SEARCHLIGHT ON SPORT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19698, 2 August 1938, Page 10

SEARCHLIGHT ON SPORT

King's Thoughtful Act ! Recently a van conveying pigeons .0 race" from Cambridge (England) j caught fire and over 90 birds were j lost. When King George VI heard of the incident, he sent several pairs from his lofts at Sandringham to those who had lost birds. Don Bradman Cyclist! Don Bradman recently purchased a bicycle in England with a view to getting a close-up of the countryside. As a matter of fact, he attributed his ability to stand up to long sessions at the creases to his early cycling, when lie never rode less than 40 miles a day. * * « * Eightieth Birthday Mr. Tom Garrett last week celebrated his eightieth birthday. He was born on July 2(i, 1858. In his first test in Melbourne on March 15, 1877, "lie was younger than anyone else who has appeared in the tests in the intervening (12 years." T.W.G. is in very good health and still active in his profession as a solicitor in Sydney. Leading Boxing Promoter Hughie Dwyer, the well-known Australian boxer, who had a very successful tour of New Zealand some years ago, is now one of the leading boxing promoters in Australia. He i" stationed in Newcastle, where a new stadium is being built for him and it is said that it will be the most comfortable and best equipped arena of its size in the Southern Hemisphere. The seating capacity of the stadium will be 5000. * * >* * Rugby Union Spreads The introduction of Rugby Union to Canberra on a big scale has been (responsible for dividing the attention of popular Royal Military College Col. H. C. 11. Robertson and Major Cardale between golf and football. Not only do they desert the warmth of their quarters at the Duntroon College to come into one of the Capital's hotels for a football meeting each week, but they are regularly at the matches each Saturday. Bisley Winner By winning the Risley King's this year, Captain J. A. Barlow, West Yorkshire Regiment, now shares witli Arthur Fulton. Great Britain, the honour of having won this famous rifle-shooting event more than once, the previous occasion being in .1934 while Fulton won in 1912, and 192(1. and 1931. Captain Barlow's score was 287 out of a possible 300, four better titan last year's winner, D. L P-irney. The record score in this pvent is 292 :pH stands to the credit of Gan'iin C. If. Vernon, Great Britain, 1927. Boxers of Note After his world title tight with Max Schmeling, Jce Louis and hi: wi'e intended taking a trip to Eng'•tH but decided on a retreat tr v !o'-ida instead. A few days before t-v-e "Brown Bomber" left for the West Coast. Tommy Farr twitted hirr -•bout the "rejuvenated" Max B'mr r~ O "•• : >ined. "Ah dnan tink ' ,l ''" r i<itn him any mo". Tammy," he said "Ah tink Max sho' had enough of me las' time." Tommy Farr is taking his beu* with Maurice Strickland in Toronto. Cimndi. on Auffust 22 very seriously "Strickland is a grand boxer and most conscientious in his preparations." said Farr. "He scored two imnressive knock-outs in Anterior 'ast summer, and I should be something of a ehumn if I took anv chances with the New Zealand fighting machine." a V * * Rifle Shooting An Australian and possibly a world record is claimed by the Postal Institute Rifle Club when they scored 548 out of a possible 560 points for an eight-a-side. each firing seven sh' ts at 500 and (JOO yards. The score was registered recently in competition for the Burgess Cup. Other scores were South Melbourne, 531: Cobug. 530: :\nd Collingwood, 529. B. T. Gehan (Reedbeds) was the star South Australian rifleman at the Port Adelaide range recently. He scored a possible with 40 each in Uvo- rounds of eight shots at 700 vards. The second possible was scored in a disconcerting light after -uivet. This is the fifth time Gehan has scored a double possible, having previously achieved it twice at 500 <'"»-ds and once each at 300 yards and GOO yards.

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Harder Golf An American idea for a freak competition is known as "dumb golf." Each word spoken by a player during the round counts as a strokeeven if the same word is used over and over again. All Good "Good trio, good weather, good referee, good game, good score, good bovs, good beer, good night." This, in addition to the score and the scorer's names, formed the report of Mr. L. E. Harris, manager of the llawke's Bay Rugby team that defeated Wairarapa on July 10. The report was read to the management committee recently and was received In the accompaniment of prolonged laughter. ,J. Murray who played an outstanding game for llawke's Bay at centre three-quarter against Poverty 15av recently, has been selected for the Maori All Black team that will leave shortly mi a tour of Fiji. • * » • Birthday of All Black W. N. Carson, formerly of Gisborne, one of the Aucklanders with the All Blacks in Australia, celebrated his twenty-second birthday on the day of the match against New South Wales. A New Zealand representative cricketer, Carson, says a Sydney writer, holds the conviction that, if Australia could send an eleven, including some of the stars, to the Dominion it would put the game on its financial feet again. Such a visit is well overdue from Australia. The players would welcome it. Don Bradman said it would give him great pleasure to take part in a tour if the time could be satisfactorily arranged.

Women's Badminton Compared with men's badminton in Australia and New Zealand, women players in the Dominion are of a higher standard than those in Australia, according to Miss I. Hewitt, a member of the Australian badminton team which recently toured New Zealand. .Miss Hewitt said that New Zealand women are expert singles players, but lack system and finish in doubles play. * * * * Magic Feats With Old Club The American golfer, C. R. Yates, t von the British amateur championship with a club that he had discarded for three years. It was the putting which decided the final, and it was (he brilliance of Yates' holing-out in all his ties which took him to victory. It was accomplished with a club, too, which appeared unworthy to have a place in his bag. It had reposed rusty in his locker at home for three years, and it was only when he was packing his bag that he was sdudenly seized with the idea to bring it with him. A shabby-looking club without a grip, and wrapped with twine that might have been taken off a rubbish heap, yet he worked magical feats with it. * * * * Australian Women Golfers A record entry of 85 has been received for the women's golf championship of Australia, to be played at the Australian Club from August 12 to 20. Fifty-live visitors from New Zealand, Victoria, Queensland ■ and Tasmania will compete in the title events and handicap competitions. The entry is not as representative as last year, when Soutli Australian and Western Australian players were also in the field. Five familiar championship players are missing from the lists—Miss Nell Button and Miss Bertha Cheney (Victoria), who are abroad; Miss k. Rymill (South Australia) and Mrs. Pennefather and Mrs. J. Fcrrier (N.S.W.). Mrs. Pennefather is ill, and Mrs. Ferrier will accompany her husband to Adelaide.

TO PLAY THE INDIANS LOCAL HOCKEY TEAM PROSPECTS FOR CAME SOFT GROUND PROBABLE Poverty Bay has selected a strong side to play the Manavadar Indian State hockey team on Thursday, and while the visitors have not been beaten yet it is not too much to say that Poverty Bay has a winning chance if the ground is in a soft state. The Manavadar team has had a few close calls. They won by the odd goal in three against the New Zealand Universities team in Dunedin, and had only a two-goal advantage against

both the Bush Union and South Canterbury. These close margins were all on soft grounds, and the Childers Road Reserve promises to be in such a state on Tliursciay. For three weeks the Childers Road Reserve has been unplayable, and even if no rain falls between now and the time of the match the surface is sure to be yielding and foothold uncertain. The Indian skill is more easily combatted under such conditions, and prospects are for a lowscoring game on Thursday. In 1935 Poverty Bay met India on an almost ideal ground, and the speed with which the game moved, particularly in the first 20 minutes, thrilled the crowd. Although the final result was 11-0 in favour of India, the patrons came away with a feeling of having seen one of the fastest games of their lives. Many in that' crowd ■had never seen a hockey match before, and they were surprised and pleased at the great interest a game of hockey properly played can attract. Poverty Bay did not play the Indian Army team of 1926. Previous Teams Only one defeat has been suffered by Indian teams in New Zealand, and that was by the Army team of 1926, when New Zealand won the second test by four goals to three. The third test in that year was drawn, one all. The results of the test matches played by New Zealand and India up to Saturday's fixture are as follow: Indian Army Team, 192(i First Test: India ,won, 5-2. Second Test: New Zealand won, 4-3. Third Test: Draw, 1-1. All-India Team, 1935 First Test: India won, 4-2. Second Test: India won, 3-2. Third Test: India won, 7-1. Nawab of Manavadar's Team, 1938. First Test: India won, 5-1. Second Test: India won, 4-0. Summary In all matches played in New Zealand, the Indian records, including

The Poverty Bay team to meet the Indians was announced at last night's meeting of the Poverty Bay Hockey Association. It was agreed that in view of the soft nature of the grounds the home side probably would be beuer oil with a rover fullback instead of a goalkeeper, and on his performance in the second half in Auckland G. Tupara was chosen for that position. The team was announced as follows: — Rover fullback—G. Tupara, Waituhi. Fullbacks.—C. Scholium, Defence and M. Lynsky, Y.M.C.A. Half-backs.—K. Nicol, Y.M.C.A., R. Lowe, Caledonian, and B. Halberi, Muriwai. Forwards.—R. Richardson, Y.M.C.A., R. Watchman, Defence, G. Slade, Caledonian, Captain, B. Harrison, Y.M.C.A., and A. McLean, Caledonian. Reserves.—B. Crosby, Y.M.C.A., and A. Crothers, Caledonian.

Tests, are: — P. W. D. L. For Ag Army team All-India .. Manavadar 21 18 2 1 192 24 27 ' 27 0 0 307 21 20 20 0 0 133 8 No Goalkeeper Chosen