1939-04-05 — Page 21

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

THERE THEY GO AGAIN-- SOUNDS LIKE A SAW MILL!

April 5, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

Jel. 28151.

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QUICK-FIRE CRICKET TESTS ON THE WAY

Visit Of West Indian Team Being Awaited With Great Interest

· London, March 21.

After the weariness of the timeless final Test at Durban, England's players are now gladly resting on the Athlone Castle on their way home. They may also be rejoicing in the thought that they are returning to a series of Tests that will be short, sharp, and lively.

The matches are the series next summer with West Indies, whose colourful, happy-go-lucky players will, unless they have changed a great deal, and for the worse, treat the game for exactly what they are—games.

Nor can England assume that the the north to help. West Indies, and Tests will be cakewalks. At the there's no doubt their experience of smiting business the West Indians, English conditions will be valuable are a delight, and, if things come off to the keen youngsters who will be for them, thele myle will be adma-paying their feat valt.

bly suited to three-days cricket, says i Geoffrey Simpson.

Whereas one cannot be sure of the

English teams, who, as a result of consecutive series against Australin

WINDOW-BREAKER

Constantine will be a joy to watch.

if he dores is Lancashire League batting in the Tests. When he is

and South Africa, buve attuned "eeing them well" he is liable to themselves to slow-motion stuff smash any window within range of Logic

at Gibb's crawling century of a six-hit, aver seven hours!

There will have to be grueral He is studying law with a view to shake-up if Engiand are to escape becoming a solfeitor. He's hud from the drawi match. England good innings at cricket and is looking will certainly not win these three-ahead. He is 37.

daya Tesis against West Indies by Headley, idol of Northern crowds, their Durban ruethods. The clock has ideas of finishing up as a dentist, would beat them every time.

and Martindale, has done so well for himself out of cricket that he rcekuns eventually to return to his own sunny shores more or less inde- pendent.

REALLY LIVELY

TEST OF STYLES

For exhilarating cricket one must go to the Lancashire League these days, in which they start and finish matches in the afternoon. And it is in Lancashire that George Headley, It is going to be very interesting, that black Bradman, “Leary" Con- this struggle between men with a stantine, of the plastic body, and natural quick-fire style and England

bowler Emunucl Martindale,

of players, who, against their wishes,, "thunderbolts," have been keeping [have been turned into marathon hand und cyc ́in.

experts. This trio will be in the West The only regret is that Constantine Indles cleven. They are lumporarily { will not be bowling as he used to do. forsaking profitable engagements in This great all-rounder was a bowler of genuine "express." He could be real terror, but the advance of time MRAZEhas told.

He his turned into a slow spin and googly exponent, and has no

AT

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THE BRONZE STATUETTE

Wish to be a speed bowler. He is getting plenty of wickets with his new style, and as for his batting it is [ns pulverising as ever.

Martindale is supposed to be the

shock bowler only

of class in the side, but E. A. V. Williams, from Barbados, is a real "dark horse"-a pace man who can keep going for Tong spells.

THE TEAM

Here the chosen players who are due to open the campaign against Worcestershire at Worcester in the carly days of Muy:

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R. S. Grant (capit.), L. S. Constan- line, G.

Tyrell Johnson, Jeffery

Victor Stollmeyer (Trindad), George Headley, 1van Barrow (wicketkeeper), J. H. Camer- on, Kenneth Wcekos (Jamaica), H. P. Dayley (British Culano), É. A. Martindale, C. B. Clarke, J. E. D. Sealey and E A Williams (Bar- ballos).

Three Tesis will be played, the first at Lord's, beginsing on June 24, the second at Manchester on July 22, und the third at Kennington Oval on August 10.

Indoor Bowling

Competitors Defeat Hopefuls

the

Or Interest to Hongkong's cine ma pubile this photo. taken recently in the offices of the King's Theatre when Mr. Johs, Albeek, Far Eastern Supervisor of Columbia Pictures Corporation, signed a big contract with the management of the Theatre for the exhibition of the latest Columb Pletures, including the best film of 1938, Frank Capra's "You Can't Take It With You," which is scheduled to be shown this week-end. Scated from left to right are: Mr. Johnston Wong, Branch Manager of Columbia, Mr. C. H. Liang, Bisnag- Ing Director of the King's Thicaire, Mr. Johs. Albeck, Mr. Li Jowson, Mir. K. L. Chang, Mr. George Bun.

Directors of the King's Theatre---Xing'a Studio.

WEEK-END Three Cities After

FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

The following is the local Football

for League schedule

the coming week-end:

SATURDAY, APR.- ¿

Senior Shield Final

4 p.m. Referee, Omar. Linesmeo, South China Av. Police (Club), Goss and Ip.

Junior Shield Final Middlesex v. Royal Scots (Club),

2.15 p.m. Referee, Stedman. Lines men, Clarke and Hinchcliffe.

First Division

Royal Scots v. Kowloon (Sookun- poo), 4.30 p.m. Referee, Adiam. Linesmen, Barretto and Somerville.

Tennis Matches Re-Arranged

Louis-Galento Bout

States Matchmaker

Miami Beach, Fla., March 1. Three cities-Chicago, Philadelphia and Jersey City already have entered strenuous-bids-for-the-Joe Louis- Tony Galento heavyweight championship fight in June, the formal announcement of which was made by Promoter Mike Jacobs in a memorable session on the beach here to-day.

"It' draw over a million dollars [He even went into the water ofter any place I hold it," declared Mike, having written, fairly legibly on the resplendent in red bathing trunks. sand: "Tony Galento, heavyweight "And I'm not fooling about staging champ" and predicted that he would it outside New York If I gel the knock Louis winding.

right sort of an offer."

Sitting right by Mike's warm skie at the Ume

was Tom Foley, repre- senting the same Chlengo group that bagged the Louis-Jim Braddock Hongkong

The following matches in the He had been banging away at

Cricket Club tennis Mike's touritument have been rearranged:

car ever since it became To-day-Handicap Doubles, H. Dthe No. 1 challenger by the Na- known Monday that Galento, rated Bidwell and A. T. Dow v. E. E. Storytional Boxing Association. and J. J. Ferguson,

Would To-morrow Club Championship, get the big outdoor shot against the E. J. Armstrong v. Lt. J. S. Theobald champion. Handicap Singles, T. J. Price v. W.

prepared 10 guarantee Wooding.

Mike a net sum of at least $400,000 sild Foley. "I'm pretty sure he will take us up on it. We'll hold it in Comiskey Park, where we can sent close to 80,000,"

KOWLOON C.C. 2ND. XI

"We're

GETS PERCENTAGE Also, present and bidding was The following will represent the promoter, who held a five-year len Herman Taylor, the Philadelphia Kowloon Cricket Club 2nd XI in a on Galento's services and with whom League cricket mintch against the Jacobs had to reach a longwinded Police at Happy Valley on Saturday: compromise before he

W. Mulenhy (Capt.), R. Baldwin,

could pit

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REMOVES HAIR

THE SECOND EXTRA RACE PERFUMED MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 8th and MONDAY, 10th April, 1939, commencing at 12.30 p.m. on both days.-

The First Belt will be rung at 12 NOON, and the Tiffin Interval will be after the second race (1 p.m.) on both days.

MEMBERS! ENCLOSURE

admitted to the Members' Enclosure. No One without a badge will be Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Meeting in such a

Badges admitting Non-Members to

F. A. Broadbridge. A. A. Dand, S. A. Tony ugainst Louls Under

ider the manner as to be readily identified... Gray, G. A. Goodban, B. D. Lay, W. arrangement finally signed inte inst L. McKenzie, T. A. Madar, R. A. J. Taylor gets what he cut the Members Enclosure and Club Simpson and G. E. Taylor, Umpire, tle, as well as any other fights Ga-Rooms at 85.00 per day for Gentle- **nice percentage" of the June bat- H. Overy. Scorer, A. Wright.

leato might

have under Jacobs men and $3.00 per day for Ladies promotion in the next five years. (both including tax) are obtainabic Mike seems to be levelling about through the SECRETARY upon the taking the scrap out of New York. Member, such Member to be respon-

personal or written application of For one thing, he explained, the fight is held elsewhere, Mike Jacobssible for all visitors introduced by is the sole promoter and pockets him, and for Payment of all Chiis. all profit. But in New York it etc. would be under the promotion of

The Secretary's Office, 1st Floor,

ITALIAN INFLUENCE

English Society Hears ·

Literary Talk

Playing in the second sound, second stage of the Ewo League at Hongkong Bowling Alleys yesterday the "Competitors" beat Mindanao Hopefuls"

by 477 points. Scores; Helena

"fridanso Hopefuls"

L. J. Attwood

K N. Philo

S. F. Duknowski

C. F. Watson

Total

121 110 111 345

of Italian on 15th. and 10th century Mike would have to divvy up with close at 11 am cach day,

An interesting talk on the Influence the Twentieth Century Club, and Exchange Building, (Tel. 27704) wai English iterature, was given at the the rest of the boys.

Tiffins are obtainable at the Club May Institute yesterday The actual date, of course, will House provided they are ordered In afternoon by Mrs. M. Allison. It not be announced untti: the site is advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 113 94 185 307 ... 130 108 114 352 was the sixth and last meeting of the settled. But it will be at the very 21020).

| 1038-9 session of the Hongkong end of June 84 122 108 314 branch of the English Association.

or possibly early in

PUBLIO ENCLOSURE July, because Max Buer and: Lou Mrs. Allison extensively reviewed Nova are.

The price of Admission to the fighting outdoors for Public Enclosure is $1.00 per day the movement of the Renaissance Jacobs on June 10, 1,378 over Europe, and spoke on the in-

including Tax for Galento, wearing

all Persons, three bathing including Ladles, and is payable af 200 187 165 552 and Rawkins on ilterature by the water sprite at to-day's reception. Uniform are admitted Half Price.

fluence of explorers like Columbus suite for the occasion, cut up like the Gate. Soldiers and Sallora ib 170 174 159 503 people with whom they made con- 143 104 129 430 inct. ∙131–116 117 204

"Compotilor”

PRESENTED TO FRANK CAPRA Ernie Hearther BY THE MOTION PICTURE Dick Venezia

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Chan Miller

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She showed how Shakoipenre, had been influenced by the Italian writers 1,855 of his period.

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