GOSSIP FROM EVERYWHERE

Northern Advocate, 28 July 1934, Page 2

GOSSIP FROM EVERYWHERE

1 N.Z.’s “Sole” Selector. | Once more have, we 1o go I'rom home —metaphorically speaking—to learn news. A writer in a prominent English sporting paper says that Mark 1 Nieholls has been appointed sole "Rugby selector for New Zealand, and lie comments at much length on this ' ‘ bold policy.” Apparently this English critic thinks that the Wellington Rugby Union’s district covers the whole of Now Zealand. It may, in some ways—but not in this! * * * * A British View. 11 1 re b- a translation of an extract from a letter received recently by the French Rugby Federation from the t our British Rugby unions; “if your federation has done much for the recovery of Rugby, we consider it has not yet done sufficient. As Jong as Rugby as practised in France is not played in the right spirit and in accordance with the traditions of the game long ago laid down by the home onions, and, above all, as long as the present system lof competition exists in France, it will not, be possible to consider the arranging of international or inlerdnb matches.'' * » » * Breaking It Again. The accepted world’s record for putting the Kllb weight has been smashed again by .1. Lyman, of Stanford University, California. The officially-list-ed record is :12 ft 7 7-Sin, established by Z. Heljasz, of Poland, two years ago, Lyman recently put. the weight ;13ft bin, but lie followed that up with a putt of 54ft Jin, at a sports meeting in the Stanford Stadium. Details of the latest throw have been sent, to the International Amateur Athletic Federation, for official recognition. * * # Double Celebration. Before the ITiiversify-Western Suburbs Rugby Union game in Sydney recently the University players toasted coach Paddy McCue, whose birthday it was on Sunday, in sherry. McCue insisted they should also celebrate tiw event, by beating Western Suburbs and the obliging Students did that also. After the match former University and N.S.W. full-back, Dr. Otto Nothling, was entertained at the weekly “tea tight’’ in the pavilion, * m * ■ Hans Ebeling—The Unlucky. In the throe matches played the Australians surprisingly entered on their task with a limited number of high-grade bowlers (says J. C. Davis, reviewing- the chances of Australia in the Fourth Test), One had expected to see Ebeling in the eleven at Trent Bridge; and again at Lord’s; and still again at Old TTafford. In the first match his omission suggested that the party was thinking more of saving the game than of winning it. But they did win at Old Trnffnrd, after applying the closure in the second innings. This encouraged the selectors to continue with the limited attack at Lord’s, whore the rain dealt them a hard knock, and again at Manchester where they quite failed with tlte ball. Since that Tost, more than over it would seem to be right that Ebeling should be included. Wall has not boon able to make any real impression as fast bowler. The Test wickets are so easy-paced and true that bowlers of his pace and type are at a great disadvantage. At Lord’s Wall showed good form and bowled with Hie rarest of staying powers. But, on the whole, his success has been so limited, with that of English fast bowlers no better that it would be well to give Ebeling the place in this Leeds match. He is a very line bowler, and apart from more speed, a bettor bowler than j the South Australian.