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GOODNESS!-- WHAT'S THE

MATTER. NANCY!

January 20, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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IT'S A WHOLE YEAR 'TIL NEXT CHRISTMAS!

Jel. 28151.

WINTER SALE

PROCEEDING

BARGAINS IN

THE

FURNISHING DEPT.

BASHMILLERI

BRITISH GOLF PROFESSIONALS RANKED

REG WHITCOMBE LEADS, HENRY COTTON THIRD

The compilation of a ranking list of British profes- sionals for 1938 is complicated by reason of the method adopted by the Professional Golfers' Association in arriv- ing at the champion of the year, writes a special corres- pondent in the Observer.

The distinction goes to Cotton, who is awarded the Vardon Memorial Trophy, the winning of which is based on averages for a minimum number of rounds in certain specified score events.

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Cotton played the required mini-combe would have been the winner of sixteen rounds, for which with 50 pointa, while Perry, with his average was 72.07. And yet, 59, would have been second. Cotton not only did he fall to win one of with 70 points, would have been the scheduled tournaments, but was third, and Padgham fourth with 79 unsuccessful in every event in points.

which he competed in this country.

situation is, of

B

Such

course, anomalous, and it comes as no sur-

AN ELUSIVE TASK

For this year 1 submit my own prise to learn that the body res-ranking list, which difters consider- ponsible for the award of the Var-ably from the offeint list based on

adopted a different the elusive average method. don trophy has method for the future..

I give first place to R. A. Whil-

!

It would be thought that either combe, whose successes in the vilest R. A. Whilcombe, winner of the weather in the Open championship Open championship, or Perry, who

Sandwich,

and the Brighton. captured must of the principal

£1,000 tournament, were of a most events, would be the champion of striking character. the year.

Moreover, his performance in the Not a bit of it; Whitcombe, who Penfold £1,000 League tournament played 20 rounds in the scheduled.

at Sandy Lodge disposed once and events, was second with an average for of 73.35, while Ferry, with the same he is

all of the mistaken bellef that bad match player. He number of rounds, was third with. shared second place with H. Godd, 73.4. All this rather goes to show single point behind the winner, that scores are not always pendable guide to a player's tournn- ment winning powers.

NEW SYSTEM

de-P. Alliss.

struke - play

Drake in the affections of Francis Lederer, and the reason is easily ap- Leona Ma tele apparently doesn't relish the rivalry of lovely Frances parent in Columbia's "The Lone Wolf in Paris," in which all three are featured. The film opens to-day at the King's Theatre.

MALAYAN RUGBY TEAM

FOR HONGKONG TOUR

The side will leave for Hongkong

Singapore, Jan. 9.

Flat Races Provided At Fanling Meet

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GOLF

STARTING TIMES AT FANLING

The

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following ure the starting times at Fanling on Sunday:

Old Course

9.00 11, E. the Governor.

0.14 H. N. Williamson. J. W. Mayhew.

9.30 T. Lindars, D. F. Hughes.

9.24 D. L. Strelletti, D. D. Farben.

028 S. J. H. Yox, E. T. McMullen.

032 D. Lyon. 1. 2. D. Lowe,

9.30 K, E. Morrison, J. A. D. Merrizan,

D.40 W. Dell, D. L. Prophet,

9.44 C. M. Stark, W. W. C. Shewan, 0.48 A. D. Purves. I. II. Geare. 9A2 A. B. Lisenman, D. B. Robb. 030 . C. Feltham, J. Angwin. 10.00 TF. Waters, G. Faggiano. 10.04 NR. Töwell, A. D. 9. Murray. 10.00 A Murdoch, Wing Cur. Steelo

Perkins.

30.12

C. D. N. Walker, J. S. Dunnett. 10.10 1. F. Phillipa, A. C. I. Bowker, 10.20 C. M. Gee, J. Stenersen. 10.24 R. A. Gregory, A. T. Lay, 110.20 W. Woodward, A. Nicet.

10.32 . F. Sommers, G. McGrane. 10.38 C. C. Binck, H. G. Sheldon, 10.40 A. N, and Q. A. A. Macfadyen. 10.44 W. L. Alexander, W. M. Barton.

10.40 L. Jackson, J. Forbes. 10.42 J. Hackney. L. A. B. Duneau. 20.30 Car. Hole, C. W. Jeffries,

New Courso

9.24 Miss Glover, Mrs. Goldman.

05 Mrs. Lyon. Mins Blackburn.

9.44 Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Prophet.

9.52 C. Worrall, L. M. B. Lloyd. 10.00 J. M. and Mrs. Pearson.

20.12 G. 9. Archbull. D'Arcy Weatherbe. 10.20 I. Col. Mathews, Major Thompson. 10.29 15. and Mrs. Overs, Nicol.

10.32 Mr. Woodward,

10.30 T. A. Pearce, L. Goldman, 10.40 P. I. Scoanes, L. M. Wylie. 10.48 D. S. and Mrs. Edward.

OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS

Seventeen of the 19 players of the Malayan rugger side to visit Porry, who comes second on the Hongkong have already been chosen. Probabilities for the re- list, has had a remarkably success- maining two berths are in view and will be announced as soon as ful year. He has won three of the the players concerned are able to say definitely whether they will W. D. Richardson, J. Raymond. major events-£2,000 tournament Under the new system adopted at Newcastle; the £750 matchplay be able to travel. for Anding the champion of the event

at Leeds, anti the £500 year, points will be awarded as in Dunlop - Metropolitan

Although the team is by no means, cross-country ruuning. The winner competition at Wentworth,

the strangest Malaya could deld, it scores one point, the second man

In the latter, known as the "Cham- nevertheless contains useful players two, the third man three, and so on. pionship of Chanylons, Perry, who should give a good account of

For example, the winner of Open with an nggregate of 273, spread themselves. champlonship will score one point.vogled the field. 1s rounds were: If by some dreadful mischance 60, 68, 67, and 69, and he is the

un the evening of Jan. 28, inmedl-i Cotton Anishes In Afteenth place, he first player in a British tournament ately after the North-South game will be credited with 15 points, to break 70 in each of the foural

at Singapore. The P. and O. liner The player with the smallest g-rounds.

Raspura will be delayed a few hours) gregate is the winner of the Var! Though failing to win any of the to enable the players, many of whom don trophy.

home events Cotton must be given will be playing in the North-South) On this method of calculation, credit for his victories in the Ger- game, to catel it. The team wi which seems the fairer It. A. Whitman, Belgium and Czecho-Slovakian return by the B.I. steamer Talma.

Open championships. While the Three matches, spread over May I suggest that this event at the upposition was of little account his week, will be played in longkang next meeting should be given to our scores were good enough to have

a civilian side, unei female riders, for I am sure it will SPORT ADVTS. beaten almost

-one against anybody. Taking the averages of the thron "gainst the Services and the third be received with open arms?

against a combined representative fcadern over the four tournaments team. in which they all took part, Perry

will accompany thei A manager comes first with 71.4, Cotton next team. His name has not yet been] with 72, and R. A. Whitcombe third

announced. The side will be cup- with 72.5.

tained by and motivating force of the success- ful Selangor teams of recent years. The year's spulls, amounting to The 17 players chosen so for are: £13,000 in cush, were widely Full-track, D. R. Harper (Selangor), Entries for the above will close spread, for no other player, with captain; threequarters, A. P. Craigie

Ewart

Lyle at 3.00 p.m. on SATURDAY, ZIST the exception of Perry and White (Singapore), JANUARY, 1935, at the secretary's made on me than once of the (Penang): Richardson (Army), G.

major

tournaments, C. A. Whit-F. Brown (Selangor); halves, J. L Office, Exchange Building.

combe won the £1,000 event at. Hardwicke

B (Selangor), J. Moor Park; Rees, the Match-play Potter (Singapore) and F. W. Simp By Order of the Stewards,

D. McBride championship: Curtls the Southport son (Army): forwards, £1,000 competition; Allies the Pro- und P. W. Bourne (Selangor), II. 1. fessional League: and Locke, the McLennan and I. S. Mackenzie (Jo- Secretary Irish Open. I sword fourth place hore), J. N. McHugh and R. W Hongkong, 16th January, 1989. to

Rees who is

the match-play McCall (Perak), Harding (Negri champlon for the second time in Vinycomb (Army). three years. My complete ranking

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

Annual Race Meeling, 1939, 25th, 27th and 28th February, 1st and 4th March,

C. B. BROWN,

JACK BENNY

JOAN BENNETT

ARTISTS AND MODELS ABROAD"

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HONOURS AND SPOILS

list is--

1. R. A. Whlicombe.

2. A. Perry,

3. T. H. Collon.

4.

D. J. Rees,

5.

C. A. Whitcombe.

5. J. Adams.

1. P. Alli.

8. D. Curtis.

CRICKET TEAMS

CHOSEN

SELECTIONS

Dougat Harper, skipper FOR FIRST

SIX EVENTS

and

Here, There With "Abe"

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other chance. As "R. Abbit" has commented upon more than once, it Is strange why Edrich, who has the talent but not the temperament for big matches, has no consistently been of The following will represent the picked for Test matches in spite Craigengower Cricket Club in League his fallures-probably at the Cricket matches on Saturday rust of some other aspiring and propene

more worthy youngster, N. W

capta

Yardley, the Cambridge

My selections for the first events are as follows:

HUNTERS' HURDLE "D" DIVISION

Cunary

Merry Jester Sliver Fox

SAN WAI STEEPLECHASE

Blogenes

Double Chance

Ebony Idot

HUNTERS' HURDLE "A" DIVISION

Mortmaln Jack O'Lantern

King's Parade

1

six

SHATIN HANDICAP "E" CLASS

March Brown Yum Sing Cuban Love

"RELIEF CUP" "D" CLASS

Coronation Day

Good Morning Plain View

"The Lone Wolf in Paris" (King's: Theatre, to-day).--Wolves, even lone ones, lose some of their exciting quality when they become stuffedi museum pleces. So it is with this film. In other words, Francis Lederer, charming as always, foils! the

wicked nobles, gets the jewels, altends the coronallon, and is then whisked to the border and parts with the beautiful princess. Frances Drake, Walter Kingsford and Leona Maricle give capable support.

"Disney's Features" (Queen's Theatre, to-day),---Ten Walt Disney's features are put together in the same programme for the first time.) That this innovation will prove popular with the film public there little doubt. Disney's art is

is

Few and here we have some

of his most brilliant ideas congregat ed to provide 100 minutes of fun not only for children but for adults ne well.

"Selpla" (Alhambra Theatre, fo- day) Finni showings of a picture dealing with the life of Selplo amidst the splendour of ancient Rome. The diologue is in Spanish, but the story is easily followed.

"Booloo" (Oriental Theatre, to- day),--Execiting jungle adventures in a country infested by the woman-2 cating tiger.

"The Barretta of Wimpole Street" (Majestie Theatre, to-day)--Return of an old favourite, chiefly memor- nble for the splendid portrayals

probably NEW SOUTH WALES HANDICAP given by Norma Shearer and Fredric

the Kowloon Cricket Club!

11. XI thome)- Zimmern (Capt.) P. Billimoris, D. Bung. A. R. it. Emma, for instance, has been knocking at A. K. Ismall, A. T. Lee, U. M. Omar, W. the door for a while, and though he Rapley, G. Souza, A. Zimmern and failed in the only Innings in which 2nd. XI faway) ~J, L. Young-Says he batted in the First Test, he de- (Capt), A. D. Hampers, A. J. Itulae, serves another trial. But he has to C. fung. A. Ritchell, C. W. Lam. J. W. Leonard, R. P. Li, A. M. Omar, .be content with, being twelfth man. Way and 77. Winch,"

Mt. Zinmem.

Recreio Eleven

Park on Saturday:

Yorkshire Triumph

Brutes

Glorious

Streamline

YANKEES' PRESIDENT

New York, Jan. 18. Edward Barrow, 71 year-old ex- baseballer, club

WOX

to-day

The following will represent the THE other Cambridge cricketer in newspaperman, Club de Recrelo 1st XI in a League the touring side, P. A. Gibb, has myner, and manager, match against the Army at King's already distinguished himself. In made President of the richest and most powerful baseball club of all, the First Test, it will be recalled, A. 35. Rodrigues (Capt.), M. Beltran scored 93 and 108, thus joining the the New York Yankees, as a result 1. Gonsalves 2 L Goano, ... GoRano select band of those who scored of his election by the directors,

I. L. Ozorio, A. M. Prats, W. A. Reed, centuries in their Grst Test match:

The

ate Colonel J, Ruppert, fermer P. M. N., da Silva, 17., E. M. L. Boares and in the Second Test, he made 58 owner, provided in his will for the and A. N. Other.

in the only occasion that he was at perpetuation of the Yankees for the

March.

St. Andrew's Team For Brawn Cup

The following will represent St. Andrew's in the Brawn Cup match against the C.D.S. at 4 p.m. on the C.B.A. Ground to-morrow:

H. O'Sullivan; D. Chow and J. Broadbridge; S. Arnoid, M. Versoona and P. Jeffreys; N. Newman, Y. Ho, M. Churn, S. Roberts and T, Jex,

bat. His success in a Stlumph for duration of two Ruppert generations BADMINTON LEAGUE

Yorkshire; for with him in the M.C.C. to be guided by trustees comprised

OUR SPELLING BEE (soe page 7) team, he and Leonard Hutton are the of George Ruppert, brother, Garrison

fossilogy-semibreve annuity

annunciation — Louis Quatorze

anoint

University beat BL John's, 7-3, in

logical opening pair for England Silleck fr., brother-in-law, Froderick

act which has aroused a great deal frant, attorney, and Barrow, United ne 3 2 Am | of amtisfaction in Yorkshire,

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