 and 1939 were due

ed the minds of a committee. re- As a keen follower and supporter presentative of the Lawn Tennis consider it likely that the water to normal causes and he did not

figures.

of this form of sport. I should like Association and the All Eaglaud shortage had any bearing, on these to extend my congratulations to the Tennis Club when they met in Club's incoming Committee in draw-in solemn conclave to discuss the ing up a well-thought-out programme problem of women playing at Wim- for their opening night fête, which bledon in the championships with contains no less than four" events" to the Colony's best.

open

This questica has always been a sore point for those who have in the past desired, such events, but were deprived of the opportunity on ac- count of the V.R.C. confining all events to members of the Club only, This refers to the Club's monthly galas,

out stockings.

Mr. Braga said he was afraid the There was a variation of 39.3 per figures quoted were not correct cent. between the figures for Janu-

ary and June, for instance, and Have these august bodies the nothing like at variation would be found in the figures for previous right to impose such a ban? Are years. Although the suggested effect they justified in depriving the thou of the water shortage was only bypo- sands who flock to Wimbledon of athetical, be wished to point out that the variation was certainly very free beauty display:

marked and merited consideration.

"We want brighter and barer tennis." is the cry.

appearing in "The New Moon"

at Drury Lane Theatre.

The police have arrested Michael Rocco, known as "Mickey the Wise Guy," a well-known character in Buston's underworld. Rocco was taken to the office of the Boston Public Prosecutor for questioning in the presence of New York de

tectives.

Mickey is reported to have been with Marlow on the night before the murder. Indications point to Marlow having fed from Boston three days before he was murdered.

Attempted to "Poach "?

The abandoned blue car which the police believe was the murder car has been identified as stolen. It has two bullet holes in the back window, as if Marlow

was shot while sitting in the back seat by someone in front of him.

LLS

Night Club Hostess.

The woman arrested who is known

Mickey of the Rendezvous,' was a night club hostess recently cafes. She and four men are being employed by Marlow at dne of his held in £10,000 bail each for ex- amination.

them Mr. Whalen, the Police Chief. After the police had questioned said: They all have excellent memories up to the minute Marlow

left them. They say they don't know who the two men were they saw standing in Broadway talking to Marlow and walking off in his company, but we do.

a business man, Detec:

"One is

the other a sporting man. tives are now closing in on them.

"We have also detectives in Bos- ton and Philadelphia, and we sent one to Waltham, Massachusetts, to

Check up on a woman there."

"Boston Louie," one of the men ceived £340 by telegraph the day on $10,000 bail, is said to have re- after the murder. The police say he "aplit it two ways,"

s," but he re- fases to tell to whom he gave it. or, why.

The Chairman suggested that pro- It is reported among Boston's Miss Delores Farris was accord- bably the extra consumption of. "racketeers" that Marlow attempted a great reception when she re- pork during Chinese New Yeared to poach on the Boston bootleg appeared" at Drury-lane Theatre Young Elephants.

would account for the difference begers' preserves by organising a following her collapse on receiving Miss Helen. Wills, the champion. June.

tween the figures for January and movement to sell. Philadelphia beer, news of Frank Marlow's death. and Miss Joan Fry had been play

there at eat prices. "Everybody eats more pork dur-

She danced and sang with her Another clue leads to prize fight usual charm. Only once did she their agile limbs save that which a kindly Nature has provided. They more pork, then, myself. At any Bertazallo," who won a decision in song, the opening line of which is said

they were determined to rate. I will ask for further figures Boston recently over Jim Maloney My heart is broken" She hesi appear in the English courts in the to be supplied. I must confess I on a foul Large sums were bet tated and missed a few words, but same untrammelled condition. The have not gone into the present on Maloney by Boston's under- quickly recovered her self-possession prospect in their cases was not figures."

world,

and finished, the number. alarming It was even pleasing.

tered to the Phillies at Philadel-set-up because as Schmeling'ä man- phia. Root. Heathcoate and Engager he signed him to meet Phil

The folly of this has since been lish doubled and Root tripled Scott, the Englishman, after the realised, and I am confident that jing in France with no covering ofing the winter," he declared," I eat circles. Marlow was manager for falter-at the beginning of her first Stephenson and McMillan stole bases. Root fanned six men. Milk Fund bout against Paolino.

those responsible for future arrange Paul Waner of the Pirates "both" Schmeling's refusal to meet Scottments will continue to carry out the doubled and tripled while Grantham in fulfilment of this contract bars good work. knocked out three.bagger and him out of New York State, by

While on this subject might I re- their team-mates alugged persist-decision of the New York Boxing ently in the course of the Pittsburg Commission. At the same time,

vert to previous correspondence Boston double-header. The second Sharkey is tied up to Madison which has appeared in your coloums game was featured by a home run Square Garden, in New York, by between our friend Broadcaster" by Hell of the Braves Pittsburg contract of his own. The only unand Mr. Leung Tit Song on the sub lost in the firet contest 4-7, but swer is to let Madison Square stage sticthered the Braves on the re-a Sharkey-Schmeling meeting out ject of speed swimming. In the first hound by a 13-3 score, aided by five | side of New York. Braves errors. During the rst Detroit will probably be the place easter" in his suggestion for a

place I heartily support Broad gane Grantham of the Pirates chosen, it was indicated to-day. drove in all four tallies.

conch, and see no reason why Chinese friends should not be

"Babe" On The Job.

our

Sharkey is to receive 25 per cent. of the gate receipts, according to Babe Ruth made his twenty-ing percentage has not been an-

tentative arrangements. The Schmel-assisted in this way. szeond home run of the season in nounced.

Personally, I should have been the New York-Detroit game to-day.

quite willing to extend the courtesy, ticing him with his ancient rival

The name of the winner of the

But what of the players who leap! about the tennis court like young Amazons whose strake is like a kick elephants? What of those dashing from a mule, and whose biceps and calf muscles would do honour to the

tuition of a Sandow 1

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Lou Gehrig and also with Hafey of Sharkey-Schmeling battle will be but for the somewhat hasty response parade one by one past the judges, MACHINE Size of Inside detached 3-Boomed HOUSES with

the Cards, but leaving him behind curved on the Tunney Belt, present from Mr. LT.S., who I am sure was Kiein of the Phillies, Out of the ed by the retiring champion to benct voicing the opinion of, the Giants and Wilson of the Cube, emblematic of the heavyweight He made the wat off Whitehill, championship.-United Press.

with nobody ahead. Tony Lazzeri also homered. It was Detroit's game by a narrow margin, 9-S, due largely to four Yank errors.

Morgan, Sewell and Averil con- tributed some heavy slugging for the Cleveland Indians, belping them beat the Athletica 3-2. Errors by Cochrane and Cronin of the Athle.. tics decided the issue, Philadelphia making a total of three errors while Cleveland kept a clean siate.

The St. Louis Browns bent Bos ton 40 in a game with little slug- ging either way, the Browes making nine hits and the Red Sox five.

The following are the detailed results of to-day's games!--

American League,

Cluba.

Philadelphia

Cleveland

Washington Chicago

New York Detroit

R. H. E.

2 6 3

◊ 10 0

6 11 0

3 8

6 12

9 14 2

Boston

с 5

St. Louis

4 9.9

National League,

Clubs

R, H. E.

Pittsburg

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9

7 11 0

13 17

Boston

Pittsburg

Boston St.. Louis

New York

Cincinnati

Brooklyn Chicago

Philadelphia

5 10 5†

6 13 2

1 4 9

594

10 17 1

10 19. 0 3 3 1

First game. '† 'Second game..

STANDINGS.

-American League.

Philadelphia New York St. Louis Detroit Cleveland Washington

-Chicago"

Bostoa

W. L Pct. 31 24 715 51 30 .930 49 36 .876. 13 41 523 42 41 .306 31 49 388 90-336

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20 50 .300

National League,

Pittsburg Chicago New York.

St. Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston Cincinnati

ges

W. Put 33 28 .834

29 033

49 29 563

42 .49 .500

37 43 457

33 49 .402

34 51,400 32, 50 .300 Home Runs.

Klein (Phillies) Ott (Giants) Wilson (Cuba)

Gebrig (Tankees)

Ruth (Yankees)

Hafey (Cardinals)

Simmons (Athletics)

Dau Phi

93

99

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HOME CRICKET.

DERBYSHIRE BEATEN.

(THROUGH ATETER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 92. At Lord's, Middlesex defeated

Derbyshire by eight wickets.

Scores:-

Derbyshire 171 and 99, (Durston 7 for 30).

Middlesex 161 and 110 for 2 wickets.

Yorkshire . Essex.

At Bradford. Yorkshire beat Essex by tea wickets. Scores.

Essex 143 and 113 Macaulay 6 for 33).

Yorkshire 239 for 4 wickets, de- clared (Sutelife made 133 not out) and 18 ruas: for no wicket.

South Africans v. Scotland. At Perth, Sectland lost to the South Africans by an innings and 5 runs. Scores:

Scotland 148 (. A. Quinn 6 for 43) and 144 (Quinn 3 for 33).

GERMAN ATHLETICS.

NEW WORLD'S.. RECORD.

majority of our Chinese swimmers.

It is a true saying "that practice makes perfect, and I can therough- ly convince anyone that coaching is essential from a perfection point of view. Few are gifted with natural strokes, but even these few also re- quire the necessary training to wipe out such minor defects as would re- tard future progress.~Yours, etc.,

KEEN SUPPORTER. Hong Kong, July 23.

FATAL "ACCIDENT IN

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CONFLICTING EVIDENCE IN 'MANSLAUGHTER CASE.

The manslaughter charge against the driver of a six wheeler " Ford”.

motor lorry was continued before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at loon Magistracy yesterday.

Surely the problem is capable easy solution. Let all women tone of players be summoned to a council of judgment. They would then

Who would decide whether the con- tour and shape of the said limbs were pleasing or offensive to the esthetic sense of the tennis world.

Honour, virtue, and propriety would thus be satisfied.

But is would be a nasty moment for the judge.

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SUICIDE MESSAGE OF A..

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FARTHING FOUND IN HER HANDBAG.

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The coroner, Mr. W. D. Peskett, recorded a verdict of Suicide while uf unsound mind."

Mr.

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Mr. L. R. Andrewes,, prosecuted. on behalf of the Crown, and Mr. H J. Armstrong. represented the defendant.

Been to Worthing. Seen the major, and he, as near as a toucher, turned me out. Being so para-- if he could help me, and he said paraly-damn, can't spell. Asked he was expecting the music teacher. May God bless all my friends. Am taking my din having a beer" and a ciz. before

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BRESLAU, July, 22.

At the German amateur athletic championships, the. Charlottenbarg Sports Club's team won the 400

She received a regular al-

metres relay race (four men in the hand indicating that he would turJowance for many years," said Mr.

team, each doing 100 metres sprint). The time was returned as 404/5 seconds, which beats the previous record of the world, 41 seconds.

AMERICA'S TEAM. FOR TENNIS FINAL.

TILDEN STILL IN.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

down Waterloo Road.

Q.M.S.. W. J. Chidgey of the Somerset Light Infantry, an eye- witness of the accident, said in an swer to Mr. Armstrong that he did not think that defendants' lorry was speeding.

Payne, but this ceased about two years ago. Since then she had obtained a precarious livelihood, had no profession or occupation." and received parish relief. She

The coroner: Was she a refined and educated Roman Yes, she was a lady.

Is it a fact that her straitened circumstances had been. a great worry to her 1-Yes.

Sub-Inspector Mason, Police me- chanic, said that he tested the vehicle after the accident and found the brakes to be in good condition. Mr. Payne added that about the A Chinese shroff said that he was time of her death arrangements had about to cross the road when he been made for Mrs. Prothero to go saw the two lorries approaching. into the workhouse. She received He thought that the defendants' no visitors, and, as far as he knew, lorry was approaching at a speed had no relations. twice that of the ordinary bus. When the driver awerved back to

NEW YORK, July 22. The American team for the chal- lenge round of the Davis Cup lawn tennis contest against France (the holders) has been selected as fol-hia own side of the road after pass lows:-

W. T. Tilden, W. Allison,

Von Bin

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ing the other lorry, he thought the lorry was out of control. He saw it hit the deceased who was walking near the kerk

The hearing was adjourned.

Policeman, at Kingston He said when asked to sign the bail form, "Let me have a look at the.

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