THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, JULY
19, 1937.
GOOD GROUND
STROKES
. Winning Shots
in Tennis
HE basis of all tennis in the ground stroke. It is the most Important of all strokes. The volley is useful, but it is not essen- tinl. You can get on without it, though you will never be a first-class player unless you can volley.
But you will never be a player at all unless you can look after the ground strokes.
Oround strokes do not mean just the hitting
of the ball, either on forehand or backband. They mean also the correct timing of the balls, and the sense which develops in a player as practice continues, which tells her where to send the ball and where to expect the return. All, ground strokes should be taken as early as possible. That is to say, the oncoming ball should be atruck nt the height of a bound, or a little before, when you are quite the about making comfortable
actual stroke.
The earlier the ball is struck the Iras time your opponent has to get ready for your return.
In timing the ball, footwork plays a great part, so it in quite in order to mention in a chat about ground strukça,
Unless you get your feet right you can never get into position to take the ball correctly. Bo the first thing to watch is the way you stand. Bland rm when triking the ball; never hop about, but always be supple.
DONT get rigid. When
waiting for
ball, stand on both feet but with the weight on the toes and the body in- chined slightly forward, so as to be ready to run either forward, back- wards, or to either alde at a moment's Rutice.
Thus, if you have decided that you are going to take an oncoming ball on the forehand. you will go to meet it.
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A contro ground shot
should bo
taken by tho
player who
can use a forehand
driva,
get in position with the left leg fur- ward, weight on the right leg, and rucket raised ready to strike tile ball when trenches the top of its bound.
You will have judged the position to stand so that the ball-reaches the top of its bound about opposite your left knee.
Then forward goen the racket and the weight from right to left fool, the ball is struck and you are off again. swinging round to face the net with the weight on your toes.
One should never be at rent on court, always be on the move even if it is only a few inches at a time. Once atan rigul and you are able to be caught off balance by a fast bail. or even have to take on the wrong
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THREE BRITISH WINS
By Charles Hierons
(Queen's Club Sonior-Coach)
fant." That is with the wrong foot forward.
Never take a ball while you are ou the move. This golden rule cannot always be kept. I know, but it should be ndhered to as far as possible.
It you have to run for a ball, stop momentarily with the correct foot for- ward telt for forehand, right for backhand), hit the ball and then go on again.
THIS
momentary stop makes all the difference. It gives you poise and allows you to control the shot. It is much more dimcult to control the ball if you try to hit while actually running across the court.
Make both racket and body do the work. The swing of the body forward making the shot puts a great deal of power into the sirokr. Don't be impetuous. Wait for the ball rather than run into 1. And don't look at the net while you take a stroke. That
Forehand grip-Note how fingers aro "wrapped" round the handle of the racket.
is what so many players do. You know where it is, and have seen it as the ball came towards you,
Watch the ball right on, to your racket, then follow it with your eyes as it goes back to the oiler side.
A great deal of trouble in court comes from orer-cagemness. Players rush lo the ball, get too close to it and have to make a cramped shot. The ball should be well away from the body Do that the arm has a free sweep.
ALL ground shots should
be taken from behind the service line. if possible. Which is another way of saying that you should never get caught with a ball which han to be taken of the ground fit bounces between the net and your service line. Any ball that bounces there is really a subject for valleying, or half volleying.
That is why it is essential to keep either fairly well behind the service line or within about two yards of the nel. Don't wander about ilke sa maay people do on or near the service line. That spells disaster.
If you have to run in for a short ball go on up to the net afterwards, unless you have made a weak return, when It is safer to move back for the base- line as quickly as you can.
In all ground ahots except the half valley, keep the head of the racket up above the wrist. And don't cultivate
a chop stroke as your normal returns.
This shot is useful if well done, and K used against people who make 100 much capital of straight driven, and to tac on slow courts. But normally the hard. straight drive is the shot to practise
One of the most telling ground shots is the straight drive near the tram- ines." But you can only do this if you
close to these nes. yourself are Angle abois across the court are good; practise sending them with fuit length. Hit for the corners or the base line. A full length ball is twice an deadly as the short half-court ball. IL keeps your opponent Unek and on the defensive, and gives you a chance to get to the net to cut of his or her returns.
A valuable ground shot la the lab. 1 has often go' a player out of an awk- ward corner when ho has been pressed and has his opponent up at ibe net, or coming up to the net.
The lob should be deep rather than high. Aim for the baseline. A high, alow lub with risk a kill by the other player, and la any case will give him or her time to get back to the baseline to return it.
A los that just clears the player will cause a lot of trouble, and will very ikely win the point outright if it is a "baseliner."
CLOSE OF
PLAY CRICKET
London. July 17.
The feature of the opening day's Inlay of the present County Cricket was the Championship programme dismissal of Warwickshire in their first innings by Derbyshire at Derby for 28 runs. W. Copson was respon- sible for the debacle, taking eight wickets for 11 runs.
The following were the scores at
BOWLING TO-DAY BETTER close of play to-day:
THAN EVER, DECLARES KNIGHT
London, runs, particularly with the amazing gwing whleh the D. J. Knight, the famous Surrey command of amateur, who has returned to coun-modern fast medium bowler has, so
an absence of 11 long as the shine is on the ball. ty cricket after years, has some remarkable views! on the modern game.
Lord's. Gloucestershire 200; Mid- dle-sex 225 for six (D. Compton 100 not out).
Oval-Lancashire 221; Surrey 149
for onc.
Westcliff,--Essex 195; Glamorgan 210 for five.
Maidstone.-Sussex 450 (John Langridge 195); Kent eight for none. There has been a pronounced ten- Hinckley, Leicester 119 and seven dency to run down the modern for two; Worcester 141.,
Nottingham.Notts 283 for seven to He is not considered His Arst impression made after cricketer.
of V. Yorkshire (A. Staples's Benefit), playing In one or two games was be the equal of his predecessor
Rushden.Hampshire 228; North- ing to hear from Donald Knight ants 79 for five.
28 DerbyWarwickshire
(W. that, in his opinion, the bowling is
Copson eight for 1) and 81 for two; much better.
Derbyshire 227.
Glasgow. Scotland 237; New Zealand 145 for four-Reuter,
WOMEN'S MATCH
To turn to the brighter side, three of our young men accompanied 11. W. Austin into the last sixteen brac- kets, each of them at the expense of an overseas player. C. E. Hore put out E. E. Fannin of South Africa,
In the old days, he maintained, Sham defented J. van (Belgium) and R. A. Shayes's victima full toss or a rank bad ball in the was the Japanese, F. Nakano,
currence. Now he has discovered Hare was thoroughly businesslike opening overs was a frequent oc-
the astounding accuracy of the open- the pre-war days, but it la gratify- L. ing new-ball bowlers.
den Eynde
in his first two sets against Fannin that who could not avoid his immense reach at the net, but the third set,
who
with alternating one-game leads,
is far more difeult to score:
Was soporifle.
Fonnin's
a potential world benter ground actual hitting of the ball cannot be strokes are neatly placed, but as yet bettered in the tournament.
find his
He is
ACCURATE BOWLING
Knight maintains that there are bowlers to-day who altack the leg stump with a leg trap and do it so
London, July 17. The Southern District made a good Bible
to score runs at any pace, accurately that it is almost Impos-
Another aspect of the modern start in their match against the Aus- so meck and mild that his deft and always a delight to watch. Despite attack which impresses him is the trollan Women's cricket eleven to-day, well-angled volleying gets little his match-playing deficiencies
So scoring 170 for one wicket. he scientific placing of the field.
Mirs Hyde was in great form and accurate has this become, particu- saved one match-point with a back-pres hand drop volley of the kind
Tarly to the new-ball bowlers, that contributed 103 not out-Reuter. long remembers.
again run-getting has become more diicult. 'INDIA TO RE-ENTER DAVIS CUP CONTEST
scope.
first
TO MET CRAWFORD Sham, lucky in the draw for his two rounds, yesterday played with suelent incisiveness to break up Van den Eynde's methodient game and may be said to have earned the distinction of a match against
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The control of, the outswinger as bowled by fast bowlers such
impressed Knight
The Indian Lawn Tennis Associa- Nichols and Gover is another thing PREVENTS RUST
tion has decided to enter a team for that J. next year's Davis Cup contests, it is turn to cricket.Reuter.
H. Crawford. To the merit of his announced from Calcutta. The de- defent of Nakano Shayes can bring sire to raise the standard of lawn reinforced confidence from the con-tennis in India, and it is realised that sideration that the Japanese had this can only be done through com- with the best of the world's
beaten C.
C. R. Harris (U.S.A.) and F. petition
Quintavalle (Italy).
players.
on his re-
MURDER CHARGE
At the Kowloon Magistracy this
G. Mako, not very highly thought It is three years since India last morning, before Mr. E. flimsworth, of as a singles player in the United played for the Davis Cup, losing to Koo Wah-tak and Leung Wong ap- remand on a charge of States, might, without any rudeness Switzerland in the first round. India peared on being intended, be accused of "drop- was a regular competitor, in the murdering that late Mr. David Chan ping a brick" in beating K. S. Kho. Twenties, when the Fyzers and Sze, managing director of the Sincere The Chinese Davis Cup captain only Sleem were at the height of their Co., Ltd., and were remanded until
Thursday at 2.30 p.m. needs high-class practice to become powers.
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