THE SPORTSMAN'S LOG

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 897, 14 February 1930, Page 7

THE SPORTSMAN'S LOG

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Moon —Australian tennis star. The Lawn Tennis Umpires’ Association of England does not favour its members having their •yes tested. Surely a one-eyed English Rugby Overdraft Instead of hoarding up its money, the English Rugby Union is stated to have an overdraft at the bank, through having lent every penny it possesses to affiliated clubs to enable them to obtain their own grounds. The amount on loan is well over £ 60,000. Gillespie Impresses H. D. Qillesoie. who fills the twelfth man position in N e w Zealand’s third test team, was responsible for two solid performances for Auckland against the tourists. He went in first wicket down on both occasions, and in each instance was responsible for a turn of the tide in Auckland's favour. Attacking Batsman This gives some indication of the Eden skipper's calibre as a batsman as he is usually seen at his best when attacking the bowling. His batting in the M.C.C. game was tinged at times with a touch of genius, which no other Auckland batsman displayed, while on the field he was as brilliant as evepr- — It is estimated that after it has been in operation a year, the English totalisator will have hand ed £66,000,0C0. The tota£.sator! Lost Their Way! There was a remarkable finish to a cross-country race at Sudbury, Suffolk recently. Ninety-seven men started but only one, L. King, of Sudbury,’ reached the winning post. All the rest } iell ' M ' a y and a number eventually found themselves at Long Melford three miles from Sudbury. It is stated i that there was some mistake in the directions given to the competitors • The race was abandoned. i

Brilliant Shepherd „ ', l l'i 0n ? r T> an ? our of Shepherd than a day of I’unsford or Woodfull.” This was the sentiment expressed by 99 per • en:. of the people on the Carisbrook ground when Otago’s most brilliant batsman was knocking up scores of Plunket Shield match against Wellington. In the first innings J. Spepherd made 50 of the first 56 «-ored, while the board at his departJ h ® second innings showed lo __ He is one of the few who n ®T! a ° a^s risks, consequently an “if shot or two may obtrude itself into his display, but to say this “mars” his innings is pernickety argument. In short. Shepherd attempts to make the various strokes appertaining to the art of batting, and 99 times in 100 succeeds. And, after all, this is cricket, whereas the “safety-first” methods now generally in use merely result in mechanical run-getting.

H oil i ngs's Fine Innings A. M. Hollings, ex-Victoria University College player, who now turns out for the Wellington Cricket Club, added to his tine reputation as a batsman last Saturday by scoring 213 runs against Old Boys, last year’s champion team. Included in his score were 36 fours, and during the compilation of his total he gave two ! chances, one when he was nearly caught in the slips after having scored only 20 and the other when he I was almost stumped after having reached the sixties. Apart from these two chances ms innings was without blemish, his double century taking just over three hours to collect. Two other centuries were also scored in Wellington last Saturday. Crook, of Kilbirnie, hit up 120 and Christopherson, of the same club, had 100 not out on the board when stumps were drawn against Hutt, Kilbirnie’s total for the day being 460 for six wickets. * * * Policemen - Athletes II There is hardly a single game or sport in which members of the London Metropolitan Police Athletic Club do not participate. Included in their activities are athletics, rowing, boxI ing, cricket, both codes of football, shooting, cycling, bowls, swimming, and angling, and while there is not a golf section, many of them play the Royal and Ancient game. Truly an arresting array. Control of Cycling

A further suggestion in regard to the control of cycling in the Dominion has been forthcoming during the present week in Wellington. At a meeting of the Port Nicholson Amateur Cycling Club, at which Mr. J. S. Stalker, prea resolution was passed asking the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association to call a conference of cyclists at Wanganui in March during the New Zealand championships, and specially specifying that representative cyclists from Auckland should be asked to attend. The meeting also decided to ask the Dominion authority to remove the suspension from the Manukau Club before the New Zealand championships started in March. A deputation was further set up to wait on the Wellington Centre to ask under which rule it had decided to ask cyclists certain leading questions before allowing them to enter for last Saturday’s sports meeting.