What is World’s Fastest Sport?

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 968, 10 May 1930, Page 13

What is World’s Fastest Sport?

AND THE SLOWEST, TOO

IP the speed of the ball is to count, rifle-shooting is the fastest game in the world (writes John Kieran in New York “Times”). But if it’s the rapidity of the contestants in moving from place to place, the vote in this corner goes to ice-hockey.

If ice hockey is barred because of the added help of steel skates in producing speed, lacrosse might be mentioned for first honours. However, basketball can’t be snubbed. * * * Probably the slowest thing In the way of athletic competition is the plunge for distance in a swimming meet. The stylish-stout chaps who go in for this strenuous event merely throw themselves heavily into the water and float along like icebergs in the ship lanes.

Golf Is leisurely enough, especially as played by Tommy Armour, Phil Perkins and Cyril Walker, but Alex Smith used to make it look like a brisk game and George Duncan hits the ball on the run like a polo player. * * ♦ Horton Smith, Gene Sarazen and Joe Turnesa, playing together in Florida, teed up and drove off without a preliminary waggle or a practice swing of any kind —Bobby Jones does the same. Amateur players please copy.