Sport And Sportsmen.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18788, 18 June 1929, Page 9

Sport And Sportsmen.

The news that the Australian hockey team is to extend its visit to New Zealand, and will play a match in Christa church will be welcomed by local enthusiasts and the further fact that the team appears to be a strong one will add to the interest of their tour. The team includes W. Grant and W. Nettleton, who were two of the strongest members of the last team to visit New Zealand. In Todkill the visitors have a back who is described as one of the best Australia has seen. The standard of hockey in Australia has been improving steadily for some years, and the present team is fully representative of Australia. It is possible that the visitors will lift the Manning Memorial Cup which has been held by New Zealand since it was given.

There was a wrestling match in Dallas the other night which illustrated the methods by which Senator Reed and his faction would maintain peace in the world (said a New York paper recently). One of the contestants did not like a ruling of the referee. So he grabbed the poor fellow in his giant arms, raised him above his head and was about to flng him over the ropes into the audience, when his opponent, seizing the opportunity, tripped him up and threw him headlong. Then the referee completed the job by knocking him. out. The biggest man of the trio, relying only on his own superior strength, lost the battle, and was laid out flat by the tribunal he had de-

Ring tactics, speed, and his own inimitable style won for Billy Grime (9st 31b), former triple champion of Australia, a notable points victory at the Melbourne Stadium against Lou Bloom (9st 3ilb), of the United States, who appeared for the first time in Australia, states the “ Argus.” Grime had recovered much of the lost form so apparent in his match with La Barba, three months ago, but he was still, in several phases of the game, inferior to his best. Bloom appeared to have been “ bluffed ” strategically into losing positions, and was slow to follow the advice from his corner to lead to . Grime and take the initiative. Grime, though he won comfortably on a general aggressiveness, was at no stage near a knock-out win, and seemed to lack punishing direction in his right hand. The invitation from New South Wales to Maoriland oarsmen requesting the attendance of an All Black eight at the next New South Wales championships has not been received with the enthusiasm expected in Australia (comments a Sydney paper). New Zealand is of the opinion that, since it sent crews across to Sydney in 1925 and to Melbourne in 1927-28, Australian organisations might have the courtesy to return the compliment. “Speed intoxication” has long been recognised in connection with motoring, and a curious incident in Paris has called fresh attention to it. In one of the Grand Prix races a ear travelling at 100 m.p.h. burst a tyre. To escape worse, the driver slowed down to 40 m.pJi. as a preliminary to pulling up for repairs. The change in pace was so strongly marked that the mechanic lost all srnse of relativity, and leaped from the car under the impression it was practically at a standstill. He took such a horrible toss that he spent the next few weeks in the repair shop.