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NANCY

OH, CHAUNCEY--- I LIKE YOU A LOT

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CLOTHES!

THAT'S WHY

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HIT WITH

YOU!

BY THE

Wednesday,

WAY, I'D LIKE YOU TO HAVE DINNER WITH ME TONIGHT!

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

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March 15, 1939.

By Ernie Bushmiller

OH--- SO NOW YOU'RE TRYIN'

TO MAKE A HIT WITH ME, TOD,

EH?

FCB-18

Slogans Can Help Golfers A Great Deal

AN AID

AID TO BETTER | CONCENTRATION Latest Is: "Stay Behind The Shot"

London, Feb. 14.

James Hines, Metropolitan Open champion, is regarded as almost a certain choice for the United States team to meet Great Britain in this year's Ryder Cup match.

A powerfully built young man of similar physique to R. A. Whitcombe, British Open champion, Hines has gained a reputation as one of the mighty hitters.

Weighing 14 stones, he thinks nothing of rapping out 280 yards drives even with the larger American ball which, in theory, is not supposed to travel as far as the smaller British ball..

143,982 PAID £11,269 TO

SEE F.A. CUP

"SERIAL

By Charles Buchan

୬୭

London, Feb. 3.

HOCKEY TOURNEY

C.B.A. And D.G.S. Draw In Brawn Cup Match

An evenly contested Brown Cup hockey match, ending in a draw of 1-1, was played between the Central British Association and the Diocesan Girls School in Kowloon yesterday. Playing on their own ground, the

score through hastiness and mis- Judgment in handling the ball when close to goal. Scores opened in the second half when Miss E. Wooley converted for C.B.A. as a result of a short corner.

After five and a half hours of strenuous football spread over three games, West Ham United beat Tottenham Hotspur yester-school girls missed many chances to day in the replayed fourth round F.A. Cup tie at Highbury.

In the second period of extra time jut the Arsenal Stadium, more than Macaulay scored the goal that gave one-third of the gross receipts a pak West Ham the right to visit Forts- away. mouth in the fifth round on Satur- day week.

The aggregate attendance at the three games was 143,082, the receipts totalling £11,200. There were 42,-

He uses a 14-oz. driver which useful is "it past the chin," a neat,718 at the first game at Upton Park is considerably heavier than the clear-cut phrase which has done normal weight, Unless unusually more to assist the player to keep his strong in the hands, wrists, nut fore-head down and to look at the ball arms it is inadvisable to employ a than anything else. driver of that weight, the tendency being for the club to swing the player instead of conversely.

There is a mistaken notion that the heavier the club the longer the drive; actually the exact opposite is the case, writes n errespondent,

It is the unshakable bellef of a

friend of mine that by concentrat ing on this slogan, and repeating lowly to himself the four words, "Hit past the chin," his handicap has come down six strokes to single Agures in cight months, Some day he hopes to reach the scratch mark.

ANOTHER SECRET

The chief factor of length is speed of clubhead at impact the greater the speed, the greater the length, For the average player the maximum weight is 13 oz. the best results It may be that some other golfer being obtained with a club of 13 oz. by strict adherence to the exhorta-

Inexperienced

ill-informed and

tion contained in the phrase, "Stay players should be warned that it does behind the shot" will make similar not follow because Hines can hit

hit rapid progress. tremendous distances with a heavy

Hines claims that it is the secret club, they can do the same. Hines of long hitting, and good golf in is an Interesting personality, being general, Allowing the body to move the

chief

exponent of the style forward in the direction of the hole known no "staying behind the shot," as the downward movement of the Americans are fond of stars hands is made is one of the main which have their um If only to help) the player to concentrate

reasons why the "rabbit" remains a "rabbit." thin at a time. One of the mast

The principal symptoms are body

On

SPORT ADVTS

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE FIRST EXTRA RACE MEET- ING will be held (weather permil-

ing) nt HAPPY VALLEY

Proof that Cup files are the biggest ottraction in football is given by the fact that there were 14,000 more people present than at the important League game between Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers the pro vious day.

The school girls succeeded towards (the end of the game when A. Chan netled after breaking through the opposition on her own.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

50,708 at White Hart Lane, and 50.400 at Highbury.

All mist pay, is one of the rules Each club will be richer, as for Cup tles, but I was surprised to result of the ties, to the extent of and that several players of other about £3.500.

Lengue clubs were refused admission

Brentford and Queen's Park Rangers official summary issued at 3.30 p.m. on production of their ployers' cards. I spoke to several from Fulbom,

who were indignant at being com- yesterday, says. pelled to pay.

receipts at each replay, while roughly The FA. lakes 6 per cent, of the one-diath is paid in entertainment

tax.

ALL PAY

the

three

With the expenses for games, including the fee for playing

age strength who hit forther than those with exceptional strength.

CRICKET CLUB ELEVENS

In their case the steret is speed; they make up for inferior power by The following have been selected greater speed of clubhead in theto play for the Hongkong C.C. In down swing. It often happens that League matches against the Club de with muscular development pushed Recreio on Saturday: to extremes a condition of rigidity 1st XI (Away).—H. Owen Hughes, sets in and speed is lost. Thus, T. A, Pearce, J, C. 1. Pearce, G. P. golfers who give the appearance of Longfield, J. L. Ilsicy, M. F. .. being able to drive 300 yards and Haymes, J. H. Fox, W. P. Richard- great dificulty in reaching the 200 ton, W. G. Neus, D. Bryan-Grower,

D. O, Parsons. yards murk.

PRACTISE DAILY

2nd XI (Home).-E. J. R. Mitchell, The best method of developing the Potter, H. J. D. Lowe, D. S. Robb, C. W. E. Bishop, R. M. Stark, T. E. and the failure to keep the essential muscles is the hitting of NP. Fox, G. E. R. Divett, CD. N sway tiched at its anchorage during the balls, and in this vile weather, when Walker, H. J. Armstrong, R. M. M. back swing. Further, the left side golf is an undesirable adventure, un King. V. C. Bond (12th mon). is allowed to give way, a condition | hour's practice day driving balls

not surprising suce too much of the weight of the body is shifted to the right leg.

In these circumstances, there is (not sufficient time to get it back und

side.

into a net can be undertaken with undoubted advantages.

In his younger days Cotton In- LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP dulged in two hours' practice hitting balis against

mattress reared against T

but up a firmly braced left leg and developed into one of the longest and ship played on the Old Course ad Farage wall. He has The final of the Ladies' Champion- Because the ball in relation to the one of the most accurate of drivers, Fanling yesterday afternoon resulted

Illy gently.

on weight, speed, and momentum of the

SATURDAY, 18th March, 1939, com-club offers little more resistance than slogan would be "Practise intelli-in a win for Mrs. 1. W. Shewan, who

mencing at 2.00 p.m.

p.m.

a piece of cottonwool, the player has

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 to find something to hit against. In his case the fulcrum is the left side MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE from the font upwards.

Jones, on the other hand,beat Mrs. J. F. King four and two. coined the golden phrase, "Wait for it" (meaning the clubhead), while Alec Morrison based his treatise of two hundred pages on "Pointing the chin."

ECONOMICS SOCIETY

The annual general meeting of the

No One without a badge will be A flabby left side menns a flabby, admitted to the Members'. Enclosure. ruined shot Hinca's pigeon-toed Morrison dogmatises; for instance, Such must be worn throughout the stance is typical of Cotton's address, he says: "If you have been told not Conton University Economics Society duration of each meeting in such & In the case of the American player to sway, forgel it. Such advice Is will be held at the University nudi- manner as to be readily identified, the stance is adopted to restrict the harmful and misleading. The cor- torium on Friday, March 17, at 7 p.m. Badges admilling Non-Members to body turn, too much of which he re-rect body balance in golf is a mov- During the meeting, new officers the Members Enclosure and Club gards as highly dangerous.

ing one, as in walking. You must will be elected and many resolutions Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and The backward swing of the hands shift your weight from foot to foot will be placed before the members. $3.00 for Ladies (both including tax) is als curtailed, the point reached before turning the body if you hope All members, past and present, are are obtainable through the SECRET being slightly higher thon the to

to get efficiency and power Into the cordially invited to attend, ARY upon the personal or written shoulders.

swing. It is because this fact is not application of a Member, such Mem-

generally understood that ber to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for Payment of all Chits, etc.

The Secretary's Omee, 1st Floor, Exchange Building (Tel. 27794), will close at 12 NOON

Timns are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Doy (Tel. 21020).

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure is $1.00. Including Tax, for nil Persons, including Ladies, und is payable ut the Gale, Soldiers and Sailors In Uniform are admitted Half Price.

By Order,

In this way Hines is able to keep the shots consistently straight with- cut snerlfleing length because of his great Inherent strengil, and, most important of all, he "stoys behind the shot“

In the effort to keep his 14 stones behind the blow Hines almost gives the impression of falling backwards, a position known in America as a "Charley horse,"

AN IMPORTANT HALT

turning

of the body is usunity advised and tought as the proper method of he ginning the back swing. It wrong.

"Any attempt to maintain a fixed balanez or distribute the weight evenly between the feet white swing- ing will tighten the muscle and joints in the lower part of the body. It creates tension and discomfort, both of which will increase as the swing progresses.

The best example of the "sway": A vertical line drawn from the left heel, which is dug Into the turf,

in toy, whose huge frame moves shows the whole body well behind from alde to side as the swing be the line. The follow-through in- He says that a lateral shift of the gins, Mitchell puts it another way. dicates that the right hand, as in the hips to the right takes place before case of all the experts, has taken

any body turn is attempted. "Keep control just before Impact and eur- Secretaryried on to a complete and uninter moving" would be his slogan.

rupted finish.

C. B. DROWN.

Hongkong, 13th March, 1939.

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While unable to drive us far as Hines, we may be able to hit far- ther and straighter by adopting the counsel, "Stay behind the shot.”

Marcel Dallemagne, the French- man, who is one of the world's long- est hitters, hus no slogans to offer in the way of advice. According to him, length depends on three factors -phyalent strength, speed of down awing, and accuracy in hitting.

Ho regards physical strength as the principal factor, and it is signi- feant that no examples exist of ex- ceptionally long hitters

who

tack power. Strength iles chicity in the welsts and forearms, for, according to their muscular developinent, the player wil either be a long er n short hitter.

In the case of Xines, he has enor

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The Hongkong Stock Exchange

There was more activity in the murkel to-day, and the turnover was fairly large, particularly in Docks which were dealt in at $18.00/$19 for the Old and $19.10/18% for the new shares. Elecirles at $5016/57, and Watsons at $0.05/0.15.

Bayers

Hongkong Bank $1,410 Bank of East Aala $50 Canton Insurance $225 Union Insurance $4773; HK. Fire Insurance SIDO Douginzes $07

HK. Dock (Old) 20 1.K. Docks (New) $18%

II. & S. Hotels $8%%

HK. Tramways $16.00

Yuunati Ferries (Old) $24.

HK, Electrics $5014 Macao Electrics $16 Sandakan Lights $11.10 Telephones (0) $22

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HK. Rope $4.10 Watsons $9

Teleplane $7.

Wing On (1.1.) 45 Entertainmnets $7

Vibro Piling, $6

1. Govt. 4 Loan 45 po ILK. Covt, 3% Loan par.

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Et. & 9, 1otels $4,00

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Hongkong Bank $1.410/25

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