OVERSEAS SPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 110, 12 May 1930, Page 7

OVERSEAS SPORT.

SPEED THRILLS

Second Disaster Narrowly Avoided at Brooklands. MALCOLM CAMPBELL'S ESCAPE (United I\A.-Electric Telegraph-Copyright) (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, May 11. Another disaster was narrowly averted at Brooklands, where three people were killed on Friday, when, on the second day Earl Howe, with Malcolm Campbell, was travelling at 100 miles per hour. It was discovered that the near side rear wheel was hanging by a few threads. The race ended in heavy rain, Bentleys filling the first arid second places with a Riley third. The leading Bentley averaged 80.68 miles per hour. INTERNATIONAL SOCCER. ENGLAND V. GERMANY. BERLIN, May 11. The first Association football match between England and Germany yesterday was drawn, three goals all. The game aroused tremendous interest, and there were 00,000 spectators at the Stadium. Tho captains shook hands under a battery of 1400 cameras. The photographers scattered hurriedly as the teams lined up. / The Englishmen asserted thensuperiority in the first half, and led 2*-l. The Germans scored twice soon after the resumption. The English forwards outmanoeuvred their opponents arid equalised, but were unable to score again. The Germans defended stubbornly, although crudely. . _ The visitors were thrown out of their stride by the type of football, to which they were unaccustomed. The game, which was controlled by a Dutch referee, Mr. Mutters, was marked by excellent sportsmanship.

ENGLISH LEAGUE MATCH.

FINAL GAME DRAWN.

LONDON, May 11

The final of the League football championship at Wakefield resulted'in a draw between Leeds and Huddersfield, two points each. There will be a replay at Halifax on Monday.

SCOTT'S SECOND CHANCE.

BOUT WITH SHARKEY.

LONDON, May 11

jack Sharkey has accepted an offer! from a London syndicate of a purse for an open-air boxing contest at Wembley. Phil Scott has been offered £3000. At present he is suffering from influenza. Scott and "Young" Stribling are matched for a bout at Clapton Stadium on June 2. » BOXING IN U.S.A. NEW WELTER CHAMPION. NEW YORK, May 11. In a boxing match at Detroit Jack Thompson, a negro, of San Francisco, won the welter-weight title. He defeated jackio Fields- in 15 rounds on points. BOXING IN SYDNEY. PEARCE BEATS VAUCLARD. SYDNEY, May 11. At the Sydney Stadium last evening a local boxer, Jimmy. Pearce, list 2Jlb, defeated Louie Vauclard (France), list 51b, in a gruelling 15-round boxing bout. DAVIS CUP CONTEST. ITALY DEFEATS EGYPT. LONDON, May 11. In the Davis Cup second round contests in the match between Britain and Poland at Torquay, Lee (Britain) % beat Tlocznski (Poland), 6—l, 6—4, 6—2. The match between Sharpe and Stolarofl was postponed on account of rain. At Rome in the match between Italy and Egypt in the doubles do Morpurgo and Gaslini (Italy) beat Zahar and Riches, 5—7, B—6, 6—l, 3—6, 7—5. Italy qualifies to meet Norway or Austria in the third round. AMERICA CUP RACE. PROBABLE VISIT OF PRINCE. NEW YORK, May 11. A message from Newport, Rhode Island, says the Prince of Wales will probably pay a visit there at the time of the international yacht races for the America Cup in September. ■ AUSTRALIAN OARSMEN. SCOTT WINS THE SCULLS. ADELAIDE, May 11. The amateur sculling championship of Australia on Saturday resulted as follows: — , Scott (New South Wales) •■• £ Buckley (Queensland) - Jelvart (Victoria) Won by fifteen lengths. The inter-State eight-oared ™ce resulted :-Victoria 1, New Walcs 2, Queensland 3. Won by three-quar-ters of a length. .