SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 May 1925, Page 5

SPORTS AND GAMES

.. . POLO. 'Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY, May 14. .. The New Zealand polo players,. in a practice game, defeated a Sydney club .scratch team .by 4tol. ' The visitors, whose practice has been much interfered with, by rain, gave a fine display of stick work; They state they are accustomed to. faster ■ and more even grounds than that on which the tournamerit will Be played. The New Zealand ponies 'appeared hardly as handy as those of the local players. lii their second practice match, the New Zealand pofo players went down before the Queenslanders, who had an easy win by seven goals to one. The New Zealanders will meet some very strong inter-State opponents in the Cup contests. CHESS TOURNAMENT. -■ BERLIN, May 12. At Baden-Baden, Alechine won the International chess tourney with 16 points., Rubinstein scored , 14apts., Sainish 13£, Bogoljubow 13, Marshall and Tartakower 12|pts. Yates and Thomas represented England, and they scored 8 and 6 points respectively. CRICKET. ' 1 LONDON, May 14. The “Daily Mail”, states that Gilligan, when the. guest of the Sussex Club, emphatically described the eight ball over as the rottenesfc thing ever invented. His entire team was opposed to it. If the Australians wanted it, they should liaive it, but he did not see why the English team should be compelled to submit to the strain. 'TENNIS. SYDNEY, May 15. The Council of the Australasian Lawn Tennis Association decided that no interviews’, paid for, or otherwise, be allowed to be given by any member of the Davis Cup team between the commencement and any tie or challenge round, wherein Australia is playing. Players are also debarred from cabling comments on the play. O’Hara Wood stales that he is not available 'to go as a fourth member of the Davis Cup team. Only £250 of the ,£5OO required has so far been. raised. The money will be returned to the subscribers.

ENGLISH SOCCER TEAM.

. Adelaide, May 14. At the Adelaide' Oval, the English team played South /Australia. The weather was favourable, but the attendance was poor. The Englishmen showed a ■ marked superiority .over the South Australians, who were overwhelmed in- all departments and were weakened by an accident to their goalkeeper, who injured his thigh. The scores were: England 10 goals ;: South Australia nil. Batten (six), Williams (two) and Seymour' and Hamilton (one each) scored for the visitors. The manager of the English team (Mr. J. Lewis) expressed the regret of the whole team that the visit to New Zealand had been abandoned. -

The following will represent. Runanga Juniors against Grey Juniors at Dunollie on Sunday, May 17, at 10.30 a.m—Goal: A. N. Other; backs: Davis, Bell; halves: E. Pattinson, AV. Wick (capt.), J. Adamson; forwards: R. Steele, AV. Malpass, R. Gore, J. Mossop, J. Douglas. All players. are requested to- be on, the,,ground at 10 a.m.