MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 9 February 1925, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS.

BOXING. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT MANILA, Feb. 7. Johnny Hill knocked out Ansel Bell in the second round for the featherweight championship of the Orient. NEAA 7 YORK, Feb. 7. Johnny Dundee, the former world’s champion, lias been indefinitely suspended by the New York Athletic Commission for failing to honour a contract to box Fred Bretonne.l, of Paris, last month. Action was taken at the request of the French Boxing Federation, and completes the international ban ou Dundee. SYDNEY, Feb. 6. At Lithgow, Jackson retained the flyweight championship of Australia, defeating Teddy Green on points in twenty rounds after a stirring contest. At the Stadium, Tommy Fnirhall defeated Louis Plees in eleven rounds, the latter skying the towel after receiving severe punishment. RUGBY. LONDON, Feb. 7. In the international Rugby football match Scotland defeated Wales by 24 points to 14. The match was played at Swansea. Raymond has been selected to play for England against Ireland on Saturday. In a’ Northern Union football match England sjdefeated AY'ales by 27 points to 22 at AA r orkington. CYCLING. MELBOURNE, Fell. 8. The world’s cycling Derby, one mile, resulted: Harris ‘I, Border •2, Bailey (England),-3. AVRESTLING. In a wrestling match Ted Thye defeated Karaschiek. Thye in the last round secured the only fall of the contest. SWIMMING. MELBOURNE. Feb. S.‘ The 220 yards breast-stroke championship was won by Kahanamoku in 3min. 4 2-ssec. SYDNEY, Feb. 8. The 100 yards hack-stroke swimming chamnionship of New South AA r ales resulted: Mealing 1. Karr 2, Browne 3. Time, Imin. 26 2-ssec.. an Australian record. Swimming at Manly carnival Mariechen AA 7 ehselau created an unofficial Australian record, covering. 300 yards in -3m,in. 594-ssec.

The 880 yards championship of New South Wales resulted : Moss Christie 1. Griffiths 2. Whlmeslev 3. Won .by thirty yards. Time, llmiij. 36sec. ''