TOPICAL TATTLE

Evening Star, Issue 21638, 6 February 1934, Page 4

TOPICAL TATTLE

NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE Otago representative swimmers have recollections of the promising displays given by W. Hassan, Auckland (liver, a year or two ago. Hassan did not compete at the national championships last year, but is announced as a competitor in the Auckland championship to-night, and is looked upon as a very probable winner. ♦ * * « T. M. Pullar, well-known junior member of the Anglican Harrier and Amateur Athletic Club, has an unusual ■‘hat trick” to his credit. At Invercargill recently he dead-heated with P. M‘Laughlan in the Southland junior half-mile championship. In the Otago junior half-mile championship on Satnrdnv he tied with H. J. Tyric for third place, and completed his treble of dead-heats when he shared third place in the mile B grade championship with G. Davie, a clubmate. Pullar is a good runner, but lacks a fast finish.

An Australian athletic writer said after the New South Wales championships of J, P. .Metcalfe, who will compete in New Zealand shortly: “The star of the day was J. P. Metcalfe, Sydney University. His great performances added further proof that he is rapidly rising to world pre-eminence as a jumper and consolidated his claim to represent Australia at the next Olympic Games. With ease he carried off the three main jumping events—the hop, step, and jump (60ft 2in, Jin outside his Australian and Statu record), running high jump (6ft 3Jin), and the running broad jump (24ft OJin). In the last-named event he eclipsed both the Australian and New South Wales records decisively, his record-making leap being a gem—a perfect jump.”

The intermediate swimming champion of New Zealand, N. Crump, put up a high-class performance last week when he lowered his own dominion record for 440yds to smin 14 4-ssec. This time was duly 1 2-ssec slower than G. Bridson’s senior record. But what distinguished Crump’s performance (says the Auckland 1 Herald ’) was the fact that the national senior championship has never been won in time as fast as his, not evert by Bridson and D. P. Lindsay. It is now considered likely that Crump will be selected to represent Auckland in the quartermile at the dominion championship meeting in Christchurch next month.

J. Goodman, who is the present open golf champion of America, which title he won in competition with all the famous American professionals, is the fourth ex-caddie to become open champion as an amateur. The others were “ Chick ” Evans, Francis Ouimet, and Jerome Travers. Goodman is a youth of twenty-four, from Omaha, in the State of Nebraska. He is said to be a jaunty, fearless player. As a youngster of twenty, Goodman, who attended cattle on railway trains as a means of paying his fares to golf tournaments, sprang into prominence by beating the great Boboy Jones in the amateur championship.

The French Lawn Tenuis authorities have been very busy of late delving into the amateur question, and one result of their activities is likely to be the authorising of matches between amateurs and professionals by the International Lawn Tennis Association. The French have pressed very strongly for this innovation and are confident that they have done enough to force the hand of the association.

r l’he second eleven pennant cricket match between Fitzroy and South Melbourne recently created a paradox. ]t resulted in a tie, each side scoring 121 runs. The last Fitzroy wicket fell to the sixth ball of the last over of the day. Under the rules the match was a tie and each side will take points. Had the Fitzroy batsmen played out time, and the score sheet had shown South Melbourne 121 runs, and Fitzroy nine wickets for 121 runs, the game, by a ruling of the Victorian Cricket Association, would have been regarded as a draw and neither aide would have scored a premiership point. Thus Fitzrby, by losing a wicket, gained 11 premiership points. * * ♦ * Previous winners of the Sanders Cup arc as follows; — , Year. Province. Boat. Where sailed. 1921 — Otago Heather Auckland 1922 — Auckland Desert Gold Dunedin 1921!—Auckland Bona Auckland 1924 Auckland Ilona Wellington 1925 — Otago lona Auckland ]92(i —Canterbruy Betty Dunedin 192"—Canterbury Betty Lyttelton 1928 — Canterbury Hetty Stewart Is. 1929 — Auckland Avalon Akaroa 19:50—Otago Kileen Auckland 1931—Wellington Betty Dunedin 19:52—Canterbury Avenger Wellington 10513—Canterbury Avenger Lyttelton ♦ * * * Air S. H. Gollan, whose death occurred at London a few days ago, was one of the leading golf players in New Zealand about thirty years ago. He twice won the New Zealand championship, in 1902 and in 1906, both years at Shirley. On the latter occasion he beat Mr W. T. D. Harman in the final. He played at least one sensational hole in that match, taking Land’s Knd in three (says the Christchurch ‘ Press ’)• *♦, * * An old Welsh international Soccer player recently received an international cap inscribed with the years of his games for Wales, over thirty years after he . had earned the cap. When Caesar Jenk.vns, now sixty-eight years of age, played for Wales, as centre half-back, between 1890 and 1898, the Welsh Football Association did not present caps. However, when he pointed out, lately, to the association’s secretary that he had nothing to show for his football services to his country, the association decided to present him with a belated cap. + * * * The prediction that Holland's wonderful sixteen-year-old mermaid, Willie den Oudeu, would in the near future wipe all Helene Madison’s world’s records from the hook, is being borne out by her recent performance at a carnival at Amsterdam, when she swam 300 metres free style in 3.58, breaking Aliss Madison’s world’s record of 3.59 5-10. Previously Willie had shattered Helene’s world’s 100 and 200 metres marks. * * * * J. Borotra has again been placed at the head of the French lawn tennis ranking list, a position he shared previously with H. Cocliet. C. Boussus is second and P. Feret and A. Martin Legeay share the third position. Afarcel Bernard. J. Lesueur, and Andra Alerlin are equal fifth. J. Brugnon is eighth and A- Gentien and P. Dandry equal ninth.

The 220yds low hurdles championship of Canterbury on Saturday was won by the All Black Rugby player, Eddie Holder, who carried Westportbs colours to, victory for the first time in 26 3-ssec. Holder’s time was 3-ssec inside the Canterbury standard. * * * # D. H. Symes, the well known Otago ’Varsity swimmer and New Zealand University champion, swims in Christchurch during the holiday and represents Canterbury at the national championships. On Saturday he won the Canterbury 50yds championship in 26sec. E. M'Conville, who is also very well known here, was third. He has been concentrating more on longer distances this season. At Christchurch last week, George Low set a new dominion record of Imin 46 3-ssec for 150 yards back stroke, clipping off 2 3-ssec from L. <l. Moorhouse’s record, established three years ago. Moorhouse was beaten by syds when Low set his new time. * + * * Seven fighters are on the way from America for Australia, accompanied by Charlie Lucas, who has acted as Australian representative abroad. The fighters are Wesley Ramey, a young Michigan-born light-weight; Varias Milling, a Filipino feather-weight, who defeated Claude Varner, Tod Morgan’s pal; Roy (“Tiger”) Williams, a coloured cruiser-weight, who has defeated Gorilla Jones and Sammy Slaughter; Joe Ghnouly, a young lightweight. and Rnmanian-Ainerican, who recently battered A 1 Foreman into submission; Speedy Dado, feather and bantam, of the Philippines,, whose true and formidable name is Deosado Pesado, and among the men he has vanquished is Al. Brown, Marty Samson, a mid-dle-weight, and Ralph Lenny, lightweight and welter-weight, who is an I talian-American. • « • ■ “ Geoff ” Sceats, a Conner New Zealand high jump champion, is to be lost to the Mount Albert Grammar School. He has accepted a position at the Waitaki Boys’ Higli School (says the ‘ New Zealand Referee ’). Sceats is an ardent enthusiast of youth, and Mount Albert’s loss will certainly be Waitaki’s gain. “ Geoff ” is best remembered on the athletic field for his statuesque-like stance which he adopted when preparing to take off. (North Otago will now possess two noted jumpers in Sceats and A. 'A. Cameron.) * + * * Tom Payne, the veteran English walker, now approaching the sixtyveal mark, retains his form in a remarkable manner. At South Shields recently Payne walked ten miles in 76min 12see * * * * Mere males who flounder around trying to compile cricket performances of note will groan with envy at the record so far this season of Miss Vera Belworthy, of the Mai Moa Club. She has taken thirty wickets at a cost of 28 nm (says the ‘ Sun ’). « « * * That amazing versatile athlete, A. I. (“ Mick ”) Darby, of Wanganui, still retains his form to a remarkable degree. It is his ambition to win the national high hurdles this year, and despite his thirty odd years “ Mick ” might well do the trick (says a northern writer). Bob Frankham narrowly defeated Noel Crump in the 60yds Auckland championship recently. The time, 21 I-ssec, although not a record, was fast, and showed both youths to be in excellent form (says an exchange). * ♦ * * Don Bradman is greater than ever (says an exchange). His heavy scoring this season leads to this conclusion. His figures in all matches read like a fairy tale: —For New Soutli Wales — 66 innings, 10 not outs, 452 highest score, 5,571 runs, average 99.48. Australian eleven matches—4B innings, 7 not out, highest score 252, 3,050 runs, average 74.39. Australia in tests—34 innings, 3 not outs, 344 highest score, 3.091 runs, average 99.70. In all firstclass matches—l4B innings, 20 not outs, highest score 452, 11,712 runs, average 91.57. * * , * * Although Oxford University has been beaten with monotonous regularity since 1923, when the Dark Blues won its last race from Cambridge, its supporters are looking this year with great hopes to turn the tide on the Light Blues (says the ‘ Australasian ’). This year’s president (G. A. Ellison), bow of the 1932 crew and No. 7 in last year’s eight, has all the 1933 crew on hand to work on, with the exception of W. D. C. Erskine-Crum, the No. 7 of the 1931 crew, and who rowed No. 5 in 1932 and No. 3 in 1933. A number of different school oarsmen have been tried out, among them being J. H. Lascelles, from New Zealand. Another promising freshman is Sutcliffe, who stroked Shrewsbury College in the ladies’ challenge eights at the last two Henley regattas. This year the best oars from the coxswainless fours have been given a trial to prove their merit, irrespective of whether they come from recognised rowing schools or not. This was done to dispose of the impression that only those from rowing schools get any encuragement at Oxford. * * * * Len Harvey, the British heavyweight champion, who recently beat Jack Petersen, is appearing with his wife in a London revue at a salary of £7OO a week. * * ♦ * “ Hugh Gallacher, Chelsea’s Scottish international centre-forward, may be transferred to Evefton, holders of the F.A. Cup. Chelsea are reputed to have paid £IO,OOO for the services of Gallacher when he was transferred from Newcastle United in 1930.”—London ‘ Daily Telegraph.’ • # • • L. Cook, of Monto (Q.), L. Harley (V.). and A. O’Hara (V.) were recommended recently by the Executive Committee of the Amateur Boxing and Wrestling Union of Australia for selection for the British Empire games. • « f « “ Young ” Perez, of Morocco, who vielded the world’s fly-weight championship to Jackie Brown, of England, is climbing back to enntendership rank He beat “ Kid ” Francis in Paris some time ago after a terrific bout, in which Perez entered as an outsider for the verdict. * * * * Mrs Glenna Collett Vare, former title-holder of the American women’s championship, is mentioned in ‘ Golf Monthly ’ as a competitor in this year’s British women’s championship at Porthcawl next May. Mrs Vare is reported to be playing better than ever, and to have regained her keenness for golf, in five previous efforts to secure The British event, .Mrs Vare twice reached the final —at St. Andrews m 1923. when she was beaten by Miss Wethered, and in 11129 at Formby, when she lost to Miss Diana Fisbwick These championships vill be of more than ordinary interest to golfers

throughout New Zealand owing to the entry of Miss O. Kay and Miss B Gaisford, the dominion representatives

‘‘ There are two things Invercargill athletes look forward to during the year,” said Mr W. Torrance, wellknown Invercargill athletic official, at the Otago Centre’s dinner to the visi tors after the track and field championships on Saturday. “The first is the visit of the Dunedin athletes to Invercargill for .the Southland chain pionships, and the second is our visit to Dunedin for the Otago championships.” It is interesting to note that the Invercargill Clubs are affiliated to the Otago Centre, and for many years excellent relations have existed between the southern clubs and the parent body in Dunedin.