PASTIMES ABROAD

Northern Advocate, 15 June 1931, Page 6

PASTIMES ABROAD

THE ROPED ARENA NEGRO KNOCKS SCOTT OUT. TWO ROUNDS SUFFICE. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, June 13. In the first open-air contest at the Leicester Rugby Club ground today, Larry Gains, a negro from Canada, knocked out Phil. Scott in the second pound, after Scott had been down for a count of nine. There were 40,000 spectators, the majority of whom hooted Scott’s poor showing. The winner has been promised a chance of fighting Primo Camera. NICOL SUCCEEDS. ! ———. OPPONENT OUTPOINTED. (Received 9 a.m.) ■SYDNEY, June 14. At If he Sydney Stadium last evening Ray Nicol (N.Z.), middleweight, outpointed Jack Williams in a four-round preliminary boxing bout. NEW RUNNING STANDARD. THOMAS ECLIPSES HILL. | (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, June 13. R. H. Thomas, of the Royal Air Force, today ran three-quarters of h mile in 3min ssec at Stamford Bridge. He beat A. G. Hill’s English record by 4 4-ssecs. BILLIARDS. LINDRUM IN FRONT. (Received 9 a.m.) SYDNEY, June 14. In the billiards match, Lindrum v. Newman, the scores are: —Lindrum 21,237, including breaks of 818, 863, and 494; Newman, 21,051, including breaks of 643, 455, and 332. GOLF CONTESTS. MISS WILSON’S TRIUMPH. INSPIRED DISPLAY. LONDON, June 13. All the foreign competitors were defeated in the early rounds and the contest between the English finalists was followed by a large crowd. Miss Wilson has twice Avon the English .women’s championship. There was a real thrill in the afternoon’s round. Miss Wilson was always calm and collected. She led by only one hole in the morning round. In the afternoon, however, she played an inspiring game. No woman living, except Miss Joyce Wethercd, could have battled against her. Miss Wilson played 12 holes in one under fours. Miss Morgan did not win one hole. Mies Wilson showed uncanny mastery in her approaches, finishing near the pin from every distance. She only once took three putts. Miss Morgan, ncA*erthcless, fought bravely. She possessed such a perfect style that the critics agree that she must eventually become the champion. Miss Wilson admits, like Mr Bobby Jones, that she always does her best, thinking only of the par for every hole, and ignoring her opponent’s play entirely. THE PtYDER CUP. COTTON A SPECTATOR. (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, June 13. Henry Cotton, the young professional golfer Avho has done so well recently', is going to New York shortly', but say's he will be an onlooker in the Ryder Cup matches against American professionals. If needed, hoAvever, he will play for Britain. FOURSOME TOURNEY. N.S.W. CHAMPIONSHIP (Received 9 a.m.) SYDNEY, June It. The foursome golf championship of New South Wales was yesterday won by S. A. Keane and G. Thompson, with 147. Nigel Smith and H. Morrison Avere second with 149, and R. H. Ecttington and C, Fawcett third with 152. Keane and Thompson returned a mediocre round of 78 in the morning, but playing the abnormal golf in the afternoon, returned Avitl. ■•:<, the best ever done on the Rose P.ay course. Thus they retained the foursome title.