SPORT OVERSEAS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 95, 23 April 1926, Page 7

SPORT OVERSEAS.

RUGBY FOOTBALL. INVITATION FROM S. AFRICA. (Received 12.30 p.m.) CAPETOWN, April 22. The South African Rugby Board has invited the New Zealand Rugby Union to send a representative team to tour South Africa.—(A. and N.Z.) BILLIARDS IN ENGLAND. — '•."_*» * LONDON, April 22. In the Empire amateur billiards championship competition Earlam (England) has scored 1000, while his opponent, Boutledge (South Africa), is 342. In the professional championship match Newman has compiled 4001 and Davis 1599. — (A. and N.Z.)

TENNIS IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY April 22. The championship tennis tournament was concluded to-day. In the semifinal of the junior doubles Andrews and Wilson (New Zealand) defeated Hicks and Slade, 3—6, 6—t4, 6—4. Andrews and Wilson were defeated in the final by Crawford and Hopman, 6—3, 6—2. In the final of the mixed doubles Willard and Miss Cox defeated Wertheim and Miss Boyd; 7—5, 6—3.— (A. and N-Z.) - SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. SYDNEY, April 22. Articles have been signed between Alfred Burns and Frank Scroope for a contest . for the Australian sculling championship and a purse of £300 on the Richmond River on May 1 (A and N.Z.)* WRESTLING IN AMERICA. NEW YORK, April 22. In a wrestling match at Portland Clarence Ecklund defeated John Kilonis by securing two falls out of three.—(A. and N.Z.)