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"Joy of Living” (Queen's Theatre) -Irene Dunne, following up her successes in "The Awful Truth" and "Theodora Goes Wild," scores other triumph in one of the happiest pictures of the senaert. Douglas Fairbanks, jr., provides a first class fall for this winsome, singing com. mediene, and other supporting parts are appropriately played by Alice Brady, Guy Kibbec, Eric Blore und Warren Hymer. To-day is the last opportunity for the time being of seeing this first-rate nim,

"Happy, Landing" (King's Theatre) While former world-champion skater Sonje Henle is on the ice, this picture is one of the most attractive imaginable, but beyond her lee skaling and dancing, an hilarious scene at a hamburger stall, and typical effort by El Brendel, the film tends to disappoint. However, there are plenty of compensations for any short-comings.

THREE TITLES FOR BUDGE Complete Results

The following were the Wimbledon results:

MEN'S SINGLES

Final

Donald Budge (America) beat H. W. Austin (England) 0-1, 6-0, 6-3.

MEN'S DOUBLES

Final

Donald Budge and Gene Mako (America) beat Henner Henkel and G. von Metaxa (Germany), 6-4, 3-8, 6-3, 6-6.

Semi-Finals Henner Henkel and G. von Metaxa beat Kultuljevic and (Germany) Pallada (Yugoslavia) 7-5, 6-2, 0-4.

WOMEN'S SINGLES

Fina!

Mrs. Helen Wills Moody (America) Jacobs (America) "Checkers" (Alhambra Theatre)-beat Miss Helen Miss Jane Withers, one of the screen's 6-4, 6-0. most distinguished Juvenile players which once again reveals

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a little genius. The story is well told and the characters very humanly portrayed.

WOMEN'S DONELES

Final Mre. Fabyan and Miss Marble (America) beat Madame Mathieu (France) and Miss A. M. Yorke 6-2, 0-3.

Semi-Finals

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ERIC FILBY MEETS CHINESE STAR IN MIDDLESEX FINAL

Americans Beat British Pair In Great Doubles Duel

By A. Walls Myers

in this country.

Despite a cold, Mlle. Jedrzejowska was in fine form against Miss Hard- wick, and after, the first four games of which three went to England, the Polish champion never looked like being in danger.

London, May 26, former Miss May Sulton. Slig was Four different countries will be re-desperately keen to have a second Chis- has only had one since she arrived presented in the singles finais of the match against a British player. She Middlesex championships at wick Park 10-day. In the men's event E. J. Filby, of England, will play W. C. Choy, of China, and In the women's singles Mike. Jedrze

of Poland, will meet Miss jowsko, Dorothy Bundy, of America.

There was another large crowd yesterday, despite the fickle weather,

She was hitting her forehand with but the chief sparkle come from the women's doubles, and the piece de devastating speed, but also carning restrained resistance of the day was an Anglo-many points with her American foursome between Miss backhand. It is bad enough to chuse

and Miss Lumb and Miss

a Jedrzejowska drop on a dry court; a wet surface Miss Hardwick Me and Mrs. Fabyon.

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FILBY'S EASY WIN

had better touch this spectacu- Iar match first. For two sets there was nothing to choose between two eager pairs, both using the forecourt

Eric Filby continued in his win- as much as the back, both scoring Madame Mathieu (France) beat many delightful winners and keeping ven when he met and defeated Van den Eynde. He took the ball Miss A. M. Yorke (England) beating up the tempo

a very ve of

well on the rise, and forcing the Mra. Andrus and Madame Henrolin encounter by sustained aggression. Dutchman to make a rising reply.

n little Americans,

sterner 6-3, 6-4. Mrs. Serah

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B, Warner and a ne supporting cast, (France) 3-, tray Babyan and overhead, with Mrs. Fabyan perhaps got in his downward volley before

"Lost Horizon" (Majestic Theatre) -Brilliant pictorial conception of ene of the greatest stories of all time. Outstanding performances by Ronald Coleman, Edward Everett Horton, H. "Cafe Metropole" (Oriental Thea- tre)--Adolphe Menjou bli but steals this picture entirely with one of his How- most engaging performances, ever, there can be B3Q complaints ubout the work of Tyrone Power and Loretta Young. Splendid entertain- ment.

"Gold Is Where You Flad 11" (8tar Theatre)-Pulsating drama. and mighty spectacle done in Hollywood's best style, and featuring George Brent, Olivia De Haviland, Chude Rains and Margaret Lindsay.

Moet America's Favourite Slam-Bang Boy Friend!

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QUEEN'S

Mics Alice Marble (America) beat Mrs. Heine Miller and Miss Morgaret Morphew (South Africa) 7-5, 6-4.

MIXED DOUBLEŞ

Final

D. Budge and Miss Marble (Ame ricu) beat Henkel and Mrs. Fabyan 6-1, 6-4.

Semi-Finals

Budge and Miss Murble beat itonald Shayes and Miss Jon Soundera (England) 6-4, 0-2.

Henkel and Mrs. Fabyan beat H, D. Russell (Argentine) and Miss Freda James (England) 0-3, 1-0, 0-3.

BIENNIAL COMPETITION Davis Cup Proposal Rejected by Fourteen to Seven

London, July 1,

The Davis Cup Committee has re- jected, by fourteen votes to seven, the proposal submitted by South Africa and strongly backed by Ger- meny to make the Davis Cup Com- peition a bl-annual affair, or alter- tournament natively to extend the

over a period of two years.

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The countries which voted favour of this recommendation were Germany, South Africa, England, Canada, Australia, Switzerland and Greece.

The United States, ns holders of the Davis Cup, were strongly, against the proposition.-Trans-Occan.

OLYMPIC PROTEST

Swedes Do Not Want To Participate In Games

Stockholm, July 3.

A movement against Swedish par- ticipation in the Tokyo Olymple Games of 1940 Is Increasing constant- ly, the latest step being a protest submitted to Prince Gustav Adolph, Swedish who is President of the

Olympic Committee, by twenty Swedish organisations of political, religious and social character.

as the best of the four, got away with a 6-2 lead, but all the games had been close, and it was not al- together surprising when the home couple, getting the vital points where they had previously lost them, pulled up and actually took Ave games in a row to win the sel.

COURAGEOUS DRIVING

opponent could recover from a surprise attack. Filby won com- fortably.

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Choy and Tanasescu had jong and level match, waged at a fast and cager rate. The Chinese service was slightly superlor, and I thought the Rumanian attempted too many drop shots His failure to measure the net correctly lost him several points in the final set. But either of the three 10-game sets might easily have gone the other way,

First they broke Mrs. Fabyan's service and then. n greater coup, Miss Marble's. The cast and west of America found their volleying de fence pierced by Miss Lumb's cour- ageous driving, while Miss James showed a perfect genius for plek-(Belgium), 0-2, 0-4. ing up the fiercest counter-blows.

Miss Marble become rather erratic when the British couple were squar- Ing tin set, but she recovered her et in which set, touch in the second Miss James lost her service from 49-15-a rather costly concession as it proved. Miss Lumb's fine fore- hand also became less accurate as the match advanced, and when the seconds set had gone to America In the 10th

fight was less game the even.

Raising their game to its highest level, Miss Marble and her little partner built up a strong winning lead in the final set. They could noi

Bruen Retains Irish Golf Title

London, June 24. james Bruen, British Walker Cup player, retained the Irish amateur golf championship yesterday when he defeated Raymond Simcox, of Cork, by 3 and 2 in the 36-hale final.

Both played magnificent golf. At the end of the 18th Bruen was two up, taking 69 strokes to his opponent's 71. He returned four under fours. -Reuter.

This objection to Swedish particl- pation has been growing rapidly ever since it was definitely decided at the be caught again and a stirring strug- Cairo Congress of the International gie had rather a tame anding Olympic Committee that Japan would Earlier in the day Miss Rita Jarvis proved that and Miss Brown had hold the Games--Trans-Occan.

their defeat of Miss Scriven and Miss Nuthall was no fluke by beating Miss Bundy and Miss Wheeler; and they routed the Americans with the loss

SCHMELING GOES ABOARD

BREMEN ON STRETCHER

Men's singles, Semi-finals: W. C. Cliny (China) bt. C. Tananeset (Rumania), C-4,

1-6, 6-4; E. J. Fliby bl. 3. Van den Eynde

Women's singles, semi-finals: Miss D. Bundy (U.S.A. w.o. Misa K. E. Stam mers, ser. Milo, J. Jedrzejowska (Poland) bt. Mina R. M. finrdwick, G-4, 0-3.

Men's Double, 2nd Rd. M. D. Deloford &C. M. Jones bt,

& A. Brown J. S. Comery. 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; J. Kitson & J. N. Wright bt. Capt. D. Datt & A L. Babine, 6-3, 0-4; J. 9. Quin & R. K. Tinkler bt. B. F. Bessemer-Clark & H. A. Coldham, 3-4, 6-3; J. Mehta & Y. Singh bt. J. M. Wilson & 1. F. Wootton, 6-2, 1-2, E. Lowden & J. Lowden bi K. Lavarack & S. Rinde, 0-4, 6-4; N. de Georgeson, 6-3, 6-4; D. M. Bull & C. F. Duncan bt. J. R. St. L. Aldworth & F. Wenger Byrne, 0-0, 0-1: L. Sham & R. J. Richle bt. J. Charitan-Jones & W. V. Pullin, -1, 0-4."

3rd Rd. Deloford & Jones bt.

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Hali & I. G. W. Smith, 0.0, 8.0; 7 Hamilton & F. D. Leyland w.o. A. Ma- doth & H. Q. A. Reeves, ser. C. J. Hoveli J. Piercy bt. II. Watkins & M. G Weston, 7-5, 6-4; Mehta Singh bi, Lowden & Lowden, 6-4, 6-4; C... Betts & R. E. Mulliken bt. T. B. Henderson Brooks & G. I. Pettigrew. 10-8, 3-0, 6-3; Bult & Duncan bt. Shaffi & Ritchie, 3-6, 6-3.

JULY 4, 1938.

More Swimming Records For Miss Hveger

Copenhagen, July 3.

Miss Ragnhild. Hveger, Famous Norwegian swimmer, hung up more world's records to-day's when she swam a mile free style in 23 mins,

in

11.5/10 secs; and later cover- ed 1,500 metres in 21 mins. 45.7/10 secs.--Reuter,

COUNTY CRICKET

AT HOME

Saturday's Close Of Play Scores

London, July 2, The annual encounter between Ox- ford and Cambridge commenced to- day at Lord's. Oxford batted first and, after compiling 183 for one wicket at lunch, went on to close their innings for 317. Lomas, can- tributed 94, while Hewan took six wickets for 91 runs. At the close of play Cambridge had scared 18 for one wicket.

AUSTRALIANS v. YORKSHIRE

Winning the toss, the Yorkshire put the tourists in to bat on a damp wicket, and the Australians were dismissed for 222 runs. D. G. Brad- man scored 69, A. L. Hassel 94, S. J. McCabe 13, J. 11. Fingleton 2 and Barnes 10.

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The Yorkshiremen had lost three!

wickets for 74 runs when stumps were drawn. H. Sutcliffe retired with an injured finger after scoring 12, while L. Hutton and M. Leyland were out for ind 13 respectively.

KENT V. DERBY

At Buxton, T. F. Mitchell took five wickets for 56 runs and trundled Kent out for 201, and in reply, Derbyshire had scored 77 for two wickets at the close.

SOMERSET v. NORTHANTS

At Kettering, centuries from Lee (115) and H. T. F. Buse (132) en- abled Somerset to score 354 against Northamptonshire, who had lost one wicket for 44 at the close.

GLOUCESTER v. GLAMORGAN

At Neath, the match between Gloucester and Glamorgan Indicates a quick finish. Glamorgan could not cope with R. A. Sinfield, who took Ave wickets for 27. and were skittled out for 113. Gloucester, however, fared little better and compiled 103,

Women's Doubles: 3rd Rnd.: Miss N. D. Brown and Miss R, Jarvis bt. Miss D. Bundy and Miss G. Wheeler, 0-4, 6-1: Mrs. S. Fabyan & Mian A. Marble bt Mrs. R. D. Mickelvie and Miss P. N. Morison, 0-1 0-1: Mrs. 11. C. Hopman and Miss D. Stovenin bt Miss O. Craze and Misa Sof which C. J. Barnett made 90.... Piercey, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. 4th Rnd. Miss E. M. Dearman and bilsa J. Ingram bt. Miss P. O'Connell and Miss J, Saunders, 6-2. 5-4; Mrs. Fabyan and Miss Marble bt. Mias F. James and Miss M. E. Lumb, 8-7. 0-4, 0-1: Mrs. Hopman and Miss Steven- Bon bt. Miss J. Hartigan and Miss M. Wii- son, 6-3, 6-1; Mrs. E. Heine-Miller and Mins M. Morphew bt. Miss Brown and Miss Jarvis, 6-4, 0-3.

Mixed Daubles: 2nd Rd.: A. Hambur- Hor & Miss Bundy

D. Dast Mike Berlyn, 3, 6-1: C.. Acrchill man & Miss F. O'Connell bt. T. G. Field-Fister & Miss H. A. Moutray, 6 8-4: E. J. Filby & Miss R. M. Hardwick bt. A. Procoplo & Miss O, Craze, C-3, 6-3; W. C. Choy & Minn N, E. Brown St. C. J. Hovell & Mis A. P. Cardinal, D-7, 0-4: M. G. Weston & Miss S. Piercey bt. R. F. Bessemer-Clark & Mrs. 1. F. Bescher

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Glamorgan commenced their second Innings and had scored 15 without loss when stumps were drawn.

HAMPSHIRE v. ESSEX

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Low scoring also featured the first PHONE 21322 innings of Hampshire and Essex at Portsmouth. Hants batted first and seco made 195, while Heath, taking six wickets for 45, skittled Essex out for 127.

LANCASHIRE v. NOTTS

E. Paynter, the brilliant Lancashire left-hander who shone so brilliantly Clark, 0-7, 6-4 FJ. Piercy & Mise 11. Batt bt. Urvin-Smith & Miss M. P. in the Test matches, has added an- Brace, 6-1, 6-4; J. Mehta & Mrs. Rother century to his credit, compiling

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177 against Notts. Lancashire batted Foottil

3rd Rd. T. B. Henderson Brooks & first and in the course of the day Williams, 6-2, 6-3,

for the loss of seven Miss R. Jarvis bt. D. I. Pettigrew & Miss scored 441 S. Mavrogordato, 6-2, 6-2; C. Tanasescu

wickets. A. Nutter also contributed & Mian B. Nuthall bi, D. Brown & Mrs.

08. Oliott & Mrs. E. Heine-Miller bt. Mehta & Mr. Footil, 0-0, 3-0, 6-1; Aeschliman Misa O'Connell bt. Hamburgar & Mis D. Bundy, 8-7, 6-3, 6-1; Piercy & Miss Batt bt. N. de Manby & Miss G. Wheeler 7-0, 0-2; Filby & Misa Hardwick bt Wes- ton & Miss Piercey, 6-1, 6-2.

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MISS STAMMERS' STRAIN

Meanwhile, Miss Dearman and Miss Ingram entered the semi-final New York, July 1. at the expense of Miss Saunders and On his way back to Germany, Max Miss O'Connell, thereby confirming Schmeling, the German heavyweight the wisdom of their re-pairing. They

boxer who was recently beaten by won in two sets, only fortelling six Postman Figures Mileage

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In the single Miss Dorothy Bundy

Joe Louis for the championship of the games. world, was carried on board the Bremen to-day on A stretcher. got a walkover from Miss Stammers. The English girl had strained a ten- don of her left leg on Thursday and of more thought it wiser, In view Important events ahead, not to play yesterday.

Schmeling lost in the first round on a technical knock-out. He claimed that he was struck down by a foul blow on his kidneys. Subsequent X- ray examination revealed a fractur- ed hip-bone.

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The Tide Turns

SURREY v. SUSSEX

At the Oval, Surrey used the whole day in scoring 388 for six wickets against Sussex. H. S. Squires com- pleted his century, scoring 137.

WARWICKSHIRE v. LEICESTER

At

Birmingham, Warwickshire, thanks to 107 from R. E. S. Wyatt, scored 348. G. Geary took six wic- kets for 77 runs. Leicester had made 52 without loss at the close of play. MIDDLESEX v. WORCESTER

At Worcester, Middlesex scored 334 for the loss of eight wickets during]] the day.

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