THE SPORTSMAN'S LOG

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 985, 30 May 1930, Page 9

THE SPORTSMAN'S LOG

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Australian crieket selectors probably , have realised by this time that they made a sad error in not sending P. M. . Hornibrook Home with the 19*26 team. A Complete Stud An amusing Cockney cheapjack stood j outside the entrance to a racecourse. ■ “J ’ave ’ere somethink of special inter- } est ter ricegoers," he repeated over and j over again until at last he had a re- i spectable crowd round him. “Come on, : then, mate, out with it.” said someone j in the crowd. " ’Ere y’are. then.” said th© man. producing a package. “Every man 'is own owner. A complete stud, price one penny.” W. B. Fuller, president of the Canterbury Rugby Referees’ Association, has been appointed referee for the British team’s match with Wellington on King’s Birthday. Harry Leith, a well-known Wellington referee, will control the game with Wairarapa on May 31. Standard Performances Notification that the following j Canterbury athletes had achieved j standard performances at the re- j cent Xcw Zealand Amateur Ath- : letlc Championship meeting at IVangaPui was received at a recent meeting of the executive of the Canter- j bury Centre of the N.Z.A.A.A. from the j New Zealand Council: —O. C. Harley, 440yds; X. .T. Suckling. SSOyds; F. .7. Grose, one and three-miles cycle: R. 11. | Xeyille, high jump; J. IV. Eat stone, j Polo vault. Palmy Days Returning Th© standard of play in Rugby J league clubs in Svdnoy has covno right j Vck to what it was in the palmiest l»asons when the Messengers. Gilberts, galloways. McCues, Broomhams. ■ earces, Sullivans. Farnsworths, Hal>ts, Frawleys, and’ Courtneys were at their best, or later when the more modern Burges, Herders. Thompsons and Blinkhorns twinkled, says the “Referee.” There are not yet so many real stars fully developed as in the time those scintillating champions. But there are manv of the finest possible Quality, daring", brilliant, finished and often quite original in their methods. There are others with tire right natural Qualities, who are improving match by match. When they build upon tliis that essence of team-success, highgrade combination, we shall shortly see three or four trams besides South Sydney whose grip on the public is magnetic.

Recognised at Last Proficiency in fielding is to be a good recommendation for membership of the Xew Zealand cricket team which is to visit England next year. The Xew Zealand Cricket Council’s Management Committee has asked its j Selection Committee not to choose for \ the tour players whose fielding is not of the desirable standard. Oxford’s Big Fight English papers’ descriptions of the j annual boat-race between Oxford University and Cambridge University Indicate that, although beaten. the j Oxford eight put up a magnificent fight, ! rowing much above the form expected I of it. Cambridge's victory was due | largely to its greater experience and to ! tho fact that it possessed a great racing ! stroke, T. A. Broeklebank, formerly of | Eton. Members of the M.C.C. team which toured New Zealand in the past summer, have done very well in England’s cricket during the past week or so. Looks as if the tour did them a tot of good. Their form also reflects credit on the New Zealanders’ play against them. Screaming Preventive A woman motorist once lost her head, and the car dashed across the street i and dived through a plate-glass window. The policeman a ppeared to take ! notes. “Surely,” he said, “in a wide ! street like this you could have done j something to prevent the accident.” I J “And so I did." she responded indig- j | nantly. "Didn't you hear me scream- j | ins?” * * * Carl Willis Oead i v I any Xew Zealand cricket enthusiasts will regret that Carl Willis, of Victoria, has died of pneumonia. Willis ] toured Xev Zealand in 1925, as a mem- ! her of the Victorian team captained by i Vernon Hansford. and made himself i very popular with Ills personality as | well as his bright cricket. He was a ; very able batsman, and did particularly well with the A.I.F. team in England, for which he averaged 41.30 runs |an innings for 44 innings (four notouts). His best score was 151 against Somerset. When the A.I.F. team returned to Australia he scored a century for it against his own State. He scored a century for Victoria against Xew South Wales in a Sheffield Shield match two years ago. Introduction to Rugger The new boarder at the prep, school j was taken out to the field to be given | his first introduction to Rugger. Xat- j urally at first he did not understand ! the game. When in possession of the j ball he was running for the line and an opponent came up and grassed him unceremoniously. “Look here.” said the new boy us he rose painfully, “you’re being rough, you know.”