1955-05-28 — Page 16

SPORTS QUIZ

1. When was

the last bare»..

knuckle figh for World Heavyweight boxing title?

Who was it between?

2. Who is the odd man. C*

women, out among the fellowing Jean Lardy. Lindy Remigino,

3.

Blankers Koen. Wint?

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1955.

HOW TO PLAY BETTER GOLF

JJI

Chip To The Hole

And

Save A Putt

By FRED DALY

If you are good at chip shats you are a danger in any match or tournament.

That gift of chipping up to the hole and turning two Fanny shots into one on the green is one of the most valuable Arthur weapons in the golfer's' armour、.

And here's a warning Many average golfers con-

Who were the "Musketeers" sistently ruin their chips because they try to force the

of lawn terms?

a

4. On September, 1. 1624,

sun, was born to Mr and Mrs Marcheglano. He is

now A world famous sportsmian. How is he 'better'known?

Who LWE AHDO: ODN EKCCLLO GREOR SNEBNITRA: YNTO BRARETT?

5. Sporting anagrams,

arç

6. Who is the World Middle-

weight Boxing Champion?

7. Complete

famous these partnerships: Louise Brough and-- Stre Donoghue and Jack Hobbs and?

8. I Newcastle beat Man-

chester City in the FA Cup Final they will equal the record of six Final wins,

Which two clubs hold *record?

Who won the 3,000, 10,000

and Metres

CL

the

chibhead. Just take a nice easy swing and let the club do the work.

Now for some tips on the use of the chipping clufs,- including the wedge.

• PITCH AND RUN SHOTS.- Allow about six yards run-up to the hole with an 8 iron shot, With a 7 iren the run-up should be a yard or two more.

EASY SWEEP

The complete stroke should se an easy sweep of the club with erisp impact with the ball.

The stance is

and sightly open with the feet only about six inches apart. The ball

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Chelsea Paid Up With Pleasure

Peter Sillett has just cost his club, Chelsea, 1.000. But the the League Champions paid -up with pleasure. When Peter was signed from Southampton twit years ago for a £10.000 fee marathon Chelsea agreed to pay a further Helsinici£1.000 if and when Sillett was

capped for England.

After only five months ns 3 two op- 10. Who won the Men's Singles Chelsea regular, and

Young England, title it the recent English pearances for Open Badminton Cham-Sillett got that cap, on the FA's "Continental tour. when Mea- plonship?

dows dropped out through ANSWERS SEE PAGE 17 injury-London Express Service,

even's Olympics?

London fxpress Service.

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'is' played on the left foot and should lie somd 12 inches from the toe when you line, up.

four inches Hold the club from the end of the shaft with

your normal grip.

Don't try to apply stop. Make three-quarter back swing, kety the face of the club true and follow right through.

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• 'CUT-UP' OR 'DEAD' PITCH SHOTS.

For these I favour using the wedge,

A common, fault that the average golfer makes with the wedge is to play a half-stabbed shes with no "follow-through.

My advice again is let the clat do the job it was designed for.

the

In contrast to the pitch and run shot, the dead pitch is played of the RIGHT FOOT, so ball should be about 12ins from the right too.

The difference between the

is much two strokes

more marked in the swing,

Take

a three-quarter back swing with the wedge OUTSIDE the line of alght and the down swing comes INSIDE the line.

MAKES IT "BITE",

It is this cross action and the loft of the club which provides the step and makes the bail bite into the green.

Too many golfers make the mistake of trying to put stop

on the ball by opening the club

face. This is quite wrong.

Don't mix pitch and rup and wedge chips haphazardly. Use Individual shots accord- these

ing to the playing conditions.

And remember-the success of both depends on the balanced back-swing, the club face, being maintained at the true and the follow-through. London Ex- press Service.

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Stance for a pitch and run.

A "cut-up" shot with a 10 iron. Notice the club face is slightly open,

The follow-through for a "cut-up” shot.

For

Hungarians

British Games

LEAGUE BOWLS

UNBEATEN KCC AND IRC

"BLUES"

MEET AT

SOOKUNPOO TODAY.

By "TOUCHER”

Hitherto unbeaten teams in the Colony Lawn Bowls League

Kow-

loon Cricket Club and Indian Recreation Club "Blues" in the First Divi- sion, Craigengower Cricket Club in the Second Division, and Kowloon Dock, Kowloon Bowling Green Club and Police Recreation Club in the Third Division - will have prove their full worth this afternoon to maintain their record.

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-The First Division, at least, will have only one unbeaten team left as the Kow. loon Cricket and Indian Recreation Club "Blues" are scheduled to match woods against each other at Sookunpoo,

On

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Taikoo, felding a stronger previous into the breach and at least two the form of

leam this week-end.; should, weeks. shown by the two teams rinks to be reconstituted.

this

have matters much their own there is a doubt that clash of the

The pew rink with Souza as way against the Filipino Club, two topmost, contenders for this year's lawn skip may be the weak link. for but Hongkong Football Club bowls premier honours will live lack of having played together, may meet with some opposition but both Coates' and Bradbury's from USRC, particularly the rinks look strong enough to rinks skipped by G. Agnew and carry the Valley club to a 4-1 R, M. Hetherington. not 5-0 victory.

up to expectations,

The Indians are depending on exactly the same bowlers who have been doing service for them since the beginning of the season Kowloon Cricket Club, on the other hand are making one positional change to their last week's line-up.

Charile Thompson, erstwhile Na 2 to Bill Hong Sling, goes over to Kermani's rink as lead, and "Red" Symons comes over to fill the gap.

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The Third Division games Joc Landols was the guest of should see, Kowloon Dock Club a good crowd of Craigenower increasing their load at the

dinner party on bowlers at a Thursday night to bid him bogp of the League table with a more than probable. 5-0 win voyage and good bowling in the

over KCC. splin Cup should he be chosen

to skip the Hongkong side.

As

Second placed Kowloon Bowling Green Club and third

far, may

or both have their

There is no doubt that Jon Doces a controversial figure laced Police Recreation Club, in local lawn bowl, but after both unbeaten so al lawn bowls would be a diil either VERY MUCH BELOW

spert were it not brightened by winning streaks checked, Although the Indians picked such clourful personalkies, up 4 points against Craigen- one of the best bowlers in the * a brightocing Rower in their last cuting, their Colony and form as a whole was still very beature in all matches in which much below what they are he took part he will be sety capable of. Two weeks of missed this reason. practice might have made a lot

of difference to their touch, but seen this

this remains to be afternoon.

The 'Bowling Club will find themselves against worthy opponents in Hongkong Electric, who already have one bottle of whisky to their credit. As 30 erstwhile Second Division team, the Bowling Club hold a slight edge which should bring them through with four points,

Police will also trape through

the Offers

to Club Prison preserve their unbeaten record. WORTH CONSIDERING

probably,

FARTHER AFIELD

Lamidentally it is learnt that in addilica to playing at Wanstead in the Esplin Cup, a

against maintand opponents Hangkem side will this year have been playing much more

a little farther consistent bowls and unless the afeld to play against the rew Indians can produce as high asputed Surrey team.

Their

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their best

Also venture

Eastman,

Bid

per cent of form, I doubt very much it The Hongkong team has not they could salvage more than been chosen yet, but in George one point from this game, des- Norman, Joe pite the fact that they are play-Simpson and Joe Landolt, Heng- ing on a home green.

kang will probably have cre of its strongest rinks ever in England,

The Indians have the advan tage of having more experienced skips all round, but have not been fortunate so far in the matter of support from their frontmen.

Last week I remarked on some of the duties of the various. bowlers in a rink, and from re ports received during the week there was at least one which bore out my contention that a great number of bowlers playing in the League still do not fully

The remaining First Division match between Kowloon Bow-understand these. ing Green Club and IRC "Gold"

One skip told me that his has its own attraction, firs

that

occasion.

sug-

the Bowling Club, after their opposing No. 2 played a great For Bill Hong Sling, the brilliant 4-1 triumph over Re part in his victory especially last week are during the crucial stages of the Kowlcon Cricket Club con- creio "Blues" venor. at least one fear has been also in a strong challenging game when every direction of allayed in his side's last two position this reason A 5-0 win the No, 3 or the shot played by matches that newcomer to the and a likely one too, will boost the skip evoked better rank of Hongkong's first divi- up their prospects considerably. gestions from him on every sion skips, F., Kermani, has al-

Main match of the Second ready shown that he is capable Divisien is that between “Kow It would not be a bad sug- of holding more than his own

Joc Cricket Club and the gestion if the Lawn Bowls Asso- against Even The mast ext-

umbeaten Craigengover squadciation could secure or have perienced skips in the Colony.

at Cox's Road. This should be printed copies of the "Etiquette Chempion Recreio "Blues", an eventy-matched game with of Lawn Bowls" and have these slightly in favour of distributed to all League and an extremely poor start the Valley hub. Both Robert Championship participants, this reason, will be afforded Tay and H. Randall are expected the chance to settle down a bit to itad their rinks through, and discussion this week is regarding One point which comes up for this week-end, having drawn whether the visitors will win the position of the No. 3 on the

after

Filipino Club 25 their Op ponents.

by 4-1 or lose by 3-2 will de-

pend largely on George Madnr green when an end is being

played, Lack of practice has been and his ment cited as the main

Hongkong will probably again reason for Kowloon Dock Club, still re- their inability to get going, but garded as the top favourites for participate in the next Empire their trouble seems to be more the Second Division title, paid Games at than that AS seen by the full penalty for over-cenádence game will be played according reshuffling of their whole line-at week when they lost to a to the laws of the International up for this afternoon's game. depleted Taikos side by 4-1. Bowling Board.

Jackie Noronha has gone to j

No. 3 to Raoul Luz and C. E.

Cardiff where the

Unlike the laws of the game

Conspicuously missing among Passos is now entrusted with a them, then was skip Willie Mc as exist in Australia, the IBB whose place was taken laws allow the No. 3 to remain Cali rink that has C. Roza Pereira

with the skip when the No. Kennedy,

would They as No. 3 and Joe Luz as lead, by Unless this new line-up. clicks, probably have come cut victors and No. 2 bowl their woods. The Davidson to Hongkong rink had very little the "Blues" are likely to lose had they shifted

practice of this before they went some valuable time in settling ship against Kinniburgh, down as a team. They have a As it was, the big lead to Vancouver last year, and it is fairly easy game next week enjoyed by Kinnburgh enabled suggested that the sooner

adopt this practice here, the against IRC Gold, but will be Willy. Brown to play a

it. up against the Indians "Blue" tactical game of just holding his own against Elliott who was forced to go on the offensive whenever he had the chance to help cover the other rink.

tearn the week after.

NOT INCAPABLE Against a team with an ex. perimental line-up and playing. on thel home undersized grem, the Filipino Club are not in- capable of springing some sur

if L. S. particularly prises, Silva gets some luck with his heavy shots and Dick Baga is in good form with his delicate drawing to the jack. 3-2 defeat would be quite a feat on their part.

fine

NOT AGAIN. They will probably not drop into the same pitfall again this afternoon against Hongkong Cricket Club, who already had 5-0 victory over the powerful Club to

Hongkong Football Even "a

their credit,

The dockmen will be playing Recreio "Whites"," after three on their home green, but the *****form at the mement and successive defeats, may get some cricketers are playing in lop breaks this afternoon when they are at home to Craigengewer although I think the hosts are Laszlu who will be without Joe good though for four points, an unlikely if the afternoon by the Victoria" and visitors can reproduce that same his departure has made it nezes form they showed agalast the sary for George Souza to step Football Club,

Lajos Szentgali, the European bi the 820 Yards Szentgali 800 Metres Champion, and San-will oppose Derek Johnson, the dor Tharos, who recently set a Empire Games Champion. In world record for 3,000 Metres and holds the European record the Mile, Tharos and for 1,500 Metres, are in the Tabori will be in opposition to Landolt Joe Roes or leave this uppet is not Hungarian team for the British Chris Chataway and Brian Hew Games at London's White City son. during Whitsun

POP

YOU SAY YOU KEER DREAMING YOU'RE

IN A SINKING

SHIP

-(London Express Service)

YES ITS

FRIGHTENING. WHAT: SHALL

DO ABOUT

الم

LEARN

Physical wreck

we

accustomed we can get b

TODAY'S GABIES First Division

IRC "Blues" v. KCC FC v. Recredo "Blues" Recreio "Whites" v. CCC KBGC v. IRC "Gold" PRC (bye).

Second Division

KCC v. CCC TC v. FC USRC v. HKFC KDC v. HKCC PRC (bye)

Third Division

KCC v. KDC FC v. HKFC KEGC v. HKERC POC v. PRC. USAC (byp)

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