GENERAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23100, 27 July 1938, Page 23

GENERAL NEWS

NEW ZEALAND BOXED

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS BIRTHDAY OF ALL BLACK I LADIES* GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP Tommy Farr is taking his bout with Maurice Strickland at Toronto on August 22 very seriously. "Strickland is a boxer and most conscientious in his preparations,'' Karr said. 'He scored two impressive knock-outs in America last summer, and I should be something of a 'chump' if I took any chances with the New Zealand fighting machine." .

The Australian cricketers have to plav 14 more mat (dies before the conclusion of their toor. Matches to lie played before the commencement of the, final test at the Oval on August. L'O are as follows:—July '27, v. Somerset; • I uly 30, v, Glamorgan; August I, v. Scotland; August 6, v. Scotland; August 8, v. Durham; August 10. v. Surrey; August 13, -v. Kent; August 17. v. tin l Arnjv.

Compared with men's badminton in Australia and New Zealand, women

players in the Dominion are of a higher standard than those in Australia, according to Miss I. Hewitt, a member of the Australian badminton team which recently toured New Zealand. Miss Hewitt said that N"w Zealand women are expert singles players, but lack system and finish in doubles play.

Ballarat crows are the latest to take up stealing golf balls from Alfredlon golf links in Victoria. In recent weeks balls have mysteriously disappeared after golfers had believed they knew where they had hit them. The mystery was solved when the curator of the Botanical Gardens, Mr. T. B. Toop informed the club that many balls with beak marks on them had been found in gardens a mile from the links.

H . Ha nigra vo, the former New Zealand Rngbv League throoqiiiirtor, who played hotli for Newton ami .Mount Albert several years ago, will arrive in Auckland by the Niagara next Monday week. Hardgrave played for Halifax and -York in Kngland. but last season had a very successful time with Henri mix. one of the leading I'Yench clubs. He intends to remain in .Auckland and should be an acquisition to club football. He is accompanied by .Mrs. Hardgrave.

The fine record of having scowl <)6 of the ]OJ points secured by his team this season stands to the credit, oi' I/. Young, a wiug-t luveq uart er playing for the Te Awamiitu Hovers' senior team. The performance is particularly meritorious in view of the fact that Young has not played in every game. Besides being a fast attacking wingthreequarter. he is also a sound goalkicker. In his last two games lie has been responsible for the wholes of tho points secured b\' his side.

r ; The Auckland Barbarians' Rugby ■ j Football Club will send its team to | Matamata on Saturday week to play •' i the country representatives. This club, > I the membership of which is confined to ) | ex-Auckland representatives and former All Blacks, recently elected three new ' t members, T. H. C. Caughey and I!. G. McWilliams, of Auckland, and G. K. 1 Hart, of Canterbury. The latter now I resides at Tauranga. The new uniform of this exclusive club is most striking, consisting of scarlet jersey with a lamb as monogram, white shorts, and red. white and black stockings. W*. X. Carson, one of the Auck- ; landers with the All Blacks in Australia. celebrated his 22nd birthday on the day of the match against New South 'Wales. A New Zealand representative ! cricketer, Carson, says a Sydney writer, ' holds the conviction that, if Australia ; could send an eleven, including some ' of the stars, to the Dominion it would put the game on its financial feet again, j Such a visit is well overdue from Australia. Ihe players would welcome it. Don Bradinan said that it would give him great pleasure to take part in a tour if the time could be satisfactorily arranged. A. 11. Geddes, the New Zealand track and cross-country representative, continues.to dominate the open events in the South island, and, following his easy victory in the Kennetli Cup event in Christchureh, he won the Edmond Cup in Duncdin for Iho third year in succession. He equalled the record of E. L. Brown and .1. Barnes, who had previously accomplished tho treble victory, if Savidan does not journey to New Ply month in September foe the New Zealand cross-country championship. Geddes will again provide the strongest opposition for the titleholder, C. Wellcr, of "W'angantii. Five new 12ft. one-design Silver Kern sailing dinghies have been completed during the past few mouths and six more are under construction, of which three are being finished off at the Hob- 1 sonville Air Base. These boats will compete in the Heme Bay .Junior Yacliti Club in the coming sea-on. At present there are 14 Silver Fern boats on the club's register and all of them are expected to race against the new craft in tho 1 !K3B-'S',) season. Tho Heme Bay | (. lull, which has had a very successful year, will hold its annual presentation of prizes at the Point Erin Park kiosk on Saturday evening. A Kugby football player who aroused considerable interest in Hamilton was . A. McFvorkindale, a big torward who : played for the Maniapoto senior B reresentatives against Hamilton. In spite ! of the fact that lie was both deaf and ! dumb, McKorkindale played the game ' with jjreat pleasure, and'proved To bo' one of the outstanding players on the ; field. I 1 or a pla.ver suffering from such ' physical disabilities to make representative standards is indeed a great achievement. Equally remarkable is the i fact that, although he has difficulty iri | learning the rules, he has not been 1 known to have been penalised for any breach in tho six years ho has been ' playing t he game.

The American golfer, C. R. Yates, won the British amateur championship with a club that ho had discarded for three years. It was the putting which decided the final, and it was the brilliance of Yates' holing-out in all his ties which took him to victory. It was ! accomplished with a club, too, which appeared unworthy to have a place in Ins bng. ]t, had reposed rusty in his locker at home for three years, and it was only when he was packing his hag that he was suddenly seized with the idea to bring it with him. A shabbylooking club without a grip, and wrapped with twine that might have been taken oil' a rubbish heap, yet he worker! magical feats with it. A record entry of R. r > has been received for the women's golf championship of Australia, to be played at the Australian ('lub from August. 12 to 2(5. Kilty-five visitors from .New Zealand. Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania will compete in the title events and handicap competitions. The entry is not us representative as last year, when South Australian and Western Australian players were also in the field. Five familiar championship players are missing from the lists —Miss Nell Hutton and Miss Bertha Cheney (Victoria), who are abroad; Miss K. I'y mill (South Australia) and Mrs. Pennefather and Mfs. J. Ferrier (N.S.W.). Mrs. Pennefather is ill, and Mrs. Ferrier will accompany her husband to Adelaide.