GENERAL NEWS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20065, 11 October 1939, Page 9

GENERAL NEWS

SHEFFIELD SHIELD PLAY UNUSUAL GOLF INCIDENT i It is almost certain that Sheffield Shield cricket matches will be played in Australia next season, as three of the States have already decided in favour of carrying on. The Board of Control meeting will be held on October 12. At that meeting the new chairman will be appointed, and a decision will be made whether an Australian team will be sent to New Zealand in February, as previouslyarranged. The present indications arc that the tour will be cancelled.

Will .Kevin O’Flannagan, the Bohemians and Irish International Soccer player, gain a Rugby international cap for Ireland this winter? asks an English writer. In the past, O’Flannagan has, on a few occasions, played wing-threequarter for University College Dublin, and has impressed good judges. He is 60 yards champion of Ireland, and is, also an outstanding long 'jumper. In the opinion of one of the Irish Rugby selectors, O'Flannagan would make an outstanding wing-threequarter with his great turn ot speed, swerve and determination.

An unusual golfing incident resulted in James B. McFarland, a wellknown American amateur, being arrested on a charge of manslaughter. He was later released on bail of £4OO. While lie was playing at the Huntington Valley Country Club course, McFarland’s dub slipped out of his hands and struck on the left temple his 35-year-old caddy - , Klem’ning, who was standing 15ft away. Klemming died without regaining consciousness. The police quoted McFarland as saying that he gave a wild swing in a fit of ill-temper after slicing a drive, and that the club flew from his hands, which were damp with perspiration.

The record-breaking performance of A. Stubbs. New South Wales, who walked 10.000 metres (G miles 376yd5.) in the Australian inter-State test at Sydney in 4Gmin. lsec., may probably lead to his being considered for the Olympic Games next year. The Victorian, G. Knott, only ssec. behind, also has claims. Both bettered the Olympic figures of 46min. 28 2-ssee. made by G. H. Goulding, of Canada, in 1912. G. R. Parker’s 14-year-old Australian record of 46min. 13sec. was also beaten, and Stubbs, who led from the start, set up a new time for 5000 metres (3 miles 188yds.) of 22min. ■33 sec.