FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1929.
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CANTON
TENNIS EXHIBITION
Canton, Yesterday. The Chinese Singapore Athletic ⚫representatives who, since their ar rival in Canton two days ago, have participated in swimming, tennis, and other athletic contests, will be entertained by the city athletic or ganisations at Nam Yuan Restaur- ant this evening.,
TENNIS
RE-PLAY IN CAA, SEMI- FINAL
LO RETIRES
At the North
showed
Point Stadium
yesterday, M. W. Lo and T. Honda resumed their match in the tennis tournament of the CA.A.. which was left unfinished with the afth set standing at all on account of failing light on
Wednesday when both players took two sete each in a closely contested game, Those who expected more thrills Yesterday, Mr. Ho, the Singapore at the resumption yesterday were player. engaged Mr. Ho Chung- disappointed 24 bath meng is a fine exhibition
tennis still
player match on the courts of the Municipal strain of the previous afternoon's Aigna of the Athletic Club, the score being 4-6, game, and neither 7-5, 6-3 in favour of the
showed much brilliancy. player.
M. W. Lo took the first set yes To-day. the Singapore players terday for 7-5, and then fell away. will match the local stars obviously not doubles at the above Club-Can-dropped the second set to Honda at his best. He ton News Agency.
for 5-7, and then declared himself unable to continue. Honda will therefore meet Lim Boug-so, the Straits Chinese player, in
the final.
FOOTBALL
Canton
ARMY TO PLAY S.C.A.A.
TO-MORROW
H.K.C.C. "At Home" To-morrow afternoon the Hong Kong Cricket Club, winners of the First Division of the lawn Tennis Arrangements have been made to League, will be "at home" on the play a flexily football match, Army Club's courts to a team represent; v. South China Athletic Association, oning the rest of the League. the Sokampoo Football ground, lo-hibition
Ex Dorrow; kick-off at 4.30 p.m.
games will be played The following players have
against the visitors, after which selected to represent the Army:
Lady Clementi will distribute the Goal: Gr. Fletcher (R.A.).
prizes. It is hoped that HE. the Backs: Cpl Gardiner (K.O.S.B.), Governor will also be present. Sgt. Hayward (S...).
The following six players bave been chosen to represent the rest of the League in the exhibition games: E. C. and E. F. Fincher (K.C.C.), Ilo Ka-lau and
been
Half Racks: L/Cpls. Everest and Davey K.0.S.B.), Gr. Joyce (R.A.).
Forwards: Set. Skiggs, Pte. Stock (K.O.S.B.), Cpl. Rayson, Sgt. Bowles buli and Pte. Rutcher (S.L1.).
Reserves Gr. Oliver (R.A.), Ptc Harris ¡S.L.I.), Pte. Alexander (K.O.S.B.).
Yew
between R. K.
Valentine (Dodwells), and S. E. Green and G. Bodiker,
will also be played.
By kind permission of Major Lake and Officers, the King's Own Scottish Borderers Band will be In attendance.
THE
GREATEST UMPIRE
A FITTING TRIBUTE TO FRED CHESTER
YOUNG, QUICK, AND KEEN
CHINA MAIL,
A GOLF SLOGAN
SOME COMMON FAULTS OF AMATEURS
"HIT PAST THE CHIN"
is behind the arm?" to be able to under- stand the principle of the drive in golf. So many varnings have been given about the awful dangers attendant on swaying, that the player will not let His body go back with the arins
None in his senses will advocate Sir Cecil Walsh, in "The Field,"
swaying the body like a drunken man, I think I ought to tell you (says but a lateral sway of two pays a very fitting tribute to
or three sports writer), that, I have inches will make an enormous differ Chester, it bears out exactly the
now made it s practice, when taking ence in the breadth of the swing, in impression I formed of his umpir-expert avice, to instruct beforehand the speed of the club at impact, and in ing in England in 1926. The writer the person concerned that in no cir. the motive power behind the stroke.
ca'nstances, no matter what the pry All the first-class players sway-
mentioned said:-
and
It may be laid down as an indis-vation may be, must a word be utter Hagen appreciably, Duncan quite no- ed about "Head lifting, or Looking atticeably. Mr. Jones slightly, Mitchell putable axiom that an
umpire's the ball, otherwise the lesson comes to a emple of aches or so, and Diegel and Sense of sight and sound ought to an end at once, and payment is forfeit Sarazen deliberately. How could Mr. tainable. With these advantages, a ed of its purpose, and on the occasion thickly-built men, ever hope to get into be perfect, but this idea! is unat-fed. Only once has the injunction fail-Jones and Sarazen, two short man wants to play and not to um- in question the instructor, & North the proper striking position, with all pire. Jack Hobbs, in his Countryman, unable, apparently, to the weight behind the ball, if the left "Memories," has drawn attention restrain himself, blurted out Keep foot were not released? to this.
"The great trouble." he your fathead still, and then, turning The human head, of which my ear writes, "is that mene too old he- on his heels, walked away. He took respondent has a good many things then goes on to eulogise "Young is not only a difficult, but a rather ethe stroke. By this is meant that if fore they are put on the list? He me at my word" Chester," of Worcestershire, and centric person. Anyhow, I will tell him the head is kept reasonably still it will le say, has a most important function It would seem that my corespondent to perform: it acts as the anchor to
says:
"He is young, keen and at orce that. I have no intention of sup- prevent any excesses on the part of the quick: he follows every bull and plying the "cobwebby" answer, "Headtary members of the body-the legs, this gives the batsman confidence." lifting," as being the commonent golf- the hips, the shoulders, and the arms.
Chester is probably the best ing fault. known by sight of all modern um- calculated to throw the eyes off the "Hitting past the chin," which con "Head lifting," which is In America there is a slogan about pires, both because of his shell-ball, is an effect, and not a cause, of lains a good many golfing truths. In shattered arm, and also because of so much of the bad golf which one en- the address the chin is turned slightly to his task. The war not only rain- his almost demonstrative devotion counters:
to the right so that it points directly Personally, I am of opinion that the at the back of the ball. This turning ed his cricketing career, but do- most common golfing fault is the keep process is particularly noticeable in the prived Worcestershire of her most ing of too much weight on the left foot ease of Mr. Jones, who makes it the promising player, and England, in during the progress of the back swing initial movement in all his shots. all probability, of a representative Players imagine that they are execut- batsman. At the age of 16 he playing a body pivot, when, as a matter of ed for his county twelve times, and rocking movement of the shoulders, fact, they are simply performing a took 19 wickets at an average of 23 there being no transference of weight as a medium pace right-handed from the left to the right foot. Any bowler.
player can make the test for himself by In 1913, at the age of 17, he made stopping the swing at the top, and sec three centuries in county cricket,ing where the weight of the body prin including a brilliant 148 not out, cipally lies. In the vast majority of against Middlesex at Lord's. secur cases it will be found to be on the left ing an average of 29, and taking 43 font, and, morcover, that there has wickets for an average of 25. At been scarcely any pivoting movement that time "Wisden" paid him tribute and said of him: "Very few players in the history of cricket have shown such form at the age of seventeen and a half. Playing with a perfectly straight bat, he de- pended to a large extent on his watchfulness in defence. He bowls
а
"What is the most comon fault in golf?" This is the question put to say, "I suppose you will supply the me by a correspondent, who goes on to co-webb' answer, course. Whenever I seek advice from 'Head-lifting, of those competent to give it, and for which I pay--I have distributed a good deal of money in this direction-I am
Having got the chin at the lack of the ball it is kept there until after im- ing past the chin in the downward pact, the arms and the shoulders work- low. This "Hitting past the chin" is one of the best tips I have come across for some time.
IRRIGATION
HARNESSING THE MONSOONS IN MADRAS
STORING RAIN
The rage of rain water for, practised for many centuries by the purposes of irrigation has been
and T. Akiyama (M.E.K.). Man-kit (C.R.C.) and II. Yoshida with a high, easy action, and, com- invariably told, until I am sick to death hard-working people of Madras. During the afternoon the final get plenty of spin on the ball It head down, or The head must be kept them extensive, have been con- manding an accurate length, can of hearing it "You must keep your Large numbers of tanks, some of In addition to the shave, a friendly of the Hong Doubles match has been arranged to be played | A. D. Humphreys and
seems only reasonable to expect perfectly still," or some other varia-structed in the uplands of the Pre-. between the S.L.I.. Reserves and the
strength he will be an that when he has gained more
tion of these parrot cries.
sidency, and across the rivers have South Caine "A" Reserves at Soukum
England
been built handreds of anicuts, or cricketer." pro: kick-off 3.00 p.m.
dams, which divert the flood water One of his last per war was an innings of 178 not out formances after the outbreak of
into aqueducts. For many years against Essex.
past the irrigation works have been the property of the Government, 1
their administration being in the Being unable to play cricket
hands of the Public Works Depart- again, Chester was selected in 1922 as one of the umpires for first-class
meat of the Presidency of Madras." cricket, where he has shown the
The reports published each year by same watchfulness that he did at
this Department show that the He is not unlikely to
labour of repairing and maintain- remembered
men like
ing the efficiency of existing works, Caldecourt. Thomas, Phillips, and
of constructing new ones, and of others, as the great umpire of his
investigating new projects and con- day.
ducting surveys is being carried on He was one of the first to
ceaselessly. According to the last stand near point when it suited him
report, which covers the year end- better.
HOCKEY
TWO TRIAL MATCHES NEXT WEEK
Two trial matches have been ar ranged for next week by the Hockey Clab. The first will take place at King's Park on Monday. bully-off at 4.30 p.m.
The teams have been chosen as Follow:-
Whites:-W. Borrowman, R. R.
BULL-FIGHTS
FRANCE TO SET UP A NEW METHOD
USE OF CARS
Little by little the ancient and honourable game of buli-fighting is
the crease. be
with
He also adopted the practice of stooping to watch the flight of the
know I must keep my head down, or stil, and that I must look at the ball, but I am never told how to do slice, or take these things. When I top or pull, or a divot in the wrong place, generally a foot behind the ball, the intelligentsia eco softly, 'Your head went up again, sir.' or 'You didn't look at the ball. Now I know quite well that this is arrant nonsense, because when these regrettable occasions arise, as they do much too often, I'm look-
at the hall when aiming at it "As I see it quite clearly, then it follows that the people to whom I hand Treasury notes are talking through their hats. If my head goes up like a Jack in the box,' as one extremely rude person once informed me, then I want cause I can honestly say that I try my to know what causes it to go up, being June 30, 1928, the area under irrigation W38 7,190,939 acres,
the only remedy for keeping it down would be to tie a hundredweight round neither be practicable nor permissible. The Hitting Position
58,072 acres. year
was
Todd, L. F. Nicholsun, Danby, A. R/Creeping back into France. It had ball when the howler is crossing hardest to keep it down. Apparently, against 7,012,943 acres during the Botelha, L. A. R. Fox, G. E. R. Divett, Dale and H. But since the police restrictions of
Duncan, Lennox Beve quite disappeared, to be sure. him. Marlow.
Colours:-C. L. Gregory, G. Rankin, localised
half a century ago, it had been pliment of saying that in the South my neck, but this, I am afraid, would si mey Rowell, Lasonder, W. R. Nimes still has its bail-ight in the regions Greenhalgh, E. R. West, Ross, R. W old Roman arena every Sunday in Skipp, H. V. Parker, McDougal, and R. B. Beaumont.
summer time, and so has Mont de Marsan.
F. R.
For the second match which is also to be played at King's Park on Friday, starting at 5.30 p.m., the following teams have been
to
southerr
The Times" paid him the com-
1924, he translated what was going African Test match, at Lord's in on to the spectators by his move- ments, and having been deprived than in Castilia, and it is just for made a point of conferring pleasure These games are far less exciting out of the game for himself, he by ill fortune of obtaining pleasure that reason that some of the finest upon others. It would be diffleult requested to turn out
Castillian matadors have been im to pay a higher compliment. Whites: C. L. Gregory, w.ported to stimulate things a little. Woodward, J. Rodges, R. M. Wood, Why should tourists flock to Spain A. A. Dand, .-E. Noronha, T. J. to see a bull-fight? The French can
R. K. Valentine, M. G. Marriot, E. D. Lawrence and R. H. D. Wade, just as good a one, and cer-
Colours: R. W. Sapsed, G. Rankin,
tain communities are going to G. A. L. Plummer, LA. R. Duncan, prove it.
Price,
But there is the vexing A. R. Botalho, Mills, C. C. Francis, matter of cruelty to animals, the
E. C. Fincher, R. W. Slopp. G. E. poor old horses, you know. Public Divett and H. O. Davis.
LAWN BOWLS ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORT
ANT FIXTURES
previous twelve months. The total area under cultivation in the Pre-
during the
The non-irrigat- ed areas are termed "dry" land, and the crops situated in these regions The position of the body, the arms, are entirely dependent upon the
position it has been placed there, and, ed area. of the club having been swung to its 18.65 per cent of the total cultivat- the wrists, the hands, and the club it-monsoons for fruition. As will be self at this stage suggest that, instead seen, the irrigated area constituted
The Government derives in fact, for all the good such a "swing"
considerable revenue can do, it might just as well have not
from its been performed. The whole obiect of
irrigation works. During the the golf swing is to get into the most twelve months under review the total. favourable and the most powerful hit-outlay incurred was Rs. 2,16,52,160, UNIVERSITY TO PLAY CLUB DE he Recomplished if the player just lifts 2,8988,029, It is sta ed in the re ting position possible, but this cannot and the total revenue realised Ra.
the club to the top and makes himself port that good progress was made look like a trussed fowl in the process. with the Cauvery-Mettur dam and In order to obtain the desired post-canal works. At the end of Jane, tion the weight must gradually be 1928, huts for coolies had been com-
CRICKET
RECREIO
The following will represent the University 2nd XI in a friendly
opinion might be roased and the match against the Club de Recreio transferred from the left to the right pleted and all roads to the dam site
fights be made unpopular.
But Mont de Marsan has a ver- to-morrow, at 2 p.m. at King's Park, satile and inventive municipal Kowloon:- council. Hories? It says. Who F. Hiptoola (Captain), M. B. ever thinks of horses in this age Osman, K. T. Loke, F. Chen G. E. of motor cars? We are going to Yeoh, A. A. Aziz, K. P. Gan, D. use motor cars in our ball-fights! Roy, C. Candah, A. Rodrigues, and It is an original idea. Picadora and A. Normanbhoy.
It is a
A meeting of the General Com- espades in swift, tiny "torpedoes" mittee of the Lawn Bowls Association dashing about the arena. will be held on Friday next (27th inst.); noble idea, too. The horse will not # 5.15 p.m.
be there to suffer, as in the past.
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foot and leg, and if at the same time finished. A quarry had been opened DENTIST. there has been a proper pivot of the and stone crushers installed, while hips and the arm have been thrown well out, the arc of the swing will have concreting machines and additional broadened to its fullest extent.
The stone crushers had arrived or were great secret of long driving, says Mr. being erected on the site. With re- Jones, is the wide sweep of the club in gard to the dam itself, 50 per cent. the back swing, but if the player an- of the excavation work had been chora himself to his left foot the are completed by June 30, 1928. Tank is narrowed to almost nothing, the club restoration works also proceeded The business comprises:
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down as if one were wielding a chopper, the report, the expenditure involved and Entertainment Committee re Inter- down on the bull, like eagles from even use the aeroplane to swoop
Principle of the Drive
amounting to Rs. 2,59,543. General- port.
This narrowing of the arc also pre-ly speaking, the harvests through Draw dates and grounds for final on high. That will be even more
London, August 18
vents the player'ssentire weight being out the Presidency were fairly matches of 1st and 2nd League games,
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At Dusseldorf yesterday in the at the back of the blow when it is satisfactory during the year under Arrangements to play Aitkenbead
Women's Athletics Meeting Ger- foot the less is the power behhad the review. The average rainfall over] struck; the more the weight on the left Shield match.
There is, however, one drawback many beat Britain by 53% points to punch, and, consequently, the shorter the whole of Madras was $3.74 in.. about bull-fights which has so far 452. Arrangements for finals Single not been eliminated, either in Championships and Spey Royal Com. theory or in practice. That is the record in the eighty metres hurdles possible for the bazir to put forta into years ending 1926-27-Engineer the drive. One has only to ask himself against 27.10 in during 1926–27 and Mias Hatt established a world's the very simple question, "How is it 34.97 in.. the average of the ive covering it in 12 3-10 seconds. a blow unless the weight of the bodying."
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