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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1930."

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ITALIANS WIN

T.T. RACE..

British Drivers in Crashes.

ALVIS FOURTH.

A sweeping victory for the Italian team of two-litre Alfa Romeo cara was the result of the R.A.C. Tourist Trophy race, at Belfast.

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Captain Birkin's Bentley by an ac cident in which the car was wreck-

ed and its driver was marvellously lucky to escape unscathed..

Disaster overtook other. famous British drivers. Kaye Don's smaller Alfa-Romeo skidded on a corner, hit the kerb, and turned over, pinning the driver and mechanic beneath.

arki.

The mechanic crawled out and with the help of aspectatora managed to pull Don out by the

Don walked to the nearest control, where it was found that he had broken a

rib,

An Early Crash. Quite early in the race Captain Waite, driver of one of the much fancied "Baby". Austins, crashed at the same spot, where a railway bridge crosses the course. It was

at first reported that hc had suffered only superficial Injuries, but it was learned later that he was uncon- scious, suffering from concussion, and Sir Herbert Austin, who had come over to see the race with Mr3 Waite, was taken out to where he was lying. This was Waite's last race, a sad ending to a successful

career.

Nuvolari, Campari, and Varzi, the drivers of the three winning Alfa Roméos, had a great race among themselves; for first place, which the first-named won by 16 sec. after completing over 100 miles at the very fine average speed of 70.88 miles per hour. A straight-eight | British Alvis driven by Cyril Paul, was fourth, and Gunner Poppe's Austin. the only survivor of the "Babies," Ath. Birkin stood-sixth when he crashed, but he had no chance of catching the Alvis cars, which developed a speed that not even Camparl's practice lap times had led one to expect.

It was a very fast race, class records being broken again and again. The three Talbots went right through the 400 miles without a single stop, even for fuel-a wonderful performance.

The final placings were as follow: 1. Nuvolari (Alfa-Romeo), 5h.

35min. 20sec.

2. Campari - (Alfa-Romeo), 5h.

35min. 36sec.

3. Varzi (Alfa-Romeo), 5h.

38min. 3sec.

4. Cyrli Paul (Alvis).

5.G. Poppe (Austin),

6. H. W. Purdy (Alvis).

FOOTBALL.

CLUB TEAMS FOR TO-DAY'S GAMES.

The following will represent the Kowloon 1st XI versus R.A. .on the Kowloon Football Club ground to-day. Kick-off at. 4,45 p.m. sharp: Gurevitch; Gillott, C. Pile; Bliss. Dowman, Patterson; Eastman, McKelvie, Moss, Janson and Blekford.

The following will represent the Kowloon 2nd XI veraus R.A. en Kowloon Football Club. ground to-day. K off at 3.15

p.m.

sharp: Ani

Guest; Hav

or Penny Hnat,

Simpson, Everest;

Francis, Cotton, "Cooper

and Brown Joyce.

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ADDING LENGTH TO THE DRIVE BY WRIST ACTION.

THE. BORN GOLFER.

The other day I met a "born golfer." I had often heard of the countered one. family, but never previously en

Most first class players acquire their technique slowly, and by patient effort.. Few poople at the beginning of a golfing career feel

cludes a flick of the wrists as the ball leaves the hand, and you "follow through," finishing with the weight on the left foot.

its

My "born golfer" could not see why these actions that all come na- turally to the thrower should cause the golfer so much anxiety. a sense of mastery over the ball. "Forget the shaft of the club,"

This "born golfer," on the con- he said. "Think only of trary, approached the ball with com-head." plete confidence. 'He had been play The first movement in the golf Ing only a few months, and he had swing is not away from the ball, but reached a good club standard-a towards it.. This is the forward standard higher than that reached artion that the thrower makes with by some players after many years. his arm before going slowly back. I asked him why it was that he The action of the left knee alightly seemed to hit a golf ball naturally, outwards towards the ball as the for he had

a fluent and pleasing first movement of the pivot has the swing.

effect of getting the hands in front of the clubhead. The hands must go away from the ball before the clubhead, and come down after it.

The Roll of the Wrists. He told me that the secret was the "roll of the wrists."

That was Interesting, because late- y we have been hearing a great dent about the roll of the wrists in golf, and here was a player who ap parently knew all about it first-hand, never having taken his ideas from an instructor.

"Everybody knows." he said, "that if you wish. to throw a missile- whether it is a ball or a boomerang a long way through the air, you must bring in a kind of flek, or turn, of the wrists at the very last moment of the action. This wrist- movement, which comes naturally to some people, enables them to throw n ball necurately and very much farther than others who

may be physically stronger."

If a golfer would imagine that he

Delay Wrist Action. As the player pivots there is a very slight roll of the wrists-not in any sense enough to shut the face of the club.

The downward awing is begun by pull of the left hand. The golfer.

is throwing the ball down the fair-ke a good thrower, must make the way with his hand, instead of using action loose and effortless until the an awkward weapon for the purpose,

one vital moment. He, must delay he would get the true swing.

his wrist action.

As the clubhead sweeps through the ball, the wrists roll over a little from right to left..

When a player tops the ball, or slices it, or thumps the ground be hind it, the chances are that he is hitting from the top of the swing.. This is the "roll of the wrists." He is raising himself to give the It must come at the last instant of balt a clout, and then hitting down the moment of impact. It gives the at it instead of swinging through it. golfer a feeling of control over the The majority of long-handicap play-ball, and it adds topspin. ors swing too stiffly. As they take back the club they are braced up tense and tant, with the muscles In a bunch: That is not the golf awing.

The Method.

You do not throw a ball in this way.

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Most people can throw more ac curately with the hand than they can use any kind of implement to achieve the same purpose.

If you pick up a ball and consider how you would throw it, you will find that so far from holding your- self stiffly, you are careful to keep the limba free and loose. "Stringy" is as good a word as you can use to describe the stance.

Topspin.

It is the topspin that accounts for the yards that can be added to the length of the drive by this knack of rolling the wrists."

Our Sports Diary

LOCAL.

Football — To-day — K.F.C. 2nd XI. v. R.A, 3.15; K.F.C.- 1st XI. v. R.A., 4.45; Chinese Athistle 2nd XI. v. Navy, 3.30°

Chinese p.m.;

Athletic v. Somerset LI, Stadium, North -Point, 4.45 p.m.; Club v. Ar-

gylla. 3.45 and 4.45pm.

Ping Pong-To-day—Ladies' Singles, S.C.A.A., China Build- Ing; Senior League South China A.A. v. Eastern A¦A., Kang To School, 7.30 p.m.

Tennis To-day - Exhibi- tion matches, K.C.C., .2 p.m..

October 4-Entries closa for LRC. Tournament.

October 26-First Rounds of L.R.C. Tournament close.

BaseballTo-day South China . Japanese.

To-morrow Kinoras Y. Texaco.

Lown Bowls To-day- Aitkenhead Shield - Kowloon v. Hong Kong, K.C.C. Green.

To-morrow Inter-Depart- mental Contest-Sanitary De- partment v. P.W.D... Police Ground.

Palo-Monday-Civilians v. Headquarters, 4.45 p.m.

September 29-Finals of KO.Y.LI. Cup, 4.45' p.m.

Fencing Blonday — Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, 5.15

p.m.

Aquatics - September 24- Entries close for V.R.C. Fetc. September 27-V.R.D.. Night Fetc.

Racing September 27 Seventh Extra Race Meeting.

October 2-Entries close for Eighth Extra Race Meating..

noon.

October 10 and 11--Eighth Extra Race Meeting

Rowing-September 22- Travessa Trophy, 4 p.m.

HOME.

Racing October 15-The Cesarewitch, Newmarket.

October 29-Cambridgeshire Stakes, Nowmarket.

LAWN BOWLS.

:

TEAMS FOR AITKENHEAD SHIELD,

Kowloon Team. K.D.G.C. L Guy

E. W. L. Hogbin

A. M. Holland

The following players have been aelected to represent Hong Kong and Kowloon in the annual 'match for the Aitkenhead Shield to-day. The game will be played on the K.C.C. green, starting at 3.30, prompt. When a ball has cut or backspin,

Hong Kong Team. the spin tends to pile up an air Taikoo. cushion in front of it, so checking J, C. Chalmers its flight, or diverting it from its J. Sloan course, Topspin has the op-. Laing

J. Russell posite effect-it creates the cushion behind the ball, and a vacuum in c.c.c. front, so reducing resistance to the F. J. Nevas

W. T. Brightmon flight.

The "stiff left arm" theories of R. Baso

B. W. Bradbury tho modern generation of golfers

(Skip) have been misunderstood by many Yacht Club. They handle a golf club E. B. Reed. players.

E. W. Carpenter as though the left arm were a

P. W. Ramsay poker, and they neglect to make use A. L. Shields of the wrists.

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You advance the arm a little in front of you and then take it slowly

Wrist action must not be ex- H.K.EE.C. back-it is amazing how naturally "slowly back" comes to the thrower.aggerated, but the rolling movement. Thompson

D. S. Hill You despatch the ball with an is one to acquire (China Mail L. de Rome

which in Copyright.) arm-and-body action

TENNIS.

POLO.

HARADA IN ACTION AT

K.C.C.

NO MATCHES THIS AFTERNOON.

A series of exhibition

games

The Hong Kong Club are en- with T. Harada, the Japanese gaged in a friendly encounter Davis Cup player, 18 central with the Argyll and Sutherland figure, have been arranged to take

afternoon Highlanders to-day at 3.45 and 4.45 place this

on the K.C.C. courts at 2 o'clock.

The programme is as follows:

Singlen

p.m.

The elevens will be selected from the following:-

1st Eleven,Rodger, Walling- ton. Bishop, McBride, Stewart, Hedley, Watsonu, Beil. Segelen, E. Strange. Gilchrist, Strange, Skin- ner and Reid.

2nd Eleven-Sterling.. Stoker, Potoulow, Hynes, Puncheon, Kri- lowsky, Peers, Gray, King, Smith, Ursell, Fowlor, Dean and Dobson.

T. Harada v. 5. A. Rumjahn. T. Harada v. C. A. L. Rumjahn. T. Harada v. A. L. Sullivan.

Doubles.

T. Harada and M. W. Le v. B. A.

and H. D. Rumjahn.

T. Harada and Ng Sze-kwong v.

The second round for the KO.Y.L.I. Cup will be played at the Hong Kong Polo Club ground, Causeway Bay,

Monday, at 4.46.p.m.. when the Civi- Hans will meet the Headquar-

tera.

on

The finals between the Winners of this match and the P.B.I. will be held on Monday, September 29, at 4.45 pm. On that day the Band of the Somerset Light Infantry will

H. D. Rumjahn and M. W. Lo.render selections. Special teas will T. Harada and A. L. Sullivan v.)

GAL Rumjahn and Ng Sze- be served and members are urged kwong.

to bring guests.

F. D. Duckworth

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W. E. Hollands F. W. Haynes A. Onwick

A. O. Brown

Police,

F. Nalan

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W. McHardy' E. Post

J. West.

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D. Gow

K.D.R.C.

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W. P. Hedley I. G. Cooper S. Gray R. Lapsley

(Skip) Recreio A. S. Gomes F. X. M. Silve P. A. Yvanovich L. A. Gutierrez

K.C.C.

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E. C. Fincher

H. Overy

A. Hyde. Lay

J. Fraser

-(Skip) K.C.C. & H.B.G.C. D. W. Phillips A. C. Burford G. E. Roylance A. E. Silkstone.

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C. de R. & K.D.R.C.

J. Graca Ozoriu L. C. R. Souza J. McKelvie F. Callen

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