GENERAL SPORTS NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20819, 11 March 1931, Page 16

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS.

INCIDENTS IN BOWLING.

CRICKET UMPIRE'S MISTAKE. PROFIT ON ATHLETIC MEETING. The crew of tlie launch Kenya secured a good haul of fish last week end. The catch included 16 hapuka. For the second year in succession T. McAlister has won the singles championship of tho Holensville Bowling Club. Ho did not suffer a single loss on either occasion. Fishing near Shearer Rock during (ho week-end (he crew of tho launch Haneno caught a mako shark weighing 2001b. Tho shark put up a great fight and took three-quarters of an hour to land.

All cricketers will wish G. D. Langton, tho promising slow bowler of the Eden Club, a speedy recovery from an attack of tonsilitis. Langton was unablo to play on tho second day of the Eden-Ponsonby match.

Tho suggestion that larger wickets, as used iti county cricket in England, be introduced in its matches, was discussed at the last meeting of tho Auckland City and Suburban Cricket Association. It. was decided to use larger wickets iu club competition next season.

At tho invitation of tho Rawhiti Bowling Club, tho ground-keepers of the various bowling clubs of Auckland played three full rink games with the Rawhiti Club. Tho play resulted in a victory for the groundsmen by two games (o one, and a tie on the aggregate score.

The Henderson Amateur Athletic Club has been granted permission by the Auckland Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association to hold a sports meeting at Henderson on March 28. An endeavour is to be made to form an amateur athletic club at Whangarei.

Application has been mado to the Dominion Council of the Now Zealand Amateur Athletic Association for recognition of tho following performances as New Zealand records:—C. Simpson (America), 100 yards, 9 4-ss ; 220 yards, 21 l-ss; H. Rothcrt (America), 161b. shot, 49ft. 52in.

A welcome return to athletics was mado by I. M. Wilson at the Tamaki sports on Saturday. At one time Wilson was tho half-mile, mile and three mile and cross-country champion of Auckland, and on Saturday ho gave evidence that ho is still to" bo reckoned with. Ho is competing in the Auckland championships.

C. Smith, the local feather-weight boxer, is joining the Takapuna Surf and LifeSaving Club, and during the winter months ho will coach members of the club in bo.\ing. ( T. Hilliker, team captain, was formerly a keen amateur, and when in the south frequently acted as a sparring partner to the well-known light-weight, Les Murray.

It is rarely an umpire in senior grade cricket makes the mistake in overcounting by five tho number of balls in an over. During the progress of the Al-bion-Ellerslie match in the Suburban Association's competition a wicket fell at the fifth ball, and eight more deliveries, making 13 in all, we're given to the bowler. Luckily no more wickets fell.

The balance-sheet for tho recent athletic meeting at the Domain showed receipts amounting to £305, including gatetakings, £275, and a profit of £145. At a meeting of the Auckland Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association on Friday evening, the president, Mr. J. P. Kalaugher, expressed his pleasure at the success of (he meeting financially and otherwise, and the splendid performances' of the "American athletes.

Two very unusual incidents in bowling occurred in matches between teams skipped by Addison, Edendale, and Frost, Ma mi re wa. Playing on the first occasion in a full rink gamo Addison scored eight on the 19th head. Frost drove to save but missed. Playing in the pennant competition at Edendalo last Saturday tho same skips met. Addison again scored eipht on the 19th head. Addison drove and took out Frost's only bowl in tho count.

During the New Zealand swimming championship meeting afc Wanganui last week the engagement was announced of two prominent swimmers, Miss Natalie Stratton, of Wanganui, and L. J. Moorhouse, of Christchurch. At the championship meeting Miss Stratton was second in the 100 yds. free styta and backstroke championships, while Moorhouse, who was a member of the 1928 Olympic team, won for the fourth successive year the 150 yds. men's backstroke championship.

Ten contests have been held for the Annette Kellerman Cup, the winner this year being A. Hepburn, of Wellington, over a straight course of miles on the Wanganui River last Friday afternoon. Previous winners of the contest are as follows:—l 922, Miss Q. Nuttall, at Wellington : 1923. C. Wilson, at Tiinaru; 1924, H. B. Harper, at Wanganui; 1925. J. Enwright, at Lyttclton; 1926, A. Bolam, at Napier; 1927, I. Champion, at Auckland; 1928, Miss L. Copplestono, at Dunedin; 1929, C. Claridge, at Wellington; 1930, J. Enwright, at Greymouth.

An addition (o the athletic ranks in Auckland is S. J. Gudsell, the champion walking exponent from Wellington. Ho has had considerable experience in this branch of sport, having competed successfully in America, Canada and England, as well as in New Zealand. A one mile walk has been included in the programme for the championships, and it will be the first event of its kind in Auckland for several seasons. Gudsell trains at the Domain every evening and ho is anxious to coach any young athletes who will take up this branch of sport seriously.

Don Brad man, blazing at the ball, was hitting tho West Indies' bowling in all directions for New Soulh Wales, yet not placing it with the Bradnian aire find finish, says a Sydney critic. Stroke after stroke the ball flashed from his bat and was picked up by a finely disposed, active and accurate set of fielders. Don was in a blazing mood. "This chap is tho best batsman tho world has seen," said H. L. Collins, lost in admiration of the scintillating strokes, and Collins lias played with Victor Truinper and has seen C. G. Macartney in his most daring and inspirod moods. And he is a very shrewd judge.

A misunderstanding over the number of laps run caused considerable confusion at tho finish of tho two and a-half miles cycle event at tho sports carnival of the East Tamaki Club on Saturday afternoon. There wcro only three starters, and the limit rider, S. Baird, off 230 yds., held his lead until tho ninth lap from H. Browne, 120 yds.. and M. P. Byrnes, the scratch rider. Many commenced to cheer Baird, a local competitor, as he entered the straight in the ninth lap, evidently under the impression that it was tho last lap. Tho judges shared in the general confusion and awarded tho placings at the finish of tho lap. The riders continued for another lap, and in a runaway finish Byrnes won by over 70yds. from Browne, to whom the judges had previously awarded the race. The pair_ sportingly abided by the judges' decision and agreed to share the trophy order.