GENERAL SPORTS

BILLIARDS CHAMPION LADY SOCCER SECRETARY SCHOOLS' RUGBY SUCCESSES The Morrinsville Indoor Basketball League staged a triangular contest between teams representing Auckland, Hamilton and Morrinsville in the Morrinsville Physical Culture Hall. Results were as follows: —Hamilton, -10, Auckland, 3fi; Hamilton, 80, Morrinsville, ■_M. Morrinsville ladies defeated Hamilton ladles. iR. Meale, until this year Auckland's leading boxing referee, made his debut in the Wellington ring last week. He controlled tho professional contest between Clarrie Rayner, of Blenheim, and Tommy Hansen, of Wellington. Tho latter, who has been twice defeated in Auckland this season by Clarrie Gordon, beat Rayner on points. B. Killeen, former Wellington, Auckland, Taranaki and New Zealand Rugby representative, is playing again in Motueka this season, after having announced his retirement last year. He captained the Golden Bay fifteen which defeated Nelson last Saturday week for the Scddon Shield, but which was beaten by West Coast last Saturday. H. D. Brinsden, who won the Auckland provincial amateur billiards championship on Tuesday night, haa been participating in these tournaments for several years without previously capturing the title. He has also reached tho semi-final in New Zealand championship events. Brinsden's win was a popular one among his many friends in golf, Rugby, cricket and tennis, at all of which sports he has excelled. Two Now Zealand bowlers clashed In a recent cricket match in Cairo. E. D. Blundell, of Wellington, playing for the Gezira Club against a New Zealand XT., went in ninth wicket down and top-scored for his sido with a brisk 30 not out, including strokes or (i, 4, (J and 2 off consecutive deliveries by H. B. Massey, of Wairarapa. Masscy's six wickets made him the best performer among the New Zealanders. Mr. S. Cleal, president of the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association, attended the annual dance and prize-giving of the llallyburtonJohnstono Tennis Club and presented the following trophies to the club champions:— Men's singles, C. Andersen; ladies' singles, Mrs. A. Rose; men's doubles, C. Andersen and W. Huckstep; ladies' doubles, Mesdames A. Rose and A. darken; combined doubles, W. Huckstep and Mrs. P. Huckstep. To mark the wind-up of the Tauhei Badminton Club for the season, a tournament was hold and trophies won during the year wero presented. By winning the ladies' cup for the second year in succession, Mrs. McQueen won the trophy outright, whilo G. Bell will hold the men's cup for the ensuing year. The ladies' tournament match was won by Miss B. Greentree, Mrs. G. Bell being run-ner-up, while the men's tournament was won by E. Smith, with I. Harris runner-up. The annual prize night of the Rocky Nook Bowling and Croquet Club took the form of a social in the pavilion. The president of the Dominion Croquet Council. Mr. R. W. McCreath. presented the prizes to the winners of the season's croquet competitions, and Mr. W. H. Tongue, representing the Auckland Bowling Centre, presented trophies and prizes to the winners of bowling events. Tho club's patron, Mr. H. A. Anderson, Mayor of Mount Albert, presented a shield to the past president, Mr. H. F. Garland. The New Zealand University crosscountry championship to be held in Wellington next Saturday has attracted several athletes who. have won considerable distinction as track men if not as harriers, A. G. Kofoed. one-time national university three-mile champion, is Auckland's first string. He is the only man ever to have won the cross-country event twice. Kofoed was abroad the Kangitane when the vessel fell a victim to a German raider. As a result of his enforced stay on ft Pacific island he contracted malaria. He is said to be thoroughly sound again. The Chinese Soccer team has offered to play three additional matches against New South Wales to assist struggling clubs. "We are prepared to play for expenses only, and the profits can be shared among the struggling clubs," said the manager, Mr. Peter Woo "I have been told that some of the State clubs are nearly £IOO in debt. Enough money should he raised from three matches to wipe off these debts. The Chinese would like to leave Australia knowing that they had helped to put Soccer on a sound footing." Ten world's record were broken at the Duke Kahanamoku annual swimming carnival in Honolulu recently. Bill Smith, of Hawaii, smashed four world and six American records during tho four-day carnival, while Adolph Keifer, of Chicago, world and Olympic backstroke champion and recordholder, established four world and three American records. In the latest list of world records Jack Medica, of America, who visited Australia and New Zealand in 1937, now holds only two of the 10 he claimed after the 1930 Olympic Games. These are for 220 yards and -1-10 yards. The disturbingly large number of boys between the ages of 1(5 and IS who take no part in manly games was described as a serious problem by Mr. G. M. Keys at a meeting of the Christchurch Youth Centre Advisory Committee. Ho added that these boys had no hobbies or leisure-time interests. It was more noticeable in boys who had gone to work from primary Schools. I'he same position was to be found among girls, although not to the same extent Dr. H. F,. Field said ho thought the matter would have to be remedied by law. The school leaving ago would have to bo raised and part-time instruction would have to be made obligatory. The record of wins and losses between Canterbury and Otago Rugby representative teams runs in cycles. In the period 1878-1900 Otago was superior, winning 13 games to Canterbury's four. Five were drawn. The record for 1000-15 is even, Otago winning seven, Canterbury six, and three being drawn. After tho last war Canterbury was definitely on fop and the record for the 1918-30 period is Canterbury nine wins and Otago two. Since 1930 Otago has regained the supremacy with six wins to Canterbury's four. In all, 59 matches have now been played between tho two provinces, and of these Otago has won 28, Canterbury 23. and eight have been d rawn. In the appointmuent of Miss J. Gow to the secretaryship of the Thistle Association Football Club, history has been made in the code. This club, which lias always been renowned for its play and general activity in connection with the code, has responded woll to the call for men for the three Services, and old members have returned to help the club over a difficult period. Enthusiasm, however, has not been confined to the men of the club and Miss Gow has come forward to fill an important executive post. While lady secretaries in other sports where men predominate are not unknown, but very rare. Miss Gow appears to have the distinction of being the first lady secretary to a football club. There was a thrilling finish to a recent cricket match between the New Zealand Base eleven and the Gezira Sporting Club (Cairo). In reply to Gczira's score of 290, New Zealand at 5.20 p.m. had 172 runs on the board for the loss of three wickets. Tindill (50) and Wilkinson (09) had put on G3 runs for the first wicket and the latter, partnered by Rainbird. appeared to be set for another big stand. F. R. Brown, the Surrey bowler, then came to light with a remarkable burst, taking five wickets with seven balls, including the hat-trick, without having a run scored off him.. New Zealand was all out at 5.40 p.m. for ISO, Brown's figures for the innings being six for 52 off 14 overs, with three maidens. Tho ten Auckland secondary school Rugby championships have now been finalised. For tho most part, Auckland Grammar School and Sacred Heart College teams were successful. The winners in the various grades were:—Senior grade, Auckland Grammar School and Takapuna Grammar School, bracketed; second grade, Auckland Grammar School A; third grade, Auckland Grammar School A; fourth grade, A section, Sacred Heart College A; B section, Sacred Heart College B; fifth grade, A section, Auckland Grammar School A; B section, Sacred Heart College B; sixth grade, A section. Sacred Heart College A; B section, Sacred Heart College B and Dllworth School, bracketed; seventh grade. St. Peter's College. Tho possibility of cricket in Wellington being placed on a one-day basis in the coming season is being freely discussed and indications are that the club delegates will givo the matter an airing at the annual meeting of the association on September 8. In normal times the idea has not been regarded with a great deal of favour in Wellington, but there is reason to believe that a number who have opposed it aro prepared to modify their stand in view of tho special circumstances. The big argument that may bo expected to be advanced in favour of oneday matches concerns tho availability of players. Tn these days not every sportsman can depend upon having every Saturday afternoon free, nor can he be suro of being available two weeks running. Rubbing his battered features after his recent fight with Billy Conn for the world's heavy-weight championship in New York Joe Louis admitted that Conn would be dangerous in a return match which Mike Jacobs is now arranging for the autumn. Louis said he realised during the fight that Conn was piling up a big points' lead, but he expected Conn to attempt a knock-out. "When he began trading punches in the 13th I knew I had him," said Louis. Conn was conceded seven of the twelve rounds and seemed a certain winner until he magnificently threw caution to the winds and stood flat-footed to get maximum leverage for what should have been the knockout punch. Louis beat him to the punch and stunned him. Throughout the fight, Louis hardly landed a punch because of Conn's i speed. 1