PASTIMES ABROAD

Northern Advocate, 5 February 1934, Page 10

PASTIMES ABROAD

QAVIS TENNIS CUP DRAW FOR FIRST ROUND. N.Z. v CZECHO-SLOVAKIA. (Received 9.0 a.m.) LONDON, February 3. The draw for the first round of the Davis Cur contest is as follows: European zone: Czecho-Slovakia , plays New Zealand; Italy, a bye; Switzerland v. India; France v. Austria; Germany y. Australia; Japan, a bye. North American zone: United • States v. Canada; Mexico, a bye. South American zone; Brazil v. Peru. HOPMAN’S OMISSION. UNFORTUNATE OVERSIGHT. CALIBRE PROVED AT ADELAIDE. (Received 9.0 a.m.) ADELAIDE, February 4. In the tennis tourney at Adelaide yesterday results were;— | Singles.—Hopman beat Wilde 6-3, 6-3. Turnbull beat Hughes 8-6, 4-6, 6-3, . Perry beat Crawford 6-4, 6-2. Doubles.—Turnbull and Quist beat Wilde and Lee 8-6, 6-4, 4-6, 7-9, 6-2. Australia has won five rubbers 13 sets, and Britain three rubbers 10 sets. There were 6000 spectatoi’s, hundreds being unable to gain admission. was much discussion over Hopman’s non-inclusion in the Davis Cup team. Crawford said Hopman unfortunately had been overlooked. ) It was evident that he was anxious to demonstrate in Adelaide that he was at least the equal of Turnbull and Quist. TALL SCORING. M.C.C. IN INDIA. FIVE WICKETS FOR 456. (Received 9.0 a.m.) : ‘ CALCUTTA, February 3. The Marylebone cricketers to-day began a three days’ match against ' Madras Presidency. The visitors batted first and made 456 runs for 5 wickets, which is the biggest score of the tour for one day. Bakewell made i 158 and Mitchell 122 not out. TWO SWIMMING RECORDS. MISSES COOPER AND MEALING. (Received 9.0 a.m.) SYDNEY, February 4. In the Coogee Baths last evening, the 440 yards women’s national championship of Australia was won by Joyce Cooper (England) in 5,50 1/5, lowering the record by three- / fifths of a second, held by Jean Cocks. Edna Davey was a close second in and Evelyn Delacy (Western Australia); was third in 6.10. The title cannot go to Miss Cooper and will pass to Miss Davey. Bonnie Mealing, swimming solo, lowered the 150 yards backstroke record by three-fifths of a second. Her . time was 1.54 3/5, CHAMPIONSHIP ROWING. N.S.W. WIN EIGHTS. : i (Received 9.0 a.m.) 1 SYDNEY, February 4.

The New South Wales champion eights were rowed on the Nepean River yesterday.* Sydney, stroked by Jack Go lading,. formerly a leading sculler, won in convincing style by six lengths from Mosman and University in the record time of 15min. 14secs. for the three miles. Herbert Turner won the bighweight championship sculls and Stan Hoskins woh-the lightweight sculls. HOMELAND FOOTBALL. CONTESTS IN ALL CODES.

.SATURDAY'S RESULTS. (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, February 3. Following are the results of Associ ation football matclies played in Great Britain today:— English League. First Division.—Arsenal 1, Everton 2; Birmingham 1, Newcastle United 2; Chelsea 1, Leicester City 1; Huddersfield Town 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1; Liverpool 3, Tottenham Hotspurs 1; Manchester City Middlesborough 2; Portsmouth 1, Sheffield United 1; Sheffield Wednesday 4, Blackburn Rovers 0; Sunderland d, Aston Villa 1; West Bromwich Albion . 0, Leeds United 3. Second Division. —Bradford 9. Nottingham' Forest ‘2; B.cntford Bolton Wanderers 1; Burnley 1, Manchester United 4; Bury 2, Hull City 1; Lincoln City d, Fulham 0; Millwall 0, Southampton 1; Notts County 3, Bradford City 0; Portvale 1, Grimsby Town 1; Preston North End 3, West Ham United 1: Swansea Town 2, Blackpool 2, ■ Third Division.—Southern ..Section: * Aldershot 2, Bristol City 2, Bright oa and Hove Albion 0, Clapton Orient 0; N Bristol Rovers 1, Watford 0; Crystal .Palace 'l, Charlton Athletic i.; Exeter City 4, Cardiff City 0; Gillingham d, ■ Bournemouth and Boscombe 1; Luton Town 2, Norwich City 3; Northampton - Town u, Newport City 3: S ntt.hc id ' United 2, Reading 2; Swindon Town 0, Coventry City 1; Torquay United 3, Queen's Park Rangers 1. i Third Division. —Northern Section: Accrington Stanley 0, Barnsley 0;

Chester 3, Doncaster Rovers 1; Chesterfield 1, Cranmere Rovers 0; Crewe Alexandra 4, Rochdale 1; Darlington 0, Hartlepool United 3; Gatehead 3, .Mansfield Town 3; New Brighton 3, Halifax Town 0; Rotherham United 1, Stockport County 1; Southport 1, Wrexham 1; Walsall 3, Carlisle United 2; York City 0, Barrow I. Scottish Cup. Second Round. —Aberdeen 2, Dundee 0; East Stirling 1, Arbroath 1; Alloa 0, Hibernian 6; Ross County 3. Oalston 1; Ayr 2, Celtic 3; Third Lanark 0, Rangers 3; Brechin 0, St. Mirren 4; Albion 2, Kilmarnock 1 ; Hamilton 2, Falkirk 2; Queen’s Park 1, Hearts of Midlothian 2; Partick 3, Motherwell 3; Cowdenbeath 2, St. Bernards 1; Vale of Leithen 1, St. .Tohnstones 3, RUGBY LEAGUE CONTESTS. Batley (!, Dewsbury 10; Barrow 20, Hull Kingston Rovers 0; Bramley 12, Leith 3S: Featherston Rovers 0, Keighley 17; Halifax 27, Leigh 0; (lull 12, Castleford R; Hunslelf 33, Rent Oldham a; Rich dale Hornets 7, Salford 21; St. Helens 7, Huddersfield 2; Swintou It, Wldnes Wakefield Trinily 12, Bradford Northern 0; Waringlnu R, Broughton Rangers 2; York 13, St. Helen’s Reereation 7, INTERNATIONAL RUGBY. WA 1 ,ES DEFEATS SCOTT.A ND. LO.VDON, February 3. The international Rugby football match between Wales and Scotland was played at Murrayfiold today, Wales winning by 13 points to C,