HERE AND THERE IN SPORT

NZ Truth, Issue 1198, 15 November 1928, Page 17

HERE AND THERE IN SPORT

Shield Prospects ' EARLY indications, point to the fact ** that the Wellington Plunket Shield team will be stronger if anything than that of last year: ■ ' - : . . New batsmen are rising like mushrooms, while there are •quite a number of first-class bowlers of the medium pace variety. There will certainly be very strong competition for places m the: first .provincial eleven, and it is on the cards that a Wellington v. the rest of the province match would be just as interesting as any of the Shield series. "•■ : ■ ' *'' '•'••■■ - : '■•■'.*■ ■ .'■; '■•. ■'' ' Brisfht Suggestion THE cry has gone out from Auckland * for the visit to New Zealand of an, overseas swimmer, and although there has been a good deal of discussion as to just who should be asked to coraoto these shores and help along the, sport, the Auckland Swimrnirig Centre is no doubt working on the right lines!. . ■'■; Many, names gif prominent swimmers are brought to notice by the sugges-' tion, and » the New Zealand Council should have such men as Clarence Crabbe, of Honolulu, Takaishi, the champion of Japan, and "Boy" Charlton, of Australia, well before them if the Auckland Centre's suggestion finds, favor. ' . ' . i' .. ■ ■ - . •' ■ • ' - - , " j

Out of Date .; "* "JJOPELESSL.Y out of date" is the opinion held by Len! Moohouse, the Christchurch swimmer, on New Zealand's training methods. Paying his own expenses to the Olympic Games, Len. paid strict attenr tion to everything 1 he saw on the other side of the world, and he has returned with the confirmed opinion that a; schedule of racing is an absolutely essential factor m the trainirig: programme of any swimmer who hope's to reach international standards.' •■'■ Len. has already commenced to -put the methods he learned abroad into practice, and this should have ah effect ■on., swimming m Canterbury if the swimmers will condescend to- take advantage of Moorhouse's instructions l . : . ••.-, / ■ ..*. •'/ •■■?.■•.■•■.■■- •-,; .- Tough Luck! ThjE Wellington Cricket Association and- other sports bodies have had rather bad luck during the four weeks of this j season. ■„'■ ■./;''■■/ ' One playing. Saturday has already, been lost, while two weeks ago the grounds were .wet enough to make play rather uncomfortable. In addition, ;■- training and practice have been held up through rain during each week. As a matter of fact, Wellington players have had.. only three fine practice days put 6f twenty.