SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 May 1925, Page 5

SPORTS AND GAMES

EASTERN OLYMPIAD. (Reuter.) MANILA, May 20. At the Olympiad, the Philippines defeated China ac baseball 17 to L alla ' at basketball 40 to 31. SCULLING. ; ' " SYDNEY, May 20'. ' Major Goodsell, announces that' he has accepted from Pat Hannan a- challenge to row for the world, s sculling championship. The race''Will 1 fakti place on the Parramatta River on J tine 20, if that date is suitable to Hannan. ■■ ' . ' Gcodsell states that articles will be signed when Hannan arrives, and Han-' nan’s deposit of £lOO w’.ll be coveied to bind the match; ; .Goodsoll also announces that he is prepaied to row Saul on July 1 and Paddon on July 25, both, matches to be on the Parramatta River, for a stake of £5OO a-side. WELLINGTON, May 21.

Hannan leaves for Sydney to-mor-row. Of £BOO required for the stake and expenses in the match against Goodsell. £550 was subscribed in Blenheim and Hamilton, and the remainder was found by Auckland sportsmen. .Tauranga„rcsidents presented him with: a- new boat, which will be built, by George Towns. '■ '• TENNIS. ‘ NEAV YORK;'- May 19f' ' An Oxford-Cambridgei’tennis team leaves England on July 4"td,engage in a series of matches with American colleges, dnd club teams. ... Louis Darley, junior, who ‘‘tanked' over 32nd in the singles last-year,-has been added .to the American entry for British championships. Fotheringham, a New Zealander, at Surbiton beat Neigelsharpe, ’ 1—6,, 10 g, ‘6—2 in tire- second round. Fotheringham successfully' introduced; a- slow screw service. • ~ Aston and Fotheringham beat Wilcox and Deolin 11—9, 4—6, 6—l in the first round of the doubles. • ! VIENNA, May 19. By winning three of the first four matches, Austria defeated Iceland in tile first round of the Davis Cup, and now meets India in the-second-round. CRICKET. BRISBANE, May 20. ■ The Queensland Cricket Association lias discussed the question of the' eightball over. The general opinion -was that the two extra balls I placed ' too hardship on the bowlev and-'savod a lot of playing time, HOCKEY. At Dunollie yesterday afternoon, Blaketown defeated State Collieries by 2 goals to nil. Miss J. McEnaney netting both goals. Mr. Baddely refereed. RIFLE SHOOTING. The Grey Deforce Rifle Club’s third competition for the Patron’s trophy was concluded yesterday', Rflm. TL Sbtheran being top scorer, with a fine 'shoot of 100. Following were*

pionshii) with three-shoots to go: Championship • E. R. Moss 1409, C. Richardson 1367, J. Young 1354; W. Garth 1320. ■ Handicap Champ onship—E. R. Moss 1410, C. Richardson 1385, J. Toung 1381, W. Garth 1350. f GOLF The following is the drawifor the men’s medal match to be played on Saturday n'ex't' 1 :-^ 11 ’'- 1 ”” • .-♦«« A. Division. —Smith and Wild, Fletcher and Holdgate, Sedtfon and Matheson, Pratt 'and Mclntosh; Dennehy and Shalleraas, Kettle - and Tliorpy, Parkinson and Reynolds, McKechnie and Revell, McCarthy and Meldrum, Mirfin and Garde, 1 McKay and Marker. B. Division. —Wickes and Steer, McCallum and Lythgoe, ■' Clark and Warnes, Thompson and Griffen, Smythe and Baker, Fogarty "■and Kitchingham, Hutton an'd Wardell-.- T Any -member” unable to play- is requested to notify the secretary •as soon as possible. f - MISS’ WETHERED.’S WIN. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, .May 20, ‘ In the British' Ladies’ Golf Championship, at Troon. 'third roufid, Miss •Joyce ' Withered i (bolder)- beat Miss Gleima Collett (America),'holder' of theCanadian championship, four and three. -m

scores over 70: — 300 500 690 , yds yds yds hep Tl. F. Sctheran 33 33 31 3 109 J. Young 28 34 31 4 97 T. Groom 29 32* 25 9 95 i'. stent 30 31 28 5 E. B. Moss 32 31 30 scr 93 .1. McKay 28 31 30 2 91 AV. Garth 32 34 24 1 91 C. Kichardson 31 27 29 3 90 R. L.'Jordan 27 29 27 7) 86 M. Garth 22 24 12 25 83 S. Shtittleworth 11 30 24 16 81 AV. Green 21 26 23 6 76 J. Garth' 22 13 11 25 71 The following a re leading in the Championship md Handicap ‘Cham-