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OH YEAH!-- DID YOU KNOW I SLEPT OUTDOORS,
LAST NIGHT?
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
NAW! --- I SLEPT OUT IN DAT OL'
DOG HOUSE JUST
TO TEST
ME NOIVE!
September 1, 1939.
By Ernie Bushmiller
REALLY? WEREN'T
YOU SCARED
Tvor, 1819 by Chised Posters myneton sa, žena,
ERNIE BUSHMILLER.
Frankie Parker Wins After Seven Years
Beats Don McNeill In Straight Sets At Seabright Tournament
Soabright, N. J., july 31–Frankie Parker, the mochanical man of tennis, climaxed seven years of competition in the Scabright invitation tourna ment yesterday by capturing the historic singles bowl with a straight-sot conquest of 21-year-old Don McNeill, hard-hitting Oklahoma collegian.
Looking for all the world like a Virginia Wolfenden in her path bunion machine with his grim face the championship. topped by black glasses and white The stockily Guill youngster from awent-band, Parker playeil with Greenwich Village outstroked her remarkable precision and marksman- more experienced rival to win the ship that mowed McNeill Into 6-3, crown, which was not defended by 0-0, 0-0 defeat. The fine touch Alice Marble. that brought McNeill victories over Gardner Mulloy and Jolin Hope Doeg In the current tourney and Bobby Riggs in the French hard court championship deserted him completely. In the deciding set be was able to garner only three points off Parker.
CURTAILED
BASEBALL PROGRAMME
BOOSTED CHANCES Parker boosted considerably his clinnees of retaining a Davis place Winner of six out of seven, previous turunments, Parker con- vinced the skeptics that his newly developed forehand drive has prae- tically arrived." He showed it to advantage yesterday agniest the crisp shots of McNeill and in prior; victories over such players as Gll Hunt,
Frank Wayne Sabin and Shields.
New York, Aug. 31, Several mutchts in the Major Baseball League were postponed to- day berause of rain and cold. The following ware the results of the matches played:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
McNeill carried the fight to Parker) in the first two sels, moving into the net to
to keep Parker on the defensive. Pittsburgh
however, Parker was too steady,
and McNeill repeatedly passed
with shot that combed the sidelines. The fart set was marked by six breaks of ser- vice, four of them
against
McNeill. Parker moved Into
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Philadelphia
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Susee homered for the Pirates.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Detroit
4 13 11 13 Tebbells homered for the Tigers.
2-0 ad- vantage in the second set, only to sec McNeill square the issue and even- tually move into 4-3 lend with n great display of net power, He lost his vid to square the match in the eighth game when Parker abandoned Philadelphia his baseline defence and came to the St. Louis net to score. Parker went ahead winning his own delivery and only
by
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3
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Frank Parker, ons of the four players chosen to defend the Davis Cup for the United States against the Australians. He will probably fil one of the singles berths.
No. 5: ASTON VILLA
HAVE FAITH
IN UNTRIED YOUTH
H.K. Cricket League Meeting Postponed
Owing to unforeseen cir- cumstances, the annual general mccting of the Hongkong Cricket League, originally
arranged to take place on
·September 5, has been post- poned to September 25.
Sensational Ending To Fight
Jones Knocked Out
In 26 Seconds
London, Aug. 17.
Jackie Paterson (Glasgow), Scot- tish champlon, scored a sensational victory in his British fly-weight title eliminator with Eric Jones (Leicester), holder of the Southern Area championship, at Glasgow, {winning on a knock-out after 20
seconds, including the count.
Jones carried the fight to his man at the start, but Paterson met him with a strong two-handed attack, He stunned the Leicester boy with right and lefts to the jaw, and Jones staggered across the ring, collided with the ropes, and dropped to the canvas.
feet Jones regained his after taking a short count, but Paterson stendled himself and de- Ilvered a terrific right-hand blow to the jaw which sent Jones down for the full count.
The Paterson-Jones fight is not the shortest on record, for there have been instances of quicker finishes at other weights. Al Foreman, the ex- British light-weight Champion, knocked out Ruby Levene, of Bos- ton, at Montreal in 14 sec. in September, 1928, while the 37-year- became World's Lightweight Cham- oki Battling Nelson," who afterwards much plon, knocked out William Rosser in 2 sec. Similar brevity was accom- plished by Jimmy Stewart, of Liver- pool, who defeated Jack Lord, Bol-
There was a certain amount of pessimism at Aston Moses homered for the Athletics. Villa's annual meeting, and one prospective director warn The matches St. Louis Cardinals ed the club that "the red light was shining." His conten- by some fine retrieving did McNeili v. New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds tion was that the average age of the "tearn was stave off defeat in the tenth game. v. Doston Braves and Chleago Cubs
TWICE AT SET POINT v. Brooklyn Dodgers in the National too old. He was twice at set point and League were postponed owing to rain pulled out to send the set into over-and cold, while the match between time. But he had shot his bolt, and Washington Senators and Chiengo Parker ran out the set at 8-6, White Sox will be played at night.
The third sel took less than 10 Reuter.
Ens Just too good for mel
set.
McNelit said later. "It was)
D).
up-
But the club are not worried and Mannger James Hagen is confident that when first-team positions have filled there are plenty of to be youngsters on their books who are capable of stepping into the senior
Dog Travels 60 Miles side.
Plover, J. (Rotherham). A 7 11 3 1on, in 2 see, at Manchester in Octo- Spenaley, R. M. (Durham) Armstrong, M. (1igh Spen) 5 18 MeConnon, J, E. (Burnop
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- Forwards
Date, J. (Little Hulton) Batty, S. G. (London) Beresford (Walsall) ... Broome
IL. (Berk. hamated) Browne, J. H. (London) Cullen, T. Birmingham) Edwards, G. (Norwich) Dodds, T. (Durham) Goffin, W. C. Tamworth) Haycock. F. (Liverpool)
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impossible to beat him."
Although Parker captured the doubles title here in 1933 with Shields
One youngster who is expected in Cornwallville, N. Y. make good is Amos Moss, a 17-year- as his partner, this was the first time he had
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Armstrong old right-haif and son of Frank Moss ever Kalten beyond quarterfinal round of the singles car promptly returned the dog when they Villa's former England International. learned its owner was Floyd Hotaling. He is the third member of the Moss ptition in the 52-year-old tourney who lived 60 miles away in Oneonta, family to join the club, for his elder He succeeded Tuggs 15 champion, Bobby having been benten by Inter days later the dog, tired and brother Frank has already been with
Houghton, W. E.
(1301kg- Tiucholder Frank
hungry, reappeared at the Armstrong them u couple of sensons. - collegiate
boro' Guernesy, Jr., in a third round
home.
Kerr, A. W. (Medomsley) Rutherford, who was secured from Martin, 3. R. (Hampalead) Southport towards the end of Tosi O'Donnell, F. (Buckhaven, season, is regarded as the best goal-Osbourne, Y. (Rotherham)..
Fife) keeper Villa have had since the days shell, P. 1. (ilford) ........36% of Sam Hardy.
Barling, R. W. (Pelaw-on- over PITTSFIELD, Mugs. (UP)—The
Tyne
10 11 7 Dorothy Workman of Los Angeles, day after Policeman Louis J. Pera- Biddlestone, whom Rutherford re- sixth ranking player. Miss Workmati chi, Jr., gave his 13-year-old son a placed, has left, but he is the only was seeded second; Miss Bernard was new fishing outfit, the lnd caught a player of note who has not been re- unseeded, but her triumph was no 24-inch, three-pound, plekerel. The signed. surprise to those who watched her any prize was 2 inches longer than
Perochl's own record catch.
Helen Berhard, of New York, 18-
year-old national girls' champion, Son Outfishes Father
captured the women's singles title with 6-3, 7-5 victory
upset
Dorothy May Bundy and
Swan Culbertson
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When the players reported for duty on July 31 all were fit and weil and there is a splendid spirit of optimism prevailing at Villa Park both among players and officials.
Training is being carried out at the Alexander Sports Ground,
Perry Barr, headquarters of the Birming- ham Combination side, so that the pitch at Villa Park will remain undi.. turbed until the opening of the schson.
List of players:
Goalkeepere
Birthplace
Rutherford, J. (Patheld)
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Witkeman, A. (Walsall) 2.60% Billingsley, G. (Kingswin-
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Gutteridge, R. (St. Helens) & #% Hickman, A. I. (Whamp
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Half-backs
Allen, J. (Prole)
Barker, J. (Scunthorpe)
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ber, 1935. Jack Peterson knocked out Charlie Smith, of Deptford, in 6 see. In 1934-landing only one punch.
The
Starting Times At Fanling
following are the starting times for Faning on Sunday:
Old Course 9.15. A. N. & Q. A. A. Macfadyen. B.20 P 9. Cassidy, A. Sommerfelt. 024 M. G. Carruthers, J. L.. C. Pearce. 9.24 8. 8. Church, H. L. Carron. 9.32 R. G. Gairdner, R. G. Grey. 9.49 1. H. Goare, B. 11. Dodwall. 30.04 3. M. Pearson, E. G. Price.
MONDAY Old Course
0.10 1. W. Shewan, I. BJ. Geare,
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