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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 43, 13 November 1937, Page 12

SCRAP BOOK JOTTINGS

INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS

Sandham to Rplire. Andrew Sandham, Surrey's England batsman, is to follow Patsy Hendren into retirement and break another link with the game of pre-war days. The two men have travelled the world together, and Hendren has always delighted to tell a story about his ffiend. During a Test match in Australia, when he was fielding on the edge of boundary,- a spectator shouted "Go away ugly face." Turning round Hendren replied "You won't think me ugly' when you have seen Andy Sandham."

Long Solo Cycling Attempt. Awaiting favourable weather condi;|ons, the Australian cyciigt Huiieyt Qpperman is standing by fo? an attack on the world's longesfc solo eycling record, from Fremantle %p Sydney. Tfie- record stsai^S to tfee credit g£ Bifiy Read, Western Australian rider, who covered the 3000 miles i» W days 18 hour§ 32 minutes. Cp? perman was to have attempted to imjyove on th|s time last year, but hearng that Rpad was thinking of doing ;he same, he postponed his attempt, t.na now hopes to start this week. The record time as at present standing is considered to be so good that Qpperman is not to follow a schedule pf his own, but will follow that of the rgcord-breaker. ______ Empire Games Swimmers. *"

A strong team of swimmers is being sent. from England to the British Empire Games in Sydney next February, several of them being faster than holders of New Zealand championships. The free-style sprinters selected are F. Dove and M. FrenehWilliams, and the middle-distance and distance swimmers at the same stroke are N. Wainwright, H. G. Deane and R. H. Leivers, J. G. Davies has been nominated for the bFeaststroke eyent, and M, H. Tayior for the baekstrpke. The lady swimmers include Misses L, Frampton, baekstroke champion, E. Hughes, free-style sprinter, M, Hinton and M. K. Jeffrey, middle-distance gpmpetitors at free-style, and Miss D. Storey, whp has been nominated f9r the breaststroke gontesf. Merritt Accepta Invitatipn, 0 W. E. Merritt, the former Canterbury and New Zealand representatiyg, has accepted an inyitation to play for Northamptonshire. Merritt has beeji playing in Lancashire League for several seasons, and 12 months must elapse before he can qualify for county matches with Northamptonshire. However, he can take part in next ye.ar's matches against the Australians, and in other fixtures. K, C. James, former New Zealand test wicket-keeper, Is captain of the county eleven. F. P. O'Brien, the well-known Canterbury batsman, alsp left New Zealand recently to join Northamptonshire.

J. P. Hornabrook. " J. P. Hornabrook, who won the open title at the recept New Zealand golf championships, has packed his clubs away for the summer season and is now playing reguiarly in senior qricket matches in Palmerston North., JWjs pnaaialtu -b howliltS'; ^ "~—

Fonuer N.Z, Cricketer. M. K. Boon, the former Canterbury and New Zealand representatiye wicket-keeper, who was transferred from Christchurch to Gisborne In 1930, has been transferred to New Plymouth on promotion in the Civll Service, His loss will be, a severe one to Poverty Bay cricket. Australian Cyclists. Two Australian professional cyclist?, Jack Fitzgerald and Dean Tosejand, will visit New Zealand to take part in sports meetings during the Christmas find New Year hofiday period. Their tour is expected to last three wteks. Fitzgerald was here earlier in the present year with an Australian team> Women's Long JumpL gtella Walasiewicz, formerly known as Stella Walsh, wh# was an American champion beforp retqjming to Ppland, established a world record for a women's long jump by clearj|ig 19ff. 8|jn. at Brpbosyez. The next begt long jump performance, 19ft., was made recently by Ethel Raby, Btitigh Champion, wfio is expected to visit Australia next year for tbet Empire Games.

Empire Rowing Events. Latest advices from overseas suggest that flve countries • — England, Canada, South Afriea, New Zealand and Australia— will be represented in the rowing events at the Empir§ Games next year. England is to send an eight-oar crew and a sculler. New' Zealand will be represented in thg three eyents — eight-opr, four-oar, and sculfingT— and has already made selec? tions. South Afriea will send a sculler and, although np confirmation of the Canadian rowing representation has been received, Canada has made provision for 11 oarsmen in jt§ team- . . . Cricket Rules lihportaait. In England at the moment, ericlcet puzzles are going ihe rounds, ahd & sure knowledge of the rules is inyaluable in considering the problems. A? a test, here are a couple: How can A whole side be out without the ball having been delivered? And how should a run scored by the batsmen crqssing and making good their ground during the run up to the wipket of a fast bowler be entered on ihe scpre sheet? The snswer to the first is simple: Ten over enthusi?stic batsmen have bapked up too far and the bowler in each case has put the wicket down on his arriyal at It with the bali in hand. But the answer to the second is-fiot . so jeasy, althpugh sfnce the baii Is In play from the start of a bowler's run it is entirely possibfis, during the 39-y*rds' run of a . fast bowler, for the batsmen to eross and score a run.

Auckland Golf Secretary. Mr. R. L. McNiven, who WSS recently appointed to the position of secretary" of the Auckland Golf Club, has had long experiejice in the administration pf ihe affairs of golf clubs. Born in 1896, Mr. McNiven was educated at Wanganui College and he saw service in the war. He was a member of the .Wanganui Golf Club until 1931, and during that time he was on the qommittee. After gpending a brief period in Nelson he was transferred to Hawke's Bay, where he. was eaptain and later secretary of the Hastings Golf Club. Ifis chief sucgess in goif was in 1925 when he won the Wanganui ghatnpionship tourmunent. At ihat timo he was on a handieap pf 2, while at present he plays pn, 7. " t ■ tr Empire Games Marathon, " Rrpspegtp of Austrafia's success in the British Empire Games marathon were greatiy enhanced by R." Crossley's remarkable 20 miles run in Melbourne recently. Adhering glpsely to a carefully-prepEired sehedule, Crossiey qovered the distance in 2h. 3m. 47s., thus clipping 4m. 13s. off S. Hewitt's Ipng-standing Austrafian regord. Crossley ended his run in good shape. When Mr. R. Aitken, secretary of the Victorian Amateur Athletic Association, who acted as timekeeper, asked Crossley whether he intended to have a rest during the qvening, Crossley replied: "Oh, no, I don't know yet whether I'll go to a dance or a picture ghow." Arrangements for the run were made by Malvern Harriers, of which club Crossley hqs been the baekbone for a number of years. Still in his early thjrties, Crossley is a yeteran of the running traek and the cross-country course, but he is now in the -finest form of his* career. ^ —

EARL McCREADY, wfio made Short work of ex-wrestiing champion George Walker on Monday night. The bont laated 9 minutes 50 saconds and was desgribed as a qomplete fiasco.