Sports Log

NZ Truth, Issue 1208, 24 January 1929, Page 16

Sports Log

ALEC •..STOKES will, be^ the only rt -swimmer Canterbury's • pro r vinciarvi-epresentatibn at the /national championship? 'with, i-eal^ -prospects of success'iand'hisr.supporters are confidently . Felyih^ on'.hihi to make the distance ' vety ?; interesting for Dave Lindsay. •'•''• • At Amberley- recently Alec was uriappbsed m the half-mile championship,- ;• and, paced by a number of Christchurch swimmers, he swam the distance, m 11 mln. 55 4-5 sees., which is .11 2-5 sees outside tlie provincial record. ' ' ' ... ;■ .■.</'■';•'■.•-: • '•'■■■ .;••'• '; Alecj has been paying a lot of attention „to his training this season, and is confident' of carrying off one of the distance titles at; the championships m Wellington'next, month. IN PINE FORM THAT Shepherd is yet one of, the most 1 spectacular and - finished batsmen m the 'country =-• was shown the other Saturday at Dunedln when the Albion man obliged .with an innings which could rightfuliy be called; "cricket:" Scoring; from every, angle,' Shepherd smacked up a-.deUghtful 'i 23. The rate at. which the' ruiris came can be gauged from the result of one-over sent down by professional- Eastman—seventeen, including two sixes! /-. .. ' ; ; OTAGO^S LOSS OHORTLY to take up a post on the y ( staff of the Wellington, Hospital, Dr.;J, Fulton leaves a'gap in 'the ranks of .Dunedin's ;best tennis Rlayers. The doc. :shlnes" iii' double sets and makes a dea&ly.v. speciality of net play. On several -occasions Dr. Fulton's name has b.een'prominent in' Otago and South .Canterbury championship honors. .. A iREAL CRICKETER T JNLESS Timaru produces a new _ bowler—andj he will have to be agood oneT-^-it looks as if some forih of a handicap will ■ have to be'- found for Bill'Ditchfield', the'star bat of the district. This 'finished imtsmah' has got the; measure of the^ local bowlers ;arid regards them all as pie. . ■^y-^ii^^v&cm^ ':■:■ s*\\ X .YpUNG,"^ Southlarider j who, within *"* -thenext 'season; or two,' may be making/ runs :in ;Plunket Shield matches,- ;is; E:. ;r C;-Tapley.-r'7';;- V;';V' ';:'.^ ,'•-" , Ted. is a bprhvcricket«r,' m the sense, of bbth^-naturat ability arid pedigree— his dad being C. B. Tap ley, one-time wellrknb'wri ■Southland : rep." wicket-' 'keeper;- : '■' .■,:[",: :'.';;;''''.-; ;. -.5 ■:.■'./ - ,;:.'->-!^ At Christ's- College, the.colt -has'some tall performances to his credit,- and during the. holidays knocked up^ a cen-r tury m each of two consecutive,; SouthV land rep; games.' , - %-t '.:■' ::': f AT^feAti^'S LQ^&> ; ; T^^qONFIRMEp ' :intorniatiqnT ■ iif rpm V Australia has it'-that Syd. '-iMtaic'Qim^ the riipi^y^Waratah scrum-half who so delighted^ New\ 55ealand Rugby^ Union' crowds last season;- will most likely, pull on his jersey for the forthcominff sea-' son under tho League code.