GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21347, 23 November 1932, Page 17

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

GOOD RUGBY COMBINATION

STRANGE MISHAP TO BOXER

CRICKET ON CHRISTMAS DAY

W. Eaddy, stroke of the winning Waitemata junior crew at the Tauranga regatta last season is in Auckland after a tour overseas. His future plans arc indefinite.

The Scottish Amateur Football Association recently sent a team to Copenhagen, to play Denmark. The Danes won by three goals to one, before about 25,000 spectators

An unusual incident occurred in the 10 rounds contest in England last month between Jack Kirby, Birmingham, and I'at Butler, Leicester. The " barracking" of the crowd caused Kirby to depart from the ring at the end of the eighth round, leaving Butler the winner.

The bowler who acquires mastery in the control of length has an asset all his cricketing days, if lie keeps himself fit. As one witness to this, there is J. H. Bennett, who, looking very fit, bowled a fine length for North Canterbury in its sub-associations shield match with Malvern. And Bennett first represented Canterbury 34 years ago.

W. IT. Sobcy and 11. S. Spong have again been playing brilliantly as scrumhalf and fly-half, respectively, for the Old Millhillians Rugby Football Club. That the accident to Sobey in the first match of the British team's tour in 1930 prevented New Zealanders from seeing the brilliance of the Sobey-Spong combination is often regretted.

Christchurch Boys' High School, holders of the Heathcote Williams Shield for cricket competition among secondary schools, has invited the Auckland Grammar School to play a match for the trophy at Christchurch just, before Christmas. Owing to lack of funds the trip will not be made this season, but the Grammar team will probably visit Christchurch next year.

Six teams will compete for the club championship and the Founders' Cup for the champion alarm run-out team of the Takapuna Surf Life-Saving Club next Sunday morning. The event, which will be held on Takapuna beach, is the first life-saving club fixture of the season, ami is an endeavour to stimulate the public interest in life-saving work. The judge will be Mr. 11. Moor.

During a 12-rounds boxing bout between Sid Lay ton, of Walsall, and Harry Gregory of Darlaston, at West Bromwich, England, Layton cried out, f'l can't see." A doctor and ambulance men climbed into the ring, and it was found that a blow behind tlie ear had paralysed Layton's optic nerve. He was taken to hospital, where it was stated that his sight would be restored in a few davs.

Mr. R. J. West, captain the Monmouth Training College Rugby team, had an unusual experience when playing against Pontypool Excelsiors, Wales. He was accidentally struck on the head early in the game, but went on playing, scored a try, and had a big share in the victory of his side. Afterwards he could not remember a single incident of the game—not even his own try—the blow having temporarily robbed him of his memory.

The Canterbury Cricket Association's objection to organised cricket on Sundays mentioned at last week's meeting of the association's management committee, is most commendable, but the association does not act consistently with that in playing representative cricket on Christmas Day, says a southern writer. Even Australian cricket administrators, who are not generally credited with being sentimental, refuse tb play representative cricket on Christmas Day.

Clarence Crabbe, the world's champion swimmer, lias advised the Australian Amateur Swimming Union that he is unable to visit Australia this season. The union has therefore cancelled its invitation to Mickey Riley, the Olympic diving champion, who was to have accompanied Crabbe. The cancellation of the tour has disappointed Auckland swimmers because the Auckland Centre had hoped to arrange a public appearance by the champions when they passed through this city.

One of the most popular pastimes in Brisbane is sailing, and this year enthusiasm has reached a high peak. A new type of vessel was introduced in the 18footer class, which has proved almost phenomenal. It promises to revolutionise the type of Craft in future races. The new vessel, named Aberdare, is of the skiff type, narrow in the beam. It was expected that, although it would go fast before the breeze, difficulties might bo encountered in variable breezes. However, on the try out in the first two races of the season while all her competitors were bailing out continuously, the Aberdare shipped scarcely any water. In her maiden effort she ran away from everything, winning with a 14 minute margin over a 9-mile course. She made the Australian champion look slow.