Defeating the Anglo-Chinese "A" by a score of 4 to 1 last night, the Foreign Y.M.C.A. has the championship of the Invitation Volleyball League practically cli The Chinese, comprising ex-members of the Navy Y.M.C.A., were unable to hold the winners and dropped the first three sets in straight order by 15-12, 15-4 and 15-12.
Prokofieff was again the mainstay on the "Y" team, executing numerous kills with his terrific smashing at the net. He was ever dangerous and rarely committed any mistake. Matulis gave good support as he was also deceptive. The Chinese played very well in the first set in which the score was always close. Y. C. Chen displayed fine form and was up to Prokofieff's class.
The second set saw little opposition and the easily emerged on top of a one-sided score. However, in the third frame the losers again gave stern resistance and nearly reduced arrears. The last two sets had no bearing on the outcome as the match was decided in the best of five sets.
The Chinese rallied to win the fourth one by 15-13 thrillingly and then drop a fourth one by 15-8.
Three matches were played off the day before. The "A" team of the Anglo-Chinese beat the "B" team by 5-0 at 15-5, 15-11, 15-9, 15-4 and 15-4. In a "B" Division contest St. Georges "B" defeated Betar "B" by 15-1 and 15-9 while in a Ladies Division encounter Sokol trimmed in Uno by 15-11 and 15-7.
A motion picture camera that photographs in two directions at once has been perfected by the camera department at 20th Century-Fox for use in the filming of "Earthbound." This production, costarring Warner Baxter and Andrea Leeds, calls for photographing Baxter's ghost and Miss Leeds, Lynn Bari, Henry Wilcoxon and others in the same scenes. The mechanics are involved, according to Cameraman Lucien Andriot, but the results are excellent Chez Marcel, Another
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