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NANCY

POOR SLUGGO--- I GUESS HE'S SLEEPIN OUT IN THE COLD WOODS--- IT'S

AWFUL!

IT AIN'T RIGHT FOR ME TO BE IN A NICE WARM BED AND HIM

SUFFERIN' LIKE

THAT!

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

G.GOODNESS- IT'S AWFUL CREEPY OUT· HERE!

July 7, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

OH I S'POSE HE HAS ENOUGH SENSE TO SLEEP IN A BARN!

HI!

don't forget

you need

Unfortunate Ending To "Mile Of Century

American Denies 'Foul' Charge But Apologises To Sydney Wooderson

By Lawton Carver

Princeton (N.J.), June 17.

Cries of "Foul play!" echoed through American track and field yesterday as the aftermath of the internationally heralded "Mile of the Century" Fettered to last place, Sydney Wooderson's American debut goes down among outstanding fiascos of all time.

"I was fouled," the bespectacled, frail little London solicitor gasped as he galloped last across the fishing line in a five-man race.

"I definitely. was fouled when I lunged towards the wide of the track boundary." ยา!! Wooderson, "Rideout and I were running abreas when suddenly he swung over in front of me, forcing me wide, breaking my siride, and the rest passed me. Raleout later apologised for the mishup."

Refuting Wooderson's claims.. Rideout gave his version: "Twice I tried to race past Wooderson on the back stretch. Both limes he bore out. forcing me back. Finally I decided to go through as I had outside room, bul on reaching the turn Wooderson stretched out his hand, pushing [Y and, forcing himself rall- wards."

Wooderson's trainer, Hlil, said: jutuming upset recently on an Ameri- "The boy never had a chance. I am can tract.

was fouled." I personally sure he

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Alice Marble Favoured To Beat Kay

Betty Nuthall To Lead Cup Team

London, July 6. Miss Betty Nuthall has been

of appointed captain

the British Wightman Cup team to play the United States.

The squad includes Mrs. S. Hammersley (formerly Miss Freda James), Miss Nina Brown, Miss Mary Hardwick, Mss Valerie Scott and Miss Kay Stammers.--United Press.

H.

saw no push from the Press box, In any case, Wooderson's chances high on top of Palmer Stadium, but, of victory were spolled then and bviously, Rirlcout and Wooderson | there, but he had eliminated all hope brushed, and the smuller man by of breaking his own accepted world record or Cunningham's indoor fast- pounds and Inches suffered.

Some expert opinion is in agree-est-ever record by selling an ex-

London, July 6. ment with Wooderson's claims, but tmely slow 34secs. pace for the Miss Alice Marble, of the United tew if Indeed, any could sue exactly first and second-quarters and 68sees. States, is a firm favourite for the what happened in that close-packed | for the third quarter. Fenske's women's final which will be played gang of five runners rally strug-finishing sprint to triumph cut the on Saturday. She gave one & the gling for the lead, which had beenflast swing round the track down to greatest exhibitions in all depart- held from the, outset by Wooderson. 57 sees. That Baal burst couplediments of the game by a woman ever

DARK HORSE

with Wooderson's misfortune won seen at Wimbledon in defeating Mrs. The ruce was slow and not thrill for Fenske and brought about the Sperling, who received what

was ing until, heading into the final turn, Briton's downfall.

probably her soundest beating. Cunninglinm, who had been expreted! Disconsolate almost to teurs as Miss Marble lost only 14 points in to provide a spectacular duel with he slowly changed from the running the two sets. fler shots came through Wooderson, stumbled, nearly went regalia of Blackheath Harriers to with pace and power, and su down, and then recovered,

müft. Wooderson found no support cleverly directed that the Danish Almost simultaneously Wooderson, from officials for his claims of being player, famous for her speed in Baseball -well--in-front,-rumsing-Sabreust-of-fouled:

covering the court, was trequently~. Rideout with San Roman! and Fenske He did not lodge a formal protest unable to get near the ball as it close by, careered towards the raised alleging fouling, oficially unseen if whizzed by or dropped short over the inside kerb. lost his stride and actually it necurred. gradually fell behind.

The crowd, however, were sedin-

not.

In the Anal-Üntled Press.

It is generally conceded that Miss) Out of the tangle shot Fenske, ingly with Wooderson, for a throng Stammers, even if she struck one of dark horse of

the Deld. Steadily leaped from the stands and gathered her best days, would stand little, lengthening his stride, raising the about hien and ufflelals, offering com- chance against Miss Marble if the tempa of his foot bents. Fenske miserations such as "Tough luck, latter could reproduce to-day's form charged homewards, winring in the kid." Blow Ulme 4mits. 11secs, and Fouled or otherwise, Wooderson beating Cunningham by five yards. undoubtedly missed his greatest all as though tied to posts If he had San Romani, four yards further chance of victory over Cunningham followed his plan for à record-setting back, was two yards ahead of Ride-) who, by his own defeat, bore outpace. Wooderson) explained hts out with the intter a stride ahead of the assertion that he was not in his Wooderson, now apparently dis-i best shape.

interested in the finish of the most Wooderson might have left them

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THREE MATCHES DECIDED

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- New York, July 0. The following were the results of slowness while puce-seting "I sim-matches played in the Major Base ply ran slower than expected."

bail League to-day:

ske

Oldal finishing times were: Fen- 4mins. secs. Cunningham 4mins. 11.0secs.; San Romani diins. 11.8secs.; Rideout 4mins. 12secs.

Wanderson 4mins. 13secs.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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Chicago Pittsburgh

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"BURNED OUT" American sport writers who saw the race all agree that Wooderson was bumped by Rideout, but they also say that Wooderson could not have won even if he had not been dinals and Cincinnati Reds will be interfered with.

Columnist Don Parker welting in

the New York Daily Mirror, has this explanation.

The match between St. Louis Car-

played at night.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cleveland

1

2

"Factors that figured more strong- Chiengo

3 12 0 ly in Wooderson's defeat than the Walker homered for the White Sox. Rideout Incident were his long occan Batteries--White Sox, Knolt and voyage, his short training period. Tresh. during which it was impossible for

Then to get acclinatised, and the Detroit

change of food and water that must St, Louis

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Tennis League

South China Win Tie In “A” Division Undergraduates Put Up Good Fight

South China Athletle' Association, challengers for the "A" Division tennis lengue championships, did not have things all their own way when they visited Pokfulam in a mutually- re-arranged match yesterday, the Undergraduates running them to 5%) sets to 31%. The winners were, how- ever, not at full strength.

Scores:

C. T. Ma and S. Wong (H.K.U.) drew with V. T. Wang and B. Szeto 6-6; beat K. H. Liu and C. K. Than 0-2; lost to A. Chan and J. Hsu 3-0. T. T. Lim and Peter U (H.KU) lost to Wang and Szeto 3-6; Leat Liu and Than 6-3; lost to Chan and 11s 2-0.

H. P. Ong and S. H. Ling (IKU.) Jost to Wing and Szeto 4-6; beat Liu and Than 6-2; lost to Chan and Hsu 3-0.

ANNUAL SUMMER SOCCER LEAGUE OF THE S.C.A.A.

Six Teams Enter Competition

The opening of the summer foot- bull competition of the South Chinu Athletic Association will take place on Sunday at 3 p.m. at the PW.D. ground, Causeway Finy. The cere mony will be performed by Mr. Ngan Shing-kwan, President of the Associa tion

Six teams will take part in the competition under die respective lendership of: Luk Tak-keen. Chan Yee-sye, Lau Tien-sing. Tang Sek- hong, Sam Hong-yeong and Tsang Hee-wing.

Fixtures are as follows:-

July 9, Luk's team vs. Chan's, Lou's tenm va. Sum's; July 15, Luk vs. Lau; July 16, Chan vs. Tang, Sam vs. Tsang; July 22, Luk v Tsang; July 20, Lauv Tsang: Aug. 6, Luk v. Sam; Lau v. Tang; July 30, Chan v. Sam, Aug. 7, Chan v. Tsang, Lau v. Tang. Matches will be played at 4, 5 or 5.16 p.m.

LUCIFER GOLF RESULTS

London, July 1.

The final scores of the players in

the Lucifer Golf Competition are now through, and the following were made by players from Hongkong:-

1st 2nd doy day

down B 3 D

8 B. 13

Mr. T, H. Lowe

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Mr. H., Mundy

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12 4

Mr. J. 11. McElney Mr. P. II. Scoones Mr. A. W. Mackinley

have thrown his system out of order. York homered for the Tigers and .. There was no attempt on the Mills for the Browns. Batteries. part of Americans to gang up on Glebell and York.

Syd

* British critics had feared

there would be.

The match between Washington

"Members of Woody's entourage Senators and Philadelphin Athletics suid before the race that he was will be pinyed at night-Reuter. burned out from the recent past per-

formances in England; that isn't at

all improbable." -

The New York Times gald:. "Per- hops there'll be an uproar from some quarters that Americans 'ganged up' on the Englishman. That's

utter balderdash, If Rideout cannoned off, him it was an accident, a freak pre-i Bent from the racing gods."

"UNINTENTIONAL”

Mr. A. S. Bushnell, amelal referee at the meeting, issued the following statement concerning the incident;

"consulted with my fellow-of- fleinls who had been in a better poal- tion thus I to observe the occurrence during the final lap which resulted In Wooderson breaking his stride and; stepping on the kerb ta pole). An a result I decided that në disquall- cption Wan in order and so nn- nounced.

"I view it on an unfortunate colli-

sion between Rideout and Woader-

Starting Time's At Fanling

*

The following are the starting times at Fanling on Sunday:

OLD COURSE

9.16 J, Blenersen, 1. H. Gcare, 0.20 F. T. McMullen, J. L. C.

Pearce,

0.24 M. Pollock, E. Laldiaw. 0.28 A. N. & Q. A. A. Macfadyen. 0.32 IL B. Gregory, P. 8. Delany. 9.30 8. 5. Church, 11, 0, Valdwin. 9.40 E. C. Norris, R. J. K. Walker, 10.04 J. M. Pearson, J. B. Itarelson.

* DETROIT, July 0-Skilled workers

to-day. The

son, in which Wooderson, the lighter at four more General Motors planis man, was forced to aide-step off the came out on strike track, Certainly the bump was un-Union announced that five planta will Intentional."

call a striko at 9 am-United PreIS.

Mr. A 'H. Penn

3 5 8

8 10 18

7 0 10

SPORT ADVTS

THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB

July Race Meeting, 1939.

The above Meeting postponed from Sunday, 2nd July, will be held on Sunday, 9th July, 1938. The First Hell will be rung at 145 pm, and the Arst race will be run at 2.15 p.m. approximately.

By order,

Secretary.

8. W. CHENG,

Hongkong, 5th July, 1039.

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