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July 17. 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

JUNE -17-39-

SAY SHE STILL

DIDN'T TELL ME---

Craig Wood-The Golfer Who Never Wins

Thwarted By Byron

Nelson In

In National Open Title Last Month

Philadelphia, June 13.

When the final history of golf is written by the official scorer, there should be somewhere near the front a special section devoted to Craig Wood, the man who came closer to winning more big championships than any divot digger who ever lived. And who continued to smile as he went to the next tee.

Not that Wood, didn't fight back. For the remaining 14 holes he ac tually outscored Nelson by

Craig completed his reverse three on the third hole and then a two on the 543- "Grand Slam yesterday when he sensational eagle lost by three strokes to young Byron yard fourth put him four strokes Nelson in the second 18-hole play-off head of Wood and virtually crased for the National Open title at the any doubt of the outcome, Spring Mill course. For 72 holes of the tournament proper and through Sunday's sun-scorched round the 37- year-old "never wan" battled the But Nelson knew he had his man, new chatapion strake for stroke. und be never left him & real open- Finally, as Nelson pounded out 10. He declined to "blow." yesterday, Wood went down fighting; Wood seems doomed to be plagued in the last ditch and bunker.

Mroke.

by the outlandish long shots his op- ponents sink in the Anal stages of

LOST FOUR PLAY-OFFS Wood now has lost play-offs for a tournament. As most will remem the four greatest titles in reach ofiber he already was in the clubhouse a professional. Denny Shute out- eelebrating his vletory at Augustn famous lasted him in the British Open. Paul when Sarazen holed his Runyan beat him in a 30-hole font "double eagle" on the 15th to catch for the P. G. A crown, Gene Sura-i luun.

zen shot is fomous "double eagle"

and then trim him in the play-off.

to tis Wood in the Augusta Masters

CAUGHT FIRE

This tne it was in the

Byron Nelson (right), ex-Texan from Reading. Pa.. shakes hands with Craig Wood, of the. Winged Foot third Club of New York, whom he defeated in the National Open Golf championship play-off last month, with a Yesterday Craig must have drained round on Saturday morning that Nel- score of 70 to 73. the last, bitter dregs, but he entered son, apparently running well out of the locker room with a qulp on his the money, holed his second shot on the 384-yard third. With that he lios.

Nelson, of the youthful "royal suddenly caught fire, came back with in the afternoon to land in a family of American golf, was ex- plaining excultantly from an ad- three-way tie with Wood and Denny Joining bench that he thought he Shuto at the end of 72 holes, and had won the play-off on the 14th then went on steadily through two hole, where he sunk a 10-footer to lense extra rounds to win. go three up.

HOLES-IN-ONE "Nope. It wasn't there," said Wood. "It was those holes-in-one he shot into me right at the start."

Thrilling Finishes And Australia Makes A

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Annual Swimming Meet

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25 Yards Free Style

25 Yards Back Stroke

the

Clean Sweep

Long Beach, Cal., July 16.

Australia made a clean sweep in her Davis Cup match against the Philippines by tak- ing the two concluding singles. thus winning by five matches to nii.

To-day, jack. Bromwich de-.. feated Amado Sanchez, the Philippines' No. 1 player, by 6-1, 6-1, 6-3, and Adrian Quist beat Felecisimo Ampon by 7-5, 6-4, 6-3,-United Press,

Belly Goodwin (Choc.),

Junior Boys-1, A. Dobbs (Choc.); 2, D. Saunders (Blue); 3, I. Shaw {(Choc.).

Intermediate Boys-1, K. Meffan

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BRAVES BLANK OUT THE REDS

New York, July 16.

The following were the results of matches played in the Major Baseball League to-day:

NATIONAL LEAGUE

8. B.

Cincinnati Baterries, Grissem, Johnson, Van- demeer and Lombardl.

Boston

3 12 Buterrics, Powell and Lopez.

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Chicago,

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Batteries, Passeau, French Hartněti.

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3

Brooklyn

Batteries, Casey, Pressmell, Tamulis -and- Phelps,~~~

Pittsburgh

Datteries,

Berres Muller,

2

Brown, Sewell Philadelphia...... 3

7

South China Team May Visit Manila

Manila, July 16. Local football officials here have revealed that negotiations are under way to bring the South China Athletic Association football team, who are at present touring India, Malaya and Jaya, to Manila for a serles

of matches in either late August or early September.

Of all the players in Hongkong, Lee Wal-tong is the most popular here.-United Press.

BILLY CONN SIGNED UP

New York, July 14. Billy Conn's manager, Johnny Ray, announced that, he, has signed Billy for a light-heavyweight title event against Gus Lesnevich, some time in und September.-United PTCS5,

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Batteries, Mulcahy and Millies.

St. Louis,

3 Batteries, Cooper and Owen. New York

1 0 Butleries, Meiton, Brown and Dan- ning.

New Zealand Loses

Cats

Auckland, New Zealand,

An inRuenza epidemie which killed thousands of cats responsible for shorigo of kittens in New Zealand. Mice and rals are becoming bolder in the absence of their natural enemy.

Nelson's deuce on the fourth yes. Wood terday was a real crusher. had outdriven him a good 40 yards. Byron cranked up and hit a benu- titul iron that stayed right on the He was right. Nelson practically pin 200 yards away, landed at the halted bis man before the battle was green's edge and rolled on up to

the

Thrilling finishes and some fairly which is not quite deep enough at pin. Wood against well under way. A brilliant birdie; nestle

times were features of the the moment, most of her power walked onto the green, gave the pin good

British School's annual emanating from her powerful arm a-rop-with-his-putter and-the-ball Central clunked into the hole.

swimming sports, which were held in strokezz

The Inter-House Championship The crowd around the green let the European Y.M.C.A. swimming

for out a roar heard at the clubhouse pool Saturday before a large was won by Blue House

successive year, being well over a mile away and Wood walked gathering of spectators. The stand-second off the green again a beaten man,ard of swimming was very good and represented by an array of talent

SET WORLD RECORD

a vast improvement was most notice- including B, Wilson (Senior Boys' Winnie Ingram Nelson is a long, tall ex-Texan, able among the intermediate classes, champlon), Miss inclined to be sober, but pleasant particularly in the diving in which (Intermediate Girls' champion), Miss enough. His Arst professional job some brilliant performances were K. Mestan and G. Saunders.

The results were: was at Texarkana, Texas, and then given.

Fastest time of the sports was re- he was taken under the wing of George Jacobus, President of the P. turned in the Senior Boys' 50 Yards

Junior Boys--), D. Saunders, G. A at Ridgewood, N. J.

free-style in which B. Wilson Bnish- Last February he set a world re-ed with many yards to spare in 28 (Blue); 2. A. Dobbs (Choc.); 3, cord for P. G. A. tournament play 3-5 secs. This was very good time Wyatt (Blue).

Intermediate Boys-1, K. Meffan when he won a 54-hole tournament considering his bad turn when he at. Phoenix with rounds of 08-05-83 must have lost a second. Miss Win- (Blue); 2, G. Saunders (Red); 3, A (Blue); 2, F. Sabey (Red): 3, A on a par 72 course. Tommy Ar-

Baxter (Choc.). Senior Boys (50 yards)-1, R.

Senior Boys (100 yards).-1, W. G. mour says he is the greatest Ironne Ingram returned the best time for Baxter (Choc.). player in the world to-day. He was Birls over this distance when she a member of the American Ryder was clocked at 34 sces. In the Inter Wilson (Blue); 2, W. G. PrydPryde (Choc.); 2, E. Hurley (Blue); Cup team that invaded England in mediate Class event, beating the (Choc); 3, G. Swan (Blue),

Junior Girls-1, Peggy Dedcar 3. G. Swan (Blue).

Junior Girls1, P. Dedear (Red); 1937 and shot the best score of any senior girls' best time by two secs.

A thrilling mee was featured in (Red): 2, Jean Roberts (Blue); 3, of the Americans in the British Open

2, L. Nobbins (Red); 3, D. Burch Intermediate Girls.- Winnie at Carnoustic, won by Henry Cot- the Senior Boys' 100 Yards free-style Joan Millard (Red).

|(Red). when W. G. Pryde, the ultimate win-

Ingram (Blue); 2, Muriet Meffan!

Intermediate Girls.-1, P. Burch ner by a touch, and E. Hurley swam (Blue); 3. Mary Horwood (Choc.). neck-and-neck in all four lengths,

Girls-1, Mond Shand (Red); 2. A. Richardson (Blue); 3, S. Pryde securing the verdict by the narrowest of margins as a result of (Red); 2, Dorothy Watson. (Choc.); Boas (Blue).

3, Vera Sissons (Red). ja last second effort.

Wilson Clocking 34 seconds, B.

Junior Girls, Peggy Dedear (Blue),

Intermediate. Boys-1. F. Sabey made an outstanding performance In the Senior Boys' 30 yards back-

Intermediate Girls1, Winnlo In-Red): 2, D. Mackie (Blue); 3, D. July 17. stroke, this being one of the fastest CHUNGKING,

(Blue); 2, Muriel Meffan Andrews (Choc.).

60 Yards Breast Stroke Wang Ching-wei is a virtual times ever returned in this event by Fram

Schlor Boys.1, A. Odell (Choc.);; prisoner in Shanghai and has a schoolboy. Wilson led by a sub-(Blue); 3, Shirley Wilke (Blue).

Senior Girls-1, Vera Sissons stantial margin throughout and

Dorothy Watson (Choc.).

Intermediate Boys, G. Saunders Highlight of the sports was the (Red); 2. A. Baxter (Choc.); 3, K.| Wang, according to a Shanghal {diving." The Intermediate Classes Meffan (Blue). message, is nominally the "house secured the honours. G. Saunders, Senior Boys (50 yards)--1, B. guest" of a Japanese officer whlie who won the Intermediate itic, is Wilson (Blue): 2, W. G. Pryde Red. School v Old Boys actually his every movement is under probably the only schoolboy to miss (Choc.); 3, R. G. Labrum (Red)." close surveillance. "Protection" is in securing the ninximum possible by the form of a heavily armoured car, jone point. His approach, take off, Junior Boys-1, A. Dobbs (Choc.);

were beautifully 2. D. Saunders (Blue); 3, B. Old, escorted by Japanese men, whenever night and entry Wang goes out to meet its underlings. executed and his running swallow(Choc.).

Intermediate Boy, G. Saunders No statement is allowed nor visit dive off the high board was one of

dives (Reds); 2, D. Andrews (Choc.); 3, E. from his own men permitted without the most perfectly executed

lever seen,. His markings for stand-Greenwood (Blue) the approval of the Japoneso-

ing header uff the low board, run- Scalor Boys-1,' W. G. Pryde

1, Chan Luk-kee; 2, Fong Chung | Central Newz,

ning header off the low board and (Chor.); 2, D. Meffan (Blue); 3, R. G.

yue; 3, Chan Man-po. Time: 3 min. optional off either board were 9, 9 Labrum (Red).

D. Andrews Junior Girls-1, Peggy Dedcar!

Women's 100 Metres Breast-stroke| jand 10, respectively.

The Victoria Recreation Club relny Handicap.1, Miss Mabel Woo; 2, and E. Greenwood, who were second (Red); 2, Denise Burch (Red); 3 team were defeated by the Chinese Miss Chiu Sui-nger: S, Cheung Pui- and third in this class, were also Joan Millard (Red), Ivery fine performers, and, given

Girls-1.

Winniel Y.M.C.A. in the 200 metres relnychun. Time: 2 min. 13.4 secs.

Chinese Reporters 50 metres Free- plenty of encouragement in this in- Ingram (Blue); 2, Shirley Wilke race opon to the Colony,

Chinese Bathing Club on Saturday, style,1, Lau Chi-hing (Sing Tao teresting phase of awimming, should (Blue); 3, Murled Meffan (Blue).

when the second zala of the season Fat Po); 2, Tong Chi-yin (Chincar go a very long way.

Senior Girls, Enid Watson

was hold.

Evening Press); 3. Sul Wal-sum COALINGA. Cal.

Miss Winnie Ingram was the best (Choc.); 2, Perlita Bernha (Red); 3,

A record number of spectators (Sing Tao Yai Po). Time: 39.4 of the girls in the diving and won Joan Burroughs (Red);

turned up for the galo, and were Vic Thelsie's application of the with a comfortable margin. She was,

50 Yards Free Style

entertained by musical Jiems rendered Floating Ball Race--I, Sung Ying- getling-put-on-a-limb-and-saving however, crude in her approach to Junior Girls-1. Peggy Dedcar by well-known artists. Miss Sa Wai-tah; 2, Chen Chung-hon; 3, Cheung It-off" principle is as follows. He the take-off and lost valuable points. (Red); 2, Jean Roberts (Blue); 3ying, are swimmer of the Chinese Yat-sing. decided to raise chickens and built As a swimmer she displayed great Bhella Carey (Choc.).

Bathing Club, won the 100 metres

Obstacle Race-1, Robert Chan; 2,) a fence of wire netting. When I promise, and it coached should be Intermediate Girls.1, Winnie In-back-stroke race open to the Colony Chan Wing-kni: 3, Chan Yuat-fattar, was completed with no means of very successful. She stands an ex-grom (Blue); 2, Mary Horwood Mr. Ng Kim-hau, the donor of the

Horse-back Race-1; Chan Man entrance or exit except a small wire cellent chance in the near future of Choc.): 3, Pamela Burch (Red). prizes, distributed them to the win po and Ho Wal-ying: 7, Chan Yuet gate, he discovered that his trailer winning the Women's Colony title Senior Girls1, Mona Shand ners.

provided she improve her leg bent, (Red); 2, Dorothy Watson (Choc.); 200 Metres Relay Race (Open to fat and Ho Ting-shul."

Imagine seeing those thrills --now greater than over in sound!

THE CHARIOT RACE ! THE SEA FIGHT { THE GALLEY SLAVES !

-THE WRECK I

THE ROMANCE ! —and hundreds of other big moments in the most costly and magnificent picture ever mado bafora --or since I

● TO-MORROW

AT THE

QUEEN'S

(Red)..

the Colony)-1, Chinese Y.M.C.A. (Wang Chi-hong, Low Yuk-wing.

Pittsburgh Batteries, Klinger,

Philadelphia Batteries,

completely lost his freedom inanished with many body lengths to (Red); 2, Betty Goodwin (Choe); 3/2, R. Labrum (Red); 3, R. Andrew Chen Kam-fal and Chan Wing-kn!); Berres, Mueller.

the hands of his Japanese over-jepare. lords.

Haste Makes

Waste

Find been left inside;

Intermediate

Diving

House Relay Raco

(Choc.).

2, Victorin Recreation Club (D. Taylor, C. Silve-Netto, L. M. Reme- ! Girls-1, Red; 2, Blue, 3, Choco dios and D. A. Hutchinson). Time: Higby. Inte.

Boys-1, Blue; 2, Chocolate; 3,1 min. 50.4 sees.

Senior Girls-1, P. Deraha (Red); 2. D. Watson (Choc); 3, P. Kirby

11 Batteries, Grove and Desautels. Detrol!...

2 0 Batlerles, Benton, Coffman and York.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

13 St. Louis

18 Batteries, Gill und Glenn. Philadelphin

7 13 Batteries. Beckman, Joyce, Dean and Hayes.

New York ......... 5 7 Batteries, Gomez -and pickey. Cleveland Batteries, Milnar, Dobson and Hemsley, Boston

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Results Of The

Return Game.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Washington,

2 Batteries, Leonord and Guilleni.

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H.. E Cincinnati ..

Batteries, Moore and Lombardi, Boston ****, 4 7 1 Balleries, Turner, Frankhouse and Lopez,

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Swift and

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Butcher, Davis

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Mungo,

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

·Boston ...

3 3. Batteries, Galehouse and Peacock. Detroit

+ 4 Thomas Batteries, Trout,

and Tebbells.

Washington ...... 3 11 Batteries, Appleton and Ferrell. Chicago

10 Batteries, Lyons and Tresh.

New York

£ Batteries, Russo and Rosor. Cleveland

3 Batteries, Harber, Eisenstat and Bobson, Pytlak. Philadelphia Battarles, Pippen, Dean, Brücker and Hayes.

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1. School; 2, Old Boys. Winners of House Championship.- Blue House (105 points); 2, Red House (103 points).

NORTH POINT GALA

Chinese YIM.C.A. Bent Victoria R.C. In Open Relay Race

at the

Women's 100 Metres Back-stroke (Open to the Colony)-1, Miss Su Wol-ying: 2, Miss Tang Fung-kun; 3, Miss Cheung Plu-chim. Time! 1

Children's 50 Metres Free-style min 41.0 secs. Handicap-1, Trang Cheong-po; 2, Hu Ting-shul; 3, Ho Ting-you. Time: 55.4 sec.

Men's 200 Metres Breast-stroke.—

BCCS.

Chicago

Batteries, Page and Mancuso. Brooklyn Batteries,

Phelps.

(complete)

St. Louis.................... Batteries, Harris, Kimberlin, Trot-

Whitehead and Spindel, Glenn. (Called in the 12th inning on, ac- count of darkness).

United Pi