1939-10-27 — Page 23

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 27, 1939

SHOT OF THE SEASON Fred Cullen Draws A Perfect One At Kowloon F.C.

PUTTING

BY BEST BALL

There are more variations in putting strokes than in any other phase of golf but few have greater simplicity of style than that of Bobby Jones Illustrated above. Taking the club straight back from the ball, being careful that the putter head does not stray outside the line, Jones takes a wide backstroke. This helps smoothness and easy acceleration with no sign of jerkiness.

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With the hands in close to the body, the clubhead is made to follow grooved path, which makes it float into the ball with varying degrees of power accord- ing to the demands of the putt. At impact the clubhead is at right angles to the ball, and travelling low along the ground. Even after the ball has been dispatched on its way the putter head maintains

GUTIERREZ SHIELD

GRAPHIC GOLF

BOBBY JONES'

PUTTING

STROKE

CLUBHEAD FLOATS INTO BALL. AT RIGHT ANGLES

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this right angled alignment to the path.

Monday.-Body turn.

CHINA BEATS THE

BOOK!

(By "SKIP")

HIGHLIGHT of the first round of the Gutierrez Shield was the defeat of Portugal by China. Even allowing for the fact that Portugal had to make several changes in her team it looked a 100 to 1 on the holders' winning least so a well-known bowler thought!

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China, however, who also had to, easily overcame Malaya, who were make a last-minute change, played without A. R. Dallah, their selected A great game. Willle Hong Sling skip, for whom M. R. Abbas substi- as lead was beating Leo Silva, who | tuted. appeared to be out of practice most of the time, whilst Lim, öof Kowloon Tong Club, was quite as good as the usually brilliant Leonard Xavier.

Spuggy Silva had one of his off days and could do nothing right whilst his opposite number, though erratic, came in useful at times.

Carlos Silva was the best-or the least bad of the Portuguese rink whilst John Pau, playing a care-free game, plaved some excellent shots.

SCOTLAND WIN EASILY Scotland eliminated Wales as ex- pected but the margin. was much greater than I anticipated. Jimmy Chalmers started brilliantly and al- though he went off slightly, he was always better than Channing.

Duncan put up some woods which were well up to the high standard of the game but he was not consistent: Willie Walker. his opponent was steadier.

Phillips was probably the best of the Welsh rink and he had the edge on Jock Fender, but Fred Jones was not up to scratch. Adam Holland was in fine fettle and often improved the situation.

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The Indians ran into an early lead and steadily increased it, with the re- sult that much of the interest was taken out of the game.

The winners played fairly steadily hut U. M. Omar was as usual out- standing and probably likes the green still more now!

China put up quite a good fight against England and Bradbury

Willes had to be good to hold them.

Hong Sling played a really brilliant game and was rarely more than a foot away from the Jack. His display was the best on the whole arean.

T. K. Lim was disappointing whilst Dr. Lam was not as good as on the previous day, though John Pau was possibly hetter.

Of the English team the skip was the best: Sam Randle was quite out- classed as lead whilst Frank Good- win and Alf Hall were like the curate's egg.

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In a game in which Scotland were definitely better "than Ireland, I am told the woods ran kindly for the winners, Adam Holland at one time turning an adverse two. into a four for his country by means of a drive, and repeating this a little later.

Switzerland and Australia had a ding-dong struggle, which, on account of the late arrival of two of the Swiss players, finished just as darkness fell.

Chalmers met with strong opposi- Jack was as good as his master, tion from Mulcahy after the first half taking things all the way through, dozen leads or so and the honours but the woods ran more kindly for | nltimately went to the Irishman. the Swiss team especially for their skip | Willie Walker was better than P. J. whose heavy ones always went right. Hamilton, whilst Lockhart though He had a couple of beautiful shots most consistent was not quite up to at the 20th. head, when his team was Fender's strength. three to the good. Australia were counting a couple to trail by only one when he trailed the kitty nicely to secure three and leave Australia with six to get on the last head.

It could not be done though they managed half of them.

Bill Field, although playing on his green, could do little right so it sounds like 2 left-handed compliment tó Holland to say he had the edge on him. I will qualify it, however, by saying. that the Scot played very well.

BEATEN BY FAST GREEN Kew was out of position as lead and Switzerland beat the Phillipines by Neaf had a slight edge on him but 11 shots and were good value for the this was balanced by Reld who trun- | win: Joe Landolt was back to form, dled a useful wood against Gaddi Rosselet was much more constatant, who was always handy, and, which than on Saturday whilst · Naef also is most important, never short.. pulled his weight.

Joe Landolt was poor and Bill way The Philippines team seemed to be and Teddy Fincher had the beatings: hesten by the fast green which was of the lower half of the "rink-except | playing beautifully: Dick Basa had one for those heavy ones of Rosselet's.

LITTLE INTERESTS S

In the Second Round games India

or two useful shots, although Doc Atienza, at home, possibly played_the best game of the four.

Docks Overcome Relegation Bogey

(By "SKIP")

LAWN BOWLERS had a busy time last week-end. The last League match of the season took place at Kowloon Football Club where Kowloon Dock won their replayed match against Club de Recreio "B" and so retained their position in First Division; and two rounds of the Gutierrez International Shield were also played off, four games tak- ing place at Kowloon Bowling Green Club on Saturday and three at the Kowloon Football Club the following day.

I heard the result of the former with the enemy counting about three. match with mixed feelings, which he drew right onto the kitty, amid were aptly expressed by a neutral merited applause from both sides. bowler after the match. "It must be Glen Cooper, for whom Colin Logan, disappointing," he said "to the Club a reserve, and Fred Cullen, played de Recreio team to lose its place after well, was just able to gain a few shots one season in the Senior League but on F. X. Soares, who it is only fair on the other hand I would not like to to add, was given two reserves: not see Kowloon Dock in Second Division." that they failed him unless perhaps And I think them's the sentiments on the score of experience where I of quite a number of bowlers! Neither thought Doc Rodrigues' instructions team was a full strength for this were not always right. encounter. F.A. Machado, C.H. Basto and A. M. Xavier all being absent from the losers' side, whilst the Dock team had Bob Morrison away.

Johnny Kempton was again the seventh head.

hero of the day as he had a big win over John Basto, whose rink appear-

ed to be very strong.

KEMPTON'S BIG WIN

C. F. Remedios was playing lead but he had no advantage over Houston who again caught the eye. whilst "Young Bob" (Lapsley) held B. Basto as second man. J. C. Brown, whose partnership with Kempton has been so productive, was playing better than Chico Ribeiro I thought, whilst Kemp- ton was the better of the skips.

His 16 shot win allayed any fears on the other rinks which were keep- ing pretty even throughout.

Sammy Gray, deputising for Mor- rison, tied with A.A. Remedios thanks to a brilliant shot with his very last wood. One down at that stage and

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"Corney" Pereira was good for the King's Park rink but Fred Cullen played what am going to call "the shot of the season," at the sixth or

Pereira had first of all moved the jack, only for his wood to drop into the ditch some three feet away. Neither Lapsley (senior) nor Logan could get near but. O. P. Remedios, with a beautiful shot, trailed the jack into the ditch to remain exactly 10 inches away--it was measured.

FORLORN HOPE

It looked a certain shot and quite candidly I walked away to another rink, whilst the remaining woods of the head were to be rolled up.

But Fred Cullen perhaps not realising how hopeless the poal- tion was, draw an absolutely per- fect. shot onto the edge of the green and got the shot by almost an Inch! The applause brought me back in time for the measure!

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