The Sportsman's Log

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 731, 2 August 1929, Page 14

The Sportsman's Log

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"Rouseabout"

Now Zealand was AH Blacked out in sport last week-end —footballers licked for the third time on end; Johnny Leckie knocked out; and even in the hockey test, the Aussies put it over us. This year’s All Black tour was supposed to be in the nature of a team-building trip. That story about Andy Kivell’s twins makes one wonder if the New Zealand Rugby Union is building for 20 years ahead! The famous Aston Villa Football Club (Soccer) made record prolit of <£ 12,504 last season. New Zealand croquet team will hope to take the bisque-1 when it goes to Melbourne. Having completer a tour of the United States of America, where it won 13 out of 20 games, a baseball team from the Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan, is in England. F- U>. Kilby, well-known All Black, who has been playing in Taranaki during the present season, has now been transferred back to Wanganui and will probably represent that union in the interprovincial fixtures that haye been arranged. Kilby lias moved about a lot since he left Southland Stating that its only revenue is the annual subscriptions of its clubs, the Sydney Metropolitan Football Association, which governs amateur Soccer ni Sydney, has induced the Redfern Town Council to accept £SO in liquidation of a debt of £175 for use of the Redfern Oval. ,

Rapid Scoring Brighter cricket, with a vengeance! In a Lancashire League match a few weeks ago 106 runs were scored in an hour, by L. X. Constantine, the West Indies batsman and bowler who became a professional for the Nelson Club, and C. Hawkwood. These runs were made for Nelson’s second wicket. Constantine, one of the opening batsmen, smacked up 124. Hawkwood, who went in at the fall of the first wicket, got 73 runs. All Blacks found the Australians not as green as their jerseys. The New Cricket A gleeful note by Neville Cardus, on the new cricket in England: “ The day of the safetyfirst batsman is over, thank the Lord. A new spirit has come into the game; even Ham - mond will have to play at his best to stand comparison with Duleepsinhji and Killick.” A Soccer Pickle Not long ago the Corrimal Club left . the Sydney Metropolitan Football Association (amateur) to join the New South Wales Association Football League (professional). It owed the amateur body £2O, and still owes it, as forfeit for failure to carry out a bond in respect of certain obligations. Now the Corrimal Club lias been fined by the league £2O for forfeiting a match to another club, and it cannot continue as a member of the league unless it pays that tine. Corrimal seems to be rather incorrigible. Chatham Cup Holder Beaten Petone, holder of the Chatham Cup, was defeated by Y.M.C.A. last Saturday, the score being 2 goals to 1. The final, which takes place tomorrow in Wellington, will be between Y.M.C.A. and Institute, and the probability is that the former will win and represent the province in the intcrprovincial semi-finals for the trophy. Improving Form One of the professional batsmen invited to come to New Zealand with the M.C.C. team is F. Watson, of Lancashire. Of a recent innings of his, 10G against Surrey, “Cricketer” says; “\\ atson improved on his recent form, without quite recapturing the incisive stroke-play which delighted Sydney Pardon a year or two ago when Watson played a glorious innings against Middlesex at Lord’s. Watson’s 100 was made in two hours and 40 minutes—the innings of a fine batsman not yet entirely sure of himself.” With so much more of the season before him Watson has plenty of time to get up to his bt'st form before he comes to New Zealand. Won by a Penalty Goal Although New Zealand was defeated by Australia in the first hockey test match, played at Wanganui last Saturday, it must not be thought that the Dominion side was the strongest possible for such a fixture. In fact it was really a country team, and the test match yet to be played will see New Zealand represented by a much stronger side. The only score in the match last Saturday, a penalty goal awarded to Australia, was the result of an unfortunate happening. The Dominion’s right-half, Hansen, obstructed right in the goal-mouth he was defending, and a penalty bully was awarded to Australia. Hansen won the bully from his Australian opponent, but as ho was getting the ball away he slipped and fell on it. The offence was not that lie fell on the ball, but that he failed to roll clear at once, thus obstructing his opponents and giving his own side time enough to get up and extricate him from a dangerous position. The referee really had no option but to award Australia a penalty goal, which lie did.