A DEAD HEAT THAT WASN’T!

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 945, 11 April 1930, Page 7

A DEAD HEAT THAT WASN’T!

Walker to Wrestle Khan George Walker, British Empire and Canadian heavy-weight wrestling champion, has been matched with Ramazan Khan, the Indian heavyweight, for a bout in Wellington on Tuesday evening next. Retired From Cricket C. H. Titchmarsh, the Hertfordshire amateur who was a member of the M.C.C. team which A. C. MacLaren captained in New Zealand in 1923, was very seriously ill when the last mai. lo hand left England. But before he was taken ill he had decided to retire from cricket. He is 49 years of age. When Titchmarsh was in his prime there were not many better batsmen in England. He was a prolific scorer, and was good enough to play for any firstclass county,, but for business reasons lie confined his county cricket to Hertfordshire, which is a second-class country. Ho has often played for the M.C.C., though. In the last match ho played he scored 96 runs. As he had determined that it would be his last ianings he wanted to make a century, tut a perfectly good leg-glide which ,J ? tinu% out of 300 would have gone to the boundary was taken, lown down, by the wicketkeeper.

Barren H onour This! Where is the money to come from lo send an athletic team to Canada for the Empire Games? is a question that cropped up this week at the meeting cf the Wellington Centre of the X.Z.A.A.A. Several delegates expressed the opinion that there would be no athletic team, because there was r, o money available, and they also considered that the public would not give the proposal much of a hearing if an appeal was made. Delegates considered. however, that there was no reason why tlm centre should not send forward nominations for the team, as this was honour that certain athletes deserved, though of a somewhat barren nature. p. Munro (discus and shot), * • H Ramson (hurdles) and A. Hill (walks) were nominated, but do not appear to have much chance of visit- . Canada unless they are prepared to arrange their own expenses. Decathlon Competition

The Wellington Amateur Athletic Association has decided to institute a ■Decathlon competition, spread over the whole season. The suggestion was made by Mr. D. Paris, a member of tho association, who reviewed the Paucity of entries for field events so far received in Wellington this season, b rider the new proposal, special events "ill be placed on each sports programme, special points being awarded competitors, and the winner will be declared the Decathlon champion of ” ollington. It is suggested that the event may bring back into the game several field athletes who have, to all Intents and purposes, retired.

Harrier Season in Wellington The 1930 harrier season was opened in Wellington last Saturday, when nearly a hundred harriers faced the starter, every club in the Wellington district being represented, including j as far north as Masterton. * * * Veteran Umpires This year the Wellington Cricket Umpires’ Association has concluded 25 years of usefulness to the game, and during the present week the jubilee was celebrated in fitting manner, i Among tho foundation members were \ Messrs. W. Gosling, J. Hutchings, A. | H. Houston, W. S. Hood (who has Veen secretary for many years), J. Varnham, E. Ryan, R. Halley, A. Sando, A. C. Norris, W. Connell, J. Murray, W. E. Wells, J. Hyland, S. Lambert, B. I-.. Salmon, D. McKenzie, IJ.1 J . Bevan, C. E. Stevens, E. B. Vance, A. Stephens, G. Milliard, T. Barclay and G. Warren. Several of these have died of recent years, Mr. Warren being the last to go, dying only a few weeks ago. * * * Well Conducted Meeting Considerable publicity has been given recently to the manner in which tho Wanganui-Taranaki Centre managed the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Championships at the recent meetings, criticism coming chiefly from a prominent official in the South Island. At a recent meeting of the Council of the N.Z.A.A.A., which was held in committee, the following motion was framed and handed to the Press: —“In view of the adverse criticism that has appeared in certain quarters in regard to the conduct of the recent New Zealand championship meeting, by the Wanganui-Taranaki Centre officials, the council is of opinion that the meeting was well conducted and congratulates the Wanga-nui-Taranaki Centre on the result.” * * * The popularity of fencing for women has grown to such an extent in England that a Women’s Fencing Union is being formed. Our office misogynist murmurs that women are natural fencers: Alan Robilliard’s Desire The retirement from active Rugby of Alan Robilliard, because of the result of an injury, is particularly regrettable. when it is remembered that tills excellent wing-threequarter is only in his 27th year, and had just attained the very height of his brilliance when he was impelled to give up the game. The injury to a knee which Robilliard suffered in the All Blacks’ tour of South Africa two years ago was revived in a pre-competition game last year. Later in the season Robilliard tried to come back to the game, but he had to give it up, and his playing days are now definitely over. But he is a fine sportsman, and he does not intend to get right out of the game which gave him trips to tho British Isles and South Africa. ITe lias offered to act as a coach for one of the Christchurch Football Club's teams, and he has asked particularly that one of the lower grade teams shall be placed under his care. It is ; i fine spirit which prompts an All Black to coach lads immediately on his retirement, and all too seldom is that spirit found.