GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22685, 24 March 1937, Page 22

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

POPULAR BOWLING WIN ALL BLACKS AND SPRINGBOKS BRILLIANT GOLF ROUND Vic Hev, who transferred to Toowoomba at the end of 1935 lias announced that he will play for Ipswich League this season. This caused a sensation in .Rugby League circles in Queensland. Randolph Rose's two-miles run record established JO years ago at Nelson was broken by the touring Japanese athlete Murakoso, at the athletic meeting on McLean Park, Napier, last week. His time for the distance was 9m 20 l-ss, which was an improvement of 2-us upon Rose's time. E. .15. Bonnet's win oil Saturday in the final of the Auckland Bowling Club's 75th jubilee tourney was appropriate, as a rink from the club secured the honour in such a good entry of 50 teams. Proof that the win was popular among outside clubs was shown by the good wishes extended to Bonnet prior to the final. ]). C. Bradman, who has equalled the feat of J. B. Hobbs in scoring 12 centuries in «Australia-Kngland tests, has played only 40 innings in these games, compared with 71 by Hobbs. Bradman's achievement also far outshines that by Hobbs, as his ]2 centuries include two over 300 and five others over 200. Hobbs' highest score was IS7. Mr. J. N. Millard has been elected chairman of the management committee of the Wellington Rugby Union. Ho has served a very long apprenticeship on the management committee, some 22 years in all. For years lie was sole selector of New Zealand University teams, and later served a very successful term as selector for the Wellington Union.

The 1938 junior world road cycling championship will be lield in Sydney as part of the 1938 Centenary celebrations. Elimination events will be held in centres throughout the various States, tlu> successful riders to contest a State final. The ultimate winners will meet cyclists brought from France, England, Holland, Italy and other Continental countries.

The Otago golf championship will be decided at Balmacewan during Easter. Dr. K. Ross is the present holder of the title, defeating T. B. Ferguson last year at the 19th. Ross will be defending his title and, although lit; devotes most of the time in the summer to bowls, will be a sound favourite. A. (i. Sinie has this season been showing the form that won liim a New Zealand title, and will be Ross' most formidable opponent.

Ovril Pluto, welter-weight champion of Western Australia, lias left for England with his wife. He is booked tor matches during the Coronation period, and will later visit the Continent under engagement. Pluto also exports to visit America next year during the World's Fair. While "abroad, lie will make arrangements for lights for "Snowy" Clark, the Australian feather-weight, who expects to follow Pluto within three months.

A copy of the diamond jubilee souvenir of the Stawell Athletic Club, Victoria, Australia, has been received. This publication traces the history of the club from its formation in 1877 to the present day, and contains complete records of all meetings. More than £lsoo* will bo presented in prize-money at the club's diamond jubilee meeting on faster Saturday and Monday; £BIO has been set aside for the "Stawell Gift," of 130 yards, and big prizes will be paid for other events.

The 16-years-old Danish girl, Miss Ragnhild Hveger, now holds seven world's swimming records. In the baths where the Dutch girl, Miss Willi Den Ouden made a 300 metres free-style record of 3m 50.4s in September, 1935, Miss Ragnhild recently reduced the time by .3s. Miss Ragnhild's world records now stand at. Freestyle: 300 metres, 400. 500. 800 and 1000. Breaststroke: 880 yards. Backstroke: 200 metres.

Mr. S. S. Dean, chairman of the management committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union, apparently believes that the All Blacks will fully extend the Springboks this season. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Poneke Club, he said that the visit of the South Africans was going to make Rugby competition very keen. He considered there was a tendency in New Zealand to live too much in the past and to give little credit to players of the present day. He had no fears that New Zealand would not be able to make a worthy showing against the South Africans.

Par for tlio Hussley golf course is 74. A young North Canterbury fanner, ]{. D. Frizzell, of Rangiora, tlierofore put up a brilliant performance when, competing in a stroke match, lie finished with an amazing card of b8 gross. On the outward journey he had one eagle and one birdie, and on the inward journey four birdies. His card read, the scratch scores being given in parentheses: —Out: 5 (4), 5 (5), 3 (."5"), 4 (4), 4 (4). 3 (5), 3 (3). 4 (4), 4 (o) 35 (37). In: 2 (3), 3 (4), 4 (4). 4 (5). 4 (5), 3 (3), 5 (5), 4 (4), 4 (4)—33 (37). Total, (58 (74 1 ). This round is easily the best played by any amateur on the Russley links, and equals the round of A. J. Shaw, New Zealand open champion, when he played in a competition at Russley three years ago. Fri/.7.<41 is 24 years of age and achieved prominence last year by beating J. Millard in the final of the Avondale championship.