HOLDEN HAS A WORTHY SUCCESSOR
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This is the story of two famous runners of our time. Jim Peters knew that Jack Holden could not go on for over. Jim was nearly ten yeurs younger than Jack, so | he planned to become the Birchfield Harrier's succes- Bor in Britain's Olympic more than games, Nay, planned it in
fact, dedicated himself,
That was at the time of Holden's gallent failure in the 1048 Wembley Games, Pelers WOD then aix miles track
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1952.
THERE AREN'T ALL THE MYSTERIES
IN GOOD WEDGE
PLAY THAT MANY GOLFERS IMAGINE
Says MAX FAULKNER
A lot of people seem to think that the Americans are the only golfers able to use the wedge. But don't belleve it. Some of them are good but certainly no better than our own top-line people here. Of our regular visitors to England, Bobby Locke is one of the best masters of the diub, with Australia's Von Nida probably even a chumpion; now the thin-as-a-more deadly. The way these chaps roll two shots into one inths years old Essex optician by the accuracy of their final pitch to the pin is extra. in Britain's hope over the 20 miler 300 yards course at Hel- sinki.
minec
5. well has his schedule on that he has been unbeatable Holden retired, and his latest triumph was to shatter world record in the Polytech His time of 2 hours 20 minx 42.2 sees was 4 mins. 32.8 secs bet er than the Korean Chol- Yoon Chil's world
record, 8 mins 31 noen better then the Olymple record and his own best time for the course by
nie's Windsor-to-Chiswick rice.
mina
Stan
Cox, running secona, nlro beat world record, and the third man was inside the exist- Ing Olymple record. What chance that gives Brtlain to win the Marathon for the first time in this year's Olympics!
SPARTAN PILGRIMAGE
ordinary.
Little
Now I am not going to suggest that the handicap player can easily master their astonishing control. That would be foolish. But I do want to assure you that there aren't all the mysteries in good wedge play that many golfers seem to imagine, and with a little thought and application the average player can make it a valuable stroke-saver.
inth summing that we all the wedge is the know what deep-faced wedge-shaped chub with its leading edge set well off the ground, which is now being used by all our leading, players for really accurate pitching. The Americans achieve
quite astonishing amount of check, or back-spin, with on their own well-watered greens. Some of them even pitch beyond the pin and bring the ball back.
an
my honda slightly bent-with well in front of the club-face. In fact, my hands ore almost in- posite my left thigh at the address.
PUSHING ACTION
Obviously, for a pitch, you are not going to make a full swing. Don't let your hands get higher then the right shoulder at the top of the swing-shortening, of
of the shot.
Peiers' self-impored pilgrim | BALL WILL BEID TO HOLE course, according to the length
ige to the Olympic helghts has been Os spurth as a Tibetun mork's life. He has denied himself all the luxuries of the table and exists on a rigid diet, Every morning before business he runs five miles, every even- ing he runs another five, and even after a Saturday race, he reels off ten more miles on Sun- day mornings. That is an all- the-year round ritual. As
But we can't do that here and the general Idea is to aim to pitch the ball six or eight yarda short so that the momentum will akid the ball up to the hole-inis being based on the accepted principle that you never use your wedge from more than 40 or 80 yards from the green.
First thing to remember about playing this club
is that you
cancersion to the distance be tween Windsor and Chiswick must be able to control it. That he cut down to
a mere Ave.
is essential. And you can. miles "loosener next morningi į
expect to buy a wedge and walk In 1948, Felers once told me, straight out on to the course and "I made up my mind to be in command it right away. the 1952 Marathon. I had the speed, all I felt I needed was the stamina. And I have worked The
to that end ever since.
strain is beginning to tell, and t think
I shall retire after Helsinki and content myself with cross-country running."
Few men 'can have made
This
is a club which demands attention and hard practice. But if you are prepared to give it will pay handsomely in results.
The technique is simple. You should have your feel fully close together with your stance slightly open and you should play athe
of
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ball from backwards" centre-or even off the right font. Don't make the mistake of standing too close to the ball. Give yourself room.
greater sacrifice for their sport In addition to the physical and mental strain he has undergone, the Essex Beagles secretary has told me that Peters never charges the club a penny for legitimate expenses. What a results by runner! What an amateur!
ACROSS
I find that I can get my best adopting an almost position knees
crouching
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Use the minimum
of footwork and hip pivot but be afraid to make a do not sensible shoulder turn.
On the downswing you should action цас a definite pushing with the arms and hands through the ball. Use the minimum af Wrist, hit downwards on the ball and avoid, all costs, the tendency to scoop. The loft of the club will do all that is
necessary.
st
feel of the As you get the firm-wristed strike into the ball
you will find that the trajectory of the shot is not very high but the amount of backspin you can develop is remarkable.
get my best cuts when 1 get the feeling in my shot that my hands and arms are pushing the club face through towards the spot where I want the ball to pitch.
This is the position at impact-hands front of Arm-the club-head-knees slightly bent--grip strike into the ball being made with a firm-wristed pushing movement.
Olympic Winner May Not Even Qualify
By CONNIE RYAN
New York.
Jimmy McLane, winner of the 1,500-metre' freestyle swimming championship in the 1948 Olympics, is better than ever today but admits he may not even qualify for the finals in the 1952 Helsinki, Olympics.
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Interviewed by the United Press at Yale University at New Haven, Conn., where lie is a third-year student, McLane dispassionately reviewed his chances and found them anything but good.
"The times. In ho 1963 (only 18:21.6
white keeps it from being Olympic: 100gnatre race will I
make the last Olymples look a world record, since all world Like a beginners' race," he said.marks must be in a 50-metre to even get into the finals you pool. In the long pool, Karine 1048 has done 16:23.0 and Moore
18:44.5. In Д short
in pool 1951, DS
he won the American
will have to break my winning time of 10:18.5"**
John Marshall of Australia, a I grip quite firmly throughout Yale teammate of McLane, college championship, Marshall for 1,500 metres. the whole shot-that is vital Hironoshin Furuhashi of Japan, di 18:18.8
did it in 18:10,8 and I still practise more with this Ford Konne of Hawail and Chic and later shot-saver than with any other State University, and Wayne in a 25-yard pool in the club. I think that la the im- Moore, another Yute man, all championships. portant thing for everybody. The have eclipsed McLane in recent wedge can be a wonderful help; it years. isn't difficult to master, but il Furuhashi holds the world re- does demand regular attention. cord at 18:19.0, and Konne re-
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McLane is somewhat dis- couraged by this consistent defeats, but has not given up, "Right now-it's a little too early to dell how I stand for the Olympics, but I want to defend
he salt. "I've improved a lite each year," ле sald, "but Furuhashi, Konne, Marshall and Moore have come along so fast, It takes a little time for me to adjust, and I had better get going.
ALINOR REVOLUTION
"I know the reason for the much faster times, Furuhashi started a minor revolution in swimming and it has affected all swimmers He swims hard for the whole race. Formerly a man could take it a little casy for the first half of the race
but now you have to swim at top speed for the whole race. I've Jus got to adjust to that style, 18 haven't been swimming nearly as fast as the others,” :
McLane also cites another reason for his decline from stor- dom
It's the human element," he explains "Once you do win an
Olympic championship, It hard to work up to the Eame pitch again, I had a let-down and it certainly has affected me, of course, that another
me psycholo and that I
get back
ies will help.
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on
Mclane has been hampered this Spring by tonsillits which forced him out of the Eastern Championships and hampered. him in the national collegiato championships. However, the USA team will be chosen. In special try-outs in July at De troit, and so defeat in this Spring meets means nothing, as far as the Olympley aro concerned. -
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