Onlooker’s Notebook.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 145, 20 June 1931, Page 11

Onlooker’s Notebook.

There were three potted goals in to-day’s senior Rugby games. Marshall and M’Auliffe sent over shots for Christchurch against Old Boys. For Albion, A. \V. Roberts potted a beauty in the match against Merivale.

Christchurch took the field at the Oval to-day with very depleted forces. Hart and Pawson were numbered among the missing, and Manchester was out of the scrum. A line pack of forwards, however, did the bulk of the work against Old Boys in the first half. The first points were scored by Marshall and M’Auliffe. Both sent the ball over the cross-bar in good style from the field. M’Auliffe's was a beauty; it curled round with the wind and just scraped inside the uprights. Jim Amos, Addington, Canterbury and New Zealand League five-eighth, had another day out at Monica Park this afternoon. lie simply tore holes in the defence to score himself and let his outside men away. As fit as a fiddle with constant training, Amos plays a solid game week after week. Though the greater part of the Linwood tackling was weak, Amos usually was brought down when Jackson, Linwood’s nuggety “ indiarubter ” fiveeighth, got near him. Jackson played another consistent game for the Linwood League team today, and was usually on the spot when required. He had to retire once for attention and received a great reception when returning to plav patched up in several places by the St John Free Ambulance men.

lla.ll, the Old Boys’ full-back, let his side in for a lot of trouble in the match against Christchurch this afternoon. His one and only aim appeared to be to put the ball out, and in the first spell he worked in only one good kick. On other occasions he booted for the line in the shortest direction. In the second spell he was more reliable but still a little wild.

In the Sunnyside-North Canterbury senior B Rugby match to-day North Canterbury missed seven penalty kicks. Withers potted two goals for Sunnyside in the second half.

A game “ out of the box” was played by Finnegan for Albion against Merivale at Rugby Park to-day. This wing-forward, who played senior A grade for many years, has been turning out for the senior B team this season. His dash in the first spell was responsible for the starting of several dangerous rushes, and he did the spade work for the try which Sweeney scored. He brought off several smart interceptions following the line-outs. ti % M

The Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s winter competition was well named this afternoon. Conditions were not exactly what a tennis player would choose and throughout the afternoon overcoats anad sweaters covered the whites of the players. Even then only the most enthusiastic were happy and a shower of rain was chosen by a number as a good excuse for finishing early. Some, however, carried on and the early darkness of the shortest playing day fell before some had completed their matches.

The ‘‘Star’s” London correspondent writes:—Mr C. S. Speight and Mr G. Mortlock, both of Christchurch, and former members of the Old Boys' Football Club, have for the last three years been working in Kenya Colony. They recently spent three months shoot* ing in Kenya and Uganda, after which they sailed for England. calling at Italy, France Spain

and Northern Africa on the way. At

present they are seeing all they can of England before sailing for New Zealand via Panama on the Rangitata in June. « tz :s The appointment of Messrs E. M’Kenzie and A. M’Donald as New Zealand Rugby selectors should give general satisfaction throughout the Dominion. Both are sound judges of the game and of a player. Mr M’Kenzie has been a New Zealand selector for several seasons, while Mr M’Donald has acted for the past two years. « :*: G. Blazey, who made a great impression when playing full-back for the South Island Rugby League team three year ago, has retired from the game and is now refereeing in Dunedin. Blazey suffered badly from knee injuries. The East Christchurch Amateur Swimming Club will be strengthened next season by the return to Christchurch of D. P. Lindsay, one of New Zealand's representatives at the last Olympic Games, and a former holder of several records. During the past two seasons Lindsay has been in Auckland. _________________