1930-12-27 — Page 13

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1930.

EASIER

GOLF

-by

H. STUART HOBSON

KEEPING THE RIGHT ELBOW IN ITS PLACE.

THE LOW-SWUNG SWING.

A few minutes spent watching golfers drive off from the first too golf club will reveal the

at any

effect of the straightening of the right arm is lost.

The right arm is bent double at

LAWN TENNIS APPEAL.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Attempts to Re-Capture Wimbledon 'Crowns.

NATIONAL CLUB WANTED.

Of the formation of lawn tennis clubs there seems to be no end, writes H. R. McDonald in the Evening News, Summer clubs, Winter clubs, cheap clubs, dear clubs, big clubs, and small clubs, but the ideal club has yet to be

formed.

In the whole of England there te no club with a really national outlook: many clubs only seem to cater for snobe; in others the social side is always obtruding on where cliques retard progress.

RUGBY FOOTBALL

SPLENDID GAME ARRANGED

.FOR TO-DAY.

ENGLAND V. THE REST.

GOLF ON TOP OF THE WORLD.

Record Drive from Canadian Rockies.

6,000 FEET.

From the Ice cornice on the top Two very strong teams have of Mount Edith Cavell, 11,038 feet been selected to represent England high, Leo Bourgault, defence man and the Rest for the match to-day of the New York Rangers' hockey on the Club ground at 4:15 pm. A team, made what is believed to be glance at the following teams will the longest drive in golfing history. give some idea of the fierce battle

He estimates that the ball, fall.

le store. The teams will be re-ing 5,000 feet to the Ghost Glacier, in the valley below, bounced at presented by the following:

England: J. P. Whitham (Club); G. P. Lammert (Club), Mid. Parker least 1,000 feet outward off the Navy), G. A. L. Plummer (Club); Le. rocky ledges of the mountain, a Barlow (Army); M. W. Turner total flight of 6,000 feet. (Club), J. W. King (Club); D. L. Milne-Day (Club), W. F. Feers mountains to keep in condition for Leo, who plays golf and climbs

E. R. West (Club), F. R. Burch (Club), Sub. Lt. Edwards (Navy), E. A. Wilkinson (Navy), and B. P. Massay (Clab) (Captain).

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SWEEPING VICTORY BY CHINA

PORTUGAL'S SIDE WEAK

EASY WIN FOR CHINESE IN BOXING DAY "SUNDAY HERALD" CUP MATCH.

STAR

PLAYER ABSENT

Played on the Club-ground, Happy Valley, before a large crowd, including hundreds of Chinese supporters, the Chinese had not much.

number of players there are who the top of the upward swing. It the demands of the game; every- (Club), Sarg. Lt. Nicholson (Navy the hockey, season, said on his re- difficulty in overcoming the comparatively weak Portuguese opposi-

lift themselves to hit the ball. straightens In the downward swing This fault takes many forms. increasing the momentum of the The golfer may hesitate at the top club-head from the slowest begin- and then lift thening to the most emphatic poaalbic of the swing right shoulder for a downward hit Impact. with the right hand. Ho may fail to get sufficiently back on the right foot on the upward swing and have to make up for this deficiency by raising the club too high.

Nearly always there is the same root cause-failure to keep the right elbow reasonably close to the body.

"Head up"-- one of the commonest of golfing faults -has ал intimate connection with the right elbow. How CAR n player keep his head down if his right shoulder pushes it up?

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"Keep the eye on the ball!" was a phrase that was used to encourage the player to time the effort of his body after the right hand had come Into the shot.

Professionals are now urging the player to "listen for the crack of

not be

the club-head." The idea is pre- cheely the same to give the right arm time to straighten out to the full before the body is brought in, arid, to secure the pivot of the shoulders under the chin that makes a sweeping compact awing

Just as the right shoulder should raised with a hitting The raising of the right elbow is gesture, so should the left elbow not responsible for those most annoy-be allowed to stray outwards. ing of shots, drives and approaches - that appear to be travelling dead for the mark, and then curl away so violently as mamentum is lost that it is difficult to mark the ball ns it comes to rest.

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What the player does 'to produce this effect le to hit from the outside

Thrusting out of the left elbow brings the heel of the club first to the ball, causing socketing.

A good way to get the right elbow into position is to indulge in A moderate "settling" of the knees and feat just before the upward swing begins. This action is char

Little Connection.

Most of the small clubs can be dismissed as having very little connection with lawn tennis; they

are

a

where simply centres pleasant Summer evening can be spent without undue fatigue.

Quite a number of the big clubs seem to be run for the benefit of a favoured fow, who win all the "pota" and play in all the matches. There is often little room for the earnest youngster who desires to make a name at the game. Only the other day a young man, who is in a hurry to make good at lawn' ten- nis, was telling me how difficult it was for him to get the leading players in

a well-known Surrey club to give him a single because he once happened to beat one of the "heads,"

Reputations Cherished.

All players in lawa. tennis, from the Davis Cup star to a park chamis ! pion, seem afraid of their tennis reputations being tarnished by a chance defeat by someone a little lower down the scale than them- selves.

in. He raises his right elbow,acteristic of the style of most good. Opportunities to improve are flings the club-head outwards, and swingers. The feet, without acthus narrowed down to the tourna brings it inwards across the face tually being moved, seem to take a monts, which are not everyone's of the ball.

firmer grip on the turf; the knees

meat. aeem to become lithely limp, the hands are set low in front of the body, and there is a drag in taking back the club from the ground.

Hit from Inside Out. It is a better fault to hit from the inside out to keep the elbow so close that the club-head ia thrown outwards to the ball.

The good golf swing-no matter what the individual stylo of the player may be is compact. The straight left arm" theory is, in effect, a warning to the player to keep his right elbow fairly well into his body.

Obviously it is not advisable to press the right elbow to the side; all that is necessary is to keep it from being lifted to the point where it tilts the right shoulder: All the loft-arm theories in the

world will not alter, the fact that it is the right arm that puts the punch into the shot. The left arm starts the club-head, guides it, in- ercases, its velocity as it reaches' the ball. Then the right hand comes in and the right arm-dead straight at impact-punches 'the ball away.

A straight right arm at impact is more important than a straight left arm at the top of the swing.

Supplying The Snaps

It is the straightening of the right arm that supplies the snap.

If the body is lifted, the right arm follows the body into action, in- stead of leading it; much of the

Reason for Drag.

The reason for this drag is that the pivot of the hipe starts the left hand back, and the left hand starts the club.

...The club-head is the last thing to begin to move on the upward swing

first to begin visibly to and the

the downward swing- move on actually there must be an almost imperceptible movement of the left Once hand to get it started. started, the left hand takes control

until the right hand comes in, the right arm straightens, and the body comes through,

shoulders pivoting under the chin.

age

the

This way national decadence lies. And it is not the way they have in America or in Dominions beyond the seas,

We know what the "Golden Gate" Park Club of San Francisco has done for the tennis boys of the United States. But for ita, urge. and organisation there would have been no "Bill" Johnstone or Maurice McLoughlin. England has nothing of a similar character to offer the boys of London or youngsters in any of it towns with more talent

than money,

Reserver: Cook Pascoe (Navy), E. F. Buttress (Club), Lt. Napier (Navy).

Colours: Rod and white jerseys, Blue shorts.

The Rest: L/Cpl. Frankham (Army); Lt. Galletley (Army) (Cap- tain), Lt. Hamilton (Army), G. R More (Club), J. J. Ferguson (Club) (Navy): Lt. Robertson (Navy), L/Cpl. Mid. Roberts (Navy), L. Hewitt Tratt (Army), W. F. Leckie (Club), Pte Gilmore (Army), Sergt. Vowles (Army), E. B. Gammell (Club), J. R. Younger (Club), and Capt. McKellar

(Army).

Reserves: W. Hartley (Club), Lt. Graham (Army), Drummer Jones (Army), W. D. Johnson (Club), Lt. Keith Murray (Army).

Colours: Blue jerseys, white shorts. Referee: Capt. Lockner, M.C. All Jerseys to be obtained at the ground

The China Mail

has acquired the exclusive Ber- vices of "Scrum Half" for the Rugby season.

Do not miss his descriptions

in

The China Mail.

player of worth, with courts' of various surfaces available for play

all the year round. Summer and Winter, day and night.

Best Coaches. Attached to the club should' be three first-class coaches who could remedy the defects of promising players for a trifling sum.

Here members of the selection

committee should look for cham- plons in the making, and here. the Youngsters Not Alone.

young men and maidens with But it is not only the youngsters | talent for the gama could practise who are without a national club: together for their mutual improve- players of matured skill have no ment. official cog in the wheels of Eng lish lawn fannia.

There ought to be some central club in London run directly under the auspices of the Lawn Tennis Association which players of pra mise, young and old, could jold af

Until we pool our resources In this manner and make the way

turn to his job at the Transportation. Portugal was considerably weakened in the front line by the absence of their star performer, A. V. Gosano, who is suffering from leg injury.

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL

RUGBY FOOTBALL--To-day- England v. The Rest, R.K.F.C. Ground, d.15 p.r.

GOLF-To-day and To-morrow. R.H.K.G.C. Christmas Meetings To-morrow--K.G.C. Champion- ahip Final.

December 21-January 2- R.H.K.G.C. New Year's Meeting. FANLING HUNT-To-day --Hunters' Arms. 3.15 p.m.

December 31-Kenna, 3.15

p.m..

FOOTBALL-To-day-1st Divi- sion Kowloon v. Club; Royal Ar- tillery V.

St.

Re- Joseph's; crelo v. Navy; Second Division Club v. Borderers; Chinese v University; South China y, East- orn: Royal Artillery v. Recreio: V. Kowloon; Third Argylla Division-Evo v. R.A.0.C.: Bor derers v. Royal Air Force: South China v Royal Engineers; Chin- ess v. Fuklen.

New Year's Day-League v The Services (Charity Match).

CRICKET-To-day-Division 1. -University v. CS.C.C.

(L.); H.R.C.C. Y. Army (F.); Divi- sion -Civil Servico v. Univer sity (L): R.A.9.C. v. Police (F.); Indian R.C. v. Queen's College (F.).

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RACING February 15-Fan- ling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Mecting.

Bunt

February 15-Fanling Hant Club's Steeplechase Meeting,

January 18-Fanling Club's Steeplechase Meeting.

FENCING, Monday-Fencing Club Meeting, Yacht Club, 5.45 p.m.

TENNIS- December 28 U.S.R.C. Tournament Entries Close, 0.80 p.m.

January 11-U.S.R.C. Tourna- ment First Rounds Close

January 19 U.S.R.C. Tourna ment-Second Rounds Close.

BOXING January 2-Tourna-; mant. City Hall. 9 p.m.

ATHLETICS

mati 'School Sports.

Monday-Yau

March 15 and 16-Hong Kong.

v. Canton Universities.

4.

CHINA OPENS ATTACK

Mr. Hollande lined up the fol lowing teams:--

China: Pau Ka-ping; Li Tin- sang and Lau Mau: Leung Yin- isan, Wong and Lam Yuk-ying: Chan Mee-on, Cha Kwok-luen. Lim Nget-yoon, Buen Kam-shun and Ip Pak-wah.

Shiva Rocha; Portugal;-C. Netto and Xavier; Gomes, Sousa and Reed: Gosano, Beltrao, Ward, L. Rocha and Santes.

The Chinese kicked off and open ed the attack, but from Chan Mee on's centre, Suen missed badly. Ip Pak-wah had to leave the field suffering from a cut over the eye, at resumed after a few minutes. Tho Portuguesa retallatod, but Wong cleared to put Suen away and Xavier cleared the former's centre amartly.

From a throw in on the right, Gosano worked his way up to wards goal and forced a corner, but his flag klek was missed by Ward. The Portugueso persisted and from a scrimmage la front of the Chinese goal, Gosano shot just Wide for Lau Mauto deflect the ball behind, and from, the corner kick Ward again headed in and missed by inches.

Ward again had bad luck when be shot for Lau mau to deflect the hall behind, but the corner kick was cleared, and the Chinese went down again for Chan Mee-on to register the Chinese fourth goal, when he shot through a crowd of players, A minute later Rocha sent in a good drive which Pau Ka-ping cleared in

Close on

the interval fina style. GOBADO WIS unfortunate; in not opening the account of the Portu- gese, for he cut in and shot from a difficult angle and Pau was decided- ly lucky in being in position.

Half Time:China & Portugal 0..

A Hot Attack. On the whange-over Beltrao dropped back to the pivotal position and Sopen came inside right, and the Portugese set up a hot attack on the Chinese goal, but without. avall. Gosano Bent in a hard drive which Pay could only save by tip- ping over the bar and the flag kick was cleared. The Chinese again took up the offensive and Chan Mee-on shot just over the bar, and, fro corner kick, Ip Ka-wah dropped the ball Just over the bar.

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After this the Chinese attack sp peared to, slacken, and the Portu- gese enjoyed à spell of shooting but The Chinese then took up the could not bring about the downfall running and set up a hot attack of the Chinese goal, for, although apon the Portuguese goal, and in their shopting was not brilliant, it the eighteenth minute Suen Kam- was dangerous enough to keep the shup, receiving a pass from the Chinese defence on the alert, and a right, easily beat Rocha with a number of lucky clearances was first time drive to open the Chin-seen... ese account. After a brief visit Rocha was rather alow; when re- by the Portuguese, the Chinese ceiving with the Chinese defence again took up the offensive and out of position he fumbled with the Rocha saved well from Chan Meo- ball thus spoiling a good chance of on, who shot from close in. Bel scoring. The Chinese goal had a easy for the ambitious tennis youth tion Desk, of Jasper Park Lodge, trae then put Gosano away but the narrow escape, when, after Pan Immediately after impact the

of the country, I am afraid those that "driving a ball off a major latter was robbed in the act of had saved from Sousa, Lau Mau right arm will be straight. At the

Wimbledon crowns will never peak of the Canadian Rockies in one shooting, and the ball was clear cleared a shot from the goaline. finish of the swing it will be na

come back.

of those thrills that come once ined for Lim to run through on his Suen then put Chan Mee-on away, turally bent, but not drawn in

Just at present there seams no

a lifetime."

GWn and shoot. Rocha saved and he, racing down the wing," A lifting of the should:

nominal fee if their tennis co-ordinated plan about English

Carrying a golf club up the diff smartly from the foot of the post passed to Suen, but Rocha was to era at the beginning of the credentials were approved by lawa tennis. No one amongst our cult enat ridge of Mount Edith Amid much excitement from the the fore with a splendid save and downward

swing will encour committee of management with the rulers seems really determined to Cavell, however, Leo admitted, had crowd, the Chinese went further clearance, which pat the Portu the drawing-in of the best Interests of the gamo at make England a first-class lawa its disadvantages. With the two ahead when Chan Mee-onran guese vanguard. In motion again.. arms to the body at the completion. heart.

tennis power; and there is no Swiss guides, Hans and Henry down the wing and centred for Reed was unfortunate in crash- The whole swing should be capable. As things stand at present the centre for discovering and develop Fuhrer, he was forced to take shalt Suen to head the ball past Rocha. Ing the ball against the upright a of having applied to it the degreat, majority of our players have ing talent. ecription of a sports car-long and to snatch what few opportunities This National Lawn Tennis Cluber under the bare rocks from a From the kick-off Gosano gained few minutes later, and Rocha went heavy thunderstorm.de possession and, passing to Ward, near with a header. In the closing low-swung. [China Mail Copy- they can for play during the long

"And I was afraid," he declared, ran down to receive again and got stages the Chinese again took up the right]

winter months on indifferent hard

"that the Iron in the golf club, | through; but his centre, was shot running and went further ahead- courts, entirely dependent on the

added to that in our Ice axes, would over the bar by Ward.

when Suen transferred to Lim vagaries of our fickle climate and

draw the lightning which we could

Nget-yoon, who beat Rocha from on short rations of light in ever

feel in the air all about us."2 A few minutes later, Rocha was close-in, darkening days.

Gayed

A Great Rally. G.

The climb was further.compll-again in action when he cated byy a gale of 70 miles an hour, splendidly from Chan Mee-on, who The Chinese attack was now which, at times, threatened to tear shot from close in The Portugese overwhelming the Portuguese de the climbers from their precarious then broke away and from a corner fence and within a few minutes hold on the ridge.

kick by Gosano, Rocha headed over from time Suen put Chan Meen-on the bar, and a minute later Santos away and he ran down the wing The second Y.M.C.A. hockey returned along the same route missed badly when Beltrao put over and shot for Rocha to have the mis not the national club of England, eleven to meet the K.B.S.F.P.A at which they had ascended, this being a pass a few yards from goal. The fortune of letting the ball pass include covered courts, but these, King's Park today at 3.80 p.m. the first time the perilous descent Chiness returned and Chan Mee-on between his legs into the net. of the east ridge has been achieved centred for Ip Kah-wah to shoot, A minute from the end, the Porta I understand would only be open is as follows p

other climbing parties having coma but Rocha saved well and cleared. guese made a great rally and, down the easier western slopes. From a free kick Santos sent the Gosano, taking the ball down late They were gone only 14 hours ball into the goalmouth, but Pau the Chinese, goalmouth, passed to from the end of the motor road by Ka-ping saved wall from bunch of Boush,, who shot into the back of the Ghost Glacier a climbing time players and cleared for Buen to go the net. not equalled during the present through the Portugese defence and score his "hattrick" in beating season..

Rocha with a well placed shot.

D. 8. Edward, J. E.

Richardson.

For the, Wealthy.

Play under cover on wood courts and by artificial light is only for

FANLING GOLF.

10.10.

10.20

W. J. Clerk, A. Ritchie. C. B. Johnson, T. Bennett.

STARTING TIMES FOR TO-MORROW.

10.24

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T. Low, J. 9. Campbell,

10.38

"

16.32

The Royal Hong Kong Golf

10.38

Clab notify the following starting 10.40 times. for to-morrowin

10.44

. J. R. Younger, D. S. Tobb. I. H. Genre, D. Forbes.

Matthews.

We are told that the plans of the All-England Club, the premier but

1.20 a.m. 0. Eager, A. D. Humphreys.

9.24, A. O. Brawn, J. B. Lanyon. 10.48

9.28 E. des Vocax, A. G. Coppin. 10.52 9.32 W.. S. Hilller, H. Hampton.

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9.36

9.10

9.44

R. H. D. Wade, RL 10.56.

Webb.

A. F. 3add, C. B. Terdre, 11.00

A. C. L Bowker, D. J. Gumore.

AB.

Redmond,

•Purves,

11.04.

0.52

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L. Yates, FL Low..

F.NA. 11.08 21.12

11.16 11.20

10.00

10.04

G. T. May, C.H.M. Andrew,

WA. J. R. Wolff, L Lindars. 11.24

10.09

J. W. Abbaster,

Gordon

10.12

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Holmes, HK 11.88:

Valentine.

AH Musson, H. U Ireland.

J. MacKnight, E. D.

S.

W. G. Lorimer 35 Party.

Littlejohn.

W. A. Butterfield, Gardner.

3.

C. L. Shank, H. G

Durschmidt.

M..G. Mill, S. 7. H. Fox.

E. P. Fletcher, J. S. Dykes D. O. B. Fitzgerald,' N. IA" Smith

the favoured fow with fairly large purses

of my dreams could be the begin- ning of a new era for England.

HOCKEY.

Y.M.C.A. TEAM FOR TO-DAY.

to bona-fide members an exclusive Scotcher Purvis, Tipple; Bates, body of players who are not an Dormer, Brown Tate, Smith,

Ashton, Rees, and Parker, Re xious to add to their numbers...

Entry to Queen's Club can only feree A. R. Brown be obtained at a stiff price; and even the: Covered Courts Club at

Dulwich is expensive to some folk. To cope with the speed of the But such facilities should not be ball hookers are forced to anti- A. Leach, A. E. Liksamaa.

Coulthart, B. M. Bryden, dependent upon private enterprise. cipate and move forward their feet R.J. J. Sneddon, J. P.The governing body of the game illegally; in fact, it often happens Sherry.

could utilise some of their spare that if the scrum half hesitates the R. 1128

Dr. Davey, G. W. Reeve.,

sashabout £30,000, I belleve feet are moved forward before the W. A. Cornell, P. 8. Graí. 11,32

for the provision of a national ball has left his hands). C. Gil E. M. O'Shea, E.

lawn tennis club open to every leaple (Irish Internationalist),

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In spite of these handicaps they

The LT. A. fail to realise that the game is now the greatest international game in the world, and they legislate as if it were still a game for English lawns and for English people.-S.N. Doust,

Splendid Save,

It was not so long ago we had. fights in the ring. Now we have nothing but tiffa-James J. Monta

Result

China Portugal

Dave Shade mows more about.

the inside of boxing than any other present-day, boxer-Ted ~ (Kid)

Lowls.

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