OVERSEAS SPORT.
BILLIARDS. LONDON, May 17. In the final round of the billiards championship, Davis beat Newman. The scores were: Davis, 20918; Newman, 20,117. During yesterday’s play, Newman made breaks of 724 and 529, and Davis made one of 373. BOXING. SYDNEY. May 18. At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, Johnny Peters (8.5) the Englishman, knocked out Billy McAlister (8 41) bantam champion of Australia, in the twelfth round. The footwork of both men was lijzhfc and beautifully easy. In a succession of exciting rallies the Australian received considerable punishment. . Jack Roberts, the Newcastle lightweight. outpointed Norman Gillespie, the lightweight champion of Australia, in fifteen rounds at the Newcastle Stadium. Gillespie was down three times. "golf. LONDON, May 17. Leo Diegel beat Abe Mitchell in a tliirty-six-hole match at Moore Park, for £SOO, 1 up.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 145, 19 May 1930, Page 7
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136OVERSEAS SPORT. Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 145, 19 May 1930, Page 7
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