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DRIVE.

Methods of the Great Players.

IMITATION PAYS,

No shot in golf gives so keen a delight to the player as a fine long drive, when the ball has been struck right in the iniddle of the club face. Every golfer would give anything to be able to drive Eo far and sure as Robby Jones or the incomparable Miss Joyce Wethored, writes C, B. MacFarlane in the Evening News.

If the driving is good the rest of the game is made easier and the other strokes, including even the patting, seem almost automatically to string together easily and com- fortably.

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There are no mugle short cuts to sustained success in golf, but there is one point which, while a little difficult to master, certainly tends to make long driving somewhat easier than it is to most golfers.

Every good golfer, after reach- ing the top of the swing, where the wrists have done their little piece a work in throwing the clubhead over the right shoulder, holds the wrists in their coiled-up position as long us possible.

Thus the start of the down swing is done solely by the pull down of the hands. The wrists remain called up, but the hands are brought down.

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CANTON.

BILLIARDS TITLE.

Twelve Swimmers to... | S/Sgt. Pollard Defeated

Make Trip.

FIRST ON RECORD..

The proposed visit to Canton by a swimming team from Kowloon on Saturday is believed to be the first one on record of this nature.

The team is comprised of the following:-F. Angus, B. Stoker, T. Henry, R. Witchell, N. L. Rail- ton, E. W. Railton, I. White, C. Aris, G. Hedley, T. Paget, J. Grenham and W. Brokenshire.

The events which will be decid- ed in the Shameen Bath

in Army Tourney.

BREAK OF 73.

Before a large crowd at the Sol- diers' Club laat right, L/Cpl.' Cottle, R.E., defeated S/Sgt. Pollard, R.E.-in the final of the Army Billiards Championship by 122 points.

Pollard played pluckily up to the 300 marks but after that Cottle went too far ahead to be caught.

The winner's highest break was one of 73; though the loser did not reach such high breaks he return- on Saturday evening are as fol-ed three valuable efforts of above low:-100 yards (Free Style); 50 yards (Free Style); Team Race: 50 yards (Breast Stroke); Diving: and Water Polo.

SCOTTISH

LEAGUE

FOOTBALL.

Four Matches Decided

Yesterday,

MOTHERWELL & PARTICK WIN.

London. Yesterday.

1 Motherwell

thirty.

Scores:-

L/Cpl. Cottle, R.E. ...500 S/Sgt. Pollard, R.E...378

SOUTH AFRICAN ATHLETES.

High Jumper Clears 7 Feet 7 Inches.

FOOT ABOVE RECORD.

Startling news concerning high jumping in Africa has just reach- ed an old athlete, Joe-Binks, in According to Mr. J. W. London.

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Roome, the missionary, who has crossed Central Africa alone and 'unarmed many times there are men

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The following were the results of to-day's programme In the First When about waist high in the Division of the Scottish League: down awing the clubhead la stil! Airdrieonians 0 Partick T well behind, with the wrists ready Ayr Un. to flick the clubhead forward just Celtic

And before impact.

this is the Hamilton A. erucial moment, when the thrust of the right hand and forearm comes into the apparently com- plicated movement,

It is also important to note that the whole movement is kept in con. trol by the taut left arm which, dur- been Ing the down swing; has pressed into.t' chest quite firmly.

I know one very good golfer who drives quite a long ball and who ruakes a particular point of keep- ing in the upper portion of the left farm ao close to the body, that even a handkerchief in the breast pocket,. In his view, would hamper him.

He says that it is only by keeping the left elbow well in throughout the down swing that he is able to prevent the clubhend-from-swing- ing out and then coming in across the ball. When the clubhead does that, the inevitable result is n sliced drive, and I must agree that it is not aften that I see this golfer go to the right with his tee shots.

Where he picked up this I do not know, but it is an excellent one, If we could all get into the habit of pressing the left elbow into the body immediately the down stroke starts I am certain we should drive the better for it.

It results in keeping the wrists ready for action to uncoil at the correct moment, apeed up the club- head, and get perfect timing into the stroke. I have tried it out and found it admirable, especially

ith the short mashie shots which all golfers are apt to do too much with the right hand.

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When Bobby Jones went round Sunningdale in 68 he said that he felt his left arm doing most the work. It was pushing the clubhead back and guiding it down. He knew that nothing could go out

of gear and that he could place the ball almost where he wished,

Jonos was noted for a very

No Force Needed.

It is curious that women golf-

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Our Sports Diary.

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Kowleon B.G.C.; Division II- Craigengewer C.C. v. Taikoo R.C.; Kowloon C.C. v. Civil Service C.C.; Kowloon B.G.O. v. Club de Recreio: Elettrie R.G. v. Yacht Club,

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Northamptonshire y. Yorkshire at Northampton. Saturday, Monday and Tuesday--- Middlesex v. Kent at Lord's. Surrey v. Yorkshire at the Oval. Hampshire v. Leicestershire at Bournemouth.

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capable of beating the world's re- cord of 6 ft. 8 in.

When Mr. Roome arrived. at Gatalbu, King Muzinga ordered his famous jumping youths to give a performance. One of them, named Kunyamuhunga, of the Watusi tribe of Ruanda, which, adjoins Great Britain's protectorate of Uganda, cleared the bar at 7 ft. 7 in-nearly a foot over the world's record. Mr. Roome stated that he care-

this fully checked

marvellous jump, and added that several other tall, athletic tribesmen cleared 6 ft. 8 in. These youngsters live chiefly upon milik. "I therefore- leave the simple hint for our high jumpers, who should now know what to do for Los Angeles re- cords next Binke.

year," writes Mr.

For years

African natives have been noted for their extraordinary high jumping. But they are accus- tomed to taking-off on a rise well above the level ground.

CONTRADICTION IN L.T.A. RULES.

The Ball Which Hits Net Post.

WHOSE POINT ?

After numerous re-draftings of the laws of lawn tennis it seems funny that a contradiction still exists.

It concerns the ball that hita ona of the net posts and goes into’| play. In a recent match players claimed the point, and referred to rules which bore out their. conten tion.

The referee on being appealed to was unable, in view of the fact: that the rules conflicted with each other,, to give a decision, and as matters stand at present the point. cannot be decided.

straight left arm, although some golfers Percy Allissand Billy still decry this method,

Davies, are noted exponents of splendid wrist action.

Allies in particular gets his

Paragraph B of rule 17 of the era are particularly prone to uncoll wrists to call and uncoil In ma- the wrists too soon in the down chine-like style, and he drives a Rules of Lawn Tennis states that ewing. When they do so their long way with so little apparent player loses the point if he re- arms and wrists arrive at the ball effort that his swing is envied by turns the ball in play, so that it hits the ground, a permanent fix- in a straight line. There can be his brother professionals.

no sudden wrist thrust imparted The action seems to be second nature, or any other object which to the clubhead, which just pushes ture with the professionals, and bound his opponent's court..

I never like to see a player rise

the ball off the tee the average golfer would Improve On the other hand Rule 20 de

The fact is that too many golfers his game if more attention were trees that it is a good return if it begin their wrist work too soon, given to this detail in the golf touches the net cord or posts. both in the upswing and the down- swing swing. But if the clubhead. Is pushed away with the left hand only, there is a better chance of the wrists setting into the correct position at the top and coming into the stroke smoothly and ersily

• The player need not exert the slightest force but may then leave the clubhead toʻdo its job of driv- Ing the golf ball straight and for,

Those two successful British

The last series of Test matches on the left toe. It is not only against ¦¦ ̈ ́Australia demonstrated unnecessary but unsafe, for not more clearly than over the Im-only is the position Insecure but mense importance of all-rounders there is a real danger of balance in international games, and it seems being lost at the top of the swing. to me to be sound policy to give the It is a fault very common in wo- framework to a side by including men's golf, and it accounts to some as many as possible of these rare extent for the slack and floppy man- but invaluable cricketers.--I.-A. R. her in which the ball is struck.-- Peebles, and

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