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"H.B." DARTS LEAGUE. Consistent High Scoring By Local Teams

Consistent high scoring continues to mark the progress of the "H.B." players Darts League, numerous having scores of 00 and over, The R.A.O.B (G.C.) head the League table by a considerable margin.

Scores of 100 and over to dale aro as follow:

Burden, R.A.O,B. (G.C.) 140; Funnell R.A.O.B. (G.C.) 138; Shutler, 10. Course 134: Rowlands, P.O's Course 134; Nowlands, P.O.'s Course 120; A. McGrady, Jolly Roger 115; Webb, Neptune 113; Gough, Embassy 103; Pratt, Imperial 100; Ledger. H.A.O.B. (D.C.) 100.

Highest game finishes, 40 aud over. to date are a follow:

Burden, R.A.O.B. (G.C.) 00: Flecton, Embassy 04; Sheppard, P.O.'s Course 03; Oakenfull, P.O.'s Course 50; Scott, Embassy 40: Pringle, R.A.ON. (G.C.) 44 Drake, P.O.'s Course 43; Hiscock, Embassy 40,

Special prizes are being awarded for the best scores In the above Fections.

LATEST RESULTS

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Bryn Jones Changed His Mind: Signed On For Arsenal At £14,000

London, Aug. 5.

Bryn Jones, acclaimed the best inside forward in football, yes! terday changed his mind and signed on for the Arsenal. The trans- fer cost £14,000, which exceeds by £3,000 the previous record fee.

Whatever transfer fee had been agreed to by the club, be would not receive any part of it. All he could expect was a sum in lieu of the benefit he would be granted when he had been at Wolver-

hampton five seasons.

.

Inrgely by with colourful

This is at the rate of £130 a year, unparalleled fortune and with the approval of the League dressing the team authorities Fones will now be paid personalities, and there is no doubt

£650,

big new box- which represents his ac-that Jones will be

office attraction. cumulated benefit money.

Born at Merthyr, he was with the

Walter Pidgeon and Rosalind

He already earns the maximum Russell, two of the four central

wage of £8 a week, and the regulu- characters.In that new. hit “Man Proof," coming to the King's Theations did not allow the Arsenal Aberaman club when he was signed on by Wolverhampton Wanderers in offer him an increase. tre to-morrow.

Jones went back to Wolverhamp-1933. They paid £1,000 for him. ton to prepare to begin the new season with the Wanderers. It was significent, however, that Mr. George

2 1, McGrady 2. Ilope 2): Neptine Barkinore 2, Morgan 1. Orroin 1. Phipps 9. Webb 0), Best game finish-Burkitt 30 Highest score-Webb 113.

1.0.3 Course beat Imperial 10.3. P.0.'s Course (Payne 2, Drake 2. Bhutler 2. Howlands 2, Oakenfull 2): Imperial (Dedd 1. A. Taylor 1. Marshall 0, Check 0, D. Taylor 11. Best game finish,Drake

tghest score-Rowlands 120.

Jolly Roger lost to B.A.OB. (GC) - Jolly floter tinggall 3, J. McGrady 0. Leigh 1, Burkitt 1, A, SteGrady 2) I.A.Q.B. (G.C.) (Curd 1, Funnel 2, falph 2. Coleman 2 Ledger 1), test finish-Funnet 36; Tighest score.-InggAll McGrady 1). Bent game Batsh

11.

Ratri

Neptune bent Embassy B-2. Neptune Hinckmare 01: Embrasy (Fleeton 0.

RA.O.D. (G.C.) beat Jolly Roger 10-3. B.A.0.1. (GC) (Funnell & Pringle 2 Jones 2. Burden 2, Ledger 21: Jolly tuger (Ingall 1. Hope 1. Burkitt o, A. Secarady Durden GO (20, 0, double 20): igkent Ecore-Funnel 130 100, 67 and 10)..

Embassy lost to Neptune 6-8. Embarry (Hoots 1. Mitchel 0, Gough 1, Fleeton 1.

Allison, the Arsenal manager, did OUR GUIDE

not abandon hope of persuading him to change his mind and yesterday he succeeded.

The rules did not permit any in- ducement to be offered to the player, but in London there is scope to earn game that does munay outside the not obtain elsewhere,

£1,000 A YEAR Both the Arsenal old players David Jack and Alex, James more

TO THE

CINEMAS

Gold" (King's "Navy Blue and Theatre, to-day)-A variation of the theme about boys going through

(Webb Morgan 2 Maydell 2. Phipps cock 2); Neptune (Blackmore 2. Kemp than doubled their earnings as foot- / Annapolis and becoming upright Mitchell D, Chatteld 0, Gough 0, xcock 2. Antrobus 2. Maydell 2 Orrom 0), ve ballers through other sources, and American naval officers. While the

3).

Neptune beat Jolly Roger 8-9. Hoptune Morgan Phipps 2. Orrem 2, Mayall 2. Webli 0); Jolly Roger (A. McGrady 1 Ingall 0. Burkitt 1. J. Metrady 6. Hope 21. Bext game Onish-A. Vetrady 34; ghest score-A. McGrady 113,

Anne finish-Kemp 30: Tighest score. Maydell 01.

LEAGUE TABLES

RA.O. (GC)

P.0. Course Neptune Embinasy Jolly Roger

Jolly Roger beat Nepturic 8-1. Jolly Refer alt 0, Burkett 2. A. McGrady Imperial

Perfect Control

OLTIPLE SAMTE BERLIN 1930

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director and the Jones, apart from the magnitude of hands

of the

It into the transfer fee, which most clubs principal actors transform

Robert entertainment. regard 35

as fantastic, is the biggest appealing capture since the Arsenal gave near-Young, James Stewart, Tom Brown, ly £20,000 for Jack and James. Llonel Barrymore and Florence Nice

To the Arsenal, too, the cost is head a large cost. Justified. They have built up their

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‘ASPIRIN'

Bayor wears Best

"Blind Alibi" (Queen's Theatre, to- day) Richard Dix has not been seen on the local screen for sometime. Here he returns in story of 4

defies fighting mna in love who

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blackmail schenic.

"Ex-Lady" (Alhambra Theatre, to- day).-Bette Davis ran always be relled upon to return a nent piece of work, and once again she scores as an artist who has ultra-modern Ideas of marriage. Gene Raymond is In support.

"Garden of Allah" (Oriental Thes- trc, to-day).-Charles Boyer and Marlene Dietrich together for the Arst time provide screen fans with something to talk about. The picture is made in technicolour.

"The Good Earth” (Majestio Thea- tre, to-day)-Made memorable, by magnificent protrayals of Paul Muni and Luise Rafver. One of the best pictures of the year.

DAVIS CUP TENNIS

Injuries To Australian And German Teams

Chestnut Hillis, Aug. 17.

It seems that both Germany and Australia are staking their Davis Cup chances on cripples as it is re- ported that Henner Henkel has pulled a muscle in the right arm and is in the hands of a masseur, while John Bromwich has strained his thigh.

It is anticipatod that Thursday's match between Bromwich and Hen- kel will decide the issue and Adrian

is expected Quist

to beat von Metaxa-United Press,

ARMY SPORTS OFFICIAL

on

During the absence of Captain E. H. B. Neill, 1st. Bn. the Seaforth Highlanders, from the Colony leave, the duties of Hon. Secretary. of the Army Arca Sports Board will be assumed by Major G. P. Murray, ist. En. Seaforth Highlanders, Tele- phone H.Q. 67.

Bear-Oil Lamp Found

St. Clairsville, O. A bear-oil lamp has been found on the Edward Eckles farm near here,

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