1940-08-17 — Page 14

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 17, 1940

MUCH WILL DEPEND ON LEARNING TO SWIM THE PITCHERS IN TO-DAY'S The Crawl Stroke

"NEEDLE" BASEBALL DUEL

International Series Opens To-morrow

By "GRANDSTAND”

ONLY TWO TILTS are scheduled for the week- end.

This afternoon U.S.S. Mindanao and Hong Kong Brewery will tangle once more for the cham- pionship of the League and to-morrow Portugal will cross bats with Great Britain in the curtain-raiser of the International series.

AQUATICS

MISS LEE'S PROMISE WITH BACK-STROKE

By "Natator"

By Guy Larcom, Jr.

Co-Author With Harold S. Ulen of

"The Complete Swimmer"

(This is the fourth of a series of 12 articles which appeared in

the "Christian Science Monitor.")

"THE SWIMMER HAS become an engineer in- terested in getting as much from his stroke as he can for the amount of energy he puts into it. Of all swimming strokes, the overarm best answers his purposes.'

There is a story of a swimmeriments have been reduced to શ who, in the days before the crawl minimum. Study the three illus- stroke had been perfected, man-trations to discover if there is any raged with his legs tied to beat an particular point in the arm or leg opponent, only to be beaten, when actions where considerable re- This legs were untied, by the same sistance is offered to the water. rival. The simplest explanation is The beating of the legs, the pulk that his kick was too full of.re-of the arms below surface and tarding movements. Most strokes their recovery above represent a have a certain amount of negative continuous forward drive, An interesting gala was held by action, the withdrawal of the The crawl permits a greater South China at their pool at North knees and thighs in the breast-application of continuous power Point on Tuesday night. The chief stroke kick or the scissors kick, than any other stroke. Its evolu- attraction of the evening was the for example, and the difference tion dates back to the Egyptians 100 metres breast-stroke for La- between good and bad swimming and farther. The Australians, To-day at 2.30 p.m. baseball fans will be pack-dies and the 200 metres breast often depends upon the extent to British and South Sea Islanders stroke for. men, both open to the which the effect of these negative have contributed to its develop- ing the grandstand at Caroline Hill to witness an- Colony. Four competitors enter movements is cut down.

ment; but although the arm-over- arm action seems to have been other play-off between the Mindanao nine and the ed for both

STROKING STREAMLINED

|traditional, to-day's powerful six- Hong Kong Brewers baseball bruisers to decide the Po-luen in 1 min. 38-3/5 secs.,

If there is any one outstanding beat flutter kick geared to an destination of the Bagram shield and the Vogue whilst the latter was won by Ho reason for the success of the mo- efficient arm stroke is evidently improvement on any past Trophy for the current season.

Taking the lead from the start, Miss dern crawl, it is the fact that it an Lee Po-luen had no dimculty in fin-represents stroking streamlined to method, a credit to modern swim- ishing almost five seconds ahead of the point where retarding move-lming engineers. Miss Au Met-chuch. finished second. As usual the Misses

After last week's results when both teams failed to score for six full innings and the game was called in the seventh on account of rain, the bookies are not giving any odds this week although they give the edge to the Brewers to take the Chasemen to town.

We can only take a guess at the, Great Britain in the opener of the Dutcome of this "neodle" game International Series. and it will depend mostly on how

Portugal

will have quite

á

the two pitchers perform during strong combination recruited from the struggle. If Ski Powlawski their softball team and I predict is on form and pitches the same they will take the Britishers for a brand of ball he so masterly ride in a close struggle.

of the events, the former being won by Miss Lee

Pun-kun in 3 mins. 12 secs.

who also easily

to Wal-man and Ngan Suet-yee bat- ing it out by just a touch.

led for third place, the former beat-1

In spite of the fact that Enrique record Chan, Colony Champlon and holder was unable to be present ow-

ing to illness, and Fong Chung U, an-

other breast-stroke exponent did not compete, the event for men provided most of the excitement for the ever- ing, as the struggle for first place was so close that even after three-quarters

of the course was finished. Ho Pun-Run and Fung Wal-sang were still racing neck to neck, and it was only in the

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thucked last Saturday, I give the The Portuguese will probably last few yards. that Ho managed edge to the bluejackets to snatch start "Spotty" Pereira on the forge ahead in a magnificient spurt to a victory. On the other hand mound with Mike "Fats" Men-touch the board first. Equally thrilling" ball games are not won only by donca behind the bat. Johnny was the members 50 metres dash, "as, good pitching and the Minny boys Alvares and Charlie Figueiredo, the

six swimmers advanced in P

distance, and whèn about ten mètres

the!

not

.

for

the

will have to be at their best with will be the reserve battery. Nick straight line for the first half of the Figure 11 indicates how the,repeated here, The breathing; the willow wand to score runs of Beltrão, who has made a name for from the finish, Donald Yeung Cheung body is somewhat arched from figure 11 shows, is caught after the Madeen Arculli's deliveries.

himself as first sacker in softball, wa shot out ahead, closely followed by the hips and the head slightly pulling arm has taken a firm grip With several of their players will be assigned to cover the Mak. Kan-nam and Au Leung-wa....elevated. Most of to-day's best on the water. Because the body is -gone on transfer Mindanao will initial station, Zinho Gosano will

crawl strokers seem to try to somewhat more stable with the Good Talent have to make several changes in guard the keystone bag, and ver-

plane along the surface rather head pointed forward and because their line-up and. borrow two satile Lino Gosano, who has been The ladies: back-stroke brought some than to burrow through the water, a brief gulp of air is sufficient, the players from U.S.S. Tulsa. Min-away from baseball all Summer, fairly good talent, and allliough

as will be seen cavorting at the hot times returned were nothing much to Assuming that the swimmer has head is immediately swung for- danao will probably line-up follows: Ski Powlawski, pitcher: corner. Tony Alves completes talk about, I can foresee better times already been working on a rudi-ward without waiting

mentary crawl, the method of get-pulling arm to finish its stroke or with better coaching. Tony Mascavage, catcher; "Horse- the infield at the windy alley,

Miss Les Cheuk.wa whe easily ting under way described in the the other arm to recover. (Figures face" Douglas, first base; Poochic The Gosano brothers should be

be'11 and 12.) won the event In 1 min. 51 secs.,. has preceding article need Chase, second base; - Maxwell prominent in the outfield with

-a-powerful-arm-pull and strong Jég-| very (Tulsa), third base; and Rabacchi Gerry, Bertic and Eddie to take

kick, and need not Improve (Tulsa), shortstop. The out-care of the green pastures.

much in these departments, but it is fielders will be in all probability Great Britain's. team. will bel on swimming with less body-twist that "Highpockets" Wilson. left composed mostly of players of the

she must concentrate her attention. In contrast the other swimmers swam] || field; "Muddy" Ruel, centre field; Royal Engineers and the Leonard!

bodles very straight, with their

but and either Padgett or Cook at brothers. Welford and Dave

their weak strokes let them down. right field. H.B. will be fielding Walker should be able to pick a

In the water-polo game that conclud- their usual line-up.

strong combination from the fol-ed the programme, Eastern Athletic Doc. Molthen, Grandpop Leung lowing players:-Dave Leonard, Association avenged their previous de and Mike Mendonça are slated to Stan Leonard, Terry Leonard, feat at the hands of South China, by umpire this game.

[Norman Leonard, Welford, Den-a win over the home team by four

yer, Heath, Fox, Ings, Crary goals to two, Shaw, Foley, Gillespie, Joe Hig-blood when he scored during a belee Tsu Hang for the Eastern drew first In the only game scheduled for gins, Dave Walker, Pat Jorge and front of the South China's goal. Soon to-morrow Portugal will face Sammy Izatt.

afterwards.

for Henry Sa equalised South China with a strong forchand shot, Kwok Fung-sun was penalised| for ducking and Henry, Sa was allow ed a free-throw which he passed

International Series

"THE GREATEST PLAY

I'VE EVER SEEN..."

By Santiago Llado

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China. With one goal in arrears, Chu Chuk-yau equalised once more

The recovering arm (in this tance in front of the head (figure Lionel Lowe who scored for South case the left) passes high and close 13). It then glides to full exten- sion, pressing slightly downward, for to the body. It does not reach to to a point about a foot below the Eastern early in the second half full extension before entry but surface, while the other arm is whilst Tsu Hang added another for dips into the water a short dis-still pulling.

them to take the lead ́again. A few seconds before the game ended, Shek Kam-puł swam all the way up with the ball and scored from close range.

Faster Team

The Easterners, on the whole were the faster team, but erratic passing on

(As told to Hal P. Mills of the Shanghai “China Press.”) All right, until a dozen years In the seventh inning and with the part of their forwards lost them of so ago I knew little or nothing the Nipponese at bat, two men many opportunities. The backs play- about the American game of managed to get aboard with ore ed a tight defensive game, and were baseball, which, I have been told, down. They worked a

determined not to let Henry Sa repeat perfect

few

:

originated' in England. Until I double steal and put Al Huebne his hat trick performance of a

days ago, when he scored all three took a fancy to baseball I im-who was toiling, în a tough`spot. goals for his side through volley-shots,"" agined that the greatest sports

For South China, Poon Yan-leing Jimmy was capering in the left were Hai-Alai and bull fighting garden. The batter hit a hard high was very safe at right back, but we I happen to be Spanish.

too inclined to adopt an aggressive one to left centre. For a brief mo-play, with the result that his charge The first game I witnessed, here ment Jimmy lost the ball in the always beat him on the swim back in Shanghai, puzzled me no end, sun, or at any rate appeared to do when he failed to score. This put an The pull itself as figure 11ċertain rhythm. The down beat but I went again. By the time I so, then spied it and made a des- additional burden on the already busy shows is not executed with too of the right leg begins with the had seen four or five full games perate, gallant run for it.

guards, Lee Ke-young and Harold pronounced a bending of the arm. pull of the right arm (figure 11), I began to get the hang of the Nearing the ball as the sphere Winglee, both of whom held down the The heavy muscles of the shoul-followed by a downbeat of the left

of the sport-and like It.

was nearing the ground, Jimmy score fairly well. Ng Wai-chol, keep ders and back do most

(12) and mother of the right: (13)- ing goal, stopped many Point-blank I don't pose as an authority on made a forward lunge, bare hatid shots, but was rather slow in his clear

work.

as the pull is completed. As the baseball, but for. a non-American outstretched, scized and held the ings.

The crawl-stroke kick, as pre- left arm goes into action, the left I argue that I know the Aner ball but fell flat on his face. The Eastern:-Woo Cho-kin, Shek Kam-viously emphasised, is an undu-leg executes a down beat, with a points of the game as well as the peppery Jimmy rose with alacrity put (1), Kwok Fung-sun. Lee Fook-ke, lating forceful downward thrust right and another left co-ordinat-

and whipped the ball to second Tommy Kew, Tsu Hang (2), Chu from the thigh, the knee and ankle ing with this pull, To my way of thinking, the sack, the ball arriving there barely Chuk-yau (1).

Joints supple: A powerful

It is this co-ordination combin- South China:-Ng Wal-chol. Poon greatest play I have seen was at ahead of the runner, completing yacung, Lee Re-young, Harold Wing- can give speed and balance to this ed with the ease and flow of the Hongkew Park a few years ego a fine double play.

lee, Lionel Lowe (1). Kwols Kat-chiu, stroke. The co-ordination, work-stroke that makes it a favourite when the Amateurs were playing Jimmy was cheered when he Henry Sa (1).

ed out after considerable experi-with young and old, men or wo- a crack Japanese college team. headed for the players bench and

mentation, is three beats or kicks

Properly executed, mcn. Jimmy Deegan made the play got another hand when he ad-

to-an-arm bull, six to a complete {stroke will do for speed-or for dis-- Unfortunately, it had no bearing vanced to but. He further en-baseball, boxing and Hai Alai de-cycle. There is no short cut to tance or just for leisurely loafing on the outcome of the game, the deared himself by whacking out votce. He is the proud father of a learning it. A little practice and through the water. Amatours that day taking a sound a clean single to right.

trio of lovely young daughters, all the swimmer will suddenly find Photographs and quotations are from drubbing, but it remains as Д (H.P.M.'s note: Mr. S. Llado, of whom are excellent amateur that what was a rather fruitless The Complete Swimmer, published by really great play.

better known as "Jimmy," is aldancers.)

thrashing has suddenly taken on the Macmillan Company of New York.

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