OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18706, 12 May 1924, Page 7

OVERSEAS SPORT.

NEW WALKING RECORD. SOUTH AFRICAN'S FEAT. , (Received 5.5 p.m.) Reuter , . ~,.... ; J CAPETOWN.' May 9. The South African Olympic walking representative, : Mac Master. '.: prior to ;-■= sailing to take part in the Olympic Games to-dav., in a trial ' walk covered 10.000 r metres in 45m 4Ja. beating the 1912 Olympic record of 46m 28 2-53, established by G. Goulding, of Canada, v'.'■"„•; ' ■•:■..:••,',.-..,-'>■ MacMaßter covered half the distance in 22 hn. Ho actually walked ; 20yds. ovbr tEe full diatapoe. ''-,'■',"' '•.". .'" "■■•""" r , SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKETERS. THIRD MATCH IN ENGLAND. •". "" (Received 6.5 p.m.} '" Reuter. .■•■■: •' \- : v 4, LONDON, - May 10. .*• The' 1 South African cricketers commenced the third match of their tour against Surrey' yesterday. The latter won'- the : toss * and; batted on , a good wicket. . They scored 150 for seven wickets (Hobbs 12, Peaoocke 15, Shepherd 30, Abel 24, Pender; not ! out, i 62, Peach, not .out, 6). Bain fell heavily at the tea"' adjournment, and play was ■•' abandoned ■ I for the . day, after , 159 minutes' : play. At ?■ the commencement "the" scoring was very slow, Peeler being unplayable. Abel : and 1 Shepherd .. played soundly. ,; Pender, livened 'l the game up. His innings so far : has oc- ■. . cupied 62 minutes. } His score included eight fours. There " was an ! attendance of 8000,, ; ; AMERICAN PRIZE FIGHT. :i CHILIAN BADLY BEATEN. \ ■ > -~.- , •::,.■'..■■ ;• ■■■]' (Received 6.5 ; p.m.) J:.<,'-■? '•■■'-' Reuter. ''*W- NEW YORK, "May 10. Floyd . Johnson,'- the • lowa' heavy-weight, i defeated. Quintin Romero,. the . Chilian, in. the seventh ■ round, ;on a technical knockout, \in , a scheduled 10-round < fight. - It ,w.us - a furious battle, the Chilian being terribly punished.' - Blinded by blood from a cut ' overl his left eye, : the latter ;■ groped around : ; *.he ring in; the final round,.., making . a ; plucky i effort to remain on his; feet.V , .The . lowan rained » continuous blows on Romero's* faoe. Wjld ' scenes followed the' end of the bout, as ' the .1 referee :; had apparently only counted to nine when the tell : : sounded.' Simultaneously the referee waved both men back to their corners. Pressmen ! thought the Chilian had been saved by the bell.::-•-■ ■•. ■/;;:.-:■■;^ : "' •''■•?■£-'•• Confusion reigned, and there were general ; fisticuffs around' j the ringside between ■■ protesting partisans. The ,- police • subdued the mob and allowed the announcer , to declare; that-the ; referee had completed t'e Count of 10 seconds, and ; F that ;Johnson had reiristered a clean knock-out. . The bell,, he : ■aid, was sounded by mistake. r'AL hard : right to the jaw was the finishing blow. ;r ;;• . ASSOCIATION !i FOOTBALL. CANADIANS , IN SYDNEY. * - ', Australian anffl % N.Z. Cable' Association. (Reed. 6.5 p.m.) ; SYDNEY, May 11. ' The • Canadian.Association.; football team* played a drawn '"■■'■- game .: with :, Metropolitan yesterday, neither. aide "...'-'.There , was an "'"■■ attendance of ' 20,000. [■ From the - commencement the visiting backs outclassed the, local baoks. while ; their forwards had 4 75'-" por cent, of the play. ' Cartwright was constantly peppered at the - net by: the visitors, but he executed a number of :fine saves. Mosher. the Canadian goalie, was i called lon to >". do C little work, „ and always ,■ had •*, ample room in which to move. Although the visitors failed to seoure ;.- a s victory, their; display > undoubtedly stamps ' them as /a team that knows how to, play the J Association game. .... ■-.::'■-■ J : ' ■"'".•••' .'.;■■"•; '■.;..■' '?'x:x;~'wi^- : S^i : sX. TENNIS AT OLYMPIC GAMES. Australian and N.Z. Cable ■ Association"' (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK; : May 9. The United States Lawn -Tennis i. Association announces that: Richards will : compete in the ; Olympic Games tennis ; competitions. . His associates , will be : Williams. Hunter, and Washburn. ■ • • ? ••, ■. - , i . SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKETERS. ' \ Reuter. LONDON. May 9. _t Tib South African cricketers' match - against Derby, the : second of the tour, was drawn. South Africa, in their ' first ■•: innings, ' made 161 for seven ;wicket3, f and $ then declared. Commaille made 43. Taylor 33. Catterall 29 and - Nourse 25 not out. - Bestick : took : threfe wickets for 87 runs.' Derby; made '78 for five wickets \Cadman 80, Gtorer 28). : : Blanckenberg took two wifflcets. for 13 runs, and Nirpen two for 16. ' - ' ■ : Intermittent ,v. sunshine .;-:-!> occasionally bryjhtened^thevdav^ ; but "thai? ground was soft, and s South ,* Africa took two - and a-half hours „to t moke a', century. The bowlers i were assisted by the wicket after lunch. The attendance was small. J , ;,t ENGLISH; COUNTY CRICKET. Reuter. / LONDON. May 9. 'liln. tHeir match against Middlesex (243). Hampshire made;,2ll (Fowler 51). :.Hearne took ~ five .; wicktets for :66 , runs. In their second »innings,* Middlesex : scored 88 for two j wirkets.-*;;;■:.;;■;.,•'.',;' i 'V.v>.r. : V-.^;;-^'.'''-i; - : -.-' : . c, ?; ■; ; V ■;-; ; Cambridge . scored 15? against Sussex, who ; replied b with 85 3 for 'three : >>i wickets. after havint?., made; ■ 195 >- in "■ their .V first ; venture.' Lancashire scored ,- 303 •' for eight:\wi6kteW : : j MecHred)* against Oxford."*- who scored 62. Parkin took six wirketß. for 30 runs, ,;. and '■ Hickmott four for 27. ! ; ';■ J BOXING IN AUSTRALIA. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 6.5 p.m.) " . SYDNEY. May 11. At -the' Sydney Stadium,}* Godfrey ': and Grime %■ fought-; a 20-round draw 4, 0r tn; : feather-weight title. The contest wos fast and clever throughout. ■■>* ?■ -■; ■'"'•- '-■- T "~^ y _. _ \ ■; At Melbourne. Spargo defeated .Joa Box on points in 20 rounds. .;-,'•:;:•'".>.'';' . 1 . For ChnaruM s Hacking Cough. , «w.w»»" v7oods' Great ?Pepperment Cur*.