GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21263, 17 August 1932, Page 15

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

CRICKET CLUBS IN HOLLAND BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS WORLD'S JAVELIN RECORD There are about one hundred cricket clubs in active service in Holland, where tlie game has been played for more than 120 years.

" Pukcmiro," asks.—Did Walker gain a decision over Wilson in Wellington during the present wrestling season? Walker defeated Wilson at Wellington on July 4, by two falls to one.—Athletic Editor.

The annual bowling match between the representatives of business firms in Queon Street and Karangahapo Road has been fixed to take place at Epsom on September 10, when a ten rinks aside game will be played.

F. D. Prentice, captain of the British Rugby team which toured New Zealand and Australia two years ago, lias been reelected a member of the English Rugby Union's Selection Committee, which has five members. Ho was first appointed to the committee last year.

Ma'tli Jarvonin. the Finnish athlete who broke the world's javelin-throwing record, with a throw of 238 ft. 7in., when

ho won this event at the QJympic Games, was reported to have thrown the javelin 242 ft. lOin. in a meeting at Abo, Finland, a few weeks ago.

The New Zealand badminton championships are to be played in tho Central Wharf sheds, commencing on August 26. Eighteen graded events are on tho programme, so that players of all standards will be catered for, and the provision of six courts should do away with the waiting about that was unavoidable when only two courts were available.

The Auckland secondary schools' Rugby championship competition was instituted in 1896. Since then Auckland Grammar has won the championship 23 times. King's College, formerly St. John's Collegiate School, seven times. Mount Albert Grammar twice, and Sacred Heart College once. On three occasions Auckland and King's have tied, while this year Auckland and Mount Albert finished level.

" Wrestler," Raglan, enquires the result, of the recent match between Bonnie Muir and Harry Demetral at Nelson.— Muir was disqualified in the fifth round for rabbit punching after several warnings. Up to that time each man had gained a fall, Demetral in the third round with a body press, following beadlocks, and Muir in the fourth with a body press after a series of flying tackles.

" Interested," Gordonton, asks.—(l) When were the Olympic games last. held. (2) Did Kavidan go that year, if not, what year did he go. (3) How often are the Games held ? The last Olympic Games wero held at Amsterdam in 1928. Rose went to the last Olympic Games, Savidan did not Ro, but represented New Zealand at the last Empire Games in 1930. The Olympic Games are held every four years. —Athletic Editor.

Auckland swimming lost ono of its keenest supporters through the death recently of Mr. J. H. Davidson. For a number of years Mr. Davidson, who was a member of tlie Parnell Club, was his club's delegate to the Auckland Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, and on his resignation two years ago be was a life-member of the centre. On several occasions, Mr. Davidson accompanied representative teams as masseur.

A hockey match for the Rankin Cup. the championship trophy among secondary schools of New Zealand, has been arranged to take place at Te Awamutu on August 24 between tho Auckland Grammar School, holders of the cup, and the To Awamutu High School. No matches for this trophy have been played since 1928 when Auckland defeated the Hamilton High School by six goals to one. Auckland Grammar School won the trophy the previous year from Canterbury.

" Interested," Epsom, asks:.—Will you tell me if tlie W. IT. Birtwhistle mentioned in you columns as a promising harrier is an Auckland Grammar School hoy, and, if so. is he the longdistance champion of the school ?—Rirtwhistle is slill attending the Auckland Grammar School. Last year he won the school steeplechase and his time was only a few seconds outside the record held hv E. S. Thomas. Ho is expected to win the steeplechase again , ,tl)is year.—Athletic Editor.

Although (lie Sacred Heart College fifteen finished in lowest position in the secondary schools' senior grade Rugby football competition, the team must, be given credit for consistently good exhibitions. Except for losing a game against Auckland Grammar by 27 points to 3, Sacred Heart was not beaten by a margin of more than eight, points in any of its other games. The team scored one championship point, obtaining this from a draw, 3—all, with Auckland Grammar in the first round.

G.8.J., Milford, asks:—Could you give mo the names of the players in the Auckland-Hawke's Bay Rugby football match for the War Memorial benefit; I think it was in 1924 ? The teams were:— Hawke's Bay: Kivell, Grenside, Kirwan, McGregor, Paewai, Ncpia, Mill, Gemmell, Irvine, Kirkpatrick, C. Brownlie, Orniond, M. Brownlie, McNab, Daley. Auckland; Molloy, Wilson, Cooke, Lucas, Sheen, If* wersen, Wright, Arnold, R. Casey, Peters, O'Brien, L. Casey, ftighton, L. Knight, B. Kearv. The match was played on October 6, 1923.—Athletic editor.

V.. W. C. Jupp lias surpassed W. G. Grace's record, for ail amateur, of scoring 1000 runs and taking 100 wickets in a season eight times. Jupp's feat of doing it nine times lias been beaten by only two professionals, Wilfred Rhodes (16 times) and G. IT. Hirst (14 times), and equalled by only one, W. E. Astill. When "he first played for Sussex, before the war, Jupp was a professional, but he had become an amateur again before ho left that county. For the past ten years he hns been with Northamptonshire. In all the nine seasons in which he got the " cricketer's double" he has ranked as an amateur.

VERSATILE ATHLETE

INDIAN CRICKETER'S FEATS

Captain Nayudu, the Indian cricketer, is entitled to he classed with the most versatile athletes on earth, says the London correspondent of a Sydney paper, lie is not only a first-class batsman, but he can also bowl, and, when necessary, keep wickets. Here are somo of his other nocomplislimcnts:—"looyds. in 10s. Jumped 6ft. Held the Western Indian record for the high jump for many years. Played football in the Durand tournament, which is the equivalent of the English Cup; played hockey in the Aga Khan tournament, which, witli the Beighton Cup, is the best in the world. Represented his presidency in tennis. Is a first-class amateur boxer and a champion swimmer. A splendid marksman and snap shot. Can irinke a 100 break at billiards. Holds a university degree, and is the most modest sportsman 1 know. Will talk aboufc everything except himself."