Pungent Pars

NZ Truth, Issue 1198, 15 November 1928, Page 16

Pungent Pars

New York, Ahoy! VSTHEN other associations were at last successful m offering sufficient attractions to Johnnie Leckie to tempt him away from his home canvas, it seems that Johnnie took with him the soul of the Otago Boxing Association. Not since early m August has Dunedin seen a fight, much less their idol m action, and the peak of public interest which the O;B.A. has attained will take some re-awakening. It is rumored that a match is being arranged for Leckie out of his class; but if this is to eventuate, the boxing heads of Dunedin will have to get a move on. There is only a trifling clause m his prospective 'Murrickan contract to be adjusted to J.L.s terms, and then — Ahoy, New York! # * * School Rowing 137'ANGANUI is leaving no stone un- " turned man endeavor to keep to the forefront m rowing m New Zealand. For years Wanganui Collegiate School has taken a power of beating m four-oared rowing, Avhile the school has quite a strong eight. Now an effort is being made to induce the Technical College students to take up rowing, and it is expected that the time will not be long when head-of-the-river races betwen Collegiate and Technical will be just as popular as the Great Public Schools rowing contests m Sydney. » * « Player To Tutor DEFORE the end of the present week - peoff. Ollivier, sevcMi times' Dominion amateur tennis champion, and the first amateur to turn pro. m tuid country, expects to have his coacfting arrangements m- hand.

On his return fro m the tesi. match at Auckland, Geoff, lolt "N.Z. Truth" that he had received offei's from both Wellington and Auckland to do private coiLL-«iin;^. Geoff, has yel to receive the formal permission of ■ the New Zealand

Association to take •up profyssioual tennis, and he is hopeful of negoßations witn the parent body resulting m an arrangement whereby he will work m with the association m a programme of coaching right throughouc tne Dominion. # « a Peeved? •THE recently-formed Papanui Athletic Club, which promoted the successful and historic Round the Gorges cycle race, has adopted a childish attitude over the Canterbury centre's action m upholding: the appeal of Arnst ancj : Bearman, -whom .the ; ' clvb 1 disqualified'for •'allegedly- accepting; -motor pace m. the 'gorges race. ' : The clxtb 1 . has', offered two futile excuses why. it! declines to take any part in 'the. control of .evening meetings throughout '-.the season, "one being that it considered, it was not advisable for cyclists, in ' the interests of their own health, to compete m races shortly before having their itea. While this : may not be the official verdict of ■ trie club, it was advanced as a- reason by . one. of its committee members, and is puerile m the extreme. If the club /.hopes to render the good service which was originally intended when it was first established, it should bury the hatchet and get on with the next, business.' Every sporting organisation must be prepared to suffer a few vicissitudes, such as, the -one m question, and where they, happen to differ .with the opinions of a higher authority, they should be .above petty bickerings and get on with the job m the interests of the sport. *.■ .. ' *■■"■'#. Wrong Oil' THE lack of training facilities for the swimmers who represented New Zealand at • the Olympic Games was severely criticised by Len. Moorhouse, the Christchurch. swimmer, who paid his own exes, to Amsterdam. The only water that Lindsay . and Moorhouse were allowed was a swimming- pool" of the Dutch Navy, a marked-off section of a canal, with the water almost stagnant and polluted by the oil discharged from ships. For two. days prior to their engagements, the New Zealanders were, allowed ten minutes a. day m the pool, yet preferential treatment was extended to the American's, . who were allowed to do their training m. the racing pool at Amsterdam. . From MOorhouse's remarks,, it appears rather,' obvious that the New Zealand team could have done with a good battler, or . someone m. authority who would have stuck up for at least decent training facilities. Moorhouse declares that no New Zealand team should visit future Olympiads without a .trainer for. each section' of sport, even if- it means cutting down the representation. A Fine Beginning I. W. SAVIDAN has commenced the season', well, ' and it is likely,, that he will be the, hardest man to beat m any 880- yards handicap, after a few more runs. .He startled -the spectators with his fine time of 2 mm. 3-5 sees, for that distance/ but was disappointing when finishing third to J. A. Crum; who ran the:. 880 m 2 mm. 3 '3-5 sees, at the Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club's evening meeting. . He will be m the public eye after his excellent opening, however, and with additional' preparation should give the spectators a further treat m the very near. future. •••■■■• ' *T