SEARCHLIGHT ON SPORT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19693, 27 July 1938, Page 10

SEARCHLIGHT ON SPORT

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Professional Tennis Fred Perry, former amateur lawn tennis champion of the world, now in the professional ranks, is expected to leave America for, England shortly to join up again with Tilden., The latter, together with Cochet, Ramillon and Burke, has just completed an exhausting tour of India. It is stated that Perry and his wife, formerly Helen Vinson, the well-known actress, will make a stage appearance in London. "Slimming" For Boxers When Claude Vomer weighed in at 48oz. more than the stipulated 9st. against Mickey Miller at Melbourne Stadium recently no one seemed to oare much, but it would have been ditrerent where a Boxing Commission operated, states the Sporting Globe. A few ounces cost the world ban-tam-weight champion, Sixto Escobar, 250 dollars (£62), when he was overweight against Kayo Morgan at New York last month, and the world flyweight champion, Benny Lynch was penalised £l5O at Glasgow for being 2307. overweight against Eddie Kane. Lynch had to forfeit .CIOO to Kane and"the Boxing Board of Control lined him £SO. Form Maintained Dave Trevathan. who represented New Zealand last season in the Rugby test matches against South Africa, maintains his form this season as a Point-getter with his accurate boot. In the games played under the Dunedin Rugbv Union Trevathan has

scored 95 points made up by four tries, 10 conversions, eight penalty goals, a drcp kick from a mark, and nine potted goals. It is doubtful if there IS another player in New Zealand who -has been as successful as Trevathan this season with field goals. *v■ n * Jack Johnson Jack Johnson, who held the world's heavyweight boxing championship from 1908 to 1915 still keeps in the news. He is planning a trip to England tlfl.s summer to make personal appearances at a number of theatres and also to referee a series of boxI ins matches in Ireland. Expensive Hole in One What was the most expensive hole in one 9 P. Barker, one time president of the Golfing Union of South Africa, reckons he holds the title. Playing over the Royal Johannesburg he holed in one and the word went round. Friends were summoned from all over the town, and when he got back to the ciubhousc you would have thought that he and his partner had been finalists in the British Open so large was the crowd to welcome him. The celebration went on most ot the night and his bill was £2B 17s Gd. # * * * Tommy Farr's Trip to U.S.A. The British Empire and England heavyweight boxing champion, Tommy Far- has arrived back in America, having the following five bouts arranged fo- him:— Val Ettore.who was recently K.O.d in the 4th round by Jimmy Adamick, Jock Keane's protege—early at Philadelphia. v. Maurice Strickland (N.Z.) at Toronto on August Bank Holiday. v. Harry Thomas in the thi-d week of August. . v. Jimmy Adamick early in September. v. Maxie Rosenbloom in California late in September. * « >!* *' Champions Dethroned The victory of Henry Armstrong over Barney Ross maintained the jinx that .has held sway over every champion who ever climbed into the v ing in the Madison Square Garden Bowl. It was the seventh time the champion had been parted from his title since the bowl was opened in 1932. The list of the champions dethroned is las follows: 1932: Champion Schmeling, challenger Sharkey; winner Sharkey. 1933: Champion, Sharkey, challenger Camera; winne- Camera. 1934: Champion Camera, challenger Max Baer; winner Baer. 1934: Champion McLarin, challenger Barney Ross; winner Ross. 1934: Champion Ross, challenger McLa-in; winner McLarin. 1935: Champion Baer, challenger Braddock; winner Braddoek. 1935: Champion Ross, challenger Armstrong; winner Armstrong. * * * * Believe It Or Not! An alleged conversation between two members of the English selection committee, prior to the start of the present series of cricket tests: — First Member: Where on earth can we find bowlers able to get Bradman out? Second Member: Bradman isn't worrying me l . First Member: If he's not worrying you, who is? Second Member: Well, what's worrying me is to find bowlers who can get the other 10 players out. Having solved that one, Bradman will have to go. George Macaulay, the brilliant but irascible Yorkshire and England bowler, was once playing in a match against Cambridge University. He appealed repeatedly and optimistically for l.b.w. At last, after an appeal more vociferous and apportunist even than before, the umpire quietly replied "Not Out Doctor." "What do vou mean by calling me doctor?" asked the incensed Macaulay. "Well," said the umpire, "there's only one man in England who makes more appeals than you and that's Dr. Barnado."

Bad PickingJack Dempsey, one time heavyweight boxing champion of the world, has not been too good with his picking ol winners in several "big" bonis since he retired from the ring. Here are a few of the wrung ones,he picked:—Schmeling, to beat Sharkey on June 21, 1932; Sharkey, to heat Primo Camera; Camera, to beat Baer; Baer to beat Braddock, Louis, to defeat Schmeling, June, 1936; Braddock, to beat Louis; Ross, to beat Armstrong; and Schmeling to beat Louis. * * * * Boxing Jottings The wall-known Wellington professional lightweight boxer Bill Aitken, who has not figured in a contest for some time, is to meet Young Gildo in Palmerston North on August 11. The Wellington amateur welterweight, Billv Parris, who won the New Zealand title oirtwo occasions—once defeating Darcy Heeney in a semi-final—has delayed his entry into the professional ranks on account of a wrist injury, but now that he has recovered from this it is understood that he will be taking out his license to light as a professional this month Centuries in Test Cricket Denis Compton, the Middlesex boy, is not the youngest English batsman to make a century in a test against Australia, but he is the youngest to do it in his first match. He is only a few days over 20 years of age. The youngest of all Englishmen to get a fliree-ligure scce in these games is J. W. Hearne, who was about .six weeks younger than Compton when he made 114 at Melbourne in 1911-12 says the Snorting Globe. The youngest century-maker of all, however, and the youngest to do it in his first match, was Archie Jackson, of Australia, with his glorious IG4 at Adelaide in 1923-29. He was then aged 19 years and five months. Hearne and Jackson are the only ones to make a century before they were 20. Don Bradman was 20 years and four months old when he got his first century, and Clem Hill 20 years and 10 months. The oldest batsman of all to make a century is Jack Hobbs, who was 4(» when he'made his twelfth three-figure score (142) at Melbourne 10 years ago. The oldest to do it for Australia

is Warren Bardsley, who was All when he carried his bat through the innings for 193 at Lord's in 192(5. Warwick Armstrong was a few months younger when he made 123 at Melbourne in 1920-21. Eddie Paynter, the Lancashire lefthander, who is 3C years and seven months, is not the oldest player to make his first century in the test. Arthur,Richardson, the former South Australian, was within a fortnight ol 37 when he miade his only century—--100 at Leeds in 1920. Great Soccer Player Dead Steve Bloomer, the old Der'by County and Middlesborough kosideright, who died recently at the age of 64 a't his home in Derby, stood little more than sft. Yin., but his smallness did not handicap him. He was off the mark in a flash with the 'ball under perfect, control, and by almost effortless ■trickery he beat his man before sending in an unstoppable shot. He scored 28 goals in international matches for England and 352 goals in League games between ,1892 and 1914. He ended his career at the close of the 1913-14 season with Derby County after spending a few seasons with Middlesborough. While Bloomer was with Derby County the club reached the F.A. Cup final three times, but lost on each occasion and so like many other noted players he was denied the satisfaction of securing a cup-winner's medal.