SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 December 1928, Page 11

SPORTS AND GAMES

SWIMMING. (Australian Press Assn.—United Seryice.) (By Cable—Press A ssn .—Copyright.) CHICAGO, December 26. Weissmuller announces that he 4s turning professional, following the tournament at Illinois Athletic Club .on January 3. CHESS REFORMS. LONDON, December 25. The ex-champiou, Capablanca, recently made a suggestion that rules be altered to revitalise the game by making the board a hundred instead of sixty-four squares. and adding two pieces to each side, one with the powers of the rbok knight, and the other the bishop knight. Mr S. S. Blackburne, a prominent chess player from New Zealand and croquet player, in a letter to “The Times” says he has no fears that Capablanca’s proposal will supersede the present game of chess. It can exist side by side therewith, as has been demonstrated by alternative methods of playing croquet. Let those preferring the existing form of chess continue it. Let the world’s championship aspirants decide whether they will follow the lines of Capablanca’s proposal, or any other provided it .is legislatively sanctioned, giving all a fair trial with properly designed pieces. BOWLING.

Twenty-four players took part yesterday in a progressive pairs tournament, at the Greymouth Club’s green. The leads competition was won by Olney, who won each of the five games played. Seven skips tied with three wins each. Holmes, Wilson, J. Kyle, Mercer, Truscott, Scott and Fletcher. The play-off was won by J. Kyle. In the final between Messrs Kyle and Mercer, on the sixth head, Mercer was leading by one. On the seventh head, with the last bowl to play, Kyle was lying one. Mercer made an attempt to draw the shot, but hit one of Kyle’s bowls, which left Kyle the winner by one. CYCLE RACES The postponed sports meeting run by the Greymouth United Cycling Club on behalf of the Municipal Band was held last evening, on Victoria Park. The Band was in attendance and pleased a fair gathering of the'public . with selections. A feature of the evening’s sports was some fine racing by a maiden rider, R. Kay, who, although still attending the local Technical High School, already shows promise of becoming a first-class cyclist. He won the half-mile open, and boys’ under 16 races and came third in the boys’ under 18 and mile open races. Following were the results: — Half-Mile Open—R. Kay (hdcp. 90 yards) 1. Boys’ under 16, 1 mile —R. Kay (scr.) 1, Larsen (10 yds.) 2, P. Duffy (20 yds) 3. Motor-paced mile —H. Turtill (paced by T. Turtill) 1, C. Nicholson (paced by W. Fairhall) 2. Boys, undei* 18—T. Houston (50) 1, H. Wilson (100) 2, R. Kay (100) 3. Mile Open—S. James (60) 1, M. Swift (160) 2, R. Kay (130) 3.