ATHLETIC NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 June 1911, Page 2

ATHLETIC NEWS

[BT TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] FESTIVAL OF THE EMPIRE SPORTS. LONDON, June 6. Opie, who went home to compete in the Festival of the Empire sports, has strained a tendon, but is hopeful of resuming training in a week. Woodger, another member of the New Zealand team, is indisposed and is not expected to compete in any of the events before the championships. SCULLING. ARNST AND PEARCE SETTLE MATTERS. SDYNEY, June. 6. Pearce - and Arnst have signed articles for a raco on July 29th. Later. Arnst and Pearce have agreed to settle the division of money between themselves. Arnst said that if he won he would get the bigger share. If Pearce won he could have a bigger share. The second will lie made on July Ist, the final day before the race which will lie on the usual Paramatta course. CRICKET. SOME TALL SCORING. LONDON, June 6. Kent playing against Hampshire made 41& and 359 for five wickets, the lattea.* score occupying three hours and fifteen mantes. 11. Harding made 175 and 109. : BILLIARDS. RECORD AUSTRALIAN BREAK. LONDON, June 5. Lindrum carried his break to 1239, whereof 1230 were off the red. FOOTBALLThe following will represent the United Fourth Grade team in thenmatch with Runanga at 1.30 p.m. on the Park on Saturday, and are requested to. be at tire pavillion each night this week for practice : —C. Good, J. Russell, M. Neville, Dettert, A. Morris, F. Roberts, Clements, Heaphy, A. Good, W. Garth, J. Kerr, D. Lindsay, T. Ryan, M. Moynihan, Rochford, B. Tennent, J. Cochran#, Honey. HOCKEY, The following will represent the Trinity Hockey Seniors v. Kumara on Saturday on Victoria Park; — F. Smith, A. Robbie, J. Jones, H. Herring, Griffiths, A. Parfitt, F. Kear, P. Smith, C. de Berry, W. Pring, C. Chalk. Emergencies—R. McKay and H. Phillips.