SUPER CLIPPER TO CARRY 136 PERSONS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20510, 28 May 1938, Page 26 (Supplement)

SUPER CLIPPER TO CARRY 136 PERSONS

A picture of a drawing of a giant super clipper designed for Atlantic traffic by the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. The machine Is to carry 120 passengers and a crew of 12. The top speed is to be 300 miles per hour and the 9 liquid-cooled engines will develop 18,400 horse power.

“It has been a privilege and an honour to captain such a team, who not only played football in t'he best traditions of the game but also proved that bright football was not necessarily losing football,” comments Mr P. J. Nel in the forward. ‘‘ Undoubtedly the greatest feat on the field was to beat New Zealand in the Rubber of Test matches—an achieve-

ment hitherto unknown. But an equally proud result was our success in convincing New Zealanders —in their own country—that there is no need to tinker with the rules or seek special amendments in order to make the game attractive. The effects of the tour should go further. It should be good-bye" to dullness and safetyfirst methods. We put into operation methods to which we had been educated by the lessons we have taken from other countries. Our intensive backing-up methods had their inspiration in the work of the New Zealanders, who toured South Africa in 1928. To the Wallabies, who were in South Africa in 1933, we owe much for reminding us of the thrills of bright, open football though we endeavoured not to play with the" same degree of recklessness, for we made fewer mistakes. I have no hesitation in admitting that the two defeats we suffered were inflicted on us by better teams on the day’s play. Both served as valuable lessons to us.” • • • * The author in commenting on the tour stated that the South Africans found their early matchr/i in Ne'w Zealand very trying and it took them some time to find successful counters to the spoiling tactics generally adopted by their opponents. The impression one got was that too much license was allowed by the referees In dealing with offside play. In Australia the packs were inclined to break up far too quickly, with a result that

their scrummaging Invariably suffered. Another thing noticed was that most of the packs in Australia shirked the responsibilities of heavy scrummaging in the" tight rucks. In one respect the Springboks were exceptionally fortunate. Their experience against New South Wales, Combined team at Hamilton and North Auckland demonstrated that they were not nearly the same brilliant team in wet weather as on fairly hard and fast grounds, which provided conditions similar to those to which they were accustomed in South Africa. However, they encountered far fewer really wet grounds than they might have expected. In this respect they were indeed lucky. President’s Team Wln9 A good sportsman is Mr D. R. F. Campbell, president of the Waikato Rugby Union, and he is gaining much satisfaction from the success that has come to the Terriers senior team which he coaches at, Morrinsville. Terriers have won three games and drawn one, being undefeated 1o date, in the Morrinsville senior matches. Last Saturday thpy defeated United by 17 to 5. The team’s success reflects the good coaching given and the inspiration imparted by Mr Campbell.. whose enthusiasm for Rugby is unbounded. His team consists of more

than half light p.*ayers who were playing as juniors last year. It is captained by B. Robson, who was an outstanding tackier and attacking fiveeighths during the years that Morrinsville held the Peace Cup. Mr Campbell is chairman of the management committee of the Morrinsville Sub-Union, so that, he has a busy time as a Rugby administrator and coach. ! Sporting Policeman Transferred The transfer of Sergeant J. T. McGrath, of Hamilton, to Christchurch removes from the Waikato a popular sporting figure. During his 16 years in Hamilton, Mr McGrath has taken a lively interest In several sporting bodies and he is one of the best known sportsmen in the district. He is particularly well known on cricket and Rugby fields, and also on Waikato tennis courts. A class wicketkeeper and very steady bat, he has represented the Waikato 'at cricket, while he has often appeared at Rugby Park. During the past few years he has organised sporting teams for the police department, and was captain of the police cricket team that played In the Reid Cup competition for several seasons, and also captain of the police Rugby team. During the depression Mr McGrath was one of the organisers of the Police v. Law match staged for charity purposes. He captained the police team, and as a result of the game over £IOO was given to the Social Welfare League. Mr McGrath also organised and captained a successful police tennis team. Many times being sent to relieve at country stations, Mr McGrath is well-known throughout the district, while some years ago he was a popular elocutionist and toured the Waikato with concert parties.

Best Captains Representatives Jack Best, a 1935 All Black, who played Rugby in Hamilton last season and who was a member of the" combined Waikato-King Country-Thames Valley fifteen with met the Springboks at Hamilton, has been playing outstanding football at Whakatane this season. He was chosen as captain of the Whakatane-Rangiteiki team which played a trial game on Saturday with Rotorua-Galatea. From this match a team will be selected to rep-

resent Bay of Plenty for the tour of the South Island next month. Best appears to be the logical leader of the side and he should catch the eyes of the selectors while on tour. In the game in Hamilton against the Springboks he indicated that he Is still one of the finest forwards in New Zealand. Kereone Club’s Treble The Kereone Football Club’s teams won their senior, junior and third grade games at Morrinsville on Saturday, determined to show the ” old timers ” their prowess, in view of the dinner held at Morrinsville last week to celebrate the twenty-first year of the Kereone Club’s existence. In the senior championship game Kereone, led by J. Leeson and with Russell’s guiding genius in Hie backs, overwhelmed Old Boys in the second half to win by 17—3. The superiority of the fast and heavy Kereone forwards, who handled like backs when the ball came to Uxuai* the deciding fac-

tor. Then there was Russell, who did little' wrong from start to finish and was always on the ball, up to rob Old Boys of chances to score. J. Aitken, the Old Boys captain, tried repeatedly to gain tries, but the Kereone defence always stood the test. Aitken has been playing good sound football, and should be seen to better advantage in representative fixtures where he can expect to get more of the ball than he has received in club games. British Boxer In Hamilton With a fine amateur boxing record gained in Great Britain, a lightweight, Pat Murphy, has arrived in Hamilton to reside in this town. He is seeking professional status in New Zealand and hjs - application is being supported by the Hamilton Boxing Association. If he becomes a professional fighter it is likely that he will have his first bout in this town, sponsored by the local association. * * * * In England Murphy was trained by William Pardue, of Elstree, where the boxer was the filmland light-weight. Many of his bouts have been sponsored by A. Edward Mallett, the leading boxing manager in Hertfordshire. With reference to Murphy, Mallett says that when the boxer was under his control he was a good clean and* enterprising fighter with a good English record. He could commend Murphy to New Zealand promoters. Murphy fights at about 9st. J OIL).