SPORT AND THE WAR.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXXI, 19 February 1916, Page 3

SPORT AND THE WAR.

A well-known Wellington Rugby player. Mr G. Luoni, who has represented the Athletic Football Club in its senior grade for the last few years, and who is also a member of the present Rugby Union Management Committee, is leaving with the next reinforcements.

Writing of the Swimming Carnival] in aid of the Patriotic Fund held by' the Richmond Club. (Christ-church), the Weekly Press says: "Now that such a success has been achieved, perclaance some of those other club§ that are hibernating till the war is over will take a leaf from Richmond's book. The war has hit several clubs very hard, through the majority of members enlisting, and Richmond is. one of them, but that young .nembers ineligible for service can awake just the same enthusiasm si® the older generation has been refreshingly demonstrated, and I would urg<* the other clubs ihtit are marking time to make an effort to keep the game going." Promoted to the rank of captain in the Bedfordshire Regiment are Lieutenants J. VV. H. T. Douglas (wellknown to all New Zealand cricket enthusiasts) and E. S. M. Poy-ntz, captains on the cricket field of Essex and Somerset respectively. D. Sandman, the Canterbury and New Zealand representative, who joined the Colors some time ago, is still playing for Trentham in the Wellington Association's senior competition. He will leave with C Company, 13th Reinforcements.

According to '"'Lawn Tennis," Captain J. C. Par fee,- who received injuries to his right wrist at the Dardanelles, is making thoroughly satisfactory progress, and hopes shortly to have the complete use of his right hand. Formerly Captain Parke was a dashing Irish International Rugby three-quarter, and latterly he has gained International fame as a brilliant lawn tennis singles player. Punch's Almanack for 1916 has a section in. which the artist imagines what various phases of English life would he if Prussia conquered England One section is designated "Prussianised sport," amongst the "Kultured" .specialties are: (1) "The Krupp's long driver apparatus, worked by means of an electric battery and series of springs; (2) "Hate" on the green —a true specimen of the Bosche with an expression of real German hate while his opponent putts a Prussian 'strafing' his opponent. (3) The new Potsdam putting—kick your opponent in th© stomach with a back lash and he won't know how you holed out. (4) Handy magnet for drawing ball fro-m. bad lie—behind your back while your opponent is on the other side of the course. (5) Dealing with a caddy who will hand you the wrong club (shooting him with revolver). (6) Asphyxiation on the football field —using the ga? cloud in front of a charge. (?) To" brighten cricket—use the explosive ball. (8) Torpedoing Salmon in the Highlands,