SPORTS NOTES.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 September 1936, Page 6

SPORTS NOTES.

ACTIVITY HERE AND THERE. A Noted Referee. A report from Honolulu states that George Blake, who is in Los Angeles, expects to be invited to Australia to referee the world championship bout between- Barney Boss and Jack Caroll in December. Blake, who was in Australia with Fidel La; Barba, has since his return to America attained international reputation as a referee. King Levinsky Back Again. King Levinsky, making his first appearance in the ring for several months won a slow ten rounds decision over Joe Bauer, a Cleveland (Ohio) heavyweight, at Hollywood recently. Constant clinching marred the bout. In one of his clinches Levinsky almost threw his opponent to-the canvas in a wrestling hold. The official score card gave him six pounds. Levinsky scaled 13st. 131 b., and his opponent 13st. 31b. Sutcliffe’s Exit. The passing of Sutcliffe from big cricket is a matter for regret says, an Australian writer in the Sydney Sun. I am not suggesting that he ever gave us thrills or that he was in any way a stylist, but his value to English cricket is shown by his performances. He was definitely a man for the big occasion, with courage in plenty, and England will miss him sorely. Wrestler E. D. George. It is reported that the largest guarantee ever made to induce a wrestler to visit New Zealand is being offered to Ed. Don George, twice champion of the world, and it seems likely that he will accept an engagement in the Dominion towards the end of next month. No Wonder ! Lionel Van Praag, well-known Australian dirt-track rider, was the victim of an amazing attack led by women and girls following his disqualification for allegedly boring during a recent race in England. When he dashed to the lead in a subsequent race, stones, apples, and missiles were flung at him from the terraces, and a pandemonium of hooting and hissing broke out when he won. But that was not all. As he made his way through the crowd after the event he was pushed, buffeted and struck. A young girl hurled herself at him and tugged at his hair. Eventually the Australian was smuggled from the ground by a side entrance. No wonder he has decided to retire ! South American football matches apparently have nothing on speedway racing in England. Boxer Warncock’s Injury. An injury to his jaw received in training some weeks ago by Jimmy Warnock, Irish fly-weight champion, has been found to be more serious than was as first thought, and Warnock will be forced to postpone for at least three months his contest with Pat Palmer for the right to oppose Benny Lynch, world champion. Belfast surgeon’s have X-rayed Warnock’s jaw, and report that it would be extremely dangerous for

him to undertake any boxing for at least 12 weeks. N.Z. Swimmers. Results of the swimming contests at the Olympic Games may be said to have vindicated the New Zealand Swimming Council’s Judgment in not entering any New Zealanders. One of the swimmers whose nomination the council rejected in the face of so much criticism was the backstroke champion, P. E. Mathiesou, of Dunedin. However, under slightly less favourable conditions his best time for 100 metres, 71s. was beaten by eight competitors at Berlin, and the winner of the final, A. Kiefer, of the United States, registered G 0.95.,.95., the other finalists taking progressively longer up to the young Australian, P. Oliver, who was last in 70.75. Golf With Japan’s Crown Prince. During the recent , visit to Japan by a body of young members of the Australian Golf League, Miss Lesley Bailey a well-known Melbourne player, who visited New Zealand with the last Australian Tasman Cup team, and who acted as a chaperone to the group, was invited by the Crown Prince of Japan to play golf with him one day. This was the first time such an honour was handed outside of the Royal circle, so it speaks volumes for the reputation of Australians in this branch of sport when such invitations come their way. Miss Bailey afterwards said that the Prince played the best game she saw in Japan, ahd that the course was ideal in every way. Secret of Speed. “Imagine you are running on a redhot stove. That is the secret of speed,” said Jesse Owens, the American negro, when interviewed after his victory in the 100 metres at Berlin in time equalling the world’s record. “Keep the foot relaxed, and the toes slightly spread, then snap hard with those calf-muscles immediately the foot touches the ground. Don’t think it did not take years of practice for me to catch that knack. I have been doing nothing else since I was 13. I intend to retire from athletics within a year, I am married and want to earn money.” A cable message has since announced that Owens intends turning professional, having accepted a vaudeville contract in America.