POT POURRI OF SPORT

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 152, 12 June 1936, Page 12

POT POURRI OF SPORT

(BY

“OMNI.”)

Bend the Knees, One of the greatest essentials in securing the best position for ground strokes is the beuding of the knees, says an Australian tennis writer. Tn drive properly tlie knees should not be allowed to become straight. If you have to get down to a low shot it is the knees and body which must bend to it. Tho head ot the racquet-must not drop below the level of the wrist. With a straight stance you will be compelled to drop tho head of the racquet, with the resulting tendency to lose power and control and impart excessive spin. Bent knees help that swaying forward movement in tho pivot of the oodj which gives effortless power and rakes tho stroke more of a sweep than n hit. So get well down io tho height of the ball by bending your knees. A Counter Attraction. The brilliance of our dainty titll'i visitor from Chilo, the Seuorita Anita Lizana, pul everything else in comparative shadow at the finals of the hard court championships of Great Britain at Bournemouth last month, according to au English tennis writer. So interested in and excited about the demure, dark-skinned beantv was the Huge crowd that Britain’s interests were torgotten, ami even the long awaiteo match between Fred Perry and “Bunny” Austin took on an an of tameness by comparison. Tennis Tours Mooted. The prospects of visits from Gorman. English and Japanese teams were dis cussed at tho meeting of the i.awn Tennis Association of Australia toward tho end of last month. Further efforts nre to be made to secure a. visit iiuin < the German team el G. von Cramm,

IL Henkel, IL. Denker and K. Lund. It was indicated that Japan was anxious to send her best players to Australia next, season, aud the council decided to invite a team of three or four placers. As Fred Perry will be coming in any case, and because 11. W. Austin wejid not be available, it was tedded im: lo invite an English team.

Sportsmen’s Duty. Maintaining and fostering friendly relations with foreign countries was stated by Lord Portal, president of the British Olympic Association, to be the duty of every British sportsman. He was speaking at a luncheon given in Loudon to tho American Golden Glove boxers and the British Olympic <ce hockey team by the British Spoilsmen’s Club. “Many people say we should not take part in t.bo German Olympics,” Lord Portal added, “but 1 speak for Hie British Olympic Association when J say that in these days of European unrest it is essential that Brilisb sportsmen should carry on aud help maintain relations witj, foreign noun-

To Captain England? When a choice is made G. 0. Allen, the Middlesex amateur, will in ail probability be seen leading in the test matches against All-lndia this season, writes an English cricket authority. I’his of course, does not necessarily mean that Allen will be the choice as England’s leadei when England visits Australia next winter, although his name lias certainly been coupled with the post. But tlie present selection committee is concerned only with the choice of teams for test mutches at heme