PRODUCING TENNIS CHAMPIONS BY INTENSIVE COACHING

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 187, 28 October 1927, Page 11

PRODUCING TENNIS CHAMPIONS BY INTENSIVE COACHING

with Saunders placing for another club he may be needed to strengthen the attack, although if the wicket is “doing anything" Garrard and Matheson will take a lot of handling, even by the best of batsmen. PONSONBY AND LANGRIDGE Ponsonby and United Suburbs will meet at Eden Park on No. 3 wicket, which is stated to be the better of the two. The two main points of interest about this mutch are the fact that it marks Langridge’s first appearance in Auckland cricket and also the debut of, United Suburbs, which was in the Suburban Association’s competitions last year. Ponsonby will field nine out of eleven last year’s team. The newcomers are Langridge, the Sussex left-hander, and Warneford, the secretary of the club, who proved a more than ordinarily useful all-rounder in the senior £ team last year. AN EX-SUBURBAN SIDE United Suburbs are reported to have a well-balanced side and the match should furnish an interesting criterion of the comparative standard of A.C.A. and Suburban cricket. Hendy, of course, is the star of the * ,a £- He has elected to remain with Suburbs, although it was at first reported he would play for Grafton. “Bill” £adeley, eldest of a well-known family ®. -Auckland sport, and Kerr, a son of Mex. Kerr, the old Auckland rep., are also a couple of good batsmen. vvetherill, the League footballer, is tne wicketkeeper. Both he and Leikis: r ,® r ® uiembers of the old Ponsonby W illiams, Martin and Kerr repreenc a trio of useful bowlers. THE MATCH AT KING’S , and Grafton will meet in cr »cket surroundings at College, where a wicket has o nerously been placed at the disposal 01 the A.C.A. by the college. _ j .J irne, i looks to have a pretty strong 8 selected for the match. Nine thft aS * ear s XI. are playing again, Th only newcomers being Goodsir, * e Southland bowler, and Hay, a prosing junior, who comes of a wellof \r n Picketing family, being a son rv' Carlton Hay and a nephew of Y ’ 1 Hay, the manager of the i u Zealand team. Ia„ t U . and Turbott. were tried out to v ear * ar *d both did well enough wfcwwit further selection this sea- • Len Righton, who came into the flight last year with several useLi|, scores when runs were wanted, 1,1 keep wicket again. CHANGES IN GRAFTON Only five of Orafton's regular I 8 J ast year " m take the fIoUI n season. Among the newevpl erS i are Harry Dykes, who, howo t pla y ed for Grafton before going laranaki a year or so ago. ~n 7? tb© club’s juniors have come iltAn Z ” Ho P k ius, Olsen. Craig, Ham- * an* Wylie. The quintette were Whsh of the Grafton third XI.. ■> r 'y°n the championship in their v ea 6 the year before last, and last lost *u erd in t * le secon fl XI., which on 1118 sec ond grade championship °n a protest. u-jf hoped that Olsen will take Place in the team as a bowler. SOOri K H M miltOU Can also send doWn a aro aii ‘ Hopkins, Craig and Wylie TVv*\ promi sing batsmen. how-AT- Allcott and Rountree return, wii K er * can be seen that Grafton W ® consid erably weakened, and a HoJZ bu rden will fall on Snedden, the tA° 01, sloman and Co. to keep am t°*»©ther until the two men are overseas have returned. In T AICE A TUMBLE to yourself and see yj. the Speed Hill Climb, fc ‘* r * Sere> SATURDAY. October 29. Bus^s ** Onehunga Tram Terminus.

Dykes, J. Hopkins, A. Olsen, G. R. Craig, M. Hamilton, R. Wyllie. B Section Ponsonby. —J. Mills, A. Warneford, A. Abrim. W. Peebles, C. Worth. R. Sellars, R. Kemp, A. Clark, P. "Williams, L. Miell. S. Finney. „. _ University.—Wilson, Cleary, Rix-Trott. Harwood, Howell. Lunn, Gilmour. Hudson, Jones, Waddingham, Bai'tley. Parnell. —R. W. Dow, R. R. Kissling, C G. Broberg, R. Broberg, D. F. Smith, X. Von Rotter, M. T. Gilmore, A. H. S. Hughes, R. W. Stehr, R. Stewart, W. H. Johnston. „ Eden. —A. A. Angell. M. Bradanovlch, G. M. Blythe. N. R. Cathie, A. L. Gillespie, J. Hebden. N. Hockin, L. Hook, E. Hook, E. Jeffries, A. M. Smith, M. G. Webster. Both senior A and B players are requested to catch 1 p.m. boat for Devonport. _ . , Y.M.C.A. Wayne, Bambury, Smith, Gorins, Stallworthy, A. Riddolls, Carson, Cato. Beeche, Horspool, Archer. Reserve: Bunn. _ , y. North Shore. —W. Foster, Latsk, P. Foster F Archer, Peckston, Bundle, Edmonds (captain), Chisholm, M. Archer, Goldsworthv, Rykers; reserve, V llliams. North Shore Celts.—T. Smith, H. Rankin G. Jay. J. Woolley. H. Smith, J. Wynne, C. Walters, G. Samson, A. Long, G. Jackson (captain), S. Townshend; leserve, J. Cowie. Second Grade Ponsonby. —O. Kemp, W. Hoare, G. Landrum, L. Jones, T. Finer, C. Elmbranch M- F. Cox. B. Dodge, K. A. Stewart, F. Halls, Jensen. Emergency. “'university.— Cornwall, Alexander, Mc£ay & Rc°d? WUlmot,: C Parnelf—G. W. Murray. J. O’Hara, If.

Barrier, W. Johnston, A. Bell, V. J. Stewart, J. M. Brown, Dr. H. B. Turbott, J. A. Lamb, M. P. Walter, C. K. Sharp. Reserve: E. W. Whitley. Eden. —A. Barron, J. Coath, R. Colls, F. Cooper. A. Dennison. N. G. Lloyd. J. Holloway, F. Sanft, M. Watson, L. Woods, G. Wright, R. Hughes. (To play at Victoria Park.) Y.M.C.A. —S. Harrison, H. Whaley, W. Elsby, P. C. Bell, R. IST. Bell, S. Bell. H. Rowan, L. Schierling. E. Farmer, G. Waldron, Rykers. Takapuna. —Murch, Murray. Cooper, Fogarty, Burton, Whitbread, Clark, Grif-

1 fin, Holliday, Oliphant, Faram. Reserves: Mascelle, Laing. Balmoral. —Evans (2), Purcell, Byerley. Gillespie, Young, Way, Catterall, Simmonds, Berridge, Barber, Wilson. Devon port.—A. Barron, J. Coath, R. Colls, F. Cooper, A. Dennison, X. G. Lilovd, J. Holloway, F. Sanfl. M. Watson, L. Woods, G. Wright, R. Hughe*. At Victoria Park.

Runners-up: Comrades B. Knockout Contest (J.M.C. Cup) Belmont A and Comrades A joint holders, after three drawn matches in the finals. SECONDARY SCHOOLS (CharVipionship) Beswick Shield Contest Senior winners: Mount Albert G.S. B. Runners-up: Technical College A. SECONDARY SCHOOLS (Championship) Knockout Contest Winners (Seniors): Mount Albert G.S. Runners-up: St. Stephen’s College. Junior winners: Technical College. Runners-up: Kowhai J.H.S. Knockout winners: Technical College. Runners-up: Kowhai J.H.S. PRIMARY SCHOOLS Senior champions: St. Heliers Bay. Runners-up: Bayfield. Knockout winners: St. Heliers Bay. Runners-up: Bayfield. Junior champions: Belmont. Runners-up: Onehunga. Knockout winners: Belmont. ' Runners-up: Kowhai. Senior Grade. —Eastern Suburbs’ team, consisting of boys from Mount Albert, Good Shepherd and Remuera. Junior Grade. —A Section: Takapuna A, consisting of boys from the Takapuna Orphanage. B section: Grey Lynn B. SOME OUTSTANDING FEATURES The most important event of the season was the visit of the Canadian team, which had a most successful tour of the Dominion, only being defeated in one test match and by the Westland district in a game at Greymouth. Unfortunately the final test at Carlaw Park and the concluding match of the

scattered areas should prove a fruitful recruiting area for senior clubs in years to coma AMONG THE YOUNGSTERS But it is in the junior competitions proper, from the fourth grade down to the junior primary schools, that the greatest and most welcome development of the game has broken all records this season. In the grade contests there were 67 club teams competing, while 24 primary school teams entered the lists, and the Catholic Schools Association enlisted in. the round ball code for its first season, and ran a competition between the schools, in which 22 teams took part and well over 300 players were enrolled. THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS For the first time, too, this season a secondary school competition was successfully launched, and it should soon develop into one of the leading features of the game. Previously teams had been organised at the Mount Albert Grammar School and the Technical College, but these played in the ordinary junior grades. This year the Maoris at St. Stephen’s College entered the Soccer lists and soon proved their traditional adaptability at games. Eleven club teams in all were engaged in the secondary schools competitions, and, all told, the Junior Management Committee had 67 teams engaged in the various grade contests, and about 60 others in the various school competitions, with a total of approximately 2,000 youngsters engaged in the code during the season. This wonderful

spread, apart from the increase in the playing strength of the first three divisions, gives every indication that the Soccer code only needs proper nursing and right control to continue its triumphant progress here as throughout the world. PROVINCIAL HONOURS The Auckland representative team this year did not quite reach the standard of the 1926 eleven, the presence of Kissock as a splendid pivot at centre-half, and Dacre as a scoring factor, was greatly missed in the representative matches, and the full strength remaining was not available for the tour South. Still, after defeating Wellington at home,, and Otago at Dunedin, the English trophy games ended with a draw against Canterburv at Christchurch, and Auckland could only finish level with Canterbury on points. However, possession of the trophy is finally determined by goal average, and on this basis Auckland leads Canterbury by an average of 2 goals a match, against 1.6 goals, although it appears difficult to satisfy either the Canterbury or the New Zealand RUchorities that 6 goals to 3 is superior to 8 goals to 5.

fellow countryman, Charlie Purdy swop some of the one’s devil and virility with the other’s science, patrons of the sport would see a wonderful pair of scrappers in action. The trouble is that each is overstocked with the one sample of goods. McDonald evidently pleased the Sydney Stadium authorities by his first fight, because he was promptly signed up for a bout with Clines, whom he defeated on points on Wednesday night. The New Zealander should find more matches coming his way. MILITARY BOXING PRESENTATION OF SHIELD Last evening Major W. C. Finnes, staff officer-in-charge, No. 1 Regimental District, presented to No. 26 Company (City) senior cadets, the Working Men's Club Shield, donated to the cadet company gaining most points in the annual military boxing tournament. Cadets R. J. Collins, R. R. Fraie, C. R. Manson, R. P. Webb and G. F. McLean, members of the winning team, were each presented with a medal. Cadet Fraie also received the champion flyweight medal, and Cadet Manson the champion feather-weight medal said also a medal donated by Mr. A. Hunt to i the most scientific feather-weight boxer iin the cadet division.