SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 929, 30 January 1924, Page 12

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

CRICKET NOTES. (By “Slip.”) Saturday last was a day of big scjring, the total of 446 put up by Old Boys for the loss of seven wickets against Railway establishing a recc rd for the season, while R.S.A.’s total of 321 against High School was also a gcod effort. It was, however, a batsman’s wicket, and the bowling of both Railway and High School was well spent towaids the end.

Facing Railway, Old Boys’ openi ig pair, Hodder and Burke, commenced quietly, and the first-named did not display his usual aggressiveness, bei lg content to stonewall Ongley. Bur ce scored the faster in the early stages, but his partner gradually opened oi t, and when the partnership ended at )1 both batsmen had registered the sane figure (43). Almost invariably Hodder or Rose figure prominently for Old Boys, and if the one fails the other makes amends. So it was on Saturday, for Rose failed to stay, but Hodder batted on strongly and appeared certain of his century when a beautiful low catch by Ingham robbed him of the chance. This is the fourth occasion he has lost the honour when beyond the eighty mark. Hodder and Tier added 68 for the third wicke while Hope and Stockwell added 95 for the fifth wicket. Hope’s century wi s an aggressive one, and a let off when five proved costly to Railway. He followed it with two chances in the nineties, and his subsequent dismissal came from a big hit, which O’Brien accepted just short of the boundary line. H;s 127 contained 18 fours and four sixei. Each succeeding batsman contribute! freely, and Randall (56 not out) and Sitywell (35) added 97 for the sevent i wicket.

Railway’s chances of lowering tin colours of the championship leaders loo); very remote, and Old Boys should raise their points total by a further three a ; least- next/ Saturday.

Railway sadly missed McVicar, bu the continuation of the match shouli find him in their ranks. George, ai ex-Scots College boy, turned out for Railway on Saturday, and promisee well.

R.S.A. opened disastrously againsl High School, Grant being bowled off his foot before he had scored. This reduces Grant’s batting average to 44.0. Tilt partiiTtship between Perrin and Ross was highly productive, the score reading 129 when the latter went, of which the outgoing batsman had contributed 78. Perrin, who batted very patiently, finally went fourth wicket with the total' at 190. Donaldson returned an excellent 38, while Jacobs, with his customary consistency, got into double figures with 23. hive wickets, however, only added 50 runs, but Burgess and Pearless put up a great final wicket partnership by adding 81, ol which the former was responsible for 39 and the latter 53, not out. Both of these players are worthy of higher rungs on the batting ladder. R.S.A.’s 321 was the second occasion this season on which they topped the 300 mark. It is rumoured that there is a probability of Hope returning to Wellington. if such, eventuates he will be a distinct loss to Manawatu in both cricket and Rugby circles. Blunt, playing for West Christchurch against Riecarton, knocked up 266, the highest individual score of the season, and also put up a record for the number oi runs scored in one over. He had the regular bowlers well collared, and Cay gill was tried for one over. Blunt hit seven balls out of the eight over the boundary for six each. Blunt made his total of 266 in two hours 24 minutes—a remarkable rate of scoring. “A total of only eight byes out of the 517 runs scored cannot fail far short of the record for a score of that size,” states “Slip” in commenting in the Otago Daily Times on Bowie’s wicketkeepmg for Albion against Carisbrook when the latter put up a record score. That fateful 13. In 12 hits Jack Nicholson, a Melbourne cricketer, last week scored five sixes, four fours, a two and a single—a total of 49. He missed the 13th and was bowled.

Even representative cricketers are not always authorities on poTnts arising in the game. After Blunt at Christchurch on Saturday had just hit seven sixes off one over by Caygill, a representative bowler remarked that had he been bowling he would have : foiled Blunt by bowling a wide or two. This Canterbury trumtler, and others as well, overlooked the fact that a wide or a no-ball does not count as a ball in an over. There is a probability that Dempster, who must be regarded as one of the best fieldsmen in New Zealand, will take up his residence in Dunedin soon. W. A. Baker, who lias played 29 innings in Shield contests for Wellington, scored his first century in these games during the recent match. Worker failed by six runs to create a new record —that "of scoring a century in both innings of a Shield match. However, by adding six to his century in the first innings, he comes out with the magnificent average of 100 per innings for the match. Hiddleston now heads the aggregate scores in all Shield matches. He has scored 1399 runs for 29 innings, once not out, averaging 49.9 G per innings. Previously, L. G. Hemus (Auckland), 1341 for 39 innings, and W. It. Patrick, 1331 for 49 innings, were ahead of Hiddleston on the list. LOCAL AVERAGES. The following detailed list of averages reveals the position of the players participating in the Saturday senior fixtures at the conclusion of the second round of the competitions: OLD BOYS’ CLUB. BATTING. Inn-Not Highest Total AverName. ings. Out. Score. Runs. age.

- RAILWAY. ' BATTING. Inn-Not Highest Total AverName. ings. Out. Score. Runs. ago.

R.S.A. BATTING. Inn-Not Highest Total AverName. ings. Out. Score. Runs. age.

BOWLING.

HIGH SCHOOL. BATTING.

BOWLING.

REPRESENTATIVE FIXTE’RES. The following table reveals the order of merit of players who have participated in representative fixtures during the current season : BATTING. Inn-Not Highest Total AverNamo. ings. Out. Score. Runs. age.

* Denotes not out. LESS THAN THREE INNINGS. Inn- Not Highest Total Aver-

bowling.

plunket shield game. Tho aggregate for the WellingtonOtago match of 1905 runs occupies second place in the list of the world’s big performances of the type, easily displacing the previous highest aggregate. The previous record aggregate for a Piinket Shield match was scored in the Wellington-Auckland game played at Wellington in December, 1922. lington's contributions were 435 and ayif and Auckland replied with 386 and 337 making a grand total of 1554 runic Only three days—December 23, 25 and 20--were occupied in amassing these runs. The sixth wicket partnership between Mc-Mullan and A. W. Alloo in the second innings was notablo for producing as manv as 130 r.uns, which falls short of the English record for that partnershi > by only 22 runs. The Australian fifth wicket record is 142 and the sixth 186. No fewer than 10 new balls were used in the game. Bowlers hud plenty of opportunities to employ the “swinger.” which is generally so deadly before the lies' ness has svom- off the ball. The nearest Otago has ever been to gaining possession of the Shield was in 1903, when they scored 038 and 159 aga ,nst Auckland (the holders), who re-

plied with 196 and five wickets for 160 runs. Otago had the northerners fairly on the run, and it was “time” alone that saved them. The rules then governing Shield matches stipulated for an allowance of three days only in which to decide the issue. The game was thus drawn, distinctly in favour of Otago. Mr C. G. Wilson, manager of the Wellington team, captained Otago in that match and compiled 144 runs before being disposed of. HAWKE CUP RULES. WANGANUI, Jan. 29. In connection with a special meeting of tlie New Zealand Cricket Association on Friday, with reference to the Hawke Cup rules, the Wanganui Association adopted a proposal to cut both islands into groups as follows: Group one: Poverty Bay, Hawke’s Bay, Wairurapa and Manawatu. Group two : South Auckland, Rangitikei, Wanganui, Taranaki. Group three: Atariborough, Nelson and West Coast. Group four: Southland, North Otago and South Canterbury. Any other association, not included in the above, to challenge the nearest association included, the winner to take its place in the group. Failing this scheme, Wanganui decided to support the Southland proposal, but emphatically protested against Nelson and Alarlborough’s inclusion in the North Island. ON TRACK AND FIELD. (Notes By “Evens.”)

• the sports gathering at Turakina on Saturday, \\ . Wilton, of the Palmerston North Club, secured first places in the three jumping events and the 220yds handicap. • . , . e ' r ul| d. J- Norris, of the local club, intend journeying to Wanganui next Saturday to compete in the Caledonian Society's big gathering there. The former will start r> l 0 fi ur< h es and the latter in the sprints. Both should do well. A large number of local runners and cyclists intend competing at the Shannon sports on Saturday. February 9, while it is expected that another large team will make the journey to Linton on Wednesday, February 13. K. Glendinning made his first appearance on the training track this season the other morning, when he showed that liis last vo-Pa form had not entirely departed. The \\..:ir understands that he is training for a private meeting and does not- intend taking part in any others until next season. Local enthusiasts would like to see him change his decision, foi. with his aid, Manawatu could make a good showing at the country club’s championships. An Australion writer states that that once noted American field game exponent, G. A. Blonder, who is now living in Melbourne, lias resided sufficiently loi g in the State to qualify him to represent Victoria at Hobart. Blonder is best known as a javelin thrower. In 1914. us a member of the Poly Prep School (Brooklyn) lie won the junior championship of the I.’.S.A. with the javelin with it throw of 165 it 2in, and followed it up by annexing the senior title at 166 ft Biin. lie won the senior javelin throw championship in 1915 and 1915 as a member of ihe. Irish-American A.C., New York; in 1917 as unattached; in 1913 as a member of tho U S. School of Military Aeronautics: and in 1919 as a member of the Now York A.C. lie was at the top of his form in 1916. when his winning throw was 19Cft 6in. Bronder, who presumably learnt most of his field games knowledge when at the University cf Pennsylvania, is, or has been, also a first-class exponent of discus and hammer throwing, and if he competes in these events at Hobart he will provide strong opposition for Alunro and McHolm, tho New Zealanders. At the Victorian championships last Saturday. Bronder broke that State’s javelin re-

cord, doing 17Cft llins, only C:t 6jins below W. G. Reid’s Australian and New Zealanu record. The New Zealand team for Hobart departed from Wellington on Friday, after being farewellech- at a function over which Air A. T. Davies, president of the New Zealand A.A. A., preside,!, r i he team consists of the following:— J. AlcHelm (manager), and A. L. Lewis, of Canterbury; J. A. C. McKenzie, of Otago; G. Harvey, of Wairarapa; and P. Alunro, H. E. Wilson, L. A. Tracy, and R. A. Rose, of Wellington. The programme for the meeting is as follows: —First day. February 6. Championships: 100yds (heats and final), 440vds (heats), 120yds hurdles (heats and final), running liigh jump. 161 b shot putt, running broad jump, 440yds hurdles (heats, if necessary). Handicaps: 100yds and one mile. Second day, February 7. —Decathlon events, three miles run championship, 161 b hammer throw championship, and medley relay race. Third day. February 8. —Decathlon events, three miles walk championship; also school races and cycle race. Final day. February 9 —Championships : 220yds (heats and final). 440yds final, 440yds hurdles (final). 830yds, one mile, one mile walk, throwing the javelin and discus, and pole vault. Handicaps: 440yds, 880yds gud ono mile cycle. At a meeting of the records committee of the American Athletic Union in Detriot, the committee refused by u vote of 4 to 1 to approve of seven records said to hate been made by C. W. Paddock, the Californian sprinter, in 1921. The committee had ruled against these records last year, but they were brought up at this meeting by Mr Robert S Weaver, president of the Southern Pacific Athletic Association. 'lho reasons given by the committee for refusal to approve the records were that they were , made in one race and had not been tinted by competent officials. r l ho committee adopted a resolution that hereafter records made ut intermediate distances in a roce should not bo allowed. The business on the order paper for the eleventh conference of the board of control of the Amatour Athletic Union of Australia and New Zealand, to bo hold at liobart dining the second week in February, and at which New Zealand will be represented by Messrs J. McHoltn and 11. E. Wilson, will include"* consideration of the following notices of motion from the Now Zealand Amateur Athletio Association :—(1) That a request from tho New Zeuland council be submitted on tho question of Australia v. New Zealand championships being held alternately in Australia and New Zealand every second year between teams representing the various States of Australia and a team representing Now Zealand, and that the programme be limited to nine or ton events to be mutually arranged, the cost of transporting the visiting teams to be borne by the visitors and not to be a charge against tho meeting; these contests to take the place of the present Australasian championships. (2) That it be a recommendation to the Board of Control that where practicable the use of the word “Auslrulasia” be discontinued in favour of the words “Australia and New Zealand.’’

According to information in Paris Amorica may not defend in the Paris games the rowing laurels she gained at Antwerp in 1920, unless the French Olympic Committee heeds a protest entered by the United States urging a change in the dates fixed. According to the Olympic programme rowing is scheduled for July 10 to July 14, but inasmuch ns such fixtuies as the Yale-Harvard race and the Poughkeepsie Regatta do not take place until the latter part of June, it would be impossible for the crews to cross in time for an international test. The French Olympic Committee has announced that 27 nations have already entered teams in the games, showing that a greater interest than ever.** being taken m this important international gathering. Gernmnv and Soviet Russia are not jet admitted.' Austria was invited, but was obliged to decline on account of the cost. Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey will compete.

Rose 7 1 109* 269 Hodder... 8 0 92 3^8 Trclioy 5 2 25 /2 Hoi 7 7 1 71* 122 Burke .... 8 0 41 150 Tier 8 1 23 106 Bollitt .... 5 0 40 69 Bennett ..7 1 2o 78 Randall . 5 0 16 5= •Brace .••• 3 1 10 19 Graham .2 1 Jj < Baywell .6 0 19 39 Grant .... 3 0 17 18 Harrison 5 1 8 , H * Denotes not out. BOWLING. Name. Wickets. Runs. 16 182 44.83 41.00 24.00 20.33 18.75 15.14 13.80 13.00 11.00 9.50 7. CO 6.50 6.00 2.75 Average 11.37 Harrison iiodder .. Randall Baywell .. ... 21 239 11.38 .. 20 .. 12 ... 2 ... 1 285 171 38 23 14.25 14.25 19.00 23.00 Rose .. 4 .. 2 99 64 24.75 32.00 .. 1 34 34.00 Bennett ■■ ... i 50 25 50.00 Graham .. .. 0 25

7 1 105— 309 51.50 Ongioy .. 6 2 32* 125 31.25 7 1 56 355 25.83 Trevena . 6 1 44 119 23.8 7 0 49 118 16.8 7 0 27 98 14.00 Pegcien .. 5 0 36 70 14.00 7 •*0 27 91 13.UU Ingham .. 4 2 23* 25 12.50 5 0 53 59 11.8 O’Brien .. 5 1 10 27 6.75 Hearfield 2 0 4 6 3.0U Pauling . 1 0 * Denotes not out. 0 0 BOWLING.

Name. Wickets. Runs. Average. Pauling .... 2 21 10.5 McVicar ... 341 13.1 Ongley 381 16.5 Mullins .... 15 297 19.8 Ilollier 9 238 26.3 l.ye 1 46 46.00 rfearfield 0 3 — Ingham .... 0 18 — Beehy 0 23 —

Grant .... 8 1 131 352 50.28 Perrin ... 8 0 77 173 21.62 Koss 8 0 60 149 18.62 Jacobs ... 8 2 20 97 16.16 Burgess . 8 2 22* 96 16.00 Donaldson 8 0 38 107 13.37 Stewart .. 3 0 22 28 9.33 Mansford 8 3 13 31 6.20 Goss 7 0 16 42 6.00 Abraham 6 0 19 33 5.50 Tucker ... 5 0 22 27 5.40 Fearless . 3 0 12 16 5.33 Sugden . 5 0 10 24 4.80 Bee 2 0 7 7 3.50 * Denotes not out.

Name. Wickets. Runs. Average. 2 15 7.5 Sugden 9 108 12.00 Ross 13 210 16.15 Burgess 7 138 19.71 Tucker 74 24.66 Mansford .. 10 272 27.20 Grant 11 307 27.90 Donaldson 0 67 —

Inn- Not Hi igliest Total AverName. ini£9. Out. Score. Runs. age. MeSweeney 7 2 52 215 43.00 Spring .. 4 2 59* 80 40.00 Drake ... 6 1 91 171 34.2 McDonald 8 1 66 205 29.28 Palmer . 8 1 47* 164 23.4 Bennett . 9 0 54 172 19.1 Somerville ! 3 1 19 37 18.5 Gullichun 7 0 27 97 13.8 Pacey ... 10 0 23 97 9.7 \Vililamson4 0 17 36 9.00 Barling 3 1 15* 17 8.5 Lancaster 2 0 11 14 7.00 Thomson 8 0 24 32 4.00 Aim 5 1 6* 14 3.5 Pickering Conway 2 1 3 0 3 3 3 3 3.00 1.00 Norris 3 0 1 1 .33 llankins 1 0 0 0 — * Denotes not out.

Name.,' Thomson .... Gallichan ... Somerville Tremewan . McSweency Wickets. 22 15 6 ....... 2 12 1 Runs. 291 227 91 58 257 32 Average. 13.2 15.13 15.16 19.00 19.75 32.00 McDonald .. 5 1 179 49 35.8 49.00 1 *3 53.00 Barling Hankins Conway 0 0 0 8 14 43 —

Ilodder 3> 0 86 118 39.33 Grant 5 1 40 156 39.00 Gallichan 8 0 71 185 23.12 Peg-don Me Vicar 7 6 2 1 37* 41 115 105 23.00 20.60 Trovena 4 0 32 70 17.50 I<\ Bennett 8 2 30* 104 17.33 Mullins 10 0 85 173 17.30 Liddell 7 0 41 107 15.28 Miller 3 0 21 41 13.66 Hope Harrison 6 4 ■1 0 39 28 58 40 11.60 10.00 Rose 7 0 40 67 9.57 Lyo Thomson 7 0 23 61 8.71 6 4 3 ' 9 4.5

Name. ings. Out. Score. Buns. age. Perrin 1 Bandall 1 Burke 2 Aim 2 11. Bennett 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 16 21 12 6 29 16 27 13 6 29.00 16.00 13.5 6.5 6.00 Williamson 2 Ongley 2 McSweeney 1 Boss • 1 Brace 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 3 2 2 10 5 3 2 2 5.00 2.50 3.00 2.00 2.00

Name. Thomson Grant McVicar llopo Wickets. ........ 21 9 20 21 3 Runs. 180 98 229 252 39 Average. 8.57 10.88 11.45 12.00 13.00 Harrison .... 7 .... 9 98 130 14.00 14.44 Gallichan ... McSweeney Hodder L J egdeu [loss 11 1 1 0 0 209 22 28 11 16 19.00 22.00 28.00