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CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP

DISAPPOINTMENT FOR NATIONAL SINGLES

KID BERG.

Fouled by Canzoneri in Eighth Round.

LOSES ON POINTS..

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New York, Yesterday, Tony Canzoneri retained the world's lightweight championship, to-night when he outpointed Kid Berg, of Great Britain. in a fifteen round title, match.

Canzoneri fouled Berg in the eighth round and the Briton woubl have been champion of the world but for the New York Commis- sion's new rule making all fouls fair play. Reuter's American Ser- vice,

Why New York?

New York, August 20. Mr. Sam Goldman, Canzoneri's manager, explaining why the title fight between Tony Canzoneri and Kid Berg will take place in New York instead of London, said: "The two fighters were eager to go to London. bul it was the In- come tax question that stumped me. had to know exactly where I stood and the amount I should have to pay to the Government. but I could not obtain satisfactory information On this point any- where."

He did not, he added, fancy travelling to England with the possibility of having. to leave a big slice of the purse behind.

The usual, Intensive publicity campaign connected with hig fights in America has already been Canzoneri starts training begun. next week 'at Nassapeque, Long Is- land.

'VARSITY BEAT THE

RADIO SPORTS.

EARLY FOOTBALL.

On the University ground the undergraduates met the Radio Sports Club In a friendly Associa- tion football match. The visitors were defeated by 8-2.

Of the University's 8 goals. K. M. Ho scored 5, P. P. Kho 1, and Wa 1. A Radio Club player put one through his own goal.

CHAMPIONSHIP.

Lott Beats Holder in Straight Sets.

Perry Goes Down After Five Sets.

ALL-AMERICAN FINAL

Forest Hills, Yesterday. The following were the results. of the semi-final matches in the

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL

HOCKEY Telay-Y.M.C.A. This Match at King's Park,

LAWN BOW). S-To-day- First Division--Civil Service 0.0. Second v. Craigengower C.C.; Division II.K. Electric R.C. v. Club de Repreio: Civil Service C.C. Rowlson C.C.; Yacht Club v. Cralgengawer CC.; Dorrance Cap-Kowloon Duck v. Taikoo Dock.

ABROAD.

1

CRICKET--Tu-lay, Monday and

·Tuesday

Yorkshire. Rost of England at the Oval.

Men's

TENNIS-To-day-U.S. Singles at Fored Hills (last Day).

FOOTBALL - To-day - Full English and Scottish Programmes. *

American National Singles Cham- pionship which were decided here to-day:-

G. M. Loft (U.S.A.) beat J. Doeg (U.S.A. and holder) 7-5, 6-3; $-0. Ellsworth Vines (U.S.A.) beat F. J. Perry (Britain) 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3, -Reuter's American Service.

BIG BILL TILDEN DEFEATED.

London, August' 20. Crawford (New Hampshire) Albert Blake, English pro fessional, who resides on the Riveira sensationally beat Tilden here to-day. 6-1, 2-6, 11-9. 7-5, in an exhibition match.

EASIER

GOLF

-by-

H.STUART HOBSON

An

WHAT THE TOP OF THE SWING TELLS.

TAKING THE CLUB-HEAD, BACK

separate

- vetemn golfer whom I had known į sections is never satisfactory.

Recently I enjoyed a match with swing

a good many years ago as a long

but erratic hitter.

Throughout this recent match he

becomes'. two

The Correct Swing.

I can, however, confidently

DEMPSTER SCORES HIS SEVENTH CENTURY.

Hobbs and Sutcliffe

Brilliant.

YORKSHIREMAN'S 13TH.

London, Yesterday.

The following were the full re- sults of the mid-week cricket pro- gramme as cabled by Router:———.

The New Zealanders drew with H. D. Leveson Gower's XI.

New Zealand: 217 and 370 (C. S. Dempster 122,

R. G. Blunt 127).

L. Gower's XL, 423 Tor 4 de c.

The

South

(Hobbs 153.

Sutcliffe 120);

61 for 8 wickets.

African touring 1 cleven beat the Rest of England by six wickets. Rest of England: 295 and 2.201

(Goddard G for 72). Tourists: 210 (A. P., F. Chapman

81, F. S. G. Calthorpe

4 for 10);

307 for 4 dec. (Sand

ham 136).

JEM SMITH LAST OF

THE BARE FISTERS.

Hero of Title Fight Over 106 Rounds.

DIES AT AGE OF 68.

London, Yesterday, Jem Smith, the man who fought 106 rounds with bare knuckles for the world's boxing championship, died to-day in a London nursing home.

!

Smith's opponent in' that historic fight was Jack Kilrain, an Ameri“ can, and the fight, which was stag- od in France in the year 1887, was declared a draw owing to the dark ness which was rapidly falling.

Smith was born in 1863 and was the last of the bare fist fighters.— Reuter.

ward swing is likely to cause your club to go beyond the exact parallel Here we have the basic readon for what is commonly called the "low" backswing.

The slow backswing might more necurately be described as a smooth und well-timed backswing. There really is no such thing as a “alow" backswing. The movement must be timed to your natural pace of. action, starting easily and smoothly and then dowing without any kind of hurry.

The Club Action.

Poo much speed makes the golfer turn with a jerk of his shoulders.

The entire turning action should be with the club action—not in a manner in which you jump to catch up with your club,

re-novice golfers is this; they start

Orle universal falling among

was hitting the ball, down the fair-commend the golfer to consider the the club back and then, with the

way, and getting the full distance, top of his swing.

too. He did it for the eighteen There is always room at the top, holes that I was with him, and his swing suggested that he could do it for ever,

Confidence and Rhythm.

He had a confidenca and a rhythm that had never seen in his golf before.

"How do you do it?" I asked.- He answered.

"In forty years I have tried everything to take the slices and the hooks out of my game. A couple of months ago I hit on the idea of pausing at the top of the awing, You see the result."

The result was certainly clear! Tips in Golf.

club about even with the right leg, they proceed to shift it directly it is said.. In golf, there is nearly upward. A number of things which always room for improvement at you inust watch in your golf may the top of the swing.

be the cause of this. The first is Where do you And the club at the hate and hurry, caused by exces- top of the backward swing-in what sive eagerness to hit the bali. position?

Being at ease, and wondering

If your swing is mechanically whether you will hit the ball at all, correct your club will lle horizontal- can cause the same result.

Right Hand Action.

ly neroas your shoulders, parallel to

the direction-line of the abot you Yet another cause is right hand intend, to make. The toe of the action. The right arm will effect club may point straight towards the a direct upward lifting of the club ground, or it may point inwardly if you fail to subdue It and keep it somewhat, that is, towards the ball. In its place. Either method is correct, the point- The club-head must always be ing of the club in this respect being taken back slightly behind the governed by the left wrist.

player.

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If your club is not parallel with The reason for this will be seen your direction-line when at the ff you consider that the ball, la in top of the swing, your swinging front of you as you address it. If action is out of parallel and is the club-head is lifted directly mechanically wrong

upwards, It describeài á curve in order to come down to meet the ball. The club-head should be taken back behind you in such a way that it will describe part of a perfect cirele

In a way I dislike mentioning this, because to give golfers the tip to pause, at the top of the back: spin may be to put them on a remedy that is worse than the ailment. There are some tips in

The Slow Backswing. golf that can be exaggerated with A stiff, rigid, and awkward back- disastrous effect.. The first of ward swing is likely to cause you these is the pause at the top of the to stop short of parallel with your backswing. The slight pause can direction line at the top of the inswinging down again on to the

be amazingly helpful, but to exag: | swing; gerate it to the point where the

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