GENERAL SPORTS NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20713, 5 November 1930, Page 17

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS.

BORG TURNS PROFESSIONAL. GREY LYNN BOWLER DEPARTS. CHAMPION AMATEUR CYCLIST. Americans aro still well iti tho spotlight as junipers. During tho past season five high jumpers cleared 6ft. Sin. or better, while three broad jumpers wore over 25ft. New South Wales is the only State whoro weight counts in women's rowing. There aro two distinct sections-r9 stone and under constituting light-weight class, aud over 9 stouo heavy-weight. Sunday golf has been sanctioned on the municipal links by tho Ipswich City Council in. Queensland. Tho matter has been keonly debated, but tho majority of tho aldermen uru not in favour of restriction. Miss Thirza Innes, of St. George's Rowing Club, won tho women's amateur sculling championship of England from Putney to Mortlako in September, her time being 25m. 255. Miss D. Slark, tho only other starter, collapsed during the raco and had to lie assisted into tho umpire's boat. In a ladies' cricket match played at Tenterfield, New South Wales, between tho married ladies and tho single ladies, Mrs. T. Cannon put up a performance that may well bo envied by members of tho opposite sex. She took eight wickets for 53 runs and scored 70 retired. Sho bowled with a beautiful action, and her length and diroction wero unimpeachable.

N. P. McGregor, tho Canterbury and All Black Rugby five-eighths, was mar ried in Christchurch on Wednesday last. McGregor earned a reputation with the 1924 All Blacks as being one of tho soundest defensive players on tho sido. Ha did not show up so prominently on tho South African tour two years ago, owing to sustaining an early injury Miss B. Gaisford, runner-up in tho New Zealand ladies' golf championship this season, is a daughter of Mr- W. 11. Gaisford, well known in racing circles throughout tho Dominion. lie has now retired, temporarily at least, from the sport. Tall of stature Miss Gaisford has a reputation of being a great driver and she frequently outdrovo Miss Kay in the final match for the title. Arne Borg, tho famous Swedish swimmer, who visited Auckland last year, recently notified tho Swedish Swimming Union that he intended to become a professional, as he had entered into a number of favourable engagements with Johnny Weissmuller, the American swimmer, as his partner. Subsequently Swedish Union declared Borg a professional. Borg holds eight world s records and Weissmuiler seven. An intimation that tho Devonport League Football Club intended presenting a shield for competition in memory of" the late Mr. E. V. Fox was raad« known at lust week s meeting of th(* Auckland Rugby League. Although no definite arrangements havo been made it has been suggested that the Fox Memorial Shield should bo competed for annually by the various provincial club champions. Miss Peggy Duncan, the South African swimmer, who swam the English Channel from Cape Gris-nez, landed under tho cliffs of South Foreland lighthouse at 12.37 p.m. She is the seventh-woman to accomplish the feat. Starting at 8.20 at night, she landed at the South roreland, after being 16 hours 17 minutes in the water. She was quite strong and ablo to walk up the beach before entering a boat for Dover. Her trainer, Mr. Jabez Wolffe, was in the water with her during the last part of the swim. Miss Duncan was born in Johannesburg, the daughter of a Scotsman. F J. Grose's record-breaking vide in tho Palmerston North to Wellington road race last Saturday further enhances his reputation as the foremost amateur cycliV in the Dominion. Tho previous record time for the 102 miles' journey was held-* by G. Lukey, in sh. 34m. 21s. Grose, who was accompanied by J. L. Richards and K. Lange off scratch last week, reduced Lukey's figures by as much as 36m. 10s. when lie defeated Richards by a wheel in the sprint to clock 4h. 58m. lis. All three scratch men hail from .Canterbury. At the conclusion of play on the Grey Lynn Bowling Club's links on Saturday afternoon last, those present assembled to join with the president, Mr. R. O. Caddy, in tendering to Mr. G. Puddle their heartiest good wishes on the evo of his departure to Australia, whither he goes to manago a business. MrPuddle has for some seasons been a keen member of tho club, which loses, only temporarily it is hoped, plaver of no mean ability, who is held in tho highest esteem by all his clubmates.