SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 November 1926, Page 2

SPORTS AND GAMES

' WRESTLING. k Außtralian and N.Z. Cable Association.) MELBOURNE, November 28. In their wrestling bout, Mike. Yokel . beat Billy' Miske by two falls to one ’ in seven rounds. ATHLETICS. LONDON, November 27. Cambridge defeated Oxford in relay • races by five events to two. Lord ■ Burghley, the Australian T. C. Living- • stone, Learmonth (South Africa), and 1 G. C. Weightman Smith won the 480 ■ yards hurdles in 63 4-5 seconds, a re--1 cord, Lord' Burghley, Livingstone 1 and Learmonth assisted in winning 1 the half mile in 106 seconds.: ; ‘ BOXING. SYDNEY, November 28. At the Stadium, atfer four rounds, a ' fight between Jim Williams and Tiger 1 Payne, was stopped and declared off, owing to Williams receiving severe injuries to the ribs. The contest ended amid great excitement, the partisans of the two men angrily disputing over the referee’s decision. AUCKLAND BOUT S. (Special to “Star.”) AUCKLAND, November 27. Four of the best featherweight boxers in New Zealand will arrive here on Monday evening. The match between Leckie and Musson should • be most interesting, in view of the • fact that Leckie is undefeated since 5 he joined the professional class. Muss son had fought a draw with Ern Bax- ' ter, and has been a worthy sparring , partner for Artie Hay. Overend, - who will fight Gunn, will be rememt berod for a splendid display against - Black at the last, carnival of thc 3 Northern Boxing Association. Gunn - is a stranger to Auckland, but comes from the South Island with a reputa- ( tion suggesting that his meeting with Overend will be no less exciting than the one in which the latter lust figured. t CYCLING ROAD RACE. ’ WELLINGTON, Nov. 2S. [ The following is the result of a cycle road race from Wellington to j Trentham and back to Wellington, a distance of 42 miles, held on Satur- . day in heavy rain, the road being muddy: —W. Gane 2 hours 13 mins. ’ 45secs.; Grose (Christchurch), 2hrs 13min 45 l-10sec.; Hayes, 2 hours 13 min 46sec.