OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19718, 18 August 1927, Page 14

OVERSEAS SPORT.

PAYING OLYMPIC ENTRANTS. ADVERSE BRITISH CRITICISM. v (Received August 17, 5.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z.-Sun. LONDON, Aug. 17. Tho president of the Amateur Boxing Association, Mr. Val Barker, who is secretary of the International Amateur Boxing Federation, in reply to a question regarding the decision of the committee that competitors in the Olympic Games may be - paid for lost time, says it is certain that competitors of all the nations which are members of the federation will be debarred from boxing at tho next Olympic Games at Amsterdam. The paper, Sporting Life, says there must be no wavering regarding the decision. All the amateur organisations in Britain must resolutely combat the proposal, which strikes at the very foundation of amateurism. If necessary, they must boycott the games. ENGLISH BOWLER INJURED. LAI',WOOD UNABLE TO PLAY. A. and N.Z. LONDON. Aug. 16. The Notts County fast bowler, Larwood, is not likely to play again this season. He broke down after bowling nine overs against Lancashire at lient Bridge. , , . Larwood has apparently strained his injured knee when batting, and bqwling has aggravated the trouble. H. Larwood suddenly made a name for himself as a fast bowler in 1925. He actually plaved for England little more than 12 months after his first appearance in important cricket. In his first county season he took over 100 wickets. For the North of England against the Australians in 1926, Larwood nearly did tbe "hat trick." In the last test match, which England won, at the Oval, Larwood took three wickets for 82, and in the second innings, in which Australia were nil out for 125, he took three wickets for 34. CRICKET COACH FOR DOMINION. CANTERBURY ENGAGES NEWMAN. A. and N.Z.-Sun. LONDON, Aug. 16. J. Newman, of the Hampshire County team, has accepted the offer to go to New Zealand as coach with the Canterbury Cricket Association. He will sail for New Zealand on • September 16 J, Newman, who was born m 1887, has plaved for Hampshire for many years The editor of "Wisden says of his play last year: "Nothing in Hampshire cricket was more refreshing than the all-round work of Newman, who, in addition to rendering the county excellent service as a batsman, bowled with a measure of skill worthy of his best days So completely did he regain his old ability that the number of his wickets increased from 62 to 145, and the average declined from 33 to 23 Perhaps his most notable achievement was that ot taking 11 wickets at Northampton for 31 runs, but on three other occasions, against Leicestershire, Sussex and Northamptonshire (return) he secured ten wick-ets. and against Gloucestershire ne took 14 wickets He was the first player last season to achieve the feat of scorine 1000 runs and taking 100 wickets. AUSTRALIAN HENLEY REGATTA. INVITATION TO CANADIAN. {Received Aug. 17, 5.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z.-Sun TORONTO. Aug. 16. The rower, Joe Wright, who was in the final heat of the Diamond Sculls at Henley, may accept an invitation which he received to-day to visit Australia and row at the Australian Henley at Melbourne on October 22. NEW ZEALAND RUGBY TOUR. FOUR TESTS IN SOUTH AFRICA. A. and N.Z. CAPETOWN, Aug. 16. The fact that the All Blacks have agreed to extend their Rugby tour of South Africa so as to play four test matches instead of three has given immense satisfaction. Tho Rugby Board has sent a cablegram to the New Zealand Rugby Union, in which it says: "The whole country appreciates the generous spirit of your decision, for which the board thanks you.'

JAPANESE RUGBY TEAM.

MATCH LOST IN MELBOURNE. A. and N.Z. MELBOURNE, Aug. 17. A visiting Japanese Rugby Union football team from Waseda University was to-day defeated by a combined Australian Universities' team by 35 points to 14.