PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28690, 13 September 1958, Page 5

PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

Leopold Gaumgartner and Karl Jaros, who played with the Austrian team in New Zealand last year, have migrated to Australia, where they are .members of the Prague team. Financed by the team, Jaros has opened a barber’s shop at King’s Cross, Sydney.

The first /ive-eighths for the Canterbury Rugby team to play Wellington today is R. D. Jloskin, the young ----- - -

«>■***, UIC JUUIIg University player who last appeared fdr Canterbury on its West Coast tour in June. Hoskin was a member of the champion Univerr sity under' 20 team last year

and his form in the early games for tne senior team this season, drew the attention of the selectors. Two of the University Rugby Club’s lower grade players ended the club Rugby season with more than 100 points. In the senior second division, J. W. McKay, a centre threequarters, scored 105 of his side’s 294 points in 18 games. In the junior grade, J. W. Dalmer scored 140 of his team’s 345 points. He scored these points in 12 of the 15 games played Jay the team. During the previous season for the club’s under 20 team, Dalmer also scored more than 100 points.

At the annual general meeting of the Mount Pleasant Boating Club, which was held recently, Messrs T. C. Buxton and J. Erikson were elected life members of the club in recognition of their services. Mr Buxton has played a prominent part in the affairs of the club for many years, and he is well-known to yachtsmen as the operator of an extremely efficient rescue service from his launch, Peikatini. In this he has been ably assisted by Mr Erikson.

A welcome visitor to Canterbury last week was the referee of the New Zealand Universities’ ski tournament, Rod White. One of the greatest personalities in ski-ing today/ White was the only New Zealand man to win an event when the last inter-Dominion universities’ tournament was held two years ago. He is now a school-teacher in Nelson.

★ Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, the Japanese Olympic swimming star who recently beat the Australian champion, -Jon Konrads, has been invited to swim in Australia this summer. Having tired of chasing Konrads home in several previous encounters, Yamanaka decided to set the pace in the 200-metre freestyle event at Osaka recently and won by a touch in the world record time of 2min .03sec. A further clash between Konrads and Yamanaka wpuld highlight the Australian Swimming Union’s fiftieth year.

★ Only 26 New Zealand batsmen have totalled more than 3000 runs in their careers, only six bowl- .

ers have taken I as many as 300 I wickets. The I Canterbury all- I rounder, A. R. I Mac Gibbon, all I but became the I first player to 1 be on both lists I during the re- I cent match I against Lanca- I

against shire. At present his batting aggregate is 3033 and his bowling tally is 299.

Charlie Steele, the Canterbury wing touring with the New Zealand soccer team in New Caledonia, is showing great form. Last Sunday, New Zealand scored five goals, and Steele contributed to four of them and scored the fifth himself.