GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23993, 17 June 1941, Page 4

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

The entries received for the club's Anniversary Day tourney constituted a record, according to the report to be presented at the annual meeting of Ihe Auckland Bowling Club. No fewer than 50 teams took part. This number is only five fewer than that accorded the ißotorna tournament, and must bo a record for any one-day club tournament in the Dominion. Among those reported wounded In the latest list of casualties is fleeond-Lieutenant, R. K. King, captain of the New Zealand Rugby League team which visited England in 1!»:{!). A former Canterbury Rugby representative, King went to England in 3034 and played professional Rugby League for three years with the Warrington Club. King enlisted shortly after the New Zealand team had been recalled owing to the war. One of the best five-eighths playing in the Auckland Rugby Union's senior championship is D. Evvert, of Takapuna. He played an outstanding game against the Papakura Army side last Saturday apart from his goal-kicking, which helped lo win the match for his team. Ewcrt handles the ball well and gives accurate passes. His backing up is a splendid feature of his play, and on Saturday last he saved his team lime after time vvli'n the Army forwards or backs had broken past the other defenders. Ewcrt uses Ihe line-kick very judiciously, and his powerful punts gain much useful ground. They save his forwards a lot, and assist very materially in taking dash out of the opposing pack. He is also a determined tackier. It will be remembered that Ewcrt played a big part in Takapuna's defeat of Marist in the championship last year and, as he is now maintaining form equally as good, he must be seriously taken into consideration lot representative honour*