THE SPORTSMAN'S LOG

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 927, 21 March 1930, Page 9

THE SPORTSMAN'S LOG

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All Black H. Lilburne is reported to be the first man to. take up training for the coming Rugby season in Canterbury. After Wellington’s batting against Auckland last Tuesday week the Dominion’s premier cricket trophy should be renamed the Blanket Shield. Ono thing* that J. A. Newman, ct' Hampshire, did not like in his three seasons of experience as coach to the Canterbury Cricket Association was the frequency of appeals for lbw decisions from players fielding in sucli positions that they could not judge whether or not a batsman was out lbw.

Embarrassing Moments No Netv Zealand Amateur Athletic Championship meeting is without its humorous incidents, and the star turn ftl Wanganui was provided by O. C. Hnrh'v (Canterbury) last Saturday. Harley, a (inalist in the 440yds, ran over to the start when competitors urre called for, threw off his coat, and began to remove liis long trousers. Then ho sat down suddenly, blushed furiously, gathered his nether garments around him again, and broke records in the direction of the dressing-sheds. Ho had forgotten to put on his shirts! * * * Fields on ithe Edge The-starting at the meeting was not bad but at the same time it was not good. To a. Benson must go the credit ot setting his fields away without a single competitor getting a fly on the gun, but there was a great amount of breaking, especially in the women’s events. The trouble appeared to be that the starter, instead of trying to get his fields with him. more or less dared them to try and break. He was not in svmpathy with the runners, and, giving very long holds, lie met with much trouble. ‘Til give half a sovereign to anyone who beats me," ho said at the start of one race, and by his attitude ho had edge. The Whole Truth! A special message to some Australian papers savs that the film of the Sh:irkev-Scott light which has been shown in the United States has been so sub-edited that it does not represent what actually took place. The owners of the film rights in Great Britain, after taking legal advice, insist on showing the entire film, so that the public can see the whole fight and judge for itself whether or not the contest was fair. Officialdom Some of the officials have yet to learn that they should keep qui'-t when the starter has taken command of a tield. Here is the conversation that a bsoiutel v prevented some handicap men front concentrating on their job: The Starter: Get ready. An Official: And keep your hands behind the mark. The Starter: Set. Another Official: Sit down over there! . And then th© gun. Mclnnes Returning Tommy Mclnnes, the Scottish middle - w e i g h t boxer who fought in Australia and New Zealand just: over a year ago, and who returned to Scotland then, but subsequently visited the United States of America, is on his way back to Australia.

Elliott Very Lucky A. J. Elliott (Auckland! was the , luckiest runn-T at the meeting. f° r ,n . addition to fretting second place in the furlong by a shockingly bad decision ii< was luck' in that Leadbetter was | uinto unable to do anything to mini- j raise the off -ct of a really bad leg. | The Canterbury man ran magnificently ; over tlio last ;:i)yds of the 100yds, and' h.,,1 i, O je/t the holes with his usual brilliance lie undoubtedly would have won . Elliott was not in anything like last year's form, when he was unbeatable so far as New Zealanders are concerned and his problem now is | going to be that of keeping his weight down. # . Canterbury Triumph The eve ling events were a triumph for Canterbury, for F. J. CJrose and T. F O’Brien took 18 of the possible L points in the three title events. ; nd L. J. Pearce, who tilled the places that thev did not take is an ex-Canter-l ury rid< r. He was Wellingtons fourth selection, going into the team I when J Foote was Injured in train- ; ing, but it is very difficult to under- • stand why he was not selected in the he knows Canterbury tactics Letter thhn anv other North ; Island ri hw I'earce rode splendidly j throughout while the first end second Strings, T. Oaklev and M. Cane failed

Auckland’s Plunket Shield cricket team was extra Weiry when Wellington finished with it. Carlton’s Versatility Jimmy Carlton, crack young Sydney sprinter, displayed unsuspected proficiency in shot-putting a few clays ago. After winning a 100yds race in a canter, at a club meeting, he won a shot-putt with a heave of over 34ft. | It is reported that Joyce Wethered, I the British woman golf champion, has decided not to play in championship . or other important competitive tournaments this year. An Expensive Quarrel It is reckoned that the New South Wales Rugby League has now spent close on £7OO in its unsuccessful ‘attempts to heal the breach between the Queensland Rugby League and the Brisbane Rugby League. The New ; South Wales body has now sent yet ! another peace delegation to Brisbane.

Bettington’s Performance R. If. Betti ngton, Oxford University Middlesex and New South Wales cricketer, put up,a great triple performance in one day recently. He returned the best score: ft*orn scratch, 77, in a competition at the Royal Sydney Golf Club, and then he played in a firstgrade cricket match, completed the scoring of 117, and finished the day with the capture of three wickets for 47 runs. Blunt’s Fine Innings Admittedly Roger Blunt has not ex--1 hibited this season the consistently ! crood cricket form which we have learned to look for from him. But. every now and again the former* Canterbury champion gives a flash of the old Blunt, and one of these flashes occurred last Saturday week when, going in first for Carisbrook to face Grange’s substantial score of 303, he knocked up a bril-

liant 170 in 150 minutes. No fewer than 134 runs (three sixes and 2D fours) came from boundary shots, and when he left the score was 244 for five I wickets. It was a. dashing display of batting in which full-bladed driving was a prominent feature.