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ARE YOU HERE AGAIN?
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SEE MY AUNT MAGGIE!
Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 8, 1939,
By Ernie Bushmiller
SAY--- Y'KNOW-
MAYBE AUNT
MAGGIE DON'T
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VISIT HER!
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NO THRILLS IN ARSENAL V. WOLVES GAME
Defences Supreme
from
Start to Finish
Arsenal
By Charles Buchan
London, Feb. 2.
0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
0
Those people who attended Highbury expecting a thriller were sadly disappointed. The meeting between Arsenal and the Wolves looked a goal-less draw right from the start.
escape.
So supreme were two of the best; Wilson besten; a narrow defences in the country that the rent But usually, a goal was the lust thing scoring openings made could be ene expected from either side. counted on the fingers of one hand. Arsenal had two, both missed by Drury, and the Wolves one, when McIntosh
shot straight Wilson near the end. For the rest, the de- fenders had the forwards in a grip that tightened the longer the game proceeded.
For the students of modern de- fensive tactics, organised to the last degree, the game provided all the
lessons Usat could be required. For
those who prefer spectacular ralds. combination, clever dribbling and
all the things that go to the making
of an entertaining game. It was as dry as dust.
Arsenai: Wilson; Male, Hapgood; Crayston, B. Joy. Collett; Drake. Drury, Lewis, Jones (B). Kirchen.
Taylor; Wolves; Scott; Morris,
Gardiner; Burton, Galley, Cullis,
Westcott. Dorselt, McIntosh, guire.
Mn-
A Look Through
The "Telegraph”
Wolves were the superior side be- cause they had a better understand-
50 YEARS AGO ing between defence and attack and
March 8, 1889. a half-back time that ruled the ex-
In publishing the detalls changes Galley, Cullis and Gardiner were always on top of Arsenal's frail Chater's proposed reclamation of the ettack. On the few occasions the Prayu were beaten, Morris' und stepped into the breach. They made Scott's Job one long procession of free-kicks.
Robert Young, Blmone Simon and Don Ameche (top, left to right) are the threo delightful stars in “Josette," now showing at the King's Theatre. Bert Lähr and Joan Davis (lower right) help the film along.
National Tournaments For Amateur Golfers
Mr LARGEST SPORTING COMPETITIONS
IN THE WORLD
foreshore on the 3rd of Taylor August, 1887, we ventured to express the opinion that if ever the scheme were carried out, it would be private similar hes to enterprise and on
inent by its projector.
Warped
The popular tournaments for men and women golfers promoted by. The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post will be continued this year. These tournaments, which attracted nearly 100,000 entries in 1938, are the largest sporting competitions in the world.
No fewer than 1,055 clubs entered in the men's competition last year!
Arsenal's defence was just as of submitted to the Hongkong Govern- fective, though in their case the
To any person whose vision is not bucks were the strong pillars. Male
by self-interest, dense was troubled by the trickery of Ma guire in the early stages, but he and ignorance, or petly spile, nothing and 978 clubs affiliated to the Ladies' Golt Union took part in the women's
than the event, Hapgood were always in position to could possibly be everer
There is only one alteration of importance in the conditions of play absolute certainty that this re- cut off the Waiver attempted raids, clamation of the Praya foreshore will for the men's tournament, which is open to all amateur golfers who are They received able asistence from prove an invaluable boon to the not less than 18 years of age and who hold an official handicap of not less Bernard Joy, a real stopper, und entire colony. Briefly sinted, It will than six on March 1 at a club which has been allotted a standard scratch
sound-deputy-for-the Collett,& very
improve the general-health, provide score-by-the-English-or-Welsh-Golf-Unions Injured Copping.
suitable residences, offices, and ware- Last year two handsome plat lankards were presented to each club The Arsenal half-back, however, houses at resonable rents, greatly for the winners of the qualifying round. It happened that some of the
In deference to the strongly expressed wishes of the clubs concerned
were not in the same street as those facilitate the shipping business af qualifying round winners were unable to compete in the District Finals, of the Wolves when it came to sup the ort by allowing vessels to le and their places were taken by the runners-up. porting the forwards. Galley and alongside a line of wharves extending Cullis usually placed the ball to their from the Hongkong & Shanghai it has been decided that the tankards will be taken by the club's repre- forwards, but Collett and Crayston Bank to the Gas Works, and permit sentatives in the District Final, and that if a qualifying round winner finds were content to send the ball for tramway line to effectively bring it impossible to represent his club in a District Final, he must retire in ward without attempting to draw an the eastern and western districts favour of the next available player, who will be entitled to the lankord
jwithin easy reach
the town, thus opening up building prize under Rule 13.
opponent.
PRETTY, BUT USELESS
the centre of
sites in the vicinity of Causeway fe suid Bay, and along the Shau-ki-wan In their favour it must they received little help from the Road. It must also lead to a further attack. When they had the ball not extension of the Praya by the Gor
moved into rnment from Murray Whert in an one of the forwards
Whitefield position. They waited for the butt almost direct line to
the present In contrast, the Station, clearing away young Wolves forwards were always unhealthy district along the Wanchni
to be sent to them.
half-
moving about, giving their backs the targets they wanted.
Though they moved the ball quick-
ly and accurately, the young Wolves forwards lacked experience against
foreshore, and opening the gate to numerous improvements which have long been recognised,
*
Interesting Rugby Promised To-Day
(Continued from Page 8)
Cricket Club Teams Chosen
The following have been selected play for the Hongkong CC, In have some good players upon whom League matches against Craigen- to call. Rutherford will probably be Lower C.C. on Saturday: The town of Pisa has become entrusted with the scrum-half posi-
First XI (Home)-II. Owen such capable defenders. Some of bankrupt. The Rialto, in referring tlon, with Hutchison outside to him. Hughes (Capt.), T. A. Pearce, L. T. on Italian Cessford, if it to play, will be a Ride, J. L. C. Pearce, J, L. Tisley, their passing in the first half was to the matter, says thint
Walker, M. F. L. Haymes, Male and banking house proposes to put a man valuable acquisition on
the Talkoo C. D. N. pretly but I led nowhere.
L. D. Kilbee, J. H. Fox, D. S. Blake, Hapgood were not to be caught out in possession of the Hotel de Ville. team.
Mackenzie. To avert this, a genius in an Italian
A. K The ties to-day are: of position by crossfeld passing.
v. Police "A" Second XI (Away)-E. J. R. Mit In the first half Maguire looked paper suggests a lottery with the H.M.S. Bir'ham
(4.30 p.m.) chell (Capt.), C. W. E. Bishop, C. M. an international; in the second heLeaning Tower as the first prize! An
man in R.E.
v. Small Ships'. Stark, D. S. Robb, G. E. R. Divett, allowed the persistency of Male to insolvent town with a
pussession would certainly be a
"B" (4.50)H, J, Armstrong, N. P. Fox, R. M. M. discourage him. I thought Westcott,
Sinall Ships "A" v. Club "A" King, H. J. D. Lowe, V. C. Bond, dashing leader, the best of the line, novelty.
(5.10) G. S.. Lovett, D. O. Parsons (12th schemer. with McIntosh a clever
The Northern Territory Times Middlesex "A" v. Taikoo (5.30) man). But is is as I thought with the
Admission to the games is only 50 arm sursays:-Owing to the decision arrived Wolves forwards. On
and Australian cents for all stands with Servicemen face and against experienced opposi-ut by the Enstern tion, they lack guile and foolcraft. Steamship Company and the China in uniform at half-price,
Sun, they were better together Navigation Company to raise the than Arsenal's unimaginative for-fures for Chinese passengers from
wards. With
low efforts by Drake and neat to £8,
the exception of a Port Darwin to Hongkong, from £5 apart from this there were severni meeting of Chinese re-other good pletures shown. The
which it was decided not to the
allow gusts of wind that slightly disturbed
nothing to
distinguish
and neither anticipated the run of. the play. With Kirchen held by Morris, Arsenal's altack would have
been dattered if they had scored.
ARSENAL'S BEST ATTEMPTS
March 8, 1914.
German and asserting
that the full.
35-Day Drought Is Broken
OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS
puss
Songs
"Josette" (King's Theatre, lo-day.) Josette (Simone Simon) substitutes for a temperamental French singer and is immediately besought by Don Ameche and Robert Young who, quite naturally, think she is the Josette who hus been fascinating their playboy father, The baby- Enced French slar singa severni with her pleasant little pipe volee in a comedy which will do as well as unything to
un entertaining evening. Bert Lahr und Joan Davis supply some comical moments.
"The
Waltz" Great
(Queen's Theatre, 10-day).A bit too elephan- tine, but Julien Duvivier has men- nged to slip in few of his charbe- teristically brilliant flourishes. The characters and story are forgotten in the maze of the Strauss music, to hear which of course is what music-lovers go to see this picture for. Lulso Rainer, Fernand Gravet and others made the plot sound plausible.
"Snow White" (Alhambra Theatre, to-day.) This already well-known picture has been brought back for one day. Those who have not yet seen this, the best example of Walt Disney's art, should not miss the opportunity.
n
"White Banners" (Oriental Thea- ire, 10-day)-Sentimental inspir-- ational drama which takes on a cer- tain nobility through the excellent performances of its principal charne- ters. Fay Bainter is the serving woman who enters a household on a cold winter morning and remains to
and become a firm counsellor stront defence against adversity when it arrives. Claude Rains and Kay Johnson have the other leading roles. "South Riding" (Majestic Theatre, to-day) A successful British plc- ture, in, which neting honours go to Edna Best and Ralph Richardson-- also Ann Todd and Edmund Gwenn. "Love and Ilisses" (Cathay Theatre, to-day).—That 'old feud be tween Walter Winchell and Ben Bernie revived once again, and this time they are aided by Simone Simon, Entertaining pleture.
A. S. Samuel Beats English Champion
London, Feb. 25.
A. S. Samuel, the Selangor bad- minton player, won the Sussex Cham- pionship at Hove.
Je beat the All-England champion, R. C. Nichols, in the second round 13-6, 15---6.`
Samuel has won these 'itles in Great Britain: All-Ireland, Worthing, Kent. Eastbourne, Leicester; Nolls County and Sussex,
Two Badininton Ties Are Postponed
Two of this evening's three men a senior singles badminton champion- ship matches have been postponed.
T. F. Yong has sprained his wrist, and his match with F. Koli has been postponed until Tuesday, March 14, when it will be played off at Taikod at 9 p.m.
The tie between C. Au and S. F. Hon has also been postponed, and will be played at Club de Recreio on Wednesday, March 15, when Au will also play a mixed doubles game the same evening.
The only match due for decision to-night is between P. K. Hui and Hongkong's thirty-five day drought | J. S. Ho at the Club de Recrelo.
con-
were
touches by Lewis, there was abso-faldents at Port Darwin was held, at weather played its little tricks witwas broken last night when half-an- : Jutely frunt rank. Bryn Jones and Drury Chinese to travel by vessels owned the curtain, at times putting it just out inch of rain was recorded at the Usually made the orthodox move, by the offending companies.
of focus, but this in no way marred Royal Observatory,
Somewhat ironically, the ending of 25 YEARS AGO
the show. A special string orchestra was in attendance, and the large the long drought has coincided with Reuter's Berlin correspondent states company thoroughly enjoyed itself the arrival in the Colony of the Em that attention has been excited in Special collapsible chairs were pro- press of Britain, which has, in past Germany. by nt article in the vided. It to be hoped that this years, proved a harbinger of rain.
As a result of the "cloudy Koelnische Zeitung denouncing the worthy effort at catering for the
robbed of the thrill of viewing Hong- Drury should have done so with new Russian Cabinet is being arti-public need will be appreciated to the ditions, the visiting tourista the two chances he had, both from immense new Russian armaments are
kong's Peak from the harbour, and a proposed tour this afternoon of the long throws-in. In the first case he directed against Germany.
March 5, 1929, Peak may have to be cancelled be. nodded the ball weakly over the
Although semi-offcial aspiration of An emotional oration calling for cause of the heavy mist. bar; in the second he hurled him the article is disclaimed it is con- the realisation of the ideal of the The total rainfall recorded in self at the ball when he should have sidered that it foreshadows fresh American people, but dealing largely Hongkong since Jantiary, I is only steadied himself,
military_and_naval demands. with the promotion of peace in the one and three-quarter inches, which attempts Arsenal's best
world at large was delivered by Pre-is well below the average. Over from Crayston. In the first fow minutes he went through like a flash There were six hundred delighted sident Hoover, after taking the oath quarter of this total fell last night, and shot over the crossbar, while spectators of the pletures shown at of office as the Chief Executive of the In the second half ho, repeated the the Wigwam Tennis Club, Kowloon, United States at Washington yester- performance. Then Crayston looked last night, by the Variety Flim Ex-day. more like a forward than any of his change of Kowloon. The drawing picture was, of course, the one show- front-rank colleagues,als
ComG
The Wolves came nearest to scoring the races at Happy Valley, but
Jng early in the second half when, following a comer-kick by Burton.
10 YEARS AGO
5. YEARS ACO".
March 8, 1984.
A state of alarm, amounting virtu-
DRIVER KILLED
Milan, Mar. 6A) ally to martial law, was proclaimed The 27 year-old racing car driver, throughout Spain to-night following Signor. Renzo Cantoni, was accident- Hapgood headed Westcott's header OUR SPELLING BEE (ace page:7) a succession of reports to the Ministry ally killed to-day, while carrying out -assassin--apsesamant-popinjaya of the Interior concerning, the unresta trial run with a Maserats car on 416 from the goal-line. A little later,
asphyxia porcupine-subaqueous in the provinces.
Monza racing track-Trang-Ocean. Mcintosh hot across the goal with
SPORT ADVTS
THE HONG KONG. JOCKEY CLUB.
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the First Extra Race Mosting to be hold on Saturday, 18th March, 1839, (weather per- mitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Exchange Build- ing; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and: "the Stables, Shan Kwong Road.
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 9th March, 1939.
B BROWN,
Secretary.
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