Sportsman’s Notebook G. F. Hack To Return To Canterbury Team

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29776, 20 March 1962, Page 20

Sportsman’s Notebook G. F. Hack To Return To Canterbury Team

The Canterbury 440 yards and 880 yards record-holder, G. F. Hack, will return on Saturday to the Canterbury athletic team after a few months’ absence. He will compete for the province against a New Zealand Combined Services’ team at Rugby Park. Because of an injury. Hack has not represented Canterbury since the triangular meeting at W.nton iri December

Several of Canterbury's leading athletes. including Misses L. E. Anderson. L. Curtis, E G Pyne, and Mrs V. I Young, were not available for selection, as they will be competing at a meeting in Blenheim. The Canterbury team is:— Men.—loo and 220 yards: A. Steel, D. McKenzie, J. Geoghegan, D. Davison. 440 yards: P. Morrissey, D McKenzie, G. Hack, P. Cates. 880 yards: G. Morris, Hack, R F. Nottage, J. D. Macdonald. Mile: Macdonald, B Smith. Nottage, B. Clements Three miles: D. Reece. B Curie, B. Jones, R. Reekie 120 yards hurdles: M. Speden. M. Walls, A. Patterson. 220 yards hurdles: P. Cates. Walls, B. Blackwell. High jump: Speden, Walls, J. Chadderton Pole vault: C. Stricke, Chadderton, A. Brooks. Long jump: Speden, K. Simpson, B. Blackwell. Hop. step and jump: Speden, Simpson, Symes. Shot and discus: R Ball Symes. Javelin: Ball, Speden. M Stewart Hammer: Brown, Harbott.

Women.—7s and 100 yards: M Chamberlain. R. Allbrett, G. Bryden M Veitch. H McDowell High jump: C. Rolton. S Lightfoot. Thompson. Shot: L. Duncan. V Blair, Lightfoot. Discus: Thompson, Duncan, Blair Javelin: J Ryan. Lightfoot « * •

Edwards Transfered The Bay of Plenty and New Zealand Rugby League

front-row forward, S. K. Edwards, will probably play club football in Auckland this season If he plays in Auckland he will return to his old club. Marist Last year he was the sole representative from Bay of Plenty in the New Zealand side which toured England and France, and played in all six tests * * * Departed Two well-known R-class dinghies have left Canterbury this month One is the Christchurch club Fresco, which has been sailed with considerable success by B E. Treleaven and M E Selwood The new owner is J Pickering, of Picton. Treleaven has ordered a new fibreglass Finn yacht On Sunday, though, he stayed In the R class—at tbe tiller of Salaam, borrowed from P G Mander—with his younger brother, G. Treleaven, as for’ard hand The beauti-fully-finished Timaru boat Bali Hai, has gone from J Clancy to a skipper in Oamaru. * * * Bowling Tourney Now that there will be no tournament in Christchurch during the Easter period the Buller Bowling Centre is hopeful that there will be more patronage than usual at tbe West Coast tournament A few years ago Canterbury was well represented at this fixture but in the last six or seven seasons only one or two teems have taken part Nominations will close on April 7 * ♦ » Surfing Visit Next week-end a team from tbe Sumner Surf Lifesaving Club will visit Greymouth to compete against the Kotuku club Kotuku would appear to be firmly established in the area, and a visit by an outside club should do much to stimulate interest there. Mr R. Barnes, who has been mainly responsible for establishing the club, has visions of the forming of a Seddon Shield district of surf clubs, incorporating Nelson, Marlborough, Buller, and the West Coast. * * * League Coaches The coaching classes held in Christchurch last year by the national advisory coach to the New Zealand Rugby League Council, Mr C. R. Mountford, are bearing trait Five of the six senior teams this season will be coached by men who qualified for certificates at the end of Mr Mountford’s courses. Hornby. Papenui, Christchurch, and Sydenham will be coached by Messrs E. Butts, H. J Walker, R H Turton, and I Pimley respectively, all of whom gained senior club coaching certificates R Pounsford, who qualified for a junior coaching certificate, will be player-coach of the Linwood team. The Marist club has yet to announce the coach for its senior team.