A Diary of Sport COLOUR LINE IN TENNIS

Southland Times, Issue 24237, 21 September 1940, Page 11

A Diary of Sport COLOUR LINE IN TENNIS

Don Budge Breaks ■ Precedent EXHIBITION MATCH IN AMERICA Last month in the United. States, Don Budge, professional tennis champion of the world, met 23 year-old Jimmy McDaniel, of Los Angeles, negro amateur champion, in an exhibition match in Harlem. It was the first time that black and white tennis champions of America met on the tennis court. It was an exhibition arranged by Budge in his work as a promotional salesman for the Wilson sporting goods firm. In the United States the colour line in tennis is most distinct. None of the 16,000,000 odd negroes ever take part in the normally scheduled tournaments, but have their own tournaments and their annual amateur championships. The general standard of their play is well below that of the white amateurs of America. OLDEST CRICKET CLUB One of the changes which will be noted by followers of cricket in Dunedin during the forthcoming season will be a slight alteration in the name of one of the oldest clubs in Dunedin — indeed, the oldest club in New Zealand, writes “Wallaby” in The Evening Star. That is to say, an arrangement embodying amalgamation has been come to between the Albion and Y.M.C.A. Clubs, or perhaps it would be more correct to say that the “Y.M.” will be absorbed by Albion, a consideration of the absorbtion being that in future the latter will be known as Albion-Y.M.C.A. It seems a pity, in all the circumstances, that the alteration should have been deemed necessary in the case of a club which has been known for three-quar-ters of a century as “the Albion.” However, the members have agreed, so that’s that. W. I. PERRIAM’S CENTURY To W. I. Perriam, the outstanding member of the Pirates first fifteen’s back line, falls the distinction of being the only player in the Otago Rugby Union’s first grade competition to score more than 100 points this season. His total for the season is 121 made up from points gained from tries, penalty goals, and conversions, and he has played consistently good Rugby to build up this fine record. Perriam has

developed into an extremely accurate goal-kicker. His proportion of successes from reasonably close in has been high but he does not get quite enough distance to be reliable from farther out. Next on the list is the University goal-kicker, P. Foote, who has scored 97 points for University A. As the Light Blues have one more game to play, it is probable that Foote, too, will finish the season with over a century of points. D. Trevathan, who headed the list easily for some seasons, made a very different start this year, and his total after last Saturday’s game was only 52 points. Injury early in the season handicapped him. BROTHER CHAMPIONS Joe and Vince Dundee are the only brothers to hold world boxing crowns. Joe won the welter crown from Pete Latzo in 1927. Vince captured the middle-weight title from Lou Brouillard in 1933. THE DRAKE TRADITION Air raids and the threat of invasion did not stop the annual contest to decide ® who should be “Knight” of Southampton Old Bowling Green, writes a London correspondent. This is the oldest bowling green in the world, and dates from 1299. The “knighthood” was not instituted until 1776. “Once a knight, always a knight,” is the order, and tradition compels the Knights of the Green, who supervise the annual competitions to appear in frock coats and top-hats, with medal and knighthood suspended on the chest. To gain a “knighthood,” a competitor must win seven points before any of his rivals. The rules are strictly observed, and no competitor is allowed to approach the jack while the end is being played. Beneath the jack is placed a penny, so that if the jack is displaced the coin remains to mark the position. The wood which dis-! places the jack and rests on the coin is called a “lodger.” The tournaments are seldom completed under three days. This year there were some 30 contestants. The green was 300 years old when Drake took up bowls! SERVICES CRICKET MATCH The suggestion from England that Don Bradman should lead an Australian team against an English team in a services match at Lord’s is somewhat out of season for, although Don has joined the R.A.A.F., he might never serve in England. Class players in the Services would be blended into the English side. There may be a number of Australians in England who can play cricket, but not of the standard to make a match for an eleven from the following* famous names: Sutcliffe, Hutton, Verity and Bowes (Yorkshire), Hammond and Barnett (Gloucestershire), Allen, Compton, Edrich and Robins (Middlesex), Gover (Surrey), and Peter Smith (Essex). One could go on naming half a dozen teams' of well-known English county cricketers who would be more than a match for the best of the Dominion players serving in England, states an Australian writer. BOWLS FOR WOMEN

It looks as though bowling clubs .will have another keen topic of discussion in the move being made to form women’s bowling clubs in Wellington. The idea cropped up at the annual meeting of the Lyall Bay Club, when it was proposed that women might use the greens one afternoon in the week. Because the question is of such a con-

tentious nature, a special club meeting has been called to go into the matter thoroughly. Other clubs may also give some consideration to the proposal.