Page 14 AQUATICS:
TO LAI FOR LAI TSUN
GOOD CHANCE FOR
TO TURN TABLES ON V.R.C.
NEITHER HUTCHINSON, ROZA PEREIRA NOR LAWRENCE SWIMMING
By "Adrem”
POSTPONED LAST NIGHT on account of the typhoon weather, the gala at Chinese Y.M.C.A. this evening should provide an excellent standard al- though W. Lawrence, L. Roza Periera and David Hutchinson will not be swimming for V.R.C. against Lai Tsun.
Lai Tsun appear to be at full V.R.C. are fully represented in strength and, having regard to the the ladies' events and Vivienne advantage they will have in swim-Churn should be a certainty for ning in their own pool, it is more the 50 yards free-style although than possible that they will win. again, home advantage and fresh With Taylor starting in the 50 water may enable Miss Kö, of Lal yards free style, this event appears Tsun to turn the tables.
fairly certain to be won by V.R.C. The official events will be inter- together with the
back-stroke spersed with junior events Tor event, in which A. K. Rumjahn Lai Tsun members and the final will carry their colours, but the results will probably rest on the 220 yards free-style and the 100 securing of minor positions. yards breast-stroke should both) go to Lui Tsun.
Following is the programme, which starts at 8 p.m., and teams: The relays should be open 60 yards Free-Style:-D. _H: Taylor affairs with V.R.C. winning the and Silva-Netto; Tsang Cheung-ming medley and probably just losing and- Fóng Wah. the 150 yards free-style.
220 yards Free-Style:-J. Gomez and} Yvanovich; Chan Chun-nam and Lau Tal-ping
50 yards Free-Style (Ladies):-Miss
COLLINS BEATEN
ON POINTS
on
Len Collins, former Hong Kong boxer, who is now in Manila, was beaten last Thursday in a bout for the lightweight cham- pionship of the Orient, by B. de Guzman. Guzman won points over 10 rounds. The "Manila Bulletin" said that Collins was the fresher of the two men at the end of the fight and if he had had anything like a decisive punch, would have won via the knock-out route.
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"D" DIVISION TENNIS PAIRINGS
GRAPHIC GOLF |.V. Churn' and Miss D. Weir: .Miss Ko The following are
Mul-ling and Miss Tsang Fung-kwan. League tennis pairings:—
120 yards Medley Relay:-A, K. Rum-]:
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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST" 22,,1040)
LEARNING TO SWIM
The Side Stroke
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By Guy Larcom, Jr..
Co-Author With Harold S. Ulèn of "The Complete Swimmer"
(This is the ninth of 'a series of '12 articles which appeared in
the "Christian Science Monitor.").
"THE SIDE STROKE is an old stroke, far slow- er than the crawl, back crawl, or even the breast- stroke, yet still remarkably popular. Swum in a comfortable. position on the side without straining the muscles or moving the limbs rapidly and with a. luxuriously long-glide, it is probably the least strenu- ous of all."
A breast-stroker swimming in been developed in this way, for ¡rough · watér may instinctively the two. strokes, are of the same turn his head to the side so that type. The side stroke has, for breathing will be easier. If he èxample, the same glide at the does this for long, it will gradual-completion of each stroke (see ly affect his stroke until even-figure 25) as does its fellow, and. tually he will be swimming what this glide marks the beginning is known as the side stroke. In- and end of each cycle of a single deed, the side stroke may have stroke and kick.
Division
P: L. W.
LITTLE
THOMSON
PICARD
FOLLOW THROUGH
VARIES:
SOME HAVE HANDS'
HIGHER THAN
LEFT SHOULDER SOME LOWER.
T. F. Lo and H. N. Chau.
120 yards. Medley Relay (Ladies):~|| (C.R.C." "A") Mias I. Lopes (back-stroke), Miss Y. Y. Y. Lam and S. Cheung Yolla (breast-stroke) and. Miss V (C.R.C. "B") · Churn (free-style); Miss Tsang Fung- A. Banker and L. Souza
(Filipino Club) ::.. | kwán: (bàck-stroke), Miss Ng Wun-ying
[breast-stroke) and Miss Ko Mul-ling. S. Wong and.S. Y. LI
[-(S.C.A.A:) (free-style),
100 yards Back-Stroke:—A. K. Rum-K. Chan and W. H.
Mok (S.C.AIALY Jahn and A. Lopes; Lau Yiu-ting and Q. Gillard and E. Ey. Poon Wing-kat.
mard (K.C.C
100 yards Broast-Stroke:÷E, M. Mar: P. H. Chiu,and K. N. ques and J. Marques: Fong Chung-U|| Lee (C:R.C. “A”) and Tam Sik-chuen.
K. C. ip and $. Yi. Li
(S.C.A.A),
Jahn (back-stroke), E. M. Márques K. Sung and K. c. Wan (breast-stroke) and D. H. Taylor (free- (S.C.A.A.) style); Lau Yiu-ting (back-stroke), K. T; Ng nnd K. C. Wong Fong Chung-U (breast-stroke) and (5.C.A.A.) Tsang Cheung-ming (free-style),
12
12
1/2 11/2
2 10
1
1.8
7
B
0:
.B
0
6
3
6
5-
150 yards Four-men Free Style. Re- lay:-D. H. Taylor, Silva-Netto, L. M. Au Kam-moon and Lea Remedios and A. J. Hassan; Fong Wah, Poon Wing-kai, Chan Chun-nam Tsang Cheung-ming.
6
Chee-man (C.C.C.)
3
+
and
Kitchell and M. I. Ra-
zack (1.R.C.)
12
7
5
¡CS, Wong and C. S: Lee
Royals' Gala
L-(S.C.AZA.)..
6
1242
7-12
¡M. A. Wahab and K. M.
Rumjahn (LA.C.)))
12
7/2 4/2
an in-
12
T/2 4/2
2
4
G
4
3
Although it will not bring ad-,"mouthfuls." Although the posi- miring gasps from spectators, the tion of the body on the side side stroke has a logical place in swimming positions, it is not dif-
seems less natural than the other- every person's swimming equip-ficult to assume while swimming ment because of its general use- and it involves no strain on the fulness: It is a good rough water body or the neck. Its. famous stroke, permitting the swimmer to scissor kick makes it an extreme- face away from the waves and ly valuable: adjunct to lifesaving chop and thus avoid unexpected work.
NIGHT PUTTING
By BEST BALL
Golf practice to be bene- ficial should be made as in- teresting as possible. And as practice is essential to skill, the successful player to-day must keep at the game con- tinually. With great numbers of players on the links from dawn to dusk, the player who aspires to championship heights but lacks thèse hours of practice is handi- capped. For instance Byron Nelson, 1939 U.S. Champion, was handicapped in just. this way as a youth. True he served a short apprenticeship as a caddy, he played quite a bit as a youngster but when the
time came for him
really get down to work, at the game, if he expected to make a champion of himself. He found he had to hold down
a job from 9 to 5, Like the majority of Just average golfers to-day.
$. R. Sallon and,M. 'Ram- Royal Scots will hold
zah (KTTC) formal gala this evening at 7.30s. A. R. Bux and K. M. p.m. in the new Army swimming RumJahn (1:R.C.) pool at Victoria Barracks: Eight|C. M. Khan and M. H. teams will participate in a five-a-; Haasan (K.1.T.C.) side knock-out water-polo tourna-Gonzales and Kwan (Fili-
pino Club) .... ment, an innovation for the Co- lony.
sex Regt., Royal Corps of Signale, M. Rampan and Johan
Dad (K.L.T.G.) European Y.M.C.A. and, Royalk. T. Ng and K. I. Chan
Scots.
(S.C.A.A.)
H. A. Ribeiro and .F.
Gonzalez (Filipina Club) g c. W. Chu and C. N. Chang (C.R.Č. “D") ..
(Continued from Next Column) c. Wei and K. N. LI
Razack. (1.R.C.)
M. P. Máðar and M. 1.
S. T. Chau and T..C. Yuen, (C,R.C. "A") ... E. Zimmern and H. Hung
(0.010.)**!
Chung (C.R.C. "B");
L. Hon and K. M. Wong.
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Having pushed off in a prone, positión 25.
The forward arm.
or glide position, arms and legs then makes a short pull to a point below the shoulder as in 26. This extended as if in the breast-pull enables the arm, the one on
a stroke, the swimmer can pull one the hip, to be slipped forward farm back to the hip, simultanes and the legs to be drawn up un-
ously rolling onto his side into til 27 is assumed.
P. H. Chiu and W.
Choy (C.R.C. "A") The teams participating, arely. Y. Lam and C. Y. Tso Royal Air Force (Kai Tak), (C.R.C. "B"). T.. H.M.S. Thracian, 8th 'Heavy|K. C. ip and K. C.
Wong (S.C.A.A.) Regt, R.A. (two teams), Middle-
0
0
3.
0
3
3
3 0.
3
6 3
6
32 2/2
A. E. Perry and H. W.
Crabb (K.C.C.)
(C.R.C. "A")
3.
V1⁄2.2:
C. Y. Tso and Y. Chan
3
2
↑
(C.R.C. "B")
3
Va 22!
to
| L. Jack and, A. E. Perry
(K.C.C.)
N. Leonard and A. Hung
3
2
1.
(0.0.0.)' ...
2,
K. M. Wong and C. F.
The (C.R.C. "B")
3
2
1
(T. F. Lo and P. F. Choy
(C.R.C. "A")
2
G. Singh and M. H. Hap-
T. C. Chiu and W. C,
san (KLT.G).
2
Choy (C.R.C. "A")....
2
[Y, Y.-Lam and Y. W
24
2.
Y. Chan and C. Y. Tse
(C.R.C. "B")
2
1 (C.R.C. "B").
2
Uahan Dad and S..5..
A. B. Hamson · and
[M.°C, Hung and T. C.Yu
2
1_ [2-(0,0.0.)
2
Ildefonso and. Ston. (Fill-
1
pino Club)
2
C. Y. Teo and C. Y, Tao
1
(C.R.C.. "B"}
2
B
1
B. Leonard and T. C. Yu
(C.C.C.),
.1
K.-M. Wing and J. W.-
Chung (C.R.C. "B")
1
The side stroke can be spocded
R. D. Crabb and G. Gil-
fard (K.C.C.)
1
2
H. W. Crabb and R. Tur.
.1
pin (K.C.C.)
F. Ozorio and. G.. Souza
(C.C.C.)
L. Llewellyn and A. E.
3
2
1
Parry (K.C.C.)
3
.3
22 Va
A. B. Hamson and H. P.
Lim. (C.C.C.)
0 1
S. T. Chan and K, N.
2a
1
1
ward; "The krices are bent and
2. Jack and R. Turpin
3.
1/2 (K.C.G.)..
3
2
1
from. which point they press
arm.'strokes. The second change the legs drawn up, on the side, is to the trudgen.
[Photographs and quotations are from
So
Nelson's aspirations might have perished then and there if a potential champion's driving force had not 'com-" pelled him to keep on, the youthfal Texan budgeted his time, for golf alone after. >working hours. Each workday
P.M., would find him, driving. out tee shots, then long Irons and, as the shadows grew longer, short approaches. Nelson's salary.didn't permit of many, lost balls. When it became too dark to loft the ball, he practised putting by placing a white handkerchief over the cup. The novelty of the idea plus a great deal of hard work had the desired result. While Nelson's Idea might not start a new putting vogue, golf widows seeking. their husbands late at night, might give a thought to the suggestion.:
NEXT: ARTICLE:
The Finish,
M. Moondharia and, M.
A. WEREB (I:R.C.)^(.*?) W. c. Choy and N. C.
Tang (C.R.C., MAM)...... „3. A. Semmelmann and K. |' O. Morsey (0.8.A.) 1. 3 [L. F."Hpn' and' Y."W. Chung (C.R.C. "B") ..
E. Büïl' and M. Dunne
(C.B.A.)
T. Lockhart and V. C.
Bond (C.B.A:):
S. A. R. Bux and. M.
Moodharia (LRUC.)
E. Qillard and T. Kevan
(K.C.C.)
B.. R. Salleh and A. R.
Azan (K.LT.C.)
W. Cheng and T. L.
fu (C.R.C.. "09) (.4.
J. Cho, and 2, T..Slon
(Filipino Club).
[M.: Singh--and 'A. Rozan
}: (K:1,T.C.) ·
}M. C) Hung and A. Huhg.
(0.0.0.)
|M; Hũ Harian,"and", Mit- Bingh (KLT.C.). NA** A. E. Parry and, H.
Stakan (I:CC:)
Hussain (K.I.T.C.)
1 }: -Zimmern (C.C.0;)
Los (C.A.C. "A") ....
Here, the legs are cooked ready, breast-stroke kick, the emphasis for the kick, the upper or rear is at full extension. This is not a amn (left in the picture) to be squeeze nor wholly a thrust kick, pulled back to the hip ngain, the but a combination of both. The lower or forward, arth, to be ex-swimmer should begin the leg tended. The drive accurs here, drive relatively slowly, putting they and like the drive in the breast-his greatest pressure on as stroke, shoots the swimmer ahead are fully extended,' then allowing As them to relax and swing together rapidly for a yard or more. 2momentum declines, another reas, in Figure. 25. 2volution of the stroke occurs..
The swimmer can exhale dur-up by recovering the rear or up- ing the pull of the rear arm and per arm through the air; in figure 126, for example, it would be 7.2 during the lick, in other words
during the glide; can inhale dure above water, entering forward of 12 12 ing the movements in Figure 20. the head before coming opposite The scissor kick is tike the the other arm in position 27. The time. legs recover at the same 1 1/2 breast-stroke kick, an effective Incorporation of this single over-
way of enabling the legs to "grip" the water and drive the body for arm is the first step in the change from the side struke to the over-
1/2 (Continued at fost. of preceding backward until brought together "The Complete Swimmer,"published by
at tuil extension. As in the the MacMillan Company of New York
Column)