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CHINA MAIL.

CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP

KOWLOON GOLF CLUB.

Annual General Meeting.

RUGBY UNION RESULTS.

Somerset's Plucky Fight.

K.B.S.F.P.A. OPEN THE SEASON WELL.

SOUND POSITION.

The Seventh Annual General Meeling of the Kowloon Golf Club was held last evening at the Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, Ur. Cogan pre- alding. In the course of his re- marks the Chairman remarked on the successful year, which the club had completed, the keenness of the members in all competitions and the excellent condition of the course throughout the year.

Mr. J. D. Thomson was con- gratulated on his success in win- ning the Club Championship for the first time.

Plans for the re-organisation of

and to relieve certain the course chhgested areas were almost com- plete when the typhoon on August 1 did considerable damage to the Club house, which necessitated in atant action. The course. altern- tions had therefore to be shelved and the plans for a new Club- house put in hand.

Certain plans were adopted which are now in the hands of the P.W.D. and a start on the new Club house is expected in the near future.

was 80

The response to the loan from

Club members of the gratifying that more, than the sum required was promised.

It was agreed to raise the en- trance fee for resident members to $20, and the annual subscription to $36. payable in advance half yearly.

Nr. E. Cock was unanimously elected a Life Member of the Club. The following office bearers

elected for the ensuing

President: Mr. J. H. O.B.E.

were year:

Hunt,

Vice-President: Mr. J. D. Them-

son.

Captain: Mr. A. T. Braley,

(Continued in next Column.)

HARLEQUINS WIN.

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London, September 26. The following were the sults of Rugby Union matches played to-day---

Somerset 12, Lancashire 18. Birkenhead S, Blackheath 3. Harlequins 19. Rosslyn, Park 5.! Llanelly 12. Cardiff 11. Manchester 11, Moseley A.. Swansea 14. Penarth 0.

First Hockey Match. Won Comfortably.

CLUB "A" DEFEATED.

Playing on the home ground al King's Park yesterday, the HK. Club "A" lost to the K.B.S.F.P.A.

by 5 goals to nil, in a one-sided-

game.

.C. C. Francis, captain and centre forward for the F.P.A., acored four goals, finding the net twice in each half, while the other point was ob- tained through B. Bickford.

At half-time, the F.P.A. were

Gloucester 16, Northampton & leading by three goals and on the

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL.

FOOTBALL — Today First Division Royal Navy v. Recrolo; Argylis v. Kowloon; St. Joseph's v. Club; Second Division-river- sity Royal Navy Kowloon v. Club; Argylls. R.A.0.0.; Bor- derers

v. 12th Heavy Battery R.A.; Third Division-Royal En gineers v. Borderers: Recreio V Ratio S.C.

CRICKET - To-day — League 1.-University Royal Artillery.

To-morrow Kowloon C.C. V. H.K. Volunteers ut noon..

ABROAD.

FOOTBALL-To-day-Full English and Scottish League pro- grammes.

RACING — Tomorrow-Macao Races.

Secretary: Mr. E. R. Price. Trensurers: Mogars. Linstead & Davis.

Committee: Messrs. W. Groves, W. Hyde, E. 0. Murphy, W. Orchard, W. Taylor, and D. C. Wilson.

Votes of thanks were accorded the Chairman and the retiring office bearers for their services to the Club,

EASIER

GOLF

-by-

H.STUART HOBSON

CHANGING METHODS ON THE PUTTING GREEN.

"DIRECT VISION."

Technique in putting has changed recently more than any other part of golf.

Walter Hagen is now the leader of the group of golfers who are emphasising the importance of look ing directly down on the ball as you putt.

The method is to stand with the weight on the left foot, toe pointing directly at the ball, and eye look ing straight down upon It. The stroking of the ball is done with the right hand, rather than the left. Golfers I know who have adopted this method have reported that it' helps to keep head and body still, eliminating away, and that looking as directly down on the ball as pos- sible certainly seems to give, the mort exact visualisation of the line¦ to the hole.

A Handicap,

Lipping the Hole.

A few golfers have a great knack of finding the right length for the shot, but they lip the hole 'more often than they drop the, putt.

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resumption of play they increased their lead.

Play was terminated in fast falling light with the II.K. Club forwards pressing,

Both teams were not at full strength, the home alde being with- out the services of a right-wing and the visitors short of a left- half.back.

Result:-

H.K. Club "A" K.B.S.F.P.A.

BILLIARDS

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Seattle, Sept. 10. Succeeding miniature golf, "big billiards" has taken one of Seattle's bathing beaches by storm.

Arguing that faddists usually go from one extreme to the other, L. O. Waldo, a retired sen captain, decided those persons who enjoy small scale golf would be pleased to play billiards on a table four times the regular size and with balls as large as baseballs.

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He constructed an outdoor table near the beach, and every day bathers stand around waiting for a chance to play.

Waldo constructed the cues on the principle of, a gun, using Д heavy spring to gain the impact against the ball, the spring being released by a trigger-Associated Press.

an outstanding exponent of this style.

Harry Vardon's Method.

His method for both short and long putts was to adjust the right heel exactly opposite, the ball, and then direct the left toe somewhat in the direction of the hole.

A good many golfers adopting this method found themselves irresistibly tempted to incline more and more in the direction of the hole. They putted very distinctly off the right foot, with the right eye on the ball,

Once the habit is acquired, it is very difficult to break, but there can be no two opinions about the fact that this is not a good habit to acquire. Whether you putt off, the right foot or the left, the maxim must be "Eye on the ball, ear on the hole."

One thing about putting has not changed--that concerns the need to "follow through" along the Intended line of the putt.

Tapping the Ball.

One inch of extra accuracy, and they would be very near to becom- ing one-putt golfers. It will be . I have known good putters to found that many of those golfers urge that a tap should be given to are those who tend to face towards the ball, distance being determined the hole as they putt, standing by the strength of the top. From slightly behind the ball. If they right back into the old days of golf, could add exactness of vialon to however, until to-day, the best put- their sense of the run of the green,

ters have stroked the ball in the they would sink a good many of direction of the hole. following their long putts.

through with the club-head as far as they could without moving the body.

The suggestion is. that exactness of vision can only be secured by looking directly down on the ball.

Putting of Left Foot.

The older professionals-notably J. H. Taylor-were insistent that Putting off the left foot is a the player should not "pull" his growing habit among_golfors, of all putts. The result is that a good| achools of thought. It undoubtedly many of the older school of players aids in eliminating body-sway.tend to do the opposite, that les, to most cut their putis. I have noticed, The golfer is handicapped always Sonte profcasionals adopt in that I cannot get his eye on the erouching over their shot with the professionals when dealing with a "atraddling" attitude, however, that some of the younger | ungainly level of the ball when putting.

if putting could be done with a feet as wide apart as they can be. long putt tend to address the ball to the too of the eue, one putt per green would be This, they claim-and probably slightly nearer

righfly-keeps the body still. Put club. The effect is à pull if the But we are compelled to standing with the weight on the left ball is correctly guided along the over: the bali as we putt, and the leg, however, also keeps the body line. modern school of golfers hold that still, and does it with more grace, ths next best thing to having the| "Left":"fool", "putting “is very dif- eye on the level of the ball is to ferent from the putting of the older have it directly over the ball. If school.

come a common standard!

My own experiencq;fs-that I am most certain about my short putts when cutting the ball slightly, and that I hook when making a really 'good attempt to sink a long one.

. That does' not altogether `con-i vince me, however, that the clean hit without either cut or pull is not Harry Vardon may be considered best(China Mail Copyright),

exactness is required, there must Good putters who learned the altrays be directness In the relation-game until a few years ago almost ship between the eye and the object. Invariably, putted off the right The eye is easily deceived when it heel.

Is in the least "off the line,"

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