PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

Press, Volume C, Issue 29709, 30 December 1961, Page 9

PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

A visitor to the swimming carnival at the Centennial Pool on Wednesday evening was Mias J. Kennedy from Invercargill. Miss Kennedy swam backstroke in the 55 yard* and 110 yards women's freestyle events and. although she did not swim into a place, her times were good. The former Canterbury Freyberg Rosebowl golfer, M. W. Stanley, played well to reach the semi-final* of th* Christchurch amateur match championship, although he had played only a few holes in the 12 month* before the tournament. Stanley, who has lived in Hamilton for two years, has turned his hand again to cricket. He has two sons, both "mad on the game.” Although no longer in the top flight of the country's golfers. D. L. ("Tim”) Woon is still matched by very few in the length he obtain* with his tee shots. Playing in company with R. C. Murray during the Christ- ■ church amateur championships. Woon was rarely outdriven by the New Zealand representative, apart from the occasion* when he hurried hi* swing and sliced his drive. At the seventh he smote the ball fully 280 yards and later, at the 18th, he achieved a drive of about 250 yards. Both were good efforts, even though the fairways were fast.

A consistent water polo player for Canterbury In representative game* this season ha* been the solid L McKenzie, of th* Christchurch club. McKenzie has played for Canterbury against Wellington. Otago and Melbourne. He is a useful man in the middle of the pool, and hi* passing ha* given the . forward* several good chances.

A return to good tennl* form this season ha* been shown by th* Waikato player Mie* V. Fladgat*. Ranked ninth in the Dominion two season* ago. Miss Fladgate’s tennis was limited last season by illness. In this week'* Canterbury championships she showed a fierce and powerful forehand drive which nearly upset th* top-seeded Mis* A. Smith.

The Western soccer team will again next season have the service* of A. Bishop. It was stated in error in this column last Saturday that Bishop would be turning out for Wanderers in future. In his matches on the wing for Western last season. Bishop was impressive, and he even made a brave showing when called upon to deputise in goz. in on* game.