OVERSEAS SPORT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 99, 24 March 1930, Page 7

OVERSEAS SPORT.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. LONDON. March 22. In thfe semi-final of the Association Football Cup, Huddersfield beat Sheffield Wednesday by 2 goals to 1, at Manchester United’s ground; Hull and Arsenal drew with 2 goals each, at Leeds. In the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup, Rangers beat Hearts by 4 goals to 1, at Hampden Park; Partick beat Hamilton by 3 to 1 at Celtic Park. BOXING. NEW YORK, March 22. “Kid” Chocolate (126i1t>.) knocked out Al. Ridgeway (1281 b.) in the second of a scheduled ten rounds contest. The referee stopped the fight when Ridgeway was unable to withstand Chocolate’s barrage of blows to the jaw. LAWN TENNIS' PARIS, March 21. The International Lawn Tennis Association including representatives of Australia and New Zealand, refused a permit for open tournaments between amateurs and professionals, which America proposed. The association also decided that it was not necessary to change the rules prohibiting amateurs from receiving accessories free or at wholesale prices. On France’s proposal, the organisation of the Davis Cup competition was transferred from the Davis Cup ComCRICKET. PERTH, . March 23. The cricket match between the Australian eleven and West Australia was continued in exitremely sultry weather. The attendance was 10,000, the gate realising £715. Australia gave a good display of batting, the innings closing about tea time, having produced 324 runs in 250 minutes. Bradman notched 20 in ten minutes, hitting everything. He was easily caught when 27. Kippnx began slowly, and gave a careful display, taking 97 minutes for half a century, and 151 minutes for the century. He then hit everything, throwing his wicket away with an easy catch when 114. Richardson, in compiling 45 in 42 minutes, displayed sparkling batting, scoring eight fours. Australia’s innings lasted 250 minutes. The West Australians apparently were tired on resumption, and made a poor showing, losing four wickets for 67 runs. BILLIARDS. LONDON, March 22. In the time-limit billiards match McConachy, with 24,270 (including breaks of 325, 236 j 221 and 239). defeated Davis, 23,722, including 286, 247, 293, 303, 285 and 665, of which 590 was by close cannons. A run of 172 cannons was obtained while the halls were taken from just above the baulk line to opposite the middle pocket. The break took eighteen minutes. Lindrum, with 36,256, including breaks of 434 and 902, defeated Smith, 14,971, including 209, 529, 552, 762 and 238. Smith made a brilliant rally this.evening and scored 1693 against Lindrum’s 87, but Lindrum throughout the game created several world records, his aggregate easily beating the previous best, which was Smith’s 30,900 against Fred Lindrum last year. Lindrum’s average (262) and his eleven four-figure breaks are also records. Lindrum, after the match, thanked the public for his wonderful reception during the tour. When he returned to Australia he would tell them how wonderfully treated he had been in. Britain. That was one reason why he had made 60 many thousand breaks', and also influenced his decision to return., PRIME MINISTER’S CONGRATULATIONS. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, March 22. Walter Lindrum, the Australian billiards player, visited the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street. Mr Ramsay MacDonald congratulated him on his achievements and wished him good luck.