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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 1, 1941

Baseball Stars Not

So Dumb

To those who think that

ALICE MARBLE DOES NOT MIND Cards'.

A SPILL OR SCRAMBLE

Best Shots With

big league baseball play-Feet off the Ground

ers are just that and no- thing more, here are а

in

ALICE MARBLE, WHO ISN'T AT ALL HARD few interesting statistics ON THE EYES, INSPECTS A REMARKABLE PIC- offered in evidence of TURE OF HERSELF IN ACTION, AND LAUGHS. their talents and accom- "THAT'S WHAT A GIRL GETS FOR PLAYING plishments

other TENNIS," SAYS THE WORLD'S GREATEST fields..

PLAYER, ACCORDING TO A CORRESPONDENT. Despite the strange position Miss Marble 'has Moe Berg, who wore a big league in the photograph-both feet off the ground and an stretched and reaching far out, there is grace and

Undoubtedly the "unmasked marvel of baseball" is "Professor"

mask for years but is

now

openfaced coach with the Boston!

Red Sox. He is a graduate of beauty of body. Princeton University, Columbia Law School and the Sorbonne. A!

The eye is on the ball and racquet in perfect lawyer by profession, a novelty position for the return with a back-hand volley.

manufacturer by trade and a big league coach by preference, "Pro- lessor" Moe Berg can read and write Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, German, French, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese (only three dialects!), and can understand English. He has twice girdled the globe and is a deep stud- ent of world politics.

Miss Marble became } triple Not the way she plays it. titleholder because she was will- And, as Alice Marble points out, ing to forego feminine allure to the only time a gal can always return a tennis bal, no matter to look like a parlayed Mona Lisa and what extent it put her feminine Venus de Milo in top flight athletic competition is when she is wyear- Cleopatra at a disadvantage.

Among the innovations Sweeting a bathing suit. Alice has made in tennis, as well as in general sports for women, is the fact that she overcame the

Unsuspected Resources biological natural tendency of the

But there are other big league figures endowed with unsuspect- ed resources, The famous Ferrell brothers, catcher Rick of the Senators and pitcher Wesley of the Bees, sell a fine line of dog- biscuits on the side. Further than that, Wes Ferrell, who won 20 games or better each season of his Arst four years in the big league, consults the stars for guidance, whether it is for help in selling dogbiscuits to a reluctant canine

the or for

secret of success in pitching.

is

fair ones to avoid appearing awk- ward.

Not Afraid To Scramble

Until women are willing to for- sake trying to look pretty when they are asked to return almost impossible shots and are unafraid of bodily harm, feminine sports will not progress,

never hesitates Miss Marble about risking a split or scram bling on the surface or in the air to get off a shot.

to the

women's

athletic

The celebrated Waner brothers, Paul of the Dodgers and Lloyd of make the Pirates,

and display The Beverly Hills blond put the application] (rates on

coloured girls on the right frack along that movies of deep-sea fishing. Mana-line, which is not the least of a ger Joe McCarthy of the Yankees constructive_champion's contribu-

amateur tlons accomplished an magician. and so are two of his world. New York hirelings, pitcher Asley Donald and second baseman Joe (Flash) Gordon. Joe Kuhel, the first baseman of the White Sox is another who does fancy tricks of all kinds.

Dimaggio Brothers

Miss Marble's wil ingness to go all the way gut made her the most ever spectacular combatant that

It gave her box played the game.

appeal. which came in office

turned mighty handy when she professional.

Perfect Balance Off Ground

The three big league DiMaggios, Joe of the Yankees, Vince of the

Another interesting thing about Pirates and Dominic of the Red

the Sox, collaborate with another the picture is a relationship brother and their father in run-late Suzanne Lenglen's game had It is that the ning a big sea-food restaurant in to Miss Marble's. Fisherman's Wharf in San Fran- perfect shot is made with both feel

who Walker,

is off the ground.

This gives the nlaver perfeel this

year, is the the busiest balance and equilibrium in mid- proud proprjetor of drugstore in Orlando, Florida.

cisco. Gerald playing Indian

air.

Such experts as Miss Marble Twenty years ago Sergeant Jim

Eleanor Bagby was a great pitcher with and her famous coach,

the Cleveland Indians. His son, Tennant, can't account for that. Jim Bagby, Jr., is now a pitcher but anatomically it happens to be with the same club. But Jim, Jr., a fact.

is woodcarver and portait painter on the side.

to fall something back upon in case he isn't the master workman his dad was on the mound. So don't think a ball player can make only runs, hits and

errors. He may have talents and

in many flelds..

resources

Mademoiselle Lenglen was gifted in being off the ground a good deal when hitting shots, including ground shots.

Milo, Lenglen had rhythm. So has Miss Marble.

"But tennis is not A waltz," asserts Miss Marble.

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COLOURFUL FOOTBALL

PERSONALITY

Sonor Ricardo Zamora-Zamora 28 ho was once "The Divine" termed-who is at present trainer to the Avacion A.C1 has Doen posttas offered a fee of 100,000 (about £2,500) to transfer to the Barcelona F.C.

This news recalls one of the most colourful personalities in the game,

Zamora kept goal for Spain in that historic match at Highbury in 1931 when England won by 7-1. Many women went to that match, just to see the man who had attracted such fame. He wore a photograph of his wife under his jersey "because she could not come to England." His wife always said that if she was not present at one of his matches they were bound to lose.

AFTER HELPING HIS CLUB, THE MADRID F.C.. TO WIN THE SPANISH CUP IN 1936 ZAMORA ANNOUNCED BEEN HIS RETIREMENT. HAVING THEN IN FOOTBALL FOR 22 YEARS. PLAYED OVER 1,000 GAMES AND BEEN CAPPED 47 TIMES.

He was reputed to be the high- est paid player in football, at £30 a week, and was reported killed during the fighting in Barcelona at the time of the Civil War. Later he escaped to France-Reuter.

Easier Golf

DEMARET'S ADDRESS" WITH

MEDIUM İRON

LEFT HAND ON TOP OF SHAFT

ŠTANCE RELAXED-

ARMS HANG COMFORTABLY

FROM SHOULDERS LEFT SIDE WE'LL AROUND

AT FINISH

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A LONE STAR HOPE

By Best Ball

When the National Open is held this June at Ft. Worth, Texans will be eyeing Jimmy Demaret anxiously as one of the main standard bearers of the Lone Star state. Should Demaret fash the winning form, that was so typical of his game in 1940, and win the title nothing would please the Texans more. Jimmy is now pro at the Wee Burn Club in Darien, Conn., busy instruct- ing among other duties but with а full awareness of bringing his game to the proper pitch for golf's big event. A distinct aid will be his capacity for golf concen- tration. Hc has developed the knack of devoting his entire attention to the shot at hand, dismissing outside dis-

and tractions

inner

mental hazards.

In the above illustration Demaret's stance and finish for a No. 4 iron are shown, The knees slightly bent, aid relaxation, he holds the club in a business like grip with the left well on top of the shaft. His fluent style allows smooth clubhead acceleration with plenty of punch in the shot without reflecting tenseness in the body. left side turns well around as the hands sweep through to prevent any chance of block- ing the arm motion.

any His

Next Article.-Too Much Reach.

Brother Battery

Back in the days when they were young boys playing catch. Morton and Walker Cooper had a burning desire to be a major league brother battery. That ambition is with being realised this season

Morton pitching and Walker catching for the St Louis Cardinals.

Last January 1, the brothers promised in a New Year's resolu- tion to win 20 or more games during 1941.

In the second game of the season. Cooper' and Cdoper mate an auspicious start toward that goal wheeling through to a 5-hit, 4-to-2 triumph over the world champion Cincinnati Reds, Mort twirled his

the second victory by beating Chicago Cubs 84, but he was caught by Gue Mancuso, Walker took a rest after catching in nine of the Red Birds' 11 tits.

Walker, the "kid brother," moved up from Columbus late last year and the Coopers promptly teamed up to con- clude the season with 11-23 mnings of strutout ball. That's nothing new for them.

Records Talk

"The records speak for themselves,' Morton asettted. "We played together in 1938 with Houston at the Texas League, I pitched a stretch of 34 innings of shot-ut baseball. Walker caught me in nearly every inning."

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Mort was whisked in by the Cardinals following that successful season with

Went Houston. Walker, however, Asheville for sonte important Batting lessons. How well he learned was shown last year at Columbus where he batted 302 in 181 games and''was voted one of the three most valuable players in the American Association. His current batting average is 333.

"We never stopped practice between seasons," Mort confided: "We knew that some day we'd db our stuff to- gether. Many an imaginary batter was whiffed during those sessions. We'll do, our best to knock off the real ones this season."

TITLE FOR SYKËS

L. Sykes beat C. Champelovier 400-256 in the final of the Y.M.CA. billlards championship yesterday.

Owing to the weather the Tennis match between the Y.M.C.A. and the Royal Army Ordinance Corps scheduled to have been played on will Sunday was postponed, and probably take place next Sunday at King's Park, at 5 p.m.

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