1939-08-31 — Page 23

BROOKSBANK'S USEFUL WIN

(By "SKIP")

In the Second Division, the most interesting result was the Hong Kong Football Club's tle with Talkoo, after а very exciting finish.

Norman Bebbington and Jake Selby were finishing at about the same time and there were hopes when Bebbing- ton drew a perfect third shot with his last wood, leaving Selby to get four against Donald Munro-he was al- ready counting a couple when “Beb” finished-and Selby then drew two perfect shots himself.

The K.B.G.C. disappointed at Kow- loon Tong who quite outplayed them, whilst Craigengower beat the Civil Servants heavily

the on

latter's green.

Although Jake Selby captured the headlines by reason of this last specta- cular head, he was down to Munro all the way through, and finished six- teen to the bad.

Bebbington's rink did well to beat Chalmers' by a couple, for the opposi- tion was very strong on paper, but

Arnold Brooksbank really made his side's tie possible by beating Bob Wal- lace by 14 shots.

At Kowloon Tong, the home team' led all the way through, the Bowling Green players finding the green very difficult and few of them really get- ting the hang of it at all well.

Spary beat Logan, for whom Dixon did quite well as lead, whilst Tony Basto was a couple more to the good against Duggle Waterton. There was a battle of the threes in this match, both Kew and Armstrong shining.

played between Dick Alves and F. X. Soares for at the interval the "junior" Of last Saturday's programme by player was leading by 17 shots to 4 far the most outstanding result was and his rink were on the crest of the the heavy defeat which Craigengower inflicted on the Kowloon Cricket Club. Wave, but Dick got going afterwards I fully anticipated a win for the home piled on no less than 32 shots in ten and commencing with a six count, he club but its magnitude was astound- heads to his opponents solitary count always useful but Joe Meyer gave his est of wins.

ing. And it should be noted that there were no less than three

new

players in their team, two of whom usually play in the third team.

BRADBURY FINISHES FIRST!

Bradbury's rink established all sorts of records against Teddy Fincher whose four could do nothing right against the almost flerce onslaught of the op- position. Their score was the highest Tink score of the season and they also equalled the First Division aggregate team score which they themselves es tablished, and the biggest rink win.

There were two other unique fea- tures about "Brad's" game with Fin- cher, for he began with a count of seven and (I know he won't mind me) actually finished up four heads in front of the other two rinks! Alto- gether a good day's work even if he did have to appeal to the little joss- man to turn an adverse four into a count of three. at the last head, mov- ing all four of the enemy's woods in the process.

The Civil Servants secured two valuable. points at the expense of the K.B.G.C. and considering the match was at Austin Road, can be well sat- isfied.

Club de Recreio's "A" team beat "the "B" outfit but the margin in its favour was much less than was an- ticipated, J. J. Basto doing very well to tie with the redoubtable Carlos Silva,

the

I have already commented on game between Bradbury and Fincher in which the latter four were out- played man for man and scored on only "five ends. 1 cannot single out any player for adverse criticism 49 they were all just as bad as 'thoir opposites were good.

U. M. Omar had a big win against Jimmy Hyde in a game featured by fives, of which the winner secured three including one at the first head and one at the last, and his opponent one. Omar was playing brilliantly and with the woods running kindly for him (as definitely distinct from jos- sily) his rink were good value for their win of nearly a score.

There was a much closer game on the other rink, where Dick, Basa carn- ed a couple of skips' points by a splen- did display of bowling against Frank Goodwin. Vic Labrum was

also....in

Rakusen playing to a new skip was

worst display of the season and was of little help to his skip.

Frank Cheesman had a ding-dong game against Harry Gittins, a three at the last head giving him the small-

ROSSELET RUNS RIOT · Charlie Rosselet ran riot against A. B. Allan on the Civil Service green and chalked up 38 shots, to which his adversary replied with 15. Each side secured a nap hand but the honours

of six just before tea. went to the visiting skip for his count

Herbert Randall also had a good win, Johnny Purvis being his victim to the extent of 14 shot. Hillyer and

fore the latter emerged a narrow vic- Bill Way had a much closer fight be-

tor.

of four! That's fireworks for you. in the first two heads against F. X. "Baba" Remedios chalked up eight

Jack Hollidge was steady and with- Silva and although the latter re-out having so many opportunities for covered and secured the lead for the spectacular shots was more than equal first time at the 18th head, the "B" to his opponent. skip came back in the remaining three ends to win by five. Remedios was lead of 11 shots to 1 in the first five Willie Macfarlane's four ran into a playing a remarkably fine game whilst heads aginst Fred Jones but could not A. M. Rodrigues, the cricketer, also good.

was sustain the pressure, only a four at the last head saving them from defeat. A tie was a just result for the game between "C. G." and "J..J." for lead for Macfarlane. On the other * Archie Russell played great game as there was never much in it, the scores rink, Adam Holland being level at the eighth, 15th and two at the last

secured a good end to beat. Harry right back to his game as his play in' game all through. 19th heads. Chico Ribeiro has come Strange by that number after a tight THIRD DIVISION

Downswing

By BEST BALL

The above illustration from a photograph made by Professor Harold E. Edgerton of the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, in a demonstration at A. G. Spald- ing & Bros., portrays emphatical- ly the increasing speed of the club-head as it descends to the ball. The golfer in the center of this complete arc is none other » than Bobby Jones, a guarantee that the stroke has been made correctly.

Each clubhead illustration you glimpse is separated from its pre- decessor by a time element of 1- 100th of a second. At the very start of the downstroke they are close together but this distance soon increases to reach a point of greatest separation just prior to impact. At this moment by nctual measurement the velocity of the clubhend is 166 feet a second. After impact it slows down to 114 feet per second, but its purpose has been served by this time for the ball is flying through space at the rate of 225 feet per second. The resiliency of the ball has added approximately one-third to the velocity it was dispatched off the tee with.

Judging from the clubhead plc- tures the time consumed on the downswing is about one-third of a second, most of which is em-

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Momentum

GRAPHIC GOLE

ACTUAL GOLF STROKE

NOTICE THE INCREASING WIDTH (DENOTING “INCREASED SPEED) OF THE SPACES BETWEEN THE CLUBHEAD AS IT DESCENDS TO THE BALL

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ployed in gradually accelerating the clubhead speed for only about 5-100th of a second is needed to reach the ball, once the hitting area is entered and the wrists start to uncock. Golfers, who have a tendency to dash the club- head down full-tilt from the top, would do well to study this illus- tration and bide their time.

MONDAY-

IRON PLAY:

HAMILTON REGISTERS TWO SEVENS

(By "SKIP")

Everything In the Third Divi. sion was overshadowed by, P. J. Hamilton's feat of securing two savens in one game.

He was actually being led by George Costello when he secured the first one immediately after tea and he scored steadily until the 20th head when he Indented for another bottle of "John Haig." The Kowloon Bowling Green Club won as the result of this big scoring for the other rinks were down slight- ly.

The Kowloon Cricket Club showed no mercy to their Footballing neigh- bours whom they beat by nearly half a century, whilst The Hong Kong Football Club beat the Electricians:as expected.

In the match at Cox's Road, Jimmy Jack had a big win against Petherick who could not get going at all: he was 23-1 down at the interval. Tommy Carr bettered Peter Morgan by reason of a final spurt in which he chalked up half a dozen shots.

A. TRIBUTE

My notes would be incomplete with- out reference to that very fine 'sports- man, "Jack Hirst" who played his last game as skip in this match-Ho was one of the most generous in victory, or defcat and he had the complacent and care-free mentality of the true sports- man and the good skin. | The sympathy of pli laver bowlers go to hip muidow and family,