OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18685, 15 April 1924, Page 6

OVERSEAS SPORT.

CLUB SWINGING FEAT.

ADVERSE COMMENT.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 13. In in attempt to lower , Burrows' word club-swingine feat of 107 fl Hours. Covington, a omelet. failed at 98 hours or nine hours short. Newspapers Protest ' against this club-swinging lolly.. They state that Covington was semi-conscious and rambling during the final hours. ISis wrists were swell"*! aid he was unsteady on his feet, and his face showed an expression of extreme agony. He repeatedly faltered, . I know the whole Navy backed mo ;to win. and refused to go to bed, when the clubs slipped from his hands.

PROFESSIONAL BILLIARDS. A. and N.Z. LONDON, April 13. At the close of to-day's play in the billiard championship game, the • scores wore:—

Newman (in play) .. . • 8663 " McConachy .. .. • -. * 851 Melbourne Inman comments in The News of the World: McConachy for good or ill. shut down on the red ball. He set out in a lairly confident mood to exchange top oi tho table breaks with Newman, whose tactics around tho top spot are as good as can bo. Some people have been expecting a change on the scoring board when McConachy begins the red ball game. If he ha-* anything up his sleeve it ought to be pulled down and kept down from the start.

NORTHERS" UNION FOOTBALL. A. and N.Z. LONDON. April 13. In the Northern Union Cup final. Wigan beat Oldham, at Rochdale, by 21 points /to 'in the Northern Union club matches, Batlev beat Hull, 20 to 10; Bradford beat Dewabury. 5 to 4; Halifax beat Featherstone, 11 to 10- Leeds beat Bramley. 28 to 0; Swinton beat Huddersfield 25 to 8; Widnes beat Salford, 2 to 0; Warrington beat Broughton, 15 to 0; Barrow beat Hunslet, 13 to 0; York beat Wakefield, 7 to 5. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. Renter. LONDON. April 13. At tho Wembloy Stadium, the international Association football match. England v Scotland, was played in showery weather before 65,000 people. The game ended in a draw, 1 goal each. A. and N.Z. LONDON. April 13. The Colombes Stadium, near Paris, is. practically complete. There is a magnificent games a?.'iia and an ideal red cinder tracK for sprinting. It is feared that the accommodation, which will seat fewer than IOOjWO people, will prove totally inadequate. :. .the Olympic tracks, specially constructed at the Place des Tourelles, are considered to be the best ever constructed. These are built in the form of a basin, 50 by 18 metres, standing on concrete piers and surrounded by an 'amphitheatre with great galleries for the accommodation of 10.000 people. -•' Inquiries made in Prance and England show that certain high Skhletio standards are expected to be set at the games.

N.Z. CRICKETERS IN FIJI. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Eecd. 7.55 p.m.) SUVA. April 14. In the cricket match New Zealand v. Suva, to-day. the visitors' first innings score was: Iliddleston, 1; Irving, 1; Postles. 28; Anthony, 17; Gillespie, 40; Bomervilltv 17; Smith, 2; Cooper. 16; Badeley. 7; Kelly (not out), 1; Harvie, 9. Dunstan took no wickets for 25 runs. Renme five lor 87, Terry two for 14, Munns one for J", Leleu none for 19, and Stewart two for 29. Sura's* first irminps score was: Riley. 17; Terry 2; McCraig, 7; Dunstan. 2; Simma. 3; tiramley, 0: Munn«. 2; Rennie. 19; Stewart (retired), 11; Henry, 0; Leleu, not out. 1; extras,2. Hiddleaton took no wickets for 10 runs, Anthony three for 25. Harvie four for 24, Cooper one_ for 5. New Zealand's second innings score so far is: Hiddleston, 8; Cooper, not out, 16; Kelly. 10; Smith, not out, 1. '