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CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP

CHRISTY SCORES 63. RADIO SPORTS CLUB BRADMAN DECLINES

South Africans' Poor Start at Adelaide..

Adelaide, Yesterung.

In the second match of their tour the South African cricketers com- piled 175 (Christy 83) against South Australia.

Grimmett took 5 wickets for 60.

TRIUMPH.

Defeat H.K. Police in

Mamak Shield.

YESTERDAY'S HOCKEY.

The third match in the Mamak wes

South Australia had scored 19 Hockey Shield tournament ruas for the loss of one wicket at played at Caroline Hill ground yea- the close of the first day's play.terday afternoon, when the Radio Sports Club met and defeated the Router,

Hong Kong Police by two goals to nil in a very fast and evenly con- tested game. Sergt. TownBond

WRESTLER CARNERA

Strange Stories About Sport.

was the referee.

Playing only eight men in the first half, the Police were greatly

Lancashire Offer Turned Down.

Sydney, Yesterday.

Don Bradman has declined in offer to become a professional, made by the Accrington, Lancashire, league, club.

He has signed a two years' 'agree- ment with three Sydney business groups.-Router.

WIDE SHOOTING.

But the Duellists' Were Satisfied.

satisfied in

handicapped against a full Radio aido. However they defended well, and with Allen playing a stalwart game in the halfback line, came

Honour is easily dangerously near' on one occasion, London, October 20.

but their shot went wide. The Bolivia, na this story from La Paz Many strange sports stories from Radio were a good all round team of a duel between an Army officer and about the United States daily with a splendid combination in the and a civilian shows.

Following a dispute the officer, a find their way into British news-forward line, outstanding of whom was G. Singh, the youthful centre- papera.

Within the first ten min-captain, challenged the elvillan. forward.

appointed, pistols utes Singh put the Radio in the lead Seconds were

were obtained, and coffee for one with a good goal that gave Moss no

thewas ordered.

One of the most recent is to the effect that Primo Carnera will shortly meet George Godfrey in a heavyweight wrestling match London.

printed in

The story was Evening Standard as follows:

inf

on

40-

chance.

The Police played defensive, displaying good

this the derstanding

depart- ment, Khushi Mohammed, at left fullback played a sterling gamo. syndicate has The Police forwards, though often world's wrestling champions. So great is the craze for this sport in America that bination.

"The American cornered the

Fifteen paces were marked out on the field of battle and the two men fired. Both shots went wido.

A doctor present declared that!

on the aggressive were unable to both shots had gone wide, and de- man needed finish their attacks, lacking in com- cided that neither

There was a ding-dong struggle for the most part of the medical attention. The combatanta Athol Oakey, the British heavy-latter half, until G. Singh, accept-confirmed this view and departed, weight wrestling champion, hasing a neat pass from M. Hanib, their honour

been sent with the object of atag- ing world 'all in wrestling at the Albert Hall,

and made no mtatake with the shot, to increase the Radio's lead. United Press.

The garde was clean and sporting, "Oakley holds contracts signed and, on the whole, the Police play- by most of the champion wrestlers ed very pluckily agaist heavy odds. In the world..

Had the losers bad a full side out "Ile also has the signature of a different result might have been Primo Carners and George God-the lasuo.. As it was, a draw would frey, the colored heavyweight boxer, have been a good indication of the to wrestle. Oakley says that heavy-game. weight boxing is at a standstill in

America at present.

BC- over there

Tournament Table To Date.

Goala

F. A. Pts.

4 0

Radlo S.C...1 1 0 0

2

0

2

1

2 0

0

3

P. W. L. D. "The promotera knowledge that Primo is too big C.R. Assoc. 1 1 0 0 and ton good for any opponent they St. Andrew's 2 1 1.0

1.K. Police.. 20 can put up."-United Press.

EASIER

GOLF

-by-

H.STUART HOBSON

WHY, YOU "SKY" THE BALL..

A FAULT OF EMPHASIS.

satisfied. British

Maurice Tate is always a great trier. I have played many matches with him when he has just missed the wicket times out of number by

'less than an inch, When you are fielding in the slips you can see

2 things like that. He is undoubted- ly the greatest bowler, I have ever oseon-Ted Bowley (Sussex.)

"Your recent list of faults in the ball into a banker that should have golf swing was interesting," writes been driven easily. If there is a correspondent, "but you did not wind about it will play havoc with mention one fault that is as pre- the ball that sails high into the air, valent as any of the others-'skying'

The "Fadeaway" Shot. the ball."

Golfers who play over wind-swept 828side links are usually skilful at keeping the ball low.

Frankly, I avoided reference to this because lofting the ball is a fault on the right side.

It is an exaggerated virtue. With most golfers, the

missed

shot is largely caused by failing to get down to the ball. The shot is not raised sufficiently into the air; the first bummock it meets either checks the flight or deflects it.

Master the Brassle.

"

The "fadeaway" shot, in which

there is no point at all in allowing the arms to go so far out that you are reaching backwards with the body at the top of the awing.

Nearly every fault in golf has its opposite, and the opposite is seldom a satisfactory remedy for the fault. It is certainly better to sky the ball than to top it, but the finished golfer should do neither.

One Cause of Topping. Drawing the hands into the body in one cause of topping the ball Going to the opposite extreme, and endeavouring to push them out too far, will secure excessive loft. The golfer should aim to make the are of his swing

As wide

as he can without straining.

The radius of the swing is de-i fined by the left arm.

Straight Left Arm...

The "traight left arm" has been recommended by many professionals largely because it guarantees the maximum radius. for the awing:: Further, if your left arm is kept the ball is deliberately played with straight, and the head is kept still, sice, ea that it drifts round an the upper body will be drawn round obstacle that would be encounted by on a firm right leg, you will achieve a straight shot, can be a masterly a pivat. effort.

For that reason, the straight left| Skying the ball often follows on arm has a great deal to recommend the attempt of a player to remedy it. topping.

Determined to get down to the ball, the golfer gets too far down.

In defining the radius of the swing, it insists on correct pivoting. Keep The Head Still.

When a golfer is lofting the ball, he should certainly not worry about

If the swing of a player who

The motionless head in the golf it, even though he loses some yards

habitually lofts the. ball is studied, of length. Many novices are in a hurry to use a driver, when they it will usually be found that he iswing has a very deflaite purpose, would do far better with a brasale inclined to get his arms, too far out its object being to give you a fixed If the head drops, the are of the off the toe. The beginner should in the backward swing. In effect, centre for the awing. always master the brassie before he he goes beyond his reach. Af a re-swing lawers, and the clubhead takes to the driver. He should ac sult, be leans out after his arms quire from the very beginning the with his whole body, causing weav knack of getting the ball into the ing and lack of pivot. alr: Seattled: Allots and bevor allowed to become a habit, or a devastating loss of 'confidence is certain.'

Yet the balloon" shot can be an noying, especially to the mature golfer.

The loss of length may land the

Swing Natural.”

::

When the club is returned to the ball, it scoops underneath it.)

scoope beneath the ball.

It is far better to keep your hend still-and-use-restricted swinging action that to move your Head and body in order to have greater swinging action. You wil aven The lesson, is that the golf swing tually reach the maximum natural must be natural always. It is radius for the swing, if you begin! sound advice to get the arms out in by swinging within casy limits, the backward swing and come keeping the head still{China Mati|| through with them at Impact, but Copyright).

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