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June 23, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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Jel. 28151.

THEY'RE COOL

SNIFF -- I WON'T LEAVE TIL

THE BOAT'S OUT OF SIGHT!

ERNIE CUSHMILLER-MAY-25

Oxford Records Broken In Athletic Meet

Dark Blues Defeated Again By The A.A.A.: Holmes Wins Sprints

By Fred Dartnell

London, May 26.

So far as their annual athletic match with the A.A.A, is concerned Oxford is certainly the home of a losing cause, but they come up amiling every year and yesterday were again outpointed to the tune of 73 to 53.

B

440 Yards-1, J. O. Moreton (Oxford);

880 Yards),

60.Bacc.

Tho track was in good condition Won 14ds. 22.6. and the weather agreeable, but 2. H. E. Pack (A.A.A.); 3. F. A. Russell strong wind dead against the run-A.A.A.1. Won

Wethered 10x- ners at the finishing placea rather | ford; 2. A. J. Collyer (A‚‚A); 3, A. D. affected the times. Three competi-G. White (A.A.A.). Won by inches, Emin. tors brought off their double events sec.

hille, J. W. L. Alford (AAA): 2, and Oxford had every reason to feel proud of the triumphant achieve-E. J. N. Hiengle (AAA), D. N. Whatley

Oxford). Won yds. Amin. 3.sec.

of T. L. Lockton

ments Sivertsen.

and H.

Three Alles-1, P. B. Hennessey (A. A.A.) and M. Bingham (A.A.A.) dead-

Lockton carried off both the hureheated. Plant, rere (Oxford). Won

and the 20 Yards Hurdles A.A.A 9.

by 100yds. 17.nce.

T. L. Lockton (Oxford); 2, 3. C. O. G. W. White (A.A.A.). Won 4ft, 15.4sec.

the low in 20.0sec. high in 15.4sec., and the A.A.A. off- clals who welcomed Don Finlay In his unusual role of a spectator must have regretted the ankle that refuses to function properly for this great hurdier just now.

DUNCAN'S FINE RECORD The other Oxford double went to the Norwegian athlete, H. Sivertsen, who broke the discus record for this meeting with 155ft. 4fn. und proved much too good for his oppon ents in the weight, his best effort 481t. 71⁄2 in. also being a record for the meeting.

220 Yards Hurdies, Lockton (0x

ford); 2. A. W. Selwyn (Oxfords 3. 11. Dunsion (AAA). Won by 11, 26.sncc.

Long Jump-I, W. E. N, Breach (A.A. A): 23f1. in.; B, J. P. Lockwood (0x- ford). 2. 11glu; 3. A. A, Gold (A.A‚Ä.). zitt. on.

High Jump-1, J. 1. Newnan (AAA). 4ft 2. A. W Selwyn (Oxford), 5ft, 10in.: 3. A. A. Gold (A.A.A.), oft. Din.

T'ole Vault. R. Bertley (‚‚), Jift. in 2. A. M. Robinson (Oxford), 1; 3, M. V. Blake (A.A.A.), 107t, din.

Javelin, A. McKillop (AAA), 183.

2. FR. Tumer (A.A.A.), 174ft. sin; 3. 11. Merg (Oxford), 17211, 917.

Weight.-1. II. Slevertsen (Oxford).

old Oxford (Oxford University record); 2 A Banditt (A.A.A.), 4zrt, figin; 3. H. Merz

K. S. Duncan. the sprinter and long jumper, turned out for the visitors in these events, In

(Oxford), 31ft. Bin.

Discus-1. 11, Slverlzon (Oxford).

the past he has won four long jumpai 15ft 4in. 2, D. L. Grigg (A.A.A.), 133t. for Oxford and one for the AAA.; 3, K. S. Duncan

In this fixture, a worthy record. He

looks splendidly it still,

It was very satisfactory to see C.

B. Holmes. running so well again.

His reat last season seems to have done him good, for he won the sprint and the furlong with comparative from F. J. Welle and H. C

and 22.0sec.. the strong wind

ense

Wickerson,

Holmes did 10.2sec.

respectively, and

falled to disturb

nice even

the

rhythm of his nation. His clana was

1480.

(A.A.A.), 12371.

TRIUMPHANT DAY

WAS HIGHEST STAKE WINNERTM

(Continued from Page 8.)

James Stewart, Joan Crawford, Lew Ayres in "The Ice Follies of 1939".

K.C.C. Tennis Entries

Close To-morrow

Members of the Kowloon C.C. are reminded that entries for the Club Tennis Tournament,

Intending clone to-morrow. participants who have not yel sent in their names are asked to do so without further delay.

Canadian Players To Tour Japan

Vancouver, June 22.

Baseball

Yankees Win But Giants Nosed Out

New York, June 22. The following were the results of matches played in the Major Baseball League 10-day:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

R. H.

3

St. Louis,

Butteries,

Glenn.

0

Whitehead, CH

7

12

1

Boston...

Batteries, Wilson and Peacock.

Chicago

8

OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS

"Four's A Crowd" (Coming to King's)This picture had its gal premiere last night and proved to be smart comedy of the highest order although at times it seemed that the four chief characters were lost editor Smart-alecky

cditor in the plot.

against multi-m E. crusades 2 broke and then tries to get and hired as the broker's press agent. arise over (1) the fact Complications

is in love

1that the editor's Pohler: (2)

with the

tycoon's

tycoon's habit of turning loose a pa

great Danes when editor appears

Batteries, Smith, C. Brown and on the estate; (3) girl reporter who Tresh.

D

1

0 New York........ Batteries, Donald and Dickey.

"A group of 12 Canadian players of the Western basketball team, holders of the Canadian championship left here at noon on Wednesday abourd the N.Y.K, ner Hikawa Maru on a playing tour of Japan at the invitat--Detroit fon of the Japan Basketball Associa tion-Domci,

the

Lucky Lad, and the last named an pidgee was

Oxford captured the quarter and nexed the Australian Ponies Cham-

up to 400 yards, was display

well beaten in -60.8sec. by the strong-sters,

obviously above that of the Varsity a total sum of $4,808 and this browner's orders, the last pony (originally being best and the more plled up pair and I should think that Kolmes,cob was aired by Ribblestone who drawn by the late Mr. Harold Seth) Amber II won $700, the who was rather unlucky not to play was no doubt one of the best.

Chiltern ($2,251), Candlelight $1,400. Rugby football for England in the

ented, will soon be right ($1,000) and Balutec (no stake, were other two drawing nothing from the scason just

by Tom McCarthy, who also sir.1 coffer.

four by Magician, back again to his old form of the all

able to collect Empire Gumes. half alles, and in the shorter dis-pions, finishing the first half with a 5600 while African Diamond. Magic balance of $4,000. These and Sea Prince finished the first half,

be with a blank sheet. should tance 11 E. Pack, after a most im-credit

Although the mare has never been afler posing

Kawackka

the Antipodes,

Sydney Hellum by Polycaste had the plea- In the half-mile 1 thought A. J. came from

but her brother, Collyer had just about overhauled Lad winning $1,000, Bruno collect sure of noncaring nine times before

ing $1,075 and Poconos collared $600. Mr. Alec Potts, bu Wethered.

Flinders River, Heinz and Pumper Schmetterling, has two more outings nickel finished generally among the and the train-trip to Fanling brought "Also Rans" and Eve of Shyness and in $100 to Mrs. J. F. Macgregor.

Devonian by Pat Clyde has not as Gold Label have not as yet donned

yet won a race for Lady Northcote, 100 Yards-1, C, D. Holmes (A.A.A.): the slik,

Sired by Amber. A Roaring Time, but the pony presented a cheque of 2. P. J. Wells (Oxford); 3. 1. C. Wickerson (A.A.A.) Won by 4ft. Time: 102xec.

200 Yards, Holmes (A.A.A.); 2. Wells Amber II, Golden Arrow and Happy $1,760 to her Ladyship for his eight (Oxford); 3. J. F. Lockwood (Oxford). Landings all come under the start- outings.

Anishing Mereton.

The judges thought otherwise, but it could only have been a case of

inches.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

"the Y Ganong the first three placed ponies, i

Ботс

happens to be in love with editor.

after Affairs are ironed out humour and some automobile chases. 2Light, airy stuff all through, but de- Batteries, Newsom, Walküp und finitely entertaining. Errol Flynn York, Tebbetts.

5

0

12

13

reveals a flair for comedy as also do Philadelphia

Rosalind Russell, Olivia de Havil- Walter Batteries, Nelson and Hayes. land, Patric Knowles and

of Connolly. Cleveland

5 14 Batteries, Milnar, Zuber, Dobson,

"Submarino Patrol" (King's, to- Sullivan, Eisenfatat and Hemsley.

8 - 11

4day).A thrilling story, well told, of Washington

America's "Splinter Fleet" during the Batteries, Kelly and Guiliani.

Great War, with Richard Greene, NATIONAL LEAGUE

George Bancroft. 2 Nancy Kelly and 11 7 New York Batteries

Castleman, The dangers of men in submarines are emphasised and made topical by 1 the recent submarine disasters. Pittsburgh

8 15 Lynn, Coffman, and Danning.

and Batteries, Kiinger, Swift

Sewell

a

"Ice Follies of 1939" (Queen's, lo- day) Travelling skating show, with Boston..........

1first rate ensemble skating, remark

Bess Ehrhardt, Batteries, Errickson, Lanning, and able solo work by Lopez, Masit Chicago

11. 7 Batteries, Dean and Hartnett. Philadelphia....... 5 12 Batteries, Higbe, Beck,

"The Lady Fights Back" (Alham- sworth, Kersiccic and Cable.

11 St. Louis. ******* Batteries, Warneke, Cooper and bra, to-day)-Beautiful sceneries and a passable story make this film a Padgcit-United Press.

more than average show. Kent Tay- lor and Irene Hervey are the prin- cipals.

and ice comedy-all as nucleus for a movie story about parted lovers John and their eventual reunion. 1 Crawford, James Stewart and Lew Holling-Ayres are the stars.

15

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оп

"Blackwell's Island" (Majestic, lo- day) Crime clean-up melodrama in which there is more emphasis crime than on clean-up. John Gar- Geld, who attracted notice in "Four Daughters,"

," is featured as rocket- busting reporter of the conventional type. Rosemary Lane, Dick Purcell, and Victor Jory are others in the cast

the

Zaza" (Oriental, to-day)-New version of the story about French music hall actress who be came chamoured-of a married man but gave him up when she saw his innocent child. Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, Bert Lahr Helen Westley.

Starting Times

At Fanling

and

The following are the starting times for Fanling on Sunday:

OLD COURSE

9.16 R., Gregory, R. -Young. "9.20 N. D. Lloyd, Col, Collin,

0.34 E. T. McMullen," G. C. Worrall.

9.20 H, 8. Church, I, H. Geara,

D

O'Kleffe, G. B. Razayol.

1.86 N. & R.AA. Macfadyen. 9,40

Humphreys, A. D. Purvoi. 10.04 J, M. Pearson, D. "D. Forbes.

M Park, Z. B. Delany,

10.12: A, K. Mackenzie, F, D. Hunier.

Pearce, D. Humphreys,

"NEW COURSE

Price,-1,-1) Tamworth,

130 - Mrs. O'Kleffe," Mrs. Stazavet.

"TOOTAL" SHORTS ARE THE NEWEST SUMMER UNDERWEAR FOR MEN. MADE OF FINE - COUNT ¦ EGYPTIAN COTTON, WITH WIDE - CUT LEG; BANJO SEAT AND WAISTBAND INCORPORATING "LASTEX".

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