OVERSEAS SPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 113, 16 May 1927, Page 7

OVERSEAS SPORT.

BOXING IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, May 15. At the Stadium last evening "Tiger ,- Payne knocked out Charlie Long in tht> third round. Both men fought fiercely from th«, opening round, but Payne proved the stronger. With a terrific right to the jaw he knocked out his opponent, sending him through the ropes. ROUGH WRESTLING BOUT. MELBOURNE, May 15. In a wrestling match last evening Billy Edwards defeated Mike Yokel by two falls to one. Butting, gouging and kicking were features of the bout. CZECHOSLOVAKS WIN. ADELAIDE, May 15. The Czecho-Slovakian Association team defeated South Australia by 2 goals to 1. CHINESE TEAM DEFEATED. SYDNEY, May 15. In an Association football match yesterday New South Wales defeated the Chinese team by 6 goals to 3. BRITISH WALKING RACE. LONDON, May 15. At St. Albans the 20 miles National Road Walking Championship was won by Lloyd Johnson, of the Surrey Athletic Ciub. Time, 2h 55m 535. The Surrey Club also won the teams' race. SPEED-KING STRATTON. (Received 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. On the Maroubra Speedway Spencer Stratton won the All Powers *Solo Handicap of five miles in 3m 10s. He covered the last lap at the rate of 101.2 miles per hour. DAVIS CUP CONTEST. LISBON, May 15. In r. ,x "v : '; Cup -•■■"•ond roo-n luiitc 1 ! Ger^;:- , defeat "'vt'.iT.l '-■ 3 to 0. (Received 12 noon.) PARIS, May 15. In the Davis Cup preliminary, France eliminated Roumania 3—o matches.