LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 19579, 10 June 1927, Page 8

LATE SPORTING

Pms Association—-By Telegraph—Copyright. RUGBY LEAGUE RUBS. LONDON, June 9. (Received Juno 10, at 10.55 a.m.) At the Rugby League Conference, the Australian , sug;/stion relating to the drop out rule, was defeated. CRICKET. AUSTRALIAN TEAM’S TOUR. SINGAPORE, June 9. (Received June 10,a t 11 a.m.) Australia scored 302 for_ eight wickets(declared) in its first innings. (Woodfull 64, Andrew's not out 67, Bardsley 54), Southern Malaya replied with 121 for six wickets. (Cougdon 55). [The home team in its first innings made 122.] NEW ZEALAND GOLFERS. A MAGNIFICENT PERFORMANCE. The 1 Herald,’ commenting on ho New Zealand golfers winning the Kirk-Windeyer Cup says: “It was a meritorious performance. The visitors are likely to prove much more t formidable opponents on their own links, for in Australia, they have experienced trouble iu accurately ganging the distance owing to the brighter light, and their defeat of such a strong team as Victoria was undoubtedly a magnificent performance. The victor v will be very popular in New Zealand, where the game is making rarH strides.” LAWN TENNIS. BOROTRA MAY RETIRE. Pres* Asfooiation—By Telegraph—Copyright PARIS, June 9. (Received Juno 10, at 1.30 a.m.) Borotra contemplates retiring from first-class tenuis owing to business reasons,

TURF IN AUSTRALIA. PENTAGRAM AND FOOL’S PARADISE. SYDNEY, Juno 10. (Received June 10, at 10.30 a.m.) Pentagram, since his fall on Monday, has refused to jump, but has made up for this by his performances on the flat. Training at Kandwick, he covered a mile and n-quartcr on the grass in 2min ISJsec, and, carrying a fair weight, finished well. Fool’s Paradise did seven furlongs in Imin S2]scc.