GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21493, 17 May 1933, Page 16

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

HOCKEY PLAYER'S VISIT FINE RECEPTION TO JARDINE QUERIES OF CORRESPONDENTS J. C. P. Besford, of Manchester, the English backstroke swimming champion, lowered the 400 metres world backstroke record of sm. 425. by 1-5 of a second, and the European record of sm. 4"s. by 5 1-5 seconds at Birkenhead "recently. The Essex County Cricket Club has had, because of lack of support, to abandon its scheme for the purchase of the Loyton ground. It has transferred its ground-purchase fund to the general fund, but still has a shortage of £199 on the past year's working.

A Sydney ladies' hockey team will pass through Auckland toward the end of next month on its way to Suva, where it will play a series of matches, in all probability matches will _be arranged in Auckland on both occasions upon which the team wi# be here.

" Inquirer," Glen Afton, asks. — " Please let me know through your columns at what height the polo vault was won at the Now Zcalaud amateur championships held at Christchurch recently? " —The pole vault was won at a height of lift. 2in. by W. J. Batstone, of Canterbury.—Athletic Editor.

H. M. Abrahams, Cambridge University athletic blue 13 years ago, and subsequent international sprinter, says that he knows of no Oxford University athletic team of the past that has had a trio comparable with that which it has now in the Americans N. P. Hallowell and C. F. Stanwood, and the New Zealander J. E. Lovelock.

The Huddersfield Club has been one of the finalists for the English Rugby League Cup four times now, and on each occasion it has won the trophy—in 1913, 1915, 1920 and 1933. Warrington, which was beaten by Huddersfield, by 21 to 17, the other day, hos reached the final seven times, but has won the cup only twice —in 1905 and 1907. It was beaten by Huddersfield in 1913.

Miss Edith Thompson, C.8.E., expresident of the All-England "Women's Hockey Association, and editress of the Hockey Field, an English journal, will arrive in Auckland by the Tamaioa on Wednesday next. Miss Thompson was an All-England representative for several years. She will spend a month in New Zealand, visiting both islands.

John McKenzie, third son of the president of the Echuca Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, dropped dead on the court just as he was about to serve to C. Broom, against whom he was playing in the grade singles, at the club's annual open tournament. When it was known that McKenzie had died, all play was suspended for the remainder of the day. McKenzie had just left Xavier College.

The Cornford who took four wickets for 48 runs for Sussex against Worcestershire in first-class cricket last week is not a wicket-keeper turned bowler, but an entirely different Cornford from the one who was in H. Gilligan's M.C.C. team in New Zealand. The bowler, J. Cornford, a young player from Sussex's second eleven, is of the Maurice Tate t\j>e of bowler, and is expected to fill Tate's place in Sussex cricket when the older man has to retire.

The well-known yachtsman Mr. F. J. Lidgord, of Bayswater, who has just sold the 28ft. yacht Oreti, has begun construction of another keel boat, in which ho intends to race next season. This will be 30ft. long, and Bft. 6in. in beam, and will carry two tons of lead on the keel, and have two cabins. Besides building the well-known 20ft. Winifred and 22ft. Komuri, Mr. Lidgard has «, raced successfully in the mullet boats Marie and Waiapu and the keelcr Eulalie.

Swimming in Hawke's Bay should be given a pronounced impetus by the appointment of D. P. Lindsay, the Canterbury and New Zealand distance champion, to the staff of the Dannevirko High School. Should Lindsay race again next season he is certain to represent Hawke's Bay. By then he, will have swum for no fewer than four centres, having already represented South Canterbury, Auckland and Canterbury at national championship meetings.

Fighting with 3000 francs in notes stuffed in his sock, the Argentine boxer, Vincente Parillc, won his match with the French heavy-weight champion, Maurice Griselle, at the Paris Ring. Parille demanded his money first or no fight. The organiser said it would be handed to his manager at once, but Parille said he had no manager and did not trust anybody. The Argentinian had his way after a lot of argument, and climbed into the ring breezily waving his money, amid the good-natured comments of the crowd.

The English Soccer Cup competition this season had shown a decline in attendances and receipts for each round compared with those of a year ago until aljout six weeks ago, when the two replays, instead of one, gave the fifth round for the current season a slight, advantage. The attendance and receipts for these 10 games were 391,890 and £27,822, against 390,644 and £27,390 for nine matches last season. The only replay last year in the fifth round, Chelsea v. Sheffield Wednesday, attracted moro than 60,000 spectators with £4319 receipts.

Cheers and shouts of " Good old Jardine!" broke out as the train conveying the English cricket team arrived in London from Glasgow. Jardine repeatedly kissed his mother and shook hands with his father. Ames and his wife escaped unnoticed, but Tate was recognised and mobbed and cheered. Jardino was the centre of a swirling, cheering crowd which swept his parents aside and attempted to carry him shoulder high* but he escaped to his hotel, where, in response to repeated damands, he appeared at the window and spoke a few words of thanks.

Two English women swimmers, Misses Joyce Cooper and Phyllis Harding, made a fruitless visit to Rotterdam last month to compete against Dutch champions in a series of contests. In the 100 motres free-style race Miss Willy den Ouden, aged 15 years, won in the Dutch record time of 68 l-ss, and Miss Cooper, who was .handicapped by influenza, was fourth, recording 73 l-ss. Miss.Puik Oversloot unexpectedly won the 100 metres backstroke event in lm 20 3-ss. Miss Cooper took second place in lm 21 3-ss. putting up the best performance of her career at backstroke. Miss don Ouden swam disappointingly, being third in lm 23 2-ss, just l-5s in front of Miss Harding. \

R.L., Waihou, writes: —"(1) In what year did Hammond first play in tho senior Gloucestersire eleven in English county cricket? (2) Has Hammond ever played for any other county, if so, which and in what year? (3) Can you supply a summary of F. R. Foster's bowling results during the tests of 1911-12 only, also H. Larwood's figures in tho 1932-33 series in Australia?"Hammond commenced playing for Gloucestershire in 1921. He has not played for any other county, although invited to do so by Kent under a birth qualification. The bowling figures of Larwood and Foster for the test series mentioned are: —Larwood, 644 runs, 33 wickets, average, 19.51} Foster, 692, 32, 21.62.