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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 95, 8 May 1937, Page 14

SCRAP BOOK JOTTINGS

INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS

Champion Woman Skater. In the sport-entertainment line nothing has happened for years to approach the furore Sonla Henie, champion lady ice-skater ofthe world, is causing in the United States just now. People flght, almost, to watch the iceflights of th|s blonde little magician of the steel blades. She has put into her banking account as much as £2000 for one nighfs performance! * ❖ # C. J. Oliver's Brother Plays Rugby. W. Oiiver, a prominent wlng-three-quarter in the champion Sunnyside Rugby fifteen in Canterbury, is a younger brother of C, J. Oiiver. Like the All Blacks' vice-cqptain, he bas wonderfu! ability in restarting an at-. taclc that appears to have lost momentum and springing to his feet to join in again himself, writes a southern critic. * * Ranfurly Shleld. Aceording to the present programme, Otago has to play only three matches in de^hce of the Ranfurly Shleld this season: — July 31, v. Southland; September 18, v. Marlborough; September 25, v. Hawke's Bay. Of course, other challenges may be received later — and accepted if they can be fitted in. * * * Louis and Percentage Basls. Brigadier-General C. Critchley states that Joe Louis, the negro heavyweight, who will reach Englana on July 30, will fight on a percentage basls in England. Louis will do so because Jacobs realises in England they cannot provide the huge purses of the States. H « » Bright Cricket Wanted. "Jazz,not funeral dirges, ls what people who watch cricket like today." This remark was made by Sir Charles Hyde, president of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, at its annual meeting. "We must have good sporting cricket and bright batting, otherwise we have no right to appeal for support. I do not blame. people if they stay away from dull cricket. Let us give them what is worth watching, and worth paying for," he said. * * Good Reception. Two forwards of the hard scrummaging days were watching modern Rugby for the first time, One pack carried a winger of the more pronounced type, who made no pretence of shoving, but simply leant down and applled one ear to the scrum. After a few minutes one of the old-timers said to his pal: "Say, Jack' wha* d'you reckon that beggar's doing? Plajing forward?" "No, old man," replied the other, "1 think he's listening in." * * * Deavoll on Injured List. H. Deavoll, one of the finest forwards to appear'in Canterbury Rugby football for some years, was listed as an emergency for .the Merivale senior team in the opening match of the season, his first appearance on the programme since he received a severe shoulder injury last year. Merivale hones that he will be back in its vanguard shortly, and every follower of the game will be glad to see this fine player in action again. * * ❖ Neusel's "Fllght." Walter Neusel, the German heavyweight boxer, was among the 24 passengers in two Dutch airliuers that were forced to land at Gravesend (Eng.) airport, after receiving radio messages that visibility was bad at Croydon. Neusel had gone to England to withess the championship flght between Ben Foord and Tommy Farr. Neusel said: "X would rather have one flght than ten flights such as I experienced. It was very bumpy, and was a unlque experience for me." ♦ * * Abe Mitchell Tired Out. Abe Mitchell, St. Albans (Eng.), who recently returned from a South African tour, withdrew from the southern qualifying rounds for the £2000 professional golf tournament at Woodcote Fark. Coulsdon. "My husband has not been feeling fit since his return from South Africa," said his wife, "Perhaps the change in climate has upset him He thinks it will be best to rest a little before taking part in strenuous tournament golf." & 4- %■ Dave Brown on Wing. At Belle Vue, Wakefield, on March 13, when Warrington went down 5 to nil against Wakefield Trinity ons a heavy ground, Dave Brown played on the wing. W. Shankland was taking the kicks at goal. A local writer in his story of play, said: — "Again Warrington had a goal-kicking chance, and again Shankland could not get near the mark. It seemed it was time for Dave Brown, who kicked so many goals for 1933-34 Australians when he was over with them. But Brown stayed out on the wing, a wellmarked man every time he got the ball, as, indeed, were all the Warrington backs." ^ That Brotheriy Feeling in Rugby. Rugby football appears to ruh in families in New Zealand, and it is not infrequent to find three or four brothers, playing for the one club, occasionally three brothers manage to get into the same rep. team. At Invercargill, where this family loyalty to one Rugby club has always been a strong characteristie, there are four brothers of the McEwen family now playing for the Pirates Club— Frank in the seniors, Arthur in the seconds, Norrie in the fourths, Ron in the fifths — while Brother Bert coaches the seniors. The three junior players are captains of their respeetive teams, and to prove that Pirates' standard is pretty good the teams in all five grades won their matches on the opening day of the season.

Hagen to Retire. Walter Hagen, one of the finest golfers the world has ever Men, has announced his intention to retire from big golf this year. He will compete in the British Open at Carnoustie in July. That will probably be his last big competition. * 4- • Braddock'g Boast. James J. Braddock, heavyweight champion of the world, predicted that he would knqck out . Joe Louis in the sixth round when they meet at Chicago on June 22. "Louis is a siicker for any punch," he said. "Ne can 'hit well, but is strictly an off ensive boxer. He has no defence *at all." + ♦ * Carnoustie Lengthened. The craze for greater length in championship golf courses ls spreadlng, For last year's Open, Hoylake was stretched to more than 7000 yards, and now Carnoustie, near Dundee, the venue for this year's Open championship in July, has a maximum length of 7200 yards. :s :: st Record Fee Asked. Arsenal have made another unsuccessful bid for Bryn Jones, the Wolverhampton Wanderers' Welsh internationai inside-right. Wolverhampton put a price on the player whleh even Arsenal were not prepared to pay. An offtclal.of the Wolves stated on March 16: "There is no earthly possibility of our parting vpth Jones, but if Arsenal offered £12,000 that would be considered, simply so that we could have the honour of settlng up a record transfer fee." * * Grimmett at Tennis. Clarrie Grimmett has more strlngs to his bow than a singular ability to make a cricket ball perform weird evolutions from the turf. The other day he took part in the seqond open championship events and in handicap matches at the South Australian tennis championships, and astonished the spectators by his remarkable mobUity and court coverage. Although not a severe player, he showed control of the bal. He had colour, too, because whenever he played there was usually a fair crowd of spectators watchling.him. J Leo Kelly for England. Leo Kelly, the coloUfed American boxer, who created a favourable impression in his two appearance in Auckland last year, has left Australia for England with his manager,. W. Newman. Kelly will meet McAvoy, the English mlddle-weight champion, and Eddie Phillips, the light-heavy-weight champion of Great -Britain. He also expects to have a content with Marcel Thil, middle-weight world champion, in Paris. Kelly will then return to America in time to participate in the tournament to be conducted for the- light-heavyweight championship of the world. * * ♦ Mud Stops Rugby. In an English Rugby Union county match at Kendal the ground conditions became so bad that the referee' stopped the match as he was unable todiscern the Yorkshire white jerseys from the Cumberiand blue. The latter team was leading by two tries to nil, and the decision annoyed the home supporters, espedally one woman standing on the duek-boards behind the goalposts. "What's tha' stopped match for, ref.?" she shouted, "thou can easily tell which is Cumberlan': it's them what's been cdmin' to this end of t' field for over 'alf an hour." The replay in Yorkshire cost Cumberiand the championship. ' * ♦ ♦ Mlle Not Wanted. On the ground that the event !s injurious to health and leaves effects. in after-life, the Australian Women-s Amateur Swimming Association has deleted the mile championship from future programmes. Opinion was so divided that the vote of the chairwoman was needed to secure the three-fourths majority for its adoption. Cases were quoted where mothers, notably ex-Olympian Edna Davey.had won the State title without any detrimental effect. This year's titi* event was won by a 15?year-old schooigirl. For years it has been her practice to swim a mile every alternate day, by which, she says, She has maintained her physical fitness, , * * t Miss Round on Fitness. Miss Dorothy Round, the famou? English tennis star, gives the following advice to business girls on how to keep fit: — "Widen your interests get out for walks in the fresh air ss often as you can, and above all, get proper food. Strenuous exercise car do more harm than good, especlally if The business girl who imagines that in one strenuous half-hour on Satur day she can make up for lack of exercise all through the week is makirig s great mistake. Two steady spells ot exercise a week are far better than one strenuous effort," MisS Komiri has been appointed to the British Government Advisory Council on Physical Fi+ness. English Rifle Team. A team from the English Nationa! Rifle Asociation will be in Australi? in February next for the 150th anniver^ary of Governor Phillip's landlng An English teanri has visited the Domirtions only twice since the war — ir 1920 to Australia and South Africa and in 1931 to Canada. As there wil be an Australian team in Fn^land for the Coronation meeting at Bisley ir July, it is thought fitting lhat thr return visit should be made durir-r Australia's own celebrations. The expenses of the six months' tour of the Englishmen will be about £4Q00, and the council of the National Rifle Asso-dat-ion is appealing for assistance.