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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1949.

DITCHBURN IN ACTION

WATCH POMPEY FOR THE

:

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

By PETER DITTON

Already the 1949 cricket season is becoming a thing of the past.......... By the time you read this article the battle for the County Champion- ship will have been settled and fans will again be wondering what the new soccer season has in store for them.

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At the moment we are having a spate of football with mid-week matches being almost as numerous as the full Saturday afternoon league programme. Naturally it is difficult to judge on the early form, just what any particular club is likely to do, but already there are indications that Portsmouth will again be in the running for the League Championship.

Their strength Hes in their magnificent half-back line of Scoutur, Flowin and Dickinson which stood them in such good steng laat senson, and barring injuries they can be expected to play exactly the same team which took them to the top of the table in celebration of their Golden Jubilee year.

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1 01 raid previously. | line concerns Billy McCaudless | Wales and full-bock Keane was early reason form is no Indien of promoted Swansea Town. choren for Ireland. Add to Ar-Billy holds n record unique in that the fact that centre-for- tion of what lies ahead.

question is being asked "Can McCandless make

al for instance, lost their the annals of soccer history. In ward Stan Richards, is also a three successive Seasona ho Welsh International and you first home match of the season by

to nil, one goal to

Burnley piloted

Clubs can see how Swansea came to three Welsh

City ancl fortmate en- (Cardiff

Newport beat Preston were

In their the train

first Dugh to emerge from Highbury County were the other two) match of the season.

to the Second Division. with both points, but I is in

And finally on this subject Now the fairly safe bet thu not many

of managers, it is perhaps other skles will be as sucress-

that no fewer i four on the trot by taking worth noting ful.

than seven former Charlton Then there is the case of re- Swansen Into the

Athletic players now hold All I can say is that he managerial posto. sion?" legated? Preston North End,

has a who,

their

a great chance." first Second

Swansea and Manchester Velch Division game at the

United last season supplied Field, Swansea, were defeated by two goals to one after hold-more players for home Inter

In

a first half lead.

Surely that cannot be taken as any indication of the capabilities of "Proud Preston." the team that was once known as "The In. It almost certain two English Inter-

at their that national wingers, Langton and Finney, will pave the way for a quick return to the Division they have just left.

KEEP AN EYE ON THESE

And by the way of interest right be worth while to

the keep an

chiba cyo en

managed by players who only a couple of seasons ago were hit the high spots with First Division clubs.

mind Immediately. One is Doncaster Rovers who have obtained the servlees of that great Irish la.

Two names

thes

Come to

national, Peter Doherty, in

First Divi-

On the first

of the present season six of them saw their teams lose. Charlton were also beaten

the but

Charlton manager,

nationals (four each) than any Jimmy Seed, did not forget to other club In the country.

Among their forwards. Luras send a telegram of congratuln- tion to the successful seventh, and Bob Wright of Bristol Cityr

was honoured by Wales Driscoll by Ireland. Wing half- back Paul was also selected by

-(London Expren Service)

No Anthrax Epidemic

In British Stables

London, Sept. 11.-British race

horse trainers'

fears of an anthrax epidemic in their stables were allay. ed today with the announcement that an unidentified poison and not anthrax, or any other bacteriological disease, killed four National Stud yearlings in the last 10 days.

The first two yearlings, fillies by Star Dust out of Thrust, and by Big Game out of Sunblind, were found dead in their boxes in the National Stud at Gilling- ham, Dorset, on September 1.

espalty of player-insnager. Peter may be past his prima but he is still good enough lu

Two others, which were sold isolate them because of the stand out. In Third Division

what the Doncaster Sales last possibility of anthrax, an in- (North) soccer and there are

which affecta in the Tuesday, died yesterday. They fectious disease capable judges 113

but rarely horses, in were a boy filly by Court Mar- entile, country who consider he will emulate the feat of his former which Mr Sam Hall paid 2,000

that out of Sword Knot, for Britain,

Mr Peter Burrell, Director Derby colleague, Raich Carter. who in his first season with guineas, and a chestnut colt by of the National Stud, which is by the Ministry Hull City last year sinceredett Blue Peter out of Widow, which administered in taking them into the Second was bought by Lord Delamere of Argriculture, said that a postmortem examination of the for 850 gulneas.

first two yearling victims estab lished the bellef that an as-yet unidentified poison had caused their deaths.

· Division.

Then there is former Arsenal and Fulham -favourite-Ronnie Rooke, who only two seasona ago helped the "Gunners" win the League Championship Ronnie has returned to his

ADVICE TO ISOLATE Before today's mincement

Doncaster

had Slewards all purchasers advised

Slud yearlings to his Arsi National

to

professional club, Crystal Pa

thie

of 10

Despite the Recreio Bowlers

lace, where he also has become player manager.

the passing years fact that have

taken

away same speed, Ronnie still possesses the hardest shot in the country and if he gets the ball at h -feet-in-the-opposing...--penalty. aren Crystal Palace will score

o heap of goals.

WISHFUL THINKING?,

A short while back I nich- floned Raleli Carter and his

team,, Hull City, who are now in the second Division, There are many northern

hern soccer fans

Win Open Rinks guineas fully

Championship

'Ditchburn, Tottenham Goalkeeper, makes a fine save from Dare, Brentford Centre-Forward.

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American Ryder Cup Team Likes The Ganton Course

Ganton, England, Sept. 11.—The American Ryder Cup players today took their first look at the Ganton golf course, where they meet the British on Friday and Saturday, and came away happy,

"It is a wonderful course," seemed to be the unanimous opinion. "We are very pleased," said Ben Hogan, the non-playing American Captain. "Everybody likes it."

The eight American players through Central England from already here all played at least London in their fleet of motor several holes today and some of ears, but they were dead tired. them went the full

of 10. They A crowd almost 400, did not keep score, but members which had waited patiently for of the gallery, which quickly five hours, applauded virgorous- formed, estranted 70s for Lloyd by when the Americans finally Mangrum and Sammy Snead arrived. and about a 68 for Chilck Har

he said as he rushed out before most of the players were even awake.

"Foul play is not cuspected at the moment," he stated, add-bert. ing that he was awaiting the

FIRST ON THE COURSE analyat's report on the nature of the

Blood poison.

tests made by officials of the Minis-

Harbert was the first man on try of Agriculture on the 2,000 the course.,

"I am eager," established that slic did not die from anthrax. The officials later announced that there would be no restric tions on race horses trained at The Recreio rink of A. Pits purchaser's establishment almost Pereira, J. H. Xavier, J. C. Reuter. Remedios and C. C. Pereira (skip) won the Colony Open Rinks Championship when they beat the KBGC rink of A. E. Atkins, G. E. F.

who feel that full are capable Thompson, A. J. Hall and

of equaling Charlton's record Len Sykes in the final play-

of Third

to

First

Division

football in successivo sea

seasons.

ed at the KCC yesterday,

Perhaps that a bit of wish- | The Kame Baw Er narrow ful thinking on the part. The Anish at 22-21, Pereira scoring genius of Carter, is not likely three for victory on the last to count so much against Sec-head. ond Division defences as it did

Play on a tricky green did not Third against

Northern, but reach a very high standard an there is Uttle doubt that the the only three players to touch Yorkshiremen will prove

the their real form were Remedios exception to the old adage and C. C. Pereira for the win- which says: "Promoted Thiruners and Sykes for the losers.

tcums always Division North

The match was fairly clore led 8-3 on Three new for throughout. Sykes come back." wards are needed to take over the sixth head, Pereira 15-9 on from "old-timers" Carter and the 14th head, and 19-13 on Burbanks—who was his part- the 17th.

for

Sunderland the 1937. cup-winning team, and former

OPEN PAIRS

Leading

First

They__did not get to their nearby Scarborough hotel until midnight last night. They bud come leisurely

Averages In Class Cricket

London, Sept. 11-The first class averages arc:

first class averages are, Qualification 20 innings:

J. Hardstaff (Notis)

Highest

The manager of the luxurious, but old, hotel explained it had cnly 10 rooms with a private bath and they were not available lo the team.

The players still did not like it. They pleaded and grumbled, but finally went to bed-with- out private baths.

PLEASANT SURPRISE The course Hamilton,

was a piensant surprise to most of the Ameri-

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BEN HOGAN'S "POWER GOLF"

18.-Pitch And Chip Shots

Two digerent iron shots which are almost alwaya sure to confuse the beginning golfer are chip shots and pitch shots. Perhaps, it will simplify matters If I say that when the ball is twenty yards, or less, from the green I play a chip shot. When it is more than twenty yards from the green I play a pitch shot.

The chief difference between these two shots, in relation to the use of the body at least, is that where a pitch shot calls for a moderate amount of body movement, a chip shot requires no movement of the body worth mentioning,

There is also a difference in chip shots and use about a quar the clubs selected to make this ter turn of your body. The weight shot. Never take more than a has to be on the left fool on this four iron to make a chip shot. shot because it Brings the lowest The 1, 2 or 3 irons are just not part of the swing in front of the practical because they haven't ball, enabling you to hit the ball enough loft. The reason for tak-first and then take turf with the ing a club with more left than blade of the clubs. If the weight that provided by the one, two or is equally distributed between three irons is that the chip shot the two feet or on the right foot must be hilt so easily that it is you will find yourself hitting be- impossible to get the ball up off hind the ball or half topping it. the ground with any fight at all with one of the lesser lofted cluba.

MOST COMMON ERROR

In fact, the most common error In attempting a chip shot is not taking a club with enough loft

For example, I very seldom tako less loft than a six iron for this

shot,

"Whatever you do, don't ranke the

mistake of chipping the ball so that it rolls most of the way. Figure on a certain amount of roll, but not too much. For in- slance, with seven iron chip the ball ab

about 15 feet and Ogure on another 15 feet of roll.

When chippon I try to place the ball where I I will get an up-

Let the loft of the club pick the ball up. Never try to loft the ball with some movement of your body or handa. If you need more loft get a loftfor club, but don't try to swing under the ball. ride along with the shaft of the

Make sure that both hands" club. Don't let the head of the club come up, Keep the head of the club as law to the ground as possible at the finish.

WELL FORWARD Starting at the address the hands should be well forward and should be kept there. Try to get your hands out in front of the clubhead and keep them there during the swing.

hill pull. I don't want a down- There are all kinds of pitch

I putt, if I can help it, because shots. Some players loft the ball

it I am apt to have an-up, others play the ball low with putt

utt of about the same

X other distance

miss it

The green.

ing 4

ne A lot of bile on it.

coming uy before mank-plays

a chip shot.

South African.

the back. So I check Locke,

this shot loft on the

In

ball

Bobby

with

moro

than

the

and

The ball is played very close American playero. We prefer to your feel. Oneo again assume to play the shot low the tripod posture I have men-with a lot of bits on the ball. tioned before.

making a lob shot to the green be sure HANDS ONLY

to take a club with plenty of foft. The The club is taken back with clubface is open, the ball more the hands only. The right elbow forward in relation to the feet rests on the right hip to insure than is usually customary. The the arms, hands and club a swing is slow, the ball is not pivotal point. If you set up this hit hard pivotal point correctly you re is taken. duce the margin of error and your club will return to the place from which you addressed the

ball.

On the address remember to open the stance considerably on

Swedes Win

Athletic Match

Besides

Snead, Mangrum, Harbert and Hogan, the party included Johnny Palmer, Clay- ton Heatner, Bob Dutch Harrison and Ed Dudley, the honorary Captain. All ex-

Stockholm, Sept. 11.- "The greens are in wonderful cept Harrison and Dudley were

Sweden bent # combined condition," accompanied by their wives.

Hogan declared

team from Denmark, Nor- SLEEP THE FIRST ORDER after walking two holes.

Skip Alexander,

ninth way, Finland and Iceland Sleep was the first order of

of the tear, by 232 points to 196 in business as almost everybody playing member passed up a buffet supper af was expected here inte tonight three-day athletic meeting lobster, turkey, chicken and ham.

from Prestwick, Scotland, where which ended here today. Anglo-American relations be he was scheduled to arrive by

The winners of today's events the United States, came temporarily strained, how-plane from ever, when the players

Ometal practice rounds begin their rooms-no private baths. on Monday-Associated Press.

MOTOR RACE

the

SYDNEY ALLARD WINS

HILL CLIMBING

CHAMPIONSHIP

were:

and Very little

turf

B

bo

The low pltch shot with bite

on the ball might played with the same club as Que lob shot, but the position of the ball in relation to the feet is different. It is back. more toward the right foot.

Your hands are la front of the clubhead and the wrists are

on the

broken rapidly backswing short, but

The swing-is brought down into the ball so that it is hit hard.. As you hit the ball the hands continue to remain in front of the clubhead. The weight is weli forward

the left fool.

that this shot

made

WITH A SAND WEDGE Mention of the plich shots recalls to mind that quite of ten the novice doesn't realise with a sand wedge. The heavy

con bạ and wedge used by the pro- fessionals and described in de- shots is ideal for pitch shots. tall in the chapter on bunker

100 Metres: F. Thorvaldsson

Probably othe reason why (Iceland) time-10.6 CS,

most novice golfers don't use 400 Metres Hurdles Lars the sand wedge on pitch shots Ylander (Sweden)-63-0· zees is that they hesitate to make

Throwing the Discuss-Ivar

pitch shots. Ramstad (Norway) 49.42

The sand wedge, is ideal for these shots because the blade metres,

has plenty Pole Vault-Wagner Lund-flango prevents the club blade of loft and the |berg (Sweden)-4-10 metres.

3,000 Metren Obstacle Raco from digging into the turf. If C. Soderberg (Sweden)-9 mins the ball should fy right up on you gauge the shot correctly 5.2 secs.

(5)-3

50

your

the green. Metros-Lennart Strand

Experiment with. this club a mins.

Becs. Hitle

to find out what Marathon-Maiti Urpalainen maximum distance with it is. (Finland)-2 hrs. 32 mins.

Then go ahead and start u 4 X 400 Metres Relaying it for all pitch shots from your maximum distance right and Jump-Arnoon in to the green. Hop, Stop

Cheltenham, Sept. 11. The motor manufacturer, Sweden. Mr Sydney Allard, was a comparatively, easy winner

2251

Inns. Not Out Runs Innings Average

40 ទ

102*

72.61

L. Hutton (Yorkshire)

50 €

3420

260*

48.58

R. T. Simpson (Notis) M. Donnelly (NZ)

46

€ 2525

238

03.12

45

W

B. Sutcliffe (N.Z.)

Keeton (Notts)

John Langridge (Sussex)

8 2287 206

61.81

53

5 2014

231.

60,70

40

5

2027

243

59.70

38

2040 298

D. J. Insole (Essex)

39

1640

210*

55.37 54.00

C. Washbrook (Lanes)

1410 141

W. Wallace (N.Z.)

41

1722 197

N. Oldfeld (Northants)

47

D. Compton (Middlesex) *58

2192 108 2540 182

34.57 40,20 49.31 40.65

"Not Out, The first 12 in the bowling averages, qualification 30 wie-

Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Aver.

133. 32 60 30 11812. 326 3000 160

360 1777 02

303

410

250 2450

380 2278 117

2005

106 2040 150 2422 122 120

0,03 19.14 19.31 10.47 the hill. 19.40 10.05 10.85 20.41

Scottish International Buchon, In the quarter-finals of the Lawn Bowls When these men have been Open Palra

J. A. Luz and Tournament, adequately

R. F. Luz defeated H, F. kets, were: watch out for Hull City.

Shields and W. Willamson by 18 shots to 10 t

replaced

then

In the Бате category as Doncaster and Hufl there nra

two other Third Division sides. Bowling Green Club yesterday... H. Kardar (Warwick) 022.5

IRC FINAL The Indian Recreation centre-

Mansfield Town have got dx-

and England

Kowloon. Aspinall (Yorks) ....

T. Goddard (Glos)

R. Howarth (Worcester) 1113.4 Stoke

Club 11. Hazell (Somerset) ... 023.1 forward Freddy Steele lending completed their intra club J. Young (Middlesex) 1473.3 526. them on and off the field in his rinks competition at Sockunpoo J. C. Latter (Surrey).. 1193.1 Capacity of player-manager. yesterday, when A. R. Minu's L. Jackson (Derbyshire) 1020.1 While at Norwich, Bryn Jones, rink defeated S. M. Rumjahn's W. Hollies (Warwick) 1027.4 304 3413 .160

920.2 oace the world's must expen- by 31 shots to 10.

A. Coxon (Yorkshire) alve footballer, has taken up the reins as player-coach.

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The rinks were: S. Hussain,M. II. Wrigley (Oxford U.) 314.3 R. Jenkins (Worcester) . 1140.1

R. A. Bux, S. Yusuf and A.

UNIQUE RECORD R. Minu (skip) and E. R. Yet another interesting Markar, E. Sadick, M. B. speculation in the managerial Hassan and S. M. RumJahs.

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day of

the Mediter-

You can also use the eight iron and nine iron, to play pitch

For that

of the British Hill Climb Championship organised by Reuter.

Alman (Sweden) ——–13.33 metres. the Royal Automobile Club and decided at Prescott Hill, MEDITERRANEAN GAMES shots to the green, near Cheltenham, today.

Istanbul, Sept 11.-Italian reason they are very impor In doing so, he set a now record for the hill. He athletes today captured all vetant clubs to the player work- was driving an eight-cylindered special car of his events they entered in the ing to reduce his score, own manufacture. His chief rival, Mr J. G. Fry, was closing

HIT DOWNWARD eliminated by mechanical trouble with his home-made rancan Track and Field Cham- On this shot the ball must

plonships. twin-cylinder car.

downward. They won the 200 Metres be hit

That in Although Mr Fry tolled all sent only as a spectator. He Dash, 800 Metres Run, Discus necessary in order for you to day to repair his engine, he did was one of the first to congratu-Throw, Long Jump and Hight underapin, or buckspin, on the ball, and thus control it. not get more than halfway up late Mr Allard.-Reuter.

Jump.

you get the proper five-member

Italian Provided

amount of backspin on the team thus won nine out of the ball, this shot will make the 10 events in which they took ball stop soon after it lands on part in the two day games. On the green. Saturday they took the 100

Watch the tournament, gol- Motres Dnali 400 Metres Run Zurich,

fers play. Sept.

the pitch abot." and 10, Tony Hammer Throw and Shot Put you will notice that they will Mottram and Miss. Joy and lost the 110 Meires Hurrely on the lot of the club- today Gannoit, two of Britain's lead-ales Associated Press.

The final marks gained in the five bill climbs constituting the championship were: Allard 39 marks, R. D. Pone (Alfa), 34 20.56 marks, Stirling Ross (Cooper) 20.70 30 marks, Fry (Freik{berwuzen)

28 marks.

238

75

702

187

3870

2100 101 38 163

20.04 21.19

was

T. B. Burtt headed the New Zealanders' bowling averages with 1235 overs, 410 maldens, 2920 runs, 128 wickets, average 22.88.-Reuter.

Mister Conquest ·

GLO DID:

WHERE IS CUE NOW?

GAID SHE HAD

RIGHT? I'M GOING

TO GET BACK.CO

AFTED LER.

GOT THE BOAT IN TOW

CUNẨY JMO TRUŃCED UP AB TIGHT 43·4 BOTHEAD PHEAGANT,

NOW, TIŻY THIS, BIR.

PURBERS ORGIN

THANKÉ.ETRIPEY. WHAT MADE YOU TAKE OUT THE LAUNCH?

MEEG NICOLA CAME TO TELL ME YOU WERE IN DANGER.

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LOVE SET ATA

ZURICH

Mr Allard's best time

44.20 seconds. Another Ing tennis players, were mar- brilliant performance was that ried here this morning and

of 10-year-old Stirling Ross, continued playing in the Zurich whose car is only one-quarter | International Tenuis

of the size of Mr Allafi's, but ment

who recorded 44.77 seconda,

Mr Raymond Mays could not

Tourna-

this afternoon.-A330- ciated Press.

CELEBRATION Zurich, Sept 11-The Brilish

The

NEW CHESS CHAMPION

fuce to provide the right amount at height to the ball.. They make no effort to scoop or lift the bait into the air by. means of false hand action.

In stepping up to the ball to make this hol, the feet defend his title owing to trouble

are fairly close" togother. The with his ERA car and was pre-girl, Miss Joy Gannon, who pionship of the Kowloon Chess right foot being slightly nearer .L. Schuro won the Clam alance is slightly open, the yesterday married the British Club when he beat Ray Danen- the intended line of light, Davla

Cup

Tany berg in the second match of the Ar in all golf plots, the ac- player,. Mottram, celebrated by winning play-off for the title at the tion is unhurried at the begin the Singles Title in the Zurich Peninsula Hotel

Friday ning of the downswing. There lnwd tenais tournament here night,

is a moderato 'nmount of body today. In the final she beat The second match was very movement. The fonture London, Sept. 11--Norman Frau Broz, of Austria, by d-much a repetition of the first, this shot, however, is the very Schure having the better of the definite amount of hand ac- Oldfield, the Northamptonshiro') and 6-3, batsman,who scored over 2,000 Mr and Mrs Moltrin were gine most of the way in' a tion at Impact. In fact, both runs this season for an average beaten 6-4 and 0-3 In the Mixed Budapest

'Defence. winning the hands and arms are very Doubles Final. by the Dutch with the black pieces this time active In this shot, but... It Champion, Miss Hermpen; and in a game that went to

35 definitely is not made with Punece, the former Yugoslav moves.

Ecooping motion: Davis Cup player.

TWO MORE, FOR EMPIRE TEAM

of 40,81, and Ray Smith, the Essex all-rounder, have accept ed invitations to tour India Pakistan and Ceylon with the British Empire Cricket XI this

Punced won

the

Men's winter.

Singles title by beating Rolf Ken Maulemon, of Victoria, Goepfert, of Germany, who was Australia, who was to have forced to retire with cramp in joined the trim at Bombay, has | his 'back' after two sola Thunced withdrawn from the '' side... | was then leading 8-6 and 4-1--- Router

Rou'or.

Danes Win

on..

༥ཕཐཱ ༤༤,

Another thing ? ló. reingmber": in using the oight Iron und

kasap-travels through the ball follow-

Denmark Ing along the Intended line of beat, Norway. In an Interna- fight.. Tional roccer match here today

Soccer nine Iron, is that the clubhead

NORAMA

Oxlo,,Sept., 11.

by two goals to all Reuter (To-Be Continued -Tomorrow).