THE SPORTSMAN'S LOG

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 961, 2 May 1930, Page 7

THE SPORTSMAN'S LOG

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It is stated that W. T. Tilden’s poor play in tennis tournaments on the Riviera recently was due to his having been unwell for some time. He had been dieting under medical advice. Tom Lawton, the well-known Australian Rugby footballer, who played with the Albion Club in Christchurch for a little while, some seasons ago. intends to pluy again this season. He will captain and coach the Brisbane University team. Lawton says that the prospects for Rugby Union football in Brisbane are very bright. * * * Hans Robertson, who has been smashing swimming records in Sydney lately, is a brother of Austin Robertson, of Melbourne, winner of the world's professional track sprint championship. Eddie McLeod, well-known Wellington and New Zealand representative cricketer, who during the winter season plays hockey, has this season transferred his allegiance from the University Club to the Hutt Club. The Victoria University Hockey Club has lost quite a number of its leading players, as in addition to the loss of McLeod. Massey, Vietmeyer and Wilson will be playing in the Wairarapa this season. Big Money The New South Wales Rugby League has fixed June 14 as the date of a match in Sydney between the Kangaroos and the Rest of Australia. It was revealed that the profits of the English tour were £6,952 —an increase of £755 over the profit of the previous tour. Gate receipts were £20,571, compared with £21,529 last tour, and the expenditure £13,813, compared with £15,471 on the previous tour. Players will receive a bonus of £149 10s 6d each. Queensland and New South Wales Leagues receive £1,158 each as their share. Rioting Over Camera A special message from Oakland, California, to the Sydney “Sun,” gives more details of the trouble which led directly to Camera’s being barred from more contests in California. This message says that a riot marked the finish of Camera’s fight with Leon Chevalier, a San Francisco negro, many of the 10,000 spectators viewing the result with high indignation. Camera weighing 2761 b, towered over his puny opponent, weighing 2161 b, and was expected to finish him in half a round But the sixth round arrived with Chevalier still on his feet, and going strong, while Camera was blowing •ike a locomotive going uphill. For no reason anyone could discern, Chevaher’s second. Bob Perry, threw in the towel. a bitter demonstration followed. Dozens of. fans attacked Perr V. striking and kicking him. In the melee he suffered a cut under one eye. Countrymen of Camera’s stood on chairs, shouted “Fake!” and urged that the huge Italian be made to fight °ver again. Chevalier's wife later told the police that her husband had to a Sree to fake the fight before Carnera*s manager would accept him.

were sot up at St. Augustine, Florida, by American women swimmers, recently. The feats were: Lisa Lindstrorn, 300 yards, in 3min 55 4-ssec: .Josephine McKim, 250 yards in 3min 4 J-ssec: Helene Madison, 200 metres in 2min 34 4-ssec. More Ignorance The Ne.w South Wales Rugby Union does not understand the English Rugby Union’s laws as to professionalism. It is asking the English Rugby Union whether C. E. Pickrang, former Wellington player, who became prominent in Rugby Union football in Sydney last season, is still eligible to play amateur Rugby now that he is a professional boxer. If the New South Wales Union would read the laws as to professionalism, with a little

intelligence, it would see that Pickrung is still eligible to play as ar. amateur footballer. The only professional athletes who are barred from amateur Rugby are those who have played professional football. A man may be a professional in boxing, athletics, cricket or other sports, and yet be an amateur in football.