SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 31 May 1928, Page 2

SPORTS AND GAMES

BILLIARDS (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (By Cable—Press Assn—Copyright.) SYDNEY, May 30. McConachy (in play) 3,979. Lindrum 3,891. The best breaks were: McConachy 440, 225, 111, 327, 435, Lindrum 316, 120, 133, 100. MOTOR SPEED RACE. NEW YORK, May 30. A message from Indianapolis states that Lou Meyers won the 500 miles automobile race from a field of twenty-nine, driving the entire distance with one stop. His time was 5 hours 11 minutes. The average was 991 miles hourly. DAVIS CUP TIE. 8 NEW YORK, May 30. Tilden has announced that he and Hennessey will play in the singles against Japan on Friday. Lott, and probably Tilden, will play in the doubles. 7 LEAGUE FOOTBALL. The following are the Runanga teams for Sunday’s games: — Seniors: Hands. Tallentyre, O’Brien, Timlin, Hambley, Griffiths, Harrington, Harrison, Marshall, Stevens, Hawkins, Brown, and Pinn. Juniors: Burke (2), Pattinson. Brown, Freeman, Ireland, Haughton, Smith, Newton, Duggan, Armstrong, Page, and Baddeley., Emergencies: Boote, Pope, and Watt. Third Grade: Glenn, Tallentyre, Medlin, Simpson, Currie, Douglas, Purnell, Maddison, Brown. Halpass, Mossop, Brown, and Finnion. Emergencies: O’Neill and Newton. DISCOVERED BY CONSTABLE. A constable in going his rounds found, close on midnight, a small package on the ground. If he had not inadvertently kicked it with his foot, it would have lain undetected. Picking it. up, he found that it was an ounce packet of tobacco. However, on examining it closely, he made the discovery that it was not ordinary tobacco, but Bear’s, which some sorrowing owner had lost. The cons! J.ble is now a Bear’s Tobacco enthusiast. fbu should try Bear’s —sold loose at Bd. an ounce, and in handy packets, 1 oz. 9d., 2oz. 1/6.—45.