OVERSEAS SPORT

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 229, 27 August 1929, Page 8

OVERSEAS SPORT

GOLF AT ADELAIDE. ADELAIDE, Aug. 26. In the amateur golf championship to-day, Sloan Blorpeth (N.Z.) beat Bulte, 5 and 3. The New Zealander gave a sparkling display. Whitton beat Blorrison 7 and 5; Russell beat Quirk, 4 and 2; Apperly beat Dalrymple 3 and 2; Nettlefold beat Sawyers 2 and 1; Ryan beat Adams 5 and 3; Winser beat Schlapp 3 and 2; Hattersley beat BlcGuinness 2 and In the professionals’ contest Blclntosh met Spence, the former winning the first five holes out, also the sixteenth and seventeenth in. He was 2 up at the eighteenth. Spence was level at the thirty-sixth. Blclntosh, putting his second through the green and taking five, was beaten one down at the thirty-seventh. Bissett beat Corry 2 and 1 ; Howard beat Robertson 7 and 6; Stewart beat Lefevre 4 and 3; Blcßlahon beat Heard o and 4; James beat Eyre 2 up. "WRESTLING. „ SYDNEY, Aug. 26. At the Stadium to-night John Pesek defeated Jim Browning—both are Americans —in the seventh round w lth a body scissors and backslam. Browning was unable to continue. Several times during the whirlwind contest Browning had Pesek in troublo and looked a certain winner on points until he was disabled. BILLIARDS.

SYDNEY, Aug. 26. Willie Smith, the billiards player, announces that he is prepared that Walter Lindrum should take the trophy and the honours of victory attaching to the last match, which was unfinished. McCONACHY v. SBIITH BIATCH. BIELBUURNE, Aug. 26. A time limit billiards match boetween Willie Smith and Clark BlcConachy began to-night. Received August 28, 9.45 a.m. BIELBOURNE, Aug. 27. BlcConachy opened very well against Smith in the time limit billiards match. The scores are: McConachy, 2254 (breaks of 524, 382, 298 257). Smith 1935 (breaks of 152, 119).