ON BIG BREAKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 86, 13 April 1931, Page 7

ON BIG BREAKS.

NEWMAN BEATS LINDRUM. LONDON, April 12. In their match, in which only scores above 500 and 750 were to count, Newman defeated Lindrum 8747 to Gloo.

BOXING IN U.S.A. KID BERG KEEPS TITLE. DETROIT, April 12. Kid Berg (England) retained his junior welter-weight title by winning a 10-round decision from Billy Wallace, of Cleveland. . RUGBY IN ENGLAND. FRENCH ARMY DEFEATED. LONDON.. April 12. Yesterday's matches in the Rugby Union code resulted: —Birkenhead Park 9, Leicester 8; Bristol 16, Harlequins 5; Coventry 19. Waterloo 20; Devonport Services 3, Gloucester 0; Newport 33,1 Blackheath 13; Northampton 23, Rosslyni Park 0; Pontvpool 10. Batli 0; Swansea! S, Cardiff 5. At Twickenham in an international match British Army beat French Army by 21 points to 12. i

SWIMMING RECORD. MISS MADISON AGAIN. XEW YORK, April 12. Swimming at Buffalo, Miss Helene Madison set a new world's record for women for 60 yards free style. Her time was 27 4-06. The prior record was held by Miss E. Lackie. Miss Madison has set new figures for most distances up to 300 vards.

LAWN TENNIS RIVALS. GERMAN GIRL'S SUCCESS. LOXDOX. April 12. In the final of the lawn tennis trial james Austin beat Perrv, 3—6. 4—c S—o, 6—l, 7—5. At Monte Carlo Fraulein Aussem beat Senorita de Alvarez, 6—l, 6—4.