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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1931.

AUSTRALIANS SPEAK THE FAR EAST DAVIS

OF BRADMAN.

Numerous Offers for His Services.'

REGRETTABLE "TRAFFICKING."!

Adelaide, Sept. 4.

CUP ZONE.

Favourably Considered by Mr. Davis.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SIM S

HINT FOR GOLF.

The "Two-V" Way That Avoids Trouble.

By DIANA FISHWICK.

Mr. Norman Brookes, president of the Australian L.T.A., who has just returned to Wellington from n visit to the East, said he had dis-

I think it is o safe rule, es- cussed with Mr. Dwight Davis, thepecially for a beginner, to "cut doner of the Davis Cup, a scheme out the frilis" as much as possible from her game. Therefore I would advise that the "two-V" grip has the merit of being far the easiest to learn, and also the simplest to discard if one wishes to change over to another grip later on.

"We deeply deplore the tendency of British clubs to entice leading Australian erleketers to qualify for

to create two new Zones. them. This is all against the true

The scheme, which provides a ethics of the game, and tends to north-eastern

zone, including destroy the apicit of international Japan, China, Philippine Islands, cricket." In these words the India, Siam, and Java, and a south

I use it myself for every club, Ground and Finance Committee of eastern zone, in which New Zea from driver to putter, and find it the South Autralian Cricket Asso-land. Australia, and South Africa as easy to get distance with u elation, which met to-day, express would compete. was favourably any other. The shaft of the club et their opinion on the action of considered by Mr Davis.

In the fingers, with the Is held Mr.

"y" between the thumb and fore- Accrington In endeavouring to get Brookes, whose scheme has the supanger of each hand on top of the Bradman to play for them. All

port of Japan, is of the opinion shaft and the hands just touching the members made a strong protest that it would save much time and one another. against the "traficking in players." I money and would increase local

One prominent Sydney sports | interest. man as offered Bradman £50 if he will stay in Australia until next

year so that he will be available

against the British touring team.

A Sydney firm has offered him a lucrative position on their staff.

Australia believes that Bradman will never go to Britain as a pro- fessional, and that he will not sign away his Australian birthright.

Bradman disclosed to-day that he had received more than one offer, but whether these are from British clubs he would not say.

Miss Cecil Leitch has always used it for her iron clubs, although with her driver and brassie she has always stuck to the old. fashioned palm grip, which few

FRENCHMAN'S NEW players use nowadays.

FIGURES.

Thirty-Six-Year-Old

Record Smashed.

Paris, Sept. 13. The 36-year-old world's record Ponsford was made a similar offer for the three-quarter mile was ar bonten at Colombes Stadium to-day by the French runner, Ladoumegue (already the holder of the 1,000 and 1,500 metres world's records).

to that of Bradninn's a year two ago, but he was given a post- tion on the staff of an Australian

newspaper.

GERMAN COACH FOR returning a time of 3 mins 0 3-5

SOUTH AFRICA.

Lawn Tennis. Ambition

Stimulated.

The South Africans, not content with the standard of lawn tennis in their country, and hoping to im-

sec., beating the American, Con- neff's, time of 3 min. 2 4-5 sec.

Nurmi Wins at Berlin. At Berlin, the Argentine runner. Zabula, was third in the 10,000 metros international race, which was won by Nurmi, in 21 min. 19

1- Bec.

Zabula's time was 31 min. 44 4-5 sec.

prove on their performance this THE OFFER THAT WAS

year in the Davis Cap. have en-

gaged the German coach, Demansius,

to spend the Winter months coach-

ing their players.

like Demantus

of

A first-class man will not only improve.play of those good, but raw, players who are unable to get the experience playing in Europe and America, but he is likely to improve such expori- enced players as Kirby, Raymond, Robbins and Malcolm, and add just that little extra to their play which

will make all the difference between being in the first fight and at the top of it.

REFUSED.

Fiat Works Interested

in Schneider Race,

Rome, Sept. 4.

An offer has been made by the Flat works to take the equipment prepared for the Schneider Trophy contest to Calshot, assuming all (Continued in next Column.)

An unusual point about the style of Miss Helen Hicks, the young American

stands golfer who second only to Mrs. Glenna Vare In the ranking lists that they are so fond of in the States, is her grip. She uses an interlocking grip, with the little finger of the right hand twined round the fore- finger of the left.

Does Not Sulit Everybody. Charles Whitcombe and one or two others of the professionals do the same, but "Hard-hitting Helen," as they call her on the other side,

responsibility and expense, and thus Italian contingent in provide an the race.

This offer for its realisation de- pends upon the Government's agree- ling to provide the two pilots Lieutenant Neri and Warrant Omeer Agella, who are acquainted with the new machine. The reply is expected before the morning.

Meanwhile the three machines,' two of the new type and one of the old, are packed on the truck and ready to leave at any moment should the order be given.

ers

GRIP IS BEST

whon sho found lator and Miss Enid Wilson are the only grip women golfers that I have soon on, that she was hardly get- ting enough distance to hold her use It..

This grip is not one that suits own with some of the younger, every type of hande, and girl golf-playera. The result was so good must consider whether their that she "came back" to win the hands are powerful enough to use American championship again five any but the simpleat grip, in which or six years ngọ, they have all their fingers on the club.

Even the overlapping grip uned by Miss Wethered, with the right little finger riding over the forefinger of the left, is not one that every woman playor 'can com-' fortably, manago..

With some it seems to work very well. I remember Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd admitting that she used the simple two- grip when she won her two British and two American championships, but changed to the overlapping

Our Sports Diary,

LOCAL

HOCKEY-To-day-Hong Kong Hockey Club v. Argylis at King's Park.

V1

To-morrow Y.M.C.A. IL Y. Club de Recreio,

FOOTBALL Saturday First Division - Borderers

Polleo; Navy v. Recreio; St. Joseph's v Club; Second Division-University v. Navy; Kowloon v. Club; Bor derers v. 12th Heavy Battery RA Third Division-Royal En- ginears v. Borderers.

RUGBY FOOTBALL-To-day---- K.B.S.F.P.A. Second Trial at 5.10 p.m.

MEETINGS --To-day--Kowloon Cricket Club at 5.30 pm.; Civil Service Cricket Club at 6.30 p.m.

LAWN TENNIS-To-morrow--- Entries close for U.S.R.C. Open Ladies' Doubles Tournament.

RACING-To-morrow-Entries close for Ninth Extra Meeting at! TOOR

AQUATICS-To-morrow- Queen's College Sports at V.R.Ç.

2 p.m.

at

CRICKET Saturday-League I-University v. Royal Artillery; League Police R.C. v. Univer Bity.

Sunday-Kowloon C.Ċ. v. H.K, Volunteers at noon.

ABROAD.

FOOTBALL Saturday Full English and Scottish League pro- grammes.

RACING-Sunday-Macao

Racks

·AMERICAN TRIBUTE BOBBY JONES JOINS

TO KAYE DON.

"Fearless" Sportsman

Ovated.

New York,.Sept. 10. Commodore Schantz of the

In the case of players like Miss American Yachtsmen's Association Wilson or Miss Helen Hicks, who yesterday presented Kaye Don with have plenty of power in reserve, the Weyhing Trophy which he won an overlapping or interlocking grip with the motor-boat Mins England may be all right, because it seems II for making the record lap round to make sure that the club is taken back with the left hand in charge the Detroit course at over 93 miles and so helps to maintain's smooth, an hour. ewing. In the case of the average girl, I think she will do better to grasp the club with all her fingers.

Commodore Schantz paid a public tribute to Kaye Don's fearlessness,

conduct during the races at Detroit, and said if he returned to America for another contest every American sportsman would join in an ́ovation,

SPALDINGS.

Member of Board of.

Directors,

RESEARCH DEPARTMENT.

Mr. Gerald Patterson (managing.. director, of A. G. Spalding and Bros.) announces that the peerless Bobby Jones, golfing wizard of the century, has become a member of that firm, having purchased a sub- stantial number of shares therein. He is to become a member of the board of directors,

Jones's work will be product development. He will be directly research laboratories where matched club sets, cushion-neck steel shaft, clubs, and many other golf implements are devised. Jones will be a kind of living faboratory, for besides his work on design he will test out products on different

The little fingers of each hand is sportsmanship and gentlemanly connected with the Spalding the one with the strongest grip- ping power, and most of us can not afford to sacrifice control by taking this finger of the right hand off the shaft of the club, ns, you must do in the "overlapping" grip.

LOUD - SPEAKER

GIVES S.O.S.

Spectator Called to

Office Fire.

I am sure it is the safest and most natural method-at any rate to start with-to take the club in your left hand as if you were hold- ing your umbrella. With the right hand similarly placed just below, you got the V of both hands on top of the shaft, writes Diana Fishwich in the Evering Standard. This is During the greyhound racing at ftaolf a guide to keeping the hands Wembley one night recently a re- in their proper position, and a safe quest was made by means of a loud. guard against all the troubles speaker to Mr. J. Gilbert, of that

the go to allowing Flackwell Heath, to either hand .to creep round secretary's office.

There he was told that his busi- too far under the shaft, of too much on top of it.

ness premises at Hanover Square

come

from

You can experiment with more "frilly" methods if you are quito sure you cannot get the required distance with the two-V grip, but that colossal driver, Mr. Cyril Tolley, has never required any

other,

J

ENGLISH BRIDGE TEAM.

A Visit to New

York.

►

courses.

་་

Jones's affiliation with the sport- ing goods company was announced In brief statement made public fi Australia recently.

"With. Afteen years of tourna ment experience in golf, I feel that I may have acquired some knowledge that may be useful to others interested in that sport. 1 have purchased, shares in the firm of A. G. Spalding and Bros., will become a member of its board of directors, and will devote a con- siderable portion of my time in The fire was discovered in the the future to that business, particu basement of a six-floored building,larly to the improvement of Im occupied by a number of firms for plements, balls, shoes, and other show-rooms and offices. The, out golf equipment. My work will be break had gained a fair hold by the both in the laboratory and on the

linka," time the first fire engines arrived, and owing to the density of the smoke the firemen had to use smoke- helmets.

were involved in a fire,

At the end of half an hour the fire was under control, but much damage had been done in the

basement.

friendly matches against American Capt. Lindsay Mundy, the Bridge contract bridge players. This is a authority, writes:

purely private venture.

Mr. A. E. Whitelaw, of the De- vonshire Club, Is taking a team of four players, all members of the club, to New York next month (September) to play in a series of

The Rev. Denham R. Nörman, All Saints' Vicarage, Warwick, the oldest clergyman of the Church of England, ivicar of Middleton by Winksworth from 1868-1875, roctor of Stafford from 1875-1898, and Master of St. John's Hospital, Lichfield, 1808-1925, who reached the age of 103, loft estate of the An announcement ́made in Now | gross value of £540, with net per- York recently on the authority of sonalty £299. Mr. F. D. Courtenay, president of Bridge Headquarters; Inc., suggest.

Two dogs stood guard for three ed that it was the Devonshire Club days over the body of their master, which was sending out the team, who was accidentally shot dead This misunderstanding has been while pig hunting in the New Zoa- corrected by the secretary of the land bush. Their barking, club, who explained that they had tually attracted searchers to the made no arrangements.

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