SANDY'S CORNER

Wanganui Chronicle, 2 June 1949, Page 4

SANDY'S CORNER

SOUTH AFRICAN ECHO. We can almost hear Alex McDonald, coach of the AH Blacks, saying: “Scrum, scrum, every push of the scrum says: Scrum on the grass; scrum in the mud! Scrum, scrum, scrum!”

SEATS FOR “THE WAR!” Dear “Sandy,"—lt Is all fixed! We are off to the war! We’ve chartered a Skymaster—£so a pop. Two suitcases allowed —2doz. bottled beer. Assemble Eddie’s 9.45 ajn., leave Ohakea 10.45 a.m. Arrive Mascot, Sydney, 4.15 p.m. (N.Z. time), 2.15 p.m. Australian time. Sydney Cricket Ground 2.45 p.m. Reserved complimentary tickets for distinguished New Zealand visitors—pea, pie and puds on the trip. Travelling speed 30 miles per mouthful. Result: Maoris 20, Australia 9. Casualties: Maoris 3, Australians 9. Drop bottled beer 4/- per bottle. Buy 2doz. Gin 15/-. Leave Mascot 5 p.m. Arrive Ohakea 10.30 p.m. Australian time—--12.30 a.m. New Zealand time. Pie cart 1.30 a.m., home 2 a.m. Sell gin £2 per bottle. Net cost of trip £l7 6s. Two seats available. Any takers?— “Uncle Fred.” SPRIGGENS PARK AND COOK’S ON TOUR. Wanganui sits up and takes notice of its sporting representatives on tour—Peter Henderson and Keith Gudsell, in the All Blacks, and Harry Cave in the cricket team in England. And. sitting up this morning Wanganui was refreshed at hearing that a 12st. lOlbs. piece of Spriggens Park* had crashed over the line at the famous Newlands Rugby ground in Capetown to score the first try of the All Blacks’ tour of South Africa. “Ata boy, Kaierau!” said all the listening maroons. Technical Old Boys are waiting to say “Ata Boy Tech," when Gudsell gets his chance, though the probability of him actually scoring tries is not nearly so great as in Henderson’s case. That try rekindlled memory as to who had taken the first wicket in the cricket tour of Eng? land—was it 4*ave? He did not take it, though he had a hand in it. He caught a ball bowled by Cresswell against Yorkshire at Bradford, and Halliday's wicket, when he was 14 and the Yorkshire total stood at 32, was New Zealand’s first capture.