SPORT AT HOME.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 April 1923, Page 4

SPORT AT HOME.

I'l'llU: IL\ 1)1.V CATERED EUR. AN AUSTRALIAN'S IMPRESSIONS. WELLINGTON. Anril i<. i By the s.'. Dorset yesterday, there j arrived from England. Dr N. M ■ ; Gregg. "I Sydtti v. who lot the pu'l eighteen mouths has been prose,tiling j his s( udie.- as an eye specialist- at i l.eudeo and 1 it miugham. ! It,- Gi,-gg, who came out as ship's ! ~ne ~,' Sydney’s hot-I.now'll : nthle’cs. having loprc'enlod New j Souiii Wales at cricket on more than i Clio O- easi. il. w Idle he is tilt able exI pom-tit .1 tennis, and was a member j~| ti-,. New South Wales team which ! , i-M.-d New Zealand in I fit'll, the Davis ■ Cup year. j O lit --ti<!!:»*'.l ;< l>oniininii ropor«'*r ! vc*-i v• i tin v ;i> lo liuw -purl wjib proi I ,••• si in ii-c Mother (‘oimlry. Dr I . siuied that he had represcliled i;,.11 i lui,, ol Birmingham. 1 11 I niii.- 11 .;,;i•!i agaiti'i the O.xlord i u am a Week beiorf- tic ’Varsity mateh. ! 1 1 v, a- a relief ! inn on England's i st i, ■ gib io tennis t!.a; only one ol the 1 1 1..-, I ,■-a in on that occasion was an l !,, a. si,mill African, and was com- ! posed of two Australians, two American-. and an Englisltman. Hue nl the i Atist ralian - w a-- Wa.t t. whow as ahn i a member of tie- New South Males j t.-iuii whieli visited New Zealand in j 1 fit’!'. In the 'Varsity match a week j later, thii-e or four members ot the : ( *.. 1 . ij. | itbje -j >; v. ore jd-1 lor:-lg!le|-s, itl- : eluding tin- Indian'. Hade and Hamiswauu. A|at 1 1 I rout this, said If j Gregg, u struck him that there were i not inojiv voting tetmis players entiling j ah a- - m 'England. j The Australian -pent two days at ! ,he New Wimbledon, and was greatly ! itoptv- .-.I with the wonderful new I si:,„ |. V i.n -liable. ~ vr-1 -, large , i. -,i| t i view tbe play in minimi, ii- s.-.w Miss Stiz.iiline Lenglen deteal Al l« Mallory in their lnemorahle mateh. "The Kivncli -:irl is a wonderful j,layer,” declared Dr Gregg, "and there i s mi cue in the v. orkl uho can cmupei'c with lag'. In this game siie ,- uiph'tely tnili-htssed the Amerifaii lady, and i bel i -Main tbat she will alway • is ;;!:! ■to do so. In i.-u-l. on •; e vevage out it. tl:-- Dorset, V. e feI -IV:- I II wir.-k s m.-ss-age stating that Mi-.s l.citglen had defeated Mrs .Mallory j ti it, !>— 0, in a match at th - Riviera, j This i- about a true criterion of the j strength of the two players as revealed | at Wiiii!jh'do!i In duly last." Di Gregg also saw C. Paliersun dgl’eat his fellow-Alist ralian, J. 0. Anderson, in the setni-liititl ol i lie i-liam-oii,■ i-iiip singles at Winibleiloti. ill a mateh which was more than once interrupted by rain ROHR RIGBY DISPLAY. Dr Crc- g, who is an old Rtlghv p!;iy. r, saw the ilrst intcnmUonal mateh oi the Rttghy season between England and Wales, at Twickenham, which was won by England by 7 points to 11. It wit' a very hard forward game, but as a spectacle was very disappointing. "And hi'ie, lot me say,” said Dr Gregg, "that sports bodies in: England eater very badly lor their patrons. The ground at Twickenham, which is the headquarters ol Rugbv in England, holds .‘lil.OOl! people, and of j these only about one-sixth call get | under cover. One can imagine what j I his means in a climate like that \ of England.” In fact. I)r Gregg pro- ! needed, all branches of sport in the Old j Country are sadly lacking In the facilities they provide for their patrons. It i

wa- the same on most of the racecourses, where not only was little com- j t'-M t provided. Init ii was almost impos- j sible lo see anything of the racing at | all. Shone of the straights were a mile | long, hul one could only see a few him- ! dred yards of the race. TRADE IMPROVING. (.hiest ionod as to the condition of trade in England. Dr Gregg staled j that it was the opinion of manul’ae- j turers in the Midlands that matters | were gradually improving. Nothing j like a boom was anticipated, Init what : was better still—a steady improvement, j I here were still a large number of tin- | employed in the country, who organised marches at intevals through London, i but the general opinion was that eomir- j t unis would steadily improve. Dr Gregg will leave for his home ■ in Sydney on Eriilnv next. i