Sports Log

NZ Truth, Issue 1201, 6 December 1928, Page 14

Sports Log

Good Battle Expected pHALMERS.^the' ;;^Ascklairi'd.r tennis V- .player, who, ■_■/ last' ; , yea-r, ■'.won... 'the Parnell 'Club's singles --chimpioh-shiiJ, seems to. have. a heeler 'task set him this • season. With :;. atftiost: thirty;-en-trants'.for the event,' -"at leas');..haif-a-dozen Of -,whom are,' outstanding, v'the last yeaVsv'champion'; w,iil' have ,"to> be playing, above ;his. previous form .to !retain,'his title.^^■...-•.■'^4'^fl • '.' ':* ':'*■' ± % He' has "beeri . placing.:' stfeady>tehnis thi > s t season,r.ho,wey.e~r,ybut^it-.^ be said '.that he is anSimp^o^.&dVßliayer. ph the ; other . h'and)^the^e 'iare-'memb^rs of ; the cl ub. ,-. wh d> b^y^e v.cpihe o!hj.a.teljtf'a)i'd\^ should' sh6w^s*6nier:s.ui;pinsi?i:g*feye^^ ' i ', " * '-.'■*■• ■■. '■-.'-■ #"•"■■..-'•_■■ .'. Is It Sport? . ; : T AST week "Truth," pointed out a *-. little incident m Christchurch Cricket which did not redound to the sporting credit of the skipper concerned. This week Wellington comes into the limelight. . On Saturday things were getting just a bit hectic when Old Boys were batting against Institute.. For Home reason or other Old Boys' batsmen were rather slow coming to the wickets, so Dempster asked that the time, be taken* . W*iien Eton, the ninth batsman came to the crease he was fifteen seconds over the time limit of two minutes. Bevan, the square leg umpire, when apjjealed to, drew stumps, but after a further -consultation with the Institute skipper the wickets were replaced. Then Old Boys played out time and secured, a draSv. To "Truth's" way of thinking Dempster was just a little too impetuous m his action, while Old Boys did waste time. . One incoming bats- 1 man actually took four minutes to | reach the crease. .• . . • • So far as the umpiring was concerned, Bevan was out of order. He was at. the batsman's end and any decision regarding, the closure of the game should have come from the umpire at the bowling end, . lie, for the time being, having charge of the game. a ■« ..■'■*■' Golfers Surprised AUCKLAND golfers have had an ap- . preciative eye on J. Hockin, of the Maungakiekie Club, this, season, be-

cause, of ,hia excellent progress, but there were few. who ahticipated that he would defeat the New Zealand open champion, Sloan Morpeth, when they 'met m the-fi-nal. of the club championship. His defeat of the champion by (.our up and two to play" was the surprise of the

season, but it was a fitting conclusion to the fine form he had been showing. He had' been playing: consistently dur- ' ing the winter months, and it was owing to his steady, all-round play that he maintained his lead from his "opponent. After showing slight nervous- | ness at the beginning' of the first round, Hockin settled down, .rind was' somewhat fortunate m finding. Morpeth , a little off his. game. .:••':: .'. ;' : .; ' '# ■ ' •'.••'''■ ■••■# '.; : " '; , ' Some Forward yU . E. -HENLEY, '.Otag'o'^.Hhp^es * scholar' for 1928, played a' great game of Rugby- in Dunedin last winter. He. hopped off the sea son': m. the. Varsity Bs and was one of' the; band sorted out early m the ..piece by this paper for honors. . .' '. : ; , '• : When drafted into .the A's/ "Henna" was their most consistent forward, and if everybody • had -had their: dues, 'he would have worn the blue' jersey- every time Otago stepped out; " . : ; • "Henna" 1 has the . size, the 'weight, and the courage , foi? a >good> forward, and if he takes'the game oh -in -Blighty he is sure to do'w^ll, as he is;'oL: toiler all the way. • ' ' ' . . '. ; ,

Insist' on . Ayrea 1 , . Championship S titchless Tennis ■ ■ Balls. ■■ : ' • .'l'he 'Balls aelocted for. their ' ■ Championship rournaments by the' Auckland, , T^^ll-. ington, Canterbury and .'Qtag-o Tejariis A.ssociations this season.* : .'.