sport and Sportsmen.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18640, 18 December 1928, Page 9

s port and Sportsmen.

Basil Morris, New Zealand W representative, who removed to Dunedin at the and at the past aaaaon. is doing well with the bat in the Cup e'eli‘iior competition. yms or Greatagainst Cafiahrook on Saturday,#‘ 11:32:63. ' I the p in ‘ Chrietchurch 8-h----urbaii Association}. competitions last year, and a double century was induded in his Icgregate of son. He was also a useful slow bowler and a tip-top field. ' 3 a: a The athletic season is now in full swing. and several holiday new will keep both the amateurl and pofessionals very busy. The amateurs are having a great season. the large number of new runners resulting in honor competition. Inter-club rivalry is now very keen, and the new clubs are providing strong opposition to the older clubs. Canterbury it not particularly strong in championship performers, but there are several young runners who have given indications of great pro misc. 3': a 8 “Chapman was accorded a great welcome by the crowd. Apart from is being England's captain. the Wall meant that the crowd saw in Chap-. 1 one who would ‘have a go.’ "—An ex. tract from a report of the cricket test at Brisbane. {'3 3': x D. Cocks,_who made 122 for Sunnyside in the suburban senior competi‘tion. on Saturday, is a good bat-nan who can be depended on to five I ‘brlght display when he gets goiu. He should be in the running for the Suburban team for the- Walker Shield tournament at Christmas. 8 8 I A London paper of November Ilyl: The Birmingham Police Swimming Club have been reported to the Am tour Swimming Association, Midland District. for having given as prizes Ellis stockings and gloves. contravening A.b.A. law, which says that no articles of wearing apparel, funds or consumable stores may be offered or accepted as prizes. It is stated that the winers have returned the prizes. :4 33 8 \V. J. Bowes. a well-known Aurtralian cricket umpire, had somethin in. teresting to say during Country seek in Sydney on the eternal lbw discussion. The advent of the Englishmen. pastmastcrs at playing a breaking hall with the pad. has revived the agitation for a more liberal lbw rule. The authorities in England have been puzzling over the same difiiculty. but have no far failed to reach a solution. Bowesimply advocates the abolition of leg guards. The idea has all that splendid simplicity that is the hallmark of genius. but it is doubtful whether modern batsmen would care to face Scott or Larwood without armour plating. In the great days of old. when pitches were not as perfect as they are now, batsmen habitually stood up without protection to the bowling of such speed merchants as Hayward and Freeman. the latter declared by “W.G." to be the fastest bowler he ever faced. C. I. Thornton, of a still later generau'on. scorned pads. But he was the hit of the line. 8 8 8 According to the Australian daily Press, which makes it its busineea to record such momentous happeningl. J. C. \Vhite, the Somersetshire amateur bowler with the English team. has been almost incapacitated by Sydney moaquitoes. It recalls the savage controversy that raged between Brisbane and Toowoomba when Gilligan was laid up in the Darling Downs metropolis through what was alleged to be a hit: from a Toowoomba mosquito (says the “Bulletin"), Toowoomba. which is swampy by nature. had just completed an extensive anti-mosquito campaign. and boasted that it had utterly baniahed the pest. “'hen the mosquito-bite charge was laid by a Brisbane journal. the enraged inhabitants of the Downs ‘town, headed by the Mayor and Coriporation, flew to pen and ink to proye ithat the happening was impossflale In ‘Toowoomba‘ The real damage, it was pointed out,-must have been done by an insect imported front Brisbane..and no bones were made in pointing out what that insect in all probability was. 3': :6 8‘ At a recent meeting of the Reserves Committee of the City Council it wadecided that the playing of football matches on parks where cricket waa played would not be permitted after the end of August in each year, so u to enable the reserves stafi to mare the grounds for cricket. The Canterbury Rugby Union wrote stating that the competitions controlled by it usually continued until the end of September. and that. if the council's decision was adhered to, it would mean that a large number of players would be standing down during part of the recognised football season. The union further pointed out that the council‘s decision would mean that seven months of each year would be set aside for the playing of cricket. and it was of opinion that the preparation of wicket! should be carried out during the cricket aga—son. At last night's meeting of the council the committee reported that it had given the matter 'iurther consideration. and was of the opinion that adherence to the previous dedaion would entail some' hardship for football players and, therefore. recommended that the playing of football on the reserves referred to be permitted until the end of the second week in September of each year. The recommendation was approved.