SPORTS TOPICS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 235, 18 July 1935, Page 8

SPORTS TOPICS

NOTES FROM HERE AND THERE. CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS. (By "Sportsman.”) July 20—New Zealand Cross-country Championship, at Wellington; Oxford and Cambridge v. Harvard’ and Yale, amateur athletics, at White City (London). July 27—Fourth Cricket Test, England v. South Africa, at 'Manchester. August 10—South Island Crosscountry Championship, at Timaiu. August 17—Fifth Cricket Test, England v. South Africa, at Oval. October s—Waimate - Christchurch professional cycle road race. October 16—British Women’s Golf Team v. New Zealand', at Miramar (Wellington). Fourteen Holes in One. ]>. S. McKenzie, of the Yokine Golf Club, Perth, and formerly of New Booth Wales, recently created an Australian record by holing his 14th hole-in-one. He has a long way to go, however to match Alex Herd’s world’s record of 17 ones. R. T- Armstrong holds the New South Wales record with 10 ones, including the feat of holing two ones during the same round. unusuan Golf Feat.

A’ message received in Sydney from America states that John Greany has performed one of the most unusual feats in golf, the making of a hole in one'twice at the same hqlc, and with the same foursome looking on each time. Three years ago, at the Lake course of the Olympic Club, San Francisco, Greany "acecl” the 135yds eighth with Vernon Sliowell, Tom Crowley and Frank O’Connor as witnesses, and on Saturday, April 13, lie did the trick again with the same men watching him.' A New Haka. Asked if;the Maori team had a liaka ready for the Australian tour. George Nepia, the captain, prior to the team sailing, said: "Oh, ivc will work one up on the boat.” This should he an easy matter, as the team contains 'many expert haka. performers of whom J. C. Reedy is chief. Road Cycling. Frank Southall, the English longdistance professional cyclist, who will lie Opperman’s big opponent in endurance feats in England, has already got busy. Recently the former Olympian rode from Liverpool to Edinburgh (210 J miles) in lOhrs 12min.—52min. better than the previous record. This despite three punctures and riding through rainstorms. Stoical Maori. I-lori Tiki, the 15st Maori, was awarded a points decision over the Ohinosc-Amcrkan, Wong Buck Cheong. 14st 31b, after each had obtained a. fall in a wrestling match in Adelaide. Near the end it was noticed that Tiki had stopped wrestling and was merely warding off his opponent. Later it was discovered that Tiki had fractured a. rib.

Hard-working Forwards. A\ 7 hon Mr A 7. R. Meredith, the manager of the 1935 New Zealand team, urns a player, he was associated with the AA’ellington Club, in which he played half-back. The senior team had good attacking backs, but was weak forward, and l , naturally, the half-back bad plenty of defensive work. The popular All Black manager has not forgotten his days on the football field, and naturally, be lias always been an advocate for hard-working forwards in all teams.. AVith these facts in view, it can he safely left to the manager’s sound, solid judgment to sec that only those who work hard in the pack will he chosen for the stillest games of the tour. Mr Meredith has no time for non-worker or flash forwards.

Sunday Boxing Banned. The London County Council has dropped a bombshell among promoters by announcing a hair on Sunday boxing. Mr J. Blake, chairman of the L.C.C. Entertainments Committee, in making the announcement on May 22, said: "Legal proceedings will ho instituted in respect of Sunday boxing carried on after Sunday, Juno 30. The chief boxing, centres affected by the ban are: Tfie Ring, Blackfriars; Devonshire Club, Hackney; Mile End Arena; AVhitechape] Pavilion; A ale Hall, .Keiburn; The Stadium, Hammersmith ; Chatton Ring,. Euston, Temple Mills, Stratford. "I can see no harm in Sunday fighting,” said Air Dan ‘.Sullivan, for many years manager of The Ring, in commenting on the council’s decision. "Hebrews are the biggest supporters of it, and it is not the Jewish Sabbath.” London piomoters consider the ban will cripple boxing. Deadly Place-Kick. H. Boughton, the new English fullback, is a, player who deserves to be kept in mind by the All Blacks. He was responsible for 11 points’ margin by which England beat Ireland.—a victory that was quite against the run of play. Boughton converted England’s only try, and later landed three penalty goals. He is a wonderful place kick; one who can kick goals "from anywhere.” One critic wrote of him: “I have seen few more convincing kickers. I felt the hall was going dead to the mark the moment lie started 1 to run. Plumb over the centre of the bar is bis idea of a goal.” A player of Boughton’s ability emphasises the lolly of committing breaches that are penalised with a free-kick. A forward who is always getting off-side is a menace, even if the fault is due to over-keenness. He may cause a