SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Gisborne Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9575, 28 July 1923, Page 5

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

CRICKET. ENGLISH COUNTY BATCHES. (Received July 27 9.40 p.m.) LONDON, July 26, Lancashire 291, beat Worcester, 135 and 12-5. Midlesex, 489 for six wickets, dec-hired against Essex (Hendren 200 unfinished, Maun 122). —A. and N.Z.C.A. TURF. V.R.C. FINANCES. MELBOURNE, July 27. The Victoria Racing Club's revenuefor tlie year was £168,000. Added money totalled £83,000. The profits for the year amounted to £29.000. L.P.A. LAWN TENNIS. DAVIS CUP CONTEST. HAWAII v. AUSTRALIA . MATCH. (Received Julv 27. 9.5 mm.) NEW YORK. July 26. _ The official draw for the first day’s play in the Davis Cup is Hawaii v Australia. In the first match Anderson will play Detrick and in the .second match Hawkes will meet Ekiund. The matches start at 2 p.m. New York time. The second day’s play is the doubles, Anderson ami Hawkes v. Ekiund and De-trick. in the third day’s play the liwrfc match is: Anderson v. Ekiund and the second match Hawkes v. Hetrick.-—A. and X.ZC.A.

ENG! jA N D 11 EA TS SCOTLA NI). is , . 7/ (Received Julv 27. 8.30 mm.. LONDON, July 27. England heat Scotland by 3 to 2 in an international lawn Tennis contest played on the Davis. Gup hrat Edinburgh. JA PA|s v. CANADA. (Received Julv 27. ]U.3 : < p.m.) _OTTAWA. July 20. In the opening match of the Davis Cup series at Montreal Shimidzu (.Japan) defeated - Crocln r (Canada; in a stubbornly fought battle—3—o, 9—7. 6—l. H —G. Siiimidz-; played soundly and consistently, and worflown iiis younger opponent by effective volleying, as: a counter noise to Crocker’s smashing service. In the- second match Fukr.ua (Japan) defeated Rennie (Canada;. 6—2, 6—l. 6—o. Fukuda. unperplexed, by Rennie’s strokes, returned uniformly fast drives, with which the Canadian was unable to cope. To-morrow the doubles wilL re played, Shimidzu and Kashio meeting Milne and Wright.—A. and N.Z.C.A.

BILLIARDS. AMATET/R CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINUED. DUNEDIN. July 27. The semi-final games fur the amateur biliards championship were played to-day. Roberts (Auckland) beatStewart (Dmlcdin). 7-00 to G-'-O, after a somcv.'hat slow game, and Smith (Cliristchurclj) heat Lindsay, 750 to 694. ' At one stage Smith appeared likely to 'have a very easy win, the scores being 712 to 562 in his favor, but Lindsay played splendidly in th* closing stages and reduced his opponent’s lead to 56. The final between Roberts and Smith will be started to-morrow night- and will be concluded on Monday night.—P.A. BOXING. FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. DUNDEE DEFEATS. EUGENE CRIQU-L (Received Julv 27. 9.20 mm.) NEW'YORK. July 26. Johnny Dundee gained the featherweight championship cf the world, defeating Eugene Criqui in a nfteci; round bout.

(Received Julv 2.. 10.30 mm.) NEW* YORK, .juiy 26. Dundee floored Criqui for nine in each of the first two rounds <■: tne contest. The Frenchman received heavy punishment, but grit enabled him to stand till the bout ended.— A. and N.Z.C.A. NORTH ISLAND CHAMPION-SHIES FRED DOMINEY WINS BOUT IN .MIDDLEWEIGHT. NAPIER, duly 27. The North Island Amateur Boxing championships opened this afternoon, an.! continued to-mght. Results;— PAPERWEIGHTS. J. Young (Napier) beat W. Seastrand (Waipawa). FLYWEIGHT. J. O'Sullivan (Auckland) beat Jeffrie.--- (Wellington). A. Wilmotrt Hastings) beat D. Hi chat ctson (Napier) H. Childs (Stratford) beat S Gray (Wanganui). Semi-finals. O'Sullivan beat A. Soastrand (Waipawa). J. Evan? (Palmerston Norn:. oeatA! c A venue (Hastings). M. Carroll (Wellington) beat C-. C a nunick (Au ck I a nd). Semi-Final. R. Forward (Wanganui) neat Evans FEATHERWEIGKT. _ H. W. Barnes (Wellington) seat t>. McKenzie (Napier). C. Uiirdle '(Auckland) beat n. Brown (TaumariiHiii). Semi-Final. Barnes boat Uurdy. LIGHTWEIGHTS. J. Smith (Tatunannuit) beat i>. O'Keefe (Palmerston North). I. Scarff (Napier beat G. Brown (Auckland). J. Napier (Wellington) beat S. Hogan (Hastings). ; w Semi-Final. Scarfe boat Napier. ‘ WELTERWEIGHT, j Gray (Hastings) beat I-.ao.clcy i (Auckland). . ! Kav (Napier) beat o'Brien (K----1 tluini). . ... ! Duggan (Hawera) beat Quirk (Van- ! ganui). . ; Semi-1* ami. Hav beat Gray. middleweight . Meale (Auckland) boat iwi-vau.? (Palmerston North). | Doniinoy (Gisborne) beat ..moan ! (Wellington). 1 LIGHT HE aV Y WEI GHT. ! StrrJVau (Wanganui; beat Swamson (Napier). , T> , . , j pirta (Auekhuu:) beat lU The U fin als will lie concluded to-mor-row.—iP.A. flett-heeney MATCH.'

The training roms __ in Gladstone road were well attended by followers of boxing yesterday, when Jim rletu commenced Iris training. From 3 p.ni. till 5 the big Australian exercised, using the medicine ball and bag. He also ° put in some useful sparring work and those who witnessed the exhibition were shown that next. Thursday’s fight will provide an interesting contest. "Flett’s speed and. qiiicic footwork were favorably" commented upon by spectators. He will train every afternoon and those interested are invited to attend. Tom Heeney is to commence training on Monday evening, and will work nightly from 7 .30 till 9 o’clock. Both Heeney and Flett are anxious to meet any amateur boxers willing to act as sparring partners.