WORLD OF SPORT.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 1588, 14 June 1920, Page 5

WORLD OF SPORT.

BRITAIN’S BEST BOWLER,

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- LONDON, June 11.

The first, representative cricket match. Gentlemen versus Players, will be played at the Oval on 3 oth. Warner will pick sides, which indicates that he must have the most powerful voice in selecting the team for Australia. He invited Parkin, the Lancashire professional, to play on the 30th. The latter has the reputation of being the best bowler in England since Barnes. Parkin, like Barnes, prefers League cricket. Warner’s invitation, and Lancashire's consent indicate that Parkin may be invited to Australia, despite the Marylebone ruling, barring from representative matches and tours abroad, players not pledging to assist the country when required. For Gloucester against Warwick, Parkin took six wickets for 48, the last five in 10 balls for no runs. GOLF. LONDON, June 11. In the ladies’ golf final. Miss Cecil Leitch was four up on Miss Joyce Wethered at the seventh, and maintained it to the twenty-second. She was two up at the twenty-ninth. Miss Joyce Wethered is eighteen years old, and a sister of the Oxford golf captain. Owing to Use presence of the American, Gurdnpr, the amateur golf final attracted more public interest than in any year since Travis won it in 1 904. * In a stern ding-dong struggle, Gardner was two up at the fourth, all square at the ninth; led to the eleventh, all square at the twelfth; two up at the eighteenth, all square at the twenty-third. Tolley then led for the first time. He was two up at the twenty-seventh, three up at, the thirty-second, one up at the thirtyfourth. all square at the thirty-sixth, and Tolley won the thirty-seventh. Tolley, who is aged' twenty-four, is six feet, and weighs fourteen stone. He began golf in his boyhood, was an officer in a tank corps.'won the Military Cross, and was a prisoner in Germany for a year. He distinguished himself in golf at Oxford, and is a tremendous driver. LAWN TENNIS. LONDON, June 11. At lawn tennis at Beckenham, in the semi-finals, Shimidzu beat F. ; Lowe 6 —o, (5 —2, and Kingscote beat' A. Lowe (! —3, 2—6, 6 —l. Kingscote defeated Fisher 6—3, 4—6, 6 —2. In the semi-finals. Hooper Barrett and Lycett beat Shimidzu and R. White G —l, 6 —l. [Randolph Lycett and F. M. 13. Fisher are eligible to play in the British team in the Davis Cup. Lycett was born in Birmingham, and Fisher has qualified residentially. Some newspapers urge that Australia will resent their inclusion; other critics explain that the Australians are fine sports, and will offer no objection.] KINGSCOTE WINS FINAL. (Received Sunday, 11.40 p.m.) LONDON, June 12. In the tennis final. Kingscote boat Shimidzu 7 —5, 3 —2, and Shimidzu retired. A thunderstorm delayed the match and interfered with play during the first set. In the ladies’ final Miss Ryan is leading from Mrs McNair 4 —3. It has been decided to finish the match at the Eastbourne tournament. LEAGUE FOOTBALL. N.S.W. DEFEAT IVII FITS it. SYDNEY, Last night. The Englishmen played the second match of their tour before a packed ground, in fine weather. New South Wales, from the kickoff, showed they were a superior team, forcing the game to the visitors’ twenty-five, where, except for occasional futile dashes on the part of the Englishmen, the ball stayed, the scores at half time being: New South Wales 21, England 2. During the second half, the Englishmen played up, but failed to reach the standard of the home team’s plav, the final scores being; New South Wales 42. England fi. The. scorers wore, for New South Wales, Burge (three tries, nine goals), Gilbert, Pearce. McGowan, Latta. Fraser, and Robinson a try each. For England, Grodnow kicked three goals. AUSTRALIAN RACING. MELBOURNE, Last night. WIND A KRA HURDLE. —Beltane 1, Sanduie 2. Oriens 3. Won by a length. Time, 3.4 71. MELBOURNE. Last Night. Albion Park Cup.— The Whaler 1, Soldier’s March 2. Joculator 3. Won by four lengths. Time. 2.23:1. ASCOT WILL 810 GAY. LONDON, June 11.

Frank Bullock has been riding with considerable success and there is scarcely a meeting of importance at which he has not a place. Since 22nd March, he had twenty-three winners. Donoghue leads with forty-three winners: Carslake lias twenty-six. These are the best averages. Ascot Week promises to outshine pre-war brilliance. The stand and Royal pavilion have been thoroughly renovated, and the lawns and flower beds are in perfect condition. Royalties will attend every day; society circles are on the tip-toe of expectation, and given jßne weather, it is expected to be the gayest Ascot on record.