ALL SPORTS A Weekly Budget

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 577, 1 February 1929, Page 7

ALL SPORTS A Weekly Budget

German football team is shortly to make a tour of Great Britain, the war cry, in English, will be “Woden ’em out, boys.” The Auckland Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association will hold its annual track, field and cycling championships at Carlaw Park on February 16. Meadow Park sang a song of many sixpences when it won at Wellington. These Critics Clem Hill came in for a share of criticism the other day. Australians have not forgotten the critic’s amusing talk about Nothling’s inclusion in the Test team. The story has made history. “Nothling must be included,” prattled Hill. Nothling was. He failed. “Nothling must be dropped,” was Hill’s next pronouncement. It has been much the same with the other critics, but there may not be any truth in the rumour that the Big Man will be called “Dumb” Warner. Wanganui swimmers have started something new. Not even the American can beat it. Two men named Lowe won an eggsucking championship at a carnival the other evening. Low?

Poor Sports Criticism by this Wellington cricket enthusiast, F. Ferguson, of the Auckland umpires in the Plunket Shield match has stirred the cricketing world. Wellington really has little to grumble at. The match went to the Southerners and discreet Aucklanders, who have suffered in the past at the hands of flustered Wellington umpires, have not breathed a word, except in selfdefence. Wellington is earning a name for bad sportsmanship. The complaints of their tennis players when they were beaten fairly and squarely in the national championships have not been forgotten.

Energy and Then Somel Just how distance swimmer Webster finds all the energy for his endless rounds of big swims is astonishing to men in the street. Here he is again, entered for the Annette Kellerman Cup race at Wellington, a swim from Hay’s Bay to Wellington, and, on top of that, he is giving Cook Strait another try. This, after his 10-mile swim in Rangitoto Channel the other day, his swim from Rangitoto Island to the mainland, and his fastest time in the Waiwai Shield race. Webster has also been “sprinting” between Takapuna and Milford in his spare time. Really, he is something of a marvel.

Burlesque Surfers Takapuna and Milford surf clubs are efficient bodies in Auckland. They have a rival now—in burlesque. The “Milford Scurfers” have put in an appearance. They have a cotton-reel for a lifeline carrier, dress in feminine unmentionables, and perform all sorts of antics in the surf. They make a success of one thing only—taking up a collection. Good fun for beach loungers. Auckland Lagging? The “Learn-to-Swim Week” which The Sun featured last week is worthy of attention from the Auckland Swimming Centre, although that body will be more or less a non-existent body until the flurry over the national championships has ended. Perhaps the centre will rouse itslf to develop mass tuition and will forget the competitive side of swimming for a brief spell. Christchurch is already making a move in Melbourne’s footsteps. Clever Sailing Cornwell Cup sailing competitions each year are rising in public estimation as they deserve to be. Success is through sheer sailing ability and the races provide an excellent training ground for big yachting. Auckland's crew brought back the trophy from Akaroa after Lyttelton had provided most of the competition. The purpose of the competition is for finding the ablest boys under 19 years. For clever sailing in the recent contest, the best in the history of the cup. the Auckland boys stood head and shoulders above their rivals. Bowler With a "Punch” A new bowler has come to light in Wellington in the person of A. j. Cleverley, the Olympic boxer. Playing for Midland last week against Petone. he proved almost unplayable to the suburban players, taking five wickets for 51 runs. He bowled really well, and quite up to senior standard. As it should be with a boxer, there is plenty of “punch” in his bowling and he has the batsman thinking all the time. He also fielded well to his own bowling, no fewer than three of the five wickets which fell to his prowess being “caught and bowled Cleverley.” It appears that bowling runs in the Cleverley family, as his brother Dave put up a fine performance in Auckland recently when playing for Ponsonbv B against North Shore colts. The exWellington lad. like his brother Alf. has a fast delivery and on the occasion referred to captured seven wickets for 17 runs—not a bad effort.