PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28992, 5 September 1959, Page 5

PEOP LE IN THE PLAY

Although her performances this season have been overshadowed by those of younger

C a n t e r b ury skiers, Miss Anne Latham continues to be among the top women in New Zealand. Miss Latham is amazingly consistent, having gained a major placing in every event in which she has

competed this season. She is one of the stalwarts of the Canterbury University Ski Club, and one of the most popular competitors in the province.

The Auckland Rugby threequarters, M. J. Palmer, broke an ankle against Wellington last week and will be out of the game for the rest of the season.

One of the most promising products of the Canterbury Golf Foundation's coaching is Robert Bradley, a pupil of the Shirley Boys’ High School. Bradley, who is only 15 years old, was round Waitikiri in 76 recently. He has been playing the game only for two years, but last May won one of the tournaments for young players at Harewood.

In recent senior soccer matches, the young Shamrock outside-left, J. Rea, has shown excellent form. Clever ball control, an eye for an opening, and the ability to shoot powerfully, make him one of the most formidable attackers in the competition. Rea has represented Canterbury in under--18 and under-20 matches, and if his form continues to improve he should be given serious consideration for a place in the province's first eleven.

Two members of the 1959 New Zealand amateur golf team, R. J. Charles and R. C.

Murray, will give an exhibition at the H a r e - wood Young People’s course tomorrow. These two players are members of the New Zealand team which will

compete in the Commonwealth tournament at Johannesburg next month, and must be regarded as being two of Canterbury’s main hopes in the national championships at Paraparaumu later this month.

There is usually a wide variety in the standards of performance at the Christchurch Boys’ High School Old Boys’ Association’s annual golf tournament and many startling occurrences pass unnoticed, but when the event was held at Waitikiri this week there was one round which drew particular attention. This was the score returned by Mervyn Meikle. He had a round of 79, only six over scratch, from a liberal handicap of 17. giving him a net score of 62.

A former Rotorua player who appeared at number 8 for Merivale only in about the last three games of the season. M. Mohi will be worth looking out for next season. A big but intelligent loose forward. Mohi showed out especially against Sunnyside-Spreydon when he made several very strong runs with the ball. One such run led to a try and after another he scored himself.