PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

Press, Volume C, Issue 29602, 26 August 1961, Page 9

PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

I A consistent table tennis I player for South Canter- ' bury over the last few | seasons has been Miss J. ; Wallace. A junior until ' two seasons ago, and a | product of the national j coaching school for ! juniors, Miss Wallace has | also taken an active part : in' the administration of I the South Canterbury j Table Tennis Association.

Auckland, already the ! strongest athletic centre !in New Zealand; has gained for the coming I season two of New Zeai land’s leading sprinters, Miss V. Morgan, formerly I of Zaihi, ar.d J. Trathen, I formerly of Nelson. Both ! will be under the guid- | ance of New Zealand’s top : sprint coach, Mr J. Mc- ! Manemin. Trathen was i previously coached by Mr ; Harold Nelson, the 1950 | Empire Games six mile | champion, and by corres- ■ pondence by Mr Ted May, I of Christchurch.

It is unfortunate that the j former New Zealand' Rugby League five-eighths, | W. Sorenson, was not* available for the tour of England and France. In recent club games in Auckland Sorenson has displayed outstanding form, and one of his successful kicks at goal was from 57 yards out. His experience would have been a valuable asset t. toe touring team, which obviously lacks talented fiveeighths and is in need of a competent goal-kicker. a.

7 C. E. Meads has now | scored a test match try fin each of his five seasons |as an All Black. Two (were scored against AusI tralia and one each (against the British Isles, 1 ? South Africa and France. I His tally takes second j place only to that of R A. fjarden of post - war | players. * A record in Australian soccer was created last Saturday by the captain of the Auburn club, Len Quested, when he made his 600th appearance in first-grade football. Of these, 125 have been made in Australia and 475 in England and on tours. Quested, before he came to Australia in 1957, played with the English First Division sides, Fulham and Huddersfield. In all his career he has missed j only one match through! injury. He has played for) the England B team, fori an English side which | toured South Africa, andj for Australia against the! Hearts of Midlothian side! three seasons ago. |