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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 11, 1989.

BRADMAN'S Average Of 162!

OUR LONDON AIR MAIL SPORTS NEWS

Henley Royal Regatta

His Third Successive Century In Sheffield Shield Encounters

Adelaide, December 27.

Don Bradman has added another double century to his grow-

ing list. Continuing his innings for South Australia against Queens- land, in the Shieffield Shield, Bradman carried his Saturday score of 83 to 225, this being his third successive century.

A profit on the year's working of Bradman has played three innings in first-class cricket this £324 was reported at the annual meet-season, and his scores are 118, 143, and 225, giving him an average ing of the stewards of Henley Royal of 162. Regatta, This was considered satis- factory, as there was a drop of £317 in the receipts compared with the pre- vious year, while there was a saving in the expenditure of £775. The receipts for the year amounted to £9,109.

The Regatta finished with a balance of £1,145 together with investments totalling £5,000.

The centenary regatta for 1939 has been fixed for July 5, 6, 7 and 8.

It was announced that Major W. H. Barff, who had acted as secretary for the past 20 years, had resigned.

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Too Many Blues To Count

Mr. Kenneth Gandar Dower's victory in the amateur squash rackets. cham- pionship at the Bath Club comes as the climax to a career which has been excelled by no living Cambridge athlete.

During his four years' residence he played no fewer than six games for his university: tennis, lawn tennis, Rugby fives, Eton fives, squash rackets and billiards.

Not even he himself is sure how many Blues and half-Blues this adds up to.

He said recently that he can talk for 20 minutes without exhaust- ing the complications of the subject.

Since he went down from Trinity he has been runner-up in the amateur squash rackets championship, played lawn tennis for Great Britain, piloted his own aeroplane to India, and been on a scientific and exploratory expedi- tion to Kenya.

Besides writing two travel books, he has collaborated with Mr. W. J. Riddell on two little illustrated books of poli- tical satire.

Bradman's latest effort was

WATER-POLO LEAGUE

FOR COLONY?

To Be Restricted To Civilian Clubs LACK OF PITCHES MAIN PROBLEM

(By “CRAWL”) Although it is much too early to discuss swimming or water-polo prospects for next summer, there is Badcock's chanceless innings lasted an item of news which should be not one of his best, but it was for two and a half hours, and included welcomed by Civilian aquatic clubs

soven 4s, good enough to please the expec-man for the third wicket realised 202

His partnership with Brad-of the Colony. of 11,000. Batting in one hundred and fifty-one minutes. Efforts are now being made to tant crowd

establish a Civilian water-polo for five and a half hours, he hit The fifth wicket stand between Brad- ten 4s, but he had two lucky es-man and Waite, who hit five 4s in his League in the Colony and, although 52, added 131 in one hundred nothing definite has yet come to twelve minutes.

light, there is every prospect of this League functioning during the summer months.

capes.

and

C. L. Badcock, once known as the "Tasmanian Bradman," carried his South Australia were all out for 462, overnight score of 79 to exactly 100. giving them a first innings lead of 331, In his first three innings this season so Queensland are in a poor position. Badcock has scored 51 not out, 271 The outstanding feature of Satur- not out, and 100, giving him an aver-day's. play was the brilliant bowling of age of 422.

C. V. Grimmet, who took 6 for 33.

One of the biggest obstacles to be surmounted, however, is a lack of playing pitches, and it is fairly obvious that sea pitches, either at North Point or West Point, must be ruled out because of the danger the matches will have to be played in a swimming pool or pools.

Diegel's Putting Stroke of contracting cholera, and

By BEST BALL When one mentions Leo Diegel, the average fan immediately con- nects the name with one of the od- dest putting styles in the game Theorists have often advocated the pendulum style. of stroking the ball, which is actually difficult of achievement from the regulation stance. In the first place this would require that the arms remain absolutely still, and the swing back and forth made with wrist motion only. This would mean that the ball would have to be contact- ed while at the low portion of the arc for best results, or at least a second before or after. As a con- sequence there is little leeway for

error. The second of these. "Outside Britain," appeared a few weeks ago and is now a best-seller.

Gandar Dower plays all his games in a style as unorthodox as it is effec- tive. The racket which he used in the squash series was eight years old,

Originally it was made for rackets and he had it cut down to squash rac- kets size and restrung with the black strings used for real tennis. After each round he examines it carefully and wonders how long it will last.

He brought back a number of young cheetahs from Africa last. year. After training them himself, he proved that they could race as well as greyhounds. and gave a display with them at Rom- ford.

TO-DAY'S SOFTBALL

ENCOUNTER C.B.A. To Meet Empress Of Japan

A very good Men's Softball game is anticipated this afternoon at 5 p.m, on the C.B.A. ground when C.B.A. clash with Empress of Japan in their return encounter.

On Sunday last C.B.A. founded the critics when they romped home by 9 runs to 5 in the! initial meet between these two

con-

The orthodox form now consists rather in a wide backstroke in which the arms and even the body may move slightly to keep the mus- cles relaxed and the stroke smooth. The arms

moving with the blow tend to keep the putter head tra- velling close to the ground, for a certain distance in back and front of the ball, so that a hit anywhere in this range will be good. Diegel's stance, crouched over the ball, with his hands chest high and opposing each other allows him to adopt certain of the pendulum principles and still keep the putter head tra- velling low, by keeping the hands moving. This system was invent- ed by Diegel to overcome a ner- vousness in using the orthodox method and has served him well.

(Copyright 1938, The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Friday Limitation of Clubs.

Tranmere Out Of

F.A. Cup

London, To-day.

the Two postponed matches in Third Round of the F. A. Cup Com- teams and this afternoon the Ship's petition were held yesterday, South- team will be given an opportunity port and Doncaster sharing two of securing their revenge.

· CELTIC SIGN DUNDEE JUNIOR

goals, while Grimsby elminated Tranmere by six clear goals.

In a Scottish League postponed First Division encounter, Clyde beat

St, Johnstone at home by 3 goals to

1.-Reuter.

Kinnaird Ouchterlonie, an inside forward of Lochee Harp, the Dun- dee junior team has been provision- ally signed by Celtic. A representa- Everywhere I go in Bethnal Green tive of the club visited Dundee and people continually ask me why I do .completed negotiations. Ouchter-not go into the ring with Boon.

fonie is 18 years of age, 5 feet 7 therofore decided that I must fight inches in height, and weighs about offer has been made, I was bound to Boon as soon as possible, and as an

11 stones,

Jaccept it—Arthur Danaher,

GRAPHIC GOLE

PLAYO SHOTS TO GREEN

IN

ORTHODOX

FORM

Leo Diegel

BUT HAS UNIQUE:

PUTTING STROKE.

ENOUGH CLUBS

Together with the Chinese Clubs, there should be enough teams in the Colony to make the League very interesting. It will be recall ed that the last Water-polo League was inaugurated several seasons ago, when the H.K.I.A.S.A., now defunct, ran First and Second Divisions.

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At the moment, if the League does materialise, it seems probable that St. Andrew's Club, the Euro- pean "Y," V.R.C., possibly Central British Association and

many of the Chinese Clubs including South China A.A., Chinese Bathing Club, Chinese Athletic Association, Chung Shing Benevolent Society and others will participate.

More on this subject will be published in the very near future.

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