... Team Should Hold the Fort till Austin Returns THIS time the announcement of the Davis Cup team beat the opening of the. Hard Court Championships by a few hours, so we were spared a repetition of last year's drollery, when R. A. Shayes was going down to G. E. Godsell at the very hour he was being chosen. I suppose the new team will have been looked upon as fair game by all the others at ...

... A Doughty Opponent Cecil Smith in Action at Del Monte MR. CECIL SMITH, in dark jersey on the right, is one of four rated at ten goals in America and ranks next to Mr. Tommy Hitchcock as the world's greatest polo player. He has been playing for the Mid wick team, which gave our International players such valuable practice in California, and is sure to be a thorn in our side when the Westchester ...

... Gale-Scattered Burnham Fleet Many Craft Driven Ashore by Wind and Tide BRAVING THE STORM Crouch yachtsmen had an exciting and eventful day's racing in a recent gale. Twelve boats set out and of the six Burnham One-Designers only one, Red Jacket (P. M. Herring and Mrs. K. Robinson), finished. The six Corinthian One-Designers also suffered a number of casualties. This is Bintimbo, a Burnham ...

... Secrets of his Putting DAI REES is one of the soundest and most con sistent putters in the whole game. The putter he uses is a slightly wrv-necked one, with a straight-faced blade, and in clined to be on the light side. THE GRIP Dai Rees uses an interlocking grip for his putting and a double-handed grip for the rest of his game, claiming that he gets more length this way. 2 THE ADDRESS A ...

... YOUTHFUL DARK HORSE Eighteen-year-old R'. J. White, of Birkdale, reached the last eight, to be beaten by S. E. Banks, 3 and 2. In the previous round he created a major surprise by putting out J. J. F. Pennink, the holder, at the igth. A LOCAL EXPERT A. Topalian Birkdale played very steady golf to reach the sixth round, being put out by W. Sutton, the runner-up, at the 20th. Topalian is seen ...

... International Fencing Gala THE De Tuscan electrical judging apparatus for foil is to have its first world presenta tion at the International Fencing Display, organised by the All England Fencing Club at Caxton Hall next Wednesday in aid of the London Hospital Bi-Centenary Appeal Fund. Bela de Tuscan, the inventor of this electrical foil and former sabre champion of the Hungarian Army, has now ...

... By DIANA For lotus-eating in the .t garden, Derry and Toms, L High Street, Kensington, r have this luxurious ham- n mock lounge (£6 iys. 6d.). p Fifty-four pocketed springs in each cushion give that floating-on-air feeling and cheerful stripes make an attractive background. Keep your drinks on this handy tray attachment, where you can reach them without taking your eyes off the murder story. ...

... Betore the Amateur Championship began at Hoylake last Monday THE HOLDER: Chart:: Yates, aged 26, of Atlanta, Georgia, is favourite for the Championship, and odds of 7 1 have been laid against him. He punches the ball good and hard, and is a very formidable opponent on and around the green. (Right) Yates is seen driving off, and (below) an amusing picture of the holder changing his socks in ...

... A CHESTNUT colt by Fairway out of Fancy Free, the dam of Full Sail, by Stefan the Great Celiba, by Bachelor's Double Santa Maura by St. Simon, Lord Rosebery's candidate has fully earned his position as favourite for the Derby. He was not hurried as a two-year-old, and ran only twice, his first outing being in the Imperial Produce Stakes at Kempton in October, won by Heliopolis from Casanova ...

... THOSE whose business it is to write about cricket are not encouraged nowadays, when mentioning Chesterfield, where Derbyshire played Surrey last week-end, to make reference to the church with the crooked spire. Therefore I will not do so. Nor, as a matter of fact, is there any need for architectural digression, since the ground itself is sufficiently rich in history, and its more im mediate ...

... THE 1939 winner of the Royal St. George's Gold Challenge Cup was A. McNair, a former Scottish international. This is the most im portant scoring tournament for British amateurs, which consists of 36 holes medal play. McNair had rounds of 75 and 78, being the only competitor to break 80 twice. His victory was largely due to his putting and approaching and to the fact that he always had the ball ...

... I THE GOLDSMITHS SILVERSMITHS i COMPAW LTD THE' GOLDSMITHS SILVERSMITHS I COMPAW LTD I J 7 GIFTS FOR SMOKERS In the showrooms of The Gold smiths Silversmiths Company Ltd. there is a wide range of gifts for the smoker. For those who V cannot call and inspect them there is an illustrated catalogue, avail able upon request. By Appointment to the late King George V j Sterling Silver Plain ...