SPORT OVERSEAS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 16, 20 January 1926, Page 7

SPORT OVERSEAS.

AUSTRALASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP ' TOTAL OF 2300 ENTRIES. (Received 1:2 noon.) SYDNEY, this day. For the forthcoming bowling carnival 1 for the Australasian championship, commencing on February 22, 2.300 entries I have been received from all the States. New Zealand, and Fiji. So far 20 entries, have been received from New Zealand. I £ including what stand for the best rinks in j ' the Dominion. The time for closing ' entries has been extended until Monday next.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) " 1 i HOCKEY ON ICE. £ SWISS -ARE CHAMPIONS. , ! (Received 1 p.m.i ' BERNE, January 19. , Switzerland won the European ice j i hockey championship. Czechoslovakia came second and Austria third.— A. and ! < N.Z. Cable.) I FIRST CLASS TENNIS. j MIXED DOUBLES AT CANNES. i I Received 1 p.m. i ] PARIS. January 19. I In the Cannes tennis tournament final i mixed doubles. Mdlle. Lenglen and ] Cochet beat Miss Satterthwaite and : Brugnon, 6—o, 6—4.— ' Renter, i I; TEST TEAM CAPTAIN. I ; DISCUSSION IN ENGLAND. ! < l . LONDON, January 10. ! ' It is generally assumed in cricketing'; circles that the appointment of Can as ; . captain of the English eleven to the ! ', Australians would not be approved In j the highest quarters, where the chances ; ( of Fender are preferred. This is the I more interesting because it is heli»v">d i that Fender has not in the nast been! a persona grata with the selectors. J There is a widespread impression that I the reason why the Marylebone Cricket; Club has not so far invited Fender to | captain England is the recollection of bis I Press messages from Australia, which, i it is thought, might make his captaincy i unpopular in Australia. As a matter of I fact, recent cablegrams from Australia ' have shown that instructed opinion tnere : 1 considers Fender should be captain of | the side. i Fender captained Surrey with En-pat '' skill and generalship. Faulkner, of South j , Africa, regards him as the best tactician j in England. Moreover, he is an "Ncell'mt | ; change bowler: indeed. Bardslev has described him as the best change bowler i in England. I ] Finally, Fender is a daring captain. ! jHe takes risks, whereas Carr is ortho- | do.x, and would captain the side on ordi- ! I nary lines.— A. and N.Z. Cable.) ! BOXING IN ENGLAND. ' LONDON, January 19. I In a 20-round boxing bout. Hood beat ; the Belgian boxer. Edouard Verrett, on ! points.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) J DISARMAMENT. j ——- i A COMING CONFERENCE. I I ! U.S.A. TO TAKE PART j i WASHINGTON. January 19. j The participation by the United States! in the preliminary disarmament confer-; j ence at Geneva was approved yesterday 1 |by the House of Representatives. ! An appropriation of flu.noo was, authorised to defray the expense-. ; The resolution will now go to the i Senate. — (Reuter.) j 2_