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Sport Columns

BRITISH TENNIS VALUE OF GOLFING

"HOPES."

Roving Official Needed to Discover Them.

FREE COACHING.

The repeated failures of Britain to win back the Davis Cup or to supply the winner at Wimbledon makes me wonder whether the powers are tackling these problems in the proper manner, or, indeed, tackling them at all, writes H. R. McDonald in the Evening News.

Plenty of fun is 'made over play- ers the tournaments or public com petitions discover, but by the time these youngters have won enough | fame to attract the attention of the governing body their style is more ar less formed.

The All-England Club's coach to whom these young hopefuls are sent nowadays, can only speed up their game and help them to keep a rally going. It is not, I take it, Maskell's job to lay foundatione, teach technique, or remodel the strokes of all and sundry. He can only do it for a chosen few who have already won fame.

Early Tuition.

STANCE

HOME FOOTBALL.

SOUTHPORT TOO GOOD FOR HALIFAX.

NORTHERN LEAGUE.

Playing yesterday in the North- ern section of the English League

· |--Third Division--Southport easily defeated Halifax, the result, nc-

Causes for Pulling and ecrding to Reuter, being

Slicing.

AUTOMATIC MACHINE.

Southport 5 Halifax

2

REVISED TABLE

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Goals. F

This game of golf, is an elusive

Lincoln business. One day the goller will Chesterfield walk up to the Fall, plant his fect Stockport in the right stance Instantly, and Tranmere with great confidence. amite a

Southport Wigan drive with

follow-Hull perfect A through, writes C. B. MacFarlane Wrexham in the Evening News,

Carlisle Gateshead Rotherham

Yet the next day he has

to

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1931. '

FIGHT FOR ENGLAND'S

CROWN

TRAGIC "CONCLUSION

MACE "FORGOT HE WAS A GENERAL" AND FORCED TO RETIRE

DANGER OF THE LAW

P. W. D. Lu A. Pts. When Jem Mace and Tom King several rounda he danced round ...23 10 34 54 20 85 faced one another for their second King jabbing here with a left,

.25 15 55 60 33 36

21 16 3 6 53 33 33 championship Äght, A damp 24 15 8 6 71 50 83 November miat hung over the 24 13 3 8 57 89 29 countryside, and "pistols" were 24 14 19 48 48 29 well charged by those around the

11 0 8 64 33

12 4 7.51 30 28 ring. .23 12 3

38 27 Jem's attitude, as he faced his .22 8. 7

35 23 adversary, is one that betokens 65 22 supreme confidence. It strikes the D 9 12 13 60 21.onlooker that the King party ac 9 3 14 50 71 21

shuffle on the teeing ground-Rochdale simply cannot get comfortable; Accrington and as a result his driving bo-Hartlepoola comes ragged.

Doncaster...23

2 12 43 44 20 cepts the odds more in hope than 6 7 10 37 4 19 anything else for Jem's scientific 6 3 13 41 38 19 attitude Darlington..

makes Tom's rugged

This loss of stance is a puzzle York which defies solution. I have Barrow known It'happen to the best golf- N. Brighton erg. When Bobby Jones went Halifax

Crewa round at Sunningdale in 66 some Nelson years ago, he owed this high peak | of form to a friend who told him that his driving, in his practice rounds, was poor because he had got the ball in the wrong pasl tion.

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Just the Difference. Instead of the ball being, as Our future tennis hopes must be sual, opposite bis left instep, it got hold of much earlier, when was slightly nearer the right foot. their promise is only apparent to The difference was less than an the discerning few, and before the inch, yet a change worked won- He was only once off the stress and strain of toureament ders. have turned them! Into mere refairway during that wonderful

trievers of the ball.

one.

Occasionally a young player like F. J. Perry forces himself to the front, but his case is an exceptional One of these days the full tale of Perry's struggle for recogni- tion and improvement will be told, and then people will marvel that he was not lost in the crowd like many other English tennis geniuses must have been.

Perry happens to have a father who, from the first, believed in the tennis possibilities of his boy, and could afford to encourage him.

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Lost Players.

Now it is well within the bounds

of possibility that there are quite a number of Perrys knocking about the tennis courts of England with little hope of ever being heard of outside their own immediaté circle.

round.

the

swing

Harry Vardon once told me that when the stance is correct the swing and the body-pivot work together, so that there is no pull- ing or occasional slice, and that, more Importance than all, the balance throughout never goes wrong.

To show what a derangement of poaltion can do there is the (not a golfer) otory of the man who worked an automatic driving! machine for testing the carry of golf balls.

Result of Test.

After he had set the machine he altered the position of the tee, which brought the ball alightly The inwards and to the right. first shot-aniazed him. The ball went away to the left with a wild pull and was lost.

At least half the secret of put

It is not very difficult for anyone who has played tennis in good company to spot talent in a young-ting lies in the stance. A push- ster of, say, fourteen or fifteen, the ed-out putt means age at which a boy or girl should be

taken in hand.

But unless the spotter Happens to be a rich father, or someone high up in the tennis world, the spark of tennis genius scon gets flattened out in the casual, slipshod game on bad courts and with bad balls. I sometimes wonder how many other Donald Greigs must have played on Clapham Common in addition to the one who played for England.

I think it would pay the Lawn Tennis Association to make one of its councillors an official "spotter" with a roving commission to search for hidden talent-and to investigate every case of hidden genius brought to the Council's notice.

Roving Oficial.

If the existence of such an official was generally known, I have little doubt that the secretary of the L.TA. would be inundated with requests for his services,

But and this is a most Import- ant point it is no good finding your budding tennis genius without doing something for him. And the best thing that the L.T.A. or any of the county associations can do when they stumble across a rich vein of talent is to take it in hand at once and by careful, systematic coaching make the most of it.

I am well aware that there are coaching schemes already in opera- tion but according to the L.T.A.'s ows official summary of conching in 1930 avery county association but Nottinghamshire charge their pupils so much per hour-in some. cases as much as 88 per hour.

that the feet!

pulled putt indicates that the feet are too square to the line, and a

are too far across the line, or, to use the technical term, too open.

I am

never greatly concerned

with either the grip or the post-

tion of my elbows, but the days are few and far between when I can walk up to a putt and get the horrid business, over without hav- ing to go through some sort of shuffle.

Value of Stance.

Setting the feet draws an ima ginary line between the ball, the hole and the club-face and gets everything "angled up. My common fault is that fall to get the ball far onoligh forward, with the result that I cannot see the spot where the club-face will strike it.

Then all the putts go

to the right, for my body seems to get in the way, cramps the free swing of the club, and obstructs the amoath follow-through.

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If this can happen on the putt. ing green, where the body move ment is comparatively slight, it is obviously important that should note our stance for the full drive, where body balance means so mueli both during and after the swing.

Why Payment?ch

RYDER CUP.

C. WHITCOMBE CHOSEN TO CAPTAIN TEAM.

London, Yesterday.. Charles Whitcombe has been chosen as the Captain of the Brl- It is no surprise to find that the tish Ryder Cup golf team.—Ren- number of players under the age of ❘ter. eighteen-the age that matters availing themselves of this .coach- Ing is, generally speaking, fewer than those over 25 who came under the scheme In 1930.

Why should our juniors-and certainly Juniors of promise-pay to be coached?

CANTON GOLF.

ANTHONY WITHSTANDS CHALLENGE.

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2 13 41 48 18

25

4 13 30 50 18 stance appear amateurish. 7 4 14 28 61 18

Mutual Consent.

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6 8 12 20 65 17 The early rounds were qulet 29 8 0 14 36 56 16 affairs. In the second, so extreme 3 5 10 20 58 11 was the cold, both men, as by mutual consent, stood back and rubbed one another to bring the warmth to their bodies.

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL

PANLING HUNT-To-day- Sheung Shui Police Station.

Saturday-Kennels.

January 21-Hunters' Arms. January 26-17 Pine Tree Hill, 20/30 milestone.

January 28-Race_Course. January 31-Snn Wai Camp. GOLF-To-day Match be tween "Wild Bul" Mehlhorn and Bobby Cruickshank, Fanling, 2.30 D.m.

To-morrow Rallway Cup Final -Ladies.

Friday Taggart Cup Third Roand.

Saturday and Sunday-Begey Pool, Fanling,

Junior

Sunday-First Round

Saturday and Sunday-K.G.C. Captain's Cup.

Tuesday Ross Cup - Firat Round (Ladies)..

January 26 Semi-Ana! K.G.C. Junior Championship.

February 1- Second Round Junior Championship, Fanling.

February 10-Junior Section, Championship, R.H.KG.C. (Firat round).

RUGBY FOOTBALL-To-day- Clab "A". H.M.S. Medway, 4.45 p.m.

Saturday-Second Trial Game. January 24-Club Y Army (Triangular Tournament).

February & Club V. Navy (Tri- angular Tournament).

RIFLE SHOOTING-Friday- Public Meeting, Jardine, Mathe- son's Board Room, 5.30 p.m..

FOOTBALL Saturday-First Division-Navy 7. Borderers; Club Y. R.A., Argylls v. Chinese Ath- letic, St. Joseph's y. Club do Re- creio; Second Division-Navy v. Royal Artillery, Club de Recreio v. Chinese Athletic, University v. Soath China, Club v. St. Joseph's, Borderers v. Argylis, Eastern v Kowloon F.C.: Third Division- Fukien v. Royal Air

Force, R.A.0.C. v. Royal Engineers, Ewo Borderers, R.A.S.C. v. Chinese Athletic.

CRICKET- Saturday--Division I-Civil Service C.C. v. Kowloon C.C. (L); Indian R.C. v. Hong Kong C.C. (F.); Division II- Kowloon C.C. v. Civil Service C.C. (L.); Craigengower CC. v. Club de Recreio (L); Hong Kong C.C. v. Indian R.C. (F.).

Sunday Police v. Volunteers, TENNIS Saturday-H.K.C.C. Tournament Entries Close.

Monday-U.S.R.C. Tournament -Second Rounds Close..

RACING Sunday Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meeting. February 15-Fanling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meeting.

February 28-March 7-Annual Race Meeting.

March 14-First Extra Race Meeting,

FENCING Monday-Fencing Club Meeting, Yacht Club, 8.45 p.m.

CHESS →→ Tuesday Kowloon Chess Club Championship.

ATHLETICS March 16 and 16 Hong Kong v.. Canton Univer- eitles,

HOME.

FOOTBALL Saturday-First Round of Scottish Gup.

January 24-English. Cop Fourth Round,

RUGBY FOOTBALL---Saturday England v. Wales. Twickenham. January 24-Scotland v. France, Paris,

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

CLUB “A” TEAM FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

Was,

Jem, like the general, he allowed King to set the pace. It looked, during these early sessions, as if the fight would be almost n repeat of the previous one, inso- much that Mace would not open out until he thought King had ex pended most of his energy in vain attack.

King Floored. At the beginning of each session King rushed to his man, aiming two-handed blows. Jem, in the seventh round, landed a beautiful right on the snuffbox, and Tom went to grass as though he had come in violent collision with a pole-axe. He was carried to his corner, and the champion's sup porters offered more generous adds. But there were no takers.

Jem, satisfied that he had fought long enough on the retreat, launch- ed a merciless attack, which saw King being punched about the ring round after round.

Sporting Rally. But Tom was game. For him there was no lying down. As long as his legs, weary and wobbly as they were could support his mas- sive body he would try to meet blow for blow.

Since the day of his "come back," when he first set out to free himself from the shadows of cowardice, Mace had many times thrilled the blood with the manner he achieved his victories, but never before had he made such a hash of an opponent as he was now miak ing of Tom King.

Wonderful Contrast.

hooking there with a right.

The nineteenth round was call- ed, and with it came the alarm

that the police were on the road. Jem jumped to the centre of the ring. He would finish it now be- fore the representatives of the law arrived.

Over Confident,

King came out of his corner. › Jem measured him with his left. Now for the final blow, the last crushing delivery of all. But like many champions before and after him Jem was too sure, too de- liberate.

Although half-blind and almost stupefied, King saw how open Mace had left himself. With his right Tom took advantage, and crashed a terrific hit on the left side of Jem's face.

Mace reeled back. King took a step forward, and left-hooked his man to the stomach. Mnce fell in a crumpled heap.

Carried Unconscious.

The crowd gaap. They can hard- ly believe their eyes. Jem Mace, just on the point of finishing his man, has by one blow been sent to the land of dreams. He is being carried unconscious to his corner. His seconds are working feverishly on him. Can he recover in time for the referee's call?

"Three to one on King." And (ominous, isn't it?) not a taker. Pandemonium reigns and then а sudden hush. The referee bas called the men to scratch.

Success Brings Revival. Tom King, excited no less than his supporters, has found a new store of energy. This unexpected success has been like elixir to him. He prances to the middle of the ring. Jem Mace rises from his stool on feet of lead. He looks round him in a bewildered sort of way.

"Look out, Jem," screech his Cockney pals. Too late.

Tom is at him again, and Jem falls like a great lump of lead, a look of agony flitting across his face, which has swelled out of all proportion.. He is rushed to his corner again, and his seconds work feverishly to restore him.

What a Man! Once more the referee makes his call, Jom answers it. He hard- During it all the Shoreditchers | ly knows where he is, but ho were wild with excitement, and comes to scratch. Here is a man! their frenzy of joy was in strange Whers, now, are those who call him contrast to the sad-faced West- coward? Even the Corinthians re- Enders who sat, or stood. with cognise the courage that brings pathetic disappointment the only him to line, and they cheer him as expression on their faces..

they cheer their own fellow. One of Tom's chief backers But Jem is finished. Tom King hurried to the ringside as King can afford to stand looking at him was dragged to his corner punch before he delivers that one punch drunk, only semi-conscious. Hls which makes him champion of seconds worked feverishly to re- England. Mace falls ngain. He store him.

atruggles to one knee. Then his seconds throw in the towel."

A Great Comeback, And so we take our leave of Jem, King gazed in a stupid sort of beaten because, for опе brief way at the speaker. It seemed as second, he forgot he was a general, if he summoned all his remaining thus losing the title he suffered so strength to spit back an answer. much to gala. "If a towel is thrown in from this corner," he said, "I'll kill the man whose hand it left," writes the Glasgow Evening News.

"Tom" whispered his backer, "Better retire. He will kill you." The Right Spirit.

But Jem came again, and four times afterwards was hailed 25 champion, one of the greatest, cer- tainly the moat artistic, who ever Maca rose to meet him with a wore the crown. But as I say, we smile on his unmarked face. He will leave him in defeat, there to saw victory was his, but he would teach himself the moral of the not snatch the prize yet. He would lesson he learned at such great dally with it awhile. And so for cost.

SCHNEIDER CUP RACE support, and Great Britain will be

THIS YEAR.

British Government Handicap.

́FRANCE AND ITALY READY.

Rugby, Jan. 1. Entries for the Schielder Trophy race, which is to be flown over the Solent in September, closed, at midnight last night. The competitors will be. Great Britain, Italy and France.

Great Britain will rely mainly

heavily handicapped if its team le the joint responsibility of the Afr Staff and of a civilian body.

France is ready for the Schneider Cap. The three plotą, Captain Amanrich and Lieutenants Demougept and Bougault, were selected alx months ago, and they have been conducting weekly tests since that time in the bay of Bor deaux.:

tentatively a Nieuport and a Ber

Two machines have been chosen nard.

It is porsible that these however, may be changed.

French Trinis.

The following will represent

sinty Speed tests, so far, it is under- the Club "A" against H.M.S. Med-on seaplanes which took part in stood, have not been entirely satis

In the semi-finals of the Cap way to-day at 4.45 p.m.--/

C. E Holmes; G. P. Fergnion,

the 1929 race. Two each of the factory. As the pliots think the

First-class lawn tennis in Eng-tain's Cup played off last Sunday II. V. Koop, W. Prophet, W. Super-marine 66 and Gloster waters about Bordeaux do not land has now reached the point at morning at the Tungshan Golf Johnson; Green, FC B, Black; Napier VI airplanes are now at quite fit in with the trials they which something must be done to Club, E. R. Hill beat W. F. Gilman OA. McNeice, Mitford, W. R. Felixstowe where they, have been are shortly leaving for the Elang restore our lost position amongst by 4 and 3, and B. Anthony beat Andrews, Watson, Cochrane, Hobbin, used in the past year to check data the powers. We have the money. Watson by 3 and 2 LS Les and H. 8. Clippingdale.

and also the talent somewhere. In the final 'Anthony, by beating

It would be a great gesture on Hill by 4 up and two to play, won

the part of the governing body to the Captain's Cup for the second

let it be known far and wide that year in succession.

free coaching la available for any

and every player of talent brought

to its notice,

It might mean the establishment

of a schol of coachin

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The Royal Aero Club has receiv ed from the Royal Auto Club of Entry Charge.

Italy official confirmation of the The Alt Ministry is prepared to entry of three seaplanes for the lend these on certain conditions Schmelder Trophy race. This re but the Government has announced presents a challenge to Great that it will not agree to take Britain de holder and renders cer- charge of the British entry in the tain a contest in British watera Schneider Trophy race,

next September. The italian en-

The question of raising a team tries were accompanied, as requir of plots for the British machines ed by the regulations, by a deposit Ma still under consideration, age of 500 francs for each competing. France and Italy will send Bary seaplane and a Banker's guarantee rice teams with full Government für 600,000 francs.