SCRAP BOOK JOTTINGS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 71, 10 April 1937, Page 14

SCRAP BOOK JOTTINGS

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"Boy" Charlton's Marrj^e.' "B.oy" Charlton, famous swimmer, is to be inarried to-day to Miss Jessie Hyles, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. E. Hyles, of Goulburn. Charlton and his bride will liye at "Kilrea," Goulburn. * * Brteaststroke Record. Swiipniing 400 ftietres br,east.strpke in jBpaV ^19 l-5s in the Gerahan national titie eyents, Miss Martha Gerienger, the young German breaststroke star, recently beat tfie record of tfie Japgn- : ese champion, Mi^s M^yehata, by 5 1-Ss. ' * f & .OmapJfcte Outeider. T pk "complete outside?" Wbh a : in 'Jx^iannesburg ^ocently. Flnctuation, ■ jpB winner "of the first rftce at. Krugersdorp, was backed neither. for a wih nor a place, gnd the con^quent; diyi4epd of £91 for .a wih ^ 1# ; for a place proved- something of a wipfifall f°r the West Rahd Racing: Club.— Cape Argus. jf1 * Lacrosee In Engiand. Hevii|e Meiigmd, one of the best ice hockey " and lacrosse players" 6xforfi; Uniyer^ty has ever produced, is spr) deavouring to introduce more mternationel lacrosse to Engiand. He has just completed arrangements to stage a txi^ngular tournament between Engiand, Canada and the United States, to be played over three jveekg ; in late June and eprly JuJy. Mgtches will tf ke. place in Lkmdon and* Manchej^ter. ■ * * » Grhnntett's BowBng. Glarrie Grincpett, yeteran Bouth Au^palian bowler, captured * 30 j wickets .in fhis seasons*" Sheffield Shield games and bronght his tally to 407 ip these fixtnres. No .other bowler has taken even ,3^0 wi^ets jp. Sfiield cnckei Grimimett's riearest rival is H. Ironmonger, who secured 215 for Victoria. E. Jpneg, of South* Australia, took 209. A. A. Mgfley has fione best for New South Wales with 180, and R. K. Oxenham "" leads Queensland's bowlers with 167. Grimmett has now had over 1Q,QQ0 runs hit off his bowling in Shield games. He has also scored 1761 runs in Shield games. ,

Britisdi Rugby Crown. Ireland not only shattered Scotland's hopes of winning the internationai Rugger ^ampionship by beating them in Dublin by a goal and two tries (11 points) to a dropped goal (4 points), but enhanced their own prospects. Their performance strengtheped the impression that they were extremely unlucky to loge to. Engjand at Twickenham, and if they can defeat Wales a fortnight henee I think' they may claim tp ihe the best team of the season, no matter how Engiand fare in the Calcutta match with Sootland in Edinburgh, fiut if Engiand even draw their last fixture they will be champions. (Engiand beat Scotland). It was a little unfortunate that R. G. S, Dick and W» A, Ross had to withdraw from the Septtish team, but R. B, Bruce-Lockhart and Ian Shaw cocmpietely justified themselves, and. the truth was that they were beaten by a better all-round fifteen. Amazing Incidents. The unusual, sometimes coupled with tragedy, but more often with humour, is often recorded in sport, writes an Australian journalist. And freouently such unexpected happeuings tax the initiative of umpires and bring furrows to their brows. During a match between Lancashire and the M.C.C., Whitehead, of the M.C.C., while endeavouring tp deliyer the ball, lost his grip of if, and it fell a few yards up the pitch. A. N. Hornby, who was batting, ran out to hit it, but the bowler reached the ball first, and, throwing it to the 'keeper, the batsman was given run out. Hornby protested that Whitehead had obstructed him and prevented him from re'aching the ball. Otto Cribb and "Snowy" Sturgeon once figured in a double knock-down when they struck eaeh other with simultaneous blows. Cribb won the bout because he scrambled, half unconscious, against the ropes before , the count of "10." When Australian Billy Murphy was beaten by Jim Burge, at Broken HilJ, about 1890, a spectator jumped into the ring in the 15th. rpund and knocked out Hfce referee.

. Full-back For Aucfalmnl. j W. McFarland, the former [University Rugby fullback, ha| fee- ■ transferred to Auckland. He "feacl j spell from the game lfest seaspn, bi, may fee prevailed upon to turn out fr. a local club. ^ ^ 9A Blind Boxm*. Sain Langforfi, on.e pf the greatc . coloured boxers tfie' jyoyjd- has $$$& now blind and a beggar in Harl^. L . earns'subsistence by' selling 'p|etu: -. POstcard phQtQgrapfes ,of Louif { ^ 4 i 4s Rent Cricket Cfearjres. ° The Kent County Cricket Cl^b L. revised its admission prices, accprdii. to a writer in m Engfish pappr. " j vfill cfearge Is 6,d top the spictal.c. who gprives at atgrt of pi|y, 1. shilling for febse coming luncheom argl sixpence aftep o'clpck. In tfie three If?® prosperoiv. fpcalitia? where Kent ond|^tc.. ins.tead pf rufinmg 'f Wfe|c, the ^afg will be a shilling ^fril four o'gjfec.and sixpence r^er. * .# W * One of the mbat popuiar of the 1 miles r p^d walkifeg ohginpionaluips x . Englaiid, is that organised by the -yi. entihes Spcmts Club; Hford. Fjor ; recent jeyent th^e wgs a record ejifr. of 133, representing 17 teama. ' A , entry as large as this seems to shpv. that the waning interest in road ^11:ing last s.ea§oh was only temporar; . It is further proof bf the fifiip?w|k.. the sport received by Britain'f yfctpry ht Berlfea. * * * Rodefpr Haee Eipgs. T? rj^e for three I mm Is agsaathin.* for a jockey to. he proud Q&. 7Thi Irisjockey, Daniiy Morgah, has woni th: racing colouxs of the late King George V.; he triumphed for Edward VlII, a. cheltenham Je#t Me?5ch; mi m -Jamt ary 12 at Bfrmingham he won fb: King Goorge VI.— a reqprd which wi! take some beating. M®rgaa iii'prou. , of a gold ag^rehbe ease given to hi:.: by Edward VHI. The jockey fr a firc: cousin of Father John Caiilfield, c. Pinner, who is knqwn as "th jockey^ priest" and who introduced him tc Engiand in 1924. — Daily Mail, * * ♦ Tennis Tmininx. It is surely a trihute to the Socce: trainers that lawn tenms, -which wii not permit professionals at othe: games to compete in open tournaments, is ready to enlist th^ help 0. the trainers of the big Associatio:; footbali elubs, states an Englic.. WXiter. Tfie fine typrk. of Tqm Whittaker, in preparlng last yeifrs Britisl; team for the Davis Cup, is |mown t-, everyone. Tfie Lawn Teipis Association is anxious to secure Whittaker . services for this season .ama for longer period, * * * Hun»n Ftajdng Efeun, "Playing hours in Engiand are in human," says W- M. WoodCull, ti: - former Australian cricket captain, supporting G. O. Allen's plea for ; time limit in test cricket, to eliminal . duM play. Woodfull ad^d that th English hours of 11.30 to 6,30 could tr shortened and the number of day:. increased fr fiye. Ha w?s in favour 0 a limit of six days in Australia an five in Engiand. Dr. Aian Robertso;:, of the Australian Board of Gwtfrc . wants all matches played to a finis!-, and 3>r. R, L. Morton, Victoria, say. the importance of obtadning a decisic.i in test matohes outweighs the poinl : in favour of a time limit. Tfcf Ifrbourne Herald poinfs out that ff th:24 tesf matches played in Auptmlh: ance the war. 18 have hsted under gk: days, five for seyen da^, and me fc. ejght d»ys. *" * , * * Ghamptan Sprmter Dead. Wiffiam Cartwright, famed amate: champion sprinter, of 40 years ag^. died on March 31 in Sydney. He wIhe second Sydney man to win tfie 1: , and 220 yards Championship of Ai:.tralia and New Zealand. He won bot". races in Christchurch, New Zealan-'. running on the Lancaster Park trac: . The first winner of these titles wr W. T. Macpherson. - W. Carfcwrig:. was the second, and he was sttoceed: by Stanley Rawley, all three Sydnc. men. Bill Cartwright was also L ' Btate 100 and 220 yards champion. 1 wa§ employed by the well-kpown fiim of M. Moss and Company Ltd. f . about 40 years. A splendid" athle . and good sportsman, he flourished i a period when Australia and Ne Zealand were drawn, dpse in thc athlefics, and when the ehampionf" attracted considerable attention. * * * Wlinbiedon GoM Rush, The money business feaa now ' conie a matter demanding immedk attention at the Wimbledon her - quarters of the Ail-England La\. Tennis "Club, writes a London journr. ist. It appears that although the announcement inviting application lseason tiejcets for the centre and N 1 courts at this year's championsh tournament — June 21 is the openi-. date — was only made on January 13, week later, there was already enou^ money inside the premises to buyv couple of Seottish forwards; not th I can see what the All-England clt would do with a couple of Scotti .. forwards, but there you are. Applie tions are heavier than they wero la;. year. Fading stars or flitting star never worry Wimbledon. The mone • rpfis in just the same. Besides, thc' tell me that Senorita Lizarm fc i ready-made box office attraction fc, any tournament fortunate enough t » receive her entry this year. I use thc words "fortunate enough" advisedly" You'd never. .