TABLOID SPORTS A SUCCESS

Southland Times, Issue 24244, 30 September 1940, Page 3

TABLOID SPORTS A SUCCESS

PROGRAMME OF WIDE VARIETY BANDSMEN’S DISPLAYS POPULAR Variety was the keynote of the displays which followed the dismissal of the parade. Besides the tabloid sports, in which men’s and women’s teams took part in the various athletic events, exhibitions of wrestling, boxing, bushcraft, tennis, croquet, national dancing, cycling on home trainers and badminton were given by some of the best exponents of the sports in Invercargill, while bandsmen’s displays were also given. In front of the main stand, wrestling bouts arranged by the Southland Wrestling Association, featuring amateurs from midgets up, attracted keen attention. Bouts arranged by the Southland Boxing Association followed, all contestants making their short displays as willing as possible. National and Highland dances were performed by pupils of the Southland School of Highland and Classic Dancing under the direction of Mr Alex Sutherland. Because of sickness among the pupils of the other dancing schools Mr - Sutherland’s pupils supplied the whole of the programme. In front of the old stand, bushcraft displays arranged by the Invercargill Caledonian Society took place. There was keen competition in these events and many of the finishes were close. The highlight of the programme was the bushcraft relay _ championship, covering the four principal aspects of bushcraft. It is believed that the relay was the first of its kind staged in the history of bushcraft and it excited considerable interest. The relay comprised teams of five. One axeman from each team cut through a 12-inch underhand block, two double-hand sawyers cut through a 15-inch log, another engaged in a standing 12-inch chop, the fourth man took part in a 15-inch single-handed saw and the fifth member of each team cut through a 15-inch log with a single-handed saw. The organizer of the bushcraft events was Mr A. E. Cocker.

Bandsmen’s displays added in no small measure to the success of the afternoon. Forming up on the east side of the ground, the massed bands marched past the west end of the main stand and returned before wheeling into line facing the stand. There, with the sun gleaming on their instruments, the brass bands played the march “Invercargill.” Under Drum-Major C. Henderson the Caledonian Pipe Band gave a display. The Boys’ High School band under Lieutenant J. L. Napier presented a trumpet fanfare march, in which new movements, efficiently executed, drew prolonged applause. A quickstep display by the band of the Ist Battalion was also well received. TABLOID SPORTS As an innovation the tabloid sports proved as successful as the most enthusiastic supporter could have desired. In all parts of the ground several phases of the programme were going on continuously throughout the afternoon except when the whole programme, as well as the sports exhibitions, were suspended for the bandsmen’s displays. Men’s teams were seen taking part in the 100 yards dash, the 75 yards hurdles, the broad jump and throwing the football. Women’s team were seen in the 50 yards dash, the tunnel game, the broad jump and throwing the basketball. Putting plenty of vim into their efforts, members of all teams were responsible for excellent demonstrations. The outstanding performance was given by the women’s team representing the Pioneer Sports Club (Gore). This team, which comprised basketball players prominent in Eastern Southland competitions, compiled 85.3 points, the maximum points for women being 100 and for men 120. The points were allotted on a system of internationally recognized standards. High School No. 3 and 4 teams came second and third respectively. The men’s competition was won by the St. Paul’s Amateur Athletic Club’s No. 1 team with 88.2 points. The Pioneer Football Club (Gore) with 79 5 points was second and the St. Paul’s Club’s No. 2 team with 79.5 points was a close third.

RESULTS OF SPORTS Results of the tabloid sports were as follows:—

MEN (Maximum, 120 points)

St. Paul’s Amateur Athletic Club No. I—C F. Harvey, K. Laidlaw, A. Walker, R. Atley, G. Webb, W. Atley, A. Brandford (Jump 14.0, throw 18.0, shot 12.2, 100 yards 16, 75 yards hurdles 17, March past 11); total 88.2 points 1. Pioneer Football Club, Gore.—F. Ward, J. Ward, J. Ferguson, G. McMullan, N. Newman, H. W. Milne, M. HoLland. (Jump 11.4, throw 15.3, shot 14.5, 100 yards 11.0, hurdles 16, march past 11); total 79.5 points 2. St. Paul’s Amateur Athletic Club No. 2.—G. Henderson, A. Breen, A. Shand, J. Shand, N. W. Bennie, H. E. Bennie, N. Prentice. (Jump 10.4, throw 18.5, shot 10.2, 100 yards 14.0, hurdles 15, march past 11); total 79.4 points, 3. Invercargill Harriers No. 2 78.0; Invercargill Harriers No. 1 74.6; High School Grade IV A 73.0; Y.M.C.A. 71.3; High School 111 A 70.0; Old Boys Football Club 69.3; Oreti Surf Club No. 1 69.3; Old Boys Cricket Club 66.3; High School Hockey 62.2; Marist High School A 62.1; Oreti Surf Club No. 2 60.3. The sections were won as follows: Best football team, Pioneer (Gore); best

school team, High School Rugby Grade IVA.

WOMEN (Maximum, 100 points)

Pioneer Sports Club, Gore.—L. Wallis, M. Newman, J. Ferguson, P. Harold, V. Yates. (March 13, jump 20.2, throw 20.1, 50 yards 18, tunnel ball 14); total 85.3,1. High School No. 3 team. —M. Forde, N. Walker, N. McAlister, G. Irwin, M. Traill. (March 10, jump 16.1, throw 16.4, 50 yards 15, tunnel ball 19); total 76.5, 2. High School No. 4 team. —E. Walker, J. Telfer, W. Williams, D. Gibbs, N. McLeod. (March 10, jump 18, throw 14, 50 yards 17, tunnel ball 17); total 76, 3. St. Catherine’s B 75.4; Southland Technical College No. 1 75.2; High School No. 2 74.6; St. Catherine’s A 74.1; Collegiate Cricket B 73.1; Murihiku Swimming Club No. 1 71.5; Collegiate Basketball Club 70.3; Southland Technical College No. 6 69.6; St. John’s Girls 69.5; Southland Technical College No. 9 68.3; Collegiate Cricket A 68.1; High School No. 1 67.8; Pirates Basketball 67; Southland Technical College No. 8 64.8; Southland Technical College No. 3 64.5; Southland Technical College No. 5 64.4; Southland Technical College No. 4 64.2; Southland Technical College No. 2 62.2; Southland Technical College No. 7 59.4; Murihiku Swimming Club No. 2 57.7. PRIMARY SCHOOLS Girls.—Sack race: M. Alabaster 1; three-legged:- S. Hardman and A. Aitken and M. Munro and A. Mclntosh 1 equal. Skipping: Joyce Reid 1. Boys.—Sack race: M. Duggan 1; wheelbarrow race: P. Frampton and Rabbitte 1. Jockey race: D. Herbert and K. Black 1. BUSHCRAFT RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP. No. 1 team, T. Latchford, 12-inch underhand, J. Lee and A. Mclntosh, 15-inch doublehanded sawing, C. Neame, 12-inch standing chop, R. J. Fraser, 15-inch single-handed sawing, 1; No. 3 team, W. Cull, 12-inch underhand, W. Hodge and L. Robertson, 15-inch double-handed sawing, J. Pont, 12inch standing chop and G. Blanks, 15-inch single-handed sawing, 2; No. 2 team, J. Pont, jun., 12-inch underhand, J. Gavie and D. Duggan, 15inch double-handed sawing, J. Swale, 15-inch standing chop, and R. Hogg, 15-inch single-handed sawing, 3. Won by about two seconds, with approximately 30 seconds between second and third. TWELVE-INCH UNDERHAND HANDICAP CHOP.—J. Pont (Bsec) and R. Hogg (9sec) 1, equal; J. Swale

(12sec) 3. TWELVE-INCH STANDING CHOP — C. Neame (16sec) 1, L. Robertson (9sec) 2, J. Swale (16sec) 3. Won by about a second, with a similar time between second and third. DOUBLE-HANDED SAWING (15-inch log).—W. Hodge and L. Robertson (4sec) 1, G. Blanks and J. Lee (4sec) 2, H. Fraser and T. Mclntosh (4sec) 3. SINGLE-HANDED SAWING.—T. McIntosh (3sec) 1, W. Hodge (7sec) 2, T. Latchford (3sec) 3. OFFICIALS The officials who organized and controlled the rally were as follows:— Chairman of the Invercargill Metropolitan Patriotic Committee: Mr W. Grieve; manager of rally, Mr P. Linton Hodge; programme organizer and controller, Mr Lloyd W. Woods; assistant controller, Miss Mary Martin; secretary, patriotic committee, Mr L. S. Alsweiler; sports secretary, Mr J. Taylor; marshals, Sergeant-Major H. E. Sutton and Mr M. Roderique (parade); Mr E. R. Service (sports). No. 1 ground.—Controller, Mr L. R. Lopdell; starter, Mr A. J. Kingsland; 100 yards, Mr J. C. Kirkland; 75 Hurdles, Messrs T. Cagney and W. Brown; broad jump, Mr T. Brydone; shot putt, Mr G. Kidd; throwing football, Mr H. S. Strang. No. 2 ground.—Controller, Mr L. R. Lopdell; 50 Yards, Mr J. C. Kirkland; Tunnel Game, Mrs Wilson and Mr T. Cagney; Broad Jump, Mr T. Brydone; throwing the basketball, Miss Kelly. No. 3 ground.—Controller, Mr A. R. Wills; starter, Mr R. J. Smith; 100 Yards, Messrs W. F. Webb and Stroud; 75 Hurdles, Mr R. T. Meredith; Broad Jump, Mr A. W. Jones; shot putt, Mr E. Boyd; throwing the football, Mr D. K. Torrance.

Bushcraft, Mr V. S. Vial; displays, Mr A. J. Deaker; bands, Mr A. L. Parry; mat sports, Mr F. H. Hughes; dancing, Mr A. Sutherland.