1939-04-26 — Page 24

CRICKET

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 26, 1939,

OVER-PERFECT PITCHES Problems Similar To Those Met In Last Century

Utilizing Avoirdupois

By BEST BALL

While the golfer with the big waistline may feel that he is handicapped because he hasn't the slim build and the supple body to make a wide body turn, he has recourse to a few compensating factors nevertheless. The first of these is size. If he can swing in such a manner that he can employ some of his weight into the stroke, the impact will bo a powerful one even though the arc is not as wide as it might be: Secondly, the fact that he does not make such a large turn will provide greater accuracy, for there is less chance for the swing to go awry during itą descent to the ball.

The golfer, however, must first remove any doubts from his mind about his capacity to get the ball into the air by just hitting into it. It is not necessary to sway 'and contort the body trying to scoop the ball. up.. The loft of the club will make the ball rise, provided the latter is hit right.

To gain accuracy at impact let the fat golfer hit the ball using arms and hands alone until the idea has registered with his muscles, then supplement it with a turn of the shoulders and greater arm motion. In other words, let the player address the ball, swing

GRAPHIC GOLE

GOLFERS WITH CONSIDERABLE

GIRTH CAN GAIN POWERFUL SWING BY TURNING

SHOULDERS

REDUCES TENDENCY.

TO SWAY

AND LUNGE AT BALL

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back with a shoulder turning movement, and then return to the address position in the downswing. Provided the hand control is cor- rect, the pivot and follow through will follow naturally the movement initiated by the hands.

Friday Armour's Swing.

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A VOICE FROM

THE PAST ILLUMINATES

M.C.C. having legislated on the sort of pitch that they would

wish the County groundsmen, acting on the instructions of the committees, to prepare, two points are worthy of consideration; first that the groundsmen, skilled and devoted men. are in most instances faced with a task which is difficult, but not incapable of achievement, at any rate by the summer of 1940; secondly that this problem of over-perfect pitches, snail-like batting, and drawn matches is far older than the memory of all but a very few cric- keters.

INTER-SCHOOL ATHLETICS.

of

About the year 1870 William Caffyn, of Reigate, professional cricketer Surrey and England, returning from seven years of coaching in Melbourne and Sydney, found and, deplored the increasing number of drawn games in County cricket. "The pitchott Having been brought to such an almost umma- tural state of perfection is the chief cause of this.

It is difficult to see how this evil-

for evil it undoubtedly is can be re- suggested cures; enlarging the stumps medied." Very modern are most of his

Altering the.

this has been done.

The Inter-School Sports heats which were held at the S.C.A.A. Club ground yesterday afternoon, though, not being attended by a 1.b.w. rule so that a batsman is out "if great crowd of spectators, evinced the ball hit his leg when in front of the wicket. no matter where it pitched." great enthusiasm, both by specta-Half of this has been done. Don Brad- tors and entrants alike.

man would go much further. He fore- Most impressive

saw the difficulty imposed on the um- competitora pire in deciding whether a breaking yesterday were Tong Yau Kam, of ball, having hit the leg of a batsman St. Paul's College, who put the shot playing forward, would have hit the 38 ft., 5 inches, while fine form in Laws, he thinks that "the wickets stumps. But, in spite of any alteration was shown in the high jump by J.are so good that batsmen like Mr. Mac- Adwill of La Salle College.

Of about 5'4" in high, cleared 5'2" to qualify easily for the finals to be held on the 'same ground on Friday afternoon at 2.30

p.m.

RESULTS

Laren, Abel. Hayward, Gunn, would in Adwilltime score almost as heavily as at pre-

cautiously sent... they would have to play more to slow and tedious batting.'

and this might lead in his heart that a habit of tempered He knew nudacity and freedom in a batsman is the only true way to make cricket plea- and he would have resented the modern sant to play and diverting to watch; weakness for "record-hunting.”

100 Metres: First Heat:-C. Large (D.B.S.), J. Adwill (La Salle). Second Heat: Yui Iu Tak (Wah Yan), Kwong Yue-ming (Queen's). Third Heat:-R. Castro (La Salle). Chen Chung Chow

(D.B.S.), Fourth Heat:-Chan Sik Hung (Queen's). -

Before The Golden Age Long Jump: Yui lu Tak (Wah and one whose cricket career is worthy A prophetic man, William Caffyn, Yan), 20 ft. 8 ins.; J. Fenton (D.B.S.), [ of more than mere passing mention. 20 ft. 7 ins.; Wong Ki Lun (King's, When he wrote his memoirs cricket was 20 ft. 7 ins.; Lou Wing Chaak (St. Ste-verging on that period rightly called phen's), 20 ft. 3% ins.

800 Metres:-First Heat:-Chan Wah and Gilbert Jessop were approaching "golden." Ranji had reached, C. B. Fry Kuen (St. Paul's), A. Sequeira (La their zenith of glory, Ranji he places Salle), W. Pryde (C.B.S.) and Sarwat "apart from all other players," not to Khan (Queen's). Second Heat:-Khan be imitated. Of Fry he writes: "There Mahomed (Queen's), Pat Jorge (La is no reason why he should not find Salle) and J. Gascon (St. Joseph's). himself in the ranks of the England Pole Vault: - Chan Ki, Cheung Eleven when the Test matches against (D.B.S.), Yee Chua Hua (St. Paul's); our friends the Australians take place." Kwok Chi-hung (St. Joseph's), Lam Chung Wo (St. Paul's) and Lee Tyiok he simply calls "the greatest of all His judgment of W. G. Grace, whom Yeong (St. Stephen's) cleared 8 ft. cricketers," is that "he more closely 10% ins, to qualify.

200 Metres:First Heat:-Ronald | Mynn, Mr. Pilch, and Mr. Hankey) than resembles some of the old players (Mr. Castro (La Salle), Clifton Large those of modern times- [1899] resem- (D.B.S.). Second Heat:-A. Leonard ble him.. (St. Joseph's),' Chan

If it were possible to (Queen's). Third Heat:-Robert_Cas- wickets together, each well set, and Hung see Dr. Grace and Mr. Hankey at the tro (La Salle), J. Fenton (D.B.S.). cach unknown to the spectators, they Fourth Heat:-Sin Kwok Bun (King's), would in all probability pronounce Mr. Shot Put: Tong Yau Kau Hankey the finer batsman of the pair. Paul's), Denham Crary (D.B.S.), Teng Eng Sleong (D.B.S.), R. Silva (La of Dr. Grace's phenomenal success? It What, then, has been the cause Salle), Best Shot Put measured 88 ft. | has been from the fact of his making 51⁄2 in...

400 Metres:First Heat:-George Dr. Grace would go to the wickets' ac- fewer mistakes. than any other player. Kew (D.B.S.), Ronald Castro Salle). Second Heat:-Augusto Se- each would make perhaps 50 runs, Dr. (La companied by another famous batsman; queira (La Salle), Clifton Large Graco's partner playing the more bril (D.B.S.). Third Heat:-A. Leonard liantly of the two. (St. Joseph's), Sin Kwok Bun (King's), would continue to occupy the wickets But Dr. Grace Karmandar Singh (St. Joseph's) quali- long after his companion had been fied at 81 seconds.

High Jump-Orlando Poon.

compelled to retire." Substitute Brad- Salle), J. Adwill. (La Salle), Wong Kal for Hankey, and you have the almost (La man for Grace, and Charles Macartney Ling (St. Stephen's), Wong Yui Chung perfected parallel. The common fac (St. Paul's)

Wolfgang Lue tor of Grace and Bradman is their in- (D,B.S.).

wicket." vincible continuance to "occupy the

and

Sik

(St.

1500 Metres: First Heat: W. Pryde (C:B.S.), Chan Wah Kuen (St. Paul's), Chiok King Yin (D.B.S.), Sarwah Khan (Queen's). Best Time was 4 mins, 43% geck. Second Heat:-Khan Mohamed (Queen's), Pat Jorge (La Salle), Lam Kar Cheung (King's). Best Time, 5 mins.

High Hurdles:-Yu Chin Hua (St. Paul's) B Wilson (C.B.S.), D. Hut- chinson (D.B.S.), Yeung Sza-yee (Wah Yen), Lau Cho Yuen (St. Joseph's),

Relay Race (400 metres, 200 metrës, 200 metres, and 400 metres)

(A. Sequeira, P. MacKechnie, Robert Castro. Ronald Castro) Representing La Salle College.

(George Kew, Cheng Chong Chow, J. Fenton, Clifton, Largo) Representing D.B.S.

Other schools qualifying are St. Joseph's and King's Collego.