N. ZEALAND CRICKET XI IN ENGLAND
EIGHT PLAYERS SELECTED
THE DAVIS CUP COMPETITION
Match Play Dates
And The Draw
The First Round of the Davis must be com- Cup competition
pleted by May 4, the Second by May 16, the Third by June 8, the
THE CHINA
FREDDIE STEELE KNOCKS-OUT PAUL PIRRONE
World Middleweight Holder In Form
Philadelphia, March 2 Freddie Steele, world's middle-
PAGE SUCCEEDS Semi-Finals by June 17, and the weight boxing champion, scored a
T. LOWRY
(By THOMAS MOULT)
London, February 12.
The draw is: THE FIRST EIGHT OF THE
EUROPEAN ZONE NEW ZEALAND CRICKET
Byes into Second Round:-Italy v TEAM TO VISIT ENGLAND Monaco; Germany V. Austria, Sweden THIS SUMMER WERE CHOSEN v. Greece. YESTERDAY.
Their names are:
M. L. Page (Canterbury), captain.
W. A. Hadlee (Canterbury),
J. L. Kerr (Canterbury),
4. W. Roberts (Canterbury),
D. A. R. Moloney (Manawatu),
W. Carson (Auckland),
H. G. Vivian (Auckland),
. W. Wallace (Auckland).
The remaining members will be
announced after the Plunket Shield
selected
Zone finals by July 12. The inter-fast technical knock-out decision zone final will be played on July 17, over Paul Pirrone, of Cleveland, Pirrone was ren- 19 and 20, and the Challenge here to-night. Round on the centre court at Wim-dered helpless in the first round of a bout originally set for 10 rounds. bledon on July 24, 26, and 27.
Steele made the most impressive showing in any of his fights since becoming champion last July. The hard hitting Tacoma boxer floored First Round:-Belgium v. Hungary: Pirrone fare times with three suc Switzerland - Ireland; South Africa cessive left hooks, a stinging right Netherlands; China v. New Zealand.
of right and Byes into Second Round:-Jugoslavia uppercut, and a set v. Rumania; Poland v. Czechoslovakia; left smashes. France v. Norway.
The champion entered the ring Cleveland at 158 lb., while the fighter came through the ropes at 162 lb.-United Press.
T. Japan;
AMERICAN ZONE Semi-Finals:- USA Mexico v. Australia.
Carson is described as the dis-
match between Canterbury and covery of the New Zealand season. EARL HOWE Otago, which begins next Friday. He made 290 for Auckland, there
Only three of the players already by helping to beat the world record MARRIED
IN S. AFRICA have appeared in this for the third wicket in a stand of country on previous tours-Page, Vivian and Kerr. Page made visits in 1927 and 1931, and, vice-captain. on the last tour, he now succeeds T. C. Lowry in the leadership.
Lord's.
GRAND HITTER
Vivian is acknowledged to be the
best all-rounder in New Zealand
445
SCORED 194
Shipboard Romance With Bride Of 23
1
Johannesburg, February 3. Earl Howe, the racing motorist,
MARCH 10, 1937.
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Old Chinese Porcelain, Hang
A little later he scored 194 in Shield match. another Plunket Eliis, the former Australian wic- Ket-keeper, has coached him. He Page is à batsman, a grand hit-bats left-handed, but bowls--very- ter on the leg-side, and he scored usefully-with the right hand. Had 990 runs in 1931, his average in Carson not been chosen to visit and Miss Joyce Mary Maclean Jack, Bronzes, Old Lacquer, Screens, the three Test matches being 35 England, he would have been al- of Johannesburg, were married at Ornaments, Ivory Ware, Old Pic- He made 104 in the first Test at most a certainty for New Zealand the magistrate's court here by tures, Pottery and various kinds of
against South Africa at Rugby.
special licence this morning. Miss Jade Ornaments, etc., etc. The youngest of the chosen Jack, who is 23, is the daughter of On View from Tuesday, the 9th.- eight, Wallace, is regarded as New a former Mining Commissioner at March 1987. Zealand's great batting hope of the Klerksdorp. Earl Howe is 52. He bats and bowls left-handed, and
future. He is not yet as mature as
They met on board ship in 1935, made a thousand runs and took 64 Carson, but he scored a century when Lord Howe was travelling to wickets when he was previously in against the M.C.C. He is 21 years Africa for the 1936 Grand Prix England. Now that Merritt has old. So is Carson, and the only races and Miss Jack was returning been lost to international cricket player who has turned 30 is Page from her studies in England. She -he plays in the Lancashire Lea-
Only one of the three Test returned to England, but came to gue New Zealand
will probably matches played here in 1931 was Africa again last December and rely on him for their slow spin finished, and England won it watched Lord Howe compete in bowling.
Three Tests have again been ar- three Grand Prix races, the East Since Kerr made his disappoint-ranged for the coming season at London, Cape and Rand. ing first appearance here his bat Lord's, beginning on June 26; at Old ting average was under 22-he has Trafford, July 24, 26, 27; and at retrieved his reputation handsome- Kennington Oral, Aug. 14 to 17. Iv, and virtually made his second visit certain by hitting two Test
centuries against E. R. T. Holmes' CAMBRIDGE
M.C.C. team last winter.
PROBABLE OPENING PAIR
Of the newcomers, Moloney is a
BREAK OWN
first-wicket batsman, and Roberts COURSE RECORD
Was
a successful medium-paced
London, To-day.
This is Lord Howe's second mar- riage. His first wife was Miss Mary Curzon, daughter of the late Col. the Hon. Montagu Curzon, whom he married in 1907. The marriage was dissolved last year.
LR.C. CRICKET TEAM TO MEET
race crew yesterday broke their own K.C.C. ELEVEN
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Bed Boom & Office Furniture, Orna- Hadlee will probably open the record for the course from Ham-
The following have been select-ments, Cutlery, Brass & E. P. Ware, innings with Moloney. A Test mersmith Bridge to the milepost. player, he followed up his success In a practice row on an ebb tide ed to represent the Indian B.C. 1st. Porcelain & Glass Ware, Pictures, against M.C.C. a year ago by hit they covered the distance in 2 XI in their League Cricket match Electric Table Lamps, Gramaphones- ting 194 for Canterbury against minutes 51 seconds, beating the against the Kowloon C.C. next & Records, etc., etc. Wellington in this season's match previous best mark of 2 minutes 54 Saturday at King's Park: for the Plunket Shield.
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ARSENAL IN DUAL DEAL
Arsenal have transferred to Bradford City Ernest Tackett, for merly a centre half-back and re- cently inside-right in the London Combination team. Bradford City have transferred Laurence Scott, a right full back to Arsenal, the dual deal being completed by the payment of a substantial fee by the London club.
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