SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Mataura Ensign, 1 July 1914, Page 6

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

HOCKEY. AUOKLJND BEAIS TARANAKI. PBB UNITED PKKBB ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, Jane 30. In Hie representafire match Auck-* • land deteated Taranaki by 6 goals to toil. - : N.Z. TEAM IN AUSTRALIA. BT BLECTBIC TELEGRAPH COPtEtGHT. fib nnno peebs ABaocmnotA. SYDNEY, 30. Tlie New Zealand Bowling team has' arrived in excellent condition. FOOTBALL. INTEREST IN N.Z.TBAM^ SYDNEY, June 3tt. Great interest is being manifested in the New Zealand team. It is suggested that Ooekroft (tlie ex-Eastern, Dis-. trict player) be sent as' a reserve*, following a precedent in 1893, /when "Tahby" AVynyard was sent. CHANGE IN THE.TEAM. PBE UNITED PRESS ASSOCSATIOIT. -WELLINGTON, Jjune 30. Carroll, wing forward, of South. Auckland, is unable to go to Australia, «.nd Barrett, of Auckland, will go in his stead. i ' REINSTATED AS AMATEUR. Received June 30, 11.40 a.m. June 29. Ernesrti Angezark, who was reinstate id as an amateur,'has been elected to tlie management of the Oldham Football Club. THE .LEAGUEr GAME^ TOUR 'A FINANCIAL SUCCESS.. BX KLECTBIC TKLEOBAPH OOPTBIGfITT. i TIMBB-STDNET 9DN SPECIAL CABLE. Received July 1, 8.30 a.m. ' j LONDON, June 30. The Northern Rugby Union is great-' ly elated with the. financial results of the Australian tour so far. CRICKET. * WLOGY ON ENGUSH UMPIRING. BY ELECTRIC TELSGBAPH COPTEIOHT. PBS UNITED PEBSB ASSOCIATION. Reeved June SO, 11.40 a.m. LONDON, June 29i Faulkher (the South African cricketer), writing to the 'Badminton Magazine,' thinks that English .umpiring is superior to Australian or South African, though (the writer states), nobody could be betjter tfoan Bob Crockett. COUNTY MATCHES. IJcccived June 30, 11.40 a.m. LONDON, June 29. AVoroester scored 493 against Hampflii'■<?■' -. ._ Surrey compiled W (A. Ducat 102, (\ T. A': Wilkinson 13o) against Middlem\. who replied with 267. Nmis piaving aiyiiist Sussex, scored IMiii !<>r. ihr'ee wi*ets (J. Hardstaff, IKM. OH!-, 141). LAWN TENNIS. THE WIMBLEDON- TOURNAfMENT. { 'BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COPTBMHT. PBB Touted pbbss ASBOOIATIOV. Received June 30, 11.40 a.m. LONDON, June 29. In the Wimbledon tournament Mav- ' rogordato beat Germot, 6—3, 2— G, 4, 6—l; Froitzliehn beat Parke; «*-—i,; 6—2 9—7, 6—2; Beamish beat Dav-sotv.'6-4, 6-2, 6—l. i F". and. A. Lowe beat Ross and .Watt, 6—l, 6—l, 6—3; Ckiments and AAatSbn heat Gore ajid Kingscott*, 6—B, B—lo, 6—o 6—2, 6—2; Decugis and Germot heat' Tbol and Bullock, G-0, ©-2 6—3; Wilding (N*v Zealand) and Brookes (Australia) tjeat Clement* ami Watson, 6—2. 6—l, 6—4. Wilding («d Mile. Bropiedis beat Doust (Australia) and Miss Morton, 7_o, 6-8, 6-3. , , , In the Alt England Plate, Jacob beat A. Yeneken, 6—l, 6—3;. Cooper beat Kidston, ft-3. 6—k

.BOWLING. FEET-ON-THE-MAT RULE. PBB UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION. 'AUCKLAMD, June 30.' At a meeting of the Auckland Centre of the Dominion of_ New Zealand Bowline; Association to-night it was decided to recommend councillors not to support the 'suggestion with .regard to keeping bo% feet on the mat. BOXING. JOHNSON v. iIVNGFORD. BY ELIOTBIG TELEOBAPE COPYRIGHT.. PER UNITED PRIES' ASSOCIATION. LONDON, June 29. Johnson (world's heavy weight ehamipion) signed articles to-day to fight | Sam Lamgford (colored heavyweight) in 'the middle of October. Johnson' will receive £6OOO and 00 per cent, of the cinema receipts. OTAGO ASSOCIATION'S FINALS. MB UNITM) PRESS 'ASSOCIATION. .. DUNEDIN, June 30. The Ofcago boxing championships were concluded to-night in the -presence of a large gathering.: Following M'e the results:— Wolterweigiit.-^-Final: F. O'Connell beat D. Leckie. Featherweight—Semifinal: A. Goodman beat P. Tome; o.' Smith beat P." O'Farrell. Final. Goodman beat Smith. Heavyweight—Final: A. C. Coower .beat) W. Moore. Lightweight—Final r D. Jackie beat J. Marks. In a six-round bout M. Leckie beat W. Boreham.