ALL SPORTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 351, 11 May 1928, Page 10

ALL SPORTS

A Weekly Budget

Rugger—and rugged, sometimes. "Wanted: Coloured spectacles for ship’s firemen. Some of them see all red when the All Blacks are aboard. Jack Delaney’s real name is Chapdelaine. When Sharkey and Delaney met the other day Sharkey took the shorter lane. CONTRASTS Tunney: Literature and light wine —aesthetic. Heeney: Punch —anaesthetic. In the opinion of C. W. Packford, Rugby writer for London “Sporting Life,” the overseas people who regard the attitude of the Scottish Rugby Union as a pose are not far wrong. Tom Heeney says that he is going to do his best for himself and the Empire. Nice of him to place the Empire upon the same high pinnacle as himself.

Reported that a certain Rugby League forward tried to qualify for the 0.8. E. last Saturday. Yes, the O Biff ’Em. Wales won the international Soccer championship, Ireland’s surprise defeat of Scotland (one goal to nil), a few weeks ago, leaving the Welshmen in an unassailable position, and Ireland in second place. A London Rugby referee says he has refereed over 1,000 matches. He has acted for 30 years, with an average of 35 matches a season. About 950 of them he has refereed as a member of the London Society of Rugby Union Referees. Pie ought to know a little about rules and interpretations now! The boxing contests at the Olympic Games will be held from August 7 to 11. Each bout is to be of three rounds of three minutes apiece. Winners of finals in the eight weight classes will score three points each for their coun-