Sportsman’s Notebook SCHOOLS’ SPORTS TO BE HELD WITH CHANGED RULE

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28414, 22 October 1957, Page 8

Sportsman’s Notebook SCHOOLS’ SPORTS TO BE HELD WITH CHANGED RULE

Each competitor taking part in the inter-secondary schools’ sports this year will be allowed to compete in only one event and in the relays. The sports will be held at Lancaster Park on Wednesday, October 30. It is reported that the main reason this course has been adopted this year is that another new high school—Shirley Boys' High—will be competing and that because of the numbers now involved heats will have to be held in several events. Under these circumstances it will be necessary to hold several events simultaneously if the programme is to be completed in an afternoon and this would preclude some comipetitors from taking part in two events. It is believed, however, that this new scheme, agreed upon by headmasters of secondary schools, has not met with the unanimous approval of sports masters. In recent years competitors have been 'limited to two events and the rc- , lays. • This year’s sports will be the 'last to be held in the third term. (Next year the sports will be held |in the first term. Water Polo The New Zealand Water Polo Board believes that players need international experience to raise the game to a higher level in the Dominion and to a standard acceptable to the New Zealand 'Olympic and British Empire ' Games’ Association. In the board's 'annual report, the secretary (Mr ■W. H. Dyson) says overtures are being made to the Australian Water Polo Association in an attempt to encourage a regular interchange of visits. “Contact is also being made

with the W’ater polo associations of Victoria and New South Wales for the same purpose. It is also proposed to get in touch with water polo associations in Malaya. Japan, the Philippines, and Argentina.

I “It is unlikely that an Austraj lian team will visit New Zealand | this season, as the Australian assojciation has advised that it lacks finance and available first-class | players to make the trip." says Mr Dyson. “However, it intends to reconsider its decision at its i annual conference in February next year." * ¥ ¥ Rugby Nominees ! The withdrawal of Mr T. H. Pearce, chairman of the Auckland 'Rugby Union, from the list of (nominees for the New Zealand representative at the meeting of the International Rugby Board next iyear, leaves three other nominees. 'They arc Messrs C. R. McCallum (Canterbury), S. B. Heather (Wai'kato), and L. V. Carmine (Weli lin'.’ton). j Those nominated for manager 'of the New Zealand team in Japan are Messrs J. K. Clark I (Poverty Bay), J. A. Hamilton i (Southland), C. S. Hogg (Wellington. nominated by Hawke’s Bay), C. H. McPhail (Canterbury), and ' H. C. Munro (Otago). Messrs Clark. Hamilton, and McPhail I have also been nominated for the position of assistant-manager, lor which another nominee is Mr J. L. Sullivan (nominated by Taranaki and Manawatu). ❖ nt Invitation To Runners Two of Europe’s leading runners. M. Szabo, of Hungary, and S. Jungwirth, of Czechoslovakia, have been invited by the Victorian Athletic Association through the Australian Amateur Athletic Union to run in Australia in December. Szabo was fourth in the 5000 metres final at the Melbourne Olympics and Jungwirth was sixth in the 1500 n. tres final won by the Irishman Ron Delaney. s? s? sje Pedersen Eligible The New Zealand Yachting Federation has received advice that the former Dane. Helmar Pedersen, will be eligible to represent this country in future Olympic Games. Pedersen, who came to New Zealand some years ago, was an outstanding monotype yachtsman while he was in Denmark and was selected as reserve to P. Elvstrom. the Danish Finn class representative at the 1952 Games. Elvstrom won this title in 1948. 1952 and 1956. ¥ * * Golf Zones A North Island report says that the New Zealand Golf Council has adopted in principle the idea ' of three national championships I in the North Island to every one in the South Island. The matter I will be decided at the next meetling of the New Zealand Golf As-

sociation in March. The idea involves the creation of four zones, consisting of the South Island. Wellington, Central Districts and Auckland. :is # ❖ Tennis Coaching For the last two years, promising junior tennis players in Otago have had to rely on coaching from leading amateurs. The i ecent appointment of Mr R. Paine as the Otago Lawn Tennis Association's professional coach will put an end to this. The association will provide the balls at the coaching sessions, and there will be only a nominal charge to the players. sj: Crash Helmets After the death of a member of the Silverwater Motor Speedboat Club in a collision early in October, a move has been made jto make the wearing of crash I helmets compulsory in speedboat racing in New South Wales. Crash helmets are at present compulsory in speed-car. motor-cycle and bicycle racing. sjc sjs sjs Judo Titles Three Canterbury judo teams will travel south to Dunedin this week-end to take part in the South Island judo championships. The three teams, Lyttelton, Crichton Cobbers and Can-am-Ju, have all been in special training for this event. It is expected that the title, now held by Can-am-Ju, will stay with a Canterbury club.