OUTDOOR GAMES

Northern Advocate, 21 December 1929, Page 12

OUTDOOR GAMES

ON FIELD AND TRACK Rene Lacoste says that there are only two things to do in tennis. “Keep your eye on the ball and a firm grip of Dura equet/’ is his advice. * * ♦ • G. L. Weir is faring particularly badly in Auckland cricket this season. At one stage he had scored imt nine rims in three innings and taken one wicket for 10G. Lasf year' he was one of the best players in Xew Zealand.

Having only 14 players in the party, the Englishmen have but three to come and go on. As is well known the team suffered may casualties in Australia, and if the injured players are not fit to play in some of the early matches in New Zealand, or if any more casualties are suffered in the Dominion, it is quite on the cards that the services of A. F. Wensley, the Sussex coach in Auckland, or J. Newman, the Hampshire coach in Canterbury, will he requisitioned by the touring team. * * * * " i “ The repayment of loans made by the Now Zealand Rugby Union to affiliated unions was discussed by the Management Committee. A request was made by one of the minor unions that it be permitted to forgo its repayment of £IOO for the current year, and this prompted the chairman (Mr. S.S. Dean) to remark that the small unions should not be allowed to lag,behind in moettheir obligations. “You’ want to keep the pressure on them or they will certainly slip,” added "Mir. H.-H: Sterling. The committee agreed that unions should keep up to -the mark .in repaying loans made by the~ontrolling body.

Auckland tennis players have challenged Wellington for the Wilding Shield, am) the match will probably be played next month. The Wellington team will be:—D. Fra'nce, Malfroy, Wilson and L. France. Auckland’s four are Bartlert, Sturt, Steadman and one of tier.

Judging by the recent performances of young Don Bradman, Allsopp, and Andrew Jackson, Australia is on the way towards regaining the place she occupied in the cricket sun before sue i stalwarts of the game as Armstrong, Macartney, Gregory, Mailey and Bardsley had to retire to the bank under the weight of advancing years. • a • « It it many years since such remarkable scenes have been witnessed on a Welsh ground as those which called for 4ho intervention of the police at Pontypool, where Aberavon were the visitors, says an English paper. Play degenerated into a scramble in the second 'half, and while ‘Bayliss, the brilliant Pontypool full-back, was receiving attention for an, (injury due to a kick in the face sustained in .a scramble, the crowd jumped over the ■railings and invaded the, playing field. The police endeavoured to clear' the pitch, and Mr. W. J. Roche, the old Newport and Irish International forward, who refereed, hacT to address them. Play was suspended fo'? some minutes and / was not resumed until the police escorted one lad from the field. Still the spectators infringed the touchline, and when the game finished there was a remarkable demonstration. Mr. Roche had to be escorted to the dressing room by the police and officials. Still the demonstrators aired their views and it. .was some time before order.was restored.

! R, Stewart, the weli-knowrt South i Canterbury and New Zealand represonItativc Rugb yptoyer, is now residing 1 in Christchurch, and will he playing in club games -there next season. Stewart, has been transferred, and it is probable that be will be playing for the Linwood Club. He was a member of the 1924-25 team which toured England, and during that series otf games he made his mark in the Rugby world. He further enhanced his reputation as a footballer in 1928, when he toured* South'Africawith the New Zealand team. Last Rugby season he. was one of the finest players taking part in the Rugby code in this country.. He should be a great acquisition to Canterbury football next year. $ # * * Old-time cycling memories were revived when it was announced the other day that “Plnggor Bill” Martin, the famous push-bike exponent, of the 1890’s, had east up in Melbourne from America, whither lie retu.ru.ed when .the cycling boom of those day' began to wane. A short, very 1 powerful, man, Martin rode with, a tremendous gear, shoving his machine , along by sheer strength, as it seemed. He was very . successful in .Australia and New .Zealand. i

In Sydney in one respect- the* colts'match provided the ’usual disappniutmont (says a writer in the Sydney “Bulletin”). Half a, dozen sterling young batsmen were revealed, buT not one bowler out oif the ordinary, while the fielding was disappointing; Devil | a sign l.i.as been, seen of a really , elms bowler since E. A. McDonald swam inti our ken, if one excepts Grimmett The sensational press has had much to do with .the situation. The continued glorification of the batsman- has led the younger generatipn to ignore bowling ! and despise holding. Metropolitan -Opes I with an eye to .advertisement tumble J over each ether*fio .find , soft, jobs -for (promising young batsmen. If anything ! of the sort has been done for.promising j young bowlers,, the -writer has yet to hear of it. - . ■ * ■ * * Greece finished up easy, winners, in the, Balkan • Athletic Games, .hold in Athens. The Greek team scored .100 points to Eumahia’s 41, Yugo Slavia’s 35, and Bulgaria’s 10, The -games are to be held annually, and Turkey and Albania have been asked to take part, the first four meetings having bean fixed to take place in Athens, Purifying, perfume-like fragance of FLYTOX kills all household insects in five minutes. Spray rooms freely. 16

’ Hi o' annual athletic ‘competitions between France, .ami Finland, in Paris, resulted in a win for Franee'byydho point —7O to' 69. Before the relay race, ttio last' event, on the programme, Finland led France by 00 points to 65. The great Finnish’ huincr, Niifmi,' easily won the 5000 .metres in 14min 55 2-ssec, and another Pin, Wahls ted t, won the shot-putting with 50ft 7iin. The 800 metres went to Ivollpr (France) in Imin 57 I-ssec, the Olympic - champion. La-va (Finland),; being defeated. In winning the 1500 metres in 3m.in 50 l-sscc, Ladoumegue (France) beat another Olympic champion, Loukold: (Finland), and in the javelin throwing, the world’s record holder, Panttih], was beaten by another Finn, .Taryinen, who threw 219 ft,

Both G. L, Patterson and J. B. ITawkes have decided to return, to tennis and will take part in the com ing inter-State and championship tournament in Melbourne. Other mem) hers of the Victorian team ’are ’’•Jo bo. Sclilesinger and O ’Hara Wood, I and they should bo / capable of -fully extending, if not defeating the Sydney team, which will probably comprise J. Crawford, .1. Willard, ;H; Hbpman, C. Sproule, R. Dunlop*,and C. Donohoe, •

Paavo Nurmi, the Finnish long distance crack, holds a position as draughtsman, in a, Government ‘ office. The Government of Finland- gave

hTnrnri a house, as some token of predation of his decision to keep his amateur status, so that he could represent his country nt Olympic meetings, instead'of ‘ aqceptihg the offers to turn professional which were made to him in America.