SPORT OVERSEAS.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 188, 9 August 1924, Page 7

SPORT OVERSEAS.

I THE PUGILISTS. I HEAVYWEIGHTS AT WEMBLEY BLOOMFIELD V. GIBBONS. <By Ca'blc.— rrese Association.—^Copjraslitj ; LONDON, August 8. The boxing contest between Jack ■ Bloomfield, England's leading heavyI weight boxer, and Tommy Gibbons, the . American who recently defeated Carpen--1 tier, will take place at the Wembley ■ Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The match is monopolising interest in ' sporting circles. If the weather is fine it is expected <that 120,000 spectator? will be present, as the highest-priced , peats are only 47/.. while the lowest are , 4/0. The construction of the stadium i ensures everyone an uninternipted view. ; An attendance of 120,000 would be the . largest in the history of prize fishtintr. The boxers' purse? amount to £30.000, , =o that there is no comparison in that ; respect to the Dempscy v. Carpentier contest, when Dcmnfov took £81.000 and , Carpentier £.51.000. hut the American attendance may be dwarfed. Two stewards find turnstile • men have been ensraaed, and 18 "loiid speakers" have been installed to enable the master of ceremon ; es to control the crowd, and nlso to announce the bejrin|ning and end of every round, the names <>f w'nnor, etc. Cinema photoprapher*" will be placed in a special "crow's nest."' I Oil;!)')n--. rrrentlv confessed to a liking ! for i< c cream. Since then his training [quarters have beni inundated with pre-ents of ice cream, ?.nd the promoters of 'he contest have promised him a special consignment of it directly the 'fight ends. Bloom lield will be fighting 1 for a bride, as his fiancee has promised ' to marry him directly after the fiarht. ' ' The meeting of Gooryre Cook (Australia) and Tom Ileeney, the massive 1 Gisborne (New Zealand) boxer, which : is to decide the heavy-weight championship of the Southern Hemisphere, is also , much discussed. It is expect*,' that I Cook's cleverness will enable him to I avoid the New Zenlander's tremendous swings.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) THE TAILTEANM GAMES. ; : PUEDY THE N.Z. LIGHTWEIGHT i LONDON, August 8. j At the Tailteann Games in Dublin the final of the light-weight boxing contest resulted in a win for Purdy (New Zealnnd), who beat Dwrer (Ireland).— (Reuter.) " j . TENNIS IX ENGLAND. ! BOTTRNEMOUTH TOTTKNAMENT. LONDON, August 8. I At the Bournemouth lawn tennis tournament Fisher beat Brame Hillvard. o—4, 2—o, 6— i. Bayley beat Ferrier. (s—l, 6—3. Both winners thus reached the semi-final.—(A. and X.Z. Cable.) AFRICANS V. SURREY. • (Received 1 p.m.) ! LONDON, August 8. The South Africans in their first innings against Surrey, made 418 (Susskind ! ', 137, Catternll f>3). Fenley took six j wickets for 14R runs. Surrey in the second innings made 203 for four (Knight 6S). The match was drawn. The weather was fine and , the wicket good. Catterall went out the first ball he received this morning. Re had batted for 261 minutes, giving no chances.—(A. I and N.Z. Cable.)