TALKIE STARS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 57, 8 March 1934, Page 5

TALKIE STARS.

ATHLETIC PROWESS. BRITISHERS PROMINENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) SAN FRANCISCO, February 14. During a radio interview in San Francisco Mies Ruth Waterbury the editress of Hollywood's "Movie Mirror which enjoys wide national circulation, speaking upon the athletic activities of Hollywood's cinema colony, said most of the stars indulged in athletic activities, and she placed Britishers in a most F Sirtrm«°°y to. tennis pjaje™ amonc the movie set, said Miss Water bury, and the two brilliant exponents Ronald Colman and Clive Brook, both from England, shared the championship title Among swimmers, Miss Water bury said undoubtedly Dorothy Mackaill, of Hull, England, .occupied the chief position as the best individual allround swimmer, with Norma Shearer, of Montreal, as the principal lon distance swimmer. Buster Crabbe led nmnntr men swimmers. Coming to foreigners, Miss Waterbury said Greta Garbo was easily the leader among women tenn * S , 1 , J ' hem" equal to the average male player. Shn C 'said everybody knew that Joan Crawford had gained notoriety forhe r longdistance cycling, while Neil Ha.mil ton and Dick Barthelmess did considerable boxins, both having adept bo.\in D trainers. Will Rogers, the Ameucan humorist, was the best polo player, possessing as he- docs-flr-string; of fiaa polo I ,poadeßw