Is The Golf Ball Being Driven Too Far?
Restriction Is Necessary Say Several Players
While in analysis of the letters) does not too far or to spend his in the wading knew-derp I have received clearly Indicates time That the mass of gulfers are op rough. Can there be any doubt as posed to a reduction in the pre- to his answer?" I agree; no doubt
of sent, power
the bali ast all exist.
MAXIMUM BOUNCE TEST suggested by a Special Committee appointed
Royal and by the
The correspondent concludes with Ancient club to investigate the suggestion. It is that the present subject, the views of the minority | size and weight of the ball should are not without a certain interest. Des retained, and that a maximum Alarm is expressed at the ever- | bounce test should be added. He Increasing distauers which the anticipates no difficulty in construct- modern ball can be delyen, and ing a "rebound tester." und feels that unters restrictive measures | certain that restriction on these are Introduced most golfing holes lines would limit length and so solve Inters The proposal will degenerate into a delve and the problem. a pitch."
that manufacturers would strictly This is the substance of some of and faithfully adhere to the test. .the letter from correspondents of
skili. varying degrees of
The following letter from a Leeds cor- respondent, who confesses to being a rabbit, though he once played down to a single gure handlenp, is typical: "Most of the arguments in favour of retaining the present ball are based on the assumption Chaut the ching interest of the ordinary player is mere length....5 very much doubt this,
We now come to the other side of the question. A correspondent from Repton, Derby, agrees whole- heartedly with my view that to cut over the carrying power of the ball wilt detract from the pleasure of 95 per cent. of golfers. He contends that the same argument applies with additional force to the proposal to
He says:--- tighten up courses,
"If all courses were beset with the difficulties of Pine Valley, 1, for The touchy point . his Tenth one, should be compelled to give up
The course of which as compared with that of his ustil the gamm opponents. The actual distance is am a ember is sufficiently trying only of impurtioner by comparisen as it is, and at this time of the year the yardage of the hole. If many around is spoilt by the ir- with the ball 1 artikelally lengthened; ritating delays due to narrow fair-
11. sult, ways hemmed in by long grass, then courses usually follow with the result that the poor 'rabbit' In addition, we were afflicted with is left in much the same predica-bravity bunkered. postage-stamp ment as before, except that he has greens, there would be a riet. Those to walk further between cessive of us, and we are legion, who look shols. That this hiking business upoù Sunday morning an has already been carried for enough sion for a pleasant blend of sport. exercise, and social contact do not was obvious at Hoylake,"
ENGRAVED IN THE PYRAMIDS want to return tardity to uneli with why frayed tempers, and minus a pocket- asits The
correspondent
furl of ball golfers should be expected to re- gord the 1.02 figure regulating both) diameter ind weight as having been Toned engraved in the
A PRACTICE CONDEMNED
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1 1936.
Mr. Kwok Hin-wang, Chairman of the Chinese Bathing Club, who gave away the prizes at the annual aquatic sports during the wook-and.
CLUBHOUSE CHATTER
BY
"VERITAS"
(l'entived from Page 5)
be for the KLTA. to circularisa clubes enquiring whether they would he prepared to put up certain guaron - tee to obtain the services of a Bret ekss conel, say for twelve months, These guarantees.
would probably
have to raver passage money from and to Boglar, and 2017) - taming fee per month for the year. The earth's profits would be derived from his mail, the charges being feed be arrangement between the coach and the HKITA. There are half H duzen alternathe ***Tong- ments, but whichever was attempted!
Y sure it would! prove
success.
b
Do not let it be supposed that Seek Homeside Advice
advocate narrow fairways, hemmed
Pyramids is with long strass, in which bulls "If the main object of golf che pre brt. On the contrary, 1 on) in the self-glorification of the team the poor performer, why not repove the restrictions altogether d let thing to
the makers do their worst" sure they would soon produce
The wording of even longer ball.
WoD
practice, recommend it,
which A
(031- haa
Golf is
clive but
Dacast tor never
So far
Sun whether such a venture would warth dile from the view- played for pensame and recreation, point of improving Bonglong femmis. எம்
I am confident that it would. as I know there is not a single, first- People into lunatie asylums.
class, second-class, DF third-class player in the world of national or in- terational tests to-day, who
with tho des falling away. at Becessarily into bunkers, lend pee and interea to the game, and encourages skill in the execution of the shots.
the 1.62 ftration shows that it green cunningly constructed,
not introduced in order to Was
redure standarise the bad but to
failed in this power. At it hos object why bother to retain it
The correspondent's suggestion to remove the restrictions Bs regardi weight and size is a subtle one.
GE
to
errors in
not, at some time or another In the courge of his or her career, enjoyed the benefits of professional coaching. The correspondent Ken BN: The pond coach does not go on the H. Players of the sub-tiger class, like
court and bang a ball obout with you. He stands aside while two pupils is quite right in supposing that niyself, commit many golding crimes manufacturers would compete with the use of a round, Penalize play and closely watches them, after- the punish wards pointing out their mistakes and hall us by all means, but another in.. producing;
crime. Let us lose auvising them
em how they can be COP- that anyone equld drive three hun- ment Bt the
recteci, Constant practice dred yards. There would be such strokes, but not balls. To be en- an orgy of long driving that the cop by nerving hazards is absolutely necessary if progress a Hoyal and Ancient would be com- merely to make us hook, and stice, tennis is to be attained, but that pro- The and top. implore you, therefore,gress will be considerably retarded in pelled to step in to prevent utter ruin of the game. Justuled to tread firmly on any proposal to spite of hours of intensive practice, if tion for the introduction of restric- take courses more difficult tive, measures would be infinitely it is a matter of national im-the player, because he lacks the right
his to reveal greater than Is the case at present. Prtance that we should win
Atechnique, stroke production or foot- agrees with Walker Cup, then let the tigers be The correspondient
same specially figerish work, continues to make the
stroke wrongly day after day, 11 be attached to the fact that the ex-, courses, which to the long handicap would be foolish to rush Beadlog me that no undue importance needsegregated perl is constantly scoring low sixties At the same time, helfentated fairways, vicious, rough, into such a venture, and the safest playing merciless bankers, and microscopic and most obvious course would-be-to- deplores the fact that in
But even the tigers might approach the English L.T.A., request. round the average content: the expert; greens. has no occasion to play many of the be conceded a green or two with their advice in the matter of a suitable comparative spaciousness of an in- professional couch. It is the avowed finer shots of the game,
English L.T.A. velope, for, after all, it is putting principle of the PERPETUAL DRIVE AND CHIP
that wins championships.“
to assist in crery possible way her dilated "We are told (he adds) there are
Associations, particularly those in the British Dominions, 50 few experts that they can
Hong fignored, anch hundreds of thou-
Colonies and Dependencies. sinds
watch of people annually
Kong L.T.A. can therefore confidently these players in championships angl
turn to the parent body for assistance fouranarents. The people who pay
In this quest, while, I for one, would are entitled to see the game, at its
tennis clubes and players did not come surprised if Hongkong best.
forward 10 give the necessary Buarantees to entice a first-claset coach to come out here. In any case it is worth thinking about. -
in the player
be
would be a nightmare of
AREA WATER POLO
with the perpetual drive and East Lancs. Too Good For
chip this is certainly not the case to-day.
"There would rightly be an outery
if in other games, such as tennis,
The Other Units
for example, playing conditions! Without losing A single Rame were so altered as to eliminate the during the whole competition. the diment
shots. and scientifle anyone suggests that the hole
be 2nd Battalion, the East Lancashire made larger or that the stymie, be Regiment, won the Hongkong Arra abolished he in treated as a crank. Water Polo League for 1936 with a Yet in the last five years the ball total of 23 points. manufacturers
have
allered the
The Royal Engineers were second | balance of the game to a far larger with 18 points, and the ath. Heavy extent than either of these, changes Brigade, Royal Artillery, third with
16 points. would have done. Further. t118
The nal standing of the teams balance has been so changed that
on was as follows: still greater emphasis is laid
2nd. Entt. East Lanes..... 23 points. putling."
10 points The correspondent does not agree Royal Engineers that the balance can be restored by 8th. Heavy Brigade. R.A. 16 points tighter bunkering
smaller 2nd. Butt. Royal Welch
Fusiliers greens. Such measures he con- tends will
lost 5th. Anti-Aircraft Brigade, restore the
ILA. brassie and the No. 1 iron shot to
and
the game. "Ask the average golfer ist. Ball, Royal Ulster Rines whether he would prefer a ball that. Combined Small Units
.10 points
B points
5 points
points
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
be very
London, Sept. 7. The latest callover for the St. Leger at Doncaster on September & was as follows:—
Rhodes Scholar 11 to 8 t and o. Mahmoud 7 to 2 o, 75 to 20 t, Raeburn 100 to 6 i und v. Boswell 100 to 6 t and o, Fearless Fox 100 to 8.0, 17 to 1 t. His Grace 20 to 1 and u. Esquemelling 33 to 1 t and o. Thankerton 33 to 1 o. Columcille 40 to 1 o, 45 to 1 t. St. Magnus 50 to 1 i and o. Fox Field 50 to 1 t and o. Magnet 66 to it and o Haulfryn 80 to it and o.
FOOTBALL CHANGES New Training Methods
ARSENALDANGER
(By Arbiler)
Mr. Stanley Rous. the secretary
of the Football Association, has scor-
Hedgehog Boforo Wickot
Newton Abbot (Dovon),
Aug. 17.
Newton Blues were playing cricket against the Old Brin- stonians at Newton Abbot to- day when a hedgehog saùn- tered on the pitch.
The game was stopped. The wicketkeeper-wearing his gloves--removed it. ~ And the game went on.
ru a big rumpli in persuading the commu A DENZELN
that
there may be
League clubs something new to learn in training methods. He has even convinced some to Introduce fresh Ideas,
For ns long as have been ns50- been Felated with football t has
drummed into me that there can be nothing new in the game, and to breaks down this obstinate belief is an exceptional achievement.
Ittle wore thinn
year ago singo Mr. Hous suggested that the and players might be made iter better attuned to the game,
"What does he know about it?"
asked the marokers, "15 he going
to teach us our job?"
TACTFUL
Afghan Olympic
Hockey Team Defeated
London, Sept. 7.
In a match at Cambridge to-day, the Hockey Assoention beat the Afghan Olymple hockey team, which
Mr. Reus's reply was to organise | Is at present in England, by five goals
his "refresher course" for trainers, to one.-British Wireless.
truly tactful way to describe the sebent, und already he has broken
down all opposition.
with the MAX BAER SAVES HIS
It has been the same coaching scheme for schoolboys. Last season 60 old players, thankful for the chance to earn £5 a week or more, vialted aliout 100 schools and aroused great enthusiasm omong the boys, The only flaw in scheme was that the visita coaches were too infrequent.
FATHER'S LIFE
the Quart Of Blood Taken
From Ex-Champion For His Father
The scheme is to go on with the extensions which I have no doubt Mr. Hous foresaw would he inevil- able when it was launched, and the work is bound to produce splendid restalis,
One result of the visit of the trainers to the school at Leeds last month is that the players are like ty te be given a new knockabout costume. It was first worn. I be Reve, by the athletes of America, and they called it a "sweat gujf. ith made of wool, and with zip fastenings can be put on and off in a few meronds.
Max
San Leandro, Calif. Baer, the formney playboy champion of the work, la credited by doctors with saving the life of his father, Jacob Baer, when the ohl man was weakened by loss of blood from
severe nosal laenurrhage {noe bleet) which began durig a baseball game and went on for three days.
A fourth transfusión, consisting of quart of Max's chamolonship blood, seemed to put "Papa" on the rond to recovery almost immediately.
Max's mother gave blend for three The Arsennt already have these transfusions but her husband was suits, and they may come la be gen- still in a serious condillon when Max erally worn, not only during train-returned from his "enme-back" four. inst bat aù entering the fleld before a mulch on a severe winter day.
Su another new iden-players should have a few minutes' physical Jerks in the dressing-room" before Eoing out to warm and loosen their muscles. I believe this might pre- vent the strains which 15745 strangely liable to vecur,
INSURANCE
"I feel tuc,“ Max remarked in Ye- porters after the transfusion. "I am going to regain the heavyweight sechampionship of the world."
The Arsenal players were surely anong the Attest last season, other- wise as the must overworked men in the game, having regard to the Internationals indi other extra matches in which they had to take part, they could not have survived the strain to win the cup.
It is unlikely, too, that they will jobtain much relief this season, and the danger of the crack which has been persistently predicted will be greater than ever. 1 do not, how- ever, anticipate it. The strength of their defence is an insurance against
it
But it will be hard to keep the team up even lo lust season's stun dard, and everything will depend on the forwards. The fact that they have tried hard
to persunde Wol- verhampton Wanderers to let them
the inside left. have Jones,
sug- gests that the official view is that s inside player is required, They may be correct if Bastin is to go back to the wing but this would mean the sacrifice of his construc- live work, and I think wing for- wards are the chief need.
Four players have left without new ones being obtained, but the resources of the club have not been weakened.
SWIMMING GALA CONCLUDED Chinese Bathing Club Championship
The heavy rain which fell yester day did not deler the Chinese Bath- ng Club from holding the second part of their annual swimming gala at their pavillon, North Point. The Arst part of two programmes of events was swam on Sunday. The items on the programme swum yes-"| terday were all championships.
At the conclusion of the contests Mr. Kwok Hin-wang, the Chairman of the Club, congratulated the win- ners in a short speech, and after- wards distributed the prizes.
The full results were us follow: Men's 100 Metres Free-Style: 1. Tsang Ho-fook: 2, Chan Wing-kaf. Time: 60 secs.
Ladies' 100 Metres Free-Style: 1. Miss Leung Yuk-chun; 2, Miss Ng Shun-ying. Time: 1 min. 35.1/5 sees.
Men's 200 Metres Backstroke: 1, Chan Man-po 2. Chun Yue-hing. Time: 3 min. 13.3/5 aves.
Diving: 1. Wong Kok-kit (175
T.T. RACE TRAGEDY points): 2, Wong Won-kee (150).
Death Roll Increased
To Eight
London, Sept. 7. The accident which occurred on Saturday, when during the Inter- national Tourist Trophy Race on Ards Circuit, Belfast, one of the racing cars skidded into the spectators, was much more serious than was at first re- ported.
Ladies 400 Metres Free-Style: 1, Miss Loo Po-kum; 2, Miss Leung Yuk-chun. Time: 7 mins, 40 sees:
Men's 1,500 Metres Free-Style: 1, Tsang Ho-fool; 2, Chun Lal-pek. Time: 25 mins. 23 secs.
100 Metres Free-Style for the em- ployee of the shed: 1, Lo Kum; 2, Ng Fun Time: 75.3/5 secs.
race,
ARMY RACE POSTPONED Owing to the rain and choppy
the
harbour seo,
Army scheduled to take place yesterday, Iwas postponed until 4 pan. to-day, commencing from the Railway yard Early this morning the eighth vic-seawall, Kowloon, and finishing at tim of the disaster died, and some of the IAS.C. Camber, Hongkong. the 24 injured are still in a critical Five units will participate, as al- condition-British Wireless, .
ready announced.
Dated 1878
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TION OF A COIN?
THE COIN I LEFT ON THE COUNTER, .TO PAY FOR THE MEDICINE I TOOK, WAS A RARE COIN!
IT WAS ONE THAT, MY GRANDFATHER
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то IDENTIFY I7 7
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