LATE SPORTS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 84, 19 January 1928, Page 4

LATE SPORTS.

CYCLING. HANDICAPS FOR ROAD RACE. * Following are the handicaps for the • Ashburton Amateur Cycling and Athletic Club’s road race, to be held! round the Allenton block, a distance of 14} miles, on Saturday afternoon:W. J. Parkes scr, R. Boswell scr, E. P. Parsons 2}mins, C. Shierlaw 3}, A, A, Craighead 4, L. Thackwell 4, D.< Anderson 4, J. Boswell 4, R. Coulter 5, W. Oakley 5, J. Sutherland 5, R. Keeley 5, J. Samuels 5, G. Bright 7. INVITATION TO AUSTRALIA. (Received This Day, 11.35 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The New South Wales Aihateur Athletic Association has received from the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand body an invitation to the amateur cycling champion to tour the Dominion with a trainer. CRICKET. \ TEAMS FOR SATURDAY. The following will represent their respective clubs in matches on Saturdays Celtic. . Versus Tinwald at Tinwald: — Rooney (2), Rapley, Pearce, Brophy, Jordon, Lennon, Turner, F. JLennpn,;Zouch,. O’Connor, Daniels, McCormick.. Tinwald. ; Tinwald v. Celtic, at Tinwald:—E. Bell, W. Hockimrs, C. Stills, G. Bell. O. - Stills, B. McKenzie, B. Clothier, A. McNicol, W. Colville, B. Millichamp, G. Carroll. Emergencies: G. Day, W. Oakley, A. Carroll. THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR. (Received This Day, 11.15 a.m.) ADELAIDE, This Day. The secretary of the Board of CricketControl announces that 12 of the 13members of the team invited to tourNew Zealand have accepted. LAWN TENNIS. 't FRANCE VERSUS NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON, January 18. In the international lawn tennis, match France beat New Zealand in the first day’s play by two matches to nil. The games were played in ideal weather on the Wellington Association s courts at Miramar. Tlie best game of the day was BartJeet’s great fight against jßorotra. Bartleet frequently beat Borotra with, fine passing shots. Borotra was somewhat below form, missing half volleysand netting volleys and outing crossback drives on the side line. Bartleet;. was driving hard to keep BoVotra back from the net. He succeeded sometimes, but as the game developed, Borotra gained ascendancy at the net, from where the final decision lay. Bartleet played much better than against Ollivier in Christchurch. Borotra was foot-faulting badly, but was not pulled, up He was a bundle of energy, and. bounced about like an indiarubber ball. He hit ground strokes hard &nd deep, but not always accurately. . Brugnon had no trouble with Oflivier who played without life. Brugnon was very quick on his feet. He volleyed and smashed to perfection, and often made Ollivier look foolish. Both served several double faults. The fitter of the two, Brugnon has a severe drive, and is dangerous at the net. Ollivier fought well only in patches. Boussus is definitely in a class above Malfrov, who could not deal, with tn€u French boy’s severe drives and wonderful smashing. Boussus made very .few 1 mistakes, and volleyed from the net to leave Malfrov standing. Boussus hit Malfroy’s service as it has not been hit before, and he got the corners with great placing and control. relied on steadiness, and passing shots, but Boussus anticipated too well, and \yas too quick to steady himself. Detailed results:— Jean Borotra- (France) beat E. E. Bartleet (New Zealand). ~ Jacques Brugnon (France) beat «* Ollivier (New Zealand), 6-1, 3-6, b-4, 6. „ ' Christian Boussus (France) beat C. E Malfroy (New Zealand), 6-3, b-3, 3-6.

SCULLING TITLE. GOODSELL’S PREPARATIONS. (Received This Day, 9.15. a.m.) VANCOUVER, January 18. . Major Good sell is* en route to Arizona to recover from nerve strain and to prepare for his' return race with Bert Barry for the world’s championship. .. ~ « His trainer, Matherson, sailed irom San Francisco to-day for Australia, after arranging for the construction of a new shell for the next race. It is reported that Cook (Australia) nail accompany Matherson for the next ran©between Goodsell and Barry, RIFLE SHOOTING. AUSTRALIANS FOR BISLEY. (Press Association —Copyright.) (Received This Day, 10.45 »£»•> MELBOURNE, This Day. The Executive Committee of theCommonwealth Council of the ■Association of Australia .decided t thafcthe Australian team which will compete at Bisley should consist of 13 men, the team being representative of all States. Colonel Merrett commands theteam. - CROQUET. BRITAIN DEFEATS N.S.W. (A.P.A. and “Sun” Cables.) (Received This Day, 10.45 a.m.) v SYDNEY, This Day. The English croquet team defeated New South Wales at Mosman, winning three out of four matches. Miss Eetallack (England) beat Mrs Kindon, 26-1 26-7; Richard (England) beats Dun 26-7, 26-7: Dupre (England) beats Mrs Moore, 26-4, 26-8; Mrs Tayjen (New South Wales) beat