1938-02-22 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 22, 1938

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JOTTINGS

AT HOME AND ABROAD

(By J. FERRIER)

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Sydney, January 7. There is every chance that special championship ball will be made for use in all major events, the idea being to limit the length obtained by the present-day' champions, and to prevent scores being returned.

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The proposed ball would :something like the

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be larger American ball. The present ball

would be used by average play-

Tam Kwan-kon, the South China custodian, about to gather a head- high ball during the match against the Islington Corinthians last Satur- day at Caroline Hill. (“Mail" photo).

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length. Their game, it is held, depends on the pleasure of being able to hit a long ball..

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It is doubtful whether it would be wise to make such 鼈 drastie change to debar the leading play- ers from their present rate of scor- ing. It appears that a limit has been reached in all manufacture, and such a rule would be of little value.

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Horton Smith and Jimmie Thom- son won the play-off for the annual 86 holes best ball championship at Pinehurst (U.S.A.) with rounds of 64 and 68, after tying with T. Manero and M. Turnesa, Harry Cooper and Lawson Little, after re- turning a 63, slipped to take 72, finishing equal with another pair in fourth position.

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WIMBLEDON CHAMPION

IN THE MAKING?

Melbourne, January 20. Keen students of tennis in Victoria are impressed with the potentialities of Max New-

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combe, the South Australian BRILLIANT

junior. Newcombe's. stroke equipment is practically com- plete, and he is responding well to O'Hara-Wood's coach- ing.

He only lacks experience. A fuller knowledge of court tac- tics will bring him to the front rank. Critics go so far as to predict a Wimbledon champion- ship for him within four years.

being a fine effort, which was followed in the afternoon by a 70.

Heard was the junior player of the past season, and

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