PLAYING THE GAME AGAIN

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 168, 20 July 1935, Page 4

PLAYING THE GAME AGAIN

VARIED SPORTS JOTTINGSREMINISCENT, SPECULATIVE INTERESTING AND CRITICAL

Icy Cold Baths. Alan Kippax has a theory lor the number of illnesses suffered by Australian cricketers when they tour England. In an. address at the Sydney Clock Club he said that in England there are no hot and cold showers iu any of the dressing rooms—just cold plunge baths. After an innings, or other exertion in the field, players are disinclined to jump into an icy-cold bath. They just sit about the dressing room with the perspiration drying on them, a circumstance conducive to chills and other ills. # -L -iFive for Five. Surrey county cricket team had quite at cxiciting time in its recent, match with Somerset at Kennington Oval. Its first innings score, 349, was only eight runs better than that which Somerset had made in 'the first innings of the game. Somerset declared its second innings closed at 253 for six wickets, leaving Surrey with 100 minutes to bat in to the time for drawing stumps. In 25 minutes Surrey lost five wickets for 5 runs. The sixth-wicket partnership managed to save the game, laboriously, but one of the batsmen in it gave more than one unaccepted chance. -T- 4. “Slaves of the Racket.’’ Deploring the fate of “slaves of the tennis racket,” The lawn tennis critic of the London Evening News, whose remarks on the subject have been cabled to some Australian papers, says, apropos the defeat of the Australian Davis Cup team by Germany: “Good as were the Germans, 1 do not think they could have beaten the Australians if Crawford and McGrath had been fighting fit. A fortnight on the hard courts of Paris is enough for most visiting nations. When two or three Davis Cup ties are also played on the Continent before Wimbledon, the game seems hardly worth the candle. I have the greatest sympathy for Crawlord. and his now uninerry men! I favour the idea of a new Eastern zone, enabling tht* overseas natic-n.s to play on grass in England, and avoid much travelling. I wonder how much longer Australia will spends hundreds of pounds on European journeys, reducing the efficiency of its players? Austin is not alone in his protest against the hard labour of modern tennis.” The “Macs’’ in the Team. The Scottish tradition in Ail Black teams is maintained in the side to visit Great Britain shortly by IL I’. McLean, of Auckland, and R. M. McKenzie, Manawatu, two forwards. However, the team will be the first Io undertake a tour abroad without a McGregor. The .1905 All Blacks in Great Britain included D. McGregor, of: Wellington, a Three-quarter; the 1913 team in California had A. .1. McGregor, of Auckland, a three-quarter; and the 1924 team in Great Britain and the 1928 team in South Africa included. X. I’. McGregor, Canterbury, a five-eighth. 41 4= --fc A Nervous Captain. It is not uncommon for men and women who have achieved lame in various athletic, sports to be unusually nervous, but even among nervous players of test match calibre Dhyan Chand, the captain of the Indian hockey team which is now touring Xew Zealand, must he an exception. The first test at Christchurch was the first in which he captained India, and his form suggested that perhaps the cares of captaincy do not rest very lightly on him. It ’took him a long time to settle into his normal brilliant gamp. In fact, M. N. Masud, the vi.-e captain of the team, remarked after ihe match that, he had never seen I’livan Chand .so upset. I ncidentally. it, was Alasud who pulled the team to yetlicr when the Xew Zea l;i mlcrs threatened to be really d;in'jeroiis. Not Worth Winning. due Kirkwood declare- that the i-ca sop tin l fir ; fligl , of American pro-Ic-.'ionaL gave the British Open the go-by 1 l-i- year was bc 'au.-e the committee had not made the championship :i t tract i\v enough. He added that Io.••Hi) spectators, each paving 2s ("1. were at Muiifield each day, and yet. Allred Perry, the winner, jci-eived "»ly £ loon for his \ ietorv. ‘ • Moreover.” said Kirkwood, “the title m almost worthless in A iiivric.i. v here money j. fight.’ -

Ranfurly Shield Challengers. The Auckland Rugby Union has ad vised the Management Committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union that the following challenges for the Ranfurly Shield have been accepted: August 10 Canterbury August 31 Hawk)-’.- Bay September 7 Southland September II Otago September 21 Wellington Women Golfers. The British women’s golf team is expected in New Zealand in October. By special request the visitors are to be known as “British” and not “English.” They will play “with” and not “against” New Zealand sides, and there will be no “tests.” but just “matches between countries.’’ The latest, young woman to be included in the visiting side is Jessie Anderson, who has represented Scotland against England. Ireland and Wales. She has just turned 20. 4; 41 Cricket "Gates." . The South African cricket team may find themselves faced with a serious I loss on the Mvo shillings minimum | “gate” at their matches in England. Some counties have urgently pressed for a reduction. “Our supporters are unable to pay the increased price of admission,” said one county secretary. “Only at the centres where the South Africans have received a guarantee is the niinimuni admission to be one shilling. ” said Air. S. J. Snooke.

Tennis Champions. Tin* winners of the singles title at Wimbledon since 19.11 are as follow: J911.--.X. Brookes (Australia). ■l9.l2.—Anthony Wilding (New Zealand ). .191.:.- Anthony Wilding (New Zealand 1. 191 L- X. Brookes (Australia). , 1915-19.--No competitions. ! 1920.—W. T. Tilden ( U.S.A.I. I 1921. W. T. Tilden (U.S.A.). 1922—G. L. Patterson (Australia'). I 1923.—W. M. Johnston (U.S.A.) 1 192-L—J. Borotra, (France). ; 192'.—R. 1.ae0.-le (France . j .1926.—.1. Borotra. (France). 1927. 11. (’ouliet, (I’ram-e). 1925. R. | .h-osi«■ ( Fiance . | 1929. II Gorhei ( Franc.• . | 1930.- W. T. Til.-Lii ; U.S.A ; 1931. I. B. -Wood ( U S.A I 1932. 11. I!. \ in-- ( U.S.A. 192.3. .1. p,_ ('rawford ('Ausl 1,111.1 ' 192 I. F. J. I ’err v ( England ■. ! -19 d ». I'. .1. Pcrrx England * , Perry for Australia. I 1 I" - Pre.-s here tin- 1 riel Io make '"H. that. | nin going to Australia, lock, "tuck, and barrel, but, :i s a matter ot fact, I will be there onl\’ three month s ' every year.” Fred. Pvnx explained 1cHie lictcree after news of hi- Xu* Italian job had broken. “[ have been offered a job, decided to take it. and lhai i- all them i- to the mallei.' iddr.l t hr < ha in-n.