GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23997, 21 June 1941, Page 8

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

AMERICA'S CUP RELIC

REMARKABLE SOCCER FEAT

seven members of the Balmain thirteen competing in the Sydney first-grade Rugby League premiership are engaged in munition making. After working an eleven-hour shift the players have a ito-minulo spell before going on to the field. The CanterburvBankstown fullback, L. Johnston recently worked a double shift through the night, so that he could be at the Sydney Cricket Ground to lilay against Balmain

Two goal* from successive corner kick* 1 ft sounds like a Soccer player's dream, vet this is what happened in the Nomads-Thistle game at Richmond Park recently, states a noiithern writer. The scores were three-all and Nomads were hammering at the Thistle goal-line M Burnatid (Nomads) took a corner kick The ball soared tip nnd out and, caught, by the wind, swnpt, into the net Thistle supporters were surprised, but this was nothing to the shock they got \vh«n Bnrnand did il again within a minute. This time the ball hit the far upright, but it rolled in nevertheless Nomads won, 5—4.

f'he old yacht America—which In IKSI lifted the America's Cup that the British have been trying since to recapture—has fallen prey to dry rot. Kxtensive damage was discovered when the trim yacht, kept at the united .States Naval Academy since I<>ji was overhauled Some unofficial report* said repairs would cost ;1S as tooono dollars. Naval Academy officials said no decision had been made yet whether to rebuild the vessel or bed il in concrete and place il on land as an exhibit. Workmen said the Americas bows could be punched through with a hammer. Only the hull t.elow waterline sheathed in copper, is in good condition

Although China has been at grips with Japan in a bitter war for something like three yeais. this, according to Mr. Peter Woo representative of the Chinese Soccer Association with the Soccer team from that country now in Australia, has not had the effect of lessening interest in sport throughout this immense republic. On the contrary, he says, interest in sport has increased The Chinese people, like most other people, regard active sport as excellent training for armv purposes ihe general run of the people are keen on games of various kinds and. in their own way. show as much enthusiasm at a keenlycontested event as do their English and other white brothers and «isters They have their own games, which are peculiar to themsrlTcs. but hate taken readily to other sports which hava b«n introduced from other countries