Athletic Sports

Southland Times, Issue 23024, 19 October 1936, Page 11

Athletic Sports

CYCLING “Round The Gorges” Race FASTEST TIME TO F. J. GROSE (United Press Association ) Christchurch, October 18. The 100 miles Round the Gorges amateur cycle road race was won on Saturday by R. T. Fisher (Papanui Club) off the limit mark. The race, which attracted a field of 98 riders, from all parts of the South Island, was held in perfect weather F. C. Williams (Papanui Club) on a handicap of 40min was second, three lengths away from Fisher and R. Robertson (Technical Club), also on the j 40min mark, yvas third. Fastest time and the South Island 100 miles championship, were won by F. J. Grose, a member of the Papanui Club and Olympic representative, from scratch. He finished in seventeenth place. This is the seventh time he has won the title in the nine years the race has been run on the present course. His time was 4hr 42min 24sec. Second fastest time was secured by R. B. Blakeway (Papanui Club) also off scratch, who finished two-fifths of a second later. A. J. Lancaster (Papanui Club) off scratch, was the third fastest, being one second behind Grose. The junior championship was won by G. L. Thomson (Papanui Club), off 15sec. The only rider from outside Canterbury to finish in an early place was M. A. Hunt (Taradale) off 33min, who was eighth. Seven Invercargill riders competed G. R. Homer and R. M. Patterson, both of Dunedin, scratched.

r NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONI, | SHIP 1 NEW PLYMOUTH RIDER GAINS FASTEST TIME. i (United Press Association.) . Auckland, October 18. i The North Island and Auckland provincial professional cycling champion- ■ ship was decided on Saturday, over an , 80 miles course from Hamilton to . Auckland. Fifty riders took part in the race ■ which resulted in a win for 18-year-old | R. Horscroft, with H. Stacey second. : Both belong to the Auckland Club. J. McClean (Pukekohe) was third. Fastest time and the North Island title was won by the New Plymouth rider, G. L. Parker, off the lOmin mark, who rode the distance in 3hr 25min 25sec, breaking H. G. Watson’s record by six seconds. The Auckland provincial championship was won by L. Thomas in 3hr 26min 44sec, and the junior championship by H. Stacey in 3hr 45min 28sec. OPPERMAN SMASHES RECORD. BRISBANE TO SYDNEY. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) Sydney, October 18. Hupert Opperman cycled from Brisbane to Sydney non-stop, a distance of 651 miles, in 47hr lOmin, breaking I the record by 45hr 9min. i Opperman was so overcome by | fatigue that he had to be held up while ! a laurel wreath was placed round his I neck. i The previous record, 92hr 19min, was established by Les Cecil in 1926.

AUSTRALIAN ROAD TITLE. WARNAMBOOL TO MELBOURNE RACE (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) Sydney, October 18. The road race from Warnambool to Melbourne (154 miles) was won by a 21-year-old South Australian, J. McEvoy, whose handicap was 43min. McEvoy’s time was 7hr 17min 28sec. The Victorians, T. Garrate and E. Gregory, both off 40 minutes, were second and third respectively. There were two lengths between first and second and the same distance between second and third. Fastest time went to A. Angus (Victoria) off scratch. His time was 6hr 4min 50sec. Angus won the Australian road championship. FRENCHMAN BREAKS WORLD’S RECORD. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Milan, October 16. The French cyclist, Maurice Richard, broke the world’s record for one hour’s unpaced cycling, covering 45 kilometres 398 metres. He broke nine other world’s records in the course of his ride.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL MATCHES IN BRITAIN. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) London, October 17. Association football matches resulted as follows: — First Division.—Birmingham 4 v. Huddersfield Town 2; Charlton Athletic 0 v. Arsenal 2; Chelsea 1 v. Sheffield Wednesday 1; Grimsby Town 2 v. Brentford 0; Leeds United 3 v. Everton 0; Liverpool 0 v. Bolton Wanderers 0; Manchester City 3 v. Derby County 2; Middlesbrough 5 v. Sunderland 5; Portsmouth 2 v. Manchester United 1; Stoke City 0 v. Preston Northend 2; West Bromwich Albion 2 v. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Second division.—Barnsley 1 v. Bradford City 1; Blackburn Rovers 0 v. Fulham 2; Blackpool 2 v. Burnley 0; Bradford 3 v. Aston Villa 3; Bury 4 v. Doncaster Rovers 2; Leicester City 1 v. Coventry City 0; Newcastle United 1 v. Chesterfield 2; Norwich County 4 v. Nottingham Forest 0; Sheffield United 1 v. Swansea Town 0; Tottenham Hotspur 4 v. Southampton 0; West Ham United 1 v. Plymouth Argyle 1. Third division (southern section). — Bristol City 2 v. Millwall 0; Clapion Orient 2 v. Bournemouth 1; Crystal Palace 6 v. Newport County 1; Exeter City 1 v. Gillingham 1; Luton Town 4 v. Watford 1; Notts County 3 v. Northampton Town 2; Queen’s Park Rangers 1 v. Swindon Town 1; Reading 2 v. Aidershot 0; Torquay United 1 v. Bristol Rovers 0; Walsall 1 v. Brighton and Hove Albion 4. Third division (northern section). —

Barrow 0 v. Stockport County 0; Carlisle United 5 v. Port Vale 2; Chester 2 v. Darlington 1; Crewe Alexandra 3 v. Gatehead 1; Halifax Town 0 v. New Brighton 0; Hartlepools United 1 v. Oldham Athletic 0; Mansfield Town 5 v. Hull City 2; Rochdale 0 v. Wrexham 6; Southport 3 v. Accrington Stanley 1; Tranmere Rovers 2 v. Lincoln City 2; York City 4 v. Rotherham United 3. Scottish League.

First division.—Clyde 4 v. Hamilton Academicals 3; Dundee 0 v. Celtic 0; Hibernian 0 v. St. Mirren 0; Falkirk 6 v. Dunfermline Athletic 4; Kilmarnock 3 v. Albion Rovers 1; Motherwell 1 v. Third Lanark 2; Partick Thistle 3 v. Arbroath 1; Queen of South 2 v. Aberdeen 3; Queen’s Park 1 v. Rangers 1; St. Johnstone 3 v. Hearts 0. Second division.—Airdrieonians 1 v. Ayr United 1; Brechin City 0 v. King’s Park 3; Cowdenbeath 5 v. Dundee United 3; East Fife 2 v. Alloa 0; Edinburgh City 1 v. East Stirling 3; Montrose 2 v. Leith Athletic 1; Raith Rovers 3 v. Dumbarton 0; St. Bernard’s 2 v. Morton 1; Stenhousemuir 4 v. Forfar Athletic 0. International Matches. In an international match at Cardiff Wales defeated England by 2 goals to 1. At Dublin Ireland defeated Germany by 5 goals to 2. SEASON STILL GOING ON MATCHES IN AUCKLAND. Auckland, October 18. The third representative soccer match between the Navy and Auckland was won by the Navy by 5 goals to 1. In a championship game Thistle beat Mount Albert s—o and in a Falcon Cup game Metropolitan College beat Comrades s—o.

RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB MATCHES IN BRITAIN. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 630 p.m.) London, October 17. Rugby matches resulted as follows:— Blackheath 0 v. London Scottish 3; Harlequins 11 v. Cambridge University 16; London Welsh 25 v. London Irish 3; Richmond 16 v. Rosslyn Park 5; Aberavon 3 v. Neath 3; Bath 18 v. Aidershot Services 3; Birkenhead Park 23 v. Bradford 8; Cardiff 12 v. Swansea 6; Coventry 0 v. Nuneaton 0; Devonport Services 5 v. Portsmouth Ser- 1 vices 6; Gloucester 40 v. Guy’s Hospital 11; Liverpool 11 v. Mancester 5; Llanelly 24 v. Bristol 0; Newport 18 v. Leicester 18; Northampton 4 v. Pontypool 10; Oxford University 12 v. Old Merchant Taylors 0; Edinburgh Wanderers 7 v. Watsonians 19; Edinburgh Institute 6 v. Glasgow Academicals 24. In a county championship match Notts-Lincs-Derby defeated Warwickshire by 11 points to 6.

GOLF ; INVERCARGILL CLUB. ■ D. F. LINDSAY INTERMEDIATE ; CHAMPION. The intermediate championship of the Invercargill Golf Club was completed 1 over the week-end. The semi-final between D. F. Lindsay and H. M. Smith was won by Lindsay by 5 and 4. Lindsay was in good form and played the holes in figures which gave Smith few opportunities. Going on after the finish of the match, he completed the round in 79. Lindsay met A. K. Mac Ewan in the final over 36 holes. The golf was good throughout. At the end of the morning round Lindsay was 1 up, and although even better golf was played in the afternoon, he drew away to win 3 and 2. In a semi-final of the knock-out competition, G. B. Meredith beat W. R. Patrick, 4 and 2. Meredith and D. F. Lindsay meet in the final. QUEEN’S PARK SEASON CLOSED. The winter programme of the Queen’s Park Golf Club was wound up on Saturday by a one-club handicap over 13 holes. Conditions were good, the course having recovered splendidly from the soaking it had experienced during the week. The competition proved keen among the A graders, W. Poff’s 62—10—52 being followed by seven cards three strokes away. The best scores were as follows: —

The B graders were headed by C. Brew, 61—15—46, H. McCulloch, 61— 14 —47, and H. Rout, 64—14—50. MANAWATU CHAMPIONSHIP. (United Press Association.) Palmerston North, October 18. The Manawatu golf championship was won by K. Glendining, Manawatu, who defeated O. H. Williams, Manawatu, 4 and 3. OPEN TOURNAMENT. PLAYERS PREPARE FOR NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. (United Press Association.) New Plymouth, October 18. Leading professional and amateur golfers, engaged in the New Zealand

■ championship at New Plymouth next ■ week, competed in the open tournaI ment at the week-end. The scores of the leading players in . the two medal rounds were as follows: i H. P. Dale (amateur, Te Aroha) 71—68—139 A. J. Shaw (unattached) 70—71—141 J. L. Black (Hutt) 73—69—142 A. Murray (unattached) 77—67—144 N. Bell (North Shore) 69-76-145 FERRIER BREAKS LAKES RECORD. CHAMPIONSHIP WON EASILY. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) Sydney, October 18. J. Ferrier, with a score of 281, won the Lakes open championship. W. Bolger, with 290, was second, and N. von Nida (297) was third. Ferrier, whose total for the four rounds fps 7 under par, broke the previous Lakes record, held by the American. Craig Wood, by two strokes. Ferrier’s third round score was 68. CRICKET CLUBS PLAY FRIENDLY MATCHES. Fine weather on Saturday encouraged cricketers to make overtures to the new season and most clubs held wellattended practices or played friendly matches. Members of the Marist Club spent the afternoon at work on their wicket, but all of the other senior clubs had fixtures. Invercargill sent a team to Nightcaps, and it was accompanied by the association’s coach, Mr W. R. I Patrick: Appleby went to Gore; Old Boys played a match against the High School first eleven on Queen’s Park, and Union entertained an Otautau side on the same ground. The beginning-of-the-season atmosphere pervaded every match and lively cricket was the order of the day. The result, in the friendly matches at any rate, was plenty of bright and breezy batting and a general loosening up of muscles. Probably the most successful individual start of the season was that of G. Marshall, the Union fast bowler, whose first over against Otautau yielded a , “hat trick.” Later in the day he scored 66, hitting fours and sixes with great . gusto. ,

APPLEBY BEATS CELTIC. GOOD BATTING BY W. SOUTHERN. Playing on the Biggar street grounds on Saturday afternoon, Appleby seniors defeated Celtic (Gore) by 30 runs. W. Southern, who retired after scoring a bright 53, was Celtic’s best batsman. The next highest scorer for Celtic was Anderson, with 24. W. Spence (27), Milne (14), and Purdue (18), each of whom retired, and Calvert, who scored 18 not out, were Appleby’s most successful batsmen. For Appleby, C. Shirley was the most effective bowler, taking three wickets for 21 runs. Taylor, who took five for 38, headed Celtic’s bowling averages. MATCHES IN DUNEDIN. (United Press Association.) Dunedin, October 7. Cricket matches were commenced in fine but cold weather on good wickets. The results were:— Carisbrook A, 268 (H. Cameron 47, McKay 60, Fraser 51) met Grange, 48 runs for one wicket. University, 195 (Uttley 65, Lambert 6 for 41) met Carisbrook B, 60 runs for six wickets (Jolly 3 for 18). Kaikorai 93 (Allen 4 for 23) met Albion, 146 runs for three wickets (L. Smith 65 not out). Dunedin, 87 (Groves 6 for 38) met Old Boys, 225 (Giles 88, J. A. Smith 33). LAWN TENNIS AUSTIN DEFEATED. SWEDE WINS COVERED COURTS SINGLES. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30‘p.m.) London, October 17. Displaying overwhelming form, K. Schroder (Sweden) surprisingly defeated H. W. Austin 6—2, 6—l, 6—l, in the semi-final of the covered courts singles at Queen’s Club. Schroder, whose, career includes victories over J. Borotra (France) and G. von Cramm (Germany) met Borotra in the final and defeated him B—6, 6 —l, 9—7. Borotra had held the championship for eight years. Senorita Anita Lizana (Chile) won her first British title, beating Miss M. Hardwick 6—3, 6—o.

EASTERN SOUTHLAND NOTES. (By “Slice.”) All the clubs in Eastern Southland having held their official openings, everything is in readiness for the new season. The decision of the Eastern District sub-Association to play fortnightly matches is meeting with disapproval from the country clubs, but the Gore members are practically unanimously in favour of the change. Fortnightly matches in the country centres may have the effect of lessening players’ interest in the competition, especially as summer golf is now becoming so popular. A review of the A grade teams shows that practically all the clubs have lost

some of their best women players. Wyndham, winner of the Aitken Shield last season, has lost Mrs Werry and Miss Betty Porter, its two top women, while Gore will be without the services of Misses R. and J. Wilson, who will both be playing for their home team, Balfour. It is also reported that Misses I. Graham and B. Oswin, two of Gore’s most prominent women players for the past five years, are retiring from match play. Edendale will again have the services of Miss M. Hickey, who will probably rank high in Eastern Southland this year, while Misses K. and L. Jopp will lead the Citizens women.

On paper, Citizens and Wyndham will be fielding the strongest men’s teams. Last year’s champions will be headed by C. A. Sharp, with L. G. Townsend, A. T. Strang and J. Henderson filling the remaining places. Earlier in the season, some doubt existed whether Townsend would devote his half-day to tennis or cricket, but fortunately for Wyndham he intends to play tennis. It is pleasing to be able to record that the versatile F. McKenzie is turning out for his old club, Citizens, this year, after a season’s absence from the game. He and D. S. McLeod will fight for top place on the club ladder. D. McLeod and I. Gardiner comprise* the tail end of the Citizens A team. The Gore club will be a heavy sufferer by the departure of its top man, Alan Hall, and the redoubtable T. McMillan will be called upon to lead his team in matches.

Although the Edendale A team did not win a match last season, it has fortunately realized that it is only by playing A grade that its individual play can be improved. And the time may soon come when Edendale -will field the strongest team in Eastern Southland. It seems remarkable that Mataura cannot field a team in the A grade competition. The divided half-holiday in the past has been the chief stumblingblock, but now that this has been settled, it is to be hoped that Mataura will take a forward step. Seven teams have entered for the junior competition, which should again be fought out by Mataura, St. Andrew’s Citizens, Gore and Wyndham. The C .grade competition has attracted four entries, and matches start on Saturday, October 24.

WRESTLING ATKINS WINS BOUT AT SYDNEY. BOESCH DEFEATS DAWSON. (United Press Assn—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) Sydney, October 18. In a wrestling bout at the Sydney Stadium Fred Atkins defeated Tom Lurich. At the Leichhardt Stadium Paul Boesch defeated Joe Dawson. GEORGE DEFEATS DAVIS. (United Press Association.) Dimedin, October 18. In a hard contest devoid of any spectacular feature, Ed Don George on Saturday evening defeated “Wee Willie” Davis by one straight fall, gained in the fourth round with a surf board hold. Davis was willing to carry the battle to his opponent who, however, was too clever for him, and was rarely in a difficulty which he could not effectively counter.

w. Poff 62—10—52 J. S. Lindsay 58— 3—55 E. H. Ball 60— 5—55 J. C. Kirkland 63— 8—55 C. Rice 63— 8—55 w. Halder 63— 8—55 o. Rice 64— 9—55 E. J. Morgan 66—11—55 T. Cagney 66—11—55