SOCCER IN ENGLAND.
RELEGATION OP LEEDS. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, May 3. Soccer football's dying kick relegated Leeds United from first division. West Bromwich Albion completed a wonderful double, winning, in addition to the English Cup, promotion with Everton to first division at the expense of Tottenham Hotspurs, whose defeat caused 20,000 spectators to rush the ground, cheering the victorious Albions.
DAVIS CUP. IRISH AND AFRICAN WINS. LONDON, May 3. At Dusseldorf, in the first round of the Davis Cup contest (European zone) South Africa eliminated Germany by winning three matches. At Montreaux, Ireland eliminated Switzerland in the es.me way, and will meet South Africa in the second round. TENNIS IN ENGLAND. COVERED COURT TITLES. LONDON, May 3.
In the finals of the British hard courts tennis championships Boussus (France) defeated Hughes (England), B—6, 6 —4, 4 —6, 6 —2. In the doubles, Austin and Kingsley (England) defeated Oliff and Perry (England), 10—8, 9—7, 6—l. RUGBY LEAGUE CUP. HALIFAX WINS FINAL. LONDON, May 3. At Wembley Stadium, in the Rugby League Cup final, Halifax defeated York by 22 points to S. WRESTLING IN SYDNEY. MIDDLE-WEIGHT TITLE. ' SYDNEY, May 3. The -wrestling season was opened at Sydney Stadium yesterday with an exciting and rough bout for the middleweight title of Australia between Jack Hammon, lOst 131b, the defender, and Jim Deakin, list lib, the challenger. Each man secured a fall. Hammon won on pointe, although Deakin displayed marked cleverness.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 103, 4 May 1931, Page 7
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