GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22417, 13 May 1936, Page 20

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

VALUE OF CRICKET RULE PROFIT ON COCHET'S TOUR INSTRUCTIONAL RUGBY FILM A recent meeting of the Ellerslie Bowling Club decided to commence Sunday play during the winter months, all arrangements for same being left in the hands of Mr. J. Hardwick. The star Australian international cricketer, Stan McCabe, Beems destined to achieve further fame, but this time as a golfer. He has now been rated as an A grade player and has been selected to represent Manly in inter-club competitions. A couple of Melbourne golf clubs are experimenting with orange coloured ilags and llag-sticks. According to experts in the British railways, orange is the most striking colour of any and particularly effective on a green background.

A boxing correspondent, "Sport," wishes to know whether Archie Hughes fought an Australian named Fitzgerald in Auckland.—Hughes fought Jack Fitzgerald, of Australia, at the Town Hall on April 9, 19U4, and the match ended in a draw. —Athletics Editor.

L. V. Bryant, the 18-year-old champion of the Akarana Golf Club, has left Auckland to take up a position in Hamilton. Except for next week-end he will be available lor pennant games this season and will delend his club championship title later in the year. He will probably play at St. Andrews, Hamilton, next year.

A golfing correspondent asks for an answer to the following question: —A player, addressing the ball, accidentally knocks it off the tee. Would this be counted as a stroke in a championship match!'' —The accidental knocking of the ball from the tee does not count as a stroke in any match and the ball may be re-teed. —Athletics Editor.

R. A. Pickmere who has been wicketkeeper for the Auckland University senior cricket team for some years, will leave shortly for England to study architecture. Pickmere holds the position of secretary to the University Cricket Club and his presence both in this oHiciai capacity and on the playing field will be missed by the college next season.

An order for a keel yacht has been placed with Mr. R. Lang, of St. Mary's Bay for Mr. R. Steadman. The new craft will be 24ft. overall with a beam of Bft. 4in. and a draft of 4ft. Gin. She will have one ton of lead on her keel, and will carry the Bermudan rig. The vessel will be fitted with a small motor, and a start will be made on her at an early date.

The retirement of Menzel from firstclass tennis leaves Mishu, of Rumania, supreme as the most temperamental player in the game. It is a common thing for Mishu to walk off the court if lie loses a point or does not agree with the umpire. On one occasion, when he had been ordered to play during rain, Mishu came on the court dressed in an oilskin.

The progress being made bv the game of Rugby in Victoria is evidenced by the fact "that ten senior teams are competing under the Victorian Rugby Union's banner. Kiwis, a team containing a fair sprinkling of ex-New Zealanders, was defeated in its first match. The side was unfortunate in losing a player early in the game and he was not replaced, as no reserves were taken to the ground.

The Auckland Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association recently asked the New Zealand Council for a ruling whether swimmers whose autographed photographs were offered for sale were risking the loss of their amateur status. The council's reply was that the regulations were not being broken, provided the swimmer did not accept a monetary reward.

During the season concluded recently Auckland was not as successful in intermediate and junior swimming as in previous years. Nevertheless several young champions may become skilful seniors. The junior girl champion, M iss Marjorie Black, ranks among: the fastest sprinters of her sex in Auckland, and other good free-stylists are Misses J. Fin lay son alid K. Grey, intermediate title-holders, and S. Ripon, the junior boy champion. Promising exponents of breaststroke are M. Cleary and Misses G. Priestley and J. Wright.

C. E. Hare and F. H. D. of England, who were beaten by the New Zealand tennis stars, A. C. Stedman and C. E. Malfroy, in the semi-final of the British hard court doubles championship, are regarded as one of the most promising doubles pairs in England. In the annual covered courts match between London and Paris, the young Englishmen played aggressive tennis in beating J. Borotra and J. Pelizza, C. Boussus and A. Gcntien, and P. Goldschmidt and J. Jamain, all without loss of a set in best-of-five-set matches.

England's cricket captain, R. E. S. Wyatt, condemned the experimental leg-before rule with faint praise at the annuai meeting of the Warwickshire County Cricket Club. The rule, ho said, had not been a failure, but he thought it was inclined to decrease off shots — the most productive in the game. Another point ho made clear was that it did not help.the bowler on a good wicket when the ball was not turning. Instead, it gave him a tremendous advantage on a sticky wicket when he did not want it.

The use of a film by the Canterbury Rugby Union for the purpose of teaching fine points to young players has attracted considerable interest in the North Island. Mr. M. F. Nicholls, the Wellington Rugby Union's solo selector for the past two seasons, says that instructional films of the right type should be of great value, and country players, especially, would benefit by seeing them. A film, Mr. Nicholls believes, depicting the art of hooking, correct packing, passing and receiving tho ball, in fact, all the elements of Rugby, might do much to correct the slipshod methods apparent in many phases of the game.

Bob Palmer, a brother of the Australian heavy-weight champion, Ambrose Palmer, lias impressed Sydney critics in his brief professional career of three fights, and already they are predicting a very bright future for him. ]n his third "fight as a professional in tho light-weight division, Palmer defeated another promising youngster, Alan Stewart, on points. Palmer scored freely with a well-timed and welldirected lot t, and bis footwork was particularly impressive. Palmer is trained by his father, who first put Ambrose on tho road to fame and fortune.

According to Jim Willnrd, one of the members of his playing troupe, Henri Cochet, the French lawn tennis professional, made a clear profit of £SOO in New Zealand. It is estimated that his profit from the Australian tour was only £750, but the two sums have helped to make his world tour an unqualified success. Cochet hopes to return to New Zealand, but ho says that next time lie will endeavour to bring- someone who can extend or beat him, such ns Ellsworth Vines or Tilden.