SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 November 1926, Page 2

SPORTS AND GAMES

SOCCER. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, November 25. The Council of the New Zealand Football Association, to-night decided to substitute a match with Canada at Timaru, instead of Masterton, on July 6i; coming .from there to Wellington, for the third test. J. M. Downie (Auckland) was ' appointed advance agent for the Canadian tour, subject to salary, travelling expenses etc., being agreed with by the special committee; < A . cablegram will be sent to the Prime Minister asking him to congrdtulate the Canadian Prime, Minister on the arrangements being completed for the Canadian team to visit New Zealand. z BO,Y BOXER’S' DEATH. (Anktralian *md N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, November 24. There was a tragic termination to the Northern Counties Boxing Championship at Hull. George Hart, aged 17, who- wab' the English school-boy champion in 1923, was boxing with the --.school-boy champion, when he received an uppercut on the point.-It., caused Hart to fall, and he wasi'carried out unconscious. During a later boiit it was announced that Hart had died. The audience left the ’Jia.ll with bared heads. X . DUNEDIN, Nov. 23. Salvino Jamito has been matched to xne,et; : Ar.tie ifay, New Zealand welter •chahiipion, at Dunedin on December 6, for a pufrse of £l5O. ' ’ ■ . WRESTLING. November 25. .AP.-the Stadium, in a . wrestling bout,’'Mike Yokel beat Billy Meeske by ope fall to nil in six rounds. ’ LEAGUE, FOOTBALL. • ; f LONDON, November 24. Thjp-Rugby League Council discussed an agreement with the Australian Board and the New. Zealand League in respect to the. two-years’ residential qualification. The mattdF'was deferred till next' meeting on ; December 12. , ; The meeting also considered Australia's invitation to send a team in 1928, "and appointed a sub-committee to discuss matters of mutual interest with the New Zealand manager before

his departure by the Cathay on January's. ' ■ : • The New Zealand League team will play at Lancashire on January 3, and also a charity match at Harrogate on December 29. CRICKET The following will represent Water-side-Omoto Seniors v, United B. team at Recreation ground on Sunday:—Comerford, O’Loughlin, Watts, Scully, Jackson, Currie, R. Clough, E. Clough, Wilson, Blyth, Watson, O’Connor, Bell, Gibson. The following will represent Water-side-Omoto Juniors v. Cobden at Omoto on Sunday:—Sheehan, Brown, Crighton, Rudd, P. Smith, B. Smith, T. Dunn, Minchin, R. Dunn, Price, Feily, Williams, Robertson. The following will represent Runanga Juniors at Dunollie against Stars:—Hall, O’Neill (2), F. Freeman, R. Smith, W. O’Brien, S. Baddeley, J. Marshall, R. Duggan, Whitehead, R. Scott, Isherwood, J. Armstrong, Maddison. Seniors at the Rec. against United A at 1.30 on Saturday—Hunter, Garvey, Dearden, Armstrong, Stevens, Moynihan, Kelly, Hands, Topp, King, Timlin. The United Senior A team against Runanga on Saturday at Rec. will be: A. Adams, Casey, Clarke, Nightingale, Mercer, Fass,. Denton, Warnes, Revell, Baird, Baldwin. United Senior B. team against Watersiders on Sunday at Rec. will be: —Spender, Murch, Mclvor, Jamieson (2)„ Walls, Walton, Kettle, Matthews, Tabb, H. Kear. Owing to shortage of third grade players it has been decided to cancel the United Third Gra.de team. Star Juniors v. Runanga. Bus leaves Band Rotunda 11 a.m.—Brown, Smith, Goodall, Nash, ■ Davey, Harrington, Fisher, Ingram (2), Halliday, Pring, Oxenham. BOWLING The committee of the Runanga Bowling Club decided this afternoon officially to open their green to-mor-row afternoon should .weather conditions be favourable, at 2 o’clock by the President, Mr. F. Heslin. The Runanga Band will render a. number of selections. Members of all Clubs and visitors are asked to be present.