PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28424, 2 November 1957, Page 5

PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

Mr Cyril Sweeney was recently presented with a clock by the Canterbury Soccer Referees Association in recognition of his twenty-five years as a referee. ☆ A Wellington and New Zealand representative. J. G. Ashenden, one of the three provincial selectors, has retired from active play. He took 846 wickets in senior championship matches. ☆ The retiring president of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, Mr J. C. Kirkland, of Inverc a r g i 11, has given long service to swimming over many years. Mr Kirkland has attended every British Empire Games meeting since 1950 either as official or as a private individual, keenly waicnmg me performances of New Zealand’s swimmers. His successor, Mr J. B. F. Cotterill, M.P., of Wanganui, is well qualified for his new responsibilities, having been closely associated with swimming for more than 20 years. His son, A. J. Cotterill, is a particularly fine distance swimmer.

The New Zealand opening batsman. L. S. M. Miller, scored the first century in the Wellington senior club championship this season. Batting for Karori against Wellington College Old Boys. Miller .reached his 50 in 42 minutes. and his century in 108 minutes. He has been the heaviest scorer in Wellington cricket for the last two seasons. ☆ Miss L. Lucas, of Greymouth, who has served 30 years on the executive committee of the New Zealand Ladies’ Golf Union, was made a presentation on behalf of the women golfers of this country. Miss Lucas will retire this year. She played in her first New Zealand championship in Hamilton in 1924.

☆ Two of Taranaki's most promising young Rugby players may be in Wellington next season. according to a Wellington report. They are J. F. McCullough, first five-eighths for North Island this year, who has been transferred by his bank, and P. R. Preim, a tall fast hign school wing, who played some representative matches for Taranaki this year. He will attend Victoria University College next year.

A member of the provincial table tennis team for the last two seasons. R. M. Radford, has been transferred to Hamilton. Radford, one of the few Canterbury players who uses a sponge-rubber bat, was a member of the High School Old Boys' Club.

Forty-five years of service to the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association by Mr W. T. McKeague, of Gisborne, was recognised when he was given a service award blazer at the annual conference of the association in Christchurch. Mr McKeague is president and a life member of the Gisborne club. ☆ The Otago and New Zealand representative golfer, A. R. Timms, who has been in Christc h u r c 1 for about twc months, h a: now returnee to Dunedin Timms came t‘c Christchurch t( play in loca tourna m e n t s and in then he had con siderable sue cess. In th< recent Can terbury championsuips, ue was beaten in the first round by R. J. Charles, although he played rather better golf to the greens than his opponent. At his best. Timms is among the best half-dozen players in the country. ! ☆ ; The Auckland racing driver, • Ross Jensen,’ has purchased the ! 250 F Maserati racing car in >' whic i the British champion, [ Stirling Moss, won the 1956 ► New Zealand Grand Prix. .The ► car will be shipped to New ► Zealand and will be driven by J Jensen in the Grand Prix on » Ardmore on January 11. The » Maserati will be one of the b fastest cars ever owned by a J New Zealander.