GENERAL SPORTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23699, 4 July 1940, Page 5

GENERAL SPORTS

HEAVY HUGBY YOUTH

GRAZING ON GOLF COURSES Ct. Clune, a youth of 16 years and weighing: 17st Gib, is tho heaviest forward playing Rugby in New South Wales. He is a member of the King's School fifteen, which plays in tho Great Public Schools' championship. He was lßst 41b before he started training at tho beginning of the season.

Mr. A. Varney, former secretary of the Wellington Cricket Association, who transferred to Dunedin last summer, had the misfortune recently to fracture a bone in his ankle. Mr. Vnrney, since being in the south, has maintained a lively interest both in Wellington cricket and Rugby football.

A Junior competition in connection with the annual Onehunga to Auckland harrier road race next Saturday will add a (rood deal of interest to the contest this year, a* there are many juniors whose performances have been very creditable. Prominent among them are A. Welborn, F. N. Orange, C. Jones, C. Appleton, G. Sinton. H. Burt and I. Birnie.

The council of the New Zealand Golf Association received a letter at its meeting in Wellington this week from the president of one of the affiliated clubs suggesting that the council should recommend to clubs tho uso of their links for the purpose of grazing sheep during tho war period. The council resolved to make inquiries from the Agricultural Department in the matter and go into tho question at its next meeting.

Something of a conundrum camo before tho New Zealand bowling conference in Christchurch last week, when it wns asked why the term "fours" had been adopted ill place of "rinks." "A rink is what yon play on. You cannot play a rink on a rink. You cannot play a rink on a green because a green is three rinks. Half the work of tho last year has been changing 'rinks' to 'fours.' For goodness' sake do not give us all that work of revision again," said an executive member, in explanation.

The proposal by the International Bowling Board that a party of New Zealand bowlers visit Great Britain in the summer of 10-10 had to bo abandoned because of tho outbreak of war. About 20 men and Ir> women intended to make tho trip. Tho New Zealand Bowling Association decided at its conference in Christchurch Inst week to ask thai the invitation be renewed when the war is over, sinco it was a tour which would be of great value to tho game in tho Dominion.

A disappointing feature of Canterbury ■Rugby this season has been the indifferent form of the University senior fifteen, winner of the championship ..last winter. Fielding practically tho same side this year, it ha 3 fallen well below expectations. However, tho team struck real form In defeating the strong Army fifteen by 23 points to 0. Included in tho Army side were C- K. Saxton and A. "\V. Wesney, New Zealand and Southland representatives. Saxton played at first five-eighths, but did not impress in that position.

Reference to the number of footballers who bad received treatment at the public hospitals in Hastings and Napier was made recently in a letter to the management committee of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union from the Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, which asked that more strict supervision of games should be taken, as hospital accommodation was being severely taxed. "Some £OO flayers take part in our competitions ever*' Saturday," said a member of the union, ". N. A. McKenzie. "Football is a rob,is? game, and there are bound to be a few casualties, although we do our best to prevent them." Tho hospitals were public institutions, and naturally players expected to get treatment there. /