Reporter's Diary

Press, 18 March 1981, Page 2

Reporter's Diary

Visiting jogger MORE than 9000 took part in the annual City to Surf jog on Saturday morning, and one on Monday. A German visitor Mr Manfred .Fischer (above), originally stranded in Christchurch because of the airlines strike, decided that he liked Christchurch so much he would stay on, A keen jogger and physical fitness enthusiast, Mr; Fischer wanted to run in the jog on Saturday but after a sample of New Zea-

land hospitality on Friday evening he slept in. Undaunted, he traced the route on a map and set off from Cathedral Square on Monday. Instead of running straight to Queen Elizabeth IL Park he went on to New Brighton beach for a swim. After a dip in the surf,-he called into the park on his way back to the Square. Having completed his round trip he ran on back to his residence in Avonside at a rather sedate pace.

Cricket equality HUSBAND AND WIFE combinations are not unusual in many, sports arenas, but the appearance of two couples in the same cricket match is believed to be unique. Last Saturday in a senior match between Le Bons Bay and Kaituna in the Banks Peninsula competition, the Le Bons side contained Eileen and John Mclntosh and Anne-Marie and Peter Brittenden. A lack of interest by some of the regular members of the Le Bons Bay side meant that the team was two short for its Saturday encounter. So as the side would not go oh to the field without a full complement the two women volunteered. Their contributions with the bat amounted to nought but their fee fielding at coveir

and backward square-leg saved many runs for the Le Bons side. Because of the yeoman service of the two women, many' other women and girls are believed to be keen to play cricket next season. The women have already beaten the men twice at netball and are keen to carry the competition into . the cricketing arena.

Fly-by-night A CHRISTCHURCH motel owner is interested to hear from the person who bought a 10-speed Healing cycle advertised in “The Press” last Tuesday. It is the motel owner’s only clue to find three Dunedin men who checked into his motel for four days during the cricket test and dashed off without paying. It was while at the motel the men sold the cycle because they charged the advertising bill to the motel well. The blue cycle was.offered at Sl5O or near offer. Mr Dick Constable, of A and A Motels, hopes that the person who bought the cycle can help to identify the three men. Free trial run

BODY SCANNING is very much the “in” topic a't Christchurch Hospital now that it has its $1 million American-produced 'unit. This most sophisticated of diagnostic tools is housed in a special area, work on which was done by workmen on a very tight

schedule. The chairman of the North Canterbury Hospital Board’s works committee, Mr Cyril Whitty, suggested tongue-in-cheek on Monday that one way of rewarding the workmen would be to give them a free run through the new machine. Persistent

THE FIORDLAND crested penguin discovered on Pines Beach on Monday has been in the area for some time. A Pines Beach resident said yesterday that he had. found the “little fellow” in the sand dunes last Thursday and took him home for rest and recreation. The penguin spent the day preening himself and . dining on fresh trout. Not knowing what to do with the new boarder, the man approached the Zoology Society who told him to return the moulting penguin to the sand dunes. This was where he was found by pupils of Russley School two days ago. At the moment, the pengtiin is living on a diet of fish puree and eggs and is expected to be released in about 10 days.

May celebrations the’ centennial celebrations of the Christchurch Boys’ High School will be held from May 7 to .May 11, not during Easter as mentioned in “Reporter’s Diary” ■ yesterday. The name of .the centennial book, published yesterday, is “The Years Between.”