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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1937
Page
3
Fast bowler Tom Fox bowled with extreme pace on a fiery pitch causing wicketkeeper O Toole to be struck on the face and require five stitches. McKinnon stood in, but Fox slowed as it continued, while opposing batsmen escaped serious injury despite the tense play.
East Sunshine batted first and were all out for 70 as W McKinnon bowled 7/22 and Druids stood at 128 for 6 at stumps. Stewart and White opened with White scoring 4. T O Toolo received medical care after a blow to the eye from Fox. Druids’ impressive 1st innings total included 46 by Buttimer and 27 by Willey, while East Sunshine’s Ralph Guy led later efforts with over 50 in their club’s broader report.
M Shade led with 62 before knee troubles. Mac Wilson added 69 and 87 not out in recent form, while E Roberts finished 19 not out. Jack Chigwidden found form with 27 as Gus Janson bowled 5-3-2-1. Beeres innings closed at five wickets for 20.
Sunshine Theatre presents The Case Against Mrs Ames with George Brent and Madeleine Carroll, a melodrama about a wife fighting to clear her name and win custody after a husband is murdered. Also screening The Witness Chair with Ann Harding and Walter Abel in a New York courtroom drama, plus Early to Bed featuring Charlie Ruggles and Mary Boland. Bobby Breen stars in Lets Sing Again, a child musical drama noted for his singing and acting talents.
Any person found trespassing on the Glen Galla Estates will be prevented without further notice. Public notice by order of The Executors, Matate L.A Falkuirn, and the law firm PUIKON LAIb Ful Docs.
Berle Hollow a ladies hairdresser now operates a Beauty Parlour at 188 Hampshire Road opposite Hotel Derrimut Sunshine. She touts latest machinery and personal attention for each client, inviting local ladies to try the new services.
Tech notes show Old Boys first innings with Ashby eight runs Rogers and Reid one each Swift two not out and two wickets for nineteen runs. Bowlers Duxson one for seventeen and Janson one for two.
Sunshine 136 all out in 45 overs with J Patten 69 and V Patten 23 the top scores. Collingwood at 4/65, Clarke 29 not out and Jackson 7 not out lead a cautious reply. match to resume tomorrow.
The first meeting of local returned men for 1937 included a talk by Councilor Dempster. A government grant of £2000 to help unemployed ex servicemen with Christmas costs was noted, £600 for Victoria and £3 for Sunshine. The president reported four Ghumpoyed men received assistance, a coronation trip, a complimentary dinner for Mr Holland, and a farewell Mackonlight trip planned for February 20. Donations totaling £275 were pledged for the president's trip. A concert party to Bundoora was being organized and the social committee planned a get together.
Pat meets Mike in the main street where Mike, worried, forgets what his wife sent him for. Pat offers a Christmas cigar that sparks a memory. Mike recalls the request, and then jokes about his son playing the piano like Paderewski, using both hands.
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