OVERSEAS SPORT.
'CONTESTS IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, Feb. 8. At Lithgow, Jackson retained the flyeight boxing championship of Australia, c efeating Teddy Green on points in twenty rounds alter a stirring contest. At the Stadium, Tommy Fairhall dof !ated Louis Plees in eleven rounds, the 1 iter skying the towel after receiving s ,'vere punishment. .. At wrestling, Ted Thye defeated Karas lick, Thye in the last round securing the c aly fall of tho contest. The world's cycling derby, one mile, res ilted: Harris 1, Horder 2, Bailey (England) 3. The 220 yards breast-stroke swimming c lampionship wa3 won by Kahanamoku in 3min. 4 2-ssecs. The 100 yards backs roko swimming championship of New S auth Wales resulted: Mealing 1, Barr 2, Irown 3; time, lmin. 26 2-ssecs. an Aust: alian record. Swimming at Manly carn val Mariechen Wehselau created an un--0 licial Australian record, covering 300 yirds in 3min. 59 4-ssecs. Tho 880 yards c lampionship of New South Wales resultel: Moss Christie 1, Griffiths 8, Walmsley 3 Won by tliirty yards in llmin. 36secs. — 1 ress Association,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 59, 9 February 1925, Page 7
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