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COUNTY CRICKET MATCHES RESULTS.
PATSY HENDREN CELEBRATES HIS "BENEFIT
WITH A BRILLIANT CENTURY.
DISAPPOINTING GAME AT MANCHESTER: THE BATTLE
OF THE ROSES,
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Chief interest in the home cricket programme, which started over the week-end, was centred on the Lanenshire-Yorkshire match Manchester but rain seriously interferred with the match which resulted, after some tame, play, in a win for Yorkshire on the first inning.
The, Middlesex-Sussex match at. Headquarters also drew a large. crowd as it had been set aside for Hendren's benefit, his second Pat celebrated the occasion in 'fitting fashion, for Middlesex, knocking the bowling all over the ground to store 120 runs
Some fine bowling analyses were returned and there were several cases where individual centuries were recorded, C. S. Dempster, the New Zealander, registered his third century of the four against Clatuorgan while his team-mate, G. L. Weir, played his first three-figure innings in England in the same match.
The following were the inost noteworthy batting and bowling performanera p
( S. Demister (N.Z.)
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE,
Kent
Gloucestershire
Middlesex
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1931.
NOTTS 2. SURREY,
GREGORY'S FINE BOWLING.
Making the journey to Notting. ham, Surrey had to be content with taking first innings. points from Noita.
Notta batted first but could only score 120. Gregory bowling well to return the analysis of for 28. To this total Surrey replied, with 161, Larwood taking 6 wickets for 43 runs
In their second innings Notls scored 155, Gregory (4 for 42) and Fender (8 for 51) sharing the bowl. ing honoure for Surrey. The latter had 22 for 1 in their negoad knocki when stumps were drawn.
The scores were:-- Notts, 1st innings
Gregory, & for 29. Burrey, 1st innings
Larwood, før 43. Notts, 2nd innings Gregory, 4 for 42. Fender, & for 31. Surrey, 2nd innings (for 1
wicket)
130
101
155
NORTHANTS 1. LEICESTER.
00
LEICESTER TAKES FIRST
DERBY BETTING.
LATEST QUOTATIONS
LOCALLY,
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SCIENTIST'S GOLF STUDY.
ANALYSIS AND SYMPORIUM SUMMARY.
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS.
Some time ago, Prof. C. II. Robert Kon gate a series of Jesures at the Forcien Y.M.C.A., Shanghai, diring which he asked for the opinions ol certain well known players who were present, on the theory and 10-practice of golf, - He thẹn compiled
4.1 7-1 0-1 10-1
Lightning Star .......
19-1 12-1 14-1 20-1
LAWN BOWLS.
FRIENDLY MATCH AT
NORTH"'POINT.
A very complete summary of this study, which he made froin the re- plies ho received, and this was pub lished in recent issue. Prol. Robertson has followed, with what he calls on unlysis and symporium summary, the reault -(1) Op- portunity to study in action and on ims such players as Bobbie Jones, Walter Hagen, Chick Evans, Tont- mie Armour, J. H. Taylor, and many others; (2) a symporiuni. study of some of the leading players in the Orient r (3) twenty years of intense study of golf and a life. time study in athletics, physica, engineering and education,
Suggestions on the use of the' outline :-
L-It's hard to know if you are actually doing the stroke ns you think you are, so get a congenial friend for mutual help.
A friendly lawn bowls game be |tween two rinks cath' side will be played at North Point to-day, com mencing at 5.15 pm, between the Hong Kong Electric R.C. and team from the Hong Kong Tram Whyn, Ltd.
-Read through the outline The following have been selected with him, going through the action These counties met at Northampto represent the HIKER.C.-G.ments interpreted by feeling them indiented, so as to get the state- tonshire and the match resulted in T. Padgett, C. E. Gahagan, J. Fin action. Leicester taking first innings Lanney, W. H. B. Muskett (Skip) pointa.
T. C. Butler, D. S. I, A. F. Paul, A. Webster (Skip). Reserves: G. Thomson and J. Slona.
INNINGS POINTS.
Leicester batted first and made 221 to which Northants replied with | 159, Astill taking 5 wickets for 33 runs. Leicester had put together 147, for 3 in their second innings
In their second knock the Now when stampa were drawn, the scores Zealanders put on 100 for 4, de being:-
clared, Weir batting well for 100 not out. Glamorgan had put on 103 for 5 in reply when stumps were drawn, the scores being :-
with the club you can use best: 3-Do not fail to practise, and then transfer the feel of it to next Hest, and so on.,
4-After you have got Feeling interpretation of the outline as a whole, go through the capitalized items, repeating few at a time until they are mastered. Mast players will not do that in a month of practice,
5.-Remember, matched clubs un- questionably simplify your game and improve your score,
:!4r
9.
to.
11.
Arms side sweep to Hands feet high behind head. With rhythmic springing of shaft
*
12.
13.
1.
2
3.
Right Elbow low and close in Shoulders at least 10 degrees to line of flight.
B-Forward Stroke.
Lean towards hole (feeling).
Hips shift, aidewise to left, Punch:
a. Straight left arm to b. Straight right arm and
elbow off right hip
c. With wrists and fingers d. Handa go low and close to
legs
c. Down on ball
BABE RUTH'S RECOVERY.
BIG. HITTING SAVES. YANKEES FROM INDIANS.
ATHLETICS ON THE RAMPAGE,
New York, May 21.-With Babe Ruth's batting as the deciding fac tor in genuine alug-feat, the Now York Yankees, nosed out the In- dians by a score of 7.to 0 at Ctovoland to dny, while in Détroit the Philadelphia Athlolies went on a rampage to tame the Tigers by 12 to 5, in one of the most freo hitting affairs of the monson, There was a tight game at St. Louis. where the Browns defonted the Boston Red Sox by 2 to 1, and the Washington Senn tors travelled to Chicago to vanquish the White Sox by 4 ta 2.
Rain or wet grounds made no..
f. From in to out across line esanty J1 postponement of all
of flight
A. Through ball
4.
Shoulders at least 90 degrees
to line of flight.
5.
Keep eye and mind on hall and divot,spot,
V.-Approach..
1.
Pick landing spot,
2.
Address ball, reins and retake grip.
3
4.
Stabilize right arm against hip or thigh. Eyes and mind on ball-tail and spot.
5.
6.
1.
Aim with club bottom edge not face,
Stroke straightly, decisively through ball, taking divat after impact. Use Jones short approach system,, choose club to just reach green and run up
to bole.
►
.VI.-Pult.
games in the National Lengue,
Ruth's Big Hitting.
"The "Bambino" went to bat five times. He cracked out a home run as a partor. Then ho hit a three. bagger and, just to prove there was still plenty of power" in his bat, he hit a double. He scored
one Jun,
Ruth was eclipsed to-day only by Mickey Cochrane of the Athletics, who, in six times at bat, got fre hits, including a home run, He scored four tallies, Al Simmons
and McNair each hit a home run for the Athletics.
Tigers, gave an excellent pitching Briggs, on the mound for the
exhibition. He fanned five of the Athletics, but then he blew up and, before they finished, the Mackmen wicked the Detroit pitching staff for eighteen hita.
Manush contributed a home run to the victory of the Senators and
Get route and force to back Jeffries did it for the White Sox. af hole.
Scores and Standings, Following, are the scores:--
2. Right arm stabilize on hip of
BATTING
120*
Hendren (Middlesex)
Arnold lants.)
123 111
Croom Warwick)
G. L. Weir (N.Z.)
100
* Demales not out,"
Astill (Leicester) ... Kennedy (Hants.)... Enstman (Essex) ....
BOWLING.
10 for 218 Freeman (Kent) Root (Worcester)..... 10 for 132 Gregory (Surrey) for 70 103 Wellard (Somerset)... for 30 Larwood (Notta,} 6 for 13 Nichols (Essex) 5 for 13 5 for 33 5 for 50 4 for 27
First Inns
Poss.
P W.
L. Won Lost Pt. Pis.
1
0
0 0
00
60
Leicester, 1st innings
1.
1
1 00
153
0
*
0 00
10
Northants, 1st innings
221
.100
Sussex
Notts
Yorkshire
Lanenshire
Hampshire
Somerstshire.
Essex
Surrey and
Worcestershire
75 28
Astill for 33.
0 45 35
1 75 33
Leicester, 2nd innings (total
New Zealanders, 1st innings:
(4 wkts, dec.)
•
289
for 3 wkts.)
147
60
94
Dempster, 129 not out.
13 23
Jones, & for 93.
75
21
LANCS. v. YORKS.
Glamorgan, 1st innings.......
200
·00. 21
Merritt, for Ø1
.
6. Good golf cannot be had with. out good golf habits. These cannot. be had apart from practice in pro per form. Poor without corrective practice confirms bad habits and inakes good golf remate and even impossible.
thigh.
.3.
Hands close in.
4.
Top left wrist concave.
R H. E.
5.
Slight backward sensation of
New York
7
address.
Cleveland
12
6.
Weight on left food
Boston
1
4
7.
Eyes over and on ball.
St. Louis
2
10 "
New Zealanders, 2nd innings
7.-Ge good instruction, it sible.
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8. Slow alow back.
Philadelphia
12 18
9. Wrists and hands only.
Detroit
K 144
00
20
(4 wkts, dec.)
100
Derbyshire
10 18
Leicestershira ....
00
10
Glamorganshire
0
45
15
Northamptonshire
3
Weir, 100 not out. Glamorgan, 2nd innings
(total for 3 wkts.)
s-With your practice partner, study and imitate first-class play
10.
4
era.
103
Warwickshire
3
0
·00
8
The method of scoring this year is as follows:-15 points for
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
a win: 7 paints for a tie: 5 points for a win on the first innings and 3 points for a loss on first innings; 1 points for a tie on the first innings and 4 points for a no result.
MIDDLESEX ». SUSSEX.
"PAT" CELEBRATES HIS
"BENEFIT.".
{GLOUCESTER v. HAMPSHIRE.
ARNOLD SCORES A CENTURY. AL Bristul (Fry's Ground),
The match between these two Hampshire took full points from ruuntion nt Lord's was set aside for Gloucester by the margin of 60 Hendren's benefit and Pat cele.runs.
brated it in fitting fashion by Hampshire had first use of the knacking up 125 runs, thus helping | wicket, and, thanks to a fine century his county, in no small measure, by Arnold (111), they compiled 207. to win by night wickets.
Gloucester could only reply with Subsax ran up the respectable 195, Creese howling well to take total of 293 in their first inning a wickets for 52 runs.
BATTLE OF THE ROSES.
The match between Lancashire and Yorkshire, which attracted a
large number of cricket enthusints
to Manchester, resulted in a win,
on the first innings, for Yorkshire. Batting first, Yorkshire compiled
231 runs and to this total Ganca- shire replied with 198, Robinson (4) for 29) and Verity (5 for M) doing n the damage.
Rain interferred with the game, and after Yorkshire had put on re for in their second knock, stumps
had to be drawn.
The scores were!- Yorks., 1st innings 231 Lanes, 1st innings`.
Robinson, 4 for 29; Verity
& for bl.
Yorks, 2nd innings (for 2
wickets)
CROOM GETS THREE
FIGURES.
128
78
At Birmingham, Warwickshire took first innings points from Derbyshire,
but with Hendren in form Mid-. In their second innings Haup- WARWICK 1. DERBY. dlesex noch knacked off the runs shire declared at 116 for », Parker and went on to make 324 for a,getting 0 for 19. declared. Hendren played ́a fino Set with 281 runs to win, Glouces. innings and was accorded a greater only managed to get 122, Ken- ovation
thenedy taking wickets at the cost on his return to pavilion.
of ten runs apiece. Sussex failed badly in their The scores were:- second innings, the side being all Hampshire, ist innings... 207 out for 112 runs. Set with 74 runs
Arnold, 111. for victory, Middlesex got them for the loss of wickets, the scores
Gloucester, ist innings being:
Creese, 5 for 62, # 285
Hampshire, 2nd innings
wkts, dec.)
...... 105
Sussex, 1st innings Afiddlesex, 1st innings (0)
(for a wkts.)
116
324
Hendren. 125.
Parker, 0 for 49,"
Sussex. 2nd innings
112
Gloucester, 2nd innings
199.
Middlesex, 2nd innings (for.
2 wkls.}
Kennedy, for 50.
*S
ESSEX 1. WORCESTER.,
FINE BOWLING PER-
FORMANCES."
At Leyton Essex bent. Worcester by 154 runs
."
The winners hatted first but were not very convincing, being all out
wickets for 27 runs.
SOMERSET . KENT.
KENT'S BOWLERS DO WELL.
Kent beat Somerset by the com. fortable margin of seven wickets
when these teams met at Taunton: It was a match for the bowlers, some, good analyses being returned. Bomerset were all out for 116 ruun
M.C.C. TO VISIT INDIA.
PROPOSED TOUR NEXT WINTER..
The recent political developments having considerably altered the situation, fresh efforts are now be ing made to secure the approval of the various cricket clubs all over India to an invitation being ex tended to the M.C.C. to send a touring team to India and Ceylon next autumn. It is believed that this tour would be welcomed and it would be of great value to In. dia in improving the standard of cricket and also in connection with the selection and training of the. Indiua team which will be arriv ing in England in the spring of
1032,
The Indian Board of Control have asked all the ericket clubs in India communicate their др proval to enable them to extend the invitation before the next an nual meeting of the M.C.C. A provisional itinerary of the M.C.C. indian visit has also been prepar The winners batted first and com-ed and it is subject to the approval piled 239 for 8, declared, Croom of the M.C.C. being top-scorer with 103 runs. To this total, Derby replied with 217, Paine getting 6 wickets for 80 runa, Warwick had put together 142 for 7 in their second innings when time was called, the scores being :- Warwick, at "inning (8)
wkts, dev)
Croom, -103
258
Darby, 1st innings ........... 917
Paine 6 for 60. Warwick, 2nd innings (for
7 wkts.)pode
GLÁMORGAN e. NEW
ZEALANDERS.
147...
VISITORS IN GOOD FORM.
According to this draft itinerary rive in Karachi on October 11 and the M.C.C. touring team will a
are expected to stay there for a fortnight. They next proceed to Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Peshawar on a ineteen days' tour, during which they will play one All-India match and arveral local matches, Two days will be devoted to cricket. in Rajputana - und Contral India, and after a four days' visit to Rajkot the team, will reach Por bandar on November 25, Bombay will be reached on November 28, and the team will stay there al least for eighteen days, of which thirteen days will be devoted to All-India cricket, including an
match. From Bombay the team will go to Calcutta aftor a thros daya stop at Nagpur. Caloutta
The New Zealanders were in great will be reached on December 20, form in their match with Glamor-The Christmas week in Calcutta
for 150 runs, Root taking 5 wickets when they took first innings, Watt for 40 runs Worcester, however, (4 for 44) and Freeman (4 for 63) were not very much better and only being in fins form with the ball. got 182 runs, Eastman getting Kent replied with 148 rues, Wollard gan at Cardiff and were unfortunis full of festivities and official (6 for 30) giving the batsmen from ate in the fact that time did not engagements, for it is during that ...In their second innings Essex the hop county much trouble.. permit of play coming to a definite period that the Viceroy pays, his made a recovery and compiled 219 Going in for the second time, eonclusion. Dempster's Tree bat annual official visit-to-the-ex-
capital of India. The Earl of Wi for 7 when the innings was declar Bomerset compiled 191, Frecinanting was a feature of the game linguon is well-known for his great ed closed. Root was again in fine again howling well for Kent. His while Weir also delighted the form with the ball, taking 6 wicketa gures were 0 for 32. Kent requirmectators with a fine knod: for 100interest in everything connected"
with sport. ed only 2 runs to gain full points not out..
Among the other places to bo The visitors batted first and devisited are Bonares, Delhi, Patiala, A fine piece of bowling by and they knocked off the arrears Nichols, who took for 13, was with only 3 wickets down.
clared at 288 for 6, Dempster play and Madras. The fins All-India ing very enterprising cricket for 120 not out. Jones was the most match will be played in Delhi, and the M.C C.. team arrives at Colombo uccessful bowler for Glamorgan, big figures being for 33.
for 83 runs.
hiefly the cause of the downfall of
Worcester in their second innings.
They were all out for 69 runs!
The scores were:-
Resex, 1st innings....... 150
Root, 5 for 49.
16t innings. 189
Worcester, 1st
Eastman, 4 for $1.
Essex, 2nd innínga (7 ykla.
deo.)
Worcester, 2nd innings
Nichols 8 for 13.
240
.09
The scores were
Somerset, 1st ionings 110
Watt, 4 for 44; Freeman
4 for $3.
121,
Kent, 1st innings 146. -Wellard-&-for...39. Somerset 2nd innings. Freeman 6 for 32. Kent, 2nd, inninga (for a
wickets)
144
on Fearunty 9. Nothing an yet hne been decided about the arrange. Glamorgan were 88 runs bebindments in Corton. To make the in the first innings, the side being proposed visit financially sound the dismissed for exactly 909 ring Board of Control baked the Merritt, the low Jeg-break googly various cricket clubs to guarantee. bowler, added to his laurela by, total sum of 108,500 rupees, taking 6. for 91
which is equivalent to about (Continued at foot of nezi column.) £9,000.
"
|
Keeping aye and mind on tee or divot spot is probably, the most importaal and difleult thing in golf. The majority of players do not know what it means in action, and are unable to do it five times in succession.
10-Remember that the centre of gravity of the golf stroke is in the smooth arm and body punch, and that the foundation of the punch lies in the back-stroke, munking the back-stroke the key stroke to the game.
11. The following pix points in the outline, actually executed, will radically improve an average play- er's game:-1-13 and 10; IV-A-5, "T; Achieve those six 12; IV-B-37. points in a month's practice and play and it will do your soul
good." I.-General.
Use feeling. imitation and analysis.
1.
2.
Courtery and self-control.
3.
4.
5.
Deliberation and decisiveness. Altogetherness,
Practice as well as play..
6. Golden rule, enddies and play-
OTB.
7.
Play boldly but don't press."
B. Slight pull all strokes.
9. Look a stroke ahead, but 10. Play ono stroke at a time. 11. Stabilize head (in practice
awing watch its sunshadow).
12.
Hond sideways to right.
13. Focus eyes and whole mind on
hall and tee spot.
14.
15.
Avoid sudden changes.
Eliminate all careless atrokes. 16. Direction first, then distance. 17. Dynamie not static.
18. Practise favourits club first, 19. To get ball up knock it down. 20. Practict special shots.
21. Good Golf Habita Essential.
も
I.-Grip.
1. Vardon, overlapping.
2. Back of left wrist concave. 3. Hands rotate to top, s0
4. V's Point at right, shoulder. 6. Firm snappy grip and waggle
K-Stances and Address.
1. Get behind club.
2. Heels on ground (mostly), i
3. Hands down toward left knee-
Right side comenVZ..
4.
5. Backyard to hole sensation.
4. Feet comfortable distance
apart.
7. Slight sitting down sensation,
TV-Drive (A) Back-Stroka.
1. Lean towards hole (feeling). 2. Hip Shift right,
3. Hands back a bit before club
head.
4. Lover back at rhythmic speed with wrists, fingers, and :
6. Left Arm:
Stretched
Straight
Close to Cheat
Under
Low Around Behind
6. Left Wrist under staft at top...
7. Spearing shaft endwise to
B. Shaft nearly paralled to left
arm.
Bold slow square impact and sweep straight thru ball to hole.
11. Ere mind on ball and spot.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphin New York Washington Detroit Chicago
Cleveland Boston St. Lou
זי
Washington
Chieize
Following are the standing in
major leagues :~~
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis
New York
Boston
Chiengo
Won Lost Pet
.00%
.18 8 .002
.502 12 .520
18 11.
13
Philadelphia 13 15 .404
17 20
.740
+48 10 .04%
19
72
.612
10. 18
.470
12 · 17
2413
Pitteurgh
12
15
.400
Brooklyn
12 12 17
18
*.448 413
11 18
.370
Cincinnati
.999
0
.046.
(Continued on previous Columa.)
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