SPORT and SPORTSMEN

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 279, 24 November 1931, Page 7

SPORT and SPORTSMEN

In the first round of the German women’s golf championship in August, Miss Rhona Rabbidge, England, defeated the German champion, Miss Benzinger, 4 and 2. In the second round Miss Rabbidge was defeated by Miss Rudgard, England. The final was an “ all-England ” affair. Mrs Percy Garon, of Thorndon' Park, England, beat Miss Rudgard, Yorkshire, 4 and 2. This was the first occasion on which an English golfer had won the German women’s title. Golf has made great progress in Germany in the past few years, but the standard is still much below that of Britain and America.

The coming Japanese tennis team should prove a big draw in Australia. Harada is probably the greatest player Japanese tennis has produced. He is a magnetic personality on the courts, very like Jean Borotra in manner and style of play, and a big favourite with the crowd wherever he goes. Harada and Satoh have victories over the redoubtable Henri Cochet to their credit, a feat very few of the world’s best can equal. Nunoi is the baby of the party, and .Nippon expects much from him in days to come. ?*♦ M t*J The Americans are after Malcolm Campbell’s motor record again; “Babe” Stapp, a noted Californian, will give it a fly at Daytona in February. His machine will carry two 217-cubic-inch 8-cylinder Dusenburg engines, the’se being placed side by side. A novelty is the body design, which resembles an inverted aeroplane wing. This is expected to have the same qualities in keeping the car on the ground as the aeroplane wing has to lift itself up. 55 55 Bombay, which used to take a lot of Australian horses, both racers and remounts, has broken out in a new line and is now thirsting for Australian greyhounds. Last week seven of Victoria’s best greyhounds were shipped to India by the Nagina, and a second batch is to follow shortly. Several other dogs have preceded the present shipment, the star of which is Ebony Prince, winner of the first prize for greyhounds at the recent Melbourne Show'. Cricket Rule Question. The Wellington Cricket Association has decided that the rule by which a batsman can be given out lbw after the ball has hit the bat is not in force, but decided to ask the New Zealand Council if the rule is in force in Plunket Shield matches. Whippet Meeting. The following programme has been approved by the National Whippet Racing Association of New Zealand for the North Canterbury Club’s next meeting to be held on the Woodend whippet racing ground on Saturday, November 28:—Pepper Open Hurdle Handicap, sweepstake, 200yds, 30yd limit; Woodend First Class Handicap. 200yds, 15yd limit; Jacks >n Cup, Second Class Handicap, .200yds, restricted to dogs receiving over 15yds; Oakleigh Light Weight Handicap, 200yds, 30yd limit, restricted tb dogs 221 b and under on day of race; Solomon Nursery Handicap, 100yds, for pups under six months.

Rowing Notes. A start will be made this week on the erection of the weir across the Avon opposite Medway Street. It is expected that this dam will raise the level of the water at the Fitzgerald Avenue Bridge by from three to five inches. The first series of Head of the River events for the season will be held on Saturday, December 5. The first heats of the Canterbury Club’s new members’ trial pairs have been rowed. Results were as follow:—Hampton and Leathwick beat Maine and Brunt, Hunt and M’Kenzie beat Maling and Acland, Hunter and Poulton beat Tossman and Christie. Heats to be rowed are:—Hampton and Leathwick v. Perkins and M’Fedries, Hunt and M’Kenzie v. Hunter and Poulton, Fade and Acland v. Kenwood and Johan--55 55 Crews for the Akaroa Regatta have been chosen by the Canterbury Club. The senior four and senior pairs have not yet been selected. The following crews will represent the club:— Youths’ Singles.—L. L. Hoskins. Youthe’ Doubles.—S. W. Cox, E. H. Carew. Youths’ Fours.—l. G. Smith. S. W. Cox, E. Andrew, L. L. Hoskins. Maiden Pairs.—S. W. Read, J. B Taylor. Maiden Fours.—S. W. Read, J. B. Taylor. G. East, C. S. Wilson. Maiden Doubles.—G. East, D. M. Tatterson. Junior Pairs.—J. O. M’Giffin, C. K. T. Pritehett. Junior Doubles.—J. O. M’Giffin, T. H M’Combs. Junior Fours.—A. E. Rogers, H. C. Holland, F. C. Cox, C. K. Pritchett. The following are the Canterbury Club s crews for the Head of the River events on December s:—. Senior Doubles.—A. E. G. Rogers, L. L. Hoskins. Junior Doubles.—No. 1: J. O. M’Giffin, T. H. M’Combs; No. 2: D. M. Patterson, C. K. T. Pritchett. Maiden Fours.—H. S. Read, J. B. Taylor, G East, C. S. Wilson. Youths’ Doubles.—No. 1: S. W Cox .Carew; No. 2: I. G. Smith, B.’ Glanville. Light-weight Maiden Doubles.—G. E. Salt, G. F. Stevens. Carlton Unable to Accept. United Press Assn.—By Electrtc Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, November 23. James Carlton, the Australian sprint champion, who received an invitation to take part in New Zealand amateur athletic events in January and February, says that he is unable to accept the invitation owing to taking part in similar competitions at Sydney and Melbourne about that time. .He is anxious to be among those selected for the Olympic Gamfes at Los Angeles. 55 55 Johns Holds 'Title . Per Press Association. AUCKLAND. November 23. Harry Johns, of Auckland, retained tb o Jig'ht-weight boxing championship of New Zealand at the Town Hall tonjght. when he won on points from Johnny Leckie, of Napier. The winner scored a lot of points in the earlier rounds and Leckie, realising that he had a lot of leeway to make up, forced the pace over the concluding stages and nearly succeeded in knocking his opponent out in the last round. Leckie. however, had left his run too late and Johns was a fairly comfortable winner on points. 55 55 55 Pinto — N.Z. Champion. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, November 23. falls ’ obtained in the (14st l aIUI J 5 un .S s ’ stan ley Pinto defeated Tom Alley (I3st 61b) in the final of the New Zealand 5Xra e,S lfr„ WreS i." nS championship Derore a large audience in the Town Hall to-night. Alley nearly had his the n thi!-H h his * amous crucifix hold in Catherine wh nd .' but into spun like s completely around the ring, and finally escaped by struggline the rGpes ’ In the Pint? lo?ks th du^nJd SS >! ye ’ and ’ a PP l^n & headiocks, dumped his man heavily twice the second time securing a fall with a w°as y g?Sgtv J\, Was evident tha t Alley was groggy as he came out for the fifth round. Pinto, with fierce headlocks soon subdued his man, Securing his Thft n win all S °° n - after the roun d began. £?00 pw, received £250 and the loser p *£ to a P<* Walker will meet here “J the champion of champions match next Monday night 55 55 55 Sanders Cup Trials. It has not yet been definitely decided whether a further Sanders Cup trial in^, be a sailed before the final selection of Canterbury’s representative is made. The opinion amongst a section of yachting enthusiasts is in favour of a further trial and the committee may accede to this request.

Junior Cricket. The third round of the junior competition was completed on' Saturday. Three-point wins were gained by Riccarton and West Christchurch, and twopointers by Old Boys and Lancaster Park. Rieearton, who made 337, won by the big margin of an innings and 89 runs frorh Sydenham. Rieearton are , showing good'form, several of the team £>eing equally useful with the bat and the ball. West Christchurch also won by a big margin, defeating St Albans by nine wickets. Old Boys and East. Christchurch were evenly matched, the former batting first for 150. East replied with 146. In their second strike, Old Boys put on 13S for three wickets. Old Collegians were doing fairly well in their game against Lancaster Park, until R. Fleete and J. Prosper formed an exceptionally good partnership and gave their side a good first innings lead. The following table shows the positions of the teams:—

At Sydenham Park, Rieearton had an easy win over Sydenham. Rieearton batted first fpr 337 on the previous Saturday. Sydenham made a poor start and at one stage had seven wickets down for S 6. G. Newton and M. Patrick then made a good stand and the partnership added 58 runs. The last two batsmen, however, did not strike form and the innings closed for 164. Andrews, who bowled steadily, captured six wickets for 55. sending down 19 ove’*s. Requiring 173 to wipe off their first innings deficit. Sydenham’s second attempt failed badly, only 84 runs being scored. H. Mackie, who opened, scored 42 of the runs by patient batting, but. none of the other batsmen reached double figures. Bull, who was the best of the bowlers, took four wickets for 15, inMackie’s. In the St Albans—West Christchurch fixture, wickets fell cheaply on the first day. the former making 53, while replied with 151. St Albans made a better showing in their second strike and comoiled 19-3. North, who went in sixth wicket, gave a useful display, csfrrying his bat for 66. H. Armstrong made a 'cautious 39. his total including 30 singles. With only a short time loft, West required 96 to secure a threepoint win. This they did. with the loss nf only one wicket. Porteous. who carried his bat for 55, gave a vigorous display. hitting seven fours and three sixes. When stumps were drawn on the first day, Lancaster Park had three wickets down for 70 in response to 186 by Old Collegians. Resuming on Saturday, Snooks and Saunders both added useful totals to the score and the board showed 137 for six. Fleete and Prosper then became associated in a partnership that was not broken. Both were going well when the innings was declared with the score 259 for six wickets. Fleete gave a splendid exhibition, scoring all round the wicket and hitting ten fours and three sixes. In the second innings Old Collegians did not make too promising a start, but. later. Ollivier and Denham made a good stand and time was called with six wickets down for 163. 55 5*5 55 Suburban Cricket. J. Watson (Shirley) added to his list of big scores on Saturday when he notched the first century for the season in the senior A grade. Watson is batting at the top of his form this year as his scores of 86, 65 and 112 indicate. 55 55 55 L. Kirk is another Shirley batsman who appears to have struck form. Kirk’s scores for four innings, with one not out, total 176, an average of 58.6. These two batsmen, with N. Archer, were responsible for 241 out of Shirley’s total of 328 against St Albans on Saturday ' T. Gilroy and E. Brooks took full advantage of the tricky pitch at Sydenham Park in the Railway v. W.M.C. match and routed W.M.C. for 14 runs. They were well backed by smart fielding and six men were caught. The batsmen could not get the pace of the pitch, as the ball was coming off slowly and they cocked up a lot of chances. Gilroy took five wickets for 4 and Brooks five for 9. 55 55 55 1 The Railway hitters fared best and, in the poor total of 83, Fitzsimmons ' made 22 (four fours and a six) and Peterson 15. H. Watson found a spot and bowled well to take seven wickets for 31. 55 55 55 In a dull light and with a stiff sou’wester making things unpleasant for both fieldsmen and batsmen, W.M.C. scored forty for six before an appeal against the light was successful. J. Gordon again top-scored, getting 15 with good shots. M. Lohrey was bowling in nice style, turning well and varying his pace. He took the bulk of the wickets. 55 55 55 L. Watson was top-scorer, with 85, in Sunnyside’s large total of 304. Watson started off very briskly, as will be seen from the fact that’ from his first six scoring strokes he made five boundaries. Watson wa& particularly strong on the leg side. With W. Oliver, he helped to add 99 runs for the third wicket, in approximately 100 minutes. Oliver started slowly. His 48 was made mostly by nice off drives. G. Willis and H. Thompson stuck the Beckenham bowlers up for the ninth wicket, adding 85. Thompson was second highest scorer with 56, and Willis made a useful 36. 55 55 55 The Beckenham bowlers and fieldsmen had an unenviable four hours chasing the leather on Saturday, but they stuck to their task well and allowed nothing to slip past them. The fielding at all times was first-class. N. Stokes impressed as a particularly good field. Nine bowlers were tried out. R. Sherriffs, who was the eighth, was the most successful, finishing up with an‘average of four for. *4l. N. Stokes, the last to be tried, put an end to the partnership between Willis and Thompson. His figures were two wickets for 2 runs, off fourteen balls. H. Mills (two for 34) also bowled well.

Champ. P. 3-pt. 2-pt. Pts. Riccarton 3 2 1 S Old Boys 3 — 3 6 East Ch’ch 3 — 2 4 Lancaster Park 3 — 2 4 West Ch’ch 3 1 — 3 St Albans 3 1 2 Sydenham .... 3 — — — Old Collegians . . 3 — — —