THE SPORTMAN'S LOG

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 867, 10 January 1930, Page 7

THE SPORTMAN'S LOG

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Canterbury cricketers nearly overtrumped T. C. Lowry’s declaration. Cycle Record .stun Wright, who already holds the Auckland- Wellington rood cycling record. has added another laurel m his considered as the record for cycling between Wanganui and Wellington. Wright s time was 7hrs lGmin for the latter trip, this being certified to by a reliable committee who accompanied him in a car. “Boxing taught by mail,” says an advertisement in an overseas paper. People who answer the advertisement would, we presume, be K.O.respondents. Otago Wicketkeeper E. O. Clarke, who has been absent from Wellington for several seasons expects to return next week from Dunedin and to again take up his permanent residence in the capital city. Clarke, wlm has been playing cricket in Otago, was at one time wicketkeeper for Midland and it is hoped l»v the club that he will return to his first love. Picton Rowing Regatta The Star Boating Club at Wellington was the most successful club competing at this year’s Picton Regatta. winning four of the ten events together with £26 in trophies. Wairau was the next most successful club with two firsts, four seconds, and two thirds, winning €2l in trophies. Blenheim took two firsts and two thirds, together with £18; Picton took two firsts and £l4, and Petone and Wellington with minor successes took C 6 and £4, respectively. Although the water was lively as a result of the wind, which was inclined to chop from north to south, each of the events was disposed of without any delay and in each race there was big representation from the clubs affiliated to the Wellington and Marlborough Rowing Associations. • * * E. D. Blundell's Return New Zealand cricket should be strengthened by the return to Wellington of K. L>. Blundell, who, during the years he was at school at WaJtaki High School impressed critics with Ms ability as a batsman. Even when at school he secured a position in the North Otago representative team and was also given a trial with an Otago w.,. o son or two he played in senior cricket in Wellington and later he went to England, where he played for Cambridge University, •'Blue” during the past two seasons. On going to Ungland he became a cricket pupil of “Patsy” Mendren’s, w h o taught him many _ ling, so that when he left England he was considered to be one of the best amateur bowlers in that country. He lias already started practice and will join up with one of the Wellington teams shortly (probably Old Boys), When in England Blundell also competed in amateur athletics, running in relays and quarter-mile events. He intends to remain permanently in Wellington, and will probably open a legal business shortly, having passed all his examinations while in England.

t. o^ ot^ rißt *’ Ne , w Year resolution—many revolutions. we notice, has beaten Scot.and at Rugby football, this evidently it had a pet for the pornage. New Shot-Put Star s. Lindsay. r,f Napier, has come on ! •■-iv',‘ n UL ll * , Khot -P uttin « «n.l should i liter Munro a Rood run for the nt ,7 t*’‘“ national championships. Recently he put the shot 43 feet, and it is stated that he will probably improve on that distance before lonß. * * « The music of the pack—puntUnd" 1 U H untmg Cry at AuckUeadbetter in Action Malcolm Leadbetter, ex-New Zealand sprint champion, who is at present in Wellington on holiday, competed on Wednesday evening at a sports meeting at the Basin Reserve. He was matched against C. W. Jenkins and J. T. Fleming, two runI tiers at present in fine form. Ambitious Tom A liondon paper says that Tom i ll| cney, who will be in England soon, i with his wife, cabled to his English manager begging him to arrange a contest in London with Primo Carnera. “lleeney, who was always one b* relish contests with formidable opponents, is positively eager to face t'a in era in the ring,” adds the paper, which continues: “Heeney is coming | here as plaintiff in an action against, a film company regarding the English picture rights of the Tunney-Heeney fight film. On the completion of the case he is taking a trip to South Africa to shoot big game and satisfy one of the greatest ambitions of his life.” It seems to us, though, that Heeney wants to start his big-game hunting in England! . Men Out-done Women appear to be quite outdoing men in the matter of long-distance and endurance swimming. As reported reeently, a girl has succeeded (for the first time) in swimming the Delaware River, a distance of 27 miles. Last month the sisters Ida and Janet English .of Homechurcli Lane, Beverley, Yorks, swam from Dover to Deal, the former in 2h 42 m and the latter in 2h 47m, the distance being 12 miles. In July, 1028, both girls swam the Humber. Professionals at Wimbledon. A good deal of unfavourable comment was aroused by a statement issued by the All English Club to the effect that no professional players or coaches would be asked to umpire at the lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon. In past ye&rs several professional coaches, who are members of the Umpires’ Association, have officiated, and the All England Club's announcement is regarded as a slur upon the professional players. The announcement was made in answer to an application by the wellknown umpire and coach, Mr. H. E. Pervin, who officiated at / several matches at last year’s Wimbledon, and is a popular official at the principal London tournaments. In their answer to Mr. Pervin the All England Club said: “It is not advisable that professional players should be employed at amateur meetings.”