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FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1982.

TRIUMPH FOR

FIELD FLOOD AND RING ENGLISH SOCCER.

By Athole

Mr. Bentley Joins Rolls-Royce.

The

announcement that Mr. W. O. Bentley, designer of the famous cars bearing his name, has joined the firm of Messrs. Rolls- Royce will interest everybody in the motoring world.

Their biggest weakness has been

Review of England v.

Scotland Match. ·

THE CHINA MAII

HONG KONG TENNIS.

D" Company, S.W.B.

Improve Position.

R.A.S.C. DEFEATED.

One further match in the Army ALLEN MORTON'S 30TH MATCH. Ares Tennis League was decided yesterday, whon at Sookunpoo, "The English professional asso-"D" Company of the South Wales in batting, but with the appear-ciation footballers gained a signal Borderers defeated the R.A.S.C. ance this year of the Nawab of triumph in the match against Scot-by five matches to four, in a close Pataudi, who, it is understood, land, winning by three goals to ly contested encounter. will have qualified during the sea-ndne, writes a correspondent in the a local Rangoon Times. "Their superiority son, and H. H. Martin, player of considerable promise, was marked in every phase of the game. Rarely, in fact, has English

this should be remedied.

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Hong Kong Area.

JACK DEMPSEY Length The Golfer's Ruling

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By King Levinsky in Chicago.

CHAMPION SLIPPING?"

Jack Dempsey, the former heavy- weight champion of the world, had his hopes of making a "comeback" checked in Chicago recently, when held by King Levinsky in a four- round bout.

Levinsky, who is an American Hebrew, did most of the attacking,

. P. W. L Pts and Dempsey, who was favourite at 2 2 0 27 to 5. on, seemed unable to hart

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T. P. Perkins Discusses Some Modes Of Play

EXECUTION OF SHOTS.

CAUSES

FOR LOSS OF

LENGTH

On all hands the desire-it might timing through performing all the almost be called the craze for subsequent movements too soon, but

A couple of months ago Levinsky length is heard. Length, appears to it absorbs energy at a time when

gave Tommy Loughran, ex-light-be the ruling passion with many it ought to be saved. It is obvious weight champion,

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When Messrs. Rolls-Royce bought The bowling strength, which in-football appeared to auch fine ad- up Bentley Motors in liquidation cludes Root, Ferks, Brock, and vantage. The match was played at R.A.P.C. and reformed the company to White, appears capable of useful Wembley Stadium in the presence "H.Q" Co. S.W.B. 1

of the Duke of Gloucester and a R.A.O.C. -manufacture a small car of sport work.

record crowd of 92,000 people, the R.A.S.C. ing character it was generally, as-

receipts

to amounting nearly Royal Engineers. 1 would be its Bournemouth Tennis Invaders. sumed that "W.0."

£20,000. The Stadium, enclosed "B" Co. S.W.B... 2 designer. At that time, however, Mr. Bentley had other plans in) Louis Haenech, the young Ger- with high concrete walls in the form "D" Co. S.W.B.

man, competing in the hard court of the old Roman arena, presented "A" Co. S.W.E... 1 Its "C Co. S.W.B. 1 It is only recently that tripar-championships at Bournemouth, ja remarkable spectacle with

The 40th R.E. tite talks, both of a legal and a hails from. Dresden and is a play-crowded stands and terraces. purely personal kind, which have been proceeding for the last four or five months, have been termin- ated in favour of the new associa tion.

view.

Valuable Experience.

er of the David type-quiet in de-massed band of the Guards played, 12th R.A. meanour and strategic in purpose. and for an hour the vast concourse R.A.M.C.

His defensive strokes are emin-of people sang to their accompani- before the start the ently sound and he has the ability ment, while

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of increasing his pace when he Duke of Gloucester went on to the H.K.S.R.A. has lured his man to the net. As field and the members of both teams "C" Co. Argylle. 1 "A" Co. Argylls 1 a retriever of smashes he has few were introduced to him. equals In his own country.

It was unfortunate that the Scot- 20th R.A. Mr. Bentley's long experience in At Cannes D few weeks ago tish team was not as strong as R.C.S. the design and construction of Haensch was seen returning the could be wished. It was entirely 31st R.A. sporting cars presenting problems high-bounding crashes of G. L. composed of players from the clubs, "H.Q." Co. Argylls 1 widely different from those inher-Rogers, time and again. His ser-lat home, the authorities having "B" Co. Argylls ent in cars of the type hitherto vice is medium-paced, with a declined to choose any of the Scots "D" Company, Argylle, have not associated with the name of Rolls- strainless delivery. Physically be engaged with English clubs, and it yet commenced their League sea Royce should be invaluable to is a storehouse of stamina.

would have been enormously im-son. his new firm.

proved by the inclusion of such famous men as James, Gallacher,

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Moreover, should the firm break A French Newcomer. its long tradition of standing out

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severe golfers, and let me say quite frankly that the club-head must travel at that it is the undoing of a good its greatest speed at the moment of

perience when using hickory shafts

Other points come to mind while

on the question of timing. Not

- Slicing and Cutting"

Recent photographs of Dempiey many of them. While a long drive impact, and this is an impossibility that have appeared in American is a great advantage, much can be if the club is anatched back too 0 papers reveal that the ex-champion done to make up for loss of yards, quickly. In order to secure length is in splendid condition, notwithby getting to know one's capabilities the swing must be rhythmic. More 0 standing that he is a trife bulkier and working strictly to them. All over, if the golfer starts the club Othan when at the zenith of his the same, apart from the satisfac back steadily he gives himself every Dempsey has been fight-tion it gives, a little extra length chance of making a good follow-

useful that it is a worthy through. P. W. L Pts.ing regularly for several months, is so

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Experts have told us that weight timing I feel that something, ought. Mr. H. D. Intosh said in and strength are required for long to be said about the action of the 1Sydney the other day that he will driving and since this article is for wrists. It is a well-known fact

not be satisfied until he induces the consideration of players who that proper use of the wrists In": Primo Carnera to visit Australia. are not necessarily strong, I think creases the pace of the club-bead, "They laughed at me when I tried the best way to start is to discuss Prominent examples of the full use to match Tommy Burns and Jack the various ways in which length of the wrists are Tommy Armour

"I will be the may be lost, writes T. P. Perkins, and Archie. Compston. Johnson," he said. most disappointed man in Sydney if the former British Amateur cham- I don't get the Italian to come. pion.

A prominent one is the club used; only must the most suitable length Take it from me, he is the best fighter in the world, and I have points to watch are the most suit of club be ascertained but the best able length and weight for the position in which to hold it will and Jackson. Indeed, the fine

seen them all”,

good have a considerable bearing on the A alno of racing, there is no man in Eng- Another invader, Martin Legeny. English side was worthy of much yards. There

On performances Carnera is not player concerned, and & land with greater knowledge of the a French player, will be new to

stouter opposition.

centre-half in O'Dowd, of Chelsea. the best heavy weight in the world. balance. A shaft of suitable con- length obtained by good timing, and Kilme. And in those days races home galleries. Tall and lean, he

Scotland had one or two chances He is of a very different type from Jack Sharkey gave him an awful sistency is of vital importance, and I should like to call attention to the are won more by team and pit is much stronger at the net than in the first twenty minutes, but they the modern player in his position. drubbing in America last year, and as with most things, it pays to get advantage of varying the position

ex from time to time. managers than even by the drive at the back of the court; his were really outplayed, and from Most centre halves to-day are mere- a second-rater, Jim Maloney, also a first-class article. My own

One of the most serious causes strokes are of the British pattern; points of view out-classed. ly "stoppers," who act as policemen accounted for the giant. he employs no top spin and lacks Nothing was so

riotable as the to the opposing centre forward. Í driving severity.

for loss of length is slicing and cut- superiority of the Englishmen in O'Dowd, however, is a brilliant ball

resource with great

in He shines most in France as a ball play. In trapping and control-player

PROMISING BOWLER.

ting: The former is painfully

mixed doubles partner to Mme.

evident, and Immediate steps should be taken to stop it, but the cut shot, back from Monte Carlo, where he Mathieu, the holder of the singles ling the ball, they were plainly more attack.

Cambridge University cricketers expert than their rivals, and they Waring, the Aston Villa man, was

sometimes Alles straight and pulls put up such a magnificent showing championship at Bournemouth,

up very quickly on dropping. It is against the crack Italian drivers, who is defending her title. These kept it moving at an astonishing the centre forward, and he scored have high hopes that N. McKinnon, most heartening piece of two will constitute a threat to pace. This splendid form was the the first goal when England played a young Australian, who is in his

home couples, since they have sys- more encouraging owing to the fact with the wind in the opening half. second year at Trinity Hall, will is the trajectory of the ball in the closely related to the slice, its cause that several new and young players Later Barclay, the Sheffield United develop into a worthy successor to air. I doubt very much if this re-varying somewhat with different were introduced into

On the other hand, a shot which? the side. Inside right, put on the second goal, F. R. Brown, the bowling dis- celves the attention it deserves. Let players. British drivers and mechanics Historic Rugby Match.

Perhaps the outstanding success and Crooks, the Derby County wing covery of last season. Brown will us leave out for the moment the was Weaver, the left half of the Cup man, obtained the third. It was a be playing fairly regularly for effect of the wind and methods of is slightly, hooked provides extra, 10 striking the ball, and consider the length if the ground is sufficiently carry out their work during stops.

occasion for Allen Surrey. at the pits are far in advance of Forty years ago the first Rugby winners, Newcastle United. He is, memorable anything shown by foreign rivals.match

English

and I think, the longest thrower of a Morton, the Scottish outside left. McKinnon, like Brown, is a spin fact that between certain limita & dry, to allow the ball to run well. some degree of Lord Howe, by the way, ought French teams was played in Paris, ball the game has known. On one It was his thirtieth match, and he bowler, and can keep a good length, high trajectory gives maximum Players who are abort of length use to have quite a good chance of The English team was composed occasion, against the Scots, he threw broke the Scottish record for inter- If he comes up to expectations be carry, and a low trajectory maxi- this method, with winning the British Empire of the Rosslyn Park Clab, and they in from near the corner flag, and the national caps. Previously it was should be a certainty for his blue mum run, We must not forget, of success. The danger is, that, some Trophy at Brooklands, or beat the French side by 22 points ball landed in the goalmouth. The held by Bobby Walker with twenty this year. He comes from Geelong course, that on hard ground the low times one hooks too much, while at

*** | College, Melbourne. distance coverered was over forty nine." ganised by the British Racing to nil. Drivers' Club, of which he is pro-j This match, which aroused in- sident.

tense interest in France, was the This is a new type of scratch forerunner of the international event, to be run off in four 50-games-now no more between mile beats and a hundred miles France and the home Union. The Anal, and will therefore call for Rosslyn Park team was:- the most Intelligent as well as Stedall; Ashworth, Badwall, brilliant driving.

Chaldecott, Howard;

Jackson; Adamson, Harding, Urwich, Chap

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gave a news.

He stated that without doubt tematised their tactics. the speed and efficiency with which

race

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Amateur Billiards Championship. man, Eversted, Jefferson, James,

Hoyle, and Figgis (captain).

Sydney Lee, of Norbury, the

How many of these players are holder, appeared certain to retain alive to-day? Aleb are any of his title of amateur billiarda their descendants in the side to-

champion, when, with one session

to play against Frank Edwards!

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(Birmingham), at Thurston's Hall Seven-e-Side Competitions.

The seven-a-side competition is undoubtedly growing, in popular-"

last month he led by over 1,000 points. Edwards played well in the first session and was only out-ity. It was played and perfected pointed to the extent of 25, Lee in Scotland long before it spread aggregating 721.

The chief breaks were: Lee, 69, across the border-many say that 99, 82, and 84; Edwards, 63, 53, we in the south still do not under- stand the true seven-a-side, tech- Lee, 3,847; Edwards (to play), nique-but now its adherents in-

58, 55, and 49.

.2,801.

Interval scoren:

Results: S. Lee, 5,674;. F. Edwards, 3,508. Breaks: Lee, · 92, 46, 51, 44, 127, 134, 88, 80, 110, 31, and 68; Edwards, 35, 45, 41, 42, 36, 36, 35, 94, 60, 139, and 87.

Walker Cup.

crease yearly.

Apart from the big event, the final stages of which are being da- cided at Twickenham several smaller competitions are "being held.

One, which is arousing some in- terest in the west, is that organia. ed by the Cornish Wanderers

Francis Quimet, the United R.F.C. at Camborne. Nine aldes States amateur golf champion, and entered. captain of this year's Walker Cup téam, has returned to, his home at Boston after a Winter tour to Florida

This year, for the first time, Ouimet will be the only player not called upon to go through the dis -triet eligibility tests for the cham- pionship at Baltimore, though:he will have to pass the final test to select the thirty-two players for the match play stages,

Further, the American author

HIGH BASEBALL SALARY.

Babe Ruth Gets $75,000.

Babe Ruth, The famous baseball player of the New York American Baseball Club has signed

"Itles have decided to abolish the with Colonel Jacob J. Rupe "practice” of seeding the draw, and

of the Club for: $76,000-

to follow the British procedure of↑ £20,000) for the season of picking from the hat, thus giving has reported for duty.at

every · player in i equal, rehance, (U.S.A.) Training

This is a matter ronalderable Club" Ruth

Jah: players who Col

in the American

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Player's Pleas

was that they lost some of their driving power after a year or so's use. I am now convinced that steel shafts are longer for most players.

Trajectory of Ball, Another highly important matter'

THE DERBY OUTLOOK.

running shot, may produce a longer other times no turning movement Is drive than one with a moderate obtained. trajectory, and that on soft ground there would be a borleiderable loss of length, therefore, suggest that the player discovers the most suitable trajectory for calm weather and average ground conditions! The shot will be regulated by the height of the tee, and the loft and depth of the driver's face, and the method of play,

Orwell's Stamina Doubted.

While I think it is better to leave the details to the player, there is The Derby outlook is made the one point on which I hold strong more interesting because of the pos views-that the ball must be got sibility of the Beckhampton stable well into the air when the wind is having another strong candidate as behind. Only in this way can good well as Cockpen. This is Violator, length be obtained. A wind-cheater an exceedingly wellbred colt by played down-wind is as bad as 8 Entry On out of Love-in-Idleness putt which finishes short of the hole, who was backward all last season With a favourable wind a high ball and was only seen in public once. not only goes a long way but is kept on its line.

So far the only serious Derby candidate that has run this season up to now is Spenser who appear

As far as possible, I consider the method of driving should be stand- :ed at Lingfield recently in the ardised, changes in trajectory bejug Spring Stakes in which Mr. Somer brought about by varying the height, wille Catterall's colt ran second to of the tee, and in some cases by or the latter receiving 7bs. 16 change of club, for example, naing How this form will outlet a brassle. When there is a strong remains to be seen for it would following wind it is almost impos have been more valuable bad sible to see the ball too high, ---- Cameraalna been in the field. Lord,

Needless to say, a good deal of Dewar's colt, however, did go to the length is gained or lost, according hesting But the going was not con- to whether cross winds are used or snared huitable. I was anyway not. Any shot which fights the glad to see Sponser looking well wind loses length. While there are if he develop into a Derby dangers in the too free use of the able, one could act imagine. wind, the keen golfer canno ord

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