SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1931.
EASIER
GOLF
-by-
H. STUART HOBSON
GOLF AS 1 SEE IT.
Keen Interest Makes For Good Shots,
BORED “ONE - COURSE " GOLFERS.
A enddy of the old school who has a knack of inspiring confidence has a simple explanation for every bad shot that his side may make.
"You want à bit more determina- tion, sir, that's all. You hit the ball and I watch it. Determina- tion, that's all you want."
There is a certain simple truth - about
thin. When a golfer has finished analysing his stance, his grip, the lie of the ball, the difficul- tles of the shot, and the possiblo faulis of his swing, he is likely to be as far from a true explanation of failure as ever-he is, nine times out of ten, worse off because he has. confused the issue. He may even begin to experiment with details, which is a fatal
when mistake playing a round of golf.
If he will pay heed to the advice of my friend the caddy he will find that there is wisdom in it.
Very many golfers are bored with their shots-though they do not know it.
Bad Mental Altitude.” Golf may be their passion, it may be driving them to distraction or raising them to the heights of joy, but for all that they are bored. They know their way too well round their own course. The course- which is the game of golf-has loat its interest. They think too much of their faults and not enough of golf.
This mental attitude is one into which any golfer may slip.
You can easily forget the game of golf in analysis of your own efforts to play it. Many golfers approach a shot not planning what they intend to do with the ball, but wondering whether they can im- prove on the last shot thoy essayed. Their game
lacka determination. Every shot ian kind of curious experiment rather than the result of a firm resolve to hit the ball to a given spot.
That is why playing over a new course is a tonic.
With every shot new and fas- cinating, the player's thoughts turn not to his swing but to the twists and tricks of the course. He plays an iron shot, for example, with the determination to avoid a patch of rough cunningly placed in his path whereas at home he would know a similar patch of rough so well that his ideas would be concentrated, possibly, on the atraightness of his left arm at the top of the swing.
Simply Slogger, Many a golfer whe has the ability to be several strokes better than he is fails to lower his handicap because he is simply a slogger.
REVIVAL OF CHINESE BOXING & FENCING.
Suggestion of School Approved.
SITE TO BE SELECTED.
Nanking, March 8.
His one
interest is in getting greater length off the tea and more distance with his irons. Actually, he ignores the course over which he in playing. He would rather drive 220 yards into a bunker than 200 yards into the middle of the fairway--however, much he may affect to dialike tlie bunker, he is secretly pleased to know that it takes a big hitter to get into it.
This golfer lacks determination just as much as the player whose interest is In his swing rather than his shot.
THE CHINA MAIL.
PROBABLE ELEVENS
FOR TO-DAY.
CHICKET.
League I-Friendly.
K.C.C. v. C.C.C.-At K.C.C. C.C.0.-H. F. Lim (Captain), E. Zimmern, U. M. Omar, R. Lee, W. K. Way, J. 1. Youngsaye, W. T. Davies, A, B. Hamson, R. Sourbatts, R. C. Reed and N. B. Kitchell.
K.C.C.J. C. Lyal, E. C. Fincher, E. F. Fincher, W. C. Hang, F. E. Lawrence, N. A. E. Mackay, F. E. Skinner, R. G. V. Mead, H. Hampton, D. W. Gregory and F. Caveney. H.K.C.C. v. ARGYLLS—On H.K.C.C. Ground at 2 p.m.
Both have allowed themselves to he side-tracked Into forgetting that what counts in golf is mastery of the ball. Mastery does not neces- sarily imply hitting it a long way, or swinging at it with grace and elegance. Mastery in golf means that somehow, in some way, you - compel that small white ball to go where you want it to go.
The metal state that enables the golfer to achieve this mastery is one of determination,
Determination has no connection with the tightening of the grip, the clenching of the teeth, and the forcing of the shot. On the con- trary, there is something quiet and easy about golfing determination. The golfer who is master of the ball is master of his own mind.
He has no confusion of thought -no anxiety.
Only One Thought, He sees the ball, estimates his next shot, then approaches it with no other thought in his mind but that he will place the ball where he Intenda it to go. This deter mination is not easy to describe, but it has a very definite connection with refusal to allow the mind to wander, or be filled with extraneous ideas. There is but one thought-i the ball, and where it is to go next.
A golfer who can control his thoughts in this way never presses, because he has no urge to hit a long ball. He is never in com- with himself to outdrive petition his last shot. Golf, for him, is a matter of reaching the green in two or three easy stages and reducing his putts to the prescribed mini- mum. Whether his tee shot at a particular hole is as good as his last was at that hole does not in- terest him,
The perfect way to cultivate this determination is to play frequently over courses that are new to you.
When you take an interest in the course at your feet, you forget technique and come back to the true game of golf, the outwitting of the man who designed the course.- (China Mail Copyright.)
II.K.C.C.-II. Owen Hughes, A. C. Beck, A. Reid, E. R. Duckitt, G. R. More, L. B. Smith, J. T. Hegarty, G. E. R. Divett, E. C. Etherington, R. R. Davles and J. D. A. Hutchison.
Match I'ostponed.
The 2 XL match v. R.E. has been postponed.
League II.
C.S.C.C. v. CLUB DE RECREIO.
C.S.C.C. II.-H. E. Strange (Cap-
A. E. Wood, tain),
J. M. Wilson. F. McGowan, F. E. Mathews, D. M. Macdougall, B. C. K. Hawking, MeLelland, D. R. Kelly, E. Hlimsworth, And-S-Randle
FOOTBALL
Division I.
D.
I.F.C. v. ARGYLLS-A 4.30 p.m.
K.F.C.--Penny; Martin, Dowman; Hedley. Mekolvic, Bliss; Pile, Whit- fel, Gillatt, Grimwood, and Innson.
Reserves: Angus and Hast.
Division II. K.F.C. II. v. BORDERERS-At
Sookunpoo at 3 p.m.
K.F.C. H.Angus; Guest, Williams; Everest, Glichrist, Cameron; Eselman, Whiting. Sparey, Cotton, and Bickford.
Reserve: Smith.
HOCKEY.
Caer Clark Cup. ET, ANDREW'S v. H.K.L.H.C.--At Sookunpoo at 3.30 p.m.
Pt. Andrew's:-A. Hynes L. Rogers P. Woolley, I. Gittins, M. White, I. Wlley; F. Wang, P. Gitting, X. Wolley, N. Field, and E. Landolt.
K.LI.CJ. Smalley: E. Gray, B. V. Franklin: E. O'llagan, A. Owen-Hughes, M. L. Wallace; E. R. Bell N. Mille. E. M. Dorelas, C. Ferguson, sau 31.
3. Bishop. Y.M.C.A. II. v. R.A.M.C.-At King's Park 3 p.m. Y.M.C.A.-F. Allen; R. Dormer, L. Tipple; D. F. Kilby, J. Purvia, R. A. Bates; W. H. Smith, W. J. Brown, Dr. Ashton, F. Parker and H. Maller.
Reserve: L. Macey.
GOLF.
STARTING TIMES FOR TO-MORROW.
The Royal Hong Kong Golf Club notify the following starting times for Fanling for to-morrow:-- 9.12 .m. C. W. Jeffries, C. B. Riggs. Not to be booked by travel- lers on train.
9.16
J. D. Danby, J. Thayer.
des Voeux, N. K. Littlejohn.
Our Sports Diary,
LOCAL.
RACING-To-day-First Extra Race Meeting Happy Valley.
March Fanling Hunt Club'a Steeplechase Meeting,
ATHLETICS To-day and Mon- day-Hong Kong v. Canton Uni- versities, Caroline Itill, 1.30 p.m. CRICKET-To-day Division
Indian R.C. v. Civil Servico C.C. (F.); Division II-University v. Club de Reercin (L.); Kowloon C.C. v. Police E.C. (L.); Royal Engineers v Hong Kong C.C. (1.); Civil Servico C.C. v. Indian R.C. (F) Craigengower C.C. v. R.A.S.C. (F.).
FOOTBALL-To-day First Division-Police R.C. v. Chinese Athletic; Rosul Artillery v. Kow- loon F.C.; H.K.F.C. v. Navy; Bor- loon F.C.; Club v. Navy; Bor- derers v Club de Recreio; South China A.A. v. Argylla
To-morrow-South China A.A. Shanghai Police, Caroline Hill, 4 .m
V.
$1,271.
March 21--Shield Matches. April 18 Sunday Herald Charity Cup Final-Scotland v. China.
HOCKEY-To-day Caer Clark Cup-St. Andrew's Club v. Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club; Club de Recreio v. Diocesan Girls' Schoot,
Friday Cher Clark Cup-Kow- loon Ladies' Hockey Club v. Dio- cesan Girls' School
GOLF To-morrow Ladies' Championship Final, Old Course, Fanling.
Monday-Garrison Officers' An- nual Meeting, Fanling.
Tuesday-Ladies' Section Prize Distribution, Fanling; Final of Ross Cup (Ladies); Garrison Officers' Annual Meeting, Fanling. LAWN TENNIS Monday. H.K.C.C. Tournament
FENCING Monday-Fencing Club Meeting. Yacht Club, 5.15
3.m.
March 21-Tournament, Yacht Clab, 3.80 p.m.
RIFLE & PISTOL SHOOTING Monday-Tang Kong Police v. Shanghai Police, Taikoo Range.
CHESS-Tuesday Entries close for Colony's Championship. LAWN ROWLS-Friday-Kow- loon Bowling Green Club-Annual Bleeting, 6.45 p.m.
March 23-Lawn Bowls Asso- elation Annual Meeting.
HOME.
FOOTBALL-To-day- Eng- llah Cup Semi-Finalr: Scottish Cup-Semi-Finals; Army Cup- Semi-Finals.
March 18-Army v. The Rest, Woolwich.
March 21-England v. Scotland, (Amateurs), Chelsea,
March 28-Scotland v. England, Glasgow.
April 25-English Cup Final. RUGBY FOOTBALL-To-day- Ireland v. Wales, Belfast.
March 18-Rugby League England Y. Wales, Huddersfield.
March 21-Scotland v. England, Murrayfield, Edinburgh. 1
April 6-France v. England, Paris.
HOCKEY-To-day-England v.
Wales.
March 28-Scotland y. England, Perth.
GOLF March 24 and 26-Ox- ford v. Cambridge, Sandwich.
ROWING March
21-Oxford
v. Cambridge.
RACING March 26--Lincoln- shire Handicap.
20 Liverpool Spring
March 27-Grand National
Steeplechase. CH. Burton, M. St. J
Ferguson.
E. P. Fletcher, H. T. Buxton.
BOXING - March 25-A.B.A. Championships, Albert Hall.
...W. N. A. Smalloy, H. PHIL SCOTT IN THE
0.20 9.24
E.
0,28
14
C. H. M. Andrew, R. C. Law.
March
9.32
W. J. Waddington, W. G.
Cup.
Lorimer.
9.96
#
Walsh,
9.40
H
J. Harrop, T. J. Price,
9.44
C. Balmer Johnson, A. R.
2.48
0.62
0.50
2
10.00
NG SZE-KWONG BEATS 10.08
PAUL KONG.
10.04
24
►
10.12
10.16
10.20
10.24
HONDA'S VICTORY.
G. Castle, W. Paterson. A. W. Hay Edie, C. C. Black.
10.28
C. Mycock, J. S. Dykea.
10.32
10.38
Although the weather threaten- 10.49
Hampton
L. A. R.
Thomterson.
Duncan, G.
Cat Morgan, G. W. Reeve.
Cnj
A. Sommerfelt, B. D. Evans.
C. B. Brown, L. Yates.
N. S. Ellis, T. Linders,
A. N. Macfadyen, Q. A. A.
Macfadyen.
J. P. Sherry, W. A. Cornell. A. D. Humphreys, R. Young.
R. S. W. Paterson, J. W.
Pope.
J. Forbes, P. S. Grant.
RING AGAIN.
British Title to Be Defended.
Phil Scott states that he will fight Vittorio Campolo, the Argentine glant, in Buenos Aires.
Scott adds that he will fight Carnora any time and also Young Stribling. He is ready to defend his British title, but he says there
challenge him for st least five
ed to hinder yesterday's pro- 10.44 gramme in the H.K.C.C. Lawn 10.48 Tennis Championships the follow- 10.52 ...A. J. R. Wolfe, H. P. Balley. Is not likely to be anyone ât to
A project of the National Gym-ing matches were decided:- nastic Institute (of which General Chang
T. Honda boat W. C. Hung 7-5, 6-2. Ho Ka-la beat Yew Man-kit 6-4,11,12
6.4.
w. T. Lee beat Dr. Valentine G-1.11.16
F. A. Redmond, J. Stuart.
M. Nicholson, J. A. R. 11.56 W. C. Shields, 0. Eager. Beiby
12.04 p.m. A. B. Purves, J. G. Camp-
bell...
.
20.56 C. B. Maturin, J. B. Lanyon,
11.00
Open Bingles.
ja
Ng Sze-kwong beat Paul Kong 11.04
10-8, 6-4.
**
E. J. Dowley, J. J. French.
A. C. I. Bowker, J. R. years. Hinton,
11.08
#
R. K. Hepburn, C. W. Sowell,
12 Noon W. D.. Harṛla, H. R. Camp-
ball:
11
D. Forbos, A. Ritchie,
11.20
E. Grimble, P. Tod.
R. E Atwell, G. T. May.
12.08
11.28 11.82
T
G. F. Hole, M. Barton.
12,12
+
P. F. le Fevre, H. K. Rounds.
12.16
H
HL Lowe, K. H. Ball.
E. A Williams, 9. G Feltham.
+
20
12.20 D. J. Kaugh, J. Jones. 12.24'
12.28
11.40
+
D. J. Gilmore, D. S. Robb,
A. O. Brawn, E. L. Hosle.
Chih-kiang, Pacification Commissioner - for Kiangsu, President) to open a special school for the teaching of the ancient art of Chinese boxing and fencing has been approved by the National Government Council, Pending the selection of a suitable site for the new institute,' classes will first be opened at the privato residence of General Chang. Enrolment of students will begin preparations are completed.-Kuo, Min.
4.6 soon as
6-3.
Ng Sze-cheung beat Luk Ding- 11.24
cheung 6-1, 6-1.
Open Doubles..
Leonard and Lai bent Liang and 11.30
Chan 6-4, 6-1.
Club Championship. ·
A. L. Sullivan beat Tuttoa 6-0, 6-1, 11.44 I, J. Armstrong beat T. J. Price 11,48
6-3, 6-4.
11.52
་་་
G. E. Mitchell, E. G. Price. 12.32
A. Loach, IL U. Ireland.
19
12.30
W. H. Vallance, I R. Andrewes.
RH, WI, H. Spicer.
T. Bamsay, G. H. Wilson. "O.E. C. Marton, R. G.
Edwardes-Jones.
.
W. W. Mackenzie, GG
Jolmeon Ladies Championship Final.
INCIDENT.
TO-DAY'S ENGLISH | FIFTH TEST MATCH
CUP SEMI-FINALS.
Will the Midlands Be Represented?
EVERTON'S RECORD.
[By "Cross Bar.")
- A few words on the remaining four teams in the English Cup would not be out of place on this, the day of the semi-finals. To say I was surprised at the downfall of Chelsea in the sixth round would be to put it mildly. Birming- ham I will admit are a formidable side, but when taking into con- sideration, the international talent at the disposal of the London side, one could not but foresce a victory for Chelsea. However, that is all, of the past. Now for the future. Today's games will be as fol- lows.
V.
Bromwich
Ludicrous Spectacle at Durban.
NO BAILS.
London, Feb. 21. The most ludicrous spectacle In the history of Test cricket was witnessed this morning, when the Englishmen stood in the field with the South African batsmen at the wickets all ready to start but no umpires and the stumps bailless.
It appears that the only set of balls for larger wickets were broken in a club match recently and no
more
were available. The only alternative was to ask the umpires to retire to a workshop and make a eet of the requisite sizo.
9
LAWN TENNIS AT
COPENHAGEN.
Great Britain Tie With
Denmark.
ADVANTAGE LOST.
Copenhagen, Feb. 20. The three days' lawn tennis tournament between the British team which is visiting Scandinavia and a Danish team ended in a draw. At the beginning of to-day's play the visitors were leading by four matches to two, but Mrs. God- free was defeated by Mrs. Dam. 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, and E. Ulrich beat H. G. N. Lee, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2, Preas Association Foreign Special.
The mistake was discovered be- HELEN HICKS WINS IN
fore the toas, but this did not fall to have its effect on Chapman, who on winning the toss had hoped to secure early wickets on a drying pitch. Chapman after waiting in. the pavilion with his men led his team Into tho fleidas-a-protest- against the laxity of arrangements and consequent delay.
The South African batsmen fol-
Birmingham v. Sunderland (at Leeds).
Everton
West Albion (at Manchester).
Taking the teams in order I in tend giving a very brief summary of their battles in their paths to the semi-finals. Birmingham. The cup has to date
eluded the Birmingham Club | lowed him. who play their first semi-final game to-day. It is very curious that a club of over fifty years existence should not have reach- ed this stage of the competition during its many seasons of ex- ceptional promise. Is it to bo Birmingham's Cup this year? Below is appended their gress this season.
v. Liverpool
v. Port Vale v. Watford v. Chelsea
replay
Total
pro-
The game started a quarter of an hour lato, Chapman having regls- tered a strong protest with Mr. Webber, Chairman. of the South African Board, who admitted the justification and sincerely apologis- ed to the English Captain. He promised to cali a special meeting of the Board to consider the matter to-morrow.
2-0
2-0
3-0
Z-2
3-0
HONG KONG'S WIN AT GOLF.
Billiards.
12 goals to 2
Sunderland. Another team yet to
DRIZZLING RAIN.
Miss Diana Fishwick Outdriven.
THIRD ROUND.
Palm Beach, Florida, Feb. 20. Miss Diana Fishwick, the British by Miss Helen Hicks, a member of woman golf. champion, was beaten the team that visited England last year, by atx up and five to play in the third round of
the Florida women's championship here to-day.
match, during which Miss Hicke Drizzling rain foll during the
more than upheld her name of "Hard-hitting Helen." She often outdrove Miss Fishwick by 75 yarda. The British champion ap- peared to crack suddenly, and the
match finished on the thirteenth
groon. Miss Hicks hit a great drive, finished 75 yards ahead, and was on in three.
The English girl was 80 feet
have its name inscribed on the Overwhelming Win at from the pin in four, and she con-
trophy. Sunderland reached the final in 1919 but were boaten by Aston Villa at the Crystal Palace by a goal to mil. Thia season's progress has been follows.
v. Southampton
AB
..... 2-0.
v. Bolton Wanderers. 1-1
replay
3-1
v. Sheffield United
2-1
v. Exeter City
1-1
replay
4.2
Total
Everton.
ceded the hole and match.-Press Association Foreign Special.
In the golf match played at the TWO NEW ZEALAND
Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, Fan- ling, yesterday, members of the Hong Kong Police Force defeated the visiting Shanghai force by one point.
The full results were as follow:
Singles.
Mong Kong.
Shanghai.
Hon. Mr. Wolfe 1 Coglan King Wodehouse
•
Retd
1⁄2 Brott
1/2
1
Adama
Dickson
Gash
I
www
...... 13 goals to 6
The Lancashire Club have reached tho final stages on four occasions and have won the Shepherd eup once at the expenso of Booker
Charman Newcastle United in the 1905-6 ведом. This is their ninth semi-final appearance. The fol- lowing are the results of their progress.
v, Plymouth Argyle .. 2-0 v. Crystal Palace
32 Foursomes.
Adama and
RECORDS.
Great Running by An American.
HALF MILE LOST.
Wanganui, Feb. 20. Two New Zealand athletic re- cords were broken in the match between the touring American team and New Zealand here to- 2% day. George Simpson, the Ohio sprinter, won the 220 yards in 21.2/5 Бесь., which also beat the
6-0
7. Grimsby Town
5-3
7. Southport
9-0
Wolfe and
.Shepherd 1 Booker and
Charman
D Wodehouse and
King
Coglan Vickson
/
and Gash Scott and
Rend
I
12
14
West
The
Total
5
Total
BILLIARDS.
Total', 22 goals to S Bromwich Albion. Birmingham Club have a very formidable cup record, though winning the coveted trophy but twice. They have, in fact, reach- ed the final in three successive on fird oc- years, and in all casions. This years results were as follow,
Australian record.
Simpson a little earlier had won the 100 yards in 9.4/5 seca.
Evans, of New Zealand, beat the American international, Kiser, in 1 the half-mile, in the fine time of 1 min. 54.4/6 secs., an Australian 4 and New Zealand record.--Press Association Foreign Special.
In the Billiards match the local force had matters much their own way. The results were as follow: Hong Kong. Shanghai, Gowland
169 Bradley Fender
250 Pitts
v, Charlton Athletic. 2-2
replay
replay
1-1 3-1
Bradsell Ellia
250
Wilkinson
230 92 178
250
J. Scott
122
v. Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 v. Portsmouth
Gooding Garey
260
250
A. Scott Gash
101
207
1-0
1400
950
1-1 2-1
v. Wolverhampton
Wanderers replay
Total 11 goals to 6
FOR IRELAND?
RACE MAY BE HELD AT
ULSTER.
Viscount Craigavon, speaking at Comber, Co. Down, sald he hoped that they would be able to keep the R.A.C. Tourist Trophy rage in hoping to get the Schneider Trophy Ulster as a permanency, and he was
race held there, too,
After the match Mr. Bradley of Shanghai played Mr. P. S. Leung In an exhibition match of 300 up, in which the Chinese player won by 300 to 216, the winner's high- est breaks being 52 and 48.
.
INTERPORT POLICE SPORTS.
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME.
Sunday Shanghai Police v. South China Football match at Caro- line Kill at 4 p.m. Monday-Rifle & Revolver Shoot-
ing on Taikeo Rise Range Interport Dinner in the Polles Recreation Club at 8 p.m. Tuesday--St. Patrick's Ball in Peninsula Hotel at 9 p.. Wednesday-Leare for Shanghai.
BRITISH SKI - ING TRIUMPH.
Five Out of First Six at Murren.
DOWNHILL RACE.
Murren, February 20, The first international downhill akl-ing race for women was held here to-day and resulted in B triumph for the British competi tors, who secured five places out of the first six. Miss Mackinnon ran superbly under perfect control, and her style was greatly admired. Another British competitor, Mise Sale Barker, did the fastest time on either run-Press Association Foreign Special,
Boxing in just as good as any sport, and just as clean if properly regulated. If they kill boxing they'll try to do away with other manly sports, and pretty soon have us down to ping-pong, and bridge.... The Bev. Kelly in the Toronto Globe.
BONZO
FANCY US SHIP WRECKED! SHALL WE EVER SEE LAND AGAIN?
VER!
I'VE HATED
WATER
FROM BIRTH}]
CH.ROR THE SIGHT
OF A DISTANT
5-SHORE!
LAND HO!
By George Studdy
TELECHRON
The Modern Timekeeper.
NO WINDING OR REGULATING, NO CLEANING OR OILING. NO RUNNING. DOWN.
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