OVERSEAS SPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 253, 25 October 1934, Page 7

OVERSEAS SPORT.

ATHLETICS. British Team - for the Centenary. MAY VISIT NEW ZEALAND. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, October 24. The International Board of the Amateur Athletic Association has chosen a team of four for the Centenary Gaines, leaving London on December 8 under the management of Mr. Evan Hunter. Its members will belli. Murdoch, Glasgow University; G. L. Sampling, Milocarian Athletic Club; J. V. Powell, London Athletic Club; K. M. Craske, South London Harriers. There is a possibility that the team may visit New Zealand after the Australian tour. Murdoch won the British- 220 yds championship at White City on July 14, his time being 22 l-10s. He won his heat of the 100 yds in 10 l-10s, but was unplaced when J. Sir (Hungary) won the final in 9 9-10s. Murray's best at the Empire Games on August 6 was a victory in his heat of the furlong, in 22 4-ss, and third in a semi-final, which N. ,W. Thenuissen won in 22 l-ss. Rampling is both British and Empire quarter-milo champion, his respective times being 49 3-5s and 48s (a British record). Powell ran second to J. A. Cooper when the latter won the British half-mile in 1.56 2-5. Craske was sixth to J. E-. Lovelock when the New Zealander accounted for the field in the British championship in 4.26 3-5.

CENTENARY CYCLE RACE. FRENCHMAN IN THE LEAD. (Received 11 a.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. Mithouard, the French rider, is leading for championship honours at the end of the fourth stage of the Centenary "thousand" cycling race, getting first and fastest in the Bendigo to Wangaratta stage of 157 miles. Opperman and Cruise are second and third on points. On Thursday the hardest stage of the race will be entered on, the route being through alpine country to Omeo, the length being 154 miles over the Sothain Heights Road at an altitude of COOO feet. The race ends on Saturday.

BILLIARDS. DAVIS NOW 423 AHEAD. (Received 10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. In the final of the world billiards tournament between J. Davis and W. Lindrum, the former was leading by 17,084 points to 17,261, at the end of yesterday's sessions. The Englishman's best break was SSI and the Australian's 584. The match ends on Saturday night. The players are alternating in the lead and both are in fine form. Davis on Wednesday made 581 in 20 minutes.

CENTENARY GOLF. FIVE NEW ZEALAND ENTRIES. (Received 11 a.m.) ' MELBOURNE, this day. Entries for the Centenary golf championship have closed. One New Zealand amateur, J. Shelley, has entered, in addition to the four professionals, G. Watt, N. H. Fuller, Jno. Lambie and A. J. Shaw. The championship will be played from November 15 to November 24.

WRESTLING IN SYDNEY. LACKE BEATS GUION. (Received 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. Wrestling at Carlton . Stadium, Sid Lacke, a New Zealander, defeated Peter Guion by two falls to one. TENNIS IN U.S.A. DAVIS CUP CANDIDATES. (Received 11 a.m.) NEW YORK, October 24. Mr. Walter Merrill Hall, president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, has named eight players as likely candidates for the next United States Davis Cup for 1935. The list is headed by Allison, who was rejected for 1934 and then almost won the national championship, besides the four members of the 1934 team—Lott, Wood, Shields and Stoefen —and the three youngsters, Mako, Budge and Parker.