GENERAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23046, 25 May 1938, Page 22

GENERAL NEWS

CKICKETERS', FIGUEES BRITISH RUGBY TOUR WORLD'S SCULLING TITLE D. G. Bradman leads the Australian cricket team's averages to date with 146.00 for six innings and an aggregate of 876 runs. Hassett, his nearest/rival, has scored 712 runs for five completed innings, at an average of 142.40. „ A recent Rugby football match in Wellington between Hutt and P° nek ® was very willing. Owing to the fact that tho referee, Mr. J- King, made disputants shako hands practically all tho players except tho two run backs were formally introduced to each other. The Warwickshire County Cricket Club is experimenting with loudspeaker equipment on its ground. Ibe club is following tho recommendation of tho M.C.C. Commission to do everything possible to give spectators information affecting the progress of matches. The New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association's senior championships for 1939 will be held in Christchurch. It the recommendation of the management committee of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association is adopted, play will commence on January J, anu end on January 14.

If anyone beats Helen Wills Moody at the Wimbledon tournament it will be tho player who wins the championship, says an English critic. Her two wins in tho Highbury tournament took 22 and 21 minutes respectively, and during that time she was placid, cool, and aid not tire. J. L. Sullivan, All Black Rugby threequarter, was in great form in the game between Tukapa and Clifton at Taranaki. After being dqwn 3 —16 at ono stage to Clifton, Tukapa started to rattlo on the points and won 1&; —16. Sullivan scored three tries and kicked a field goal, a total of 13 points. Joe Davis made a snooker break of 128 —his world record is 135 —in a recent match with Horace Lindrum. This was the champion's 75th century break of his career. Ho took 14 reds in conjunction with six blacks, five pinks, and three blues, and after the red balls had been cleared, took all tho colours. A correspondent, "Uncertain," asks what constitutes eligibility to compete in a maiden handicap athletic event. — The laws of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association state that a maiden athlete is one, who at the time of competing, has never won a first prize in any competition under the association's rules —Athletics' Editor.

When the Maori Rugby team visits Fiji this season it is anticipated that tkero will be some difficulty since the natives are all reported to play in bare feet —and bare feet, no matter how tough, aro not going to take kindly to sprigged boots in tho scrummages and rucks. Tho Maori team might agree to waive boots, as some have done in the past. A suggestion that the Eastern Southland Lawn Tennis Sub-Association should secede from the .Southland Association and form a major association of its own was discussed at a special meeting of delegates of the sub-association. It was decided to report on the views of clubs in Eastern Southland at the annual meeting of tho sub-association in September. J. Best, 1935 New Zealand Rugby forward, formerly of Marlborough and Waikato, and now in Whakatane, was chosen as captain of tho WhakataneRangitaiki team, which played a trial game on Saturday with Rotorua-Gala-tea. The Bay of Plenty representatives will tour the South Island next month, and Best looks the logical leader of the side.

The British Rugby team, which is to tour South Africa this season, will play three test matches. The first match of the tour will be against Border at East London on June 11, and the last one against Capetown and Stellenbosch Universities at Cape town on September 14. Tho three test matches will be played at Johannesburg-on August 6, Port Elizabeth on September 3, and Capetown on September 10. Mr. P. McAlister, a leading figure in Victorian cricket for many years, died recently after a long illness. Mr. McAlister, a former inter-State and . test player, had been a member of the test selection committee, and for a number of years he had been a Victorian selector. He was one of the best baseballors in Victoria, and was a member of the Australian team that toured the United States about 30 years ago. It will be almost a calamity if sufficient funds are not forthcoming to send Evans Paddon to Toronto in an endeavour to wrest the world's sculling championship from H. R. Pearce, says an Australian writer. Strenuous efforts are being made by a committee of Northern River sportsmen and, so far, half of tho required amount of £1250 has been promised. This includes £2OO subscribed by the Paddon family. Jim Paddon will act as trainer-manager free of cost to tho committee. In recognition of his services as secretary to tho Northcoto and Birkenhead annual regatta, Mr. M. D. Bailey was presented with a fountain pen at tho prize-giving social. A similar gift •was made to Mr. F. E. Fielder, who was secretary for tho previous two years. The president, Captain H. H. Sergeant, harbourmaster, expressed appreciation on behalf of the residents and yachtsmen of tho efficient manner in which the duties were discharged by both officials. Tho president of tho Tauranga Referees' Association, Mr. S. Hylton, said recently that he was very impressed with a Maori player in tho Tauranga Rugby Union's senior competition, C. Koliu, who is similar in build to George Ncpia, although possibly a little lighter. Ho has been playing on the sido of tho scrum, but in the future ho is likely to bo seen among tho backs. Mr. Hylton believes he is the ideal typo for a first five-eighths. He is fast off the mark, very elusive, and a good tackier.

A representative meeting of delegates from the various golf clubs in Christchurch unanimously decided on inter-club match competition. Mr. A. R. Blank, chairman, in outlining the object of the meeting, said that generally tliero was insufficient match play in present club programmes. Tho class of competition suggested would do much to raise tho standard of play in Christchurch and give young players more confidence when they participated in major competitions. Tho clubs will collectively provide a trophy for tho winner. Mr. Craig, of Taumarunui, choson as one of the North Island Rugby selectors, is a farmer on tho Wangauui River, a few miles from the town. He played for Wanganui Collegiate School and for tho Wanganui representative team for four or five years and was captain on several occasions. Ho also captained the Wanganui Collegiate Old Boys' team, which won the senior championship in 1905 and 1906. Mr. Craig played centre-threoquarter and wing-threequarter. Since 1936 ho has been a selector for tho Taumarunui Sub-Union and tho King Country Union. Ho was 120 yards and 440 yards New Zealand hurdles champion in 1905.