CYCLING

Southland Times, Issue 21851, 31 October 1932, Page 11

CYCLING

SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. DEAD HEAT BETWEEN J. FLYNN AND M. WILSON. The Invercargill Amateur Cycle Club wound up the road-racing season on Saturday with the Southland SS-mile road championship. Excellent weather conditions prevailed, but a strong southerly wind over the last 20 miles of the race took toll of many of the riders. The large crowd which witnessed the finish in Elies Road were provided with an exciting tussle between the first two men, who could not be separated and a dead-heat between M. Wilson and J. Flynn resulted, with T. Ward three lenghts back in third place. The following are the placings and times of the first five men to finish:— M. Wilson (3 J min) 2hrs 59mins 25 l-ssecs t J. Flynn (18min) 3hrs 13mins l-lwrc + T. Ward (20min) 3hrs 16mins 1 4-ssecs 3 R. Duncan (3Jmin) 3hrs 7mins 18 l-ssec 4 A. Hagerty (scr) 3hrs smins 19 3-ssecs 5 M. Wilson qualified for the fastest time, doing the 56 miles in 2hrs 59mins 25 l-ssecs, thus becoming the Southland road champion for the 1932-33 season, while A. Hagerty rode for second fastest time and R. Duncan third fastest. The Race Described. At 1.40 p.m. before a good attendance of supporters the limit man, T. Ward (20mins), was sent away over a course extending from Mary street, through Kennington, Mabel Bush, Hedgehope, through Browns, Winton and back to town via Ryal Bush, a distance of 56 miles. He was closely followed by A. Duncan, J. Flynn (18 mins), J. Robinson (17mins), A. Jackson, J. Jackson, H. Insall (9mins), R. Duncan, V. Flynn, M. Wilson (3Amins), L. Bloy, D. Moore (2Jmins), A. Hagerty, J. Dillon scratch. The limit man held his lead until Browns was reached, where he was overhauled by J. Flynn, who had dropped A. Duncan, whose chain came off at Rakauhauka, H. Insall was unfortunate in having a puncture at Roslyn Bush and withdrew from the race. The Jackson brothers went well, but were caught by V. Flynn, R. Duncan and Wilson at Browns, these three riders were going well and were gradually gaining on Moore, who had dropped Bloy at Springhills. Moore and Bloy were going great guns over the first twenty miles and at one stage they were only a few hundred yards behind V. Flynn and Co., but after Hedgehope was passed a headwind was encountered and the three riders, pedalling together, gradually drew away. The scratch men with the assistance of a back wind to Hedgehope were steadily gaining and were 2mins behind Moore and Bloy after 20 miles had gone by. A. Duncan was caught at Kings and hung on until Winton was reached. The order as the riders passed through Winton was Ward and J. Flynn 2mins ahead of Robinson, who was smins ahead of a bunch of six riders consisting of V. Flynn, Wilson, the Jackson brothers and Duncan brothers, then came Moore a minute back, followed by Hagerty another minute behind, with Dillon and Bloy bringing up the rear. At Winton Hagerty had fastest time by 1J minutes. A. Duncan was dropped at Wifiton and got a ride home. D. Moore also tired out after passing through and rode back to Winton. After passing Lochiel Wilson jumped the field and pedalled a solid race on his own to overhaul Robinson at Ryal Bush. At Makarewa J. Flynn and Ward were still a minute ahead, but Flynn lost his. teeth and had to get off; this gave Wilson a chance to make up the leeway and he caught them just as they reached the bitumen on the North Road. Over the last five miles Wilson clapped on the pace in an endeavour to drop Flynn and Ward, but they hung on gamely and in an exciting finish Flynn and Wilson could not be separated and a dead-heat resulted, with Ward a few lengths back in third place. There was a spell of 9mins before Hagerty, the first scratch man, arrived; he was two minutes behind R. Duncan, who finished fourth. The rest of the , field arrived in one and twos and the i, last man got in about twenty minutes / after Wilson and Flynn. The race was ably controlled by Messrs H. Campbell, D. Paton, E. Smith, R. McCash and F. Sutherland, while several cars followed the riders throughout the race and timed them at different stages over the journey. By dead-heating for first and recording fastest time, M. Wilson wins the Dunlop Cup for most points throughout the season with a total of 12 points, L. Bloy being second with 9 points. Trophies Presented. A very successful dance was held in the U.F.S. Hall in the evening, the i\ill being packed with supporters of the club. Music was provided by the Excell'a Orchestra, while Mr T. Wilson officiated as M.C. During the supper interval the president, Mr F. Sutherland, called upon Mr Davies, donor of the Davies Challenge Cup, to present the cup to Messrs Wilson and Flynn, who will hold the cup for six months each. Miniatures and a fountain pen and pencil were also presented to the two riders. Mr J. D. Campbell (patron of the club) was L called upon to present the Campbell \ Challenge Cup which he donated and / Champion Sash to Mr Wilson, who re--1 corded fastest time. He also presented 1 the third trophy to Mr T. Ward and a trophy for the youngest unplaced rider to Mr J. Dillon, who was absent, this trophy being handed to the secretary. Mr R. McCash (acting president) _ was asked to present the Avon Cup with a miniature to Mr A. Jackson for most points in a series of three races. Mr E. Smith (handicapper) presented the Dunlop Cup, with miniature, to Mr M. Wilson for most points in road races for the season. All the placed riders were greeted with musical honours and a very pleasant function was brought to a close with the singing of Auld Lang Syne at 12 o’clock.

BOXING PARKER TOO GOOD. McEwan’S game fight. Commenting on the Parker-McEwan fight, fought at Timaru last Thursday night, the Timaru Post says: Game,, but hopelessly outclassed, George McEwan, middleweight champion of New Zealand, went down in the twelfth of a fifteen-round bout, against Vince Parker, in the Theatre Royal on Thursday evening. Of those twelve rounds Parker won eleven, and by cool, hard fighting, he punished- the Southlander with stinging lefts and heavy rights to the face and body. McEwan appeared to be done after the tenth, but courageously battled on for two more rounds, when he collapsed, a very sanguinary picture, before a perfect straight . left. McEwan’s great asset was his stout heart, but even that failed to compensate for his obvious inexperience against a man of Parker’s calibre. His fighting was vigorous enough oyer the first few rounds, but it was evident he was puzzled and could make no headway. His defence and footwork were not all they might have been, Parker undoubtedly created a very favourable impression by his fine two handed style, and his Australian fights have endowed him with the tricks of the trade, which count for so much. He used his left well and then swung

home hefty rights to badly shake McEwan. Parker entered the ring at 11.2 and McEwan at 11.6. The Herald said: The professional contest was in some respects a disappointment, for from the second round onwards, Parker clearly established superiority. His ringcraft was better than that of the title holder, and he connected much more cleanly. McEwan’s defence was very weak, and Parker repeatedly broke through to score with both hands. The Invercargill man took heavy punishment in the middle stages of the bout, but condition and marked gameness enabled him to carry on until the twelfth when both his eyes were badly damaged, and finally a solid left to the jaw brought victory to Parker. STRIBLING V. FREEMAN. DECLARED NO FIGHT. (Rec. 7.30 p.m.) Sydney, October 30. At the Stadium last night the contest between Young Stribling and Johnny Freeman was declared no fight in the eighth round. There were a series of objectionable incidents, fouling, holding and hitting, Stribling being the chief offender. He occasionally used the shamrock and was hitting after the breakaway. The crowd demonstrated disapproval by constantly hooting. Freeman was nearly outed in the first round with a straight left to the chin, but pulled himself together and become the aggressor. An inquiry is to be held. GOLF INVERCARGILL CLUB. MEDAL MATCH. The first of the series of summer competition matches for special prizes was played at the Otatara links on Saturday afternoon and resulted as follows:— J. H. Thomas 81—14—67 J. D. Strettell 85—16—69 J. C. Prain 83—12—71 N.G. Pigou 80— 7—73 G. McHarg 86—12—74 G. B. Meredith 86—11—75 C. C. Anderson 89—14—75 HUTT FINAL. H. A. BLACK THE WINNER. Wellington, October 30. H. A. Black beat J. L. Black in the Hutt golf final by three and two. "wrestling WALKER DEFEATS MAMOS. Auckland, October 30. The professional wrestling contest on Saturday evening between George Walker and Harry Mamos ended in the seventh round in favour of Walker, who threw his opponent with a back leap slam. Mamos was knocked out and unable to continue. Prior to this Mamos gained a simple fall in the fifth round by a body press following a gentle twirling of his opponent by his legs. A DRAWN MATCH. SPECTACULAR FINISH. Wanganui, October 30. King Eliot making his first appearance in New Zealand after his return from Australia met Dean Detton, an American, in a professional wrestling match here on Saturday night, which was drawn, each competitor gaining a fall in a series of eight rounds. Detton followed a flying tackle in the fourth round with a body press and was awarded the honours. Eliot evened matters in the 7th round with a cleverly-applied crucifix. The match opened tamely and satirical comments from the crowd probably assisted to liven it into a spectacular finish. _ Eliot .is a vastly improved wrestler since his experience in Australia. MATCH AT WELLINGTON. Wellington, October 30. Hughie Whitman and Jock McLauchlan scored a fall each in a wrestling match on Saturday night. McLauchlan won the first in the third round with a drastic short-arm scissors. Whitman evened in the seventh round with a hatch lock or double-arm hold. SOCCER MATCHES AT HOME. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) London, October 29. Association football results were: First Division. Arsenal v. Leicester City B—2; Birmingham v. Middlesbro I—4; Blackburn Rovers v. Sheffield United 3—o; Blackpool v. Chelsea 4—o; Derby County v. Huddersfield Town 2—3; Everton v. Portsmouth 1—1; Leeds United v. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 —o; Manchester City v. Liverpool 1—1; Sheffield Wednesday v. Newcastle United 2—o; Sunderland v. Bolton Wanderers 7—4; West Bromwich Albion v. Aston Villa 3—l. Second Division. Bradford City v. Nottingham Forest 2—2; Bury v. Oldham Athletic 3—3; Chesterfield v. Plymouth Athletic 1—1; Fulham v. Bradford 5—2; Lincoln City v. Preston North End 2—l; Millwall v. Tottenham Hotspurs I—4; Notts County v. Stoke City 3—4; Port Vale v. Manchester United 2—3; Southampton v. Grimsby Town 3—o; Swansea Town v. Charlton Athletic 2—o; West Ham United v. Burnley 4—4. Third Division. Southern Section. Bournemouth v. Norwich City 1—1; Brentford v. Crystal Palace 2—o; Bristol City v. Queen’s Park Rangers 2—B; Clapton Orient v. Bristol Rovers o—3; Coventry City v. Southend United 2—3; Exeter City v. Natford 5—2; Luton Town v. Cardiff City 8—1; Newport City v. Reading 3—3; Northampton Town v. Aidershot 5—2; Torquay United v. Gillingham I—2. Northern Section. Barnsley v. Accrington Stanley 4—o; Darlington v. Southport 1—0; Doncaster Rovers v. Mansfield Town 2—2; Gateshead v. Crewe Athletic 2—l; Halifax Town v. Chester o—2; Hartlepools United v. New Brighton 3—2; Hull City v. Rotherham United 4—2; Stockport City v. Rochdale 2—3; Tranmere Rovers v. Barrow I—3; Walsall v. York City 4—2; Wrexham v. Carlisle United 2—l. Scottish League. First Division. Aberdeen v. Hamilton Athletic 2—l; Ayr United v. Cowdenbeath 3—2; Clyde v. Queen’s Park 6—2; Dundee v. Airdireonians 4—2; Falkirk v. Hearts 3—l; Motherwell v. Partick Thistle I—2; Rangers v. Kilmarnock 2—o; St. Johnstone v. Morton 7—l; St. Mireen v. Celtic 3—l; Third Lanark v. East Stirlingshire 4—l. Second Division. Albion Rovers v. Edinburgh City 0— 1; Armadale v. Sterjiousemuir 2—4; Boness v. Brechin City 4—3; Dunfermline Athletic v. Arbroath 2—2; East Fife v. Leith Athletic 6—l; Forfar Athletic V. Alloa 2—l; Hibernians v. Raith Rovers 2—l; King’s Park v. Dundee United 7—2; Montrose v. Queen of South 3—l; St. Bernards v. Dumbarton 4—o,

BOWLS BLUFF v. NORTHEND. The first game of the season took place on Saturday on the Bluff green under almost ideal conditions, when the Northend Club paid a visit and played a four-rink and interclub fixture. This year instead of the A and B grade teams, each town club is split up into two evenly matched sections; termed No. 1 and No. 2 sections. The Northend No. 1 team played in thio game. The following are the detailed scores:—

TE RANGI v. RIVERTON. Playing a friendly four-rink match at Riverton on Saturday afternoon, Te Rangi. defeated the home players by 83 points tp 66. The detailed results are as follows:—

N.E. B. No. 1. Randle, Pearce, Yates, O'Toole (s) 27 - Smith, Hannan, Entwistle, Romans (s) — 11 McDonald, Daubney, Holloway, Hannah (s) 22 — Ewart, Budd, Fletcher, Parry (3) 20 Leek, McMullan, Wesney I., Wesney, D. J. (s) .36 — Newman, Charleston, Dixon, McDougall (s) — 9 Shand, Millar, Reid, S. Smith (s) 20 — Denton, Kane, Nixey, McGorlick (s) — 20 105 60 Inter-Club. Wren, Greer, Pasley, Watson (s) 21 — Preston, Kingsland, Tonkinson, Georgeson (s) — 20 126 80

Younger, Davis, Forsyth, Hall R.TeR. (s) ' 17 - Freddy, Strang, Smaley, Batcheler (s). — 29 Philp, Craigou, McKinnon, Rouse (s) 9 - Roscow, Cowan, Mawhey, Shaw (3) — 22 Seattor, Brown, Hunter, Willett (s) . ; 5 . 26 — Mainland, Bell, T. R. Pryde, T. Pryde: (s) — 12 Ashley, Birch, Lynch, Charles (s) 14 — Dinwoodie, Beere, FroggatL Soar (s) 1 — 20 ■ I ■ Total 66 83