OVERSEAS SPORT

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 190, 13 August 1928, Page 7

OVERSEAS SPORT

N.Z. BOWLERS. Started For Tour Of America. THE ITINERARY. (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) LONDON, August 12. The New Zealand bowlers have departed by the Cedric for New York. All the members of the team are well. They will play matches at Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, London, Ontario, Chicago and Winnipeg. Some of the players will leave for New Zealand on September 14 from Vancouver and 14 of them will go to California to play matches at San Francisco, Los Angeles and Pasadena. TENNIS IN GERMANY. HONOURS TO AUSTRALIANS. (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (Received 1 p.m.) HAMBURG, August 12. In the German national tennis tournament finals Cummings and Moon beat Moldenhauer and Prenn, B—6, 6—o, 6—2 in the men's doubles. For the ladies" singles Miss Akhurst defeated Fraulein Aussem, 2 —6, 6 —o, 6—4. In tne women's doubles Misses Akhurst and Boyd beat Mrs. Watson and Miss Coldsack (England), 7—5, 7 —5. In the mixed doubles Fraulein Aussem and Boyd beat Miss Akhurst and Moon. 7—5, 6—4. TENNIS IN U.S.A. (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) NEW YORK, August 12. In the lawn tennis tournament at the Meadows Club, Southampton, Bell won the singles bv defeating Mangin, 6—o, 6—3, 7—5. In the final of the doubles Lott and Doeg defeated Hawkes and Herndcn, 19—17, G—4, 6—4. In spite of Hawkes' exhibition of some of the finest doubles play seen here for many years Lott and Doeg overcame the Australian and American combination, chiefly through Herndon's inability to give his partner adequate support. Hawkes was at his best. His sharply angled volleys and half-volleys and icbs were roundly applauded. Herndon and Hawkes led at 6—5 and 40—30 in the first set, but could not win the needed point. When Hawkes" service was broken through in the filth game of the second set all doubt as to the outcome of the match was ended. TILDEN'S STATUS. NEW YORK, August 12. It is announced that W. T. Tilden was nominated as one of the five is Cup players who will meet six French Davis Cup players in a series of international lawn tennis matches at Philadelphia on September 0, 7 and 8, but his participation will depend on the outcome of the charges of professionalism made against him. The hearing is fixed for August 24. Six singles and three doubles matches will be played. Lacoste will not be playing. CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

THE SEASON'S AVERAGES. (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) LOXDOX, August 12. The leading county cricket averages to date are as follows:— ; |

EMPIRE v. AMERICA. WIN FOR UNITED STATES. (Australian Tress Assn.—United Service.! LOXDOX, August IJ. The athletic contest between tlit Empire and the United States at Stamford Bridge attracted the second largest crowd ever seen at an athletic meeting in England. The attendance is officially estimated at 41.00U persons. The competitors, who paraded before the crow J with the Americans leading, received an ovation. The weather was ideal.

The Americans caused one of the Hpoest surprises by winning the hurdles race, which was a chapter of accidmts for the British. The result of the contest was a victory for the Americans. The results were: —- Three Miles Teams' Race. —Empire. 37 points; I'nited States, 20. Time. 14m. M 7 2-r,s. Steeplechase Relay. —Empire. 1. Time. 7m -525. Won by tivds. Mile Medley Relay. —Empire, 1. Time, .'sm 4ft Won by 15yds. 4ftoYd< Relay.—United States. 1. Time. .'>7 4-•">■». Won by inches. Canton (Australia) replied Lepg (South Africa) in the second stnzc. William* (Canada), the Olympic sprint champion, was ju.»t beaten. Carlton lost a little ground. "Hie United States led throughout. Long Jump. —United States, 1. Distance. 74ft 3in. The individual jumps were: Ham. 2."> ft lin: Dates, 24ft Bii>-. Hubbard. 24ft Gin. Empire. 6Sft lAiu. Atkinson. 23 ft lOJin: Harrison (Australia), 22ft 1 OAi li; Filioen, 21ft 4Jin. Throwing the Hammer.—United States. 1. Distance. 47Gft 70in. Empire, 433 ft }in. Throwing the Javelin.—Empire, 1. Distance. r.94ft lHin. Pilling (Canada), threw 204 ft: S. Lay (New Zealand)! 203 ft 9in: Weightnian Smith (South Africa), lS7ft 2*in. United States -">S-3ft 7in. Pole Jump.—United States. 1. Total height. "Oft lin. Empire, 36ft. High Jump.—United States, 1. To'*! height, 19ft. Empire, 18ft 3in.

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