SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIV, Issue 10134, 11 June 1924, Page 3

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

GOLF.

I LADIES' MATCHES. The following is the draw for the Barnett Vase (18-hole stroke) match to be played on Thursday:—Mrs Pinfold . with* Miss Stewart, Miss Keith with Mis.s Digby, Mrs Kennedy with Mrs Smith, Miss Dunlop with Mrs Tucker.

RUGBY.

REFEREES' ASSOCIATION

The Referees' Association met last night, when the following were appointed to control Saturday's matches:—

Seniors.—Ashburton v. Old Boys, on Showgrounds No. 1, 2.45, Mr E. Partridge ; Rakaia v. Hinds, on Showgrounds No. 3, 2.45, Mr I. Fallwell. Juniors. —Allenton v. Hinds, at Hinds, Mr H. Porter; Celtic y. Spring-burn-Mayfield. at Mount Somers, Mr P. Heron; Rakaia. v. Old Boys, at Rakaia, Mr H. J. Chapman; Ashburton v. Mayfield, at Mayfield, Mr L. Grieve. Third Grade.—Technical School v. Tinwald, on Showgrounds No. 3, 1.30, Mi* J, Templeton; Methyen v. Ashburton, at Methven, Mr W. Burrows; Rakaia v. Old Boys, at Rakaia., Mr J. C. C. • McLachlan. Fourth Grade.—High School A v. .Rakaia, on Showgrounds No. 4, 2.45, Mr-I>. R. Clarke; High School B v. Technical School, on Showgrounds No. 4, 1.30, Mr W. Meikleham.

The senior match between Methven and Celtic, to have been played on the Showgrounds on Saturday, has been postponed. The Methyen Club petitioned the Rugby Union for the deferring of the match. The Celtic Club has agreed to this course, and the match has been held oyer.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL,

URUGUAY WINS AT OLYMPIC < GAMES.

PARIS, June 9. In the Olympic Association football final, Uruguay beat Switzerland by three goals to nil. In the re-play for third place, Sweden beat Holland bv three to one. [Britain was not a competitor at the Olympic Games.]

SWIMMING.

THE OLYMPIC POOL. ACCOMMODATION FOR 12,000 PEOPLE. "~*PARIS, June 9. La Piscine, at Destourelles, where the Olympic swimming and water polo contests will be held, is an immense concrete structure, and will accommodate 12,000 people. . Access to the great open-air bath, supported on enormous pillars, making the repair of leaks easy, is gained by climbing three floors. . Furnaces beneath the pool, which s 50 metres long and 18 wide, keep the water at a temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit.

BOXING.

WILLS DEFEATS MADDEN

NEW YORK, June 9. Harry Wills, the negro heavy-weight, won the judge's decision over Bartley M. Madden, the New York Irishman, after 15 rounds. -The championship aspirations of Wills sustained a set-back when the giant negro failed to knock out Madden. Wills won the decision by a decisive margin. • Madden, fighting one of the most courageous battles in years, stood up under terrific attacks. Wills employed his great advantage in reach and battered Madden all over the ring. He opened nasty cuts about his opponent s ears, mouth, and eyes. Fighting the last four rounds .with a stream of blood blinding his vision, Madden was no more than shaken. Sometimes the crowd of 20,000 was brought to its feet in recognition of his gameness in lashing out a counteroffensive. Wills had Madden on the verge ot a knock-out at least twice —in the fifth and twelfth rounds.