LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 19637, 17 August 1927, Page 8

LATE SPORTING

CRICKET. COACH FOR CANTERBURY. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 10. (Received August 17, at 11.50 a.iu.) Newman, of Hampshire, lias accepted the Canterbury Cricket Association’s offer to coach, and will sail for New Zealand on September 16.—A. and N.Z. and ‘ Sun ’ Cable. OLYMPIC GAMES. THE AMATEUR STATUS. Press Association—Gy Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 16. (Received August 17, at 11.50 a.m.) Mr Val Barkecr, president of tho Amateur Boxing Association and secretary of tho international Amateur Boxing Federation, on being questioned regarding the Olympic Committee’s decision, said it was certain that all the nations and members of tho federation would be debarred from boxing at tho Amsterdam Olympiad.—A. and N.Z. and ‘Sun’ Cable. TURF IN AUSTRALIA. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY. August 17. (Received August 17, at 11.50 a.m.) Count Cavour has been scratched for the Metropolitan Handicap, and Paleta for the Derby and St. Leger, NORTH v. SOUTH. TEAMS NOT CONFINED TO AFRICAN POTENTIALS. [Per United I’iisss Association.] WELLINGTON, August 17. Local unions have been requested to make sure that all players selected to take part in tho trial games would be available for the African trip, the point was raised would this apply to tho North v. South match. The New Zealand Union says it will not, as this is really a trial of strength between tho two islands. JAPANESE TEAM. BEATEN BY AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, August 17. (Received August 17, at 11 a.m.) The visiting Japanese Riigby Union team from Waseda University was defeated by the Combined Australian Universities team by 05 points to 14, AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB. (Special to the ‘Star.’] AUCKLAND, August 17. Eighty-seven applications have been received for tho Auckland Trotting Club’s secretaryship, rendered vacant by the death of Mr C. F. Mark. They come from as far north as Whangarei and as far south as Invercargill.