SPORT OVERSEAS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 124, 28 May 1925, Page 7

SPORT OVERSEAS.

DAVIS CUP CONTESTS. HAWAIIANS WITHDRAW. HONOLULU", May 27. The forfeit tire of the Davis Cup matrlioH liV Hawaii to Australia is announced hy the Hawaiian I.awn Tennis Association.' The reason is the pndiibitivc cost of Bonding ii team to New York in ilm event of victory. fnstoad of Ihc cup matches exhibition janici with the. Australian cup team will be played at Honolulu, beginning on Juno 14.—i Renter.) TENNIS IN ENGLAND. MIDDLESEX CHAMPIONSHIPS. LONDON. May 27. At the Middlesex tennis championships, in the first round, Turtdiull defeated Kotheririgham, 7—5, 5—7, o—l. ( Ueuter.) FOOTBALL IN N.S.W. RIVAL CODES QUARREL. SVDXEV, May 27. .A heated Press controversy has arisen over the use (if playing grounds. The Stirrer players complain of tlic Rugby League's refusal to permit the list- of tin- (riekct Cround for certain matches, although they are alleged to have received an implied promise that such use uould lie granted. They also mnke the eomiilrti.it that, the l-pngue has arranged for opposition matches on certain dates. The league's secretary, in rcplv. says that, when the .Australian I-eacne team visited Knplnnd they received little consideration at the hand* of tlie Soccer nPsoeiation. He expresses tlie o]iinion that the present Knjrlish Soccer tour is closely akin to a private speculation.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) FRENCH RUGBY PLAYERS. INVITATION FROM DOMINION. PARIS. May 27. The French TluM.y Federation is not accepting the Xew Zealand liupliF I'nion , . invitation tr, send a team to the Dominion in 102(1. It is willing, however, to send a team in 1827.— lA. and | 5.7.. Cable.) SCULLING CHAMPION. SAUL AGAIN CHALLENGES. SYDVKY. "\ln.v 27. Saul Ims a.-am eliallenpcd Major (.ooil.-ei! in ruu fur tin- world's pcullinpr cMiimpinlii-hip. '.'oodsell is |n-iparfil to meet Shill it' the chiiinpinnt>lii)> i> not involved, 1111 l Sillll illfistA that the race must be for the title, -i A. and N.Z.) COUNTY CRICKET. LONDON , . May 27. Tv the county eri.-ker compctitiona. Lancashire in their first innings apainst Hampshire m ade I.'M runs ( Makepeace .",7,. Kennedy took seven wi,-(<ets for ■M runs. The'second innings yielded 140 ] for nine wickets (declared): Makepeace made 71. Tlanipshire in their first innin.Ts. were all out for 02; Parkin took six wiekrts for «2 run«. In the second innings Hampshire made 127. The Yorkshire and Kent match wan abandoned owing to ruin, when Yorkshire had scored :!!! for no wiekefs. l!nttili}{ for Surrey against Kssev, Holilis made 120 and' Peach 100. lor Kssev. Freeman compiled 12.V lor Worcester against (.loueester. Hoizers took siv ui.kets for fi!t. l"or Middloox auaiimt Warwick Oureton to.,k hix for :W. P.nin fjenerally interfered with play. i P.euter. i