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Wednesday.

Around The

PRINCIPLES AND Improving A Player's Rugby Football

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

November 22, 1939.

Courses

ATHLETIC TRAINING FOR YOUNGSTERS

ADAPTATIONS British Defeats Brought

FIRST VICTORY

Game With A Regard KAI TAK'S FIRST

To Natural Style

(By "Birdio")

HOW MANY GOLFERS, I wonder, have heard of Madame Montessori, the great educa- tionalist? I mention this great lady, for her prin- ciples of toaching the young arc, I think, quite applicable to golf.

In brief, her mothods are aimed at develop- ment of the natural ability and inclinations of the individual.

To acquire this particular knowledge, upon which she based a child's curriculum, her pupils were left alone in a room where there were special toys of many descriptions. One particular child, for instance, might potter aimlessly around the room, trying his hand at the various toys, but showing no exceptional regard for any particular one. Over a period of days, however, there would come a time when, by process of elimination, the child would linger longer and longer over what gave the most satisfaction. It might be a box of paints, or a box of bricks, or a meccano set, or paper patterning, etc...And then the teacher had something to work on.

The principles of golf are years, our omlable opponent ende- to assimilate this "new" singular in number, but there avoured

method.

not stop there," It was a rather wild-

“Ballet" work in a lineout during the rugby game between the Kal Tak XV and the 8th Heavy Regt. at Sookunpon yesterday. The Airmen

by Glx points to threeMee Cheung, won

RIFLE ASSN. TO CONTRIBUTE TO WAR FUND

rather than make

A

Front from

Following enquiries from members whether the H.K.R.A. had considered are many adaptations. There We, won our match quite easily, making a contribution to the British are fat players and thin, tall and for this poor fellow sliced, booked and War Organisation Fund, the Counell recommended that a programme be short, strong and weak. To all fluffed with monotonous regularly devised as a means of raising cen- of these there must be adaptable for the rest of the round. And it did tributions. The Council considered differences; the stouter player eyed man 1 met on the tee the follow-that members would prefer to raise cannot pivot as easily as his ing week-end. He was trying to contribution by their own efforts opposite, nor can the weaker break its wrists again!

It is remarkable, how many suen Association funds. man use with equal facility the

When asked, and The general impression conveyed the shorter golfer would neces- generously willing to assist in im: tributions for competitions instead of sarily take on a flatter swing proving your game-but they try to the usual fixed prices would be the model your play on theirs, und no most convenient method of collecting than one taller.

Gese Sarazen uses the inter-locking on the style which is naturally yours, donations.

und which has done sullsfactory grip, which requires very strong service until then. wrists; Sam Snead and Bobby Jones

Madame Montessori's methods need) are advocates of the over-lopping. while Cyril Tolley, one of the longest not be confined to the class-room.

of his day, favours the

same grip as the stronger, while golfers there are.

sometimes when not, they are by members was that voluntary con

drivers

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natural two-handed grip with which WITH amazingly-fine rounds of the brawny Scots first smote a ball 41 and 49 (par 36), Miss around the Highland heather,

A. A. Sequeira headed the list of

Here among these four great men women qualifiers for the Ladies there is a variety in grip,

Because Gene Bararen and your-Cup competition at the Country self can use the Inter-locking, and Club last Sunday.

At Sunday's shoot at Kowloon City, where, it is anticipated, there will be a large attendance, it has been arranged for members and team cap tains to be suppiled with envelopes

instead of the usual tickets. It is requested that contributions be placed in these envelopes, sealed and handed to the clerk at the table, who will issue team spoon cards according to Instructions on the envelope.

Sunday's firing will begin at 8 a.m.

SATURDAY'S SCORES

get the ball away straight for about This ine young player-she is very 300 yards, it is uscires saying that young-has a wonderful and natural ~~~it le the best grip" of "all; it is more swing and-hits-the-ball-long-and-Nineteen members were present for than useless trying to influence a straight. Her handicap is 22, but the Rifle Association's shoot on weaker player to follow the same her gross 84 would have beaten all Saturday at Stonecutters. Conditions method, it is damaging to his golf, but one of the men on the Course were good, as there was little wind

A lot of people favour the more that day,

although it was gusty at times. open stance for Iron shots, while The other qualifiers (with nett The light was not very good at 000 others with not strong wrists stand scores) were;

straighter to get a longer swing.. Miss M. C. Churn (71), Miss L. G. Sam Snead brings down his irons Ablong (72), Mrs. A. J. Kew (74), from almost above his head-a Mrs. F. E. A. Remedios (79), Mrs.

yards.

Sgl. Breese, of the Naval Range Staf, won the open sights class, fail- ing by a point to reach his century.

shorter pinyer must take a flatter Leo D'Almada, Jr. (83), Miss L. Gilman of the Dockyard, again head- Heang (84) and Miss A. Williams ed the aperture sights class with 84. (84)..

Scores:

Aperture Sights

plane of swing.

And so it goes on.

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The fundamentals which allow no variation are-iceeping the head stulTHE draw for the competition and down; keeping the left arm straight, and cocking the wrists

(though this might not be so easy to'

200 500 600 Trini

(3)

proper, the first round of Sgt. G. E. Breese..

(Scr.) which will be played on Novem-L/Cpt. S., Brighty

a rotund golfer); transferring the ber 26, is as follows:" weight of the body from right leg to the left, and hitting against a braced) left, and keeping the right elbow close to the body.

Miss L. Heang and Mrs. D'Almaila.

Miss

Miss A. Williams and Sequeira

R. J. Heap

W. Trenouth Capt. F. G. Drake Leo it. L. Langley H. J. S. Blake A/Cpl. W. Thompson

(Ber.)

(0)

Open Blaht

W. K. Gillman C. P. Cole

L/Bet. W. R. Nunn

I could, perhaps, go on to greater Bliss L. G. Ablong and Miss D. C. length, and discuss the stance, the Churn, inbihods of addressing the ball andi Mrs. F. E, A, Remedios and Mea. athor things, but here, I consider, is A. J. Kew.

where adaptations enter.

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I was in a foursome a little while A. W. Ramsey (71) and A. T. Lee ogo when my partner, a single-figure| (73) qualified for the Captain's Cupi handicap man, suggested to one off competition last Sunday.

our opponents-with every good inten- tion in the world, that he should try and rid himself of the habit of break-

ing his wrists in addressing the ball, Though having stroked this way for

SPORT ADVTS.

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Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on Thursday, 23rd November, 1999.

By Order,

Burma Golf

Burman Wins Title For First Time In History

Dr Rangoon,

For the first time in the blitory of

K. S. Jones L/Cpl. J. E. Hawkins

RAKE

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Mathematics Of Cricket

Here are a few facts and figures

from the higher mathematics of

Tent cricket-

272 Test matches have been played on 25 grounds. England has been involved in 241, Austra- ila 172, South Africa 90, West In- dles 20, New Zealand 14 and In-

dla 7.

8th Heavy Regt. Beaten By Last Minute Try

(By "Fly-half")

IN AN EVEN GAME of rugby yesterday evening, the Kai Tak XV defeated the 8th Heavy R. A. by 6 points (two tries) to 3 (one try), Play on the whole was haphazard, there being, too much inter-passing. There were players standing still, and the result was that the essential endeavour of gain- ing ground was forgotten.

The lincout work might have done credit to a ballet, but as rugby it was pitiful. Time and again arms flailed

in the air in single-handed attempts to pat the ball back. Under these conditions, Wakefield (Kai Tak) Smythe (8th R.A.), scrum halves, Australia, 41 for South Africa, 24 stantly at a disadvantage.

In these matches 243,711 runs have been scored, cacla of the 8,575 wickets taken costing 28.42 runs, 303 individual hundreds have been acored-100 for England, 137 for

for West Indies, 5 for New Zealand and 3 for Inilla.

The youngest Test cricketer to appear in a Test match is J. B. Stallmeyer, of the West Indies. when he appeared "at Lord's on June 24 his äre was 18 years, 105 days.

68 balsmicu have scored 1,000 tuns or more in Test cricket, and 47 bowlers have taken 50 or more wickets. Lenders: W. H. Ham➡ mond 6.648 runs, C. V. Grimmeli 216 wickets.

735 players have represented the various countries-England 309, Australia 163, South Africa 154, West Indles 50, New Zealand 23. India 26,

If every run_scored in Test_crio- ket had been ran out, the 738 players would have strolled, am- bled, sprinted or otherwisć peram- bulated 5.641 miles-a solctn though for "Mr. Wooderson"!

Racing Interests Curtailed

were

and the

con-

A pleasing aspect was the high percentage of low tackles against the high ones. If anything, the Kai Tak team were the better in

About By Indifference

FOR SOME YEARS now British athletes have been

brought up on the assumption that, so far as international

sport is concerned, results count for little compared with the way they play the game, writes Laddie Lucas in the

Sunday Express. As a result we have adopted an atti-

tude of lamentable indifference.

post.

Lord Nuffield would be « AFTER all," we say, "sport feels that

greatly pleased to find that his gift is only a recreation, a hobby, for most of us, so what was being put to such excellent pur- can you expect when we meet foreign teams who specialise in, and give up their whole time to, Hockey one game?

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we

This attitude will Kl sport. Ten yearn more of it and (to use Americanism) we'll bo through, completely through. When the Games come to be held in five years' time will scarcely be reckoned with as an Olymple Power.

Other nations will occupy the Playing on their own ground in position we once held. Why? Be-their first match of the Brawn Cup the Central Brush cause their one iden is to win, to competition, excel at all costs. no matter how they School beat the Diocesan Girls School do it.

by the odd goal in three niter a fast and exciting game.

British C.B.S. Beat D.G.S.

In First Brawn Cup Match

And that's the way It should be, That's what competition is intended for. The Greeks never ran their Marathons to discover who was the

best laser.

WE all know we're good losers

Indeed, we pride ourselves on the fact. We would do better if we realised that a few more defeats such as we suffered in Cologne during August, and we'll be the laughing stock of the athletic world.,

What's to be done? I'll tell you. Not long ago Viscount Nuffield gave £1,500,000 for "improving the faci 11tles for recreation and enjoyment of the Militia, Territorials and other:

forces."

Now, in years to come, the Sydney Woodersons, the Denis Pells, the and the Donald Godfrey Browns Finlays of the future will all have to serve their time in the Militia. Se will their counterparts in crickel, football, tennis and other games.

There is our chance. Let us spend some of Lord Nuffield's £1,500,000

in taking the potential stars out of the ranks and giving them first-rate coaching and training. All of them, the athletes, the swimmers and so on.

The whole secret of starting a re-

this respect, with Torrey out- vival (and that's what we've got standing. This player never missed his man once, and when he did bring him down he stayed down.

to do in sport) is to build up the stars, the outstanding performers, who will inspire the rest of us to greater things. That's be done in the Militia,"

what must

Handicapped by the absence of Miss N. Maxwell, their left back, the

lesers put up a good fight and, were

to

certain extent unlucky to lose. After a goalless first half, Miss E. Churn scored for the losers, Mias A. Nash and Miss E. Rousacau for C.B.S. late in the second scored

Miss J. Burroughs and Miss J. Bonney in the intermediate line for the winners were always to the fore

and fed their forwards with success. Miss P. Beraho, outside right, was on form and sent neross some

good centres, often making a solo break through the D.G.S. defence.

The losers were best served by the Churn alsters who combined well. ably supported by Miss V. Jux. Miss M. Hutchinson, at right half, was steady, while Miss P. Llong in the pivotal position often got in the way of the C.B.S., forwards, resulting in some of their combination being effectively spoiled.

moves

DR. JEHANGIR KHAN'S UNIQUE DISTINCTION Only Test Cricketer With A Ph.D.

The coaches must, be able to pick With the departure of Dr. Jehangir Both sets of halves excelled under

out, say, two or three fellows in a Khan for his home in India, tho the conditions. Bedell (Kai Tak) and Hook (8th R.A.), the stand-offs, regiment and say to them: "Come London Evening News published the were given very little opportunity of on, you have possibilities, great following: attacking due to tie close attention possiblities. We are going to build of their opposing forwards, whilst in you up into a star." defence they underwent a gruelling time, having to cut back behind the TN-order-to-do-that-we-must-have is one of the reasons why there was

lineouts to block forwards who had broken through. They chased after wild passes back by the other set of forwards,

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"Philosophers are not so numerous

nt cricket that we can lose one with- out a tinge of regret. That, may be,

two things. First, really good quite a little crowd of cricketers to coaches, and second, training camps, seo the old Cambridge bluc, M. the young Jehangir Khan, who has layed for or schools, to which athletes can be taken for their big India in Test matches, off for home build-up.

at Victoria.

The public know Jehangir Khan' With these two things we can be pretty certain of getting back some- best as a cricketer, remembering in Outside their lineout work, both where near the top in International particular his heroic miting for the All-India team of 1830 against the packs played reasonably well, and it sport.

TACKLING LOW

Taylor, B. Hynes and Gash were to the

"g". foro In the Kal Tak McDermott and Cook did well for the Army side.

was pleasing to see them tackling When I say first-rate coaches, M.C.C., when the rest of the visiting three-quarters by going low. › Flt. Lt. don't think I necessarily mean the batsmen broke down. But his friends are prouder of his work at Cambridge, men who have excelled in sport

where he took the degred of Doclor themselves. It is true that the ma- jority of them have been outstand-of Philosophy, to become the only ing

their own sport, but equally, Test cricketer in the world with a there have been others who have Ph.D. degree, He wrote an ex- had few accomplishments to their ceptionally good thesis on the foreign

PHILOSOPHIC OUTLOOK name, but who have become better policy of the Mogul Emperors. coaches than their more famous con-

"I saw Jchangle. Khan play some temporaries,

Antibes, Nov. 21. The Aga Khan stated that he has

Kal Tak experimented by playing decided, owing to the war, to curtall D. H. Stewart as an inside three

He and his interests to running two or three quarter with some success. two-year-olds, and will sell all the Torrey, on the right wing, were the

pair other two-year-olds and yearling Wright, at inside three, was good in

most formidable

vlow. on He has only a few older horses in defence. Fowler, in opposition to authority. The authority to take a me most about him then was the ex-

training.

It is also understood that negotia- tions for the sale of the entire string in France are proceedingRouter.

ORGANISED

POLO

SUSPENDED

London.

WAR OR NO WAR the English cannot get on with- out some sport. Apart from that some kinds of sport are also industries and bound up with the life of the country- side. Horses, too, are needed badly and something has to be done about keeping them fit.

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into liquidation.

Since the Internationals the in-

Marsh, who is fast becoming our best wing-three-quarters, had the hardest

What they must be given

is

of his early cricket for Cambridge at Feaner's and the thing that struck fellow aside and give him, un traordinarily long time he took to get hampered by red tape, the training to the wicket from the pavilion. and coaching they think necessary. Perhaps this apparent disregard of Army tradition must not in any way time was all part of his philosophic Impair their work.

outlook, but I did not know he was

philosopher then.

He got his Blue as a Freshman,

task, and, but for an inclination to go high when tackling, played well.

March, until he sustained a minor | Injury to, his` fool, was always dan-O far as the training camps are

gerous when on the move, although concerned, it might help us to playing in the Varsity match of 1933 he generally found himself crowded bear in mind what the authorities and in the thres succeeding years. out.

He scored the only points the have done elsewhere.

Indian cricket will be greatly 8th RA. made, a try nearer the

all over the strengthened They have set up,

by the roturn of corner. It was unconverted.

country a number of athletle camps Jehangir Khan to his own country. Tries were scored, for Kai Tak by to which promising athletes are sent That he is still a player to be reckon- Bedell and Torrey. The latter's was as soon as they enter their period of ed with was demonstrated by the fine a grand effort, as họ had to dash pastmilltary training.

innings of 187-his biggest innings three or four players who hod

If we once start a similar system In England-ho played recently for hammed him to within a few yards In the Militia our sport will make the Indian Gymkhana against Rich- of the touch line.

The teams were:

Kal Tak --Filot Officer Wright; N. H. Torrey, G, 1. Towler, D. II. Stewart, Fit.

field: L. A. C. Btockholm, Sad. Ldr. non- Smith: LA. c. can. Hiring oor Taylor, L. A. C. Dale,

3th Deary fest-Gar. Keeble; Bdr. Marsh, dr. Stone, anr, Fister, Bar. Halpin; Lt. Hook, Bdr. Smythe; L. Mac- miller, Gar. Luckitt. 28. Torster; Gnr. Clark, Cook; Bdr. Griffin, Ont. MacDermott,

Lx, Wilmi; T. E. Deddell, L. A. C. Wake- nett Cpl. Schirm; B. Hynes A

Hongkong Girls' Third Defeat

golf in Burma the amateur cham Draft Programmes and Entry plonship, and with it the Rangoon been won by Forms for the Twolfth Extra Race Timics trophy, have

a Burman, the new champion being Meeting to be held on Saturday, David Tin lila, a member of the ORGANISED polo is, and willed up as a 36-goul one, winning the End December, 1939, (Weather teaching staff of the Teachers Train- remain until peace comes, in a cup in the last two years, has gone pormitting) may be obtained at Ing College, Rangoon,

state of suspended animation. Mr. David Tin Hio learnt his golf Where will all those ponies that terest in polo in the United States while studying in the U.S.A, but has reached his present form as a mem- have delighted spectators these has waned. The dnancial loss must ber of the 11th Milo Golf Club of last seasons find themselves in necessarily have affected enthusiasm, Basketball Tour which he is the honorary secretary six months' time? Pas

bath pubile and private. A failure, and one of its best players. This is

whatever the cause, leads inevitably Working of national importance to indifference. David Tin Hin's third appeurance in the Burina championship. He must no doubt awaits them, but sympathy "Perhaps the game has been over- be well known to several Calcutta think of these, ponies being pulled but the best is worth playing and will be felt with their owners. To developed in America until nothing golfers whose absence from the com about by strangers, an unhappy the "alse-rans" are giving up in petition this year robbed it of a great vision no less then the huge financial despair. Perhaps the twenty-goal Manila All Chinese team ha deal of Interest.

toss involved. The polo pony, unlike tournament which is indeed the most the Hongkong E final match in which Tin Hia the racehorse, is not "protected,"

Interesting, and, ofton productive of players 24-19. to-day. beat F. ON. Fort 5 and 4 was U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP played over 38 holes at Mingaladon. The new champion, playing a veryNLY Uree teams for the US. of the morning session and, though Brook made up with details of nearly there are no more worlds to conquer the scare 10 to nine and got as close Ford fought back strongly in the fill the teams that played last year (except Argentina), and are feeling os 17 to 20 at the end of the third afternoon, and carried the game to the Old Westbury; Greentree, Akunsi), that the game has become fat, stala quarter, but the local pinyers protect- fourteenth, the Jaque was

in Aurora Jogudra,

and unprofitable. That may last for ed their lend In the final period. doubt.

For the first time there is no de-a long-time, for there will be no ~~ Manila showed fine combination, * Seventeen entered for the cham- fending team, for Old Westbury who more Westchester Cup matches for _nwhile the guarding of the visitors !plonship.

started as a 28-goal team and finish-) very long time.

was poor.

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

STEADY PLAY

MANILA,

Nov. 21 (UP)—The

girl

basketball

the beat polo in the season, has stolen The Manila girls piled up an early the thunder of the championship. lend, holding the visitors to two It is hard to say, but no doubt the points while they scored 11. Hong-

ROOM BATH steady game, led 6 up at the end Open Championship at Meadow Americans, like Alexander, feel that kong cut the lead at half time with

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Golf Starting Times

St. Andrew's v. St. George's Match At Fanling

Following are the starting times for Fanling on Sunday, when the annual golf match between the Societies of St. George and 81. Andrew will be beld:

St. George's St. Andrews 94 (Old) Car, G. F. Hole, W. A. Biowart 9.10 (04) A. E. Lusaman. 1. D. Hunter DAS (NEW) W. Woodward, C. M. Stark

957 (Old) W/Cdr. Bleste-Perkins, C. c. 0.15 (New) L. IL. Andrewes, D. 8. Edward

Stark 0.20 (0) R. K. Collings, Major A. §.

Johnstone

9.57 (New) Lt. Col. Matthews, J. A. Tay- 920 (New) Lt. Col. E. P. Brig. McLeod

Jor Collin 938 (014) J. D. Dan' T. Low -0.24 (Old), B, Ii. Dodwell, W. J. B, Key 950 (New) P. 8. Can...y, b1. Pollock.

92 (New) Burg. Car. G., M. Park, 10.00 (Old)" Li. "Col Dowbiggin, D. L.

Nicholson

Prophet 9.28 (Old) A. Sommerfelt, A. K. Mac- 10.00 (New) 3. It. Way Z M, Wylle

kensle 10.04 (014) C. Willson, W. L. Alexan- 938 (New) A. D. Humphreys, DB. Robb '932 (016) F. J. de Home, 1. Young 10.0% (NEW) J. R. Coils, V. R. Gordon

(New) B. D. ETank, A. McKellar 9.30 (Old). W. E. Bishop, W. W. C.

etrids Khawan

10.05 (New) H. Overy, W. J. E. Mackenzia 9.30 (New) E. V. Atreatfield, A. B. Purves.

20.12 (Old) E. Morris A. Nicol 10.12 (New) II. V. Wilkinson, IL C. Wat- 9.40.(Old). 72. K. Pearon, V, Sharp 940 ((*w) J, K. tiousfeld, E, W, Kirk

-^ - poni 14% (DM) ¤, W. Jewel, N. K. Kitts- | 19.10 (old) J/ 13, Marrison, W. It. That

and

john | -30.15 (New) B. L. Groome, W.-A. Crisk- 944 [Now) X2 Jackson, A. 7. Làây

Bashank

der