SPORTS AND GAMES
SWIMMING. [per press association.] INVERCARGILL. April 26. , An announcement was made in a message from Auckland' last week that Miss Rita Stacpole had broken the Ne.w Zealand intermediate girls 100 yard's backstroke swimming i e cord. This is challenged, in Invel’cargill The message stated that Miss Stacpole had broken the record of 77 4-5 seconds held by t Miss Joyce MacDonald, of Invercargill, by three-fifths of a. second. it. is pointed out that Miss MacDonaldwbeat her own time ot 77 4-5 seconds at Gisborne, on March 21. when she was timed to do 76 1-5 seconds, which is one second faster than the time credited’ to Miss Stacpole. Miss MacDonald’s time at. Gisborne also beat the senior record ot 76 2-5 seconds, held by Miss Ena Stockley. GOLF. LONDON. April 26. An unknown Nottingham player, J. Merris. defeated Tolley, two up. in the first round of the English amateur golf championship, played at Leeds. TENNIS. BOURNEMOUTH, April 26. In the hard courts championships. Weston defeated Hendersons Brooks, 9/7, 6/2, 6/4. Malfroy defeated Morton 6/I’, 6/4, 7/5. Women’s singles, second round :Y. N. Wynne defeated Southwell 6/0, 6/3
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Greymouth Evening Star, 27 April 1938, Page 8
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