SCRAP BOOK JOTTINGS

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 48, 26 February 1938, Page 8

SCRAP BOOK JOTTINGS

INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS Cricketer Injured. F. W. Byerley, former Auckland representative cricketer and footballer, pulled a leg muscle while fielding in a recent series of senior matches under the control of the Auckland Cricket Association. He will be unable to play again this season. Byerley will be remembered' for an aggressive. 77 against South Africa in 1932. Nancy Lyle Engaged. Miss Nancy Lyle, who was a member of the English lawn tennis team which visited New Zealand two years ago, has become engaged to Captain Glover, champion player of the Royal Navy. The other member of the touring team on that occasion were F. J. Perry, G. P. Hughes and Misses Dorothy Round and Evelyn Dearman. Noted Boxing Trainer. Mr. I. Kutner, who trained the New Zealand Empire Games boxers in Sydney, manages Dick Humphreys, who ranks second to Jack Carroll among Australian welter-weights. In former years Mr. Kutner trained Jack Heeney, father of Darcy Heeney, the member of the present New Zealand team, both as an amateur and a professional. R. Hohaia in England.

The Taranaki Maori footballer, R. Hohaia, arrived in London recently from New Zealand. He will plav Rugby League for Bradford Northern and intends to stay w # ith another New Zealander in the club, G. Harrison. They will be joined shortly by the former Rugby All Black full-back, G. Gilbert, who is on his way to England and will also plj*y for Bradford Northern.

N.Z. Police Team Leaves. The New Zealand Police team selected to take part in the New South Wales sports carnival at Sydney on March 5 sailed from Auckland by the Awatea on Wednesday last. The events are open to police force competitors in Australia r>nd New Zealand. In addition to athletic events, of which there is a full programme, there will be squad drill competitions, tug-o’-war, wrestling and boxing championships. A Family Bowling Trio.

With the funeral of Mr. R. O. Muras, at Newcastle, England, recently, ended the story of three brothers, united in a common love of bowling, who died one after the other. Mr. Muras, a

noted bowler and immediate past president of the English Bowling Association, died suddenly at his home in the city on December 20. His brother, William, died the same night on hearing of the news. Robert, the third brother, collapsed at William’s funeral and did not recover. A Splendid Track. “The fastest track I’ve ever run on,” said Europe’s sprint champion, C. Holmes, of England, concerning the sprint and circular tracks at the Syrney Cricket Ground. C. H. Matthews, who smashed all Australian records in the Games three-miles event, and might have bettered Paavo Nurmi’s figures had he known how close he was to them, echoed the remark. “I don’t see how you could gej anything faster,” said Matthews. “Do you know, my spikes were as clean as a hound’s tooth when I finished. There’s a ton of pace in that grass.”

Fame Was Eclipsed. There was an airiusing incident in connection with the recent New Zealand lawn tennis championship tournament held at the Stanley Street courts, Auckland, says the New Zealand Herald. An Aucklander very prominent in the sport was accompanied by his small son named Denis. Among the competitors was Denis Coombe, of Wellington, former Dominion champion and a New Zealand Davis Cup representative. In view of Coombe’s reputation and the similarity of the names the father asked his son if he would like to meet Denis Coombe. Quick as a flash came the lad’s retort. “Don’t be silly, dad, you know I’ve shaken hands with Fred Perry!” Good Auckland Bowler. Even although the semi-final and final were not class games, it must, be freely admitted that F. J. Livingstone’s accomplishment was more than an outstanding performance, states “Boomerang” in the Sydney Referee, in commenting upon the Aucklander’s victory in the Australian bowling singles championship last month. He came here a stranger, had to accustom himself to our greens and conditions; play in good, bad and indifferent weather—mostly bad and indifferent—and the winning of his way to the final stamped him as a worthy opponent for the best. Australians have gone to New Zealand and done well, but excuses have been found for defeating their champions.

Temperamental Budge. Champion tennis players are noted for their temperamental ways. Much has been read in this respect regarding Donald Budge, present world's title-holder, and Aucklanders who attended the exhibition given by the American players at Stanley Street were afforded a first-hand opportunity of judging, seeing and hearing for themselves. During the progress of his singles match with A. D. Brown, Budge kept up a little chattering to himself. On more than one occasion when he netted or outed a ball, he was heard to exclaim: “Oh, mammy, stop playing that shot!” Later on, the umpire controlling the doubles exhabiition was calling “Let, first service,” or “fault, first service,” as the case demanded. “What’s this first service business?” Budge was heard to remark several times to himself or his partner. When changing ends the champion was seen to have a word with the umpire and thereafter the call was merely “let” or “fault.” If a little thing like that upset Budge in a purely exhibition contest, one could imagine to what a pitch he would be worked up in a championship final of any description.