THE SPORTSMANS LOG

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1057, 22 August 1930, Page 7

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"ROUSEABOUT"

A. P. F. Chapman, now deposed from England’s cricket captaincy, had six innings in this year’s Tests. His scores were, 52, 29, 11, 121, 45 and I—a total of 259 runs at an average of 43.16 runs an innings. # # Dominion Bowling Tourney The Council of the Dominion Bowling Association this week decided that teams entered in the pairs competition at the Dominion tournament must consist of members of the one club. In the rinks it decided that entries from Auckland must be composed of members from the same club, but teams from outside the Auckland Centre may be composed of three members from the same club and one from another club, but the latter is not to be allowed to be skip of the team. These conditions will not apply to teams entered from outside Xew*Zealand. Entries for the Dominion tournament, which is to be held at Auckland this year, close on December 6. Canadian Soccer Tour At this week’s meeting - of the Council of the New Zealand Football Association. Wellington, it was announced that a letter was being sent to Canada, suggesting that a New Zealand team should be accepted for a tour of Canada in 1932, on the same conditions as those observed when the Canadian team visited the Dominion several \ f ears ago. It is hoped that only a light tour of Canada will be arranged, and that thereafter the New Zealand team will be able to complete the trip by visiting Los Angeles and taking part in the Olympic Games. The English Football Association has notified the Council of the New Zealand Association that it is prepared to lend the Auckland Association £I,OOO for ground improvements, the rate of interest to be 5 per cent., provided proper and full security is offered.

Wellington Women's Hockey Wellington has selected what is considered a very strong team to journey to Invercargill to take part in this year’s Dominion women’s hockey tournament. The team will be as follows: Misses Hefford, Kathleen' Miller, J. Bade, M. Delves, H. Webb, B. Charles, K. Hunt, Wilkins, Harper, D. Foreman, A. Gleeson, P. Hilkie, E. Maule, A. Blacklock, and Mrs. A. Smith. Of these players seven have already had tournament experience, w'hile the others are the most useful players seen in women’s hockey for some years. * * * The Fates and Test Cricket One of the most interesting Test matches in cricket history was the fifth in the 1926" series, in England. England, which was behind on the first innings, ultimately triumphed by 289 r uns, the Australians making only 125 runs in their second innings, in which Rhodes took four wickets for 44 runs and H. Larwood three for 34. That w as the match for which A. P. F. Chapman replaced A. W. Carr as captain, a ncl on that match depended the fate of the Ashes. Now the Ashes hang on the result of the last match in the succeeding series in England, and A. P. F. thapman is removed so that a player new to Test matches with Australia may lead England. Can it be that England’s selectors are led bv what happened in 1926, to think ‘that a f io ge ca P tai ncy for the last Tost *n 1930 will encourage the Fates to intervene again on their side?

“World's Best Course”

In the course of his speech when receiving the British amateur championship cup, R. T. Jones said: “I loye St. Andrews, and the more I play over it the more I like it. I think it is the greatest course in the world. They told me that people of St. Andrews ate, slept, and thought *of golf. lam always glad to come here to eat, sleep and think golf with them.”

In two towns in New South Wales the cult -of chasing tin hares has become so absurd that owners of greyhounds have started to dress their dogs in coats and pantaloons. One owner even sent two of his dogs into the streets with collars and ties. In both centres, greyhounds have become more numerous thar\ gdats. Perhaps that is because so many of the goats now own more than one dog apiece.

Chapman and Kent The deposition of A. P. F. Chapman as England’s cricket captain directs attention to the fact that although he has captained All-England teams in three different seasons, Chapman has not yet been a regular captain of his own county, Kent. * * * Value of British Tour Questioned by “Rouseabout” a few days ago, several noted old and present-day players of Rugby football made some sound comment about the value of the British team’s tour of this country, from a football point of view. Their views may be summarised as follow: 1. The British team showed that fast, open, attractive football can be played under the old kick-into-touch rule, by a team which sets out to play that style of game. The old player who uttered this comment made, however, the reservation that the old rule has tended toward dreary play in some club games. 2. The British team showed nothing new in tactics, but it did demonstrate the value of fast and straight running by backs. 3. Tne tour has afforded a complete vindication of the New Zealand scrum formation. The reservation here is that the New Zealand formation is vindicated so long as the forwards get their heads down and push.