PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26032, 8 February 1950, Page 6

PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY

Boxing events in the British Empire Games will begin this evening in the Auckland Town Hall. There will be no athletics during the day, but there is a full programme of swimming events dur-1 ing the afternoon. The programme for to-day is as follows: Swimming Afternoon.—Final of women’s 220 yards breaststroke; 440 yards freestyle heats; final of 110 yards women’s backstroke; women’s tower diving; 110 yards back-i stroke heats; springboard diving; 440; yards women’s freestyle heats; final of j 220 yards breaststroke. Lawn JBowls Singles.—Australia v. New Zealand; ; South Africa v. Fiji; South Africa v. New Zealand; Australia v. Canada. Pairs.—Australia v. South Africa; Fiji i v. New Zealand. Fours.—New Zealand v. Fiji; Australia v. South Africa. Boxing Fly-weight.—First round: R. Muir (Canada) v. K. Edwin (Ceylon); C. Shanks (N.Z.) v. M. L. W. Temple (South Africa); H. Riley (Scotland) v. R. C. Gower (Australia. Second round. Bantam-weight.—First round: L. Walters (Canada) v. R. A. Broadhurst (N.Z.); A. Perera (Ceylon) v. T. G. Miller (Scotland); J. C. J. van Rensburg (South Africa) v. M. Barrett (Australia). Second round. Feather-weight.—First round; F. White (Canada) v. P. Brander (England); W. Patterson (N.Z.) v. A. W. Verciul (Rhodesia); J. Pretorius (South Africa) v. H. Gilliland (Scotland). Second round. Light-weight.—First round: E. Haddad (Canada) v. E. Grey (Ceylon); R. Latham (England) v. J. E. Barnden (N.Z.); E. L. King (Rhodesia) v. D. G. Shepherd (South Africa); H. Gilliland (Scotland) v. W. R. Barber (Australia). Second round. Welter-weight.—First round: J. Ravenda (Canada) v. T. S. Ratcliffe (England); A. Obeyesekere (Ceylon) v. J. Small (Rhodesia); J. Mclver (N.Z.) v. W. Seeivitz (Australia). Second round. Middle-weight.—First round: W. Pinkus (Canada) v. J. B. Beal (N.Z.); T. van Schalkwyk (South Africa) v. D. Johnson (Australia). Second round. Fencing Morning and Evening.—Rounds of men’s epee teams. All the rowing, weight-lifting, and wrestling events have now concluded. The lawn bowls will conclude to-day.