SPORT AND SPORTMEN

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19893, 23 May 1936, Page 26 (Supplement)

SPORT AND SPORTMEN

(By “ Korotangi.")

LUTTBELL SHOWS UP WELL

Manager Back From Sydney ': Amending Hockey Rules Fleetwood-Snzith Injured : “ Lofty” Blomfield Sets a Poser : Maris! Rugby Threequarter Line Empire Games Arrangements : Badminton Professional’s Career. ‘

ACK FROM AUSTRALIA THE OTHER DAY Mme George Carr. B well-known in \V'aikato boxing circles. with a, host or bright impressions of the tistic sport across the Tasman and a great. mede or praise for \‘al Luttrell, the Hamilton heavy-weight, who opened up brightly in Sydney a week or two ago. “I am satisfied that. he is more than a. lighter. With twelve or fifteen other men who are in the top—flight. Luttrcil possesses excellent chances for annexing the Austmhtin hetny-weight title.“ Mr Carr told the writer to-day. His first two tights Luttrell won in convincing fashion in a few rounds. but Mr Carr said, he had been inlormed by cable shortly after his arrival hack in the Dominion that. the New Zealander had been defeated in his third match. He had loolishly accepted a bout the night after his second \irtoi‘y and had neVer boxed worse. However. this defeat ha-l liven taken into very little account by the critics and promoters .um Lultrell‘s chances were as good as ever. He had sane down to Applwtun in two rounds and put up no kind of a fight. LllHlt'H is lln!\\' in the best. of health and, showing a complete recovery i‘rnm a prolonged attack of influenza, has got. his fighting weigh! ilvmn to about 12.6. This brings ‘him in the light—heavy-weight class. and mi! vuuhle him to contest. the title in this division as well as in the open “right championship.

In company with Mr Carr and another \\'nikatu boxer, “Snony” Brown Luttrell has been training at the wellknown gymnasium of Jack Dunleavy in George Street. He has had the opportunity of sparring with the crack overseas men including Maxie Riosenbloom with whom he figured in an Australian news reel. He has also come up against Mark Rough and the rest of the American contingent in his gymnasium exercises. Luttrell’s training work has, according to Mr Carr, proved most satisfactory and Dunleavy viewed his prospects most favourably, giving him a good chance for the Australian title which has become vacant since Ambrose Palmer’s eye injury necessitated his retirement from the ring. There are many asirants for the honour, but the New geniander is considered to have equal chances of being successful. Q I i U One of Luttrell's ideals in to come back to New Zealand and secure the Dominion professional title at presrnt held by Ray .\‘icul. On his

present form he should not find thel task difiicult. He will be in the for- i tunate position of fighting both heavy- 3 weight and light-heavyweight which will give him the rare opportunity of » gaining two championships. His im- 3 medate objective, however, is to make good in Australia. ‘ t O 0 “Val is a favourite with the crowd and his clean, open fighting has already gain-ed him a following and a reputation,” Mr Carr said. “Snowy Brown has also had one fight in which he was successful, but has found a job in the meantime and does not intend to take a. very active part in the sport until later.” Hockey Rules. The nature of the rules adopted by the New Zealand Hockey Association are again brought into the picture by a notice of motion that was given the West Coastian, Mr H. Throp, at the annual meeting this month. At some stages in the life of the association the rules have provided that the rules should be fixed by the Hockey Association and at other times by the International Hockey Board. The ‘ crucial point is that the International ‘ Board which represents the control-: ling bodies of hockey in England,l Scotland, Wales and Ireland, has functioned somewhat spasmodically. i‘it the moment New Zealand is bound to observe the rules laid down by the Hockey Association, but as the International Board is now operating it is onsidered that the New Zealand As—- . vciation should revert to the rules which have this body's approval. Test Bowler'a Injury. The left (bowling) hand of L. o’3 -‘lcetwood-Smith, Australian test :‘ckotcr. is bandaged up, with the n‘iured third finger in splints. On the xlvice of a leading Melbourne spec.llist, the hand is to remain bandaged ‘n- a month, and then the googly ~mvler can test it with bowling pracJcc. Keen to have the finger right again, particularly in view of the Eng ish visit next season, Fleetwood.\‘mith consulted the specialist and an x-rny was taken. The X-ray revealed nothing, but the specialist expressed the opinion that the tendon of the finger was strained and bruised, amz ”implete rest for a month might help ) effect a cure. Fleetwood-Smith‘s ,jury kept him out of the majority it" the Australian team’s matches durIng- the recent tour of South Africa. Blomfield's “ Octopus Clamp." Even Lofty Blomfield himself could llLi no adequate term to name the oird hold with which he drew a fall :om Pete Mehringer in the Theatre :oyal last week. But if “Lofty” were nconcerned the matter ofi‘ered a ser—vus problem to the wrestling writers. 'llomfield could give them no assist;nce beyond explaining that it was . combination of a reverse deathlock .nd a bar toehold. Before he left for ~nd they got at him again only 1 learn that the hold was his own mvmion and had not been named. lhc wise heads got together to meet 'no unexpected contingency with the osult that a new hold designated “the ->ctopus clamp" was ofiered to news—paper readers the following day. The title altogether suited Blomfield.

[ Golf Over 3e Holes. ‘ There is always a lot of camment regarding the unfairness, or otherwise, ‘of the amateur championship of Britain being played over so short a journey as 18 holes. As a true test 36 holes should undoubtedly be played. Luck enters more into one round, but, as far as that goes, so does the stymie. The reason that Britain has always kept to one round, instead of two is said to be in order to maintain the sporting element and leave the real test for the Open over 72*h01es. . * >7 Obviously a large majority of the competitors in the amateur event have no earthly chance of winning, but they have a flutter and the joy of knocking out a much better player who takes things too easily until too late. Here the majority of the players wanted a 36-holes qualifying round, with match play over 36 holes, and they have got it, which is as it should be. There is no evidence that the majority of British players want the conditions altered.

The Emerald Isle. The Emerald Isle is well to the fore in the threequai‘ter line of the Hamilton Marist senior- club fifteen. On the wings there are Kilpatrick and Has—gerty while Cassidy holds the key position. Quick off the mark, Kilpatrick is alweys a source of danger when he is uttered even the slightest opening while Haggerty's versatility is a valu—able asset. From wing threequarter he can take his place With the best in the pack, his nippiness and elusive side—step giving him first-class credentials. Uassidy—Judgins on his, game on Saturday—has not struck form and appeared to be playing out of position at critical stages of the game when he could have been the bulwark or the defence.

’ Emplre Games Programme. i The following is the programme to be observed at the Empire Games at [Sydney in 1938: Athletics.—Men: 100 yards, 220 ‘yards, 440 yards, 880 yards, one mile, three miles, six miles, marathon, two (miles steeplechase, 120 yards hurdles, 440 yards hurdles, high jump, long Hump, hop step and jump, pole vault, : throwing the javelin, throwing the dis- ! cus, putting 161 b. shot, throwing 16lb. Eliammer: relays, 440 yards (4 x 110 ,yards), one mile (4 x 440 yards). Women: 100 yards, 220 yards, 880 yards, 80 metres hurdles, high jump, long jump, throwing the javelin; rel..,\'s, 5430 yards (220 x 110 x 110), ,UGU yards \‘J'ZO x 110 x 220 x 110). i t s 1: t . Boxing—Eight weights: Flyweight, { 1121 b., and under; bantamweight, 118 lb. and under; featherweight, 1261 b. and under; lightweight, 1351 b. and under; welterweight, 1471 b. and under; middleweight, I‘6olb. and under; lightheavyweight, 1751 b. and under; heavy. weight. any weight. ' ‘ Cycling—looo yards sprint, 1000 metres time trial, 10 miles scratchy 100 kilometres road race. . Lawn Bowling.~Single, pair, rink. : Swimming—Men: 100 yards free<tyle, 100 yards backstroke, 200 yards breaststroke, 440 yards freestyle, 440 yards breaststroke, 1500 yards free-‘ style. high diving, springboard diving; relays, 800 yards (4 x 200 yards), 300 1 yards (1 x 100 yards backstroke, 1 x III(| yards breaslrokr’ i x 100 )-ll'ds fI‘C‘CSH'iP . \\‘omen: 100 100 yards freestyle). Women: 100 )fll’ds I'l‘m‘siHP. Hm yards backstroke. 2100 yards breaststroke, 440 yards freestyle. springboard diving. high diving, relays. 440 yards (4 x 110 yards), 300 yards (1 x 100 yards. backstroke, 1 x 100 yards, breaststroke, .1 x 100 yards I‘m-"sulv‘. =B * i! =3! . I)ivinz.——The actual dives will be: .\li-n‘s springboard divine. un‘n‘s high diving, ladios‘ springboard diving. ladies' high (living. \\'rostling.~(‘atrh as (‘atch Can: .\‘rn-II \\‘oghts: Bantamweig’ht. 12311). :.lill Inhlu-r: i'lullhvl-\\|-islll. liililll. and under; lightweight, 1451 b. and unnlvr; \\'eltcrn’oizht. 1581 b. and under; middleweight, 174 lb. and under; lightheavyweight. Will), and under; heavy\wight, any weight. ‘

King Ellloi. In U.S.A. \\'hlle in the [mind States, tlu New Zealand wrestler, King Elliot spent two and a-half months under Ted Tliye. receiving a. special COUPE! of instruction, and later won 3: matches out of 50 in that country Elliot is now about fifteen and a-hal stone, and being a very clever and fas matsman, he should go well his season. A challenge for the British Empire championship is quite \\'lthll Elliot‘s righis‘

Inter-House Rugby Mooted. The success of the inter—departmental game played by employees of the \\'aikato Times during last weekend has prompted several enquiries from Government departments and commercial firms as to the feasibility of a series of friendly matches. The suggestion is a good one. Already the W'aikato Times team has received in—formal and unofficial challenges from the Te Rape jockey-s and the Auckland press and ‘there has also been a my gestion of games being played against the Police and the Post and Telegraph Department. Unsual Stamina. Geoff Gillan], of Albert Park, Melbourne. Swimming Club, who, by swimming three miles or more daily for a year, created what is thought to be a world‘s record, recently st'ored his tlrst State Championship title. It. was for the mile. which was contested at the opening meeting of the new enclosed £35,000 Ulympit- Pool at Richmond, Victoria. The outstanding feature of Giliam's swim was the fact that. his time for the second half—mile (12m 285) was only 9 seconds slower than that for the first. And in View of the fact that he had an unchallenged and clear-cut lead for the final quarter, it is quite likely that if pressed, he could have done the second half of the. distance in faster time than “the first. A recent Australian film gazette shown in a Hamilton theatre showed Gillan) in the course of his training. Badminton from Childhood. From his very childhood, J. Frank Devlin, the brilliant overseas professional, has been a badminton enthusi—ast. ‘ Born in Dublin. he can still re—call how, at the age of three, his father played two ladies in voluminous skirts. in 1919 his family li'io\‘C(l to London and he played his Ilrst tournaments. steadily improving until he won the All England singles trophy which be« comes the winner‘s personal property it‘ he wins them four times in all or three times in Succession. Devlin gave .\.urlt'ianders a great display of strategy and powerful driving in an exhibition in the city last week before leaving for the South. lie is due to undertake some coaching in the Hamilton district this season.

llnsuranoo for Hockey. Insurance for women hockey players in the \Vellington district is nuw an accomplished fact. and a long—tell want. has been satistted. Many opinions on the subject were. expressed at the annual meeting of the association and several speakers save those present the benetlt of well—considered statements on the question. As a result of the discussion a. committee was set up to investigate the various as—pects of payers‘ insurance. as applied to women‘s hockey in Wellington, and it. has been decided to introduce a compulsory system of insurance embracing all players in the district. Severalv important decisions had to be made. Among them was whether or not the scheme should be compulsory. what should be the amount ot‘ the subsi‘ription. and what should Le the maximum amount to be paid out in respect of any single claim. It was decided that the premium should he is per player. to he added on to the subscription each year. Should the played be injured site is entitled to Claim I)” per rent. of the lllt‘Llll'iil expenses. up to tmu guinous. Nu Lirgi- illlli)lllli.\ nun be guaranteed hut ihv tlllt|ib\l \\iil luv (lUIH' to sf‘L‘ Iliul injured “land‘s uri‘ .ts.~i.~‘iL-il .ts tnui'lt :is possible. At the end at” tho SL‘JIMDH :dl l‘lilillls during: the _\i-;ir \\iil ('llllli’ llli t'tir rmit'w. and il' :inniluycr has Inn-n seriously injured “I" question ut limiting illl .itiiiitiunul grant. will lu‘ run.‘lllt‘l‘t‘tl. An) surplus tunds \\'ill in|';”']‘i('([ mi to Hit‘ lll'\[ )t‘tii'. Sm't‘rul int-nus ill'l‘ lit-int: (Ull‘lltl‘tl In :iugtnt‘nl the fund. and :in art union is hein: urgnniswi \\iih this ond in \ll,‘\\.— "Lircie," in the liwning Post.

Assoolatlon Football Referees. \Vi‘th a View to ensuring that the ap—pointment of referees for important ‘flxtures. will prove satisfactory the ENew Zealand Football Heferecs‘ Associ—;ation has advised secretaries of amliiated associations that reports of ref‘erees, active or inactive will be re—quired each month. In this connecltlon the secretary of the South Auck—iland Referees‘ Association, Mr J. Baillie, is desirous. that all referees in the lSouth Auckland area should get in {touch with him. with the object. of Jurnlshtng deails of their intentions for the forthcoming season. Uniformity Needed. The crying need of to—day‘vs Rugby is uniformity. Scrummaging has degenerated in New Zealand—as the English tour of the .-\ll Blacks showed—but’ while many deplore the loss of the diamond formation, the present posi—iion would not he aggravated to its present degree if uniformity were practised Not only are unions left to choose their own type but club-s throughout the Dominion are also left i; their own resorces and if one coach wants a three—i‘our-one scrum and another to pack his forwards in the iln-ee—tln'ee-tno manner, both are entitled to have their own way. The results are disastrous. Would it not be more encouraging- to younger players working up through the grades to be trained to one formation and one only? Finance and the Olymplc Games. It has always been a strange travnsly on the thoroughness of Olympic ::nmes organisation that so little pro—\ision should have been made for the marhinery that is vitally necessary for tlnl raising of finance necessary to hring athletes from all over the world to a common centre. As the Sydney Referee points out. the national au—thorities every four years make more or less elahuralr: arrangements for sel—ecting a team but the Olympic author—ities appear to neglect the nil—import—ant matter of finance. Says the Ref—eree: “ They appear 'to trust to a heneficeiit Government and, alter that. to a more or less spasmodic and shadowy collection of funds. it is time that the I financial angle was regarded as most vital and “that machinery be created for dealing with it immediately each Olympiad is finished." All New Zealanders who hare none too pleasant memories of the inevitable and vhitter controversies concerning selection of the best team in the race of a paucity of funds and the continual scraping after flnance. will heartily agree.