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HOW TO

TO PLAY

GOOD BILLIARDS

MUST START IN PROPER MANNER

EQUIPMENT, STANCE AND CUE HOLD OF PRIME IMPORTANCE

(By Willie Smith, British Champion)

·EXCLUSIVE · TO “TELEGRAPH”

One of the first step towards the proficient Billiards player is to make the mind up that the game must be played in a really serious manner if any degree of proficiency is to be attained. The game is so highly skilled-indeed, it, is the most highly skilled game in the world. This is proved by the fact that although more people play billiards than play any other of our national sports the professionals of any quality can be numbered only at about half a dozen. And among the huge numbers of those who play as amateurs the total who can be termed really good amateurs are only about half a dozen also. These figures are evidence of the difficulties the boginner has to face.

to

There is no need, however, be afraid of these dimculties. Start in a proper manner to learn the game.

Even if you have been playing some considerable time, there are means of Improving your play. This series of articles ia for the purpose of helping you along.

THE CHIEF FAULTS. Everyone who plays any game at all likes to be good at it. Very fow play for the purpose of pass. ing the time away. Now the chief faults I find among the mass of amateurs whom I watch are bad stance, badly held and in the main wrong

сися concep-

tions as to how to swing the cue and deliver the stroke. Most amateurs aeem to have taken to the game through having had a cuo put into their hands by a pal who showed them hurriedly how to hold it, how to make a bridge, and how to strike at the ball. If one begins n game wrongly there can be little hope of attaining pro- ficiency at it. Hence the dearth of good amateurs in the country.

First in the equipment of a player is the correct stance, to enable the body to be perfectly balanced and as firm as a rock when aiming and delivering i the stroke. Even the slightest movement of the body will cause n stroke to be missed. This is must apparent in the powerful, Htrokes.

And these remarks will, I hope, explain why you do not always aim right when playing, say, a powerful forcing stroke-the ob ject ball being struck either' nearly full-ba}}, or thinly, in- #tead of half-ball as intended,

The next thing is the bridge for the cue. This really is a simple matter and can be easily mastered: The main thing is that the cue should remain nicely balanced be- tween the thumb and the first finger. Be careful not to let the) thumb move or hang loosely in a manner that could be termed xlovenly because the cue will then be liable to dip slightly, and correct and straight cueing vill not be possible. Straight cucing, and absolute Atendiness of the body are two main things in the equipment of a Billiards player.

THE CUE.HOLD.

We now come to the cue-hold, which has been the cause of much; controversy in the Billards world. Many players allege that the cuel should be held lightly with the first Anger and the thumb. That to my mind is ridiculous.

How

on earth anyone can be expected, to play a powerful forcing stroke or a big screw shot with a light hold like this puzzles me.

I do not claim "that I am right | in my cuc-hold and that everyone else is wrong. Far from It. But what success I have won in my profession has been won by following the methods I recom- mend to my readers. I hold my cue with all the fingers and the thumb. In this way it la possible to bring the wrist into play, a most essential thing.

HOCKEY FIXTURES FOR NEXT WEEK

(Continued from Page 14.)

XI. King's Park, b.o. 5.15 p.m.

S.W.B. 2nd. XI v East Lancs 2nd XI; King's Park, b.o. 4 p.m.

C.B,A. v Navy Lower Deck, C.B.A., b.o. 5 p.m.

DECEMBER 8 University Club de Recreio, Pokfulum, b.o. 5.15 p.m.

Y.M.C.A. v H.K. Club "A" XI, King's Park, b.o. 6.15 p.m.

MAMAK TOURNAMENT

DECEMBER Z. Gorman Club ÿ ́K.I.T.C.; Caroline Hill, b.o. 4 p.m.

DECEMBER ́S Radio v H.M.S. Medway, Carolino

| Hill, b.o. 4.80 p.m.

Radio:-Man Singh: P. Sing, and J. S, Grewal: Jaggoot Singh,

C. J. Dyke, and M. Singh; M. II,

WEEK-END SPORTS

SPECIAL RACE SELECTIONS

YESTERDAY'S HOCKEY

JATS WIN A GREAT. MATCH

FROM H.K.S.R.A.

One of the best games of the sea aon resulted from the meeting be- tween the H.K.S.RA. and the Jat Regiment on the Marina ground yea, terday. Both aldea were at full strength and the final score of one was a fair indication goal to nil in favour of the Jala of play.

of the run

The R.A. woro rather faster than their opponents but the Jats coun- stickwork. teracted this with some very fine standing in the centre-half position Sirdar Khan was out-

for the Jats, and on the form he showed yesterday thero is to man in the Colony, Jalil, at Inside doubt as to his being the best pivotal;

loft, was inclined to be slow in the first half but in the closing stages gave the RA, backs a lot of trou- ble. Habib also played well on the other side of Mohamed Sherif, the contre man.

In the RA. sido Ravenhill was given plenty to do at centro-half. Ife broke up many promising moven and gave the attack plenty of good Mahtab Ali, partnered by passen, Lieut. Hebert, saved his sido on many

COMPLETE LIST occasions and brought off some ex-

OF FIXTURES

GOOD SELECTION FOR FANS

TO-DAY'S CHIEF EVENTS.

The following is the Telegraph's complete week-end sports fixture card.

TO-DAY. FOOTDALL

1st Division, k.o. 4.15 Recreio y R. Artillery-King's Park

Navy v S. China-Kowloon Borderers v Kowloon-Sookunpoo St. Joseph's

ν Club Caroline

Hill

2nd Division, k.o.' 2.30

Athletic Club-Club

R.A. v Kowloon-Sookunpoo Lincoln v S. China-Chatham Rd Navy v Borderers-Kowloon

3rd Division

S. China v R.A.M.C.-Caroline #11

Borderers v R.E.-Mitary, HI,V. RA.F. v Radio-King's Park RUGBY,

Club v Navy-Club, 4 p.m. CRICKET.

League, Div. I Navy v H.X.C.C.-King's Park K.C.C. v Army-K.C.C.

Friendlies

C.C.C. v Queen's College--Valley C.S.C.C. v St. Joseph's College

COMPLETE HOCKEY.

FIXTURES

WILL BE FOUND

IN

ANOTHER COLUMN

Valley

H.K.C.C. v C.C.C.-H.K.C.C. L.R.G. v Press-I.R.C.

LAWN TENNIS.

LRC. "At Home" and finals of club tournaments.

SUNDAY.

FOOTBALL

1st Division, K.O. 4.15 Lincoln v Police-Kowloon Athletle v East Lancs-Club CRICKET.

C.C.C. v K.C.C.--Valley K.C.C. 2nd XI v C.C.C. 2nd XI- K.C.C.

GOLF.

First and second rounds of Hong- kong Golf Club championship.

Qualifying round of Kowloon Golf Club junior championship.

Singh, Kalwant Singh, and F. A. Kemp.

DECEMBER S

R.A.M.C. H.K. Mule Corps, Scokumpo, b.o. 4 p.m.

DECEMBER 7

Radio v 12th. Battery, Caroline. Hill, b.o. 4 p.m..

Royal

DECEMBER. $

Enginòers -- v K.I.T.C., U.S.R.C., b.o. 4 p.m.

CAER CLARK CUP

DECEMBER 2.

C.B.S. & C.B.A., King's Park, b.o.

Hanaan, Gurbachan-Singh, Awtar 8. p.m...

clearances.

Aya

ceptionally Gro Singh, who led the attack, was slow in front of goal and missed two siltern in the second half.

The Jats got their only goal about half way through the second half. Lieut. Lyons gave Habib a neat pass to the edge of the circle. As the lattor was tackled he put a well- placed flick pass to Mohamed Sherif who tapped past the roal-keeper

CRA. Beat Club "A

The Hongkong Club "A" team was opposed to the C.B.A. in a friend- ly game at King's Park yesterday. and lost by two goals to nil. sides started

Bath with seven men only and it was decided to use the In side line as touch. When late-com- ers arrived the outside line was used.

FOR TO-DAY

Below will be found the special selections by our two racing correspondents, "Captain Foster" and "Ringtail," for this afternoon's race meeting at the Happy Valley.

(By "Captain Foster") RACE 1

Sunning Bold General Fighting Blood

RACE 2.

Brechin Flying Tourist King's Bounty

RACE J.

Liberty Bay King's Justice Sadko

RACE 4

King Salmon The Panther Now's The Time

RACE 5.

Alexander Hall Tonerio

Tillicum or Royal Flush

RACE #

City of Brisbane Rony Morn

Portia or Lucy Glitters

RACE 7.

Iren Grey Swale

Dairen

... RACE &.

The Goat Powerful King King's Parade

King's

W. Reed played at centre-half for Challenge For

the Club and ware Inng #ATR. The Club also had the help of Deakes of the Male Corps.

6. MacNider and T. Whitley scor- ed for the C.B.A.

The Whip

[By "Ringtail"]

tit RACE. Mistleton Dovon Stable Secret

2nd RACE.

Don The Tiger Flying Tourist

* 3rď. RACE. Liberty Bay Sadko King's Justice

4th RACE,

King Salmon The Panthor Jingle

5th RACE.

Alexander Hn]} Royal Flush Gold Ring

6th RACE. City of Brisbane Portla Roay Morn

7th RACE.

Iron Grey Swale Darien

8th RACE. Wombly Stag King's Parade The Goat

holder is Lord Harewood, whose Craig Park defeated Huron in a challenge for the trophy this spring --the first since 1918.

Lord Harewood must accept the challenges or resign the Whip by next Thursday.

One of the oldest racing trophies

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LOCAL RUGBY:

CLUB MEET NAVY

TO-DAY

TEAMS CHOSEN:

On the Hongkong Football Club ground at 4pm. to-day tho Chub First XV and the Navy First X will meet in a return" rugger en counter.

The Club will be represented by. --J. P. Whitham) “ J. J. Ferguson/ R. H. Grinths, G. P. Lammert) ki W. Turner, J. A. R. Belby (Capty; G. A. Stewart, I. 11. Bradford, A Walkden F. R. Burch, D., Cumming, K. A. Munro, D. Ke· Lellan and H. A. Browning.

F.

Reserven. Hutchison, 8. IN Garrod und A, R. Coz.

The Navy have made two changes in the sido which beat the Club last Saturday, and will be represented |by-Lieut. P. - N. Buckley (Med- |way!; Llout." D.. St. Clair "Ford Lieut. G. B. 8..Blator (Modway),

Eagle), Mia. A. T. Darley (Buf folk) and Lieut. E. N. V. Cursery (Modway); Lieut. Miers (Medway and Lieut. J. H. Forbes (Medway) 1 Comdr. H. 8. Rooms (Modway), Lige Cook Pascos (Berwick), Lalout. J, Va Linton (Medway), Lent. EŐ, [Nixon (Buffolk), Elent. N. L. Errus (Suffolk), Lieut. C. G. Buther (Cum berland), Lieut. H. Brown (Cumber fand) and Lieut. J. F. Whitfelde (Fal: mouth).

Refereo-Capt, P. Gottwalts, HỐI This is the last friendly encounter between the Clab and the Navy Bo fore the Triangular Tournament, and will serve as a polater to tho likely winners.

ENGLISH RUGBY

This Afternoon's Programme

this afternoon in appended:

The full programme of matches for

Trial Match,

England

v. Poenibles (At Birkenhead)

Club Fixtures,

in existence, the Whip was first Bath

Blackheath raced for in 1764.

Bristol

The King has challenged for the ar-Whip with Fox-Earth and Lord

Astor with Creme Brulee.

It was then an actual racing whip Cambridge U. used by King Charles II., but this The Whip is run for

Harlequins Thursday of every

on the was lost, and the existing trophy London Irish First Spring Meeting, but rarely from hairs of the tail of the great Richmond Newmarket is supposed to have been made Plymouth provides

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