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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 63, 14 March 1936, Page 4

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London Billiards Title Recently Miss bounders won th* London women's amateur championship at Borroughes’ Hall, beating Mr?. Eddowes, runner up last year by 509 tu 433. ♦ $ * Camera For U.S.A, Primo Camera, the Italian giant, sailed from Genoa for the United States on January 16. He has not yet give up hopes of a revenge fight with Joe Louis, but his chief ambition is another crack at the world beawweight crown. *‘ * * Wood Out of Hospital. S. B. Wood, the American is Cup player and former holder of the Wimble don singled title, recuperated at Boone k Lowa) after an emergency operation for appendicitis. He left hospital on Januarv IS. & # Mice Grand Fnx Abolished. After being held for three years i" succession, it has been decided to abandon the Grand Prix of Nice, fixed for August 4. Another event to share a similar fate is the Grand baconnex hill climb. 4. # Thil Retains Title. Marcel Thil, of 1 ra;> *. recently re ta ned his world's middle weight title when in a contest with Luu Buuil'ard | at the Palais des .Sports. Paris, the lat ; ter was disqualified for hitting low in I the fourth round. Stevens Willing. Mr. St John Dean, secretary of th* Transvail N.S.C-, said on January 201 that he was willing to take the South i African and Empire light!weight champion, Lauric Stevens, to London for a ' return fight with Kid Rcrg. He is also | prepared to wager £'-*» n.» that Stevens; would stop Berg within 15 round®. j Rugby League Highlights. Frank Burge, once champion forward 1 m the Rugby League, has been coach 1 to St. George, and North Sydney. This : winter he is to shape the men of Can- j terbury-Baukstow n, who, in their first' season (last year} were drubbed and j drubbed again. The C.-B. forwards j were tough and hard and if the backs| had been as good the club would have had a few mure wins. If the football talent of the new district be of the j same quality as district fans’ enthusi- i asm, the next few years should see: Canterbury Bank-town ©merging from ! the crrsali-. 4 4# Won His Place at Last. Frank Ward, South Australian slow bowler, who has taken the greatest number of wickets in the Sheffield ! Shield (41, at an average of 23 , owes; much to Bon Bradman giving him the • chances to operate. Ward did not get ; a word of encouragement from some of j rhe other skippers within the past few seasons. In the Sydney match he bowled a real length and with good I direction, came off the pitch a little . higher than the a'.rage slow bowler; does. Bradman placed the field ' cleverly, and Ward bowled to it. His ■ Shield success, however, surprised a few ■ who did not sec anything much in his bowling wh*n he represented the St. George Club in Sydney. Rep. In Two Rugbvs. If J. C. Morl< _ . Union international wing three-quarter, ■ makes the trip to Australia with the English Rugby League touring side he | will be the fir.-t player to tour Australia | under both codes. Morley had a ». ery I good tour with the Union team to Aus j tralia and New Zealand in 1930. bull went over to the League two years ■ after his return to England. He is a likely choice for the League tourist*. He will be remembered for his runaway try in the first test against New Zea j at Dunedin in 1930. .... • ■ MAN Of MANY PARTS i ♦_ Mr. T. Mitchell who is the new pic ’ ■ideal of the N.S.W. Benevolent j Society has for many years been a prominent and popular figure in Sydney golfing circles. He take* a keen inter- ' eat in other sports and affairs, too, for | fie is a man of many activities. la the Neutral Bay electorate he i.-| aLo know n as forthright politician, and I ’.or many years has been an enthuatas- : tie worker for tae U.A.P. Always he I i:&s found time to devote to charitable movements. 1 or a long period he was secretary to iue Law Institute and for a number of years wa= a member of the Golfing Board of Disputes. For 12 years he was bon. secretary to the Uammeray <»olt Elui'. l n recognition of his veoman sen ices in that office in. the days before the position was changed by the] appointment uf a paid secretary, Mr. j Mitchell was elected an honorarv life i member «,f the club. Another! •‘stayer” uf th< ■ irlj days associated I with Mitchell in helping to put the I Lammeray Club on it- feet was Mr. C. | B. Crossman. who over the same period I was a sort of continuous president. He.l too, was elected an honorary life mem-1 ber at the same time as Mr. Michell. | Wfth his keen legal mind. Mr. | Michell is naturally well qualified to I grapple with knotty golfing problems, and is one of the soundest exponents of I the rules of the game. Ho original tv I practised his profession in Victoria, and i m his early days took keen interest in racing. Mr. Michell is one of those I who believe that such ‘ old timers” a.-| ' ommotion, L»- Grand, Malua, and l \bercorn would hold their on n with I present da; stivers.