SPORTS GATHERINGS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 282, 23 July 1932, Page 6

SPORTS GATHERINGS

THE PLAYING FIELDS. NOTES FROM HERE AND THERE. Austral'ian Captain. Tom Lawton, who eaptained the^. Australian Rugby team in the Test match with New Zealand, is the^type which bobs up in sport every-Iiow and then. He is to Australian Rugby what Hobbs is to crickets Though well over 30, and out of football last season, he is still giving great displays. " * * * * * C. C. Dacre's Return. Advice has heen received that C. C. Dacre, the well known cricketer, _intends returning to Auckland toward the end of September, and this news has caused much pleasant comment in crieketing eircles. Dacre's return should act as a substantial fillip to local cricket. He has offered his services as coach, and whether his serviees are requisitioned or not, his inclusion in the various competitions should prove both educational and attractive. He expects to remain n in New Zealand for at least one season. * * * Forwards Beaten. In the first Test match between New Zealand and Australia, the later won 13 line-outs to 14 in the first spell, and 23 to 10 in the second. In the scrums, Australia gained 23. and New Zealand 11. * * * * New Zealanders Liked. It is the intention of Mr. W. J. Heenan, who is coach of the athletic section of the New Zealand Olympic team which arrived at San Francisco on Saturday, to get into toueh with "Dink" Templeton, of Stanford University, and famous as the mentor of Ben Eastman, and induce him to pass criticism on the New Zealanders when they are "working out." "Dink," who was a member of the American athletic team which toured the Dominion in 1914, should not require much inducement, as he has an expressed liking for New Zealanders. * * * * Schmeling Robbed. "Max Schmeling was robbed of the title by honest incompetence, hy prejudice, or something else more sinister," says the Chicago Tribune, in its report of the Sharkey-Schmeling fight. The Tribune also declares that Sharey, realising he was ^beaten, fought the last round with reckless desperation. * * * * Close Golf. In the match between Silk and Brinsden, in the New South Wales amateur golf champonship, 11 holes were halved. Out in 38, Silk was 2 up at the turn. Going to the 17th hole, Brinsden was 1 down. Silk hooked his tee shot into some bushes, and his ball was unplayable. Brinsden got his par 4 at the last hole to win the match. * * * Swimming the Channel. In view of Miss Lily Copplestone's attempt to swim the English Channel from Calais to Dover, the suggestion of an English writer is interesting. He suggests the division of Channel aspirants into two classes — those who start from the Dover side and vice versa. Of the two, the swim from the English side is incomparably the greater effort. Of the seventeen successful swimmers whose claims have been recognised, only three started from Dover , Captain Webb, the pioneer, T. W. Burgess, and H. Sullivan. Webb still holds the record — 21hr. 45min. * * * v Great Fomvard. Interested spectators at the StarPirates clash in Invercargill two weeks ago included Bill Hazlett and "Stud" Roberts. Both played for Pirates in past years and also represented the province. There is little ne-ed to add that Bill Hazlett was one of the greatest forwards ever turned out in the province. His record of being the only All Black to represent New Zealand in the eight international games in 1928 and 1930 (against South Africa and Britain) speaks for itself. * * :it * "DoiTiie" Leslie Speaks. Whilst listening-in on Sunday evening, a Wellington resident was astonished to hear "Dorrre" Leslie broadcasting from a station in Los Angeles. "Dorrie," r^eaking for the benefit of New Zealanders, stated that the members of the team were in good health; the Olympic Village, a fine, up-to-date P'lace, and the weather beautiful. He was confident that the team would do well. * * * Players Pay. Each member of the New Zealand hoekey tea mtouring Australia had to find £25 for the association. Besides this, there are the out-of-uocket expenses for a six weeks' sojourn in Australia. Even if the members of the team are.billeted on the other side of the Tasman, a player cannot 'sponge' on his host without giving some token of gratitude and appreciation. Then there is the loss of wages for six weeks. All told, the trip will cost the players, each, anything between £70 and £80 at least. * * * Mercides Gleitze. Mercides Gleitze, who tourned New Zealand in 1930, is now in South Africa, still earning her living by longdistance swimming. Miss 'Gleitze came to the Dominion with the avowed intention of swimmng Cook Strait, but found the conditions too adverse to make the attempt.