GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21589, 6 September 1933, Page 16

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

ANNUAL SAVIDAN CUP RACE MARRIAGE OF RUGBY CAPTAIN TENNIS PLAYER ANNOYED " Inquirer," Auckland, asks: Did A. E. Cooke play League football prior to playing Rugby football ? —When a telegraph messenger Cooke played in tho lil'th grado competition. —Athletics I Editor. i Tod Phelps, who lost the world's sculling championship to Bob Pearco last week, won tho title in 1!K50, when ho defeated H. A. Barry at Vancouver. Later in tho same year Phelps staved off a challenge from Barry. G. Ollivier, former New Zealand lawn tenuis champion, arrived in Auckland last week-end to take up a coaching position with the firm of Griffiths Tennis Service Co. Olliver, who holds the record of having won the Dominion Singles title on seven occasions, has been coaching in Canterbury for tho past few seasons. There are two very line teams playing in tbo Auckland Union h junior grade competition. They wo Northcoto and Tamaki, which are leading in tho respective A and B sections. Tho Northcoto team contains a fine pack of forwards, as big as most of thoso comprising tho senior fifteens. Tho public at Eden Park would appreciate a look at these two teams. For the entire 15 rounds of a fight at Brixton Stadium, London, tho eyes of ono of tho boxers were streaming witl* tears. He was genuinely weeping, and the reason was that on the morning of the fight ho woko up to discover that his father, an old-time boxer, had died in his sleep. With the responsibility thrown on him of maintaining his mother and family, the young boxer, who was 21 years of age. insisted on going into tho ring. Tho fight resulted in a draw. Australian Rugby Union teams are in keen demand overseas, says a Sydney paper. The Wallabies have won great popularity in South Africa by their open and enterprising play and bv their demeanour. India seeks a visit from a team next year, and one may leave about September—that is, after tho Australian 19.14 season has ended. Then there is the tour in Japan by the Australian Universities la to this year. Thcso facta, and the playing of Rugby in every State, including Tasmania, mean that the old game is anything but anaemic. Tho Ellcrslio Amateur Athletic Club will conduct tho annual road race for the Savidan Cup on Saturday week. Tho course will bo tho same as last vear, from tho Pakuranga HaU to the "Ellerslio Reserve, a distance of approximately 5J miles. This year, however, the race will bo run as an open handicap instead of a scaled handicap as last year, so that from the spectator's point of view the raco will be much more interesting. The present holder of the trophy is J. Nicholson, the well-known Auckland representative, who will bo defending the title again this year. ' A story that F. J. Perry, the British Davis Cup player, sent in his resignation as. a member of tho team just before the match with Australia, is current in tennis circles in Sydney. It is said that after Perry was beaten early in tho men's singles at Wimbledon, he became so annoyed at something said by an official that he wrote his resignation at once, and announced himself as determined to get out of big tennis. Aftftr a number of interviews, Perry declared himself satisfied that what the official had said was not meant in the way he had taken it. He then said he was ready to play for England. Keith Anderson, captain of this season's Auckland University senior Rugby toam, was married on .Monday evening to Miss Peggy Ford, daughter of Mr. A. E. Ferd, manager of the Auckland Transport Board. Anderson, who is also a New Zealand Universities and Auckland representative, is one of the most popular players in the Rugby game, and he will have the best wishes of all the followers of the code. Anderson's team mates made him a presentation of a silver tray in the dressing room of tho Eden Park pavilion last Saturday prior to the commencement of the University-Graf ton, match. Somo of the cadets of the Japanese training ship, Sbintoku Maru, that was in port last week, showed striking ability as swimmers. In view of the fact that Japan holds world supremacy in men's swimming, Auckland enthusiasts at the Tepid Baths, while the cadets were there, watched their movements in the water with much interest. An effective " crawl" was used by most of tho cadets, and that they had received standarised instruction _ was proved by the more expert, who, in recovery, carried each arm quickly from the water to the water with elbow high. Although of naturally smaller stature, these cadets were certainly stronger swimmers than the average European sailor. Auckland has gained the services of a. prominent Rugby and cricketer in C. "Armstrong, who is on transfer from Christchurcli. An old boy of the Christchurcli Boys' High School, Armstrong has played Rugby for tho Old Bovs seniors and also cricket for tho senior team of tho club. Ho has played senior Rugby for Eastbourne. Wellington, and senior cricket for the Midland Club. When in Australia lie played Rugby twice for Victoria against New South Wales. As a. member of the Old Boys' Club ho played for Canterbury in tho Suburban Cricket Association's representative team in 1921. A forcing batsman and a mediumpace right-hand bowler, Armstrong intends playing for Ponsonby this season. A delay of close on half an hour took place on Saturday afternoon in tho starting of the senior match at Rugby Park, Whangarei, between Hikurangi and Maungakaramea in tho knock-out competition through a ball not being available. Subsequently a ball was obtained from tho township. Another unusutil incident occurred in tho course of the game. In tho second spell tho ball was kicked out of bounds and struck tho side of a. large drain on tho outside of tho field, lodging in the undergrowth on the opposito bank and being completely hidden from view. Tho ganio was held uip for about eight minutes while a number of both teams, including the referee, went in search of tho ball. Several members of the public joined in tho search, and (lie ball was ultimately recovered ai,ul the game concluded without further adventure.