Chicago, Oct, 10.
Bitterly disappointed over his team's showing, Gabby Hartnett, player-manager of the Chicago Cubs, in a blaze of temper threatened today to launch a drastic shake-up in an effort to build up a World Series winning team.
The veteran catcher took the defeat at the becoming bats of the New York Yankees to heart and was moody and grouchy when he arrived in Chicago.
The man who piloted the Cubs to pennant triumph this year in one of the most sensational eleventh-hour drives, refused to comment on his team's loss but he let loose with an outburst when asked what he plans to do.
"There is going to be a shake-up," he yelled.
"You can bet on that. Only four guys are sure of their jobs, They The programme consists of, first, the Dunlop Cup which will be competed for by male members over a distance of three miles ahd by female members over a distance of two miles. Winners of the first three places will be [awarded medals of gold, silver and bronze, respectively Second, there will be the Zee Trophy Shield which will be competed also by male and female members over a distance of a half mile. This shield is given in memory of Jone C. T. Zee, a Chinese workman who was an expert cyclist and met tragic death in the Whangpoo early in the year when he volunteered for a risky piece of work for the benefit of his fellow workmen. Winners of these contests will also be awarded medals.
Third will be the cycle parade by sixty girl members who are students of the Shanghai Municipal School for Chinese. In their endeavour to put up a good show, these lassies are sparing no little energy in their practice.
The enthusiasm of these schoolgirls can be best illustrated by the fact that at the end of yesterday's gathering they entertained the crowd with a song entitled "I Like to Whistle" as sung by Diana Durbin in her recent picture. The tuneful melody led those present to feel the impulse of music, resulting in some group singing which ended with the ever popular "Till We Meet Again," meaning this coming Sunday morning.
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