GENERAL SPORTS NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20593, 18 June 1930, Page 15

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS.

FOLLOWING A. F. WILDING.

VISIT TO TOM HEENEY'S HOME.

FOOTBALL MATCH ABANDONED.

The following trophy points have been won by members of the Auckland City Defenco Rifle Club Griffiths, Sominervillo, 3; Hill, Sinimonds, 2; Robertson, McLoay, 1.

Tho Auckland Grammar team, last year's secondary schools Rugb.y champions, i 3 again a strong combination this season. In tho two matches played to dato it has defeated Takapuna Grammar by 31 points to 3, and Sacred Heart bjr 45 to 0. Tho only score registered against it is a penalty goal.

Under the heading, "Following A. F. Wilding," a London paper has the accompanying refercnco to a Cambridge freshman from Wellington: —Camille Malfroy, a young New Zealander, has followed in the wake of A. F. Wilding, It. R. T. Young and E. D. Andrews in winning the Freshmen's lawn tennis tournament at Cambridge. Malfroy is at" Trinity Hall.

Mr. and Mrs. D. McKeague, Gisborne, who are at present in England on a holiday and business trip, had a very pleasant timo in the United States and Canada last month. In New York they met Tom Heency, who took them to his beautiful home at Long Island, where ho is very happy in his married life, lleeney says ho is living to box again, and he is keeping himself very fit. Ho has his own private stadium and boxes conscientiously and regularly.

A rather unusual incident happened in the Rugby match between Grammar afid Technical Old Boys last, Saturday. A Grammar back kicked the ball, which was touched in its flight by an opponent. A Grammar forward, 20 yards behind the Technical player, realising the position, gathered possession and set off for tho line. There was a general cry from the spectators of "ofi'sido," but the referee was quite right in letting the play go on. The Grammar forward could not possibly bo ofi'sido, as he was beyond the 10-yards limit.

It is a rare occurrence when failing light causes the abandonment of a football match, but such was tho case in the Rangers-Celtic game played in the Auckland Football Association's Falcon Cup competition at Devonport on Saturday. Tho contest was played under knock-out rules, and, as the teams were level, 2—all, at the close of 90 minutes, extra time had to be played. Celtic ran up two goals in quick time in the first part of tho extra half-hour, but the absence of light caused much difficulty and the referee had no other course but to stop play.

The English newspaper Athletic News, in an endeavour to obtain a record of all tho centuries scored by Jack Hobbs, including first-class and minor cricket, issues the following appeal:—ln all kinds of cricket the wonderful W. G. Grace mado 217 hundreds; to dato Ilobbs lias mado as many as can bo gathered, 198. But soma of Hobbs' hundreds have not been recorded. Are there 19 or 20 more, which have escaped recording, to place him on tho pinnacle with "W.G. ?" If any reader can supply information regarding any of theso missing hundreds he will be rewarded with the thanks of the cricket world at large.

Tom Alley, the Mormon wrestler, returned to New Zealand by the Aorangi on Sunday. He now can claim tho lightheavyweiglit championship of the world, as he was the winner of a toumey promoted by the Pacific Athletic Club at Spokane, Washington, to decide the successor to Clarence Eklund, who has retired. Walter Johannson, who was also in New Zealand last year, competed, but was beaten by "loin Ray. Rav is at present in Auckland with Alley. Jack Reid, a New York champion, beat Ray, and Alley beat Reid. Although Alley had not seen "Vance in America he had neard tho former was doing well in the southern States and was again coming to New Zealand. Alley says Ray is clever and fast like Eklund. Probably both these men will be seen in action in Auckland later in the season. Alley was quite a favourite with the crowd hero last year.

There nre always little points cropping up in the Rugby game which call ior quick thinking on the part of Rugby referees. One such point was brought up at the meeting of the Auckland Rugby Referees' Association on Monday evening, as follows: An A player kicks the hall from a position somewhere between half-way and the B team's twenty-five ? The ball goes over the B goal line. All A player who has been injured is in the B touch-in-goal. When he observes the ball ho reaches over and touches it down a foot or so inside the touch-in-goal line What decision should the referee give. There were 37 members present at Monday night's meeting, and all but three of'them argued that a try should lie a*lowed. Among those who agreed that a try had teen scored was at least one member whoso liamo appears on the Auckland list as being capable of cqnirollinc representative fixtures. bucna decision as awarding a try under the circumstauces outlined is, of course, absurd in the extreme, as immediately the A> rclavcr resting in B s touch-in-goal attempts to play the ball, ho becomes offside. and a breach in goal by the attacking side calls for a drop-out at the twenty-five.

YACIIT RACING.

PRIZE NIGHT ARRANGEMENTS

OPEN BOATING IN SYDNEY.

Prize nights have been arranged by tho following yacht and launch clubs:— Juno 19, Northcoto and Birkenhead Hocatta Club; Juno 21, Outboard Division of New Zealand Power Boat Association; July 10, Tamaki Yacht Club; July 16, Victoria Cruising Club; July y, Manukau Cruising Club; July 23, Akarana Yacht Club; July 26, Point Chevalier Sailing Club; July 30, Ponsonby Cruising Club. Mr T Burke, formerly a member of tho crew' of Rona, Joan and others, who is now residing in Sydney, visited Auckland last week. According to Mr. Burke open boat racing is still very popular in Sydney, and every Saturday no fowor than thrco ferry steamers, crowded with interested spectators, follow the progress of tho races. 'llie 16ft. and 10ft. boats were driven through the water and thero was no-such thing as planing. Mr. G. Bailey, formerly of Auckland, was also in Sydney and had been afloat with Mr. Burke on several occasions. An effort was made by several New Zealandcrs in Sydney to get one of tho Now South Wales clubs interested in tho Sanders Cup contest, but tiio project fell through, and Mr. Burke said there is no likelihood of any of tho Sydney clubs sending a challenger to tho Dominion. Mr. W. Rogers, of Ponsonby, has sold his 14-footer Shalimar to a resident of Coroinaudcl, and has decided to build a new 14 ft. T class boat for the, coming season. Ho has brought back the C class yacht Euialio. Most ol the boats on tho Manukau aro undergoing cleaning work. The 22-footer Sylvia is to have a new masfc and suit of sails for next soasou.

Tho Myra, which did not race last season, is to bo thoroughly overhauled during tho winter. Tho south-east wind kept tho tides back and tho Karma was not ablo to come up. Tho Katui and Waitore 11. are still afloat. The Crcmorno is being fitted with a new four-cylinder engine. The Speedy Surprise may also have a new engino installed.