OVERSEAS SPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 165, 14 July 1928, Page 9

OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Bowlers Win At

Leith.

EDINBURGH BEATEN.

(Australian Press Assn. —United Service.)

LONDON, July 13.

The New Zealand bowlers defeated Edinburgh at Leith by 14t> points to 112. The New Zealand skips' scores were:—Adess, 33—2U; Sole, 21—16; Carson (Otahuliu), 34—17; Hill, 17—24; Hutchison, 20—16; Parker (Auckland), 21—13.

DAVIS CUP TENNIS.

Czecho-Slovaks Meet Italians

In European Final.

"ALL SQUARE" ON SINGLES,

(Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) (Received 1 p.m.) MILAN, July 13. The final contest in the European zone of the Davis Cup competition started to-day with the singles matches. De Morpurgo (Italy) beat Macenauer (Czecho slovakia), (i—3, 6—4. Kozeluh (Czecho-Slovakia) beat Gaslirfi (Italy), 6—l, 9—7, 3—6, 6—4. PACIFIC PENNANT. DOMINION SKIPS BEATEN. (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) (Received 8.30 a.m.) SUVA, July 13. Scores in the Pacific Pennant are:— Lewis (South Australia) 23, v. Sutton (New South 14; Moore (South Australia) 25, v. Wise (New South Wales) 28—South Australia 48, New South Wales 42.

Caughlev (Fiji) 32, v. Morgan (New Zealand) 14; Pickett (Fiji) 20, v. Miller (New Zealand) 13—Fiji 52, New Zealand 27. The final will be played on Saturday.

In the Pacific championship singles Anderson (Victoria) beat Williams (Fiji), 29—4; White (Victoria) beat Walters (Victoria), 27—12; Butler (Victoria) beat Johnstone (Victoria), 25—17.

INVITATION GOLF.

BRITISH PLAYERS' MATCH,

(Australian Press Assn.—Dnited Servie*.) LONDON, Julv 13.

In an invitation golf tournament for prizes valued at £500 at the Verulam course, St. Albans (limited to the 24 British players with the best scores in the 1928 open championship), Mitchell and Davies scored 287, Williamson and Gadd 291, Duncan 292, Cotton 294 and 11. Whitcombe 296.

ISLAND BOWLING.

THE SUVA TOURNEY.

(Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) SUVA, July 13.

At the bowling tournament to-day, playing in the open rinks championship, Lewis (South Australia) defeated Pickett (Fiji), 20—10; Butler (Fiji) defeated Perks (Fiji), 28—13. In the Pacific pennant competition Bennett (Victoria) defeated Carrutliers (New South Wales), 24—18; Spear (Victoria) defeated Henley (New South Wales), 37—11.

BISLEY TESTS.

(Australian Press Assn. —United Service.) (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, July 13. Shooting at Bisley, Captain Castle (South Africa) won the Alexandra Challenge Cup Avith a score of 09. Major Ranken won the Xobcl Cup with a score of 104.