SPORTS AND ATHLETICS.

Grey River Argus, 14 January 1928, Page 3

SPORTS AND ATHLETICS.

MOTORIST’S RECORD. (Received January 13, at 11 p.m.) (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn & Sun Cable) LONDON, January 12 The motorist, Marchand claims' the world’s record for ten miles, averaging 133.53 miles hourly. N.S.W. Olympic Tests. SYDNEY, January 12. At the Olympic Swimming tests, at the Australian National Ganxes, the hundred metres free style was won by Laidlaw (N.S.W.) in 1/7. The two hundred metres breaststroke was won by Bayldon (N.S.W.) in 3/12 1-5. The hundred metres backstroke was won by Carberry (N.S.W.) in 1/21 4-5. The four hundred metres was won by Jones (Westralia) in 5/29 3-5. The women’s t\vo hundred metres breast stroke was won by Miss Robertson (N.S.W.) in 6/13. Tn the Olympic tests for wrestling, the lightweight division was won by Bolger (Victoria); the bantam- was won by Ford (N.S.W.); the welter was won by Gale (N.S.W.), and the middleweight was won by Sharpe (Victoria). At boxing, the bantam was won by Sweeney (N.S.W.) Lightweight: H. Campbell; feather, A. Mitchell; welter, R. Barling (all Now South Wales). Light-heavy, F. (filshannan (Queensland).