GENERAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23330, 26 April 1939, Page 24

GENERAL NEWS

SCHOOLBOYS' GOLF RUGBY PLAYERS TRANSFER SUVA BOWLING CARNIVAL Regarding her election as a vicepresident oi tlie Auckland Ladies' Hockey Association at the annual meeting last week, Miss A. Twiname-writes to state that she subsequently declined the position. Miss Twinatnc is a vicepresident of, the New Zealand Ladies' Hockey Association. The schoolboys' golf championship which is to be held on the Remuera course on May 17 promises to be the most important of its kind ever held in Auckland. Enquiries have already been received from boys in colleges at Wanganui, Christchurch, Wellington and Whangarei and a splendid entry is expected. A meeting of delegates to the Auckland Bowling Centre will be held on Friday evening, when the principal business will be the nomination of two unofficial members of the council of the New Zealand Bowling Association. The present holders are Messrs. W. J. Truscott and A. E. "Whitten. A reserve forward for the South Island team last year, and a Southland representative since 1934, W. L. Crawford, of the Old Boys' Club, Invercargill, has been transferred to Christchurch. Crawford played particularly good Rugby last season, and, if he maintains his form, is almost certain to be in the running for a trip to South Africa.

The Ponsonby Rugby League team's forwards will 'be strengthened next Saturday by the inclusion of F. Bell, a promising young player, who visited Auckland last season with the Eastern Suburbs side, and who will arrive from Sydney to-day. Bell can play in any position in the pack and weighs 13st. 41b. He learned bis football at St. Joseph's College, and has been playing in the senior grade for four years. There was a large attendance of croquet, tennis and bowling players at the Alley Memorial Park, Hikutaia, when a presentation was made to Mr. I. M. Robinson, who had been secretary to the Alley Memorial Park Club for 14 years. In presenting Mr. Robinson with a chiming clock, Mr. E. Elliott commented on the energetic manner in which Mr. Robinson had undertaken his duties during his long period of service. To the disappointment of spectators at Eden Park last Saturday, the big 18-stone forward from North Auckland, Sam Alison, who has joined the ranks of the Grafton Rugby senior fifteen, was missing. THe reason was that he suffered a'dislocated finger during a practice match against Grammar the previous Saturday, and, as a result, he may not appear for another two or three weeks yet. The transfer to Wellington of All Black, J. Taylor, recalls that Wellington football has been very well served in the last dozen years or so, to go back no further, in the matter of class fullbacks. There has been quite a succession of top-notchers, although they have not all been purely Wellington products. First there was L. K. Heazlewood, then H. Lilburne, H. R. Pollock (Lilburne and Pollock were inside men, too, of course), and now Taylor.

Although Frank Solomon, who for several seasons has turned out for the Ponsonby Rugby football team, and was a New Zealand representative in 1931 land 1932, did not appear in the team I which took the field against North Shore last Saturday, he has not yet put away his boots and jersey for good. Solomon intends to take up again his former position in the vanguard, in spite of the opinions of some critics that he has had his day. A practise net installed at the hack of the professional's shop at the One Tree Hill golf links is proving popular with players awaiting their turn at the first tee. Brought into play for the first, time toward the end of last season, the putting green has also proved a boon and it is in excellent order. The holes have been carefully planned to include all types of borrow putts. The test is difficult, as is shown by the fact that, 33 was the best card returned at a recent tournament. The former Auckland and Wellington representative Rugby footballer, B. A. Killoen, was a spectator at Eden Park on Saturday. Formerly a player for the Grafton side, which took part in the main fixture on the oval, Killeen was transferred some time ago to New Plymouth. where he has joined the Old Boys' Club. He said that ho had the opportunity of coming to Auckland, and could 11ot "resist the temptation. He arrived bv aeroplane in the morning and left for New Plymouth yesterday. The Suva Howling Club's annual winter carnival will commence this year on July 15 and will continue for about a fortnight. Visitors from all parts of New Zealand and Australia have competed in the various competitions previously, and it is expected that this year will be no exception. The chief attraction. apart from the rinks, pairs and singles games, is the competition for the South Pacific Pennant, which has been held at various times by New South Wales, Victoria. South Australia and the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

There was a surprise at the annual Waikato inter-secondary schools athletic sports last, week when, for the first time since the inauguration of the meeting. Hamilton High School was defeated for the senior title. Last year Hamilton High School registered a creditable performance to win every individual senior title, thus annexing the championship easily, hut this year it could only gain third place to Thames High School and Hamilton Technical High School. The meeting was the most successful for a number of years, seven records being broken during the day. Brilliant golf was played last week by the Poverty Bay Club's professional, A. Guy. who turned in a round of (55. with birdies amounting to six included in his card, Guy, who plays at the Awapuni links, has been looked upon for some years now as one of the longest hitters in the game in this country—but it is obvious that lie can turn on excellent golf as well. What made Guy's recent effort the more • meritorious was the fact that the links were in an extraordinarily dry state; overpitched approaches would just have skittled away past the green; and the greens were hard to putt on. His card was 6 below the scratch card for the course. An accident in Wellington may deprive the Canterbury representative Rugby side of a player who was expected to be a valuable acquisition to both—A, Brown, who lias played for Auckland as a front-row forward since 1034 Brown, who is only 2.'5, has speed above the average for a forward, for, an all-round sportsman, lie has gained some reputation as a sprinter. He joined the Police Force a few months ago, and is to be stationed in Christchurch. He was involved in an accident in Wellington, which necessitated a period in hospital lor treatment of leg injuries. Brown, who was in Auckland recently, has returned south. Although his leg injury has greatly improved, it is doubtful whether he will bo able to play football this season.