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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1931.
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You've met
him under
hilarious
situations
before, but
never half
as funny
as hero of.
MARK TWAIN'S
STORY
PICTURE
WILL ROGERS
"A Connecticut Yankee
Turns ancient knights
into modern daze
with
Maureen O'Sullivan
Myrna Loy
Frank Albertson William Farnum
Directed by
DAVID BUTLER
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT !
There will be Special Showings on WEDNESDAY, 14th October
when
The Entire Proceeds are to be given to
THE YANGTSZE FLOOD RELIEF
FUND
The Programme will be na followa:-
2.30 p.m."CHARLIE CHAN CARRIES ON."
5.10 p.m. -
"DISHONOURED.”
7.15 p.m.“VAGABOND KING.".
930 p.m.
"DON'T BET ON WOMEN."
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CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
THE NEW ZEALAND AVERAGES.
Dempster Walks Away with Batting,
MERRITT'S HARD LUCK.
KOWLOON CHESS CLUB.
Committee Receive Congratulation.
Presiding at the annual goneral meeting of the Kowloon Chesa Club at the Central British School
SATOH WINS HIS DUEL WITH KIRBY.
Unlimited Patience Conquers.
THEIR FIFTH ENCOUNTER.
London, September 15.
The following were the averages yesterday evening, Mr. G. Franklin Four the second year in succes roturned by the New Zealand tour-Nightingale, the president, con-alon the South of England lawn ten- ing eleven at the conclusion ofgratulated the members of the
their tour of the British Isles:-
Batting.
C. S. Dempster
R. C. Blunt,
J. E. MIHA
Runs Aver. .1.778 59.26 .1.592 48.02
.1,306 31,81
T. C. Lowry (captain) 1,296 31:46
committee on the very successful your and the healthy state of the finances.
nis championships at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, were badly held up by rain on the final day. In the final occurred the fifth meeting this season of those two brilliant young players, Jiro Satoh, and, C. Kirby President: Mr. G. Franklin of South Africa. Satoh had been) Nightingale.
The officials for the year wors elected as follows:-
H. G. Vivian
.....1,002 30.36
Bowling,
Wickets Aver.
T. C. Lowry
15
18.26
IH. G. Vivian
0.1
23.75
A. M. Muthesum
44
23.81
1.
I. B. Cromb
58
26.29
C. F. W. Alleott
35
20.42
W. E. Merritt
99
26.48
SHANGHAI AGAIN
DEFEATED.
Close Match Against
Kowloon Dock.
The Shanghai bowls Interpart toam were defeated yesterday by the Kowloon Dock Recreation Club on the Club green by 19 shots to 116.
Scores:-
Kowloon Dock,
¡C. Atkinson
H. G. Cooper
H. M. McTavish
J. McKelvie
(Skip) ..10 Jharw
Shanghai. G. B. Stormes F. Medina
C. Richards
H. E. Peck
(Skip)....16
Shots Totul 'Shots Total
11
11
12
1:
13
13
21
19
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
LAWN BOWLS-To-day-Hong Kong v. Shanghai..
RACING-To-day-Ninth Extra Race Meeting,
FOOTBALL-To-day First Division-Kowloon. F.C. v. Club de Recreio at 4.30 pm.
CRICKET-To-morrow-Univer sity. Volunteers.
ABROAD.
FOOTBALL-To-day Full Lengue Programme.
the victor on the four previous oc- casions. Satoh as usual, displayed a perfect command of the ball, and kept a splendid length. Kirby, who! is an uncommonly attractive stroke player for a left hander was inclined to be just a little too eager to force the pace against a man who has un- limited patience. Satoh won by 6-4, 6-3.
championship
The only other event to be completed was the All England Men's Singles, and 0. 0. Tuckey beat C. P. Dixon, to whom he gave two sixths, by 8-6, 6-2, The staying powera and vitality of our veteran players is really re- markable. Both Tuckey and Dixon are past masters in the art of play. ing the drop shot, and much of their was an object lesson to those of the younger gen-i eration who had the good fortune to watch the match.
Vice-President: Mr. D. E. de stroke production
Carvalho.
Hon. Secretary: Mr. M. Cunietti, Hon. Treasurer and Captain: Mr. C. M. Sequeira.
Committee: Messrs. H. W. Ran- dall, C. E. Wong, and B. Paul.
The prizes won during the year were presented to the following successful competitors:-
Colony's Championship: Win- ner, D. E. Carvalho; Runner-up, C. M. Sequeira.
Club Championship: - Winner, C. M. Sequeira; Runner-up, H. W. Randall.
Minor Competition:-Winner, J. N. de Silva; Runner-up, A. J. Biriukeft.
men.
JOCKEY'S AMAZING
RECORD.
Three Days' Hectic
William
Racing.
London, September 22,
Nevett, the
famous
North Country jockey, attached to the Dobson Peacock stable, has ac-, thecomplished the feat, which ia pro- bably unique in the history of rac- riding 10 winners, three ing, of seconds and one third in 16 mounts; during three days' racing, perform- ing the hat-trick on each day and riding four winners and two seconda on the last day,
Playing only nine Hong Kong Hockey Club second eleven were defeated by a team from the South Wales Borderers by six goals to nil at King's Park yesterday afternoon.
The military team wore leading 16 by two goals in the first half.
EASIER
GOLF
-by-
H.STUART HOBSON
"SCLAFFING" AND HOW TO REMEDY IT.
A COMMON TROUBLE.
At the club they were discussing through, and he tends to flop down the four faults of the golfer-hook- | towards the ball. ing, slicing, topping, and "sclaffing."
That A member asked what "sclaffing" "acloffing." might be.
It is strange
of
is the beginning One form of "eclaffing" may be that this highly the result of going the wrong way descriptive term, one of the oldest about seeking a cure for topping. in golf, is almost unknown outside This is called "duffing"; the ball the country of Its origin.
is skied into the air, and all its "Sclaffing" is from the Scottish force is wasted in the journey. The verb which means to hit with a flat golfer may imagine that he has hit stick. In golf, the word has always a fine shot, but he sees the ball drop been associated with what is other many yards short of the distance wise called a "heavy" shot-when | he expected to reach. the club-head hits the ground before coming on to the ball.
"Duffing" is caused by dropping the right shoulder.
The impact with the ground may The golfer is determined to get be sufficient to turn the face of the down to his shot, and in doing this club,, ruining the shot, or, more he digs the club-head down so commonly with advanced golfers, it sharply that he hits the ground. may merely rob the ball of some just behind the mark, and des- length.
patches the ball with the top edge of the elub-herd.
Suggested Remedy.
"Temperamental.”
the trouble-the dropping of the right shoulder-and remedy It.
Topping is caused In the opposite way. The player starts the back- ward swing nicely relaxed. Near-: Ing the top, he "tightens up," or perhaps straightens the knees. The eye is shifted from its accustomed focus on the hall, and the shot is i mlased.
"Sclafling" does not seem at first! glance to be so serious a fault asi topping or "duffing," for the effect, nine times out of ten, is only to restrict the length of the shot..
It can do this, however, to shot after shot in a round without the golfer himself being aware that There is anything really wrong.
Due to a Fault. When this mild form of "sclaffing" persists throughout a golfer's game, It may be found due to a fault that recently in these I mentioned articles attempting to take the club-head straight up in the back! ward swing, instead of round the body.
Although the golfer should seek to keep the club-head along the in- tended line of flight as long as pos- sible, he should not fall Into the error of lifting the club straight} into the air.
It is vital to "swing round the legs" as the old professionals used to say:
"Picking Un" Club-Head, "Picking up," the club-head, especially with the right hand, in- stead of swinging it back with the left, tends to compel the golfer to come down heavily on the ball; he comes down, as he went back, too
There is no other word that des- cribes this type of shot, although Toeing lower is sometimes aug straight to get the clean,, “whip-
the fault is one of the most comanongested
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a remedy, but it ping" owing through the ball that be kept in mind that secures distance and direction: in golf. Often there is nothing in must the swing itself that should lead the a high tee may improve the It requires confidence to "swing golfer to come on to the ground smoothness of a golfer's swing round the legs" the player feels is д stalwart more certain of hitting the hall if first. The cause of the trouble is Bobby Jones nearly always temperamental. The advocate of a tee of maximum holifts the club-head directly up, golfer finds himself falling to con-height. The golfer who finds that The best remedy for claffing," as centrate, either because he is tiring a high toe helps his game in other for topping and "duming." 18 to or because the match is already won directions should certainly not sock practise at the swing until good or lost. He loses the determination the remedy in tecing the ball lower. style is made a habit~~(China Mall that brings the club-head sweetly. He should get at the real cause of Copyright.):
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