OVERSEAS SPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 188, 11 August 1930, Page 7

OVERSEAS SPORT.

A SPRINT RECORD.

Canadian Champion Runner Sets New World Record.

OVER 100 METRES.

(United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

TORONTO, August 10.

Percy Williams, of Vancouver, who won the last Olympic sprint races, established a Avorld's record of 10 3-10s in winning the 100 metres race at the Canadian track and field championships yesterday. He beat five other Canadian sprinters.

The prior record of 10 4-10s was made bv C W. Paddock at California in 1921.

CYCLING IN SYDNEY.

N.Z. RIDER'S SUCCESS

(Received 9 a.m.)

SYDNEY, this day

The road cycle race Ficton to Eufield (47 miles) was won by the New Zcalander, W. Lcatham, who also got fastest time. His time, 1 hour 53 minutes 17 seconds, is regarded as a most outstanding achievement.

SEA OF MATRIMONY.

MERCEDES GLEITZE'S LATEST. (Received 0 a.m.) LONDON, August 10. The lady swimmer Miss Mercedes Glcitze. has married Patrick Carey, an engineer, of Dublin. She goes immediately to the Continent en route for Constantinople, where Mrs. Carey intends to swim the Hellespont.

N.Z. LEAGUE TEAM.

WIN AT NEWCASTLE

SYDNEY, August 10.

In a League football match at Newcastle yesterday.New Zealand defeated the Newcastle district team by 25 points to 22. The New Zealand team was the same as won at Young. About, 4000 spectators -witnessed the game, which Avas a hard tussle. The New Zealanders prevailed for the first half hour, at the end of which time they were leading by 13 points to 2. Newcastle then came with a, great burst and with two tries which were converted brought their score within one point of the New Zealanders' at half-time.

After that there were great rallies, first one side and then the other scoring. At one stage Dufty kicked a magnificent goal, and New Zealand led by.2o points to 17. Newcastle attacked strongly and just before time Gibb crossed, the line and Hawke converted.

LEAGUE FOOTBALL MATCH.

DEFEAT OF QUEENSLAND.

BRISBANE, August 10. In a League football niateh yesterday New South Wales defeated Queensland by 15 points to 12. . , - ' . "STRANGLER" LEWIS WINS. HEADLOCK EXPONENT. MELBOURNE, August 10. In his first wrestling match iu Australia last evening Strangler Lewis (United States) exploited ■ only the crudest holds against Charlie Strack,' but his great strength enabled him to win. So severe were his headlocks that Strack could not rise. He was removed unconscious. Ho wa_s thrown five times and finally pinned.

| THE EMPIRE GAMES. BRITISH ROWING TEAM. QUEBEC, August 10. I An outstanding party of British oarsmen and scullers lias arrived at Quebec from England. The party includes Jack Beresford, some Oxford and Cambridge rowing Blues, and F. Bradley. They are on their way to the Empire Games at Hamilton, Ontario. POLO IN AMERICA. J DEFEAT OF GOULBURN -TEAM. NEW YORK, August 10. In a polo match at West'bury, New York State, yesterday, Ashton Brothers' team, from Goulburn, Australia, was defeated by the Old Aikens, who scored 11 goals to 6. HOBBS' AGGREGATE. PAST W. G. GRACE'S RECORD.! LONDON," August 10. Tlio veteran Surrey batsman Jack Hobbs has now passed the late Dr. W. G. Grace's aggregate record of 54,59G runs in first-class cricket. He scored 40 for his county yesterday before luncheon. Hobbs' 105 against Sussex on Friday made the total of his centuries 174. He has now scored 100 against every county, both at home and a\vay r