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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 21, 1939.
PTE.
BRIDLE
BEATS PTE.
FLOOD IN THRILLING BOUT Furious Exchanges Between Bolam, Macey
PTE. REVELL
INJURED
BATTLES PLUCKILY ON
By LEN COLLINS
(FORMER AMATEUR LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF GREAT BRITAIN.)
BEFORE A VERY satisfactory crowd and under good| conditions, Middlesex Regiment's inter-company novices' boxing tournament wound up at Shamshuipo last night with an easy victory for H.Q. Company.
Some of the finest bouts of the series
there
were witnessed last night and although, | SOCCER as in the previous evenings, were few exhibitions of real skill, the enthusiasm and courage of most of the contestants contributed to an excellent evening's sport.
Best fight of the evening, in my opinion, was the heavyweight bout Bridle and Flood. between Ptes.
It was a case of brawn against brawn and although there was no K.O., both men landed some real- ly telling punches. There was little in it at the finish Pte. Bridle managed to secure the verdict.
and
Another extremely good fight saw Bdsmn. Bolam beat Plc. Macey. Both men went
at it hard from the sound of the bell and Л the exchanges were fast and furious, very good fight.
1/Cpl. Barratt gave the impression that he was trying to chew his way to victory in the other featherweight encounter. This phlegmatic individual, even when hit hard, kept up his eternal chewing, appearing to forget that he was in the ring to fight! Re- sult was Pie. Bradford won.
Dmr. Dewbury in a Pte. Tait lost to splendid bantamweight' bout. Both fight- ers 'made up in fire what they lacked in weight and Inches and tore into each other right through.
I thought Ple. Revell, who lost to Pte. Webb in the light-heavyweight division, was a trifle unfortunate. He was obviously quite a good boxer but the fact that his opponent was a southpaw appeared to take all the wind out of his salin. Webb gave a very nice display but failed to land any really telling blows.
DID NOT USE RIGHT
and is another southpaw Cpl. Manning although he beat L/Cpl. Wookey. I failed to understand, as a southpaw myself, why he did not make more use of his right. He did not land a single good blow on this hand.
Pte. middleweight bout, In the other Marrable gave an extremely plucky exhi- and about the nose billon. Although cut having a gash over the eye, he stood up to L/Cpl. Wilson with great courage. Wilson
won.
Pte. Fredman, also a middleweight, beat. Pte. Williama almost entirely with his left. while Pte. Baker beat Pte. Bridge in a good slugging contest.
Saw Pte. Robinson Other welter events beat L/Cpl. Shaw through his constant at- tacking, L/Cpl. Colebeck secure the ver dict over A/Bdr. Nix in a tame affair and Ple, Cohen beat L/Cpt. Weaver.
Among the lightweights L/Cpl. Williams I think that White- beat Pte. Whitehouse. house might have won had he got into his man instead of dancing all round the ring. DANCING NOT BOXING!
The other bout was hard to recognise as a boxing contest; it had more of the ap pearance of a dancing display. Both men al- -pranced - prettily round the ring and though Grossmith beat Day, I still think he
·was never` quite sure what was going to happen!
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
Mrs. Chiu & Miss Griffiths Win Easily
In the Second Round-of the Ladies' -open doubles Tennis championatitp,
favourites, "Mrs. Chiu
Miss Madge Grifiths
Burnett and Miss straight sets by 6-1,
matches were
GUNNERS
MANILA
NOT COMING
Manila, To-day.
Owing to the school examina- clone and the difficulty of play- ere obtaining the necessary leave the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation are unable to accept Asso- the Hong Kong Football clation's Invitation to visit Hong Kong during the Chinese New Year for the Interport soccer game-Our Own Correspondent.
BEAT SCOTS
IN SHIELD REPLAY
(By
SPORTSHAWK ”)
ROYAL SCOTS, WHO WERE without the services of two regular players, Salter, the 'keeper, and Symons, left half, did very well to hold 8th Heavy Regiment, who were at full strength, to a single goal in the Junior Shield Replay at Caroline Hill yesterday afternoon.
GRAPHIC GOLF
GENE
SARAZEN
CLUBHEAD CONTACTS BALL STRAIGHT,
IN BACK.
ARC OF SWING
NOT WIDE
BUT FIRM GRIP.
INCREASED TENSION GAIN CLUBHEAD
SPEED
·CUOL
10-6
REDÚCING THE SWINGING ARC
not
By BEST BALL While Gene Sarazen does employ as wide a swinging arc as of his contemporaries, he many can gain an appreciable distance To understand the off the tee. method by which he gains his high clubhead velocity, one must travel back to Mr. Sarazen's youth. At that time Gene possessed and employed a rather wide arc but the width was predicated on the technique of allowing his right .hand to relax its grip at the top of the swing and letting the shaft fall into the slot between his right thumb and forefinger.
Realizing the danger in such a method, Sarazen gripped the club more firmly. This cut down the swinging are but the tension. created by this Armi grip; gave greater punch and increased the clubhead speed. Furthermore the results were more accurate with With the the shorter stroke. longer swing there is more chance Sarazan of
crora “freeping in.
has
been quite right hand lous and has often stated Fight hand plays How in a golf stroke. Golfers, who have a tendency to hold the club too loosely low the pattern Barniens cafi
wing, might
It will be recalled that they drew with the winners previously, sharing eight goals at Sookunpoo, in the first game.
over Salter's Douglas, who took
throughout berth, had a busy time
while
quite
as
as his
and performed very steadily, Fowler, right back, was
defence in impressive more experienced partner, Parnaby cleared strongly on numerous occa- sions.
CRICKET
A LA SOFTBALL
(By “GRANDSTAND”)
On Sunday instead of spending the day at King's Park and Prince Edward soft- Road, as customary, to watch ball, I was inveigled into going to Craigengower Cricket Club to watch an all-day cricket match between the Middlesex Bn, and No. 3 (M.G.) Coy. H.K.V.D.C.
This is the first time I have really watch- know ed a cricket encounter. I did not beans about this English game, but now I such a conversation and use 'can join in
words as snick, mid-on, slips, glide, glance etc.. thanks to M. G. instructor, Sgt. Bur gess, of the Die-Hards, who gave me the low down on the game.
The boys locked horns at the appointed Arst. time with the Emma Gees batting Colour Sgt. E. C. Fincher and L/Cpl. D. Hung opened the session for the Defence.
men, entering the field looking like pen- sins with their shin guards on and
the
maces tucked under their arms. After five
tout by Jones and chucked by Pearson for
times across the turf Fincher was caught the first fall which to me meant the Arsi
erasure.
Keeping it to myself I thought Fincher did very badly indeed with the willow wand and a good razzing was in order but, as ΟΙ gentlemen's game, razzing this was a barracking is taboo. In fact as an ardent baseball and softball fan I was warned to this effect before the fray. I must con- fess that I had an awful time controlling Ernie myself when Pearson fanned Sgt. Zimmern for the second putout, the red pill splintering the tooth picks and only one measly count tallied by Ernie Ernie re- marked when he got back into the bar. "It "What's A a ‘duck', anyway, was not
Oh! I set. 'duck' Sgt. Burgess?" I asked. but that's a funny word to use in a gent's game when he meant shutout or blanked.
NOT SO GOOD
D
Another Sgt. who did not do so well with the hickory was George Winch. He... came. back to the sideliness without the two zeros after the one, looking pale under the gills after "Doughboy" Hatfield whiffed him for
Fraser, in the pivotal position, was the outstanding player in the inter- mediate line for the losers, and kept for- a close check on the winners' wards. Symons' position was taken over by Wiseman, who was erratic. Scots' forward line was a little un- balanced but if they had possessed a better left wing combination a differ- ent story might have been told. The other three forwards played splendid-clouts. For the bucks Pte. F. Zimmern 24 ly.
PURDUE'S DISPLAY
and
one.
The Lance Corps had a good day with board with 41 and L/Cpl. Norman Mackay the planks L/Cpl. Dougie Hung topped the was good for 39. Bath belted seven clroult
and Pte. T. Madar 22 not out were tops.
Hatfield and L/Cpl. Pte. "Doughboy"
like a million "Nippy** Young chucked bucks for the Regulars, fanning three aplece. Hind-snatcher "Whisky Dry" Jones
the red pellet. was flashy behind the sticks in snatching
The winners' were best served by
the sticks,
Pte. "Curly Top" Cordery took slugging Purdue, between Doyle, at right back, who, with his honours for Middlesex with 38, Pte. Wi- Chinese partner, Wong Kit-hing, kept Hams with 29 not out was second.
tween the 7th and 9th out they slashed no the opposing forwards out of shoot-two sluggers paired very well and in be
Jess than og' ochits, ing range.
No score was registered until
before
interval, minutes
the both sides were though
These
The Emma Gées' fingers did very well start but weakened in the
Later
enemy
by The forwards, well supported their wing halves, combined excel-at the lently, their short-passing enabling stages of the combat. I was told that poor strategy by the 3 M.G. captain prevented them to break through the losers'a victory and, in the locker room later, I heard a private remark that the Volunteer defence or several occasions.
have offered the or did he say "donkey fivechickers should mare "Jack258"
which al- dropa" instead of fast deliveries trying, the Middles Tapped up just like a cat would their utmost, Owens, on the right| milk. Lễ, D. Anderson led the moundsmen wing for Gunners, then centred for for the Khaki boys with three falls while Sgt. Winch and Pte. F. Zimmern were very steady "on" the slab, but I think they were Cross, inside-left to score. num.
in favour of Way - and Mid-field play "featured the 'second yanked too soon
further Mackay. half, when there was no scoring.
8th Heavy Regiment:-Purdue: Wong Kit- hing and Doyle; Woolbridge. Barnsley and Marsten; Owens, Dunne, Burgess, Cross and Wochard.
↑ "FIELD!"
I almost forgot to say that besides watch ing the game I got into the field after toi, when Pte. Mme Hapley had to go to keep Royal Scots'-Douglas: Fowler and Pur- | a dále.; I substifled for him at mid-on naby; "Gibb, Fraser, and Wiseman; Hatie, Allan, Giblin.
McKay,
Mo- (Whatever that ), and I actually touched Williamson and the Bid once, in almost two hours of Beld-
ing! I was not dewed on, the field in my Bunday pantaf was offered a pair of white gabardille our times my size, and Had on inside out a sports shirð
maslo, get into 1. may have
due perhaps
the genje.
-- (Continued from Next Col) itself bored me to tears, but in the ciation with the "rintlemen," the lent huch(filin to the cricketown) at 3d 14 hours, high tua at 10. hours and, fai
not least, with the pink gins: I learned to | mari drink in camp.: I must say I had a rip snort= | whez ing dime, no less), butt,
be watching another ari
meantime I am sticking to- the America