SPORT OVERSEAS.
:S, a AUSTRALIAN RING. CONTESTS. SYDNEY, April 20. At the Sydney Stadium Eddie Butcber beat Dwyer on points, in a hard-fought -20-rounds contest. Dwyer did most of the punishing and downed his opponent six times.' He looked like scoring a knock-out, but Butcher's better toriu earned lain through. MELBOURNE, AprU 20. ■ Billy Grime had the hardest'fight of his .life when he fought a no-round draw with Joe Fox.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) SCOTTISH SOCCER CUP. LONDON, April 19. ' The final for the - Scottish Association football cop resulted ln a win for the Airdrleonians, who beat the Hibernians br 2 goals to o.—(Reuter.) ' PROFESSIONAL BELUARDS. LONDON, April 18. At the close of play last night }f_ tb_ billiards championship match, Newman t. McConachy, the scores were:— Newman (in play) 14,001 McConachy ■• ••'••__ " 82 7 —(Argus). N.Z. CRICKETERS IN FIJI. ~~SUVA, April 19. The second test cricket match, New Zea. land v. Fiji, was begun to-day. Fiji batted • _wrwl 97. - -- . . New Zealand scored 202 for six wickets (Irring 15, Gillespie 67, Hiddleston 50, Somervell 30, Cooper, not out, 30).—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 94, 21 April 1924, Page 9
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