OVERSEAS SPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 134, 8 June 1928, Page 7

OVERSEAS SPORT.

THE BIG FIGHT.

Capacity Crowd Expected For Tunney-Heeney Bout. A £400,000 "HOUSE." (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (Received 9 a.m.) NEW YORK, June 7. Tex Rickard, manager for Gene Tunney and promoter of the world ? s boxing championship fight, formally advised the Boxing Commission that the Tunney-Heeney fight would take place at night on July 26. The New York State Athletic Commission has given Rickard permission to hold the championship fight at the Yankee Stadium, New York, on the date stated. The promotor said he would stait immediately with preparations to handle a capacity crowd, and he estimates the receipts at two million dollars. BOWLERS' TEST. England Beats New Zealand. THIRTEEN-POINT MARGIN. (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (Keceived 11! noon.) LONDON, June 7. Sir Joseph Ward, Sir James Parr, Mr. Justice Herdman, the Hons. G. J. Anderson and J. A. Hanan attended the bowling Test match at Higligate between New Zealand and England. New Zealand started well and leil at five end-;. 24—16, but at ten ends England had the lead. 51—44, and at fifteen 76—71. England won 110—97. The rink results were, New Zealand names being mentioned first:—Horton lost to Carruthers, 14—30; Grant drew with Bull, 17—17; Parker beat Alexander. 21—20; Thomson 'ost to Wright, 20 —23; Sole beat Jones. 25—20. E. D. ANDREWS' SUCCESS. WIN AT CAMBRIDGE. (Australian Press Assn. —United Service.) (Received 12 noon.) LONDON, June 7. E. D. Andrews, the New Zealander, won the singles and is in the doubles finals in the Cambridge freshmen's tennis competition. He secured a place in the University team. In the Davis Cup competition at Birmingham Higgs (England. beat Moltlenhauser (Germany), o—i, 4—(i, 6—2, o—6, 6—4. ENGLISH CRICKET. Selectors To Consult Hobos And Rhodes.

RE ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN. (Australian Press Assn. —United Service.) (Received 12 noon.) LONDON. June 7. The select ion committee for the Tesi trial teams is consulting Hobbs and Khodc-s. RUGBY LEAGUE RULES. AUSTRALIAN RULE REJECTED. (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (Received 112 noon.) LONDON, June 7. The Run by League rejected by IS to 12 votes the Australian proposal providing for a drop out from the goal-line instead of from the twenty-live yards line as at present when the defending team touches down. HEENEY ON SHOW. AT MILITARY ACADEMY. (Australian and N.Z. Press Association > NEW YORK, June 7. At the West Point Military Academy the New Zealand boxer, Tom Heeney. gave exhibition bouts with two of the cadets, Corby and Muse, before the great crowds of people that were attending the graduation exercises of the academy. ENGLISH RUGBY LEAGUE. NEW RULES FOR FORWARDS.

(Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) LONDON, June 7. An addition to the laws regarding the scrummage was made at the annual meeting of th English Rugby League. This provides that no forward shall -it any time have both feet off the ground. Further, any forward who drops on to one knee in an endeavour to hook the ball shall be deemed to have intentionally fallen. Referees are authorised to inflict penalties if the rule is infringed. JACK HOBBS INJURED. THIGH MUSCLES STRAINED. (Australian Press Assn.—United Servioe.) LONDON, June 7. The famous Surrey professional cricketer, J. B. Hobbs, lias strained a muscle in his thigh. He will not !>e able to plat for the Players against the Gentlemen in the annual match at the Oval. The accident is not serious, but rest is essential. He hopes to be able to play again before long.