LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 18998, 21 July 1925, Page 8

LATE SPORTING

ROB!LLIARD REPLACES WISE. [Per United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, July 21. Robilliard replaces Wise in the South Island team. PROFESSIONAL BILLIARDS. TOTHILL AND M’CONAGHY. On Monday, July 27, for the first time, the Dunedin public will have the opportunity of witnessing two of the world’s leading exponents of the game playing together. Clark M‘Conachy lias just returned from a_ world tour, and Tom To thill arrived in New Zealand only fortnight ago, this_ being his first public appearance in this country. Both plav brilliant .billiards, and Toth ill, with tlio top-of-the-table, game as his chief method of scoring, is very confident of heating the New Zealand champion. On the other hand, M‘Conacliy is playing brilliantly at present, and in his recent match with Falkiner registered a flawless 829 break, and he is very confident of beating his own Now Zealand record of 1,182 during tho game at the R.S.A. Club. BOXING. TOUR NAM ENT ABANDONED. [Per United Press Association.i GBEYMOUTH, July 21. Lack of entries caused the West Coast Boxing Association to abandon its annual championships tournament, only fourteen nominations being received. It was decided to nominate representatives for tho various contests at Christchurch. Mr A. Bohan was appointed delegate to the conference, and was nominated as judge. Mr W. Page (Ashburton) was nominated as referee. HOBBS THE CENTURY-GETTER. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 20. (Received July 21, at 11.30 a.m.) There was a shout when Hobbs completed Ins 125th century. The game was stepped for two minutes while the public cheered. He is now one short of Dr W. G. Grace’s record, and needs two move to beat the record of thirteen centuries in a season held hy Fry. Hayward, and Hendrcn. —A. and N.Z. Cable. RUGBY LEAGUE. NEW ZEALAND’S NEXT MATCH. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Press Association. SYDNEY, July 21. (Received July 21, at 11.30 a.m.) The League team to represent New South Wales against New Zealand on Thursday is: — Full-back—Hardy. Three-quarters—’Wearing, O’Rourke, Byrne, and Turnoch. "Halves—Mncmahon and Robinson. Forwards—Latta, O’Connor, Hardman, Ives, Justice, and Hayes. NEW SOUTH WALES RUGBY TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND. • Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. SYDNEY, July 21. ■(Received July 21, at 11.30 a.m.) The following is the New South Wales Rugby Union team to tour New Zealand : Full-backs —Toby and Reid. Three-quarters—Grossman, _ Bowers. Smith, Foote, Morrissey, King, ana Doran. Five-eighths—George and Lawton. Half-back—Snell. Forwards —Tarleton, Blackwood, Windoycr, Smith, Woods. Palmer, Fox, Shaw, Telford, Bryant, Laycoek, Thorn, Greatorcx, Rigney. An additional three-quarter, halfback, and forward have yet to be selected. Ross, Nothling, Erby, Ritchie, and Pratt were not available. Mr 11. Baker has been appointed manager of the team, which loaves Sydney on August 11. TOLLEY TO PLAY TENNIS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 20. (Received July 21, at 1.15 p.m.) The ‘Morning Post’ announces that Tolley lias renounced golf for two years in order to concentrate on lawn tennis. He intends to train hard and systematically for Wimbledon. He says lie realises that it will he a difficult task to obtain the requisite speed, but lie lias this advantage, that when fourteen years of age he played tennis better than golf,—A. and N.Z, jGable.