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NANCY

YOU'RE NOT

JEALOUS OF MY

LI'L PUPPY

ANY MORE,

ARE YOU

•

SLUGGO

DEAR

NAW!

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TO KNOW WHICH ONE OF US YOU

LOVE D' MOST --

Monday,

OH, ISN'T

THE SKY

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BLUE.

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TODAY

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ME!

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

OH, YOU SILLY

BOY! YOU

KNOW WHO

I LIKE

BEST!

WHEE-E

By Ernie

JUNE 17-3p.

July 17, 1939.

Bushmiller

SAY SHE STILL

DIDN'T TELL ME-**

Craig Wood-The Golfer Who Never Wins

Thwarted By Byron Nelson 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.

Craig completed his reverse three on the third hole and then a "Grand Stum" yesterday when he enantional engle two on the 443- lost by three strokes to young Byron yard fourth put him four strokes Nelson In the second 18-hole play-off | ahead of Wood and virtually erased for the National Open title at the any doubt of the outcome, Spring Mill course.. For 72 holes of Not that Wood didn't fight back. the tournament proper and through For the remaining 14 holes be ne- Sunday's sun-scorched round the 37tually outscored Nelson by a stroku. year-old "never won" buttled the But Nelson knew he had his mun, пеш champion stroke for stroke, and he never left him a real open- Finally, as Nelson pounded out 10 Ing. He declined to "blow." yesterday; Wood went down fighting

to the lust ditch and bunker,

LOST FOUR PLAY.OFFS

Wood reens doomed to be pingued by the outlandish lang shots his op- ponents sink in the final stages of Wood now has fast play-offs for tournament. As most will remem- the four greatest titles "in" reach of ber he already was in the clubhousO a professional. Denny Shitte out- celebrating his vletory at Augusta lasted him in the British Open. Paul when Sarazen holed his fainous Runyan bout him in a 38-hole Anal; "double eagle" on the 15th to catch for the P. G. A. crown. Gene Sara-] ium. zen shot his famous "double eagle",

CAUGHT FIRE

to tle Wood In the Augusts Masters' This time it

third was in the

Byron Nelson (right), ex-Texan from Reading, Pa., shakes hands with Craig Wood, of the Winged Foot

and then trim him in the play-off round on Saturday morning that Nel- Club of New York, whom he defeated in the National Open Golf championship play-off last month with a Yesterday Craig must have drained son, apparently running well out of score of 70 to 73.

the last, bitter dregs, but he entered the money, holed his second shot on the locker room with a quip on his the 384-yard third. With that he 1154.

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

HOLES-IN-ONE

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

Nelson's deuce on the fourth yes- terday was a real crusher.

Wood had outdriven him a good 40 yards, Byron cranked up and hit a beau- fiful tron tint stayed right on the pln 200 yards away, landed at the

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HENRY PICARD WINS P. G. A. TOURNAMENT

Long Island, July 15.

Henry Picard beat.Byron Neison at · the 37th hole In the final of the

P. G. A. Championships played on the Pumonok Country Club Course to-day-Reuter,

Semi-Final Matches

New York, July 14. Henry Picard beat Dick Metz one

Woods Of Empire Gathered

London.

Woods from all parts of the British

up in the semi-final match played Empire, including Canada, pre to be to-day. It was a hard fought battle, used for the interior decoration of the Metz almost over-ran Plcard over Imperial Airways' new terminal at the final holes. The 34th was halved, Victoria. These woods will be used and Metz won the 35th to draw level. for panelling, coors and floorn. On the 30th, however, Metz falled to sink a 24-foot putt to halve.

Byron Nelson, seeking to join Gente Sarazen as the only man to have ever won the Open and P.G.A. Championships in one year,

over-

Manita, July 16. He was right. Nelson practically green's edge and rolled on up to Local football officials here have halted his man before the battle was nestle Dgainst the pln. Wood revealed that negotiations are under well under way. A brilliant birdle, walked onto the green, gave the pin way to bring the South Chips Thrilling finishes and some fairly which is not quite deep enough at whelmed E. J. Harrison by nine and a rap with his putter and the ball Athletic Association football team, good times were features of the the moment, most of her power eight. Nelson only lost four holes. who are at present touring Indio, Central British School's annual comanating from her powerful arm He shot the first eighteen holes in KMAENLETE A 205 M B clunked into the hole.

05, which was seven below par, and The crowd around the green let Malaya and Java, to Manila for a swimming sports, which were held in strokes.

The Inter-House Championship the last ten in 35, which was three out n roar heard at the clubhouse series of matches in cither late the European YMCA. swimming] "over a mile-away-and-Wood-walked -August-or-early-September.

pool.onSaturday before a large was won by Blue House for the under United Press, off the green again a beaten mon. Of all the players in Hongkong, gathering of spectators. The stand-second successive year, being well SET WORLD RECORD Lee Wai-tong is the most popular ard of swimming was very good and represented by an array of talent Nelson is a long, tall ex-Texan, here.-United Press. Inclined to be sober, but pleasant enough. His firal professional job was af Texarkana, Texas, and then he was taken under the wing of George Jucobus, President of the P. G. A., at Ridgewood, N. J.

The Public.

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• TO-MORROW

AT THE

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Last February he set a world re- card, for P. G. A. tournament play when he won a 54-hole tournament

at Phoenix with rounds of 08-05-05

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Gable, he is the greatest Iron Luther

Chicago mour says player in the world to-day. He was "Harnessing cosmic raya of radium

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a vast improvement was most notice- including B, Wilson (Senior Boys' 3, Betty Goodwin (Choc.),

Winnie Ingram able among the intermediate classes, champion),

Junior Boys.), A. Dolibs (Choc.); particularly in the diving in which (Intermediate Girls' champion), Miss 2, D. Saunders (Blue); 3, 1. Shaw some brilliant performances were Meffan and G. Saunders.

(Choc.). given.

The results were:

Fastest time of the sports was re- turned in the Senior Boys' 50 Yards free-style in which B. Wilson Anish- ed with many yards to spare in 20 This was very good time considering his bad turn when lie must have lost a second. Miss Win- nie Ingram returned the best time for girls over this distance when sho

3-3 secs.

4

Saunders

25 Yards Free Style

Junior Boys-1, D. (Blue); 2, A. Dobbs (Choc.); 3, R. Wyatt (Blue).

Intermediate Boys.-1, K. Metron (Blue); 2, F. Sabey (Red); 3, A. Baxter (Choc.);

Senior Boys (100 yards).—1, W. G. Pryde (Choc.); 2, E. Hurley (Blue); 3, G. Swan (Blue).

Obstacle Race

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

Intermedinte Boys-1. F. Sabey Shand (Red); 2, D. Muckle (Blue): 3, D.

1

Hobby Is Adopting Children

London. Adopting children is a hobby with George Max, 82-year-old osteopath of Hove, Sussex. Max, a Hungarian by birth, "ls afsiri director of a lead- ing English football team. He began adopting children in 1904. Altogether he has adopted 11.

Royal Visit Cuts Relief

Italian Hen In Limelight

Intermediate Boys-1, K. Meffan

Winnipeg, Man, The "clean up-paint up" campulga (Blue); 2. G. Saunders (Red): 3, A.

Junior Girls 1, P. Dedear (Red); held in Winnipeg in preparation for Senior Boys (50 yards)—1, Baxter (Choc.).

B2, L. Nubbins (Red); 3, D. Burch the visit of Their Majesties King (Blue); 2. W. G. Pryde (Red).

George VI and Queen Elizabeth re was clocked at 34 secs. In the InterWilson tuben of

Intermediate Girls.-1, P. Burchsulted in 240 men leaving the ranks senior girls' best time by two sees. mediate Class event, beating the (Choc.); 3, G. Swan (Blue).

Junior Girls, PCERY Dedear (Red); 2, A. Richardson (Blue); 3, S. of relief recipients, city oficiala re-

ported. A thrilling race was featured in (Red); 2, Jean Roberts (Blue); 3. Boas (Blue). the Senior Boys' 100 Yards free-style Joan Millard (Red).

Intermediate Girls-1. Winnie when W. G. Pryde, the ultimate win- ner by a touch, and E. Hurley swam Ingram (Blue); 2, Murici Meffan (Blue). neck-and-neck in all four lengths, (Blue); 3, Mary Horwood (Choc.).

..Senior Girls,-1, Mona Pryde securing the verdict by the narrowest of margins as a result of (Red); 2, Dorothy Watson (Choc.); Andrews (Choc.).

3, Vera Sissons (Ned). a last second effort.

50 Yards Breast Stroke 25 Yards Back Stroko Clocking 34 seconds, B. Wilson

Senior Boys-1, A. Odell (Choc.); Junior Girls 1, Peggy Dedear2. R. Labrum (Red); 3, R. Andrews made an outstanding performance in

(Red).

(Choc.). New York, July 14,

Looking up from hoeing near is the Senior Boys' 50 yards back-

Intermediate Girls-1, Whinie In- colony of overnight cabins. H. S.stroice, this being one of the fastest Billy Conn's manager, Johnny Ray. Fearebay saw one of the small build times ever returned in this event by

(Blue); 2, Muriel Meffan Girls-1. Red; 2, Blue, 3, Choco announced that he has signed Billings tumbling haphazardly above then schoolboy. Wilson led by a sub-(Blue); 3, Shirley Wilke (Blue).

Jate, Senior Girls-1, Vera Sissons for a light-henvyweight title event treetops-finally landing in a nearby lantal

margin throughout and

Boys-1, Blue; 2, Chocolate; 3, against Gus Lesnevich, some time in field. A freak whirlwind had scoop-anished with many body lengths to (Red); 2. Betty Goodwin (Choc.); 3.Red.

Dorothy Watson (Choc.). September-United Press.

led up the cabin from a cluster of 12 |spare,

School v Old Boys Intermediate Boys.-1. G. Snunders Highlight of the sports was the (Red); 2, A. Buxter (Choc.); 3, K. diving. The Intermediate Classes Meffan (Blue). secured the honours. G. Saunders,

Senior Boys (50 yard by who won the Intermediate title, is Wilson (Blue); 2, W. G. Pryde probably the only schoolboy to miss (Chac.); 3, R. G. Labrum (Red),

Diving securing the maximum possible by

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one point. His approach, take off, Junior Boys), A. Dobbs (Choc.);} fight and entry were beautifully 2. D. Saunders (Blue); 3. B. Oid] executed and his running swallow (Choc.).

dive off the high board was one of Intermediate Boys-1, G. Saunders the most perfectly executed dives (Reds); 2, D. Andrews'(Chɔ); 3,.E, ever seen. His markings for stand- Greenwood (Blue).

House Relay Race

1 School; 2, Old Boys. Winners of House Championship.1 1. Blue House (105 polnis); 2, Red|

House (103 points).

NORTH POINT GALA

Chinese Y.M.C.A. Beat Victoria R.C.' In. Open Relay Race

'The Vletorin Recreation Club relny team were defeated by the Chinese

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dios and D. A. Hutchinson). Time:

min. 50.4 seca.

Women's 100 Metres. Back-stroke (Open to the Colony)-1, Mist Sa Wai-ying: 2, Mhs Tsang Fung-kunj. 3, Miss Cheung Plu-chuit. Time: niin. 41.6 Accs.

Children's 50 Metres Frec-style. Ifandicap.1.Trang Cheong-pay

o Ting-shui; 3, Ho Ting-yan. Time! 55.4 sces,

Men's 200 Metres Breast-stroke.-.

Ing header of the low board, run- Senior Boys. 1, W. G. Pryde YMCA ( the 200 metres relny 1, Chan Luk-kee; 2, Fong Chung- ning header off the low board and (Choc.); 2, D. Meffin (Blue); 3, R. G. race open to the Colony, nt the yue; 3, Chan Man-po. Time: '3 min. optional off either board were 0. Labrum (Red),

Chinese Bathing Club on Saturday, secs.

and 10, respectively. D. Andrews i Junior Giris-1, Peggy Dedear when the second gala of the reason Women's 100 Metres Breast-stroke- and E. Greenwood, who were second (Red); 2, Denise Burch (Red); 3, was held.

Handicap-1, Ms. Mabel Woo; 2, and third in this class, were also Jonn Millard (Red).

A record number of spectators Misa Chiu Sul-ngor; 3, Cheung Pul- very Ane performers, and, given Intermediate Girls-1. Winnie turned up for the gala, and were chun. Time: 2 min. 13.4 secs. plenty encouragement in this 10-Ingram (Blue); 2, Shirley Wilke entertained by musical Rems rendered. Chinese Reporters' 50 metrey Frever. teresting phase of swimming, should (Blue); 3, Murled Meffan (Blue). by well-known artists. Mis Sn Wal-style-1, Lau Chi-ħing (Sing Tuto go a very long way.

Senior Girls-1. Enid Watson ying, ace swimmer of the Chinese Yat Pe); 2. Tong Chi-yin (Chinese Miss Winnie Ingram was the best (Choc.); 2, Perlita Beraha (Red); 3, Bathing Club, won the 100 metres Evening Press); 3, Sul Wai-sum of the girls in the diving and won Jean Burroughs (Ited).

back-stroke race open to the Colony.) (Sing "Too Yet Po). Time: 30.4 with a comfortable, morgin. She wAS,

50 Yards Free Style

Mr. Ng Kim-hau, the donor of the seer. however, crude in her approach to Junior Girls 1. Peggy Dedoor prizes, distributed them to the win-} Floating Ball Race), Gung Ying- the take-off and lost valuable points. (Red); Z, Jean Roberts (Blue); 3, nera.

tai; 2, Chan Chard-hnn; %, Cheung As a swimmer she displayed great Shelin Carey (Choc.).

200 Moires Relay Race (Open to Yat-sing. promise, and if coached should be Intermediate Cirls-1, Winnie In- the Colony)-1, Chinese Y.M.C.A. Obstacle Race.-1, Robert Chan; 2, Deserting his usual type of role to appear su a racket-bister, Edward very successful. She stands an ex-gram (Blue); 2, Mary Horwood (Wang Chi-hong, Law Yuk-wing. Chan Wing-kol; 3, Chna Yuet-fut. G. Robinson is starred at the King'sThentro in "I Am The Law," Colum-cellent chance in the near future of (Choc.): 3, Pamela Burch (Red), Chan Kam-fat and Chan Wing-kat); Horse-back Race-1, Chan Man- bla's amashing expose of big city racketeering. Wendy Barrie, Jolia Beal, winning the Women's Colony tile Senior Girls-1, Mona Bhand 2, Victoria Recreation Club (D, po and Ho Wal-yingi 2, Chan Yuct- Barbara O'Neill and Ollo Kruger ara, prominent members of the cast. provided she Improve her leg beat, (Red); 2, Dorothy, Watson (Choc.); Taylor, C. Silva-Netto, L. M. Reme- Int and Ho Ting-shul.