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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, JULY 10, 1937.

GOOD GROUND

STROKES

Winning Shots

T

in Tennis

HE basis of all tennis Is the ground stroke. It is the most important of all strokes. The volley is useful, but it is not essen- tial. You can get on without It,

though you will never be a first-class player unless you can volley.

But you will never be a player at all unless you can look after the ground strokes.

Ground strokes do not mean just the hitting

All

of the ball, elther on forehand or backhand. They mean also the correct timing of the balls, and the sense which develops in a player as practice continues, which tells her where to send the ball and where to expect the return. ground strokes should be taken as carly as possible. That is to say, the oncoming ball should be struck at the height of its bound, or a little before, when you are quite comfortable

about minking the

actual stroke,

The earlier the ball is struck the less time your opponent has to get rendy for your return.

In timing the ball, footwork plays in great part, no ji in quile in order to mention it in a chat about ground strokes.

Unless you get your feet right you can never get into position to tuke the bail correctly. 86, the first thing To watch in the way you stand. Stand Arm when striking the ball; never hop about, but always be supple.

DON'T get rald. When waiting for a ball, stand on both feet but with the weight on the locs and the body in elined slightly forward, so as to be rendy to run either forward, back- wards, or to either aide at a moment's notice.

Thus, If you have decided that you are going to take an oncoming ball on the forehand, you will go to meet it,

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get in position with the left leg for. ward, weight on the right leg, and racket raised ready to strike the ball when I reaches the top of its bound.

You will have judged the position to stand so that the bull reaches the top of its bound about opposite your

left knee.

Then forward goes the racket am! the weight from right to left foot, the ball is struck and you are off again. swinging round to face the net with the weight on your toes.

One should never be at rest on R court, always be on the move even

It is only few inches at a time. Onre stand rigid and you are able to be caught off balance by a fast buil, oz even have to take It "on the wrong

WIMBLEDON DAY BY DAY

(Continued from Page 8.)

pecting a lecture from a don. When once Deloford discovered that this atmosphere meant nothing worth worrying over he gained immensely in effectiveness, and another meeting between the two might end different- ly.

THREE BRITISH WINS

By Charles Hierons

(Quoon's Club Senior Coach)

That is with the wrong tout

foot." forward.

Never take a ball while you are on the move. This golden rule connus always be kept. I know, but it should be adhered to us far as possible.

If you have to run for a bull stop momentarily with the correct fact for ward deft for forehand. right for backlandı, hit the ball and then go on agolzt.

'HIS

stop momentary makes all the difference. It gives you poise and allows you to control the shot. It is much more dimeal to control the ball if you try to hit while actually running across the court.

Make both racket and body do the work. The swing of the body forward while making the shot puts a great deal of power into the stroke Don't De impetuous, Walt for the ball millier than run into 14. And don't trl ge the pet while you make a stroke. That

Forehand grip-Note how fingers are "wrapped" round the handle of the racket.

Is what so many players do. You know where it is, and inve seen it as the ball came towards you.

Watch the ball right on to your rockot, then follow with your eyes as it goes back to the other side.

A great deal of trouble in court comes from over-eagerness, Players rust to the ball, get too close to it and have to make a cramped shot. The ball should be well away from the body La that the arm has a free sweep.

LL ground shots should

Abe taken from behind

Which

the service line. If possible. is another way of saying that you should never get caught with a ball the which has to be taken off ground if it bounces between the net and your service line. Any ball that bounces there is really a subject, for volleying, or half volleying.

That is why it is essential to krep ell her fairly well behind the servico Ime or within about two yards of the net. Don't wander about like no many people do on or near the service line. That spella disaster.

If you have to run in for a short ball ge on up to the net afterwards, unless you have made a weak return, when it in safer move back for the base- line as quickly as you can.

In all ground ahots except the half valley, keep the head of the racket up Above the wrist. And don't cultivate a chop stroke as your normal return.

This shot is useful if well dune, and if used against people who make too much capital of straight drives, and to use on slow courts. But normally the Jard, straight drive is the shot to practise

One of the most telling ground shots Is the straight drive near the "tram- lines. But you can only do this if you

yourself are close to these nes. Angle shots across the court are good: practice sending them with full length. Hit for the corners or the base lind. A full length ball is twice na deadly s short half-cour: ball. It

keeps your opponent back and on the defensive, atii gives you a chance to get to the net to cut off his or her returns.

A valuable ground shot is the lob. It Ja often got a player out of an awk- ward corner when he has been pressed and has his opponent up at the net, or comling up to the net.

The lob should be deep rather than high. Alm for the baseline. A high, slow lob will risk o kill by the other player, and in any case will give him or her time to get back to the baseline le retrat.

A lob that just clears the pinyer win cause a lot of trouble, and will very Hikely win the point outright if it is à ** baseline"."

CLOSE OF PLAY CRICKET

London, July 17..

The feature of the opening day's Cricket play of the present County Championship

programme was the dismissal of Warwickshire in their first innings by Derbyshire at Derby for 20 runs. W. Copson was respon- sible for the debacle, taking eight wickets for 11 runs.

The following were the scores at

BOWLING TO-DAY BETTER close of play to-day:

THAN EVER. DECLARES

KNIGHT

Lord's. Gloucestershire 200; Mid- dle-sex 225 for six (D. Compton 100 not out).

Oval-Lonenshire 221; Surrey 149

for one.

Westcliff, Essex 105; Glomorgan

Maidstone. Sussex 450 (John Langridge 105); Kent eight for mone. Hinckley-Lelcester 119 and seven for two; Worcester 141.

London. runs, particularly with the amazing D. J. Knight, the famous Surrey command of

swing which the 210 for five. amateur, who has returned coun-modern fast medium bowler hus, so by cricket after on absence of 11 long as the shine is on the ball. years. has some remarkable views un the modern game.

His

frst impression made after playing in one or two games wan the astounding accuracy of the open- ing. new-ball bowlers.

To turn to the brighter alde, three of our young men necompanied H. W. Austin into the last sixteen brac- kets, each of them at the expense of an overseas player. C. E. Hare put out E. E. Fannin of South Africa, L. Shaf defeated J. var den Eynde In the old days, he maintained, (Belgium) and R. A. Shayes's victim a full toss or a rank bad ball in the was the Japanese, F. Nukano

opening overs was a frequent oc- Hare was thoroughly businesslike currence. Now he has discovered

who

in his first two sets against Fannin that it is far more difficult to score who could not avold his immense reach at the net, but the third set,

with alternating

und

his

one-game leads, potential world beater W23 soporific. Fannin's ground actual hitting of the ball cannot be

He is

strokes are neatly placed, but as yet bettered in the tournament, so meck and mild that his deft and always a delight to watch. Despite well-angled volleying gels littles match-playing defletencies he saved one match-point with a back- hand drop volley of the kind long remembers.

scepc.

TO MET CRAWFORD

опе

INDIA TO RE-ENTER DAVIS CUP CONTEST

There has been a pronounced ten- dency to run down the modern cricketer. He is not considered to be the equal of his predecessor

of the pre-war days, but it is gratify- ing that, in his opinion, the bowling is to hear from Donald Knight much better.

ACCURATE BOWLING

Nottingham Notts 283 for seven Yorkshire (A. Staples's Benefit). Rushden Hampshire 228; North- ants 79 for five.

Derby-Warwickshire 28 (W. Copson eight for 11) and 01 for two; Derbyshire 227.

Glasgow.Scotland 237; New Zealand 145 for four.-Router.

Knight maintains that there are bowlers to-day who attack the leg WOMEN'S MATCH stump with a leg trip and do it so accurately that it is almost

Impos-

London, July 17. sible to score runs at any pace.

The Southern District made a good attack which impresses him is the tralian Women's cricket eleven to-day, Another aspect of the modern start in their match against the Aus- scientific placing of the field. So scoring 170 for one wicket. accurate has this become, particu- Miss Hyde was in great form and Jarly to

to the new-ball bowlers, that contributed 103 not out.-Reuter, again run-getting has become more dimcult.

The control of the outswinger as bowled by fast bowlers such

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The Indian Lawn Tennis Associa- Nichols and Gover is another thing PREVENTS RUST

Sham, lucky in the draw for his first two rounds, yesterday played with suffelent incisiveness to break up Van den Eynde's methodical game and may be said to have earned the tion has decided to enter a team for distinction of a match against J.next year's Davis Cup contests, it is

To the merit of his announced from Calcutta. H. Crawford. To

The de- defeat of Nakano Shayes can bring sire to raise the standard of lawn reinforced confidence from the con- tennis in India, and it is realised that sideration that the Japanese had this can only be done through com- beaten C. R. Harris (U.S.A.) and F. petition with the best of the world's Quintavalle (Italy).

players.

that

impressed Knight on kly re-

turn to cricket.—Reuter,

AIUNDER CHARGE

At the Kowloon Magistracy this G. Mako, not very highly thought it is three years since India last morning, before Mr. E. Himswarth, of as a singles player in the United played for the Davis Cup, losing to Koo Wah-tak and Leung Wong ap- States, might, without any rudeness Switzerland in the first round. India peared on remand on a charge of being intended, be accused of "drop was a regular competitor in the murdering that late Mr. David Chan plog a brick" in beating K. S. Kho. Twenties, when the Fyzees and Sze, mannging director of the Sincere The Chinese Davis Cup captain only Sleem were at the height of their Co., Ltd., and were remanded until needs high-class practice to become powers.

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