SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIV, Issue 10133, 10 June 1924, Page 3

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

GOCCEF2 FOOTBALL.

THE CANADIAN TEAM. (Per Press Association—Copyright. - ) BRISBANE, June 9. At Association football, Canada defeated Ipswich by 1 goal to nil at Ipswich.

BOXING.

UREN BEATS VOLAIRE

WELLINGTON, June 9. Havilah Uren beat Eugene Volaire to-night on points in a 15-round contest.

CRICKET.

HOBBS BREAKS A RECORD.

LONDON, June 8. Hobbs's latest score (105 agaijst Notts) makes his 105th century in first-class cricket, beating T. Hayward's record of 104.

(Hay ward' in 1906 made four centuries" in succession.)

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

ENGLISHMEN BEATEN

DECISIVE WIN FOR N.S.W.

SYDNEY, June 9

In dull, cold weather, after an inauspicious start, New South Wales reversed Saturday's defeat in the presence of 50,000 people. The Englishmen again, within a few minutes from the start, scored, registering eight points before New South Wales broke the ice, but after this the Blues took command and were leading at half-time by 13 points to 8.

The hoine team pressed their advantage in the second half, forcing the game. Play on both sides was very rough and much faster and more spectacular than on Saturday. New South Wales ran away from the visitors at one stage, leading by 33 to 8, and finally won by 33 to 18.

FIELD OF SPORT.

NOTES AND COMMENTS

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Following are particulars of the careers of the 13 additional men who have been selected as All Blacks: — A. C. C. Robilliard (Canterbury), wing-threequarter, is 20 years of age and plays for the Christehurch Club. He is an Ash-burton boy and his only appearance in big football was when he represented his province last season.

H. W. Brown (Ta-ranaki) is 19 years of age and last year captained the New Plymouth Boys' High School team (Moascar Cup in the junior championship. He leapt from junior rank into the Taranaki representative team and scored 200 points in representative matches, the greatest number J scored by one player in New Zealand. .S venson (Wellington) is . aged ;26. Last year he represented Wellington as wing-threequarter. Previously heUiad been a Wanganui and a Buller/representative, a "North Island representative in 1921, and a South Island representative in 1922. He went to Australia with the 1922 team, but was taken ill on the boat and did not play. C. E. O. Baddeley (Auckland) is 27 years of age. He represented Auckland in 1919-20-21 and played against the Springboks in the first two_ tests, was a North Island representative in 1919-20-21, and in 1920 went to Australia with the All Black team, scoring four tries there. N. P. McGregor (Canterbury) is 22 years of age and, like Brown, is a '"find." He learned his football at the Gore High School and was a Wellington "A" rep. last year. Now he plays for the Christehurch Club at second fiveeighths. \ N. Paewai (Hawke's Bay) is 19 years of age. He represented Hawke's Bay all through their shield matches last year, often playing brilliantly. This "is his first appearance outside provincial football. J. Mill (Hawke's Bay) is 24 years of age and has a long record in big football. At Nelson College he earned a reputation for half-back play, and was next heard of in 1921 when he played against the Springboks in both the combined Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay team and in the Maori team. He has been to Australia with both Maori teams, and "made". the New Zealand tour following, always as a half-back. He met the All Black team in Wellington as the Maori half-back, and last season went down from Poverty Bay to Hawke's Bav, playing in all the Ilanfurly Shield matches to date. Weight, 11 stone 111 b. W. Dalley (Canterbury) plays for Old Boys in Christehurch, and is 22 years of age. He represented Canterbury in 1922 and 1923 on tour, playing five-eighth, half, and three-quarter. Dalley learned his football at the Boys' High School, Christehurch. H G. Munro (Otago) .is 27 years old and has a Ions; representative record as hooker. He played for Canterbury in 1920-21 and met the Springboks 'He has since represented Otago and was picked for the South Island in For four years he has been a New Zealand University representative, "making" the tour of Australia in 1921 and 1923, and playing in the combined 'Varsities team against New South Wales. He now plays for Otago 'Varsity. ■ .' Q. Donald (Wairarapa) plays for Featherston Club, and is 24 years of age. He captained the Wellington College team when at school, and has been for six years a Wairarapa representative. He played for the -North Island in 1919 and 1923 and for New Zealand in the second test against New South Wales last year. . 11 R. Masters (Canterbury) is 26 years of age, and in 1920 played for the Oriental juniors in Wellington as lock He was a Canterbury representative in 1921-22-23 and a South Island representative only this year. He played against New South Wales m the \ third test in 1923, and has played in the side of the scrum. L Clippies (Bay of Plenty) was first heard of in big football in 1920 when he played against the Springboks tor his province, and was dubbed by them "the best forward in New Zealand. He played for the North Island' in 19*2 and went to New South Wales with the team that lost the "ashes." He also played in the Third Test last year. Cupples is 26 years of age. ' A West (Taranaki) is 30 years of

age and has long represented his province. He was in the North Island team in 1920 and 1921, and went to Australia in 1920, scoring three tries; In 1921 he met the Springboks in the second and third Tests.

The following comparison between the present All Black Team and the side w r hich made football history in ivoS makes interesting reading:— Backs.

Forwards

Average Weight of Backs—l9os, list 131 b; 1924, list. Average Weight of Forwards—l9oo, 13st 51b; 1924, 13st 51b. Average Weight of Teams—l9os, 12st 91b; 1924, 12st 31b. Average age of Back?—l9os. 26 years; 1924, 22i years. Average Age of Forwards—l9os, 24-£ years; 1924, 25 years. 'Average age of Teams—l9os. 25 years; 1924, 23 years. In compiling the above weights and ages decimals have been omitted. It will be noted that, the 1905 backs were nearly a stone heavier than the present men, though the forwards average about the same. As a team the 1905 men. averaged 61b. per man heavier.

In the matter of ages it will be seen that the 1924 backs are much younger than their predecessors, while the forwards are a shade older. Oi? an average the present team are two years vounger than the 1905 players.

1905. 1924. Name. Age. Wt. Name. Age. Wt. Wallace 27 12 0 Nepia 20 13 1 ; Harper 27 12 7 Hart 26 9 12 Booth 26 11 10 Lucas 22 10 4 Smith 33 11 12 Cooke 22 9 12 Abbott 23 13 0 Nicholls 22 11 0 Roberts 23 12 4 Steel 24 12 7 Deans 21 13 4 Robilli'rd 20 11.8 Hunter 26 11 8 Mynott 29 11 9 Badeley 27 10 5 Stead 28 11 0 Dalley 22 10 2 Brown 19 11 7 Gillett 28 13 0 Svenson 26 10 12 Thomson 24 10 9 McGreg' r 22 10 6 Paewai 19 11 8 Mill 24 11 11 McGregr23 11 3

Name. Age. Wt. Name. A tge. Wt. Galla- Munro 27 11 12 gher 29 13 '0 McCleary 27 13 1 Glen 27 12 12 Irvine 22 12 12 Casey 22 12 4 Porter 24 12 8 M'Don'ld 22 13 0 M. Brow: QJohnston 23 13 6 lie 26 13 13 Seeling 22 13 7 0. BrownNichols'n 26 13 10 lie 27 15 0 Tyler 26 13 0 Parker 27 12 7 Corbett 25 13 9 White 30 12 6 Newton 23 15 0 RichardGlasgow 25 13 3 son 25 14 5 O'Sullivan 22 13 7 Stewart 20 14 0 Mackrell 23 12 7 Harvey 21 14 8 Cunning- Cupples 26 13 12 ham 29 14 6 Donald 24 12 6 West 30 1312 Masters 23 14 0