ALL BLACKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 165, 14 July 1932, Page 7

ALL BLACKS.

WON'T TAKE "DUMMY"

Sporting Parson's Comment on N.Z. Footballers. NEVER TAKE THEM LIGHTLY. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 2 p.m.) BRISBANE, this day. Although a fully qualified minister of religion, G. V, Portus (New South Wales), the Australian Rugby selector, prefers plain "mister," or better still "Jerry." He is a "good mixer," and a ready wit. Few suspect that he can claim the title Avhich usually goes with pious, staid personalities. A sample of his wit is evidenced by the following remarks when discussing the second Test match chances: —"You can never take an All Black side lightly. These fellows play with a football in their cradles. Jove, that must be why they won't take the 'dummy!' I never thought of that before." Discissing the team further, he said: "I have watched every team since the war, and never saw a set of forwards back up better than this lot. The backs are speedy, cunning and opportunist." Mr. H. Penwill (Victoria), another Australian selector, declares that the New Zealanders have wonderfully improved.

HAMMOND A HUNDRED Allen Five Wickets Against the Players. CRACK BATSMEN'S LOW SCORES (Received 12 noon.) LONDON, July 13. In the Gentlemen v. Players second match, at Lord's, the professionals first innings closed for 301 —Hobbs 24, Sutcliffe 10, Woolley 18, Hendren 10, Hammond 110, Paynter 45, Larwood 0, Tate 3, Voce 2(i not out, Duckworth 4, Freeman 31. Bowling: Allen took five wickets for 71 runs, Wyatt two for 19, Allom two for 93, Peebles one for 47, F. R. Brown none for 57. Gentlemen.—First Innings: 17 for one wicket. Wyatt is out for 5, and Hazelrigg, the Cambridge University captain, G, not out. Allen, after taking his five wickets, retired hurt before the Players completed their first innings. Hammond, who was recently criticised for his stodgy methods, made a glorious 110 out of 153 in 135 minutes. His powerful off-driving was reminiscent of his Australian form in 1928-29. Allen and Allom bowled well, but the slow bowlers (Peebles and Brown) were disappointing. Paynter's batting was unimpressive. Owing to rain there was no play in the India v. Durham game. Bad weather also stopped play at Colwyn Bay, Wales, when the South Americans had scored 98 for one wicket against Mr. G. E. Rowland's eleven.

KOLAPORE CUP. CANADA IS VICTORIOUS. (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 13. Canada, with 1123 points, won the Kolapore Cup. This is the highest score up to the present since the small bull'seye was introduced. England was second with 1102 i ENGLISH LEAGUERS. BEAT NEWCASTLE BY SEVEN.

(Received 12.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 13. The English Rugby League footballers to-day defeated a Newcastle district team by 22 points to 15. The Australian team for the third Test against the Englishmen on Saturday is:—McMillan, Wilson, C. Pearce, Laws, Neumann, Weissell, Gee, Stcinohrt, Heidke, Madsen, J. Pearce, O'Connor, Christie.

OLYMPIC GAMES. JAPANESE SPRINTER IN FORM. (Received 2 p.m.) LOS ANGELES, July 13. Takanori Yoshioka (Japan) served notice on Wednesday that he must be reckoned, with in the 100 metres at the Olympic Games. Racing under instructions to do 11.3s In his first test since landing, he made the distance in 10.7e, almost walking to the tape. He had done 10.5s in Japan. WOMEN'S TENNIS. . BRITAIN LEADING PRANCE. (Received 2 p.m.) PARIS, July 13. At Le Touquet, Britain is leading France in the women's tennis match by five rubbers to one. Miss Heeley defeated Mme. Mathieu, 6—l, o—6,0 —6, 6 —3; while Misses Heeley and James beat Mme. Mathieu and Mile, llohambert, 16—4, 6—o.