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Donblc tas player ttilh the orchestra, John Cray, tests the new scat for "proper posturing." ITUILILU s5 ma ULsyyoo iVcty ccV The Ntul Timet lift the 11 on tuiMMut tcvJ inlciiutiorul new. AnJ grit nuitm than any ether news-far'. Tfie National At the request of Ychudi Mcnuhin, Mr Oxford had previously designed seals for the test el the orchestra, but not the bass players. When Mr Gray and Mr Drittain arrived in Sydney from Melbourne, their first call was to ce Mr Oxford for final seating measurements. They fated.

Mr Krittain said: 'Tosturc is awfully important for members of an orchestra who may play up to nine hours during day and night sessions. -I believe Mr Oxford has made a most important contribution to music." Ily VETER S1VOSER Two world-travelled double-bass players this week tested a scat locally designed to give them a better car for music. The players arc John Gray and Michael Brit-lain, members of the Mcnuhin festival Orchestra, which arrived in Sydney for a scries of concerts. 1hc "Ns fiddle scats were designed by Sydney scaling consultant Mr Herbert Oxford. Times "u' Z.

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The glamour boy of the American chessboards, Fischer, was quoted in January as saying he was sure he would be sabotaged if the play-ofT was held in Russia. flggressivo Professor Euwe said he thought the importance of Fischer's statement had been distorted. The professor said he had seen both champions play and had noted their different techniques, "I would gay Spassky Is a very aggressive player be said, "whilt Fischer Is a strategist. Chess players were inclined to be temperamental under the stress of an important game. Fischer had demanded complete silence and as far.

as possible this would be maintained. The temperature in the playing-room would be maintained at a desirable level, neither too hot nor too cold. There was also a clause in the conditions of play that prevented either player postponing games more than three times, the prof-fessor added. "When a player loses two games in a row its quite common for him to develop a psychological illness and postpone the next one. This condition won't allow him to take his illness too Professor Euwe gave four reasons why Russia had dominated chess play for so long.

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