SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 March 1932, Page 8

SPORTS AND GAMES

TENNIS. [by cable—pbess assn.—copybight.] SYDNEY, March 10. Th©. Australian Lawn Tennis Association has informed the New Zealand Association that it will be impossible for the Davis Cup team to play exhibition matches at Auckland in March and at a later date, as the team is not leaving Sydney until March 31. The New Zealand Association is being asked whether arrangements can be made for one-day exhibition matches at Auckland. SOCCER. LONDON, March 10. Soccer, third division, Southern section: Queen’s Park v. Gillingham 7/0. c ENGLISH CRICKET TOUR LONDON, March 10. The Marylebone Chib declines to comment on a New Zealand report that the English cricketers will continue. their tour to the Dominion. Camerons to play Kumara at Kumara on Sunday:—Ogilvie, Malone, Archer, Fitzgerald, Jacobson, Nissen, Dalkie, Clancy, McConnon, Cooper, and Grant. Runanga A team v. Stars at Omoto on Sunday at I.3o:—Hunter, Timlin, Smithson, NJiclxolson, Masters, Kennedy, Hart, Greening, Williams, Harrison, McTaggart. Emerg. Wilson. Ward’s Bus leaves at. one o’clock. BRIDSON’S NEW RECORD. AUCKLAND, March 10. A brilliant performance was established by G. Bridson, the New Zealand sprint swimming champion, in a successful official atack on his own 220yds Dominion free style record of 2min 23 l-ssec at a carnival controlled by the North Shore Amateur Swimming Club. Bridson covered the first 100yds in 59 2-ssec, and completed the distance in 2min 23 3-ssec., which was an improvement of 2 3-ssec on the previous figures- This is the fourth record Bridson has established this season. The best time for the 220yds on record for an Australian is the performance of 2min 22 4-ssec, standing to the credit of Andrew (“Boy”) Charlton. The Australian record, 2min 17sec, is held by K. Takaishi, of Japan. z CYCLING HANDICAPS. The following are the handicaps for the cycling events at the Reeftoa A. and P. Show, to-morrow: — i mile. 1 mile. 2 mile

RIFLE SHOOTING.

The following are selected to represent the Grey Defence Chib in the triangular match between Lake Brunner, Brurinerton and Greymouth, to be fired on the Ru Ru Range on Sunday next: — Riflemen S. Sharman, W. Prendergast, G, Anderson, H. Higgins, G. Joyce, L. Morrisey and P. Blanchfield. Any member unable to shoot please notify the secretary.

H. Turtill scr scr scr J. Henderson 20 . 40 60 P. Duffy ‘ .. 20 40 60 A. Thompson .. 30 50 70 H. G. Wilson 45 65 100 W. Wilson 50 70 120 W. Innes 60 95 120 G. Lockington 60 95 140 C. Watson 65 105 140 A. Aiding 65 105 100 W. Brown 70 115 170 R. Hewison 70 115 170 D. Greaney 75 120 180 P. McMahon .. 75 120 180 N. McMahon .. 80 130 200 G. Tayloi' 80 140 220 Hogarth 85 130 230 W. Lockington 85 150 230