SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 March 1926, Page 4

SPORTS AND GAMES

BOXING. , (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.! NEW YORK, March 2.,'. The New York State Athletic Odinmission has ruled that Mickey Walker must arrange to defend the world 3 welter weight title by March 21, either against Tommy Milligan, of Scotland, or Joe Dundee, of Baltimore. DANNEVIRKE, March 4. The professional fight at the Town Hall last night between Harry Cases (Queensland) and Dick Elmour (France) had a sensational ending. In the second round, when Casey, after ail even first round, unintentionally hit his oppoinent below the belt. Casey was disqualified and the fight awarded to Elmour on the foul. He was removed from the ring in great pain. The general opinion was that the blow was accidental.

SCULLING. LONDON, March 2. The Cambridge Junior Sculls for the Fairbairn Cup resulted in a dead heat. One of the contestants was F. O’Rourke, a New Zealander. ATHLETICS. HAWERA, March 4. Stanley Lay, a nineteen year old Hawera athlete, competing at the electric light sports meeting last evenin<r broke his owtn Australian and. New Zealand record for throwing the ja'velin, registering a throw of one hundred tod eighty-one ’feet (seven inches. The previous record, some three feet less than this, was established at Hawera six weeks ago. Lay is a Taranaki representative cricketer,, and. last season played for the provincial B. Rugby team. BOWLING Runauga Bowlins Club will play three rinks match on Saturday, on the Greymouth green/ against the homo Club, for the Reynolds Badges, noiy held by Greymouth. , -•