SPORT IN BRIEF

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33538, 20 May 1974, Page 22

SPORT IN BRIEF

Family tvin

A father and son were in the Rangatira Rugby team which beat Old Boys, 9-4, at Gisborne on Saturday. The first five-eights was the 39-year-old former Maori All Black, Sonny Rutene. His 19-year-old son, Wayne, was the second five-eighths. Star Rutene, aged 32, Sonny’s brother, was the half-back for Rangatira.

Poker champion

J. Moss received a silver cup filled with SUSI6O,OOO worth of $lOO notes yesterday after winning the fifth world poker series at a Las Vegas casino. In the final, Moss, aged 68, the manager of a Las Vegas cardroom,

finished C. Addington, aged 36, on a hand on which Addington bet $45,000. Moss had three threes, and Addington had an ace and jack of clubs. A third finalist withdrew after losing $37,500. Moss has now won the world title four times. Turner in side

-The New Zealand batsman, G. M. Turner, and the Australians, B. Francis and G. McKenzie, are in an international cricket team for a match at the Penshurst Place ground in Ken* today. The former England test batsman, T. Graveney, will captain the international team against Kent.

Motor-cycle title

A. Collison (Tauranga) : easily won the New Zealand open production tourist-tro-phy motor-cycle race at Tauranga on Saturday, Riding a 750c.c. Kawasaki, he completed 25 laps of the 2.13 km circuit in 27min 54.95ec. His main rival, G. Crosby (Auckland) on a similar machine, punctured, leaving Collison an easy winner. E. Bone; of Auckland, was second, and E. Avenall, of Auckland, was third.

Newcombe beaten

The Australian, R. Laver, and the American M. Reissen, will meet todav in the final of the SUSISO,OOO Alan King tennis plassic in Las Vegas after upset victories. Laver, seeded No. 4, came from behind to defeat T. Okker (the Netherlands), 6-7, 6- 6-2. Okker was the No. 2 seed. Reissen, the No. 11 seed, beat .1. Newcombe (Australia), the No. 1 seed, 7- 6-3.

Safety fine

The International MotorCycling Federation had fined the West German federation about SNZ4BOO because of inadequate safety precautions at the recent West; German grand prix, said Mr; N. Rodil-del-Valle, the presi-i dent, in Imola, Italy, yester-; day.

British league final

Warrington has beaten St Helens, 13-12, in the British Rugby league club championship final in Wigan.

Davis Cup tie

Sweden has won its European zone, third-round Davis Cup tie with Poland in Baastad, Sweden, B. Borg and O. Bjengtsson beating T. Nowicki and W. Fibak, 6-4, 6-8, 6-2, 6-4. Borg and L. Johansson earlier won their singles matches. Soccer tour

A party of 15 Chelsea soc- , cer plavers has left London I for a six-match tour of Ausjtralia. The team will play its I first match in Darwin on : Wednesday, and will then go ito Perth. Adelaide, Brisbane, 'Wollongong, and Sydney. [Six of the placers have 'international experience.