PLAYING THE GAME AGAIN

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 228, 28 September 1935, Page 4

PLAYING THE GAME AGAIN

VARIED SPORTS JOTTINGSREMINISCENT, SPECULATIVE INTERESTING AND CRITICAL

Big Swimming Event To swim the Channel from England to France and back without leaving the water is the aim of .Marvin Nelson, the famous lowa (U.S.A.I long-distance swimmer. Nelson, who has won the Toronto marathon swim, three times, is reported to be in negotiation with a group of American sportsmen for the purpose of finding financial backing for his ambitions venture. The length of the, swim would bo 44 miles.

Supporters’ Clubs. ’J'he growth of football supporters’ clubs in England has been remarkable in recent seasons. At Southend the local football club had one ot its worst seasons in a playing sense. ’J’he supporters’ club had its best. Five hundred pounds has been handed already to the directors of the United F.C. and another £2OO will be presented at the annual meeting. 4 4 4 An Autographed Hat E. A.‘Rowan of the South African tourists, was mildly barracked by the crowd when he scored 77 runs, nnd completed his 2000 for the tour, at Canterbury, against Kent, recently. Rowan took two hours and 50 minutes over his score. A good story, though not necessarily true., is 101 l about Rowan at the time of the Lee la Test. A mechanic sitting on the boundary got acquainted with Rowan while 1 he South African • was fielding in that position. He later jokingly asked Rowan to autograph a pjinama hal. Rowan took him at his word and brought the hat back from the. dress ing-room with the signatures of the whole team on it! 4 * * Ice Hockey Preparations. Robert Giddens, the tStrealhain (England) ice hockey forward and coach, on July 25, joined the Kensington Corinthians, one of the two new clubs attached to the .Empress Stadium, Ear L’s Court, which opens for ice hockey next month. who will be played, coach, and manager of the Kensington team, was greatly responsible fur the success of Strcat ham last season, wh>i they won the .English League and international tournaments* A former captain of Harvard (U.S.A.) ice hockey team, Giddens sailed late in July for New York in search of recruits from among University players in Canada and the United States. 4 4 4 Benefit for Larwood Harold Larwood, who has been keeping remarkably quiet lately is m gci a benefit match from his club. Notting hamshire, next summer. Notts com mittee has not yet announced the actual fixture that will help Harold, but it is expected to be any game other than the one against Surrey. Larwood has not been bowling as well as his club-mate, Vocp, recently, and in his. latest performance against Essex got | only one wicket for SO runs, although I he scored 39 in his team’s first knock. I

Ranfurly Shield. Congratulations to Olago on [he realisation of a dream the province has had ever since Lord Ranfurly presented the shield whivh bears his name. The shield was donated by Lord Ranfurly i.n 1902 as a challenge trophy and the new holders will keep it safely within the hospitable boundaries of Dunedin until next season, at least. Canterbury won the shield this year from Auckland on August 10 by 1G points to 13, and up till Saturday Inst, bad resisted four challenges, beating "Wairarapa by 27 points to 16, Southland by 8 points to 3. West Coast by 16 points to 11. and South Canterbury by 12 points to .11. The list of shield holders is as follows: — 1902-1904—Auckland. 1904- —Wellington. 1905- Auckland. 1913-1914—Taranaki. 1920- Southland. 1921- —Wellington. 1922- —Hawke’s Bay. 1927 —Wairarapa. 1927—Manawhenua. 1927- 28 —Ca nte rb u ry. 1928- —Wairarapa. r 1929—Southland. 1930 — Wellington. 1931- Canterbury. 1934 Hawke’s Bav. J93-I—Auckland. 1935 C ante rbu ry. 1935—Otago. 4 4 4 South African Cricket. It is interesting to study the records of South African cricketers against teams in Great Britain. Here they are: 1894—Played 24; won 12; lost 5; drawn 1901—Played 25; won 13; lost 9; drawn 2. One was a tie. 1904—Played 26; won 13; lost 3; drawn 9. One was a tie. 1907 —Played 31; won 21; lost 4; drawn 6. 19.12 —Plaved 37; won 13; lost 8; drawn 16.’ 1924—Plaved 38; won 8; lost 9- drawn 21.' 1929—Played 37; won 11; lost. 7; drawn 1935—Played 39; won 21; lost 2; drawn ig/

Returfing Lord’s. I here no likelihood of Iho whole of the middle of Lord’s ground being Jpturfed during the coming English winter, says Sporting Life (Eng-L-iud). Since the season began, and largely as a result of the ravages of the “leather-jackets” at Lord’s conflicting statements have appeared as to the exact condition of the famous stretch of turf at ’cricket headquarteis. Mr. AV, Findlav, secretary of the M.C.C. said recently; “’J'he present idea is to rehirf both cuds and sow between the wickets. There is no suggestion nt the moment of icturfin" the whole middle. ’’

Double Job Ambrose PaJniei. Australia's (hampion boxer, was entertained before he left, for Sydney n the first stage of liis trip to England by the I’ootscray League 2nd. XIII, of which lie was a playing member. He was presented with a training sweater in the club’s colours. While in England Palmer will, by request, demonstrate the art of long drop-kicking to Rugby fans. * 4 4 Soccer in Britain week end saw the beginning of a new season for the 88 (dubs eompeing in the Association Football League in Britain. Clubs got off to a good start financially, as they claim to have Mold about £2O‘i,i)l)o worth of season tickets. These big sales arc said to be partly due to the bettor provisions made for spectators by many clubs, which seem to have realised that the innn who pays his admission money is entitled to all the comfort, he can get. Covered terraces, providing ,shelter in bad ■weather, are a feature of the in ”■ leased accommodation offered by some (dubs 'this season, and it seems likelv that beiorc many years all grounds will lie completely roofed in as far as spectators are concerned. Scotland has already beaten England this season in the international soccer fixture that precedes the .English League kick-off. md there is a remarkable number of Scottish recruits to southern sides as the apparent result. The theory that the ideal soeeer combination is a team romposed of Scots and .English plavers will thus stand a good chance of being Rested out thoroughly.