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AMERICANS FOR BRITISH GOLF “OPEN”

18 PLAYERS TO TAKE PART

New York.

The U.S. Professional Golfers' Association⠀⠀ announce that 18 American professionals have been entered for the British Open Gham- pionship, which begins at Carnous- tie on July 5.

GERMANY'S | KU

BID FOR DAVIS CUP

BIG ADVANCE OF HENKEL

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 29, 1937.

practice in the best company con- fers.

In short a "World's First Ten" LESSON OF AUSTIN'S man must play gagainst others in

DEFEAT WA

the First Ten if he is to keep his position and not drop back, ze

The big championships and the (By A Wallis Myers) Davis Cup, too—are won by players

London, Jung 2 who have ready at hand adequate - They are Walter Hagen; the six Austin's- failure against sparring partners. If these are players who have already been Henkel, Germany's second string, absent, the measurement of current chosen to represent the United at Auteuil last Sunday, najural. skill may well prove fallacious, de- States in the Ryder Cup, Tony ly directs attention to goming ceiving players and officials alike. Manero, Densmore Shute, Gene Sa-events. Incidentally, it confirms razen, Johnny Revolta, Henry Pi the view, which I have often ex- card and Horton Smith; and the 11 pressed that, under the stress of possibles for the U.S. team, Byron modern conditions, major com- Nelson, Paul, Runyan, Harold Mos-petitions can only be won by men paden, Y. Laffoon, Ed. Dudley, Vic-in perfect training. tor Ghezzi, Jimmy Hines, Sam By "perfect training" I do not Snead, Olin Dutra, Craig Wood and Ralph, Guldahl,

Only Hagen and the 10 actually chosen to play in the Ryder Cup matches, are likely to compete.-- Reuter.

EFFECT OF PERRY'S LOSS

Now the translation of F. J. Perry to the professional ranks, while it benefits Perry financially, cannot fail to handicap his former mean the cultivation of physical colleagues in the British Davis Cup fitness by dieting or the usual team Apart from the moral asset prescriptions. Nor do I suggest which the invincibility of the No. 1 that Austin was out of condition man gives to the side, there is the in Paris. I am referring to the withdrawal of his services for quickness of eye and foot which speeding-up and registering prac

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Austin was undoubtedly a worse player at the French championship this year than last because he had not had the benefit of any "First ten" match before the meeting.

In other years he has had a test ing match with Perry at Bourne mouth, possibly games against “First ten” men on the Riviera and harder preliminary matches in Paris itself.

EQUAL-CLASS TRAINING

This question of equal-class practice is the key to success among the top- men to-day. It explains why Budge, able to play regularly against fast, searching tennis (some of it, by the way, provided by Perry) in California, comes to New York and later to Wimbledon in tune for big tennis.

It explains why Henkel has made an advance so rapid that he was. able to win the French champion- ship with the loss of only one set.

HIGH CLASS; PLAY

Henkel has played four matches this year already against his com- patriot, Von Cramm. In the South of France, Egypt and Germany he has been set new problems to solve, had his ambition fired by high-class play.

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But I would also emphasise that Henkel is a keen student of the game's tactics and finer points. He does not doze when watching his coming opponents in court. Like Lacoste, he looks on to learn, and I found from conversation

that, he "sizes"upon with him

very

quickly and can apply to his own brain for ideas:

GERMAN'S BIG TASK

The Germans have a long way to go yet before they can lodge the Davis Cup in Berlin for the first time. Before they meet America in the inter-zone contest they will have to exchange, turf courts for sand courts and come back to turf, they will have to escape accident or illness, which ruined -their-quest last year.

While the ing quietly

of the battle,

hark off iprobably

«quality.

But the Germans ar

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WATER-POLO TAKES ON NEW LEASE OF LIFE

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Volunteer Team To Meet "Y”

V.R.C. HAVE STRONG COMBINATION

ALTHOUGH swimming (racing) is ** essentially, the summer sport, water-polo- seems to have re-estab- Jished itself again and matches have been held all over the Colony dur- have taken to the game liker ducks ing the

The Chinese past week.

to water and this is not surprising when one takes into consideration the fact that water polo will be in-. cluded in the Chinese National Games to be held at Nanking next. Octobaz

The Chung Shing Benevolent So- ciety, South China, the “Chinese:

Bathing Club and the Chinese YMCA all possess.. fairly v go players, although the last nam club are baily handicapped throug lack of a pitch and ✨ consequently most of their players play for other teams.

The Victoria Recreation Club com- menced their water polo season Su earnest last week, when they troune- ed the Rifles by sir clear goals,

GREAT ACQUISITIONES Wilfred Lawrence is a great ac- much too fast for members of quisition to any team, but he was then

own team, and time and again - organised his own defence.

Kerr, who used to play good game of water-polo and, who is still one of the outstanding defenders in the Colony made his first ap pearance for the V.R.C.. in the same match, and had the opposition for wards well checked.

The? V.R.C.: rely; mostly on speed- for their victories and very little positional play is indulged in. This is probably not their fault entirely, as the size of their pool naturally restricts their methods of play. They should win the Interport water-polo match against Shanghai, Tientsin and Kobe comfortably, however, they have rarely been bettered in this department of the Interport series.

TO MEET: VOLUNTEERS « The European, Y.M.C.A. had their the Royal Corps of Signals a fortnight - firat" water-polo match against

ago, and play their Becond-game- next. Thursday evening, when they.. will meet the Royal Army Medical Corps. The "Y" are still in the pro cess of elimination, but should be able to name two teams, a first and second, before the end of next month.

A game will shortly be played. be tween the European “Y” ~and the Mobile Machine Guns, of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, who are making a big endeavour this? year to win the water-polo title,at:

meeting

· the, Corps annual aquatic next month.

GOOD TEAM

The Mobile Machine Guns will field a very strong team, which will pro- bably be S. Fowler, in goal, i...W. Stoker and W. Meadows, full-backs, G. H. Fowler, centre-half, and J. Sloan, C. Sloan and RB. Wood.” Of these J Sloan and RB. Wood play for the YM.C.A. sometimes, while G. H. Fowler was leader of the "y" attack, before he left the lony on leave. He is

acquisition to the team, being a fine: swimmer and a good water polo play er. The Machine, Gunners, however, will not do wrong to play him pivot, as he is the only man could really fill the position as chie feeder for the forwards.

The "Y" team, to meet the Volun teers (the game will probably be played on Monday, July 5) will pro- bably comprise:ĦUSPSLange, in goal. WT. Kerr, and R. Goldmanis full-backs, H. G. Lange, cantra ha

Hudson, G. Cox and H.T. Ana- UMFC!

ford,

? team to meet t]

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Sloan

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on Grammy the_forehand, yet que and probabl Germany a bid fo this year has some

captain. Now that Henkel is strong- Icese.