Shanghai, Apr. 21.
Tommy Britton of Shanghai recently won the 50-yard free style event in the State Swimming Meeting in New Jersey where he represented the Ped~ die School, his team taking second place. A student at the Shanghai American School last year, Tommy Britton went to the United States with great prospects of distinguishing himself there as a swimmer. each team chalking up two "The showers marred the game to Cross Country Race some extent for they kept many away fand they also dulled the expected Shanghai, Apr. 25. trillianey of play.
'The Hongkew: Cross Country Club, Despite the setback suffered by the world champions in. their 1938 debut. sponsors of yesterday's Shanghai Open Five-Mile' Cross Country Cham-Yankee partisans recalled that the Plonship which was contested by no MeCarthiymen had lost jess than nine different teams, cap-fames in 1936 and 1937 and yet had Bu {ured premier honours and were fol-twen the World Series. lowed by Wai Yue Club and the Yankee supporters were loud in French Forces who tied as runners-their opinion that "they now likewise can settle down in their next games Scoring was based on the perform. and prove the right to rule the base ange of the first four men home out vall World." of every contending: team (the team "Myril Hoag, substituting for Joe with the Toast number of points bein itfaggio, who Ws stil in San. Tean a the violers) and Hongkew, by taking seo walling for Col. Jacob Ruppert the third, fourth, fifth, and tenth fo agree to his demand for U.S.$40.- places, tamed th a total of 22 060, showed rare form. points, Wal Yue's delegates gained 'He handled four chances perfectly' the first {wo positions whereas the and proved a valuable factor in. the French finished from sixth to tenth attack. He singled once and doubled Ina row to constitute an aggregate and drove In two men.
Bagby, rookie hurler, was credited 'The race started from the Majesti with' the victory although he Was, Rond Children's Garden, via Bul felleved. Inthe sixth when the' ving Well" Road, Seymour Ron 'Yankees' rally failed.
Avenue Rol Albert, Route Herve de Sieyes, Aventic Petain, Route Dufour, DiMagglo's Substitute Aventio Joffre, Route de Say Zoong, 'Avenue "Haig." then Bubbling Well Chicago, Apr. 18. Road again and back to Majestic Philip K, Wrigley, owner of the Toad for the finish, chicago Cubs, broke' his silence today and said that he paid U.S.$183,000 frst fon in wer addition to exchanging thres wisy~ fee (Wal Yue chub) ets for "Dizzy" Dean, pitching slat of BR: me (Wal Ws the St. Louis Cardinals.
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