THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 6, 1940.
FIREWORKS BY JEAN NICHOLL SOME AND KAY MENZIES IN CHARITY
TOURNEY IN LONDON
WIMBLEDON STARS THRILL THE CROWD
LAWN TENNIS STARS provided doubles matches of Wimbledon quality on the two indoor courts at Queen's Club, London; last month in aid of a War Relief Fund and Red Cross, writes a cor- respondent from Home.
On the outdoor hard courts
Mrs. Marcus Marsh (Elleen players of club and county stan-Bennett) made a return to big dard took part in an American tennis with Ronald Shayes in a tournament.
doubles. They were beaten by Highlight of the day was the Miss Yorke and H. Billington women's doubles game, in which 6-2, 6———4. Miss Jean Nicoll and Mrs. Men- Eileen has not played in public zies (Kay Stammers) beat Mrs. for three years, and, her game Little (Dorothy Round) and Miss lacked that sting which comes Billie Yorke 6--3, 7-9, 0-4. with constant practice.
Dorothy had travelled in the morning from Worcestershire. Shel gave a glimpse of her finest play in the second set, when she pro- duced some fast forehand cross- court drives.
Jean Was Superb
Olliff And Billington
Shine
Billington and Pilot-Officer John Olliff were irresistible in two matches. They beat Tony Mot- tram and Edmund Burke 6-4, 6-4, and then repeated the per- But she has not played much formance against Mottram and tennis since the war, and she and Shayes, winning 6–2, 6–4. Miss Yorke were beaten in the last set by a real display of fire-| works by Jean and Kay.
Jean's tennis was some of the best I have ever seen, even on the Centre Court. Her running-in
E. Wittmann, the Polish Davis Cup player, who is now In the British Army, and Miss Joan Ingram beat Miss Gem Hoahing and W. C. Choy 7-5, 7—5. H. A. Coldham and Miss Mary' volleys, her speed and direction Whitmarsh won the American were superb. Jean is fast deve-doubles tournament in a final on loping into the perfect player. the main court with 11 points.
COTTON RAFFLESGOLF LESSON FOR £40
HENRY COTTON'S extremely inventive mind is hard at work concocting a new money-producing scheme to increase the takings at his next match for the "Daily Sketch" War Relief Fund on July 27, writes L. V. Manning last month.
He will be partnering Maureen Ruttle, the schoolgirl winner of the recent "Daily Sketch" South-| E|
ern Tournament.
Henry's inventions include his own system of scything the long grass in his home paddock with-: out loss of life and limb- Mrs. Cotton locked herself in her room and drew the blinds when the first experiment was carried out!
Since taking part in charity golf matches Henry has thought, up various schemes for raking In extra money, Including the "eagles and birdies racket." Spectators are invited to reward the player who beats par as they consider he deserves, and the money goes to the Fund, "It turns exhibitions
"THE
TALES OF A FAMOUS CRICKET UMPIRE
GRAPHIC GOLE It may have been tough.............................................¶
GROOVING ARC
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STROKE
RIGHT: ARM
CLOSE TO BODY
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on Bill Reeves, one of cricket's most colourful umpires, fielding for Essex COMFORTABLY Club and Ground last month at mid-on and mid-off (which when you are 64 is better than long- on and long-off), but the bowling hand of the old irrepressible has not lost! its cunning. He took three for 21, writes a London
'ALLOWS
IMPACT
SQUARE ->
TO BALL
LIKE JONES ABOVE:
OR
FROM THE INSIDE
OUT IN THE.
1 MANNER OF
JOHNNY BULLA Correspondent.
AVOID OUTSIDE IN STROKE
Impact Position
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7.5
By BEST BALL. Allowing the right elbow to stray away from the right side on the downstroke is a com- mon error. Its reaction on the clubhead arc is to allow it to swerve outside the line of flight and cut across the ball This' from the outside in. adds a slicing tendency to the shot. If the right arm is kept well in, as both Jones and Bulla are doing above, the impact position will be good which means that the chances of the shot being good are -high. Such procedure keeps the arc of the club close to the body, so that the clubhead can contact the ball straight along the line, or slightly from the inside out. Both are re- commended swinging paths.
He also bagged a balloon, but, having learned the true philoso phy of the crease in many years, of excellent umpiring, that didn't depress Bill..
the
And here's two more of jendless stream of Bill Reeves stor-
ies you may not have heard.
SING TAO'S
BIG WIN
(SPECIAL: TO "CHINA MAIL").
Sing Tao scored: their biggest win of the tour when they beat the Chinese Re- creation Club yester- day at Penang by 6 goals to 2.
Kwong Ying- kee scored four goals and Lai Shui-wing and Yeung Shui-yick the others.
(Copyright by "Sing, Tao Jih Pao.”.
Arrived in the dressing-room at close of play, he was approached by a famous player who said he wasn't out lbw, Reeves having given the decision. "Weren't you," ford next replied William. "You-have a "called." look at the morning papers."
day without being
He did so and was not "called," Once in reply to a loud ap:but was spotted by a lynx-eyed peal Reeves replied "Not out" Lancastrian in the crowd who did firmly and then, as the bowler not forget to give tongue. walked back, said softly: "Bar- nardo!".
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The old bodyline firm of Lar- the wood and Voce appeared for a meant Notts eleven against a Derby Bor-
der League side last month.
At the end of the over bowler asked what he by "Barnardo."
"You're always: appealing, aren't you," said Reeves.
On Throwers
had
TO-DAY'S BOWLS
On hearing that a player named Thrower was to play for Essex at Chelmsford recently, a colleague told me reminiscently there
-to-day's Following is been two previous instances of at gramme of matches in the Third. least suspected throwers in that Round of the Open Pairs Láwn county history.
Bowls Competition.
At C.S.C.C.
Xavier and R. F. Luz.
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pro-
In 1900, when the authorities drew up a black list of bowlers R. Basa and J.-S. Landolt v L. F. with doubtful deliveries, asking county captains not to put them' on the list, included C. B. Fry, E. who rarely bowled and then are
well, Bill Quaife, of Warwick, Geeson, of Leicester, and the late A; F. G. Bull, of Essex.
Though Bulla's right arm is closer in than Jones their positions at this point are highly similar. Both "pushing off" the right foot to accelerate the unwinding of the body and add momentum to the "swing. The curvature of their bodies is the same as at address, the left hip well out of the path of the stroke and left leg braced to hit against. The average player would do well to try and emulate this position at im- pact.
GREATEST PLAY
SEEN...
I'VE EVER
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(This is another of a series of short descriptions of "The Greatest Play I've Ever Seen," as appearing in the Shanghai "China Press,")
BY HARRY NILES
AS TOLD TO HAL, P. MILLS'.
Tavares? and whiffed the next two men.
Tavares
Remember Carl
into challenge There was a lad who could 'play Up to bat came Carl
matches," says Henry, "for we have our private bets on wholennis, baseball and many other and what he did may prove the scores the most birdies. Eagles sports, an all-around, we regard as sheer luck in most loving man
cases.
This subscribing on the course)
and amateur sports..
sports-subject of pro and 'con arguments.
of
a credit, to Personally, I think it was smart
baseball but probablý a lot fans will hold opposite views.
Again the new Marine twirler threw three straight bad, ones which the umps obligingly called balls.
He is the hero of my tale, a has brought in hundreds of pounds tale of a baseball game several this year.
years ago at the Race Course, forget the exact year and won't attempt to name it.
A New Record Henry is both player and auc- tioneer on these occasions, and recently, as an added inducement or infield or even pitch, in fact, no strikes, the pitcher threw. a
Carl could catch, play outfield
to generous spectators, put up the nine positions.
I've seen him play every one of golfing lessons from himself to the highest bidder.
With the count three balls and
The Shanghai Amateurs were His first, raffled lesson brought clashing with a strong Marine with the pitcher in the hole. Carl,
team and game.
was nip-and-
In 40 in twolve minutes.
homesters.
fast straight ball squarely at the plate: Under, ordinary circum- stances a batter would take Jono or even, two strikes, what |however, crossed up the hurler Cotton tells me he expects the tuck for eight innings; In the and swung on the fast, straight record for the Red Cross Fund to ninth, the Leathernecks went on one. Connected, too.
and when the be beaten at Harborne, Birming- a batting spree
It was a hard hit ball to left- ham, to-morrow, when he and side had been retired, three runs
With a half- centre and Carl didn't stop until Open Champion Dick Burton were chalked up. meet in a 30-holes match in the inning to go it looked bad for the safely at secondi He promptly took a long lead' and when the afternoon and evening.
next hitter dropped a tensing The club has already annexed But "Demon" Hyde started the single to right Carl stampered one record by collecting £500 be-fireworks with a screaming home with the winning run.. fore the match begins. The chal- double to centre, which might|
Smart ball or foolishness? lenge is all tho-more piquaint in have been a triple is the "Demon". that Burton, chased by Cotton at had hustled a bit more. The next Smart, I'd say. Sundridge, beat him by a singla batter singled him to third and (HPM's note: Mr. Harry Niles stroke for the "Daily Mall" first both stored when the next man is a well-known business man ∙prize a weele-ogojni
lambasted a triple to deep right; American; a man-about-town, n Proud, possessor of the record centre: The Marines hastily devotee of clenn sports and a for a day's takings for the Red changed pitchers' and the new laver of dumb......... animals, parti- Cross Fund de Abbeydale Club hurler, after throwing three cularly small dogs. Also an Old Sheffield, who collected £1,000 straight balls, regained control China Hand.)
not
The other case was when C. J. Kortright backed himself, when W. playing billiards in a Manchester hotel, to throw a ball at Old Traf
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