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THE CHINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1931.

HONCKONC'S FINEST ONERA

The Most Comfortable and the Only Air-Cooled

Theatre in Hong Kong,

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2,30, 5,10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M. THIS PICTURE IS ALSO RECORDED BY THE NEW

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OF THE

THE WORLD'S MOST LOVABLE KIDS.

Robert Cougan (Jackle's brother) Jackie Couper, Mitzi Gréen and, Jackie Searl in

PERCY CROSBY'S

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You'll laugh--with a tear in your eye! As this intense human story of boy. hood unfolds for you the real thrills of youth. It reaches down deep Into. your heart and stirs long-forgotten memuries.

COMMENCING TO - MORROW

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A school for scandal

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GRAY'S YELLOW LANTERN

SHOPS

Alexandra Ballding.

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HAVE JUST, RECEIVED

NEW SHIPMENT

PYJAMAS

Jew

CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP

SOUTH CHINA LOSE VOLUNTEER AQUATIC

TO THE C.R.C.

Decisive Margin in Big Match.

LEAGUE TENNIS.

Playing in the "C" Division of the Lawn Tennis League the Chin- eae Recreation" Club beat the South China A.A. by 6 sets to 3.

Scores:-

F. N. Wong and K. H. Chan (S. |China) :-

SPORTS.

TO-NIGHT AT V.R.C.

The Hong Kong Volunteers an- nual aquatic sports will take place at the V.R.C. to-night at 9 p.m.

Admission tickets $1 can be ob tained at Volunteer Headquartere or at the Victoria Recreation Club."

A good programme has been ar ranged and all attending will be assured of a splendid evening's en- joyment,

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL..

LAWN TENNIS-To-day "B" Division—M.B.K. v. South China A.A.; "C" Division-Army T.C. v. Civil Service C.C.; Kow- loon C.C. V. Indign -R.C South China A.A. Y.

Y.M.C.A. University v. Deutscher Club,

LAWN BOWLS-To-day- Division C.C.C. v. Talkoo; K.C.C v. C.S.C.C.; Kowloon Dock Y. Police; K.B.G.C. v. Recreio; Division. I-Talkoo

JOHNNY DOEG IS DEFEATED.

Ellsworth Vines Wins Five Set Battle.

LADIES', SURPRISE.

Brookline, Mass., July 18. Ellsworth Vines, the 19-year-old Californian, defeated Johnny Doog, the national champion, in the final round of the men's singles of the Longwood tennis tournament here to-day. The scores were 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Vines successfully handled Doeg's terrific service and placed well from the net.

Dorothy Andrus of Connecticut, an unseeded player, surprised the gallery by winning the women's singles title. She defeated Sarah Palfrey, of Brookline, 0-2, 1-6, 6-4, in the final round..

Helen Wills Moody and Mrs.

the wo George Wightman won men's doubles, defeating Mianne! and Sarah Palfrey, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Helen was responsible for the loss She lost two. of of the first set. V. C.O.C.; C.S.C.C. v. K.C.C.; Reerelo v.

her services through double fault- .K.B.G.C.; Yacht Club v. Electric

ing Associated Press. R.C.

AQUATICS-To-night-H.K.V.D.C. Annual Sports at the V.R.C, at 9 1..

lost to F. K. Lau and L. F.

Hon...

lost to Iu Tak-lam and M. K.

Lau lost to W. H. Choo and Y. K.

Mow

1-6

1- 6

4- 6

lost to F. K. Lau and L. F.

Hon...

C. S. Chan and F. Y. Mok (S. China)

3- B

beat lu Tak-lam and M. K.

Lau

'6-2

lost to W. H. Choa and Y. K.

Mow

1- 6

H. K. Ho and K. F. bul China)

(S.

beat F. K. Lau and L. F. Hon beat Iu Tak-lam and M. K.

Lau

6-4

6-4

lost to W. H. Choa and Y. K.

Mow

3-6

League Table to Date.

Sets.

-

H.K.C.C.

P. W. D. L. F A. Pts. Recreio .11 10 1 0 71% 24% 21 Chinese R.C. 10 9 10 77 5. China... 8 0 0 2 43 Y.M.C.A.

33 9 6 0 3 48 10 5.1.4 47 424 11 University 7 5 0 2 48 Kowlgen C.C. 8 4 1 8 B7 Indian R.C. 10 4 1 6 39.

7 3 0 4 22 Army T.C. Radio S.C.8 2 2 4 254 45% 0 K.LT.C...11 2 1 8 34 Graduates A. 7 3 0 4 26 Deutscher C. 8 1 1 B 23 C.0.0.

9 10 8 22 C.S.C.O.... 9 0 1 8 23

13 10

23

12 .12

19% 10

33

1

We

40

37%

Paris.

36

6

40

68%

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ABROAD.

CRICKET-To-day, blonday and

Tuesday

Essex Y. Somerset.- Lancashire v Notts. Surrey v. Kent.

Hampshire v. New Zealand

Glamorgan v. Northamptonshire. Gloucester v, Yorkshire. Derbyshire v. Middlesex.

Worcestershire v. Sussex.

Loicestershire v. Warwickshire.

LAWN TENNIS — To-day— Davis Cup Challenge Round in

58 1 One of the chief faults of right- The real Robot of the courts will handed batsmen is to use only the when playing almost have to have every shot perfectly right arm developed, the brain of a senior every stroke, and allowing it to wrangler specially adapted to the supply all the power and guidance, nceda of tennis, inexhaustible while the left arm remains tucked energy, and the temper of an angel. into the side, quite idle. The left arm must be, the guiding arm, and H. R. M'Donald. •

must be allowed to share with the right arm in giving power to the most important, stroke. This is because otherwise the stroke is on earth so full of variety-Walter made hitting across the ball-like Eindrum.

"slicing" at golf.-E. T. Killick.

I am never able to understand people who talk about billiards as "monotonous." There is no game

EASIER

GOLF

-by- H.STUART HOBSON

DIVOTS AS THE MARK OF GOOD IRON PLAY,

ESSENTIALS TO SUCCESS.

"How can you recognise a good. golfer at a glance?"

***

This question, put to a leading professional the other day, brought

quick answer.

WATER POLO LEAGUE RESULTS.

C.B.C. SUCCESS.

Playing in the First Division of the Water Polo League, in the V.R.C. bath yesterday, the Chinese Bathing Club defeated the Navy by three goals to one.

League Table to Date.

Goals.

11

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. V.R.C.

8.8 0 0 40 1 13 Chinese Ath., 7.6 11 30 ४ Kowloon ... 8 8 3 2 21 23 Chinese B.G. 8.34 14 Royal Navy 3 2 608 374 705 36.0 Borderers

-9. 21

I think the advantages of a grass court over any other type of court are so great that they scarcely need enumerating. When I say any other type of court I really mean out-of-doors courts, because, of course, wood is obviously the best surface to play on.-H. W. Austin.

essential, just as with the other shots, but the nature of the divot] taken varies. In playing out of very bad rough, the left wrist may be turned in towards the body as the ball is struck, bringing the right hand over. The clubhead is extricated aideways, as it were.

Some remarkably good shots from impossible-seeming lies can be achieved in this way.

One of the most valuable shots in golf-the kind of shot that makes the golfer master of thes conditions in which he plays in the low shot into the teeth of a gale. "Hugging" The Ball

This is achieved by standing over the ball, "hugging it," in a sense, with the right foot considerably nearer than the left. The arms are

In front and kept there until the thrown out towards the pin in the divot is taken.

finish of the shot, as. In all good When the club strikes the ground fron-clab play, but instead of behind the ball, it turns in the thrusting the clubhead into the bands to a much greater extent air, they push it out along the By the divots he takes with his than a wooden club Great length ground. ·· tron clubs.

GV TS is foot, and there is no control at Golfers of class, with few excep all over direction. When the ball is tlom, take a perceptible divot with struck first, and then the ground, every fron shot, and even more the ball "climbs up" the alightly Important than the nature of the lofted face of the club and flies in diyot they take it in front of the the appropriate direction.

By keeping the clubhead along the ground as far as you can, unti the arms are fully extended, you keep the ball low enough to be comparatively unaffected by any wind that may be about,

There are so many ways of deal-4 A full swing is not to be advised, ing with iron club shots for vari especially at first. A three-quarterous alatances, lies, and conditions

wing is best.

ball, not behind. Whenever a Three-Quarter Swing.

golfer tells me that he finds difficul- ty in mastering, his irons, I urge him to concentrate on taking divota, and taking them fn the right place, In front of the ball

Ball Essential.

One golfer I know spent many hours taking divots, without using the ball at all. Unfortunately, I is the ball that complicates the game of golf, and it is the relation of the divot to the ball that is im portant in these shots,

Excessive body movement is apt to lead to head-up" swaying, and kindred faults

that even with the most detailed instruction for each type of shot, the golfer will always be dependent to a great extent on individual experiment and practice,

Determinations

tightening-up", "dur- the golfer will be well

A good tip is to keep the left foot be armly on the ground. This can done by bending the knees in some If detern

to achieve the what towards each other. The ball effect desired can be coupled with

free should be nearer the right foot than the left, and the left knee bent ing the Inwards as the club is taken back

Confusion about Iron play arises. among & good man the sweeping You can use an iron for anything. thi

the up to 200 above"

about

The iron club is the one in the bag that pays best for complete control over it."

on the

and any

In-iron club play

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