SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 November 1929, Page 2

SPORTS AND GAMES

BOWLING The Greymouth and Hokitika Bowling clubs will play a match for the Reynolds Badges tomorrow, on, the former club’s green. The following will represent the visitors: —Messrs Schultz, Cooke, Conning, KnowlesSmith, Ward, Stuart, Houston , S. King, and Fleming; W. Wilson, D. Stevenson, Sherman, Benjamin, Braddon, Coles, Hoffman, Bruce, Dew, J. King, and C. J. King. SANDERS CUP CONTEST. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, November 27. The date of the first race for the Sanders Cup has been fixed for Saturday, January 25, at Auckland. The races for the Ross and Lipton Cups for boats of the Jellicoe class, will be held at the Anniversary Day regatta here on January 29. Southern boats are eligible. So far, only Wellington and Otago have sent challenges, which close on November 30. SWIMMING. CHRISTCHURCH, November 29. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Swimming Council, the following officers were elected: —President, W. E. D. Bishop; Deputy President, A. R. Jacobsen; North Island representative, P. Coirq. The standing committees were re-elected.

A cablegram was received from New South Wales stating that Jean Cocks and Edna Davey had accepted invitations to visit New Zealand. The appointment of a chaperone was being arranged. N. Ryan and O. Griffiths were leaving to-day for New Zealand. GOLF. LONDON, November 28. The rules of the Golf Committee has legalised the use of steel shafts. The following will represent the Greymouth Club against Hokitika at Hokitika on Monday next (Anniversary Day). Train leaves at 7.35 a.m. Ladies —Mrs Hannan, Mrs Seddon, Mrs Brown, Mrs Thorpy, Miss Coates. Mrs Smith and Miss Berry. Men —McCarthy, Meldrum, McKechnie, Brown, Seddon, Smith, James Pratt, Smyth, Thorpy, Olney, Casey. BOXING. NEW YORK, November 27. “Kid” Chocolate knocked out Eddie O’Dowd, at Columbus (Ohio), a featherweight, in the second of a scheduled, ten-rounds bout. BILLIARDS ‘ LONDON, November 27. The latest scores in the '•'billiard matches are as follow: —

Lindrum (playing) 7.177, including breaks of 370 and 534 unfinished. Smith 5563, including breaks of 347 and 1490.

McConarchy has scored 6390, including breaks of 564, 529, and 430. Newman (playing) is 4262, including breaks of 368, 595 and 369. Lindrum knocked up another break of 1725 yesterday.

Lindrum and McConachy will be given a dinner in the House of Commons by Mr. Toole, the Labour Member for Salford. It is hoped that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald will preside.