PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28104, 20 October 1956, Page 5

PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

The young Brisbane rifleman, Douglas Williams, who won the New South Wales Queen's Prize last week after a shoot-off with Percy Pavey, had not fired a rifle until five years ago. Williams is only 26 but he proved that greater experience does not always guarantee success. Until both men fired their last shots in the five-shot shoot-off, their scores were level. Pavey secured four points with his last shot, leaving Williams the difficult task of scoring a “bull” to win the prize. His last shot found the right mark. Pavey, at 54 was considered to be Australia’s greatest living marksman.

The retirement of Mrs Doris May after 14 years of competitive athletics will be a serious loss to

the sport in Canterbury and to the University Club in particular. She holds the Canterbury 75 yards record of B.7sec. and is joint holder of the 100 yards in 11.2 sec and the 220 yards in 25.55ec. She

has won 14 Canterbury and several West Coast titles, and has held the Canterbury 100 yards title for six consecutive years. For three years she won the 75, 100 and 220 yards championships.

The Otago and Wellington Cricket Associations have appointed their Plunket Shield selectors lor the season. The Otago selectors are Messrs L. D. Smith and V. J. Leader, who held these positions last year. The third selector will be an appointee of the minor associations. Two unsuccessful nominees were Messrs B. Sutcliffe and D. A. Morrison. The Wellington selectors are Messrs L. G. Clark, J. G. Ashenden, and A. G. Williams. Wellington’s selectors last year were Messrs A. M. Matheson and Ashenden. Mr Williams is the first Hutt Valley man to be appointed to the selection panel. Mr Clark is the father of the Wellington No. 8 forward L. A. Clark.

To commemorate the 100th gams he played for Canterbury P. B. Vincent was presented with a can-

teen of cutlery and a new Canterb u r y blazer by the Canter bury Rugby Union• last week. Pre- : sent at theJ function were members of the union’s: manageme n t commit tee,; members of: the 1956 Ran- J furly Shield:

team, and former members of the team during the 1953-56 shield series. At the end of the 1956 season Vincent had played 103 games for the province.

Australia is having difficulty in finding a decathlon representative of Olympic class. At the moment, the only prospect is the South Australian lan Bruce, but last December he barely exceeded the: qualifying mark of 5900 points with 5965 points. He is the only Australian to better the standard in the last two years.

A former Auckland and New Zealand cricketer. Mr D. Hay. who was manager of the 1927 New Zealand team in England, has been elected a life member of the Auckland Cricket Association.

Miss Jean Stewart (Otago), one of New Zealand's representatives in the 100 metres women’s backstroke event at the Olympic Games, will arrive in Christchurch today to train at the Centennial Pool. Miss Stewart is ranked fourth in the New Zealand team.

Strenuous weight-lifting training has paid dividends for a Malayan mining student at the University of Otago. Tan Kim Bee. who has been advised of his selection to the Malayan Olympic weight-lifting team. He gained third place in the light heavy-weight section of his sport at the Empire Games in Auckland in 1950. He is in New Zealand on a Government scholarship to study metal mining. Malaya does not usually send sportsmen to the Games from outside the country, and he had to make application for selection and then pass a qualifying test before his application was considered.

Miss Pat Borthwick, of New South Wales, won her fourth Australian golf championship recently when at Kingston Beach she beat Miss Joan Fletcher 2 and 1 over 36 holes. For 35 holes Miss Borthwick was three under the course par.

At a complimentary social the Technical Rugby Club presented Denis Young with a chiming clock :•:«

as a memento of his selection as an All Black this year. “Denis has worked hard as a club member." said Mr W. D. Johnston, the club president. “He has given assistance t o younger members of the club and to

the school’s first fifteen. He is a keen student of forward play and <•: is a specialist hooker. This, com- xbined with his robust physioue, has made him a first-class representative player.”