OVERSEAS SPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 217, 13 September 1930, Page 9

OVERSEAS SPORT.

Rugby Finance and British Team's Tour. APPEAL TO NEW ZEALAND. (Received 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. The New South "Wales Rugby Union is making representations to New Zealand to forego New Zealand's share of the receipts for the British team's matches here in view of the large profit the New. Zealand body received from the British team's tour of the Dominion. It is stated that in the event of New Zealand , agreeing New South Wales will receive about £1000.-. If not the New South Wales Union will just about inake ends meet. The Queensland Union expects to lose money on the tour.: TENNIS\ IN € U.S.A. THE SINGLES TITLE. (Received 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, September 12. In the i quarter-finals of the lawn tennis national singles at Forest Hills Shields defeated Mangin, 3—o, 6—B, 6—2, 6—l, 6—l; Wood defeated Sutter, 6—4, 6—3, 2—6, 7—5. In the ee'mi-finaTfl Frank Shields defeated Sidney Wood, 6—2, 6—3, 4—6, o—3. ~-■ s Doeg eliminated Tilden, 10—8, o—3, 3—o, 12—10.

MANX GRAND PRIX.

SENIOR MOTOR CYCLE RACE

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, September 12,

The senior Grand Prix motor cycling race (136 miles) at the Isle of Man yesterday was won by E. 11. Merrill (Southport, Lancashire) on a Rudge machine. His average speed was 69.49 miles an hour.

G. W. Wood, also on a Rudge, was runner-up 19 seconds behind. There''were 47 starters. . .«'.-.'

BOXING IN U.S.A.

DEFEAT OF AL. SINGER.

NEW YORK, September 12,

In a boxing match at New York Jimmy McLarnin (lOst) knocked out Al. Singer (9st 9Jlb) in the. third round. The title was not at stake.

The men fought on even terms in the first round, McLarnin had the advantage in the second and in the third Singer was down for the' count of nine, after which McLarnin administered the coup de grace.

GOLF IN BRITAIN.

DEFEAT OF MISS EYMILL.

LONDON, September 12.

In the girls' open golf championship at Stoke Poge's, Miss Rymill, of South Australia, lost to 'Miss Whitiield, of England.

Miss Kymill. put up a splendid fight, and at one time seemed to have the match' in hand. Unfortunately an enthusiastic, Australian friend joined those viewing the match, and her coming seemed .to make Miss Rymill lose her grip on th.e ; game. At any rate she lost four holes, allowing the English girl to take'the lead. As her. handicap-is five, whereas Mjiss Rymill is handicapped at 21, the Australian's setback involved the loss of the match.

Miss Rymiil's effort is astonishing in view of the fact she has been playing golf seriously for only a year.

N.Z. AGENT.

HONOUR IN* MELBOURNE.

(Received 12 noon.)

MELBOURNE, this day. At the Travel Promotion League's luncheon, Mr. H. J. Manson, the retiring general agent and Trade Commissioner for New Zealand in Australia, and the first president of the league, was elected a life member by representatives of the principal travel interests who were present. Mr. Manson will also be entertained at a luncheon of the Empire Reciprocity League nest Tuesday, of ■which, he is a councillor. r