SPORTS AND ATHLETICS

Grey River Argus, 27 February 1928, Page 3

SPORTS AND ATHLETICS

SWEDE WINS AUSTRALIAN PENTATHLON. SYDNEY, February 25. B. Rybeck, the Swedish competitor won the Amateur Athletic Association’s Pentathlon Champion, the first held i: Australia. International Rugby ENGLAND BEAT FRANCE. IRELAND DEFEATS SCOTLAND (Received February 26 at 5 p.m.) LONDON, February 25. j At Twickenham, in sunny weather, there were 50,000 spectators, including His Ma j e sty theKi n g. England beat France by 18 points to 8. At Edinburgh, before 60,000 spectators, in ideal weather, Ireland beat Scotland by 13 to 5, OVERSEAS TEAM FOR N.Z. LONDON, February 25. The Committee of the Rugby Union recommended the International Board to send a team to New Zealand ii 1930. Soccer SCOTLAND DEFEATED BY IRELAND. LONDON, February 25. At Glasgow in glorious weather, with 50,000 onlookers, Ireland beat Scotland by one goal to nil. JUBILEE SPORTS. The Jubilee Sports Meeting which includes the whole of the N.Z. Cycling Championships and the 10 Mile Australasian Cycle Championship will be a- fitting wind up to the Carnival Week and promises to eclipse the great meeting of 1924 when the athletic championships were held. The cycling entries include all the South Island cracks as -well as those from the North Island, and keen contests are sure tb take place in the championships. The entries include W. Mackie with American experience. McCann the New Plymouth crack. Willmott rJ Taranaki who defeated^Mack ip in the South Island championship during the Christmas and New Year Carnivals in Canterbury, J. Henderson who has raced on the Coast, on several occasions, the veteran Phil O’Shea, Harcourt from Hamilton, Ritchie, Austin, Ward, MeGirr, Jordan and others from Canterbury and Otago. W. T. Weir now residing at Greymouth who was very

successful during the Xmas-New Year Meeting in Canterbury as well as the best Coast riders front Hokitika to West port. The entries in the running events have also filled well, 36 in sprint, 30 in 220, 24 in quarter. 2>o in half. 10 in Hurdles and 10 in Maiden Race. The full body coloured jackets will be used for Hie first time and should be a help to tne judges in Hu* event of the finishes being close, and taken all round this should bo th p most successful mooting yet hold T>y the Club .