GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22579, 18 November 1936, Page 19

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

SURF CHAMPIONSHIPS PROFESSIONAL GOLF EVENT CRICKETER IN GOOD FORM Some rapid scoring was witnessed in a recent women's cricket match in Sydney, Miss Jean Wilson, who scored 124 not out, made 92 of her runs in Go minutes, hitting 22 fours. The New York Boxing Commission has decided to discard the "no foul" rule. It is thought that the decision is the i outcome of the Schmcline-Louis fight, in j which the negro was reported to have | landed several low punches. The North Shore and Auckland ! wickotkeepcr, I). B. Ivlnionds, is in I hospital at present recovering from an operation for appendicitis. He is making , a good recovery ami expects to leave i hospital in about a week's time. W. G. ("Bimbo"') White, one of the forwards of the Australian Rugby team which recently toured New Zealand, remained behind when the team departed in order to \ isit relations in the Hay of Plenty. He left for Sydney by the Awatoa yesterday. The council of the New Zealand Surf Life-Saving Association decided last week that the New Zealand surf championships should be hold at Lyall Ba\, W r ellingtor\, on February 13 and 14 next. The Governor-General. Lord Galway, has been asked to open the championships officially and to inspect the teams on the afternoon of the first day. Requesting that an allotment on the harbour frontage north of the railway wharf should be leased to the Tauranga Rowing Club as a boathouso site, Messrs. C. Cameron and T. D. Harvey waited on the Tauranga Borough Council. The Mayor gave permission for the work to bo commenced without delay. The proposed building will be 86ft long and 40ft. wide. By definitely joining the professionals in lawn tennis Fred Perry deprives Kngland of her Davis Cup joker, comments a Sydney writer. A marvellous player for his country, lie has been the mainspring in her Davis Cup victories. While the amateur world will deplore the loss of Perry, other nations. America. Germany, and Australia, will have their ambitions sharpened by the more open character of Davis Cup competition in 1937. The death of the famous Spanish Soccer goalkeeper. Rioardo Zainora, hero of the Olympic Games in 1921, in the lighting in Barcelona, is confirmed. He was killed with two other wellknown footballers. Zamora was reputed to be at one time the highest paid footballer in the world, and was even more popular than the greatest Spanish bull-lighters. Only a few months ago Zamora played for his club, the Football Club of Madrid, and enabled it to carry off the Spanish Cup. The Auckland provincial professional golf championship will be held at the Middlemore links on December 13, in conjunction with an open day for professionals and amateurs. The championship will l>e played over 36 holes for the Dunlop Cup. and amateurs will play in various events, for which trophies will he given. Amateurs will be drawn with professionals. The programme for this day will be issued shortly, and it should prove an interesting tournament. A Wellington tennis player who is to try his luck in the New South Wales championships is 1). C. Coombe, who left last week for Sydney. One of the stars of Wellington tennis for the past three or four years, he has quite a t formidable list of successes behind him, ' including the North Island singles, Hawke's Bay singles, and the Manawatu singles. Coombe is unlikely to do much against Crawford, McGrath, Huxley and others, but the experience ! in big company should do him a woild of good. W r ith a view to exploring the possibilities of a coaching position in the Dominion, J. R. Sheffield, a prominent member of the Essex County cricket eleven, arrived in Auckland by the Awatea on Monday. Although he has no definite offer as yet, he intends to approach the various associations with a view to securing an appointment. Sheffield, who has represented his county for tho last nine years, is an excellent batsman, while he is also a fine wicketkoeper. Together with another Essex player, Wade, ho travelled out from England to Australia with th« M.C.C. test side. The Auckland and Now Zealand representative, G. L. Weir, who is at present teaching in Whangarei, struck form with the bat in the Whangarei Cricket Association's competitions on Saturday. Playing for Combined Services against Whangarei, Weir opened tho innings and batted throughout for 97 not out, the whole side making only 117. He revealed his best form ami did not give a chance. Weir is one of the outstanding candidates for the New Zealand team to tour England next year, and, if available, he will no doubt bo chosen for the Auckland team for its southern Plunkct Shield tour. The inclusion of an extra man, making nine in all, in the Australian surf life-saving team, which is to tour the Dominion early next year, was approved by the New Zealand Surf Life-Saving Association last week. Tho team will be met on its arrival in Auckland irom Svdney by tho president of the association, Mr. P. Coira, who will accompany it to Wellington. The council's delegates travelling with the visitors will be Mr. F. H. Jackson, who will take the North Island section of the tour, and Mr. V. L. Allan, who will escort them in tho South Island. Needing tho strongest possible team to defend the Yaldhurst Shield at the New Zealand swimming championships this season, Otago lias lost the services of two swimmers who contributed largely to the shield victory. The run-ner-up in tho 440 yds. and one mile men's contests, J. D. O'Driscoll, who is also the present Otago champion, has decided to have a season's spell from serious swimming. He has taken up rowing. The other is Miss M. Mathieson, the most versatile lady swimmer in New Zealand, who has retired. Miss Mathieson was runner-up to the Aucklander, .Miss M. Leydon, in the 220 yds. and 4 40yds. ladies' lrce-stylc championships, runner-up in the 220 yds. ladies' hrcaststroke, and also a competitor in the 100 yds. ladies' backstroko. The Auckland Rugby Union paid to the Otahuhu Borough Council £45 19s yd for the use ot Sturgcs Park during the past season. Prior to the commencement of the season the Borough Council granted the union the exclusive use of the grounds, on condition that it would stage a minimum of 14 senior games and hand to the council 20 per cent of the gross drawings. The admission charge was limited to 6d tor adults. On the basis of tho moneys paid to the council at that rate, the total drawings at Sturgos Park would be £'229 15s, representing an aggregate attendance of 9190 adults at fid, over the five months of pla}'. The amount paid to the council falls short of the amount estimated by it when arranging tho lease of the ground, members anticipating that between £6O and £<o would accrue.