THE SPORTSMAN'S LOG

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 671, 24 May 1929, Page 12

THE SPORTSMAN'S LOG

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“ROUSEABOUT”

•‘Comedy Tiger” gave Charlie Purdy a black eye. Charlie wouldn’t encore this kind of comed-eye. Ruru Disappoints Ruru is not fulfilling liis promise of 1927, when mercurial displays got Mm a place in the Auckland Rugby reps. This season he appears to be obsessed with the idea that he is worth fifteen men on his own, and can jink through a side by himself. He has lost what ability he ever possessed lo run straight. Strange! Judging from the display of refereeing given by Mr. L. W. Guiney in the Grammar-Varsity Rugby match last Saturday, it seems strange that, although Mr. Guiney has been two years in Auckland, his services have not been utilised before. Throughout a difficult game his interpretations were governed by sound common sense and good judgment. Perhaps his name may figure among the nominees for interprovincial games. Spain has beaten England at Association football. Evidently the Spaniards knew their onions better. There are 8.000 working-boy boxers in London, 130 clubs having been founded for them. * * * The Hospitals Cup in London Rugby has been won by Guy’s Hospital for the twenty-third time. Some *guys! * * * New Zealander E. D. Andrews, owing 15.3. won the singles handicap at the Hampstead hard court tennis tournament in England recefitly. In the men’s championship doubles, though,

ho and 11. G. X. Cooper were beaten, 6 —l, 6 —4. by Y. Olita and R. Miki. An English paper reports that under C. C. Dacre the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club’s “nursery” at Bristol is doing good work. The New Zealander will not be Qualified to play in county matches until next year. Walter Hagen’s winning score in the British open golf championship included six birdies and two eagles. Apparently he is a links-eyed shooter. * * * It may be, of course, that Hagen’s two eagles in the final round were just meant to emphasise his nationality. Police Superintendent Eales stopped s*. boxing tournament the other evening in Christchurch. The curfew p-ealed. Progressive Athletic Clubs In no place in New Zealand are there more prosperous and successful athletic clubs than in the East Coast district of the North Island. According to the - latest returns Gisborne has an active membership of more than 100 runners*, probably one of the la.rgest club rolls of any of the numerous athletic clubs of the Dominion. The Dannevirke Athletic Club has a. membership of 75. that at Napier 50. Hastings 50, Waipawa 35. while all together there are 20 clubs in the district with an aggregate membership of 414. Each club holds at least one athletic meeting during the year, while some of the more prosperous clubs hold fortnightly meetings. A Big Move Owing to the good offices of Mr. G. Gore there is every chance that a South African tennis team will visit New Zealand during the summer of 1931. Mr. Gore is at present on a visit to Capetown. and he is a member of the management committee of the New Zealand Tennis Assoication he was able to speak with authority. His first idea was to simply bring the two associations into touch with one another, but he was received in such an enthusiastic manner that he decided to open up negotiations for an interchange of tours. The matter, of course, has yet to be discussed by the parent bodies, but the indications are that the New Zealander's suggestion will be received with open arms and that a strong South African tennis team, perhaps of mixed sexes, will be prepared to tour the Dominin in February, 1931, with a proviso, naturally, that a return tour should take place as soon after as possible.

Wellington Football Association The' new chairman of the Wellington Football Association is Mr. W. B. Hicks, his appointment being a matter for genei'al congratulation among Soccer enthusiasts in the capital city. For a number of years he has been on the staff of the Porirua Mental Hospital and has done much to build up th© game at the hospital, with the consequence that that team has figured more often at the head of the championship table than any other Wellington club team. He has already served for some years on the management committee and is looked upon as a valued administrator in the cause of the game. Hockey Challengo Shield The New Zealand Hockey Challenge Shield at present held by Wellington, has called forth two challenges so far this season, Canterbury and Nelson having both put in a claim. The Management Committee of the Wellington Hockey Association considered suitable dates at its meeting this week, but found some difficulty pending definite details about the proposed visit of the. Australian hockey team. A tentative date, however, has been arranged with Canterbury, Saturday, June 29, having been selected, but so far it has not been confirmed. It is probable that the Wellington match against the Australians will be fixed for July 20. but t\he tour is so much in the air at the present time that it is difficult to arrange any matches with outside unions. Otago has asked that Wellington should go on tour to the South Island this winter, but that proposal also is held up pending something definite about the Australian tour. When the British lawn tennis team returned to England from its tour of

the world, its captain. Dr. J. C. Gregory, said that, reckoning on the first 50 players. Australia was the best lawn tennis country in the world. H. I. P. Aitken, a well-known South African lawn tennis player—he has represented his country in Davis Cup matches—has become a professional coach in England. At Twickenham, recently, the Army beat the Royal Air Force, at Rugby football, by 27 points to nil. A ’plane loss. In the book which he and A. E. Porritt have written lately about athletics, D. G. A. Lowe says that in attempting to run a half-mile in good time the best policy is to run the first lap several seconds faster than the second Cycling In addition to winning the motorpaced match race against Andy Udby recently, Hubert Opperman, the versatile Victorian wheelman, broke all records for the Sydney Velodrome track from one mile to seven miles, being paced, as usual, by Bob Finlay, who is regarded as the “prince of pacemakers.” Allegro Grandi, the Italian, who won the sprint cycle championship at the last Olympic Games, has joined the professional ranks, and is to compete in one of the famous Italian teams in most of the important contests to be held this year. South African Cricketers Some of the batsmen in the * South African, cricket team now touring England are adjusting themselves very well to the change from matting wickets to marl. Two or three of the bowlers also are doing well. C. L. Vintcent, who took six wickets for 62 runs against Surrey, is a left-handed med-ium-pace bowler, with some nip off the pitch. He is a Transvaal man. D. B. P. Morkel, from Western Province, who scored 86 against Surrey and in the next match took seven Middlesex wickets for 61 runs, is an excellent allrounder. He is a right-handed bowler of medium pace. Ted Sandwina, German-American heavy-weight, has gone to the pitcher once too often with the fouls on which he has lost several fights. After h© was disqualified for fouling Charlie Smith at the Albert Hall, London, a few weeks ago, the British Boxing Board of Control ordered that he forfeit his share of the purse, and disqualified him for four months.

r Aussie Leaguers I The Rugby League team from New’ Sowth Wales and Queensland leaves for England on July 6. and will play 28 matches against the North of England League clubs, as well as four “county” teams, against Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumberland and Glamorgan, and three test matches. The tourists get 70 per cent, of the takings and pay all expenses save rail fares. In the Test games the whack of the visitors is cut down to 65 per cent... and they will probably earn it all. LAST MINUTE SELECTION GETS LAST MINUTE GOAL IN THRILLING SOCCER GAME JNCLUDED In the Scottish team at the last minute, A. Cheyne (Aberdeen) scored the solitary goal which decided the international Soccer match against England at Hampden Park on April 13 in Scotland's favour. Well over 100,000 spectators saw the match, the winning of which enabled Scotland to carry off the season’s Brit-' ish international honours in both Rugby and Soccer. It was a thrilling victory. Scotland forced a corner a minute from time. Cheyne placed the ball with beautiful accuracy, taking full advantage of the wind, which took the ball into the far corner of the net to set the bagpipes skirling for a dramatic win to Scotland.