A NOTEBOOK OF SPORT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22517, 27 September 1938, Page 16

A NOTEBOOK OF SPORT

' f Butterfly Breaststroke | A tendency that has |»eld back British swimming is the <<frcial suspicion of any new stroke, states the swimming correspondent of "The Times," in referring to the an«naly that arose when the butterfly breaststroke, banned at all moctmgs held under British rules, had to jbe recognised in the European chamnjonships at the Empire Pool at because they were conductetf under international rules. si •'The butterfly, it may be explained, is made by recovering both arms at once out of the wate^—in other words. i£ resembles a doufcle-aim trudgeon. with a breaststroke leg action. It is a killing stroke, withf tremendous arm leverage; but not sojycry long ago the crawl was considered impracticable for all but sprint racosiunlii Miss Edcrle came along and 'cjawled' across the Channel. At present the dilliculty of using the butterfly; is with the legs. for an increased tendency to roll leads to a temptation tfl| introduce a leg beat, for which afswimmer may be disqualified. This,j"ndced. has already happened at Vjtembley. American swimmers hit up* the 'fishtail' leg Stroke, by whiebjf quick beats were used with the nornil breaststroke kick. but that was defijaitely banned. It is the opinion of Dr. L. "Dunnth. the international secretary and the moving spirit of swimmuig in Hungary, that the breaststroke 1 gradually approaching so closely jp the crawl that it should bo abaplotuil as a racing stroke. He Cuiitaids that its claims as a beginners strike are m<t justified, since it has bet-f shown that children learning to swim are able to master the crawl mcjyb quickly than the breaststroke." JL Refereeins the Jteferees It is given one Rugby player in each season to "get a lilt 1c- of his own b:ick' - ;pn the referees, and the choice Ibis year fell on It. Hurke, hooker of ihefSunnyside senior team, and a Canterbury representative forward in 19.ii; ihd 1937. P.urke was the referee for tl« annual match between the Canterbury and Ashburlon Referees' Associations at Lancaster Park

on Satttfday, and he controlled the 'game fliOst competently, although he seemed to have a certain amount of Evmpatfi? for the transgressor. There were wk ordering-off incidents, and onlv oner "caution" had to be administered—to the captain of the Canterbury tiam, R. W. Blazey, also a former Canterbury representative, who threw the ball'at the line umpire when the offici<l:ruled that he had stepped into touch before crossing the goal-line. Burke has been one of Sunnyside's best an'd'most consistent forwards over the last-three seasons. He has - pace and a good sense of opportunism in the loose, and he has proved a fine scoring forward. Burke has been one of the sufferers by the trend toward a harder-rucking forward pack, but there is no reason, if he gives attention' to the more solid aspects of forward'play next season, why he should not regain his place in the provincial side. Tennis Visitors It is hoped that at the New Zealand lawn tennis championships, to be held in Christchurch at the New Year, at Inst three leading Australian Davis Clip players. A. K. Quist, V. B. McGrath. and L. A. Schwartz, as well as game leading Australian women players, will be competitors. There is, too. atill a possibility of J. H. Crawford being prevailed upon to come to New Zealand. "I had hoped that Australia ■would this year have won the Davis Cup, in which case" we might have had "not only Australian players but many other overseas players as well," said the president, Mr R. Browning, in making this announcement at the annual meeting of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association last evening. "It seems we shall have to wait another 12 months for that." (Laughter.) first Win in Vivian Cup By winning the Vivian Cup from Hornby on Saturday. Sydenham holds the trophy for the first time. As Sydenham finished only a point behind Linwood in the main competition, and was showing improvement with every match, the result was confidently anticipated. The trophy, presented in the 1928-29 season by Mr J. Vivian, •was won by Addington, which lost it the following season to Hornby. Addington regained the trophy in the 1930-31 season, only to lose it to Hornby again. The country club, until its colours were lowered on Saturday, had held the cup since 1931, a record which will stand for some time. A Promising Boxer One of the recent additions to the ranks of professional boxing in New Zealand is Billy Parris, the popular Wellington welter-weight, whose career began at the age of 15, when he weighed about eight stone. Since 1933, Parris has been in the top flight of New Zealand amateurs, and when in this class he defeated several men who now fight as professionals. Among these were Neville Mudgway, Mar"k Candy, Stan Jenkins, Jack Reidy, and, Don Glengarry. Other well-known boxers who have lost to Parris are J Cannis, Darcy Heeney (at present a New Zealand amateur champion), Bob C-imeron (four times), and Ray ('.'Rocky") Reid, who is at present making a name for himself in Australia. Parris was a winner of the Jamieson Cup, which is awarded to the most scientific amateur boxer, and won his Dominion title on each occasion he took part in the championships. In 1934 be was selected for the AH Black boxing team. In 1932, Parris and Tommy McGregor, a great fighter of former times, opened a boxing school in Wellington. Since then McGregor has re- y tired and Parris has trained himself. Although Parris's professional debut was a loss to "Tiger" Parks, he lost nothing in prestige by his display, and bis plucky exhibition under adverse conditions (an eyebrow injured in training was reopened early in the bout) will long be remembered by those who saw it. JfaUonal Tennis Selections Criticism of the methods by which Hew> Zealand lawn tennis teams are chosen was expressed at the annual g»q*lg#.3Mt evening of the Canter■»»2»s**Jg» Tennis Association, when -kISSS^? 1 w ** P««ed asking the New WMjnd.lAwn Tennis Association to •Want national selectors. At present