SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 18044, 11 August 1922, Page 8

SPORTING

BOXING. At Michigan city Benny Leonard, lightweight champion, outpointed Evan Hamer, of Chicago, in a ten-round bout. The champion fought cautiously, desiring to prevent a reopening of his right eye, injured in his match with Lew Tcndler on July 27. Tire bout was devoid of spectacular features.—A. and N.Z. Cable. COUNTY CRICKET. Kent dismissed Middlesex for 124 runs. Woolley took seven wickets for 54 runs. GOLF IN AMERICA. At, Lake. Placid, New York, after playing eighteen holes of a ihirty-six-holo match, Kirkwood and Hagen are leading fromCoddbeaux and Dunn, being 1 up. Hagen’s score was 76 and Kirkwood’s 77.—A. and N.Z. Cable. ANDERSON BAY TENNIS CLUB. The eighteenth annual meeting of the Anderson Bay Lawn Tennis Club was held in the pavilion on Tuesday. In moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, which showed! a. credit balance of £SO ISs (an increase of £23 10s over the previous season), the Chairman (Mr J. A. Paterson) congratulated the committee and the club on the success of the past season. Conditions augured well for the coming season, he said, and no doubt it would be every bit as successful as the previous one. Office-hearers were elected as follow: President, Mr F. J. Campbell; vice-presi-dents—Messrs C. W. Gibson, E. F. Duthie, K. Hay, A. Harris, T. Somerville, A. LeeSmith ; bon. secretary, Mr A. E. M'Adam (re-elected); auditor, Mr W. E. C. Reid; club captain, Mr J. M‘Lachlan. It was decided to hold the official opening on September 16.

BASKET BALL. Tho following is the draw for Wednesday _ Kensington v. Albany Street, at Kensington ; Arthur Street v. Forbury, at Forbury; Anderson Bay v. Kaikorai, at Oval; Mornington v. Maori Hill, at Maori- Hill ; Musselburgh v. Moray Place, at Moray Place; Macandrew Road v. George Street, at George Street; Norma! B v. Oavorshara B, at Normal; High Street B v, Northitai.YaHsy B, at North-east Valley.