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  2. ADRIAN QUIST, AUSTRALIAN LAWN TENNIS CHAMPION, DEMONSTRATES HOW THE SMASH SHOULD BE EXECUTED.

    The camrea reveals why Quist is one of the best players of his stroke in the world. His exquisite balance as he waits for the descending ball is shown in the first four photographs. In the fifht, he has placed himself to impart power to the stroke. The forward swing to the impact with the ball is shown in the sixth and seventh photographs. The remaining two show the completion of a graceful and purposeful stroke. Quist is doing this smash his right foot advanced; technically, he is smashing off the wrong foot, as H. Cochet does, but is one of the few who can do so and preserve his balance perfectly. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 137 words
  3. ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

    The problem of how the English cricket team will get home after the visit to New Zealand at the end of the tour of Australia, is worrying the manager of the team (Mr. ...

    Article : 209 words
  4. SHIELD MATCH.

    Victoria gained a lead of 32 runs on the first innings in the Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales, continued at the Sydney Cricket Ground ...

    Article : 1,481 words
  5. LAWN TENNIS.

    There were three surpilses in the third day's play in the Australian lawn tennis championships at the Lawn Tennis Ground yesterday. Misses T. Rice and O. Stebbins ...

    Article : 1,530 words
  6. TURF NOTES.

    Mr. P. H. Osborne's filly Siren has apparently recovered from the lameness which affected her a fortnight ago. She was on the grass track at Randwick yesterday ...

    Article : 379 words
  7. DAVIS CUP.

    Mr. Wallis Myers, in the "Daily Telegraph," approves the Australian decision to challenge for the Davis Cup in the American zone. and says; "They will find J. D. Budge more advanced and ...

    Article : 205 words
  8. RAIN IN ADELAIDE.

    Rain prevented play to-day in the match between England and South Australia at Adelaide Oval. Steady showers, which commenced during the night and continued for ...

    Article : 527 words
  9. RUGBY UNION.

    With the object of formulating a constructive policy for playing operations, particularly in view of the visit of a South African team to Australia, a conference was held last ...

    Article : 616 words
  10. HOPMAN NOT AVAILABLE.

    H. Hopman Announced yesterday that he would not be available for the 1937 Australian Davis Cup team. D. Turnbull made a similar announcement recently. The others invited ...

    Article : 55 words
  11. GOLF IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    The young South African amateur golfer, "Bobby" Locke, who was a great rival of the Australian champion, J. Ferrier, in England last year, won the Transvaal open ...

    Article : 62 words
  12. TENNIS COINCIDENCE.

    A correspondent directs attention to a remarkable coincidence brought about by the draw for the junior boys singles at the Australian lawn tennis championship carnival at ...

    Article : 117 words
  13. BOWLS.

    With six rounds concluded in the bowls pennants competition an interesting stage has been teached. and many of the ultimate winners of sections have been disclosed. Notes on the various ...

    Article : 1,240 words
  14. FALSE BETTIING TICKETS.

    Bookmakers stated yesterday that false betting tickets were presented for payment at the Rosehill meeting on Saturday. One bookmaker said that not only was the ...

    Article : 88 words
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  16. CYCLING.

    S. Parsons (Marrickville) achieved the disunction of being the first cyclist in Australia to beat Aries van Vliet, the famous Dutch rider. He did so in a heat of a match race ...

    Article : 1,009 words
  17. TEST FAST BOWLERS.

    A report that H. J. Cotton, the 21-year-old South Australian fast bowler. had been requested to stand by in readiness to play in the fourth test was officially denied ...

    Article : 231 words
  18. CRICKET.

    First-grade teams for the ninth round of matches beginning next Saturday are:- MARRICKVILLE.—A. Wright (captain), A. Callaway, H. McGuirk. J. Ryan, R. Saggers, A. ...

    Article : 179 words
  19. LAWN TENNIS FIXTURES.

    Northern Suburbs draw for to-day.—All comers' singles: 5.30 p.m., G. E. Martin v H. Manning, Women's doubles championship: 3.15. Misses R. Cassidy and H. Grasslck v Mesdames Betts and ...

    Article : 194 words
  20. SNOOKER.

    In a snooker match for £100. Job Davis beat Horace Lindrura by 39 frames to 32. ...

    Article : 20 words
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