SCRAP BOOK JOTTINGS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 101, 15 May 1937, Page 14

SCRAP BOOK JOTTINGS

INTEREST1NG NEWS ITEMS

Fromising Back. The Canterbury 'Varsity fifteen have a distinctly promising young centre in A. G. Hunter, who, like several other student footballers in the past, comes from Taranaki (says the Christchurch Star-Sun). He is a nephew of Jimmy Hunter, the famous 1905 All Black five-eighth. Hunter fields the ball with admirable coolness in the face of charging forwards, and sweeps into his stride on the instant, With further improvement (he was only a junior last year) this youth should be heard of in big football. * * * Rhodes Scholar Returaing. Max Cooper, 1934, New Zealand Rhodes Scholar, and captain. df the Oxford University Rugby Club, has had his last season in English football, and is now retuming to the Dominion. Cooper will spend two or three months at least in his home town, Havelock North, and has inti* mated his willingness to play football in Hawke's Bay during his stay. Manawatu enthusiasts remember Cooper's. fine displays for Massey College and the province. Wherever the ball was, there also was "Mac." At Oxford he gained his 'Blue" in 1934, and led the 'Varsity fifteen against the 1935 All Blacks. V

:: » ;t Briish Spcedways Loso champion. Clem Beckett is dead. He died drlving an ambulance with the International Brigade in Spain. Oldham crowds, who idolised him, stood in silent tribute to his passing. Beckett was one of the first English riders to win speedway races. His reckless xiding earned for him the title of "Daredevil" Beckett. In the first few months he had earned £10,000 and commanded £100 a night. His fame spread to Denmark where he crashed in front of the King and Queen. He was a favourite with speedway enthusiasts and when the season was opening for him he threw- it all up to go to Spain. * * * & Perry's Horaecoming. > Fred Perry will retum to London on May 20, where he will combine business with sport, playing at Wembley Stadium in four matches, for which he was paid £500 a match, and working for Harrods as demonstratorsalesman for one week, Perry will earn a few thousands before returning to New York a month later. The question troubling the minds of the L.TA. is what is going to be the egect on British amateurs when they see Perry earning three or four thousand pounds for something like ten days' exertions .while they have to be content with "expenses." Will the L.TA. read the writing on the wall? Perry's visit may enlarge their vision. A. ♦

T "T T Rugby League in NJE. Several new clubs have been formed on the West Coast this year, one being Rapahoe. The Wellington Rugby League's competition started on Saturday, when Central indicated by their win over Petone that they will be strong contenders for the season's honours. Auckland's growing outer district dub, Papakura, has been successful in recruiting no less than four South Auckland Union reps. for their senior B team- By his early play at full-back for Richmond, Bert Cooke showed that he still retains much of the brilliance that has won him fame in both codes. Owing to a large influx of new players and reinstatements, the Inangahua SubLeague of the West Coast has been compelled to reorganise its competitions. * . * * Eddy Holder Shows Up. In the latest flies to hand it is pleasing to record that most of the New Zealanders playing at Home are giving fine displays .for the various clubs they are associated with, and in one instance, that of Holder — the last player to leave the ill-fated Streatham and Mitcham Club — is big news in the Rugby League game at the moment. His name is being talked about by Rugby League "fans" just as much as Kirchen, the Arsenal winger, is being talked about in Soccer cireles. Because of his amval in Wigan, one of the best wing-threequarters of this generation in AJfred Ellaby was unable to get his place in the Wigan Cup team against Huddersfield on March 17. It was holder's vital try two minutes from the end of the game which so dramatlcally closed Huddersfield's Cup tie chapter for 1937. Holden was only secured for Wigan for the last two months of the season now closing, as it was his intention to return to New Zealand; now every efiort is to be made by the Wigan Club to induce him to sign on for several seasons on ho doubt .very attractive terms. * 41 Slow-motion Tennis. Miss Gladys Southwell, tennis star in county play, walked off the court when playing Miss E. H. Harvey, says the London correspondent of the Sydney Referee. Miss Southwell won the first set 6-1. Miss Harvey found the court too soft. Then she lobbed skybigh all the shots Miss Southwell sent. Slower was the service and Miss Southwell found herself tied up in slow motion tennis. It took an hour and three-quarters to finish two sets. Miss Southwell could not stand it any longer and walked off the court, turning to the umpire saying, "I can't play this sort of game." Miss Harvey. a little disturbed by the attitude of Miss Southwell, eontended she had tfie right to adopt any method. Over a cup of tea they both made friends. It -looks as if tennis matches are going to be endurance tests if the methods ef Miss Harvey catch on.

Badminton Champions. London badminton players — C. F. Nichols and Miss Thelma Kingsbury—retained the All-England singles titles. Nichols, with his brother, retained men's doubles, Miss Kingsbury and Mrs. M. Henderson beaten by Mrs. II. S, Uber and Miss Boveton.

Ross and His Demands. Bamey Ross, welterweight diam* ?ion of the world, is interestsd in >fiers from London for a title fight vith Jake Kilrain; British welterveight champioh. Ross' managers', 5am Pian and Art Winch, state they: ivill demand a guarantee of £7000 for his part in the match. 4* * + E2000 Greyfcound Race. The Greyhoqnd Derby at .White 2ity, London, the most important' and valuable classic event in the English calendar, will be still more valuable fchis year. The Greyhound Racing Association have increased the prizemoney to a total of £2000— an increase 3f £500 on last year's figure. The ivinner will receive £1250, second £350, and third £175. * * * "I'ree" Racing. Stewards of the British Jockey Club tiave arranged for officers of the Dominion Forees at Hojne for the Coronation^to get free passes for the Private stand, and for N.C.O.'s and priva/tes to be admitted into Tattersalls without payment. .This decision' only applies to the Newmarket eourse. * * * Five For England. With the announcement of the probable British team for Ihe Davis Cup, the cry has gone up again over. the Jack of newcomers to tennis itt this country. Five players— H. 3R. Austin, C. E. Hare, G. P. Hxighee, C. R. D. Tuckey, and F. H. D. WiSde— have been invited to go into training with a view of havlng the tewm picked from their number. Tennis authorities are saying that there won't be any more than these five, because there aren't any more. The L.TA. is criticised for neglecthig to train the younger players in toe past, and for coming forward with toe idea of beginning to train in mid-April for a match in July. It seems rather like bolting ihe door. Tuckey's inelusion suggests that the Hughes and Tuckey pair for the doubles will remata. unchanged and that either Hare «r Wilde will have to back »p Austin in the singles. * * + Socoer Players' Fees. The practice of some soccer elubi allowing the fees of players to accumulate for a number of years and then, when the defaulters wished to join other clubs, billing them for all the arxears, was stroiigly oondemned by Mr. H. H. A. Renai at the meeting of the council of the New Zealand Football Association last week. In the past, he said, some diubs had been in the habit of no t oofiecting fees from some of their players — gooa players, of course— and then held the arrears over 'their heads. Some years agd the council had passed a motion to meet the position, but for some unaccountable reason it had never appeared in the mlnute book. Mr. Renai said that it be an instruction to all associations to notify clubs to send in accounts of all subscriptaons otttstanding so that those would be all that would be recognised. Mr. Vane: If a club allows an unfinancial member to play, it should be able to colleet only one season's arrears from him. The motion was carried. 4s 4* 41 £100,000 For Seven Days. At the annual Jockey dub meeting at Newmarket (England) recently, attention was dravrai to the opening of a new pony racing track near Manchester. Under the Pony Turf dub ru'les, the stewards of the Jockey Club had agreed to only 82 days racing for all tracks a year. The propoeed pony racing track is at Worsley Park, and it is intended to spend £100,000 on its construetion. Covered accommodation will be provided for 12,000 people, and a latest type totalisator will be installed. The stewards of the Pony Turf Club have agreed to grant a licence, and the management will be in the hands of the Northolt Park executive. At present, pony racing takes place at Northolt Park, Pontsmouth, and Chelmsford. These tracks have been allocated fifty-seven, ttn and eight days racing respectivaly. According to the situation at ihe moment, this would leave a total of only seven days' racing for to# new Ito&ek Manchester,