SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 17647, 28 April 1921, Page 8

SPORTING

CHESS; WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP. Jose Capablanca won the world’s chess championship at Havana, defeating Lasker in five games and drawing ten. Lasker resigned the. championship in the fifteenth game.—A. and N.Z. Cable. MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING. The match between tho City Club and the North End Club took place last evening, and resulted in a draw. Scores: City: J. Matthews 69, T. Parker 58. A. Parker 68, W. Rains 68, E. R. Burton 67, P. Brady 67, AY. Matthews 65. Kay 65, Paton 65, Sligo 64 ; total, 666. North End : AA r . Ogg 69, Johnston 68, Gillick 68, Wignall 67, Mellick 67, Ruddirnan 67, Bruce 66, Cameron 65, Webster 65, Clayton 64; total, 666. THE GAMING ACT. Tho sentence passed on Whitta, who was convicted of bookmaking at Christchurch, was recently remitted, and the Prisons Department now has the matter of his release in hand. The remission of the sentence is duo to the . fact that tho defendant was not the principal offender, but only an agent.

CRICKET. A meeting of the executive of the Otago Cricket Association was held last evening, Mr Crosby Morris being in the chair. The question of tire finances of the association was discussed at considerable length, and it was decided that the overdraft now owing to the bank be paid off. It was resolved that arrangements be made to play Canterbury at Christchurch during tho Christmas holidays. Auckland at tho New Year, and Wellington on the return from Auckland; tho actual dates of these matches to be left open for the present. A letter was read from the town clerk stating that the charge of £2 2s tor the use of the pavilion on tho Oval had been cancelled, and tho council had decided that the charge be fixed at 25s per team, and that the amount payable by the association would bo £lO. —The letter was received, and it was loft in tho hands of the secretary to arrange. Tho sub-committee appointed to report in re coaching during the coming reason presented its report and recommendations, and it was resolved that a sub-committee be appointed to draw up a letter to the various clubs outlining tho arrangements proposed to bo made, and that the secretary of the association send these letters out at once; and further, that an agreement bo drawn up for execution by the conch. Tho clubs were also to be asked to write confirming the amount guaranteed by each clubs delegate towards the expenses incurred in engaging the coach for the coming season. The secretary was instructed to write a letter of congratulation to Mr G. G. Austin (an old member of the association) on tho occasion of his marriage; and also to Mr J. Shepherd congratulating him on his successes in the recent test matches.