SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 12 August 1924, Page 9

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

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BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received Aug. 12, 11.25 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 11. The South Africans, in their second innings, had made 184 for four wickets when stumps were drawn. The weather was. ideal and the wicket fast. Bryan batted for hours and hit 29 fours. Pegler took three for 109. Bryan brilliantly hit the highest score against the South Africans. He gave chances at 94 and 147. The innings lasted 330 minutes. The first three batsmen were clean bowled by Jameson’s high-delivered slow-medium puzzlers. Hearne made 34, Susskind 29, Taylor not out 33, and Catterall not out 23. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SOUTH. AFRICA v. UNITED SERVICES. Received Aug. 12, 11.15 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 11. United Services in their first innings made 418 (G. Bryan 229, BknuvT' 61). Blaekenberg took four wickets for 92 runs.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

BOXING.

PROCEEDS F ROM CONTEST. CLAIM BY GIBBONS. Received Aug. 12, 1.40 p.m. LONDON, Aug. 11. The Evening states -that Gibbons is issuing a writ of attachment against the promoter, Alajor Wilson, for the recovery of £7OOO outstanding as his share in the Bloomfield contest, at which the attendance fell far short of expectations. It is stated that the expenses of the contest amounted to £27,000 and the receipts are believed to have been far less.—'Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. '

SCULLING.

WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP. BOTH MEN FIT. Received Aug. 12, 12.5 p.m. SYDNEY, Aug. 12. The latest reports from Brisbane indicate that both Pad don and Felton are fit and trained to concert pitch for to-day’s world’s championship race A great struggle over the three miles course is anticipated; also that though Felton will have an advantage in rowing in home waters and has more quickly struck training form, he will ■vave .to put up the fight of his life X he is to the championship from Paddon.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

The City team to play Whareroa on the show grounds to-morrow at 2.30 p.m. will be picked from the following: Purser, Weir, Goodwin, Hammond, Hoddinott (2), Champion, Hall, Roberts, Rosewarne (2), Coburn, Smith. Hardley, Foster, Townsend. .Tarrett, Hook, West, McKenna, and Jones. A practice will be held in Winter Show Buildings to-night.