SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 18253, 18 April 1923, Page 4

SPORTING

CRICKET.

TEST MATCH TRIALS

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, April 16,

Lord Chelmsford presided at Lord’s over tho meetng of the Board of Control of the Marylcbone Cricket Club. The Advisory County Cricket Committee appointed Messrs H. D. G. Leveson-Gowor, John Daniell, and L. H. W. Broughton, with power to co-operate with any amateur and two professionals, in order to choose the North and South teams for the test match trials, tho professionals to bo paid £ls per match, and the committee to retain the two years’ residential qualification for the counties.—A. and K.Z. Cable. BOXING. LLOYD BEATEN. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON. April 16. Moody defeated Albert?' Lloyd (Australia) on points.—A. and N.Z. Cable. WIN FOR BURNS. LONDON, April 16. Burns (Australia) outpointed Tommy White at tho National Sporting Club. Burns used his left more than usual, and was much faster on his feet than White. Ho did exceptionally well in the second rcund with several lefts to the body ami jaw. White improved in tho fourth round. Burns appearing to have little weight in his right. White, in the latter rounds, was more than once at fault for holding. Burns renewed tho attack in the tenth round, and had a shad© the better of the next two. White was beaten with Burns’s lefts. Ho pressed hard during the closing rounds to bring the contest to a finish, but Burns saved himself by his quickness and fitness. MANAWATU MEETING. Scratchings for Manawatu Meeting: Rational, Mountain Craig, and Birthmark all engagements. Telegraph Handicap, Refrigeration. Sires’, Produce Stakes, Orofino. Mr W. S. Millar, of Auckland, in an attempt to lower the Wellington to Auckland motor record, had forty-two minuws to cover twenty-four miles, when the swivel pin of the front wheel broke, compelling an abandonment of tho recordbreaking effort. The Portobello Miniature Rifle Club held its usual shooting practice on Saturday last. The following were the scores: —D. Allan 97, 11. Allan 95, F. S. Webster 94, D. Arnott, J. Clark, W. G. Smith 92, W. Ford 91, W. Hanson 88, W. Smith, J. J. MacArtney 85.