GRONG
PH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL '20, 1988.
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS RESUME WITH POOR GAME
LUK
AND WONG
IN
SEMI-FINAL
OF DOUBLES
PLAYERS REACTING FROM EASTER HOLIDAYS?
(By "AGA")
Even taking into consideration the fact that the atmosphere was rather too close for really exhilarating tennis, play in the re- maining quarter-final match in the Colony Tennis Doubles Cham- pionship yesterday on the stand court of the Hongkong C.C. was disappointing and the word is used in spite of the fact that once before a reader took me to task for thus describing the standard of play in certain matches, The players themselves seemed to be reacting from the Easter holidays.
Luk Ding-cheung and Wong Shiy- wing won the encounter because they made considerably fewer mistaken than their opponents, H. Hughes and T. A. Pearce.
Owen Further- more they were much more reflable In their volleying and in their over- head work.
Nevertheless even Luk and Weng were sirangely lethargie. It was perhaps because they were never pressed that they played so much below their
AI usual standard. times a winning valley or a winning smash Indicated what they were capable of, but these were rare and far between.
PEARCE OFF COLOUR Neither Owen Hughes nor Pearce could find his touch. The latter was particularly off colour, failing to return many simple shots. Owen Hughes often tried hard to infuse a
Tennis To-day Starts
At 4.30 p.m.
It has now been officially announced that the replay between Tsui Yun-pui and H. D. Rumjahn in the semi-finals of the Colony Tennis Singles Championship, fixed for to- day, will start at 4.30 p.m. on the stand court of the Honge, kong C.C.
This is a wise move in view of the fact that it is almost Impossible to finish a tie in good light if it extends to five sets unless an earlier start is made.
The last time these two players met the match was abandoned with the scores at two sets all and 4-4 in the final set. The winner of the tie will play Tsui Wal-pui in the final.
RUGGER
MEMORIES REVIVED
Union Team For South Africa
The announcement of the names of the players who have been selected with the 1o go to South Africa British Rugby team in the summer revived many pleasant memories of my visit to South Africa with Cove Smith's team in 1924, writes Rowe Harding in the Dally Telegraph.
LIS
The pleasant memories, I should add, are quite unconnected with the Rugby we played, which gave very little satisfaction, and could have given very little to our hosts.
cannot be Lou strongly em- phasised that Rugby tour of South Africa is a tremendous test of skill. stamina and endurance, and not a task to be undertaken in any care- free spirit, if it is to be even mode: rately successful.
It is not merely that the visiting team will be meeting men who play magnificent Rugby; they will be meeting men bigger, stronger and tougher than themselves, in strange and difficult atmospheric conditions, on grounds often as hard as a high-
after way, frequently
long fatiguing train journeys.
PLACE-KICKING TECHNIQUE
Golfers who took part in the bi-annual match between the Happy Valley acction of the Royal Hangkang Golf Club and the Kowloon Golf Club played on Good Friday at Kowloon City, The Happy Valley team won by 2241 points to 11. (Photo: Mée Cheung).
Home Football
Huddersfield Staging A Late Rally
late
London, Apr. 19. Huddersfield,
Lloging revival, have got further away from danger of relegation in the First Division of the English Foot- ball League to-day following their home victory over Derby County. Winning by two goals to nit. Huddersfield have jumped several places in the League Table,
In another First Division match, Leeds defeated Stoke by two goats to
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VISITORS MACAO
BEATEN AGAIN AT BADMINTON
SECOND SUCCESS FOR
ST. TERESA TEAM
In a return match against the Saint Teresa's badminton team test night. Macao Lyceum was again defeated. 31, Teresa won by seven games to two.
Scores:
Peter Lo and Francis Tsong (St. i Teresa) beat A. da Silva and G. da With a victory of 4-0 over Swan-Silva (Lyceum) 21-5; beat H. sea to-day, Aston Villa favourites Rodrigues and F. Rodrigues 21-0; for the Second Division champlon-beat F. Ribeiro and J. da Silva 21-18. ship, have regained their lead from Sheffield United.
gone
Coventry also have
above Sheffield United is the result of their win over Barnsley. They now occupy first place together with the Villa who, however, have a match in
hand.
Results of matches played to-day
were:
FIRST DIVISION Huddersfield 2 Derby Leeds
2 Stoke
SECOND DIVISION Swansea
and
Aston Villa Coventry Sheffield W.
1
1 Barnsley
0
1 Blackburn R.
1
0
Probably the grounds will prove the greatest handicap to our players.
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) unless conditions have altered since | Northampton 1024.
1 Bristol C. THIRD DIVISION (NORTH) Then there
few were
grass Bradford C. @ York C. We grounds.
played most of our matches on surfaces of loam, grit or dust. That they were hard goes
1
Reuter.
without saying, but they presented TABLE TENNIS
other problems
for
as well-swerving.
instance, was extremely dimeult, because of the very short studs we
were forced to wear.
TIE FIXED
Fluce-kicking, too, needed a special FOR TO-NIGHT
technique, as the ordinary method of making a hole with the heel was out
Joseph Tsung and Bernard Chan (St. Teresa) beat H. Rodrigues and F. Rodrigues 21-13; beat A. da Silva and G. da Silva 21-10; beat F. Ribeiro and J. da Silva 21-17,
John Lee and H. T. Tan (St. Teresa) beai F. Ribeiro and I, da Silva 23-21; lost to H. Rodrigues and F. Rodrigues 17-21; lost to A, da Silva and G. da Silva 8-21,
The St. Teresa players were in brilliant form and never looked like losing right from the stari, especially the first two paira. Peter Lo and Francis Tsang had little difficulty
Lirec winning all
sels. Francis Toang's beautiful disguised drop shots from the base line and return of ser- vices by delicate tap shots were a constant annoyance to his opponents and enticed them out of position re- peatedly.
Bernard Chun, a player from Java, playing together for the first time with Joseph Tsang, gave his partner splendid support. In all the three! games which they won they were extended but Tsang's devastating smashes scored many winning points. John Lee and H. T. Tan did well to win one game since this is their experience In competitive An interesting table-tennis game first I suppose we ought to be satisfied will be played between the Hongkong games. They would do well to adopt
the a faster that we are able to send out a rea-
game. They tapped and' sonably representative side, though European Y.M.C.A. in the Ling Tung, dropped the shots too often. one cannot but regret the absence of Colegle, Nathan Road at 0 p.m. to- Cliff Jones, night. Two mixed teams will be in players like Shaw,
opposition, Wooller and Dick.
little fe into the play by his inter- ceptions at the net. He was success- ful on several occasloris, but after he had brought off three successive coups he was not presented with
opportunities
Table-tennis Federation repeating
many
them.
of
There were not
rullies many
The Chinese worthy of the name. plodded on steadily and won in straight sets, conceding two games in cách.
the question. The ball had to be of "leed-up."
St, out of the moierial available it should be possible to build up a sound back division for the Test matches. I have a feeling that the Chinese or otherwise of this tour
going to depend largely upon the
Strangely enough, both sels fol- lowed the same course. The mug
out,
The winners now meet the Rum- Jahn cousins in the semi-finals, thus repeating their feat of last year.
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Boston Marathon Won By L. Pawson
Boston, Apr. 19.
The Boston Marathon was run to-day and resulted in a win for Leslie Pawson, of Paw- tucket, R.I., in 2 hrs. 35 mins. and 34 4/5 secs, ·
was
George Shaw, the British ice-hockey star, who given special permission by the English A.A.A. to participate in the race, gave up after nine miles when he was running in 105th place in a field of 180. --Router.
Peter Kane
Fights Draw.
With Lynch
Champion Thought
DOL
was
He Had Lost
A SIMPLE WAY TO
BETTER GOLF Kenneth Wilson Ridicules
Many Familiar Maxims
Because it is provocative, and offers a challenge to the useful- ness of many of the accepted aphorisms, such as "Slow back,” "Head still," "Eye on the ball," and "Coçked wrists,” Kenneth Wilson's little book, "To Better Golf in Two Strides,” strikes an original and refreshing note,
For fifteen years Wilson has been playing with and teaching. golf to players with handicapa varying from acratch to 36, and he claims to know something about the fundamental principles that have evolved from his experience.
mon
His object (writes a special cor- respondent of the Observer) is 10 show the average golier, the
a handicap of 6 and upwards, with what a simple game golf really is. He believes that most golfers are in a state of fright because of trying to remember all the things that they have been told to do, and the in- numerable things that they should not do. Hence, Wilson starts with a little "debunking" by way of clear- ing the ground for the constructive recommendations.
Arm
"Straight left arm" is one of the familiar exhortations arousing his scorn, for the reason that if the shot is played naturally the left cannot help belag straight, but that thinks if the player consciously about it he will confound "straight" with "stiff."
Wilson claims that there are only two 'bad shots in golf: efhter a ball is foully struck or it is hit in the wrong direction. If foully struck, the body is at fault; sliced pulled the arms are to blame.
STUPID SLOGANS
or
He describes the "Slow Back” slogan as utterly stupid. There is n natural speed for each individual which is determined by the indivi- dual not only in relation to the pace of walking, or driving a car, but in relation to the making of a golf swing.
ter,
A person with a naturally lively temperament will swing much fas- both up and down, than the person with a quieter disposition, The controlling factor is the natural speed at which the brain registers,
Instead of attempting to awing back slowly, learn to have a definite position to achieve before hitting at the ball, and swing as fast as you like, providing that position is con- sciously registered before returning the club in the hit.
Other
terms, says Wilson, are and "Pivot." The with the
connects the terms the body action necessary in a golf swing is most definitely not a rotat- Ing one.
player inving to "rotate," and
Thinking of the wind-up of the hips is responsible for the cardinal sin in golf-hitting from "outside-to- in." At impact the club travels from right to left of the line of in- tended direction. Eliminate the term and substitute the "Inward rocking of the left side."
KEEPING HEAD STILL
Another popular and also an idio- tle piece of instruction is, according to Wilson, "Keep the head still."
The
this
It
As reported by cable, Peter Kane is responsible for, and the cause of, drew with Benny Lynch, world fly- whole series of unnatural move- weight champion, in a bout in Liverments for it is physically impossible pool on March 22, in which the title for the head to remain still, in the involved, both being well accepted sense of the word, during
attempt to hit golf ball. F. Ribeire and J. da Silva, Macao's over the Ryweight.
As a matter of fact, the head is first string,
out- were completely
Lynch, though he denied piryed last night and failed to re- afterwards, actually thought he had moving the whole time-floating, as rounds of it were, on the neck and shoulders. glster any win. They possess a lost when, after twelve
ine Bghting, he followed Kane to In comparison with the speed of the knowledge of the game good kn
and terrifle
still In covering the his corner to congratulate him on clubhead it is steady, but it is not were quite speedy in covering the his
Victory.
he could speak the words Father but, unfortunately, they played
the referee stepped between them carelessly, and on several vital occa- and raised the hands of both boxers
at the net.
d to declare a draw. Their favourite attack was to pound
Angry protests and booing broke upon their opponents' backhand and this they dild with satisfying results. forth from the astonished crowd,
Mr. George Dingley, the man who Though they lost all three
The natural blow starts in the Hames put up a great fight and fully
said: thought was just movement through the body until extended the St. Teresa players. front on points."
The Federation will be represented by the following:
Coach: Mr. Tong Suen-hing, Men's Team:Messrs. Tong Sten- hing (Captain), Man-pan, Tam Hung-kwan, Chan Shui-pui, Lt Chun-shiu, Young Shiu- unfort pul, and Chung Kin-yue.
Ladies' Team:--Misses Shirley Lo, Mary Kwok, Rose Fung, Annie Ho, Lily Ho, and Mary Yik.
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missed easy
Wilson tramples heavily on other going slogans which, he declares, are making the life of the average golfer miserable. After discussing at length all the various methods logical and Illogical-of doing a simple task, he sums up as follows:
The front view of the player shows how, at the half-way stage of the upswing the body, instead of rotating, has racked inwards, so that an inward curve of the left side 'Is shown from the point of the shoulder in to the hip and out to the foot. The legs almost form a letter "K," and the hips are still facing towards the ball.
The Two Strides" of Wilson's methods are: (1) Correct body move- inest at the start of the swing: (2) correct grip and hand action.
Linking up the "Two Strides" should produce a straight and nor- mal shot. If, however, it is a rank bad
check Stride One"-the one, curving in at the start of the up- swing of the left side.
If the result is poor because the ball has gone in the wrong direction, and check "Stride Two-steering
hund action,
Home Racing STARTING LIST NOW ALTERED
City And Suburban Stakes
London, Apr. 19.
bave The following alterations been announced in the probable list of starters for the City and Subur- bars Stakes:
of
Perryman rides Puzzier, Lowrey rides Noble Turk, Sam Wragg rides
rides Lady Rippontor, Beary
Sirett Shalotl,
rides Santayana, Packham rides Fodor, Wells rides Mythleal Ray, Griggs rides Intoler- ance and Elsbaa (no jockey).
Perifox, St. Magnus and Sansalvo have been withdrawn-Reuter.
THE CALL-OVER
Lond London, Apr. 10. The latest call-over is as follows:
6/1 Domaha (0) 8/1 Pigskin (i, and a) 10/1 Lady of Bhalott (t. and 0.)........ 10/1 Flag of Truce (o), 11/1 (4) 10/1 Full Sall (9) 100/0 Noble Turk (9) 100/8 Esquemeling (0) 100/8
Santayan
100/7 Pussler
10070 Terror (0)
(0)
100/0 Intoleranos (0)
100/0 Elsbas (0)
100/6 Orichalque (0)
100/6 Reward (0) 100/6 Rippontor (o)
20/1
Chucoteur (0)
20/1 Mythical Rsy (0) 20/1 Never Burprised (0) 20/1 Apollo. (0)
20/1 Fedor (o)
-Reuter.
LUCKY
made Lynch fly-weight champion, feet and continues in a ripple of The Dated LAGER.
they put
II. Rodrigues and F. Rodrigues hit
Lynch himself admitted: "I was very hard but did not combine pro not in my best form Kane has inf-clubhead to be the last to lenye on perly. They were both Inclined to
proved tremendously."
go after the same shot and went up
It was a hard clean fight, but to the net at the same time thus Lynch was less nery and accurate leaving the rest of the court vulner-than when he knocked out Kone last able. They also missed several im- October in their title bout. portant points by erratic services,
A. du Silva and G. da Silva play- ed a fairly good game but need more knowledge of courtcraft.
D
He was over the bantam limit at the weigh-in, which suggests that he will now have difficulty in defending his world fly-weight title.
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reaches the hands.
2. Such a movement causes the
its journey both upward and down- ward.
3. The amount of the "cocking" of the wrists depends only on the speed of the upswing; the faster swing giving more and the slower swing giving less "cocking"
6.
4. The "pull-down" of the left arm originatès quite naturally from the fact that the blow commences in the feet, as at the start of the up- swing.
"The straighening of the Jeft arm at Impact is naturally caused by the pull from the feet, plys the speed and Impetus of the weight of the clubhend. This same cause ap- plies to the "rolling of the wrists". hfter impact.
"ENTIRELY UNNECESSARY”
6. Finally, it is entirely unneces- anry for a player to perform consci- ously that overrated series of "drag the clubhead back," "keep the left arm straight," "cock the wrist," "puli with the left arm," and "roll the wrists after impact."
I agree with, Wilson when he says that, if the upswing is right, the natural and subconscious reaction of the muscles of the body will ensure an automatically correct downswing and hit.
His method a rocking motion of the hips, originated in the feri-is
The tug-of-war event in prógrom at the annual Hongkong Ares námirably shown in one of the many aillette meeting held last week. - (Photo: Ming Yuen).
excellent illustrallons in the book.
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