SPORTS NEWS Treloar: May Not Visit Dominion

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 February 1947, Page 4

SPORTS NEWS Treloar: May Not Visit Dominion

Unable To Obtain Air Passage SYDNEY, Feb. 5. The record-breaking sprinter, John Treloar, was advised by Qantas Airways that he could not leave for New Zealand to-day. Since Saturday, 17 passengers have been taken off the flying boats to make way for the mail. He was to have made a month’s tour of New Zealand, starting with the Dunedin athletic carnival next Saturday, but has been advised by the company that no definite date for a flight can be fixed. 19-Year-Old Star.

When John Treloar, 19-year-old Australian sprint star crosses the Tasman this month, New Zealand athletic fans will see Australia’s best bet for the 1948 Olympic Games wrote a Sydney correspondent in an earlier dispatch. In his present form the blonde giant is capable of really sensational figures for the 100yds and 220yds events, as keen judges feel that even his 9.6 sec and 21.2 sec respectively do not represent his true limit.

The Australian lad stands 6ft 3in in his socks. Late last year the young champion took the New South Wales junior championship—with a run of 9.6 sec fox - the 100 yards—figures which equalled the senior record held jointly by Jimmy Carlton and Brian Dunn. Two weeks later, in a special attempt on the furlong record, Treloai’ established an alltime low for an Australian with 21.25 e—and this after a severe thunderstorm had passed over the track. Though subject to the usual “prerace nerves” he rarely breaks; but his long 7ft 6in stride does not become evident until he has reached the 40yd mark. It is then that he musters the terrific speed which takes him ovei’ the line with an overpowering burst. His main driying force appears to come from his left leg, which has grown bigger all over than his right, showing a difference of three-quart-ers of an inch in the calf and fiveeighths of an inch in the length of the feet. For his size eleven feet he wears specially-made and perfectlybalanced 15oz. shoes with seveneighths inch spikes.

Worked Well For Rugby A man who rendered signal service to New Zealand Rugby as an administratox' in Great Britain returned to his native land by the Hinemoa. He was Mr. C. J. Wray who, for 25 years, has represented the New Zealand Rugby" Football Union in England. Mr. Wray worked hard in the interests of the game for his country in Great Britain aftex 1 taking the place of the late Mr. Ray Palliser, who retired from office in 1921. Indeed, he was in no small measure responsible fox' New Zealand’s securing a place on the English committee. In token of his efforts Mr. Wray received a gold medallion from the N.Z.R.F.U. in 1922. He resigned from his post in November last and his solicitor-partner, Mr. Maurice Smith, accepted the appointment. Maurice Smith was a student at Victoria College in the late 1920’5. Wellingtonians playing Rugby at that time may recall him. Met Stoddart’s Team

One of the two surviving members of the Auckland Rugby team which played against A. E. Stoddart’s touring English side in 1888, Mr. A. E. Braund, of Bayswater, celebrated his 80th birthday recently. Mr. Braund has had a long association with both Rugby and yachting in Auckland, and still takes a keen interest in both sports. Search For Boxing Talent The stocks of New Zealand boxers rose considerably aftex’ the MurphyPatrick fight, and the latest arrival in search of talent for fight-fans in the Commonwealth is Mr. Ben Tracey, an Australian who has roamed pretty well all ovex’ the globe looking for boxers, promoting bouts and what you will. Appearances' are deceptive. Tracey quiet-spoken and wearing spectacles has a somewhat flattened nose as the only outward sign of his own- active participation in boxing years ago. Ben Tracey has been connected with the sport for more than 40 years. In 1918 he was mixing it with the best of Australia’s lightweights. After World War 1 he went to the Philxppines. Ben can claim some credit for introducing the noble art to those Orientals. He has visited the islands on eight occasions.

Senior Prospect Nelsonians think highly ot . L. Barry, a youthful free-style swimmer, and go so far as to rate hirn a senior national prospect at 220yds. He impressed Mr. A. Laurie, who took the Wellington representatives to Nelson. Barry has developed a most powerful kick, out the national honours would appeal to be just beyond him yet. He win have the advantage of competing in his home town, but he will meet real opposition when Noel Chambers (Canterbury), triple national champion, takes hi's place on the starting board.

Who Will Make Test Cricket Team ? Next month a Test cricket match against England willl be played at Lancaster Park, Christchurch, Zealand’s team, which should be selected with the forthcoming tour of England in mind, in the opinion of the Sports Post, Wellington, should rea d.—W. A. Hadlee, B. Sutcliffe and L. D. Smith (Otago), V. J. Scott, p. D. Taylor, W. M. Wallace, J. Cowie, and C. Snedden (Auckland), R- HScott (Canterbury), E. W. Tmdill and D. S. Wilson (Wellington). Other likely candidates, of course, are H. B. Cave, F. B. Smith, R. Crawford, C. S. Dempster, I. B. Cromb, and C. Burke. Hadlee and Verdun Scott would appear to be likely opening batsmen, though Tindill, who is a certainty for the ’keeper’s position, might receive some consideration for the job instead of Scott. The New Zealand side should be very jnuch stronger than the one which failed against Australia last season.