SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 6 August 1924, Page 3

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

TENNIS.

PLAY IN UNITED STATES. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT NEW YORK, Aug. 4. At Southampton in the first round of the singles Schlesiuger and Brookes won their matches by default. ENGLISH TOURNAMENT. LONDON, Aug. 5. At the Hampshire championships at Bournemouth in the first round of the singles Willard beat Westmaeott 4 —6, 6—3, 7—5 ; Bayley beat Eidgeon 6 —o, 6—l; Fisher beat Grimley 6—l, 7—9, 6—o.

ATHLETICS.

WOMEN’S OLYMPIC GAMES. BRITAIN LEADS. Britain secured 36 points, France 24, and Belgiuih 15 at’ the women's Olympiad at Stamford Bridge. Italy, Switzerland and Czecho-Slovakia also competed.

FOOTBALL.

THE ASSOCIATION GAME, FIRST TEST AGAINST CHINA. NEW ZEALAND TEAM SELECTED. (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION 4 WELLINGTON, Aug. 5. The selector of the New Zealand Football Association (Air. B. L. Salmon) has selected the New Zealand team to meet the Chinese university team in the first test match at Auckland on August. 16. The team will be : Goal—Crasten (Auckland). Backs—J. Anderson (Ocago), L. McGirr (Wellington). Half-backs—MeCreanor (Canterbury), Corbett (Auckland), and Me sham (Auckland). Forwards Times (Auckland), Dacre (Auckland), Cook (Southland), Campbell (Wellington), and Ballard (Wellington). Reserves—McKinstry (South Auckland) and McElligott (Wellington). In fair weather conditions it is expected that the Auckland test will be witnessed by at least 20,000 people. For the second test at Wellington on the following Saturday it is probable that Roots (Poverty Bay) will take Corbett’s place, .as he will be required for his club in the Chatham Cup semifinal with South Auckland. Ewing will probably keep goal in the second test at Wellington. On the way down from Auckland the New team will probably play a , mid-week match against Manawatu at Palmerston North. Ewing will probably travel for this match to keep goal. , 1

CRICKET.

GROUPING SCHEME FOR, HAWKE CUP. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 4. At a meting of the Management Committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council to-night it was decided in regard to the Hawke Cup that a tentative grouping scheme be suggested to associations, replies to the council to be received within two weeks of the date of circulars being sent out. It was decided that play in the group system should* be finished by December 15 and that matches be played on the knock-out system. . Correspondence was received respecting a; proposal that the English team to visit Australia should also visit New Zealand. Mr. H, D. Swan, representing the New Zealand Association in London, stated that one of the difficulties in the way was the necessity of players being back in Britain lor the following season. It was suggested that a representative of the council should go over to Sydney to confer with Air. Toone, manager for the A1.0.C. team, and Board of Control, with a view to discussing the matter. A letter from the Australian Board of Control stated that the only way to allow of the visit was to cancel the return match against South Australia at Adelaide, due to be .played on March 13, thus- Jeaving the team free to sail from Sydney on the night of Afarch 7.

The council decided to hold over the matter for a week to allow the secretary to ascertain if the projected departures of steamers for San Francisco would enable such a tour to be arranged.