MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 April 1925, Page 10

MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS.

BOXING. i ! it cable—press association— copvkigh'l. NEW YORK, April 13. Mike McTigue, world's light-heavy-weight boxing champion, will meet Paul Berlenbach, of New York, in a fifteen-round bout on May 29 for the title. SCULLING. SYDNEY. April 14. Major Good sell has covered Hannan’s deposit of £IOO tor a race for the world’s sculling title on May 30, but he stipulates that the race must be heid on the Parramatta course. RIFLE SHOOTING. (BY riIT.KGRAPP PKKBS ASSOCIATION DUNEDIN, April 14. The Otago Rifle Association’s meetmv has concluded. Rifleman Parker 'Dunedin) won the Otago championhip. Ashburton won the team's match. Aiwi A, with 469 points, won the adies’ challenge shield and Ashburton Gup, the order after them being: Dunedin No. 3, 457; Dunedin No. 1. 453; fvaitangata, 453; Christchurch, 452; )amam, 452; AVuimate, 44/ : Ashburton No. 1. 440; Ashburton No. 2, 437: Kiwi B 431 ; Gimmerbuni. 432; Matanra, 422. SWIMMING. AUCKLAND, April 14. Miss G. Pidgeon, at a swimming •arnival to-night, lowered her own Dominion breaststroke record lor 22/! Sards bv ssec. to 2min. 43sec. Attempts by Miss Stockle,v on. the "00 metres ladies’ record, anil N. C. •Stocklev on the ICO metres backstroke cecord, ‘ failed by 2-s.sec. and l-ssee. •espectivelv. A. Baird failed to lower the half-mile record by 4 4-ssec. TENNIS. NAPIER, April 14. In the Hawke’s Bay provincial tends championships K. D. Andrews Palmerston North) will meet. J. PowIrell (Wanganui)'- in the final of the. lien’s singles. Miss Howott (England) md Miss Macfarlane (Auckland) will •oiliest the ladies’ final. Misses .Mac’ariane and Howett are likely winners >f the ladies’ doubles, and J. Lowry md E. D. Andrews should have little lifficultv in annexing the men’s loiibles. The finals and semi-finals will k* plaved to-morrow. CHRISTCHURCH, April 14. Tn the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association's Easter tournament, in the Inal oi the Men’s Doubles Championdiip, Goss and Greenwood beat Johnton and Innes-Jones 6 —l, 6 —4. In, the final of the Men’s Singles Championship. T. AY. Patterson defeated D. G. Johnston I—G, 6 —4, 6 —3.