SPORTING SUMMARY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 595, 25 August 1909, Page 9

SPORTING SUMMARY.

ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL QUARTERS. ■': The following items are taken from the r'Daily- Mail" Overseas Edition of July 17:— Athletics. .'....; • . ' : : J At the Birmingham athletic sports,--on the Warwick .County Grounds,. Edgbaston, Saturday,, Ju1y...10, a ICO.yards level;invitation race was won by R. Kerr (Hamilton, Ontario) by a yard.from the 220 yards champion, N. J.. Cartmcll (Pennsylvania), in 10 l-ssec. M. Chapman, ot'the Finohley Harriers, was third: later; on, in a 220 yards .level invitation race, tKerr- again 'beat Cartmcll by half a yard in 22-iec.--tho.samo time as Cartmell accomplished when he won the championship on tho-previous Saturday. L. J. de B. Reed (L.A.C.) was third. At tho .same meeting the Midland Counties high-jumping championship was won. by .the A.A.A. champion, J.. H. Banks, of the Sparkhill .Harriers, with a leap of sft. 7in. _ . At the Polytechnic Harriers' sports, held- at Stamford. Bridge, R. E. -Walker, .of South Afiioa, won the : 150 yards level' race in the fine time of 15sec. dead. E. W. Haley, of the- -Heme Hill ■ Harriers, was .second,, four yards away. A 300 yards scratch.hurdle race was. won by V. Duncker (South. Africa) in jJOsec. ' ' , Chief interest in the Polytechnic Harnors sports at Stamford Bridge centred in the coinpetition by points among several of the lead-ing-clubs for the. right to hold a.challenge trophy presented by Lord Kinnaird. The system of scoring in the various events was foutpoints for a. first, three for a second, two fora'third, and one for, a fourth. The result Was a win-for the Polytechnic Harriers with 275 points. The London Athletic. Club, although, not represented in all.the events, came next with 14 points; Heme Hill Harriers wore third with 13J points,. Highgato Harriers .fourth with 8 points, and Queen's Park Harriers and Reading A.C. followed with 3 points each. :Lawn;Tennisi. ~-■' , •> -, ■-.•. ■ ! At the Norwood' Lawn Tennis Club's tournament, 'which was finished on Saturday, Mr. F. W;-',Rfthe, the young German player, who .did so well in the recent championships, •won .: the • gentlemen's , open .-singles; • defeating Mr. C. P. Dixon in, the final. Mies K. Goodwin won- tho, ladies'- open singles, Messrs, F. W. Rahe and'D.AV, Hitching the gentlemen's .open doubles,. and Mr. A.. GoodWin ■ and Miss E. Goodwin the mixed doubles: ■ At Lord's, Mr.'.'E.'H.' Miles, the'holder: of the M.C.C.' gold -racquet at tennis, successfully defended the trophy from'the challenger, Mr.; H. M. Cazalet. Mr. -Miles'won by 3 sets to love, with scores of ; 6—o, 5—2, 6—2. '~--■■ G°lf- \ ..•., ; -•.-"/.:■ '^•.-'".'"'.":■'• At Montrose the third annual 72-holes' ptroke competition for the Scottish professional chain-, piouship ended'.in- favour' of ,T. R; Fernie,' of Troon, .the . nineteen-year-old '-soft.'.' of; Willio Fernie,'who was open champion in 1883. Young Ferhie's score was, 73; 70, .75,''and ; 78—296, and he received tho chamipionship gold medal and dC3o.'.' Robert Thomson/ of North Berwick, the winner in 1808, was second, with 78, 75,-73,-and 72—238,- and W. Watt.of Dirleton, the runnerup to Thomson last year, third with 74,; 75, .72/ and. .78—293. i Bowls. ; .'■''■: •■■'• - Tho international-bowling .tournament was finished at .Cardiff oh. July 10, Scotland beating Ireland-by 106 shots to 56 and -Wales defeating England after a : sensational finish by 76 shots to 75. Scotland win the championship with a win against each of the other three countries. Wales, on tho aggregate number of shots, are placed second. England finish third, and Ireland fourth, each;beiug one victory. .•-.'■ .'.-.',.■ ■ '. ''• „■/.■•'■•"".' :' : '■• '-'• : : : '-.v.-- '.- ""-." r '"■•■" Swimming. .' ; -• '

J The one-mile swimming.championship of.the southern,.counties was. decided' in tho. Marino Lake, Maldoh,'-on.J.iily,lo.' Therb.were eight; coin peti tors, and. the result vvas':—T. J.. Liisfy .(holdcr),..;Zephyr, .time..29min....44 - i-Sscc'r I;. R. H.•■' Hassoll, Holloway United, 30mih. 2 l-sscc, 2; 'P. K. Metcalf,' Otter,' 30min. 18sec.,v3; H.' ! -L; Hayward; Holloway United, Soihin."23 «sec., ; iy IV,T.' Sharp, 'Otter, 31' mini 8 4-ssec., 5; H. Stokes,' Dorking, 33niiu. 8 1-5 sec, 6.;- ; ,;- ■'•■■;-'';"'" 'i'-'i..,.'-,.' .-:' '■' : 1 80xing..... .'.'•. ' /_ -.''''"

.; Tred Welsh, pf'/Pontypridd, the young boxer -hrhoj. iii«t .''with vsuoh;,.succes3 ;in his- recent ji American .tour, Met \ , and ■.■ defeated. Young Joseph, of Aldgate,, in a. 20-round contest for' • -GIOO ]a : sido'an'd a. purse of at- the Pavi-. ]i6h,"Mpuiila.i'h;.jAi;h,. before:.!ally-10,000 spectn.toft'.V''Joseph', took'* the'.ring'.at. just over 10st., while''Welsh's, weight was. Ost. 8lb; The. contest,did not go'its full course, Joseph'being disqualified 'in the .eleventh round after being caUtioncd/three times.. .. '■'.'. '■''••■"-.'*■• •■•- ;•.. ■

i In-a ten-round-contest at-'Los. Angeles,-A. D. Wolgart, of Milwaukee, had all the better of Battling. Nelson, the 'Illinois champion lightweight. The' law, states -Router,, does not permit a decision, but Nelson was thoroughly whipped.at the end of the tenth rouud.