KARL SCHNEIDER’S DEATH

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 466, 22 September 1928, Page 7

KARL SCHNEIDER’S DEATH

SUFFERED HEART TROUBLE METEORIC CRICKET CAREER Karl Schneider, the prominent Australian representative cricketer, who died at Sydney recently, had been suffering from heart trouble for some time. his return from New Zealand with the Australian eleven last season he had suffered several severe heart attacks. Cricket followers will mourn the loss of a player who gave every promise of being a power in Australian teams, but more lamentable still is the loss to sport in general of a modest, unassuming individual, who enjoyed widespread popularity.

Karl Schneider had a remarkable career as an athlete at Xavier College, Melbourne. He entered this school in 1918, and at the age of 15 gained a place in the first eleven as a bowler. Later it was as a batsman that he was most feared. For four years he represented his college, and scored 1,643 runs, averaging 60.8, and including six centuries. He was a great all-rounder, but his personality during the three years he captained the school side earned him the Akern prize for conspicuous influence upon the life of the school. He was also a good footballer. A CLEVER SCHOLAR After leaving Xavier, Schneider, still a midget, went to the university. An offer of a business appointment in Adelaide, however, attracted him. It was also kown that inducements were made by cricket authorities in South Australia for him to take up residence in that State. He quickly gained a place in the South Australian team, and for the past two seasons was one of their outstanding players. Schneider not only excelled on the cricket field, but was a clever student.