Ireland’s Athletes Become Jazz Fiends

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 73, 17 June 1927, Page 10

Ireland’s Athletes Become Jazz Fiends

DANCING TO BE STOPPED AN ENTERTAINING SITUATION “TJEFORE long, many of our athletes will be found in the mad-house at the rate they are going on.” Thus Mr. Finlay, of the County Dublin Board of the Irish Vational Athletic and Cycling Association. Jazzing has become a mental disease, h<* says, and is ruining athletics in the Ould Sod. The association now propose.- 10 put an end to jazz by withdrawing Us chief attraction. In other words, it is trying to prevent the attendance of girls at dances. Its method is to provide them with special facilities for tennis and hockey. -f there are no girls present at v dances, the association believes that men will return to their old allegiance. It is a touching thought'. ALL BLACK SELECTORS “Matangi” writes: “Auckland has again been ignored in the appointment of All Black selectors. I am surprised that the Auckland Rugby Union h|is not taken some action to register a protest. I think North. Auckland and Waikato should be communicated with, and some united action taken. It is not fair to ou» players, and we all know what happened when the All Blacks were selected for England. If we do not protest now, the same thing will happen again, and we have other good players here beside Sheen and Knight, who have already been “capped” for New Zealand.” IMPOSSIBLES V IMPROBABLES "George Robey” writes: “I think that followers of Soccer should be thankful to ’Perseus’ for his able letter as regards this pantomime football. The only thing he missed was the mismanagement committee. What about John Fuller taking a walk down to Blandford Park and having a look at this so-called trial? I am sure he will come across another Harry Weldon (‘Stiffy’) Can ‘Perseus’ let us know anything about this notorious letter from the Thistle Club, as it seems that this mismanagement committee is afraid to let the fans know?” At the annual sports of the Sydney Combined Business Houses Welfare Association, needless to say that the teams from the Gas Co. put all the others in the shade. Lifting the Ban.—The action of the English Rugby League in lifting the two years’ residential ban was discussed by the South Auckland League this week. It was decided to support the New Zealand Council in any action it might take to counteract the Engi»h League in taking away New Zealand s best payers.