GAINS BEATS COOK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 116, 19 May 1933, Page 7

GAINS BEATS COOK.

Australian Defeated in the Empire Championship. NEGRO WINS ON POINTS. (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, May 18. At the Olympic. Stadium Larry Gains (Canada) won an Empire championship bout, of 15 rounds, from Geo. Cook (Australia) on points. N.Z. SOCCER TEAM. t DOMINION XI. FOR FIRST GAME I (Received 2 p.m.) SYDNEY, this day. The New Zealand Soccer team selected for to-morrow's match against New South Wales at Sydney comprises:— Zuill, Stone, Gerrard, Chapman, Christie, Graham, Barton, Blackie, Baker, Kershaw. <ind Kay. DAVIS CUP. TWO MATCHES IN PROGRESS. (Received 12 noon.) LONDON, May 18. In the second round of the Davis Cup, at Dublin, Satoh (Japan) beat McGuire (Ireland), o—2, o—2, 0—1; and Nunoi (Japan) was too good for Rogers (Ireland), 7—5, o—3, 7—5. At Montreal, Vines (U.S.A.) beat Nunns (Canada), o—3,0 —3, o—l, (3—3; and Allison (U.S.A.) defeated Wright (Canada), 6—2, 7—5, o—2.

THE NATIONAL GAME. TENNIS FOR GERMANY. BERLIN, May 12. Lawn tennis will become Germany's national sport, said Germany's new Commissioner for Sports. Tennis courts, ho stated, will be laid out everywhere, and tennis will become an obligatory subject in all schools, so that even people not well-to-do will be able to take part as players. WEST INDIES XI. ONLY SEVEN RUNS TO WIN. (Received 12 noon.) LONDON, May 18. Agaiiist the West Indians' total of 269 the Cambridge University eleven were all dismissed for 104 (Martindale four for 34, Da Costa four for 31). Following on the light blues made 171 (Wilcox 73; A. Chong four for 52). BOXING IN ENGLAND. "SUDDEN DEATH" AGAIN. (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 18. At the Olympia Stadium Jack Doyle knocked out the Belgian, Mack Humbeck, in the second round, after the latter had twice been down for the count of eight. BILLIARDS TITLE. DAVIS HOLDING HIS LEAD. (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, May 18. In the English billiards championship final Davis (England) is leadi.ng Lindrum (Australia) by 7424 points to 0814.