SPORTS AND GAMES

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 April 1938, Page 8

SPORTS AND GAMES

RIFLE SHOOTING. The Tuesday shoot was held by the Runanga Miniature Rille Club, and the following is the list of scores. The winner of the I-lotty Button was Ken. McDonald: — Score. Hp. Total

LEAGUE FOOTBALL Runanga seniors v. Marist, at Runanga, Sunday, 2.45 p.m.: Speakman, Crowe, Kiely, Williams, Manderson, Hopkins, Kennedy, McGirr, R. Brown, C. Wright, O’Connell. Kinsey. W. E. Glynn. Emergency: R. Glynn. BOWLING. PALMERSTON N.. April 20. High tributes to Mr J. A. Nash, who has been a member of the Manawatu Bowling Centre for 25 years and president for 24, were paid at the silver jubilee rinks tournament when Mr Nash was presented with a gold badge as the centre’s first life member, and also a set of gold links and studs' in appreciation of his services. The gathering included players from all parts of the centre’s district, and also rinks from Auckland, Wellington, and Taranaki. Mr H. P. Horne, Woodville, the patron of the centre, in making the presentation. said that Mr Nash was' not only a splendid organiser in the administration of the game, but also an excellent player. FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN. LONDON, April 20. Rugby League: Swinton v. Bradford Northern 19/3. Barrow v. Halifax 11/6. Salford v. Widnes 0/0. Scottish League: First division: Morton v. Queen’s . Park 1/2. St. Johnstone v. Ayr 4/1. Second Division: Albion v. East Stirling 7/0. St. Bernards v. Dunfermline 4/0. CYCLING. Competing at the Otorohanga sports on Easter Monday, D. A. Morland, of GveymoutTi. won' the Junior Cycle Derby. 21 laps of 4i75 yards, gaining 17 points, or six ahead of the. competitor placed second. The event was run on the basis of points for the wiib ners of the sprint, at the end of each third lap. He was also successful |in gaining a place in the heats of the open half-mile, mile and two miles, but was unplaced in the finals. DRAUGHTS TOURNEY. INVERCARGILL, April 20. Play in the New Zealand 1 draughts tournament was continued to-day and at the end of the fifteenth round points scored were as follows I :—J. A. Lucas 24A, G. A. Brown 24, R. Weir 24, C. Souness 201, J. Mclntosh 20, J. R. Clark 171, F. Hutchins 17, P. Richmond 17. W. Davis' 17, A. Findlay 121, R. C. Macmurray 111, P. C. Gray 111, G. Duncan 11. J. F. Sutherland 11, W. I-I. Nicholson 9, C. Donald 81, J. Main 71, and F. W. Graham 7. The final rounds will be played tomorrow. CRICKET.

LONDON, April 20. The Australian cricketers arrived, and were given a warm reception.

S. Werner . . 73 7 SO J. Almond . . 71 10 80 A. Wright .. 71 10 80 T. Bannister . . 73 7 80 K. McDonald 75 4 79 J. Mossop . . 71 8 79 J. Masters .. 68 10 78 D. McDonald . . 68 10 78 G. Hildebrand -. .. 73 4 77 R. Murray .. 67 10 Ci G. Dalzell .. 67 10 77 A. Spark .. 66 10 76 W. Williams .. 66 10 76 C. Campbell .. 66 9 11> R. Bowden .. 63 10 73 D. Hewison .. 62 10 72