PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 28008, 30 June 1956, Page 3

PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

■x Last Saturday’s representative "' Soccer match brought distinction to the Shamrock team, with its four players in the Canterbury side, but indirectly it brought honour to another Shamrock player. Bill Lapslie, just turned 16, was called on to play goalkeeper for his club, a rapid promotion from ‘ fourth grade to seniors. Such a rapid transition could affect even a veteran with a minor attack of nerves but Lapslie took it in his stride and gave an exhibition of cool, determined goal keeping that was one of the main factors in his team’s 3-1 win over Christchurch City. ☆ J. Tapp, of Queensland, won a sensational one-punch knock-out in 30 seconds over D. Martin (South Australia) in the light welterweight division of the amateur boxing trials at Brisbane Stadium last week. The 30 seconds included 20 seconds of fighting and 10 seconds for the count by the referee. ☆ Mr Stanley L. Hall, of the Christchurch Bowling Club, has been elected senior vice-president of the

New Zealand Bowling Association. M r Hall will hold the office of D o m i n i on president when the national tournament is held in Christchurch in 18 months’ time. Starting hi s bowling career 14 years ago with the Lin-

ivim me ijiiiwood club, he served two terms as club president. Mr Hall was elected a delegate to the Christchurch centre in 1946 and was centre president for the 1952-53 season. In 1951, he became a member of the New Zealand Council and, in 1955. while nn a tour overseas, represented the New Zealand Bowling Council at rhe International Bowling Board conference in Cardiff.

The New Zealand swimmer Lincoln Hurring has been included in an All-America team of 11 selected from America’s best swimmers by coaches. Four of those chosen were selected in three events each and Hurring, with two others, was named an All-American in two events. His events were the 100 yards backstroke and the 200 yards backstroke. Lincoln Hurring is a student of business administration at the University of lowa and earlier this year he won both the 200 yards and 100 yards backstroke United States collegiate titles. ☆ Rugby followers eveiywhere will welcome the return of John Buxton after his enforced idleness. Buxton

thorou g h 1 y I earned his All I Black selec- | tion last seaii son, and was | almost a cer- < tainty this year on earlyseason form. ) However, ha j twice sufI fered concus- | sion in trial games and was - advised to rest

weight, but now looks at his best again, and he is still a strong candidate for a place in the first test team.