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Southport's Decisive Victory.

QUEEN'S PARK WIN.

London, Yesterday,

The following are the results of | Association 'Football matches play-

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Division II. (Northern). Rochdale 1 Darlington Southport 3 Wigan

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AMERICA'S STRONG TEAM.

JAMES FIGG THE ORIGINATOR.

The Man Who "Made" Fist-Fighting.

"CULTURED LADIES.”

Defence of Wimbledonham Court Road, London.

Titles.

DAVIS CUP BID.

Last year America made a clean sweep of the Wimbledon titles, and she 'intenda to defend theao honours with a strong and youth ful team. If the seven playera al- ready nominated will not have the 1 | stimulus of hunting W. T. Tilden. their quarry for many years, they will provide a formidable phalanx, with speed of foot and stroke as their main equipment.

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GOLFING "STRAIGHT LEFTS"

Doctrine Is Often Unsuitable,

It has been the more damaging because some of the best golfers

in the world have insisted in their

books of instruction on the game

The home of boxing is Totten- Prize fighting of a sort was a form of attraction at the Theatre Royal, Dorset Street, near Salisbury Square, in 1698, but it was not satil an Oxfordshire man named James Figg arrived that boats with the bare fists beenme really popular, reveals Trevor C. Wignall in the Daily Express.

He was born at Thames during the reign of William III, and his first patron was the Earl of Peterborough, who supplied him with sufficient funda to open a school of arms in Tot tenham Court Road.

He was n person of some eminence, and his It is probable that Frank Shields friends included Hogarth, who de and Sydney Wood will attract most signed his professional card, Wal- attention. The first will be a pole, the statesman, Swift and newcomer; the second has made a Pope, the writers, and several remarkable advance since he was members of the Royal Family.

HRt over here three years ago. He was to highly successful as Buth are Eastern pinyers; both a tutor that after a year or so he were giant-killers in their own had to lease more extensive pre- country last year.

mises some distance away from

1 sec to me that no theory in connection with modern golfing final of the American champion-building that he met Ned Sutton. Shields was beaten only in the his first school. It was in the now methods has done so much harmship after a struggle with Doug the Gravesend pipemaker, and it among the rank and file of play which, had he won the long fourth is correct to say that this contest ers as the repeated advocacy of set of thirty games, would prob- was the first battle for a cham- "the straight left."

ably have gone

in his favour.pionship. It lasted nearly An Wood, who has defeated Shields hour, and it ended in a somewhat as well as Lutt and Allison, is 21 easy victory for Figs. But be years of age-a year younger than was much more of a swordsman Shields, writes A. Wallis Myers than a fighter, and even at South- in The Daily Telegraph.

wark Fair, where he had a booth, Another newcomer is Clifford foil-play, back-sword, and cudgell- more prominent Sutter, of New Orleans, the inter-ing were always collegiate champion. He increas than fisticuffs. ed his fame last year by beating.

In 1727. Berkeley Bell in the American On the Hogarth card Figg was championship after the latter had described as "Master of ye Noble nút out Boratra. George Lott. Science of Defence," but thet John Van Ryn. Wilmer Allison. sunny morning in 1727 when he and Gregory Mangin were all over here in 1930.

that all iron shats must be accom- plished with a straight left arm from beginning to end of the

swing. Such terms as "rigid" and "sti na a poker" have not been considered too forceful to use in order to indicate the condition which this left arm should as- sume.

I have no doubt that the system

fought Sutton must have provid- is practised by the distinguished

ed many strange momenta. Tot- players who recommend it, but 1

A Double Objective.

tenham Court Road then was little should like to see a little latitude

The American team will have more than

The introduced into the question. As

a rural lane. matters stand; tens of thousands Wimbledon tities and the capture thoroughfare

two objectives—the defence of the fashionable centre of London, the tho favoured by of golfers are slaving at the prin of the Davis Cup. Their first "bucks" for their promenades, was eiple-their imagination caught by quest is more likely to succeed Drury Lane. Just before the hour the seeming simplicity of the ad

than their second; American ng of twelve, which was the time et vice and its terseness-with phy-Kression prefers turf courts, and for the big event, many sedan rical constitutions that are not at all apted to the purpose. Ther shots are worse instead of better for the change.

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My first point is that even the greatest players who commend it cannot apply to rigid a left arm to their entire awings as they sug- gest in their counsels, or they

would never be able to introduce the necessary power into the blow. My second point is that a lot of middle-aged people who have taken up the game comparatively late in life, aro attempting the im possible in trying to carry out the idea, although, in a certain degree. Fit. may be natural to thone who made it their style in the days of their youth.

And, as a third point, the claim may reasonably be advanced that it is not the only correct way of swinging; for plenty of first-class golfers have had a very pronoun- ed bend in the left arm in taking the club up for half iron shots as well as in their

the American temperament is chairs were carried to the en more at home at Wimbledon than trance, and it is recorded that fair. at Auteuil. On the other hand, ladies of high degree, escorted by the Americans will find their task the beaux of the day, snuffed, harder at British headquarters laughed, and chatted as they made than last year. They will not their way to the gallery reserved have Tilden as a spear-head; they for them. Royalty was not repro- by Cachet, anxious to renew a was there will discover the French, headed sented, but the Prime Minister as were also, famous dominance broken in 1980; in people such 35 Colley Cibber, H. W. Austin they will find a Kitty Clive, and Dean Swift.. much improved challenger, and' in G. H. Maier, of Spain, a

"The ladies," we are told, "were new damning and swearing prettily, and the men were telling stories At present Doeg's inclusion in and pieces of scandal with a the invading team is doubtful, but coarseness of language and rude I am given to understand that he nera of indecency that would shock

menace.

is likely to come over. If he does ja bachelor's party. Yet the dame 80 the doubles pairs will be never once blushed, but applaud-

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Alllaon and Van Ryn (the presented the bluest of jokes by a tap holders), Dock and Lott, Shields on the cheek with a fan, an arch and Wood, and Sutter and Man-smile, and a bewitching look with gin. He would be a bold propheta laughing eye." who claimed that from one of Flgg had called himself cham these powerful pairs the doublespion for twelve years victors will not emerge next July. was challenged by Sutton, but he full swings challenge the

Before they come to Europe-to seems to have hoon as vain and winners of the as proud of his standing as was European zone-the American John L. Sullivan at a much later pupils, a certain Bob Whittaker. team will be required to meet date. When Pierce Egan wrote The contest attracted the "most As regards the rigid left arm Mexico, Canida, and the winner about Figg in 1812 he said he splendid and politest company and the power that is possible of the South American zone.

with wooden clubs.

Illustrating an Argument.

It was more of a slaughterer than with it, let us conduet a little ex-successful in the inter-zone final nent finished pugilist, and that

periment.

the floor.

rank.

week later at the State Roland ed. Garros.

pect.

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The Short Track.

Cernera's Predecessor.

ever seen" to Figg's amphitheatre, and even Captain Godfrey, the first person to write a book about pugilism, observed that the Ita- lian's gigantic size struck terror. and that his own heart yearned for his countryman.

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Let us take hold of a walking in July, they will meet France a estimate, I fancy, must be accept stick in the left hand only and, keeping the left arm "as stiff as

It is interesting to recall that a poker" (this is the phrase used by one champion to illustrate his in the golf stroke should come when he was in his prime Figg was advice for iron shots) swing the from the left hand and arm. challenged by an Indian named stick backward and forward with "Give it the back of the left hand" Tito Alberto di Carini, who was It was a nice fight. In the first the object of hitting something on is one of the oldest maxims of the born within a few miles of the minute Carini pitched himself for Macao.

game, and it still commande res-little hamlet near Venice where ward, with his right leg and arm The fact is that we can put very

Prima Carnera first saw the light. fully extended,, and delivered a little power or life into the blow

Personally, I am inclined to He was very big and of enormous blow so powerful that Whittaker for the reason that the arm is al- think that the work is shared just strength, and it was among his was thrown off the stage. Whit- together too constricted. I realize about equally by the two hands.boasts that he could smash the taker managed to climb back, and, to the full that the arm must be Certain it is, however, that the fawbone of any man who dared to making a little stoop, with "one perfectly straight and firm at the left must contribute a great deal oppose him. Figg treated him English peg in the stomach (quite instant of impact. but I am ab to the blow, and, with a rigid arm with complete contempt, but was a new thing to foreigners brought solutely certain that even the most all the way, I do not see how it eventually induced to give the the Venetian on his breech." famous apostles of this modern could do anything worth mention- Venetian a match with one of his fetish must introduce a certain re-

(Continued on Next Column.) laxation into the swing in order to deliver the kind of blow that It is surely a fair assumption of the year, so that there was picked out the best man in Lon. makes them golfers of the front that people who take up gelf after plenty of time to put all the pos- don to beat this 'ere foreigner, but It is because their count attaining the age of, say, 30 (and sibilities to the test, and I came if you will come this day se'nnigh! less disciples have heard nothing they are by far the most numer-to the conclusion that a straight I'll produce a man that shall beat about such relaxation

OUB that they recruits to the game) may left arm in the up-swing was not Bob Whittaker by fair hitting in are spolling their golf, writes find it desperately difficult to prac the best way with iron clubs. ten minutes." He was as good as Harry Vardon in The Sporta Dia- tise this straight left arm.

Perhaps that was because his word. Aftor six minutos patch.

They are

not likely to have secured the most effective results Whittaker surrendered to learnt it at cricket

with these worda: any with an upright awing, for if you Pearfree A further explanation of my other pastime, and, with their are going to take the club to the. "Dam'mie, I am not beat, but what | point may be given. Every-. body knows that

A "straight jointa

more or top by a short track, the left signifies when I cannot see left" is one of the best attributes less set, they cannot very well elbow must begin to bend as you man?" Frank Moran said much that a boxer can possess. I pre-expect to accommodate themselves turn the left wrist to raise the the same thing in October of 1922, sume that the term has been im to it.

The most likely thing is head of the club. And I am still nearly two hundred years later, ported into golf from boxing. But that they will be thrown off their confident that this short track at when Joe Beckett defeated him at although very telling punches are

balance every time they try it, or lows the least margin

for error. the Albert Hall. made with a straight left, does also reduced to a short, snappy I should not have won air British Prize Ring'e Dictator.

Figg issued the first, advertise anybody suppose that the boxer swing which affords none of the Open Championships without It. keep that Arm straight in exhilaration that the game is cap The disposition is now to make ment in connection with fighting,

game is shaping for the plow? Obable of giving...

the track of the club-head longer but, like all others who lived dur viously he would producendi When, as a struggler in the golf with a flat or semi-flat swing. Ing his time, he made no attempt thing but a gentle and use arena, I was experimenting with What is the matter with the short to hide his light under a bushel. Jess job if ha poked his left every conceivable method of play est route to any given point? So. For more than twenty years he arm at his rival in, that state of ing shots, gave due attention to long as the left arm, is straight was the dictator of the prize ring,ly named character called Buck- rigidity. Clearly he must bend the idea of hitting the Iron ahots at the impact, a band in its up but, of course, there were no ruler house, who was boxing's est the arm and straighten it as he with a straight left arm.

take is as good as stiffness and in his day. Anything and every-fresk. He was the original musi In those days I devoted at least perhaps better. I suppose it is thing was legal, and it was Fige cal fighter, for during a bout it. Thus it is, too. In golf. A lot two hours a day to practies (not the flatter swing which encourages who had most to do with the sub was his habit to strike his cheeks, contesting matches), in every day a straight left to the point where sequent, prominence of his succes with the fingers of his hands, and (Continued at foot of next Column.) It becomes a doctrine.

sor, George Taylor, and a quaint-vo, play, a tune on them,

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