THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 8, 1989
Birth Place Of
The University of London Ladies' Rowing Club are practising at Chiswick for their forthcoming races with Oxford and Cambridge. Photo shows-Miss Mary Lunnen, the smart looking coxwain walks the plank to join the crew for an outing on the Thames at Chis- wick. (Copyright, Fox).
INTERPORT HOCKEY XI
DEPARTS
(By "STICKS")
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Of The Open
A Prestwick Golfing Experiment
(By AIR MAIL)
Any change affecting the great courses of these islands is worthy of attention. To the company of the truly great courses undoubtedly belongs Prestwick, which, apart from the famous play- ers it has laureated, even since the war, when it has in some ways been out-moded, is unique as the birthplace of the Open Champion- ship.
The Open Championship was! Action as regards the new ground last held there fourteen years has since hung fire, however; but ago, and the crowd scenes on that now the three new holes are being occasion led to some controversy made experimentally, and will be as to whether the old course was brought into play next month. The fit for any major meeting, and idea is that the members should try since then possible changes with them out thoroughly this year, and a view to improving the lay-out then make up their minds finally have been talked about.
as to whether they should be in- corporated permanently in the course.
FORMER TENTATIVE PLAN
in the hinterland beyond the pre- that sent tenth, back to a green was set across the burn, indicated a ticklish playing proposition real tester.
a
My recollection from my last A few years ago a tentative plan visit to Prestwick is that the new was devised for using the large
holes looked attractive on paper, tract of good-looking golf ground
and the long hole, as it was then that lies to the north of the present shown, played from a tee far out tenth hole, and three holes were. mapped out for that area.
Points in favour of that scheme were that not only did the new Twelve members of the Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Association ground harmonise with the best of Interport eleven left the Colony yesterday for Shanghai via coastal the old, but the extension in that
RETURNS THIS YEAR ports by the s.s. Yusang, while the remainder of the team compris-direction would permit of re-ar-
The Scottish Amateur Champion- ing Miss J. Greig and Mrs. F. Dalziel will probably leave here to- rangement that would either relieve morrow by the Terukuni Maru.
the rather congested ground in the ship returns to Prestwick this year, There were many people on
loop at the end of the course or and returns, incidentally, also to board to bid the team bon voyage,
SIX-A-SIDE HOCKEY would entirely displace the ground its statutory dates in the last week among those present being Mrs. TOURNEY POSTPONED
to the east of the Pow Burn, those of July, but that event will, I ima- as it now Webb, Hon. Secretary of the
holes on the other side of the Hima-gine, have the course The Hong Kong Hockey Association
which layas Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Asso-Six-a-Side Tournament which was sche-
comparatively stands. ciation and Mr. C. F. Webb, Mrs. duled for yesterday at King's Park, lacking in character.
Though the experimental altera- Trimmer, Mrs. B. W. Bradbury the heavy fall of rain shortly before timental claims for the loop that
was unavoidably postponed owing to There are, of course, strong sen-tions have a much wider than dom- and Miss Joan Bradbury, Mr. G.1 p.m. The Tournament will probably cannot be made for the present be adopted to improve the course, estic interest, and may eventually C. Burnett, Mr. and Mrs. A. S.be held next Sunday afternoon. Bliss Sr. and Mr. A. S. Bliss jr., Miss A. Fisher, Miss I. Buchanan, Mrs. G. C. Moss, Mr. Lunson and others.
Travelling with the 12 players who were Mrs. M. J. Lunson (Man- ager), Miss D. C. Moss, Miss E. M. Gray, Mrs. I. E. Stone, Miss I. L. Woolley (Captain), Miss H. M. Roid, Mrs. M. A. Read, Miss H. B. Harker, Mrs. O. A. Burnett, Miss B. C. R. Greaves, Miss G. A. White and Miss N. Westcott, were Miss V. M. L. Bradbury, captain of the wym juniors, Miss M. K. Vessoons and Miss E. R. Bliss, both of St. An- drew's Club.
It is understood that the team will meet a mixed eleven in Swatow en route to Shanghai.
Providing the weather keeps fine, the team should arrive in Shanghai] about Thursday next, giving the `players a day to get rid of their sea legs and a chance of acclimatising themselves.
Mra. Webb said she was very hopeful of securing two berths on the Terukuni Maru on Tuesday, but everything depended upon the advance bookings at Singapore,
The Interport match will be played on the coming Saturday. Shanghai's team has been selected as follows:
Misses U. Paelz, E. Bloomfield, M. Osa, I. Wilkinson, M. Ballingall, M. Malinovsky, J. McKeown (Cap- tain), D. Eardley, M. Sheridan, N. Kelly, and U. Berg.
Reserves:-I. Ornberg, J. Piccoz- zi, S. Forestier, P. Forshaw and M. Collaco.
On Siday, Hong Kong's team will meet Rest of Shanghai, and on Monday next they will be pitted against the Greens, champions of the northern port.
Several tiffin-and- tea partics have been arranged, but the main nt will be the Interport dance
be held at the Shanghai Club on April 11.
Race
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sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth.
Explosion Shot Safest
By BEST BALL
Trouble shots are largely double trouble to the average golfer. In addition to the niceties of execu- tion of the correct shot there is a constant question in the player's mind as to which is the correct shot to play. Generally speaking the player tries to do too much. Instead of merely trying to escape from the scene, he is anxious to place the ball on the green or at least in a situation, where he will have a chance of making up the deficit stroke by accurate stroking on the succeeding shots. The re- sult undoubtedly would be much better if the player would try
GRAPHIC GOLE
SELECTING RIGHT TYPE OF SHOT ESSENTIAL IN SAND
TRAPS
GOOD PLAYERS "REGARD "EXPLOSION
SHOT
AS SAFEST.
PROCEDURE
merely to get his ball out.
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For example consider the sand trap shot. There are numerous ways of hitting the ball out, but most of them are only efficient methods when played by: an ex- pert. Furthermore, this rame
· group are almost unanimous their belief that the explosion the safest shot. Such overwhelm- “ing evidence as to the t the shot should lend the player to become adept Ailapt a slightly open star
the fact remains that, despite its somewhat crowded and old-fashion- ed features, Prestwick, even with the long-travelling ball of to-day has in its post-war Championships certificated players whose merits Jim could not be questioned an
the feet firmly imbedded to fortify the balance against the shifting sands, the ball well back toward the right foot and employ upright swing. Practice will give one the experience on the quantity of -sand to take for the carry necessary. Wednesday-Watch the right arm.
Barnes in the Open; Sir. Ernest Holderness, T. P. Perkins, and Law- son Little in the Amateur; and John Wilson in the Scottish Amateur.
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TO BETTER GOLF
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vibration is dampened
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3. Perfect balance ensuring absolute confidence in strokes.
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