SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLV, Issue 10385, 2 May 1925, Page 3

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

BOXING. ASHBURTON TOURNAMENT. The Ashburton Boxing Association will hold its first tournament of the 1925 season on Wednesday evening, when boxers from Timaru, Temuka, Gcraldine and Christchurch, will be competing in addition to local men The programme includes special matches between the light-heavy weights C. Pocock (Christchurch) and Manning (Temuka), and well-known welter-weights in A. Thompson (Christchurch) and J. Lewis (Ashburton). Other competitors are A. Wallace, H. Wallace, Hopkinson, Diggs More, Argyle and Phillips. Several novices wdl make their appearance. About a dozen bouts are scheduled for decision, and these should provide some excellent encounters. The public will be admitted, and prices are advertised elsewhere in this issue. The association is making every endeavour to promote the sport, and a strong class is now under the instruction of Mr C. Stock Classes are being started for boys, who will be riven two months' tuition free or charge. A large number of lads have promised to take advantage ot tlie association's offer.

CONTESTS IN BRITAIN. LONDON, April &>. A boxing match at the Albert Hall between Johnny Brown, jun. and Mkj Clark, fly-weight champion of Britain, was one of the pluckiest witnessed for a. long time. Brown fought gamely until the last few seconds of the twentieth round, when he was knocked out. It was apparent five rounds earlier that he could not win, and the spectators shouted to the seconds to throw in the towel. Bombardier Wells was knocked out in the. third round of a 15-round contest by Jack Stanley. Wells was booed.

SCULLING. GOODSELL v. HANNAN. SYDNEY, May 1. Maior Goodsell, world's champion sculler, states that he will row J. Hannan on .June 13 on the Paramatta River, or, if he is allowed £3OO expenses, on the Wanganui River. He adds that he will give Hannan Mil May 8 to give a definite answer. If no answer is received by that date he will arrange to meet Saul for the title. RUGBY FOOTBALL. ATJ STRALIANS 7 "" ITINERARY. WELLINGTON, May 1. The itinerary of the New South Wales team's tour of New Zealand is " S A^fgnrt : 22-Wellington and Mana-watu-Horowhenua combined, at Jfai1U Auturt N 2 0 6-West Coast, Buller, and G AugustVotago and Southland, at D S n e e ptember 2-Canterbury and South Canterbury, at Christchurch. September 5-Wanganui and Taranaki, at Hawera.

September 9—Wairarapa and Bush Districts, at Masterton. September 12—Poverty Bay and East Coast, at Gisborne. September 16—King Country and Waikato, in King Country. September 19—New Zealand (test), at Auckland. September 23—North Auckland, at Whangarei. , . Mr S. S. Dean was re-elected chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union executive. The New Zealand selectors are Messrs E. McKenzie, N. McKenzie, A. Guy, H. Davis, and A. Geddis.

LAWN TENNIS.

MATCHES JN_ AMERICA. ' NEW YORK, April 30. The National Lawn Tennis Association has announced the following revised dates for certain of the Davis Cup and national tennis events m which the Australians and New Zealanders are likely to compete:—Final Davis Cup round in the American zone, at Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, August 20, 21, and 22. Inter-zone finals, at Westsidc Tennis Club, Forest Hills, Long Island, September 3,4, and 5. Challenge round, Germantcwn Oricket Club. Philadelphia, September 10. 11, and 12. National doubles, at Longwood, August 24 to 29. . 1 National singles, at Westside, September 14 to 19.