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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 180, 2 August 1938, Page 10

SCRAP BOOK JOTTINGS

INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS Invitation to N.Z. Bowlers. The British Bowling Association has issued an invitation to New Zealand for a team to tour Great Britain next year. The New' Zealand Association has already indicated through its delegate, Mr. J. Pascoe, that the invitation would be accepted. One-Armed Referee. Mr. W. S. Chapman, who was referee in the Rugby Test match in Australia last week and also referee of the match between the All Blacks and New South Wales, lost an arm at the war, but subsequently played as wing three-quarter for a couple of seasons after his return. He is a firstclass referee. • • • •

N'.Z. Cross-Country Event. The annual cross-country harrier championship of New Zealand this year will be held at New Plymouth on September 10. The following runners have been chosen to undergo special training with a view to selection in the Auckland provincial team: —J. W. Savidan, L. R. Watters (Auckland), J. I. B. Neil (Presbyterian), R. Crompton, W. A. Briggs, J. Perrett (Lynndale), A. G. Harding, V. J. Ibbertson, P. S. Best (Technical), D. Porter, R. French (Papatoetoe), E. Stephenson (University), A. Darroch (Calliope) and A. Trow (Hamilton). 9 .9 • • International Bowling Board. According to information received in Auckland the American Bowling Association has been unanimously elected to membership of the International Bowling Board, which previously had consisted only of representatives of the four national associations of Great Britain and of the Dominions. Bowling organisations in New Zealand (have co-operated with the other Dominions during the past few years, urging the International Board to accept America as a member. • » « * Two Good Rugby Players. Two prominent Rugby football players in Hamilton this season are D. Paterson, a forward, and B. Paterson, second five-eighths, who play for the Hamilton High School Old Boys’ Club. Two seasons ago they were playing for the High School first fifteen, and after one year in the .-junior grades both gained places in the senior team. This is their first year in senior football, and their selection as representatives in the Hamilton team against Matamata was fully • justified. With a little more experience, they should find no difficulty in wearing the Waikato jersey. • • * • N.Z. Referee In Sydney. Mr. L. Simpson, a life-member of the Wellington Rugby Referees’ Association and an ex-international referee, has been holidaying in Sydney, says a special correspondent of the New Zealand Herald. He has seen four Sydney first grade competition games and is very impressed with the high standard of play. He stated that Randwick and Western Suburbs, who played the best football he has seen for years, would beat any club team in New Zealand. Mr. Simpson was also impressed with the refereeing of Mr. W. S. Chapman, who controlled the matches at Sydney when the All Blacks defeated New South Wales and later Australia. Mr. Simpson had seen the official in club games previously. • • • • Astonishing End to Fight. A more astonishing ending to a fight than that of the Eddie Phillips-Ben Foord Empire heavyweight elimination bout in London recently has not been seen for many years. In the ninth round Foord lay face downward, perfectly conscious, fighting desperately to get to his feet, his right leg stretched upward behind him, paralysed. Afterward, Foord said that he thought he was struck in the groin, but whether by his opponent’s knee or by his glove he did not know. Phillips looked astonished and deeply concerned as Foord was being counted out, and ran to help him rise, but his view afterward was that he had hit Foord with a left to the so-lar plexus.