WINDFALL FOR SPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 262, 5 November 1931, Page 7

WINDFALL FOR SPORT.

FRENCH VOTE OF £240,000

(Received 1 p.m.)

PARIS, November 4,

The proposal of the French Government to vote £240,000 for French national sports development represents the biggest windfall sport has ever received from the Government.

M. Laval, Premier, explained that most of the money would be applied to the provision of sports grounds throughout the country. Cabinet already includes an Under-Secretary for Physical Education, charged with the duty of encouraging sports of all kinds.

AFRICAN CRICKETERS. NOT TO VISIT NEW ZEALAND. (Received 1.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, this day. The sailing date of the Themistocles, on which the South African cricketers are going home, has again been changed. The steamer now leaves two days later than was proposed a few days ago.

This will enable the fifth Test to be played to a finish, but even then the Springboks would have a hectic rush across the continent to Perth. The return match against West Australia will be abandoned.

Had this last change not been made in the sailing date of the Themistocles, a proposal that the South Africans should play some matches in New Zealand to fill in time profitably would probably have been given effect to.

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN,

SPRINGBOKS BEAT CAMBRIDGE. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, November 4. Northern Union: Yorkshire cup semifinal, York drew with Huddersfield 2 —2. Lancashire cup semi-final, Swinton beat Widncs 37 —0. Rugby: Cambridge University lost to the South Africans 9—21; Kent beat Surrey 20—8; Middlesex lost to Sussex 9—28.'

LOVELOCK WINS.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY EVENTS

LONDON, November 4

At the Oxford University sports Lee Steere (South Australia) won the final of the senior low hurdles in 27 2-ss, also the : -liior long jump, in which he covered 20ft 4in. C. Mahoney (Queensland) won the final of the senior half-mile in 2.2 4-o. J. E. Lovelock (New Zealand) won the freshmen's half-mile in 2.3 3-5.

RECEIVED BY KING.

S. AFRICAN FOOTBALLERS. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, November 4. The members of the South African Rugby football team now touring Britain were received by the King yesterday at Buckingham Falacc.