1939-04-05 — Page 9

NANCY

BOY: --- .AM I TIRED TONIGHT!

ME TOO-- I COULDN'T SLEEP

A WINK LAST NIGHT

WITH ALL THOSE PEOPLE SNORING

IN OUR CAR!

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 5, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

THERE THEY

GO AGAIN-- 'SOUNDS LIKE A SAW MILE!

Jel 28151.

RAINCOATS

FOR MEN

QUACK

PACK QUACK

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 à 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, und Tests will be cakwalks. 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, their style will be admir-paying their first visit. ably suited to three-days cricket, says!

Geoffrey Simpson.

Whereas one cannot be sure of the English team,

and

who,

WINDOW-BREAKER

Constantine will be a joy to watch

as a result of if he does his Lancashire League consecutive series against, Australia batting in the Tests. When he is and South

Africa, have attuned seeing them well" he is liable to themselves to slow-motion stuff smash any window within range of Look at Gibb's crawling century of a six-hit. over seven hours!

C

There will have to be a generul | He is studying low with a view to stake-up if England are to escape becoming a soliciter. He's had from the drawn mulch. England good innings cricket and is looking will certainly not win there three- ahead. He is 37. days Tests against West Indies by their Durban methods. The clock would bent them every time.

REALLY LIVELY

For exhilarating cricket one must go to the Lancashire League these days, in which they start and fish matches in the afternoon. And it is

Hendley, Idol of Northem crowds, has ideas of unishing up us a dentist, and Martindale, has done so well for himself out of cricket that he reckons eventually to return to his own sunny shores more or less inde pendent.

TEST OF STYLES

in Lancashire that George Hendley, It is going to be very interesting. that black Bradman, "Leary" Con- this struggle between men with a stantine, of the elastic body, and natural quick-fire style and England Emanuel

Marundale, bowler of players, who, against their wishes, "thunderbolts," have been keeping have been turned into marathon hand and eye in.

[ experts. This trio will be in the West Indies eleven. They are temporarily “foranking" profitable- engagements-in

Of interest to Hongkong's cinoma public is this photo, taken recently in the offices of the King's Theatre when Mr. Johs. Albeck, Far Eastern Supervisor of Columbis Pictures Corporation, signed a big contract with the management of the Theatre for the exhibition of the latest Colamb'a 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. Seated from left to right are: Mr. Johnston Wong, Branch Manager of Columbia, Mr. C. II. Llang. Manag- ing Director of the King's Theatre, Mr. Jolis. Albeck, Mr. Li Jowson, Mr. K. L. Chang. Mr. George Sun,

Directors of the King's Theatre.—King's Studio.

WEEK-END Three Cities After

FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

The following is the local Football League schedule for the coming week-end;

SATURDAY, API, 8.

Senfor Shield-Final

South China "A" v. Police (Club),

4 p.m. Referee, Omar, Linesmen, Closs and Ip.

Junior Shield Finst

The only regret is that Constantine will not he bowling as he used to do. Th:"great-all-rounder was a bowler of genuine "express." He could be a real terror, but the advance of time

He has turned into a słow spin and googly exponent, and has no Middlesex v. Royal Seats (Club), ATE KING'S wish to be a speed bowler. He is 2.15 p.m. Referee, Stedman. Lines

getting plenty of wickets with his

men, Clarke and Hinchcliffe. new style, and as for his batting it is

First Division as pulverising as ever.

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

SAU MAZAN DA PO TERNISSA has told,

NEXT ΑΤ CHANGE

"YOU CAN'T TAKE

IT WITH YOU”

Directed by FRANK CAPRA, THE BEST DIRECTOR OF 38

OSCAR

Martindale is supposed to be the only shock bowler of class in the side, bul E. A. V. Williams, from Barbados, is a real "dark horse-a pace man who can keep going for long spells.

THE TEAM

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

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'll draw over a million dollars He even went into the water after any place I hold 1" declared Mike, having written fairly legibly on the resplendent in red bathing trunks sund: "Tony Galento, heavyweight "And I'm not fooling about staging champ," and predicted that he would it outside New York, I get the knock Louis winding. right sort of an offer."

Sitting right by Mike's warm side:

SPORT ADVTS

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

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

The following matches in the tilt. He had been banging away t

Cricket Club tennis Mike's car ever

since it became tournament have been rearranged: R. S. Grant (capt.). L. S. Constan-

known Monday that Galento, rated To-day Handicap Doubles, H. D. the No. 1 challenger by the Nu line, G. Gomez, Tyrell Johnson, Bidwell and A. T. Dow v. E. E. Story tonal Boxing Association, would Jeffery Stollmeyer, Victor Stollmeyer and J. J. Ferguson. (Trindad), George Headley, Ivun

To-morrow.---Club Championship, Bet the big outdoor shot against the Barrow (wicketkeeper). J. H. Camer- | E. J. Armstrong v. Lt. J. S. Theobald. champion.

MEETING will be held (weather "We're prepared to guarantee Handicap Singles, T. J. Price v. W. Mike a net sum of at least $400,000,"permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Wooding.

sald Foley. "I'm pretty sure he will SATURDAY, 8th and MONDAY, 10th take us up on it. We'll hold it in April, 1939, commencing at 12.30 p.m. Comiskey Park, where we can seat on both days. close to 00,000."

on, Kenneth Weekes (Jamaica), II. P. Bayley (British Gulana), E. A. Martindale, C. B. Clarke, J. E. D. Sealey and E. A. Williams (Bar- bados).

Three Tests will be played, the first at Lord's, beginning on June 24, the second at Manchester on July 22, and the third at Kennington Oval on August 19,

Indoor Bowling

Competitors Defeat Hopefuls

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2ND. XI

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THE SECOND EXTRA RACE PERFUMED

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

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE

Police at Hoppy Valley on Saturday: Jacobs had to reach a longwinded such must be worn throughout the against Louis. could piduralion of each Meeting in such n

lse before he

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L. McKenzie, T. A. Madar, R. A, J.nice percentage what he called the Members' Enclosure and Club

ITALIAN INFLUENCE English Society Hears, Literary Talk

of the June bat..

about

GETS PERCENTAGE Also present and bidding was Herman Taylor, the Philadelphia promater, who held a five-year len

No One without a badge, will he on Gatento's services and with whom admitted to the Members' Enclosure.

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

compromise Tony F. A. Broodbridge, A. A. Dand, S. A. an Gray, G. A. Goodban, B. D. Lay, Warrangement finally signed late last ser as to be readily identified,

night. Taylor

Badges admitting Non-Members to Simpson and G. E, Taylor, Umpire, tie, as well as any other fights Gamen and $3.00 per day for Ladies Rooms at $5.00 per day for Gentle- H. Övery, Scorer, A. Wright,

lente might have under Jacobs' promotion in the next five years..

(both including tax) are obtainable Mike seems to

to be lovelling

through the SECRETARY upon the taking the scrap out of New York personal or written application of

Member, such Member to be respon- For, one thing, he explained, if the night is held elsewhere, Mike Jucobssible for all visitors introduced by is tho sole promoter

and pockets etc.

pockets him, and for Payment of all Chili, nil profit. But in New York it would be under the promotion of The Secretary's Offee, 1st Floor, Century Club, and Exchange Building. (Tet. 27704) will of Italian on 18th, and 16th. century Mike would have to divey up with close at 11 am, each day. English literature, was given at the the rest of the boys. Helena May Institute

The actual date, yesterday

of course,

will

House provided they are ordered in M. Allison. it not be announced until the site is advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. ufternoon by Mrs. L. J. Attwood 110 94 155 307 was the sixth and Inst meeting of the settled. But it will be at the very 21020).

1938-9 session of the Hongkong end of June or possibly early In

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE branch of the English Association. July, because Max Baer ond Lou The price of Admission to the Mrs. Allison extensively reviewed | Nova pro Oghting outdoors for Public Enclosure Is $1.00 per day the movement of the Renaissance Jacobs on June 10, 1

Including Tax, for all Persons, over Europe, and spoke on the in- Galento, wearing three bathing including Ladies, and is payable at fluence of explorers like Columbus suits for the occasion, cut up, like the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in 200 167 165 552 and Hawkins on literature by then water sprite at lo-day's reception. Uniform are admitted Half Frice. 170-174: 150 503 people with whom they made con-

OUR SPELLING-BEE (100 page\7)

By Order, divisible--doggerelor. doggrel→ noli me tangere.

Playing in the second round, second starte of the Ewo League at the Hongkong Bowling Alleys yesterday, the "Competitors" beat "Mindanao Hopefuls" by 477 points, Scores:

Mindanao Hopefuls"

R. N. Philo. 130 100 114 352 S. F. Duknowski. 84 122 108 314 C. F. Watson 124 110 111 345

Competitors"

THE BRONZE STATUETTE * PRESENTED TO FRANK CAPRA Ernie Hearther BY THE MOTION PICTURE Dick Venezia,

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ACADEMY.

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An interesting talk on the influence the Twentieth

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She showed how Shakespeare had been Influenced by the Italian writers 1,655 of his period.

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