GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 33, 8 February 1941, Page 9

GENERAL SPORTS NEWS

CORNWELL CUP POINTS BATSMEN’S GOOD SCORING The final points scored by the crews taking part in the recent Cornwell Cup contest at Wanganui were:— Christchurch, 61; Plimmerton, 41; Paramata, 40; Manukau, 39; Lyttelton, 36; Wanganui, 36; New Plymouth. 29; Otago, 27; Wellington, 20; Hamilton, 19; Auckland, 16. .

In a drawn game at Christchurch between Sydenham and Harewood on Saturday, a fine batting display was given by the ex-North Shore player R. Emery. In a score of 186 for six wickets, Emery was undefeated with a tally of 89, compiled with sound shots on both sides of the wicket.

Ray Steele, of St. Louis, successfully defended his claim to the American wrestling title by defeating Bronko Nagurski recently. Steele is well known to New Zealand crowds, his performances against any opposition having satisfied the onlookers that few more capable wrestlers have ever visited the Dominion.

An extremely promising exponent of backstroke swimming is the new 50 yards junior girl champion of New Zealand, Miss Olive King, of Auckland. Her time in winning at New Plymouth recently was 40 4-ssec. Although slower than the record of 35 4-ssec. held by Miss B. Owen, of Auckland, this is considered to be a good effort. Miss King earned much praise recently by winning a 100 yards open handicap in Imin. 25sec.

Professional golfers in Australia, who raised £4OO for war funds last year, intend too redouble their efforts this year. “We did not start our exhibition matches until half-way through last season,” said V. S. Richardson, one of the organising committee. "This year we intend to make an early start and hold frequent matches. We hope to include the leading amateurs throughout the season,” added Richardson. The first, of the series will be played early in March.

Miss Alice Marble, the world tennis champion, who raised enough money through lectures to send an automobile ambulance to Britain, accepted recently the chairmanship of the tennis division of the British-American Ambulance Corps. She announced her division's goal would be to raise 65,0(10 dollars for an aeroplane ambulance, the type used to rescue Royal Air Force pilots who are shot down over the sea. She will form her own committee. on which she plans to have, among others. Don Budge and Miss Mary Haidwick.

H. B. Massey, on of New Zealand's finest all-round cricketers in the last decade or so, is now in Wellington training for overseas service with the New Zealand Army Medical Corps. Massey turned out for his old club, University, in Wellington club cricket, recently and took a couple of cheap wickets. A schoolmaster Massey went, to Wellington from Auckland, where he has been teaching for the past, three or four years. Prior to that, ho was in the Wairarapa, and a number of promising cricketers passed through his hands there. Massey previously represented Wellington, Manawatu and New Zealand.

The victory of B. Pascoe, the Manukau skipper of the Cornwell Cup crew, in the New Zealand monotyne championship at Wanganui is all the more meritorious when it is considered that this championship, although sailed in the Z class boats, is not. confined to those lads competing in the Cornwell Cup contest, hut is open to anyone in the Dominion. Many of the delegates to the Cornwell Cup contest were men of mature experience in the handling of boats, and the event is looked upon as one of the class'" New Zealand yachting.