GENERAL SPORTS NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20931, 22 July 1931, Page 14

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS.

EXPERIENCES OF GOLFERS.

OLD-TIMERS AT RUGBY MATCH. ROAD CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP. Tho 30-metres women's hurdles record of 12 2-5s is stated to have been broken by Miss Marjorio Clark at Maritzburg, South Africa, on May 7. Her time was 11 4-ss. The record was officially timed, but' is subject to confirmation. The success of Jumos Fcrricr in winning tho amateur golf championship of New South Wales at tho ago of 16 years recalls the fact that T. Chcadlo wou tho South Australian amateur title at_ the ago of 15 years, and be has annexed it on five occasions since, the last time in 1927. Miss Joyce Cooper,' the British Empire Games swimming champion, and holder of moro English ,records than any other swimmer, beat her own record for 300 yds. in London recently. She covered the distance in 3m 0 2-6s, which was 7 l-5s faster I hail her time made three years agoThe departure of S. Francis, who has been transferred to Wellington, will rob the Newton Rugby League Club of_ a good forward and tireless club official. Since ho went over to the code three seasons ago Frances has had much to do with tho keenness shown by tho Newton team. He played for Auckland in 1929. Tho following points have been scored to dato by teams competing in tho Auckland Rugby League's mid-week competition :—Stonex and Stormont's, 7; Railway, 7; Waterside Workers, 7; City Markets, 5; Town Board Rovers, 4; Nicholson Park, 3; Post ahd Telegraph, 2; New Zealand Fertilisers, 1. • .

A notable feat has been achieved by the Little Ship Yacht Club. Over 120 members have returned to London from tho club's annual trip to tho Continent, in which 27 yachts took part. This club has 600 members, and its object is to teach young "Englishmen to sail yachts efficiently and cheaply.

K. S. Duleepsinhji, tho English test cricketer, created a* new record for tho Lord's cricket ground in 1930 by scoring five centuries in three consecutive matches. His scores were:—Sussex v. Middlesex, 116 and 102, not out; England v. Australia, second test match, 173; Gentlemen' v. Players, 125 and 103, not out.

Arising out of the incident in the local Chatham Cup competition final between Tramurewa, and Ponsonby_ at VictoriaPark on Saturday, when it was stated that tho referee made a miscalculation in tho time of the second spell, it was decided at a special meeting of the latter club to enter a protest to tho New Zealand Council. -

After breaking his own South African record of 59 hours 40 minutes, made in Durban in 1924, W. Buckerfield, who was attempting to break the world's record roller skating endurance test, went to sleep on his skates. He had skated for 80 hours 31. minutes, one hour sixseconds short of the. world's- record and had covered 505 miles.

Among the curious anecdotes of golf is tho experience of two members of tho Burton-on-Trcnt Golf Club who wero playing a match in 1928 when a lamb picked up tho ball of one of them in its mouth and dropped it into the hole. They were not so embarrassed as tho golfer who, topping his drive into the rough, "disturbed a nest of wasps!

The annual meeting of tho - Dominion of New Zealand Bowling Association, held in Christchurch recently, decided to change the title of the association from its previous cumbersome form to that of tho New Zealand Bowling Association." Arrangements for the next an* nual tournament were discussed and it was decided to ad hero to the existing order of play.

An interesting group of spectators at tho representative Rugby match between Southland and Auckland last Saturday included the following: —D. Torrance, exOtago representative; F. S. Murray, exAll Black and solo Auckland selector for many years; G. Dixon, manager of the 1905 All Blacks; A. Bonella, ex-Auck-land representative; and G. Tyler, 1905 All Black, who represented Auckland on many occasions.

The New Zealand road cycling championship will again be held in tho South Island this year and will take placo on October 3, tho course being the same as that last year, from Waimate to Christchurch, a total distance of 145 miles. The event will take the place of the famous Timaru-to-Christcburch road race which has been hold on 21 occasions since 1899 and which has been the means of bringing out many famous athletes.

As a bowler, P. G. 11. Fender, the Surrey County cricket captain, was, perhaps, most interesting in the days when he was everywhere regarded as a pure freak, for ho got dozens of wickets with tho most outrageous balls, because tho batsmen never knew what was coming next. Ho became less interesting and less successful when he turned himself into a stock medium-pace bowler, a style to which he has adhered for several years.

Johnny Weissmuller, one of the greatest swimmers in the world, has decided to give up exhibition swimming and will now go on the stage with his wife as his dancing partner. WeiSsmuller, like many other famous athletes who turned from the amateur ranks to enter tho_ " money field," discovered it a great disappointment, At 29 years of age he finds himself a failure as an attraction, not fitted for the screen and unable to tako seriously a teaching profession. So he has turned to the stage for his living, with swimming and water sports as a means of recreation, only.

Tn welcoming members of tho public and of tho Porisonby and Newton senior "League football teams to tho Northcoto recreational reserve on Saturday the Mayor of Norlhcole, Mr. E. Martin, said that tho first senior football game played thero presaged a, new era in the spotting life of the district.. He remarked that four years ago the field was a waste of gorse and bracken, and, although not altogether perfect, it was now of a sufficiently high standard to attract good footballers. Mr. Martin concluded with the hope that the game would be but a forerunner of other football and senior cricket matches. SYDNEY LEAGUE TEAM. AUCKLAND VISIT ARRANGED. Arrangements havo been finalised by tho New Zealand Rugby Leaguo for a visit to Auckland of tho Eastern Suburbs Rugby League team in October. The team, which is at present leading in tho Sydney'" championship, will leave Sydney on October 2, and matches havo been arranged as follows Against Northland combined clubs at Whangarei, on October 8; against an Auckland club team, October 10; against South Auckland, in the Waikato, October 14; against a club team at Auckland, October 17. When tho Eastern Suburbs Club first stibmilted proposals for the tour it stressed that tho making of the visit earlier depended upon the position it held in the competitions. It also desired the itinerary limited to Auckland and the suggestion that the trip should ba made in October was found most I able. * !