ALL SPORTS A Weekly Budget

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 595, 22 February 1929, Page 13

ALL SPORTS A Weekly Budget

“Tilden whitewashed.” He should ; be careful with ink in future. New Zealand amateur athletic and cycling championships commenced at Wellington to-day and will be continued to - morrow. Sydney Metropolitan Rugby Union ; will play its principal matches in the, new season at the Sydney Cricket Ground. •’The so-called 'modern girl* is largely a figment, ” stays a writer in an exchange. But if he saw the bathing beauties at Milford and Takapuna he probably would j conclude that the ‘‘modern girl” is largely a pigment. Jack Dempsey reckons that he is going to make the greatest comeback in history—rivalling Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow? There was such a hard frost in England on a recent Saturday that many Rugby matches were postponed. I Some Rugby League games were played, but the number of players injured in them was high. George Duckworth, English wicketkeeper, keeps a piece of raw steak in his right hand, under his glove, when he is minding the sticks. That • is to prevent bruising. Perhaps that I explains why some, of his efforts are j considered to be rather raw, even yet. j Still, he makes very few mistakes. A batsman certainly has a lot at stake when Duckworth Is behind the wickets. * * * A writer in an English sporting paper has come to the conclusion that Rugby players seldom trouble about their personal appearance. Yet most players try to make sure that their opponents, at any rate, are well co" red. French tennis player Paul Feret is to hand over to the French Lawn Tennis Association, for charity, all tho money which he has earned as a professional. Perhaps it will not take much Feret-ting out. Short of Matches Bert Barri', professional sculling champion cf tho world, says that he is prepared to concede a start—-10 sec or more—to any British sculler in a race over the Putney-to-Mortlake course, for a side-stake. “There is not enough sculling in this country to : keep a champion up to scratch,” says tho Londoner, “and I would be glad to get a few matches of this kind, even ; if I had to give away more than 10 seconds.”

A Surf Fight Foul tactics and a fight marred a surf-boat race near Sydney recently. Ralph. Ford, captain of the Manly crew, controlled his boat in such a way as intentionally to make the steer-oar of the North Steyne boat incapable of manipulation, and he deliberately collided with that boat in rounding a buoy. After the race he was assaulted by P. S. Mazlin, of the North Steyne crew. As a result of all this, Mazlin has been suspended until August 31, 1930, and Ford has been • stood down until August 31, 1929.

Mr. J. O’Sullivan, w ho has been sec rotary of the Wellington Centre of tk ' ! signed as from March 1 owing t pressure of business. He will be su<. eeeded by Mr. TV. F. Dud son. who, s far. is an unknown quantity in th athletic world.

A further communication from the English Rugby Union on the subject of New Zealand's proposals for revised representation on the International Beard and the control of the game is now to hand, said Mr. S. S. Dean, chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union, to the SUN’S Wellington correspond ent yesterday. The substance of the letter is yet secret, but the New Zealand Rugby Union will meet to discuss its contents within a week or two.

The TWllington Centro of the Now Zealand Amateur Swimming Association is so enamoured of the popularity of harbour swimming as a result of the huge interest shown by the public in the Annette Kellerman Cup, won by

“Stump” Claridge last week, that it has decided to stage a harbour swim every year, for which a valuable trophy has been presented to the centre by Mr. A. A. Stichbury. It is understood that the event will be run on similar lines to the Annette Kellerman Cup and will be open to swimmers from all parts of New Zealand.

Wellington cricketers and followers of the game are delighted to learn that an Auckland team may come to Wellington during the Easter holidays, and provided the weather is good the match is assured of a lame attendance (writes THE SUN’S Wellington correspondent). With this match in view H. M. McGirr’s request to the Wellington Cricket Association that he be allowed to take a team on tour during the holidays to play matches at Marton, Hunterville and Taihape has been held over pending a definite reply from the Auckland Cricket Association.

Tho Wilding Memorial Shield, which. Wellington recently won from Canterbury, was first contested in the 192122 season. Of the matches played Canterbury has won 5, Wellington 3. and Auckland 1. The roll of players who have taken part in the various contests is as follow, the figures in parentheses representing the number of contests in which tho individual player has taken part:—Canterbury: G. G. Aitken (3). C. Angas (3). D. G. Franc© (1). D. F. Glanville (2), W. Goss (1), P. G. Greenwood (3). O. Otlivier (71, T. W. Patterson (3>. I. A. Seay (6), J. H. TV. Sheppard (1), A. W. Sims (I>. K. J. Walker (1). and F. S. Wilding (1). Wellington: E. D. Andrews (2>. D. G. France (4), A. L. Franco (31, C. E. Malfroy (3), J. McGill (I>. J. B. Parker (1). T. Rhodes-Williams (l>, E. Salmond (I>. R. N. K. Swanston (li. and N. R. C. Wilson (3). Auckland: E. L. Bartleet (5), T. Clark (2), A. TV. Fotheringham (1), E. TV. Griffiths (4>, A. C. John (1 >, L. G. Knott (2), IT. L. Robson (3), A. W. Sims (1), and N. G. Sturt (1). Don France and Sim arc tho only players who have represented more than one province. France having played for Canterbury and TV’ellington and Sim for Canterbury and Auckland. In 1922-23 there were no challenges, while in the 1921-22 and 1927-28 seasons there were two challenges, which accounts for the fact that only seven matches are recorded on the shield, the province holding the shield on March 31 in each year being accounted the winner tinder the rules.