Sporting Sprints.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 67, 21 June 1912, Page 13

Sporting Sprints.

The iV'tk Zealand Hiiniujj: Council has W'leeted .July l<l iilid 17 :is the dales lor Vtc decision of flic .Vw Zealand amateur championships. ♦ * * .I.'MIU'S W'r.JV lias ehall.'ll-cd |{. r Arilsl, (he world's sculling champion. i<l row mi llm' Thames. A nisi i< willing to row lor I'iIUI a-sidc it lie beais Barn. the kiijish champion. • » » Touching ill,' deeds of ('. (J. MiicarU lU'.y, one evenini; over 111 years M. A. Noble remarked to a Sydney cricket ■«;ribo i'liiil- lie had that day mci the finest schoolboy bal.sman he had ever Won. Hi- had been up at Chatswoud. and the boy wan C. (J. Maearl ii".\. As "AI.A." had swn and phived wiili \ iet«»i" Tnnuper ;is a schoolboy. il was for him to say. Ham Landlord and his il in announced, will reieain in Sydney Biii.il January, tlie iiuliiccrnciil In slay HhMti<j; ii mulch wiili .Joe .leanel.li , on Australian soil. Manager .Mcliiio.sh 4a.s been <-iii]c;ivuriii'j; lo clinch niaili'rs with .Icanetli' I'dr several monlhs. and tll«> ;)nniiuiiccinent ol' J-.-mulnixl's iutoitioiis indicates thaL things have been fixed up. !(■ so«!ins praelically <'erl:iin tliiil. the l no colored men will lake I ho linj; in Sydney, and all (here is to do mow is lo await tin , arrival ol : .[canVttf. -i ' * Tlio New Soiilh AVnli's liii.Liiliy rnion's. proposals r< , the selection, iiiiaii<-iiiu;, etc., of the l<'ani to tour California and Mi-ilish Cidumbia in October did uof meet witli the apjii'oval «f the eonmiitt.ee of ihe WiMV Zealand Hu<j;by I'niou, and a ruble t« tliat. <'f|«-l: was seni. Id Hie N.S.W. tody. The committee also divided to Sjtkl ii coi criiiLC and explanatory Icft-rr. ataliiiLC Ilial; 'this eomniiti.ei feels vry nt.ronvjy thai before any ia lions for future trips are entered into with tin . New fliiiii.h \\'al:-s liiiion. ilir-i-p dliould be , an adjustment of rlt** :>■- cuiinl'K of the American l"ni\•er>ii ies' tour." • • • Opinion at Las Yejias. X.mv M-xic.i. IR that the ti::!ll projeeied Iheie lietwren .TacK- .Telinsou and Jim Mvn.-i is a colossal ink". Th's view lias Iweit stri'UL'l Iwued by the arrival of Flyiui. who is fat and slow, and in an , , i hi:; , . , lilid ])r(>pi-r couilition. Ii is a<liniii<-d that Khun ha.s not yet ailenipted |<> train. I'liol , to his <]ep:>i!ure by iraiu from Chicago for l.as Jack Jolinson assured his ;■ «Imi;-'■ '-s (ha! In' "would hrill'4 home the bacon" 'Ulhi'i lo rmiii'ls. » - n A curious f;ii'L was mi-nl ioii.-d by Ibc President, of t ho Stratford A, ■climat is-,,- ,- ---ion Soci"iy a.I |..|; r recfiil aiuiual n:cciof 111:' Soci.'tv. At a eerlaiu liver a few ii'ib's iro'ii S! ! 'al ioi'il. he vim ini'jlit, lilid ah uc the bridge plenly of rainliow I rout, but no brown iron!, while below ihe bridge the brown trout alone inhabited the walers. "Il Iook« Tory niui'li as if (liere is n Yankee strain in the i-ninbow family, atul M'ey are just "drawing the color line.' '' * * * An Ei';j.li.->h paper lias [\\o In si won[ ever J. AY. H. T. Dmmlas. ih«> actin--«!:iplain of the recent .M.C'.f ; . team. If will he leniombered (hat. he wiiS osreptidiially pat.ieiil a( (he «iekeis, mi lunch so that a Melbourne makiii'.; play on his initials, shniilo; , . mil: ".lolmny Won't Jlii To-day.' , Dfiilini; wiih the tour and l lie ha! I iir.; of Dmi:.■;].■!s. (ho paper, afl'r commending him tor pinyi»i;£ his own .rami'. reiuar]<s- "Aimll.iu , il could not have been far wroif for 'Johnny Weill 1 lonic T,,p Do-.' ■'" The New Zealand Hoxinu' Council i> ef opinion (hat the d;;les lixed for the Australasian ■amateur ehainpioiiships. D.-UiK'lv. September I si and I'l, a;e unBuitable. If adhered to liny would necossilafe considerable waste of lime, in addition to which the Council would \h\ put to a deal of uniiei ossarv e\Jlf'lise. It was rlecided to ask the New South 'Wales C<imiiiittee (o follow ihe plan adopted on ihe occasion of the previous championship nientiuo- in Svliicv. Then the preliminary bouts were de.

<:idcd k>l the Saturday (or Jive <l:i\s iil't.i-"- I In: arrival of I he Irani), anil (lie lili;iis l.uo later. 'I'liis stiTiiii;:,*- ,- ----111:111 IVDillll SilV" ;l IVi"'!i ill time. :ll!( tin , accompany Illji c\)' 11-e. Jimmy Clabby. ho\ej and .'jewi leu>;;n lumilv. left t'lii- America. I hi' S\(lii.'V "Sun" fareoolhd 11i>ti t Inis eiile-ist icall.v : '• Tin' only .linimv.' ;ts he has i^ul lin I-' known .-ilitiiil 1 In■ cilv. i.; uuiiuosI I ici.ahly the must popular athlete win) has \ isii.iml A h>l r:i li;i l>ii - ni.:nv yr;irs. A clever b\e|' iilld ;i Dm' lilllc ~.;,.111 !oinan. he mis alw a\ s p|;i \ ;><f I lie l;::ii:c lint li in ami owl nl i h••■ nm;. ;iikl nui hiii'.>- more limit iha.l: ncild lie asked m' anyone, iii(l"pi'ii(li'iil nl' his sphcr- , <<f lil'i , . His contests hare a.l\\il\s been clean all(! ;j;nnd. Tin l imic postiu;.; of li.s name on a has 1 m•«■ 11 :i nl' .jiiod spiii-t".. and .liinnn has never presumed on I he public Irn- ,- ini!; faith in hini In :^i\ ( < tluni anvlliin;: hill ihe lies! llial was in him. As ;\ fail, .fimiin ('lalihy is an urnamcni i-> I lii' piolV'ssion lip follows. H<' has mad" I.ln.lisa mis of I'rictnls. nor only in S\ fluey but in all parts of tin , ('ommonW)';t|j|i. ami if he returns for 11<■ >.( season's boxing, as lie iiioi , ' , than lilicly will do, l.hi , ;dad hand of I'ricinlsliip will tie :n\iii(iui; him. An revoir, Jimmy <'1:.1i1.v. am! -..oil lurk!" I'V.viT is ||m- ni'isi earrliillv-ualch"il i:i;m pl.'iyiii'j; lliiri'T in Auekliiinl a I pies. ii(. If 1,,. ,!,.,,.< sri-iire a chance In moviii'i at all. it is only v.lien 111' , unexpected hapjieus and his 'Miards' alleniiou is draun away Irn!-! liini I'or a veroiid nr sii. Hnwevcr. vuch is fame. KvfM) ille e\eessiv<> at 1 :'ii I itins of opponent's is inn uc|:oin<>. ii is Cμ- ,- iainl-, flattcriil^. When is llu-hie Meh,.e;;in -oil!- to An ci i'-a y 'llns ijlK'stion is heiiiL' ask<"l in all quarlers, says Suliiey "Sun." and i<. ii explanation lYoin the rali:<n ■ li'il would prove interest iiiix. 'I , ' , ill? outward apnearancs ii looks as if! the trip has lieen declared oil". Melw- ! j.J;i'i u;is In ha\e siiijeil lor (lie Tlliled Skill's <'iirl\ in .May. lie is si ill in Ann- i Iralia. and displ.->yin'_; n<) of i'u- ' parlinv;. What, is lh;s X- ! al'.'iinli'iied I lie idea of alii'oad in ' S'arcli of worlfl's championship honors: , i Maylie he will la'.e Australians into j liis confidence ami let lli'-m kimw some- ! thin-; of his iil'.n-. AM ho:;i<i- follow- j "i-s wiiiild he i)|eji-.'il to hear ullai he pnrpi ses (loin-;. * * + AlC'i.ii '.ii [,:!ii:.';l'or.l d- fi'.sied 'T,irl,y" I'Myiip in Melliniiriic recently, the laticr's sl:o»iii'.j; was a ri-ii-arkalily ■som] one. and will raise him in I'ie »-si'maI i-iii nf \ m'ricaiis. ifli.i de Hiii liiinw 'mi! iis lie lia-i pi'fivd iiimsfll in Australia. The liilll V.;>s hv l';ir llie l,t'.-.t and must cnciiipl , ; eoni'"-t sc'ii m Mcl- [ lioiii-iU' lor inanv years. i''l\liu surpiis--- j "fl all <"-;p"i-rai ians. and lie mil <mly surprised rle lar'ie audience prcseni. hut l/:Ui!:'l-inl liimsi'll. Tile wliiU'. >iiiin I ' had I lie iidviiiita-j'e in 'lei'dii and reach, i hut uhai I.an-M.'id h',.-!-.-,! in lhes<. <!,- j part iiieiii ■; lie mad' , ii]i in pliysi(|iio nud strength. l''l\iin Jihi•_!"i11 willi marked i coolness, and n"\-ei- at any lime, until i In- last, round did he appear partir:;larly perturbed. lie possessed ;'<iihl and was cli\.'r in <•«, '.wliii , ,;. \>,\lt tin , coh.red nun- v.;i< l-m -trou;.. ■Mid ton mii'jvd lor Inni. and piiui,;i.d j lii mi so lwiivily i hat in tin fourteenth j round a merciful rd'ere" cjiiue fo his re-cue. * * if "The Si|iiai ier" is I lie name of i in: lie\v ■ limit m \ilii<-h Dick A i list is to row his ii"xt race for the world's chilli nionship. I: is (In , -ill <ii' .Mark l''oy. tin l S.vliH'V merchant. and has been shipped In London on the .Macedonia.. The boai is om.slriK'led of \w? Italian cedar nf a be;nil il'ul color. wiiii Ihe keel iind u;iin'al('s ol Canadian spill.--. The leather in the is. of ceM-se. Australian. The "'.•liiii." lhat is. t!ie cediir plankinu'. is nearly an eighth of an inch in thickness, which is on the heavy side. m\ iiiL , ; to I he champion's '.ileal ueivTi; and si ren;-l li. The I'sual tiling in llie shape <i|' "■-kins" for ii Ji'jjlit: , ] , and less pov.erlul mini is iibiilll :\ sixteenth of all inch. The simple procure of ih" lingers is siidicieni [ to burst the planking of ii boat which ; is to carry a l.'fsf;. (ilb. man row iiui ! iif speed. The measurements of "T'lie S'|U;Hlf-r" ill*-, : l,eit;;lh L'"/l'(., bi'iiin. \"l\ in., depth Kill. I