FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1931.
THE STROKES OF BIG
BILL TILDEN.
KAREL KOSELUH.
THE
CHINA
MAIL.
stone wall, and it took you some RUGBY LEAGUE CUP TURKEY TO TAKE UP KING'S CUP AIRMAN
time to realise what it was all about. An appreciation of it would have done some of our own young players a great deal of goal, because it was mainly due to extraordinary quick footwork.
Analyse Each Stroke in that anticipation, of course,
Match Play,
IMPROVE YOUR TENNIS.
By Betty Nuthall.j
The shots of Bill Tillers to which I referred in the last pr- ticle. üsed to necupy a very small part of Bill's game. bat he has cultivated them in later years. In energy
order to conserve his throughout long matches. found the continual thump, thump of his cannon-hall service and drive was telling a tale, and this sliced chop of his not only takes very little executing, but gives him a breather because it slows down his opponent's game, e
but he was always ready to move. and very rasely was an opponent able to leave him standing at the met,
Curiously enough, it was Karel Kusclub's ability to cover court' which first provoked my admira-
-FINAL.
Not to Be Played at Wembley.
A NORTHERN VENUE.
SOCCER.
Keen Desire to Be a Leading Country.
BRITISH COACH.
It is officially announced that the The latest addition to the army Rugby League Cup final will not be of British footballers who have played, at Wembley Stadium next coaching appointments abroad is хеляоп. In consequence of the Fred Pagnum, formerly Arsenal Rugby League tour to Australie the and Cardiff City centre-forward and usual procedure of playing the final more recently manager of Watford on the first Saturday in May was F.C. He left London recently to not possible, and the Rugby League proceed to Stamboul where he will were left with two alternative at once take up duties as instructor dites-namely, April 9 or 1 The and lecturer to the Turkish Football first of these dates was not suitable | Association." because of the England v. Scotland Association international match on that day and permission to play at the Stadium on April 16 could not be obtained owing to the F.A. Cup final being played on the following Saturday.
KILLED.
Plane Crashes in Canada.
UNLUCKY THIRTEEN.
London, August 11.
CHILD WELFARE.
Contributions to the S.P.C.
The Hong Kong Sooiety for the Protection of Children desires
SIGH OF RELIEF.
Ground Floors in Hankow.
Hunkow, Yesterday. Hankow breathed a sigh of
gratefully to acknowledge the re-relief to-day when it was found
Mr. C. C. Webster, the Canadian ceipt of the undermentioned con- aviator who was placed thirteenth tributions:- in the
recent King's Cup race
Life Members.
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that yesterday'a heavy rainfall had not affected the stendy drop. in the flood level.
The ground floors of
around Britain, died yesterday in Mr. Lam Cheuk-ming..... $100 many houses are now dry. Montreal from injuries received in a crash at St. Hubert airport the previous day. According to Reuter he was using the same machine he used in the King's Cup race.
The plane
stalled near the was advertised in ground
Mr. Webster was Britain, and Mr. Pagaam was manoeuvring with two other ma- chosen from a very large entry list. chines which were practising aero- His duties will be travel through-batics in preparation for o pageant out Turkey to instruct players and which is to take place in Montreal trainers, to raise the standard of on Saturday. Losing speed in the football in the country, and even-
tion for that great professional. | Here again, of course, footwork is
responsible:
We often hear some stranger remark in surprise, when be is watching a good player: "Whyt e never seenis to run
The position He It is true of no one more than
is of Keseluh.
George Lott, who is mentioned in Tilden's list, is Johnny Doeg's doubles partner and they hold the American championship. It is not in doubles, however, but in singles and particularly against Johnny Therefore the Rugby League final himssid, that Lotta loves to exploit will be decided in the North for the Hut drop shot, writes Betty first time in four years, and the Nethall in a special article to the Council will arrange for the tie to China Froe Presa. It is of take place on April 9, which will conge one of the most deliente allow the whole of the touring team strokes in the game, this dropping to travel by the same boat. The of the bull just over the not, with New Zealand Rugby League have back spin on it which makes it si invited the tourists to visit them at down, but is a stroke well worth, the conclusion of the Australian cultivating for occasional use.
William T. Tilden, probably the world's greatest tennis player.
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programme.
Miss Ryan is its greatest expon ent amongst the women players.increasing in number all over the She plays it more than anyone country-I see there are still over has done in the history of more again this year-no one can lawn tennis, for he uses it for plead inek of opportunity of see practically every stroke. There ing good play. It was, with that tare people who say that sticking idea in mind that I wrote these to that one stroke has cost her articles. Alone they may be of many 11 championship-but it little isse, but I have aimed scems to have woD her a gond telling the reader what to look for
many as well!
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tually to build up a Turkish inter national team.
middle of a difficult stunt, the
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machine plunged to the ground and Mr. G. S. Archbutt was wrecked. Death was caused by Ma Ying-plu Interest in football has been unsuspected internal injuries, for at growing rapidly in Turkey in recent first it was believed that Mr years, and there has been a keen Webster had only broken his foot desire to secure a definite place and fractured his wrist. He was to among the football-playing countries have attended a dinner last night of Europe. It is intended
that given by young aviator friends in Turkey shall enter, the international honour of his achievement in the field in the near future, and the King's Cup race.
Mr. E. M. Hazeland appointment of a British profes-1 Mr. Webster climbed from thirty- Ma Man-fai sional as coach is regarded in that fourth to thirteenth place in last ....Q. D. May country as a big step towards the month's race. He made a wonder-Sincere Co., Ltd. realisation of that ambition: fut fight against his formidable Mr. Tsoj Po-tin Among those who are thoroughly in handicap, and was one of the 21 touch with football in all parts of entrants to finish. the Continent the Turkish appoint-- ment is regarded as an excellent! one.
Fred Pagnam has had wide, ex-
perience of League football both us when he or she has the opportun-player and manager, and he will take to his new post sound quali fications as well as the good wishes of a wide circle of friends in and around London and in his native
While I admire Cochet's half ity. volley, which Tilden also men.! Do not fall into the mistake of tions, that stroke always brings, watching the game solely as ກ of course, the Senorita de Alvarez game. Watch it stroke by stroke, to our mind. But I said pretty and try to analyse not only why well all I had to say about that the stroke is played, but just how in my article on the hall volley. it is produced. You will have to 1. have consistently, throughout concentrate your attention on one this series of articles,
in order to do drawn my player at a time illustrations from the play of this, and that is not easy. Time famous exponents of the game, after time when I have determin- bechuse I know of no better wayed to watch the detalls of some of learning it. It will be object-stroke which has interested me, I ent that but few people can get to have found myself getting so ex- Wimbledon during that glorious cited about the game itself that I fortnight, but, there is. a lot of lost sight of my own object. misapprehension about that:
By the time this, the last of my Anyone who is keenly interest articles, appears, I shall probably But Ꭵf you attempt to imitate him, do not forget that Tilden ised in the game, and is in London be on my way to defend my Ameri, one of the few players in the during that time, would be foolish can championship. Whatever hap world who can control such shots not to try to pay it a visit. There pens there I know I shall at least as this to a few inches.
are huge crowds there, it is true, learn something, and that is what Although thers were many goo and the majority of the centre I have tried to do for my readers vollerers when Vincent Richards, court seats. are backed up as early in this series of little articles.
as January, but there are very few used to visit Wimbledon, he stood out almost alone. While he could days, except those on which the smash with the best of them, and finals are played. when one can- would very often put a ball into not see at least a large number of the gallery, it was his placed vol. the stars for ninety-five per cent. leys which gave him his fame
of the play takes place on the, out- Driving at him, once he was at side courts, the net, was like driving at a
Then arain, with tournaments
Lancashire.
H.T.O. SMITH GAINS DISTINCTION.
"Hat Back" and All Ten Wickets.
H. T. 0. Smith, the 'Essex: fast for Hounslow bowler, playing against Honor Oak at Honor. Oak, took all ten Honor Oak wickets for 23 runs. He took four wickets with four successive balls. Honor 119 runs Oak, however, acored against Hounslow's 98.
THE ST. LEGER CALL OVER.
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EXCITED SCENES.
Re-opening of Stock
Exchange in Berlin.
Berlin, Yesterday. Excited scenes, with huge VICTORIA DIOCESE. crowda thronging the streets,
marked the opening of the Berlin Stock Exchange for the first time Directors and staffs of banking institutions had a strenuous week," and worked till the early hours A three-days conference of the of the morning. preparing for the Victoria Diocesan Synod opened in opening.
Suggestion for Assistant since the crisis.
St. John's day.
Bishop.
Cathedral Hall yester- The latest instruction from
Stock Exchange
the committee to
On account of indisposition, the members is to keep their nerves Bishop of Victoria was unable to steady and not take notice of be present at the opening of the disquieting rumours, measured
conference.
to the lack of capital-Reuter.
NAUTILUS.
His charge to the for counteracting the effects of Synod was read in Chinese. In which are in readinces. this his Lordship made an appeal A quiet bourse is expected owing for increased numbers of Chinese workers, and referred to the ques- tion of the appointment of an as- sistant Bishop, with the possibility of the proposal being supported by a petition to the House of Bishops.... Other chief points raised by the Bishop in his charge were the strengthening of man-power. în the *diocese, development of evangelistic and pastoral work, and the necessity for better finance and Increased self-support.
General business which sub- sequently occupied the attention of
No News for Four
Days.
Oslo, Yesterday, The Norwegian coal ship In- gertre claims to have heard weak and unintelligible signals from
the submarine Nautilus, according to, a report from Spitzbergen.
In spite of this, anxiety is felt the delegates, to the conference in- for the safety of the submarine, of cluded the election of various offi- which no news has been received cials, and the receiving of the re- for four days... The Nautilus is port of the Standing Committee of able to keep submerged for 96 the Synod.
hours. Reuter.
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