THE SPORTSMAN'S LOG

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 773, 20 September 1929, Page 7

THE SPORTSMAN'S LOG

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"Rousea Bout"

Canterbury Rugby referees played a football match last Saturday on a ground near an hotel. Excellent organisation! In the Players v. Gentlemen cricket match at Lord’s recently, Frank Woolley drove a ball from J. C. White back with such force that he lamed the umpire at the bowler’s end and caused his retirement from the match. The Victorian Cricket Association’s brst-grade competition in the new sea - m is to include a team of colts, under leadership of Edgar Mayne. Wellington on Top Despite the fact that Southland holds the Ran furl v Shield, and that Auckland should have beaten Wiirarapa for it. Wellington. »>v its brilliant lastminute win ever Auckland at Ed -n l‘ark on Saturday may fairly claim to Be the season’s premier Rugby pros luce. Wellington’s crack Rugby wingthrecquarter—formerly Canterbury’s— ought to spell his name Ee'vy. Mario Braun. Hollands remarkable 1 9-y* ar-old swimmer, desires to visa Australia. She is the Olympic Games champion at 100 metres backstroke, and holds the world’s record for 100 metres, I*oo metres and 100 metres. Church Parade The Christchurch Harrier Club members gathered together on Sunu i\ morning last for the purpose of having a photograph taken, and then took pari in a church parade at Sl. Paul’s Presbyterian I’hureh. Cashel Street. lac Rev. \\\ Bower Black, EE. 13., <-° n ' ducted the i vice.

Restriction Disapproved The decision of the New Zealand Boxing Conference to limit purses for professional bouts in the Dominion Is not regarded with approval in Dunedin. where boxing is very much alive. The opinion of the “heads’ there is that, rather than limit the purses, the inducement for the best boxers from abroad to visit New Zealand should be increased. This might be achieved by a trial being given to the percentage system.

J. Harris is considered to have been the most consistently good back on the Canterbury Rugby team’s Northern tour.

Australian Runners , Negotiations are still in train for the bringing to New Zealand of two of the besi Australian professional runners nc --t season, and if they are successt'uliv completed, two men of die world s lo st class will bo seen in Christchurch ; e irlv next year. Tt is believed that there is everv chance of bringing to the Dominion J. D. Fitt. of Melbourne. : Australia's best professional half-nnler at the present time, and if he conies ' suitable opposition will be found for I hlnl j n G Getson. of Christchurch, and ! possible A. McGillivray. of Oanmru. so ! that some reailv great racing should ! <e ' e n over the double-circuit distance -Lynch Cooper, winner of the world's championship sprint series last summer lias been invited, and. tailing him A. Robertson or T. Miles, both ol ! Whom crowd Cooper for honours when ' thev meet, will be approached. When D McLennan lines out against the I Visitor Christchurch should see. some sprinting that will he worth writing ■ home about.