SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 June 1925, Page 7

SPORTS AND GAMES

BOXINGS.' •-' - (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY’, June 14. At the Stadium, Harry Gordon was awarded the verdict against Jim New. buiw in the eleventh round, when the fight was stopped, owing to the loser receiving a. severe gash over the eye, requiring four sfitciu-s. Un till then it w.-.s a good even bout. ATHLETICS. LONDON, June 13. At the Mount Chelsea triangular athletic match of five events, the Dominion Students’ Athletic Union scored 12 points, the Achilles Club 11, and the Inter-Varsity Athletic Board seven. Porritt, for the Dominions, won the hundred yards- in ten seconds, and R. Horner the long jump with 22ft. 9Jin. He also won from the 15 yards mark, the quarter mile open handicap in 48 4-5 sees. Porritt, from scratch, won the first heat of the hundred yards open handicap in 9 4-5 secs, and in the second round he won in ten seconds dead. The final was done in 9 4-5, in which Porritt was beaten by inches. Powell, a New Zealander, came second to Homier in the long jump, covering 22ft. s.’inches. NEW YORK, June 13De Hart Hubbard, of the University of Michigan, and a Negro atlilek smashed the world's record for the running -broad jump by four and eleven sixteenth inches, at the National, Collegiate championship meeting, by jumping twenty-five feet and seven-eighths inches.

TENNIS. Mrs. Melody partners Miss St. George in the ladies’ doubles and Air. F. Al. B. Fisher partners Airs. Craddock and Mr. Melody partners Airs. Alelody in the mixed doubles. VIENNA, June 11. in the Davis Cup second round, India beat Austria, 3/0. ENGLISH BOWLERS COMING. AUCKLAND, June 15. Private advice from. Air Alelvin Orchard, of Christchurch, now in Australia. who organised the tour of the Now Zealand bowlers through th© Cam monwealih, states that an English bowling team of 32 players will arrive al. Auckland a few days before Christ mas. They will take part in'the Dominion championships at Dunedin and travel back through New Zealand, leaving for London by the s.s. Tainui on February 27. Tlie party includes the President of the English Bowling Association, also the champion of England. ■ GOLF

A men’s medal match was played at Omoto during the week end. The following were the best cards handed in: “A” Division: Dennehy 92, 23, 69; McCarthy 78, 6, 72; Simpson 85, 10, 75; Fletcher 93. 17, 76. "B” Division: Baker 108, 36, 72; Wickes 116, 36, SO; Thompson 117, 36, 81.