Sporting Topicalities

Northern Advocate, 25 January 1939, Page 2

Sporting Topicalities

GOING STRONG AT 84 In- New Zealand several ex-trainers and jockeys have reached a ripe age, and In England an old-timer, Charlie Wood, who won the Derby on St. Blaise in. 1883, and, on St. Gatien, deadheated with Harvester the following year, is still going stro.ngly at the age of 84. ’ .

TOPNOTCH GOLFERS MAKE MONEY Sam Snead won £4393 in prizemoney last year, an average of £7O a week. America acclaims him as. the leading professional golfer of the year, both from playing and money-earning points of view. His earnings are a record for P.G.A. tournaments in a single year, but Gene Sarazen is still the biggest purse winner with £2OOO, first prize in the Ague Caliente Open. * * » HONOUR PAID TO TYLDESLEY Ernest Tyldesley, one of the greatest batsmen evCr to play for Lancashire, is to be elected to the, committee of the country' club. Tyldesley, who is .an honorary life member of the club, retired in 1935, and will’ be 50 in February. /

CANZONERI AND BERG Following his twelfth successive victory in the United States, it is now expected that Englishman, Jack “Kid” Berg will be matched with his oldtime rival, Tony Canzoneri, who is said to be making a comeback. Canzoneri, beat Berg three times, once by a ,knockout, in world title fights. * • * GRANDSTANDS FOB GOLF TOURNEYS IS LATEST IN U.S.A. An interesting 108 holes professional medal tournament wag held at Fenway Golf Club, White Plains, New York Three grjandsitands were put up beside the first,, sixth and seventeenth greens to hold 3000 people, and they were packed all the days of the tournament. It seems as if the idea may get further -trial in some of the competitions next summer.