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How Much of Success Is Mental?
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The following will represent the Quietly though he goes about the preparations for his shots, he Hong Kong Football Club second oloven in their League match seems to be exuding electricity all the time. That is the other side against the R.A.O.C. at Happy By HARRY VARDÓN
of the picture.
If golf is nine-Valley to-morrow, kick off at 2.45 For as long as I can remember. tenths mental, then his is a pro- certain famous players have been portion that has to be controlled, accepted as the possessors of "thewhere Ball's had to be excited. perfect temperament for golf." In just the right degree has At one time, John Ball and Jones overcome, a boyish diaposl James Braid were constantly being tion to throw away the club with
a bad shot, The following cricket Interport quoted as models of the mentality which he had made that goes to the making of success although 1 balleve he confesses trial team has been selected to at the game. In recent years, the that sometimes he very nearly play against the United Services on the H.K.C.C. ground to-morrow leading American playe:s have succumbs to it oven now.
at noon:- been held up as examples of the which temperamental attributes all aspiring players must cultivate if they would achieve satisfactory results. And if anybody doubts whether such cultivation is pos- sible, he is told how Bobby Jones bad' to transform himself from a wildly excitable youth into a man of ion control before he could win a championship.
I sometimes wonder how much justification there is for the be- lief that any particular tempera- ment Is an advantage.
I think it was Sir Walter Simp son who coined the phrase that "golf is nine-tenths menial" Whatever its truth, it appeated no strongly to the golfing m.nd as to flourish through the generations. and become a recognised aphorism. Indeed, I have heard one famous ex-champion refer to golf as being cent. mental," "ninety-five per which was five per cent, fu:ther than Sir Walter Simpson felt pre- pared to go.
These cetimates nre taken EQ seriously that it can only be sup
a certain posed that they afford degree of satisfaction, Yet, if they were tue, obviously the wire thing, for the average player to do would be to attend a school of psychology instead of taking les- sons from the professional. He does not do it because he knows. ut the, back of his mind that what be needs to learn are the phy sical, not the psychic, movements of the swing.
Automatic Action,
That shows just how far golf
T. E. Pearco, H. Owen Hughes, can go as a disciplinarion. There
quite so storn A. C. I. Bowker, A. Reid, G. R. is no other game in its way of bringing the tem- peramental player to book, writes Sayer, 0. G. Simpson, E. R. E C. Fincher, J. E. Hary Vardon in The Sports Dis- Duckitt,
Richardson, D. J. N. Anderson, and F: D. Pereira.
JEG MEMAYULEEN LUND
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
HOCKEY To-day-H.M.S. Tamar and Small Ships v. Radlo Sports Club on the Navy ground; Hong Kong Hockey Club "A" V. Recreio at King's Park at 5 p.m. POLO-To-day-- Navy Cup Competition Finals at Causeway
Bay..
and ATHLETICS-To-marrow SundaySouth China Athletic Association Annual Sports Meet ing at Caroline H.
GOLF Tomorrow Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Captain's Cup.
RACING-To-morrow-Eleventh Extra Race Meeting.
CRICKET-To-morrow-Divi- on 1.-Civil Service CC. v. Indian R.C.; University v. B.A.; Division 11-Ind'an R.C. v. Borderer" (L.); Police R.C. v. Civil Service C.C.; Kowloon C.C. v. Argylls; Roys! Navy v. Craigengower C.C.
FOOTBALL -To-morrow-lat Division-Borderers .
NAVY Club v. Argylls; Police v. St. Joseph's; Second Division-Bor- derers v. University: Kowloon v. Argylls; 12th Hoavy Rattery v. Navy; Club v. R.A.O.C.; Third Division-Radio Sports v. Border- ers; St. Joseph's v. R.A.F.
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On the Navy ground, Happy Valley, yesterday, the Hong Kong Ladies' Hockey Club lost to H.M.S. Berwick by five goals to three. At half time the Naval side led by three goals to two, and after the Interval scored two further goals against a alde which was visibly tiring.
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Speaking to the members of the Ping Pong Lengue at the prize distribution
Chinese Y.M.C A., Bridges Street, lasti night, the President (Mr. Iu) eulogised the zeal and ene:gy which had brought the League successfully through the fourin year of its existence.
Speaking of the difeulties pre- venting the fullment of a recent! scheme for a triangular contest between Hong Kong. Canton and Macao, the President made A strong plea for unity, and co-opera- tion, enjoining on those concern- ed to outer into the undertaking for the game's sake and not to allow arise when they
It may be held that the two are inextricably involved; that the ap
patch. Sometimes it is humillat-dieultles to portlonmont of liberal marka to
I heard could be overcome. He was pleas- the mental aide of the game is ing as well as salutary.
recently of a man who, having
vindicated for the reason that it missed a short putt, flung his putted to remark on Interpo:t pro-
directs the swing. I have not
er wildly into the adjoining woods. gress having already been achiev- much faith in the theory.
Some people are physically built Then, lenting, he asked his od in at least one direction-the The contents arranged between Macao caddie to go and get it.. to play golf well, and in the orcaddie refused; polltely and firm
and Hong Kong. dinary way they think very little
ly, with the remark that he did about their manner of awinging the club. Naturally, they have to not consider it part of his duties. Judge the length of shot, and de. So the player went and fetched It himself. The parallel of that cide which club to take, but ensesituation could hardly be repro- that is done the rest is virtually duced in. any other pastime. automatic.
Quick Thinking.
of
brain
Is
The following will represent the Hong Kong C.C. second eleven against the R.E. & R.C.S. on the latter's ground at 2 p.r. to- morlow:-
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Often it is when the young golf-
If it is true that no definite er possessed of perfectly natural
R. H. Dowler (captain), H, J. attributes for the game begins to type of brain is especially adapt- think a lot and experiment with ed to golf, it is certain that the
usually the Armstrong, G. E. Divett, C. E. his style that he works out his quick thinkers are
Gabagan, F. A. M. Elliott, A. J. own undoing. Friends of little least likely to advance at it. experience advise him to do this The only exception I know Wolff, P. W. J. Planner, R. R.! and t:y that, and his Inhorn George Duncan, who certainly ability becomes submerged by the thinks like lightning whether he Davies, L. D. Kilhos, L. A. Whipps, gonded workings of his brain. is on the course or off it. He has and Capt. E. Etherington.
I think we may reasonably ar- done some-wonderful rounds. rivo. at the conclusion that no par find that he is the only man who
The following team has been ticular character
is holds the score play records for specially adapted to success at this three Championship courses-68 at selected to represent the Hong Kong Football Club against the It would be impossible to St. Andrews, 69 at Sandwich, and And yet Imagine two players of greater 70 at Westward Hol dissimila:ity in mental constitu- what a world beater he might Argylls to-morrow on the Kowloon Club ground at 4:15 tion than the aforesaid John Ball have been if only he could have Football
a little more about his and Bobby Jones, the greatest, thought
p.m.; amatours of their respective gen-putta!
Rodgers; S. Strange, Baldwin; ferations.
Whatever the peculiar quality Competition may be more keen of temperament that Nature has Segalen, Skinner, Railton: Alexan- to-day than. It was in the time conferted upon women, It truly der, Boll, Howe,, . Strange, and when Ball was winning his eight seems to be peculiarly suited to Jackson. Amateur Championships and his golf. All the leading women- Open Championship, but, as one players have the same calm, pur-
The Hong Kong Rugby Club [who watched him a good, many noseful attitude towards the game
times, I will declare with my hand-all except Mien Diana Fishwick, team to play against the Navy on on my heart that he could hit a whose lightheartedness has struck the Club ground to-morrow is as ball as well as anybody I over an entirely new note, tes
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He was never anything but the which Miss Fishwick walks up to J. P. Whitham; G. P. Lammert,
L. G. embodiment of mildness: like a hordhith theme Robertson H. Akutna, khy man who falt all the while some" act of precocity on a stage that he was in the way and want which is filed with sedate players. G. A. L. Plummer; M. W. Turner, ed to get it over with a minimum ¿It is a curious fact that, with this J. A. R. Selby; E. F. Buttress, of fuss and bolder.
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