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NOW DON'T BE MAKING A BIG FUSS OVER YOUR PUPPY WHEN SLUGGO IS AROUND OR HE'LL BE

GETTING JEALOUS)

AGAIN!

I'LL BE CAREFUL ABOUT

WHAT

I SAY!

Friday,"

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

*LO, NANCY--- HOW'S YER DOG THESE DAYS?

OH, HE'S ALL RIGHT,

I GUESS--- Y'SEE. I DON'T PAY VERY MUCH ATTENTION,

TO. HIM -4 =

By Ernie

YEAH-- SO I NOTICE!

July 14, 1939.

Bushmiller

Jel. 28151.

THEY'RE COOL

-ERME ZELEZARTAL_27 King mana

BOOK THAT ATTACKS DEAD CRICKETERS

Reference To Douglas And "Dodge" Whysall Greatly Resented

(By Charles Bray)

"As skipper of that county he was not only bad but brutal, almost incredible in his ruthlessness. . . . He showed shocking bad judgment."

Thus writes Sir Home Gordon, of the late J. W. H. T. Douglas, England Test match cricketer, in his book, "Back- ground of Cricket" (Arthur Barker, 12s. 6d.), which has just been published.

It seems to be the fashion now, the most unpleasant things to say ure ndays for authors to make sensational dend, attacks on public figures that were Of some, I cannot speak. I did. respected and loved.

Know Johnny Douglas Inímately and, matter what Sir Home Gordon

I wonder what the many admirers

of Johnny Douglas will think of this may write, I shall always remember public rastigation of their hero by a Johnny as a stern disciplinurian, a inan who, very prominent in the grand fighter, a great trier and more background of cricket, has never even thận all thut-a man who

t

been in the actual battle on the field heart was kindly and generous. of play.

I played under Douglas, and he Sir Home has written what would was the best captain on and off the have been, to me, an intensely In-feld it has been my lot to know. Of teresting book If it were not for his his kindiness and generosity I had attacks on certain cricketers who are personal knowledge. It is obvious no longer living.

Sir Home Gordon never 'had.

About "Dodge" Whysall the author

I resent the laiter's references to a writes: "Whysall was an excellent former England explain, a cricketer cricketer and a sterling, well-be-who

scored 24,501 runs in first-

haved man, but neither 1 nor others class cricket, took 3.079 wickets, could quite comprehend the excep-played in Test matches against the Almal mentations for his early de- Australians, South Africans, and New cense Instigated by his ecstatic ad-Zealand and, on no fewer than ten oc- mirer, Mr. Skelton."

casions played for the Gentlemen at Lord's.

WHYSALL'S PROWESS

For the rest, this book is full of in 1930 personal mecdotes and incidents "Dodge" Whysal died having made in his 20 years of coun-ubout erleketers who have played ty cricket 21,503 runs for an average their part or who are still doing so of 38.74-a higher average than our great national game.

elther Sir Pellin Warner or Mr. Percy Perrin can boast in first-class cricket.

ON THE INSIDE

The title is appropriate. The I should imaging that Mr. Shelton, author has, it is true, been on the a great lover and admirer of Notts "inside" of first-class cricket for cricket, had every reason to bemoan many years. He is a familiar figure the early death of Whysail.

at many grounds.

Writes:

Norma Shearer and Clark Gable in "Idiot's Delight," previewed yesterday and showing at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres fo-day,

"IDIOT'S

Indoor Bowling

Water Polo

Poor Match Seen At North Point

A poor exhibition of water-polo was witnessed last night at North Point where South China Athletic Association, playing in a home fixture, shared two goals with Chinese Bath- Ing Club. For the first time during the current League, two players were ordered out of the water for the duration of the remainder of play. Henry D'Sn struck Enrique Chen, who retallated, and a brawl ensued, following which the referee, who kept a very strict control of the game, ordered both players from the pilch.

A Chinese Bathing Club player, Fung Kwok-wa was responsible for inillating the series of incidents in the second half which at one time threatened to culminate in

a first class fight.

Shoving off.

elbowing, impeding the free movements of limbs and holding of costumes, were mild com- pared to some of the things which were witnessed, and following

the

two opening goals in the first half, it was evident that neither of the teams were likely to score again.

DELIGHT" Champs Again ally the better of the two teams and PREVIEWED Win Game In

Robert E. Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Idiot's Delight,"

is essentialy anti-war in its trend,

of war,

remain

Ewo League

but this movie adaptation by MIG.M. In a second round match of the with its two top-stars, Norma Shearer Ewo League (third tourney) played and Clark Gable playing the two at the Hongkong Bowling Alleys yes- chief roles, lays rather more emphasta terday, The Champs beat The Black on the romance than on the futility Dog by 73 points. The latter being unable to turn out a team, four of the best players who happened to be in Without any previous knowledge of the Alleys' acted no a substitute team Or ricore Lohmann, Sir Home Short and dapper and immaculate- | Sherwood's play, the average cinema- | with the consent of The Champs,

y-dressed-on-nl occasions-with-goer my thoroughly enjoy" the filin; "To-day Just as forty years ago huge carnation always in his button- which is slickly handled In the usual

The Champs Geurge Lohman must be my ideal hole. Sir Home spends every sum- MGM manner. and yel

165 197 145 cricketer. He was a magnificent mer watching cricket.

absplutely in the dark regarding the Gene Faggiano.. bowler, in patiently aggressive bat He Is friendly with selectors and choice of the title and be puzzled by Ernie Hearther. 160 100 140 145 of real class, and by far the best players. He is invariably

sume of the more serious scraps of Dick Venezia... second sip Surrey ever had."

found it

.. 128 177 the amateurs dressing conversation, especially at the border Doe Molthen "A splendidly formed man ond very room. He is almost Mr. Peter Per- hotel whets the leading characters

rin's shadow, so often are the two handsome."

are congregated on the outbreak of together. BEST LEFT OUT

He has done much for cricket, but The rest of the paragraph I shall not quole and i would suggest to lie cricket has done much for him. It author that it would have been has given him a great deal of plen- kinder to the memory of a great sure, a tremendous amount of enter-

kud cricketer

he shown similar tainment and enjoyment. restraint.

He has a high-pitched voice and It is singularly unfortunate that a laugh that is peculiarly penetrat- the people of whom the author has ing, and is an untiring talker.

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Chinese Club were actu- should have been at least four goals in the lead at the Interval. They had chances, but one of their for- wards was too intent on aclf glori- Acation instead of distributing the ball to Robert Chan and Enrique Chan, both of whom brilliantly manoeuvred for shooting positions against formidable defenders Uku Harold Wingles, who tried hard to hold his team in check.

Robert Clian opened the scoring for Chinese Bathing Club when he cleverly evaded Harold Winglee and scored from close-range. Chinese Bathing Club's lead was short-lived, however, for Fung Kwok-wa ̋swom clean through and instead of passing to Rebert Chan, who was unmarked, attempted a shot himself, South China's goalkeeper saving and then sending the ball to Shek Kam-put, who in turn transferred to Lee Kee- young who, unmarked, streaked away to level the scores.

There

were

507

180 180

480 103 406

400

Total

1,949

The Black Dog

war.

F. Spenko Probably with one eye on the box-Al Shreler offlec, the director prefers to give W. Michals .... greater emphasis on the romance be- Pete Peterson.. 100 tween Gable and Shearer, which is the sort of thing most picture-goers Inp up, and thus we see the two stars. picking up the threads of a romance which began at Omaha many years

145 167 180 492 154 104 108 148 180

126 403 123

480

Chan were given

140

435

Total

1,870

ngo. By this time, Gable is Billiards

"hoofer," rather an unconvincing role by this he-man of the screen, and Shearer the companion of a muni- tions king.

1fere in this hotel we sec some The scenes of breath-taking beauty. carpet of snow on the mountains is rather an inappropriate background for bombers with their death-bring- sublje ing explosives," and it is in touches like these that one gets un- der the superfluity of some of the scenes to glimpse the serious tren of Sherwood's play.

MEDICAL CORPS DEFEAT THE MILITARY POLICE

The return match in the Garrison Billiards League, between Royal Army Medical Corps and the Corps of Mill- tary Poice was held at the Bowen Road Hospital on Tuesday und re- Burgess Meredith, as the pocifissulted in an easy win for the former and Edward Arnold, #5 the 7-0. In their first round match, the munillons-king, might

been Medical Corps won by the odd point have given greater opportunities

of in seven. developing their parts, but too little

ns

is seen of them, and perhaps too Plc. Whybro (27) and Sgt. Doyle much of the two top-stars. Norma (20), made the biggest breaks for Shearer is more convincing than the Winners, and L/Cpl. Willis (22 Gable

the

Russian and 20) and L/Cpl. Thomson (20) bogus

did best for the losers. "countess."

RAM.C, Taken on the whole, the film is certain to be found entertaining by most pleture-goers. It contains all { the lavishness to be expected of a pleture turned out by the MGM studios, but one has to see it, withouti Any preconceived ideas of Robert Sherwood's Pulitzer prize-winner, M.R.A.

Starting Times At Fanling

The following are the starting times at Fanling on Sunday:

Old Course

9.16 Ton, Mr. A. D. Purves, 1. 11. Geare, 0.20 llon, Mr. B. II. Dodwell, Brig.)

MacLeod.

J. L. C. Peared,

924, Humbh, N. A. Smalley. 928 . archard, W D3 M. Pollock, R. it, Oregory. 11. Harrikon, E. Laidlaw.

030

040 F, G, Tagmano, B., Church.

94 AN. & Q, A, A. Macfadyen,

1500 7, MA Pearson, P, E. Anali,

Sgt. Terran

Ple. Whybro Bat. Doyla Cpl. Wyre Li. Dixon Cpl. llarvey

L/Cpl. Cit

L/Cpl. Tearly L/CAL Willi, Cpl. Wition 1/Cpl. Thomson L/Cpl. Melaw

ECLIPSE STAKES

8535a7 888888

London, July 13. The following are the probable starlers with their weights and riderg for the Eclipse Stakes to be run at Sandown Park to-morrow:

до further goals, although Henry D'Sa and Enrique

marching orders shortly after the resumption of the second half.

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HONGKONG did none too well in the opening Colombo events at the meeting of the Royal Darban Beerrehot Club at Antwerp, on June 20. Brasseur (Holland) won the 110 RIO DE JANEIRO (Arrive metres hurdles in 14.75cc., beating T. L. Lockton (Achilles) by 1-10th of Santos a second, The 100 metres went to Montevideo Osendorp (Holland) in Vickerson, the English runner, being

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