OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18964, 11 March 1925, Page 9

OVERSEAS SPORT.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. ENGLISH TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. (Received 5.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z.—Sun. LONDON, Mar. 9. The English Association football team which is to tour Australia will include Hardin, Spencer, Graham, Caesar, Turnbull, Sevrnour, Davison, Storer, Likes and Quantrill. Critics express the opinion that the team is in no way representative of English football. Its selection, they say, is not a compliment to Australia. The Daily Chronicle says the team is not equal to ;v present-day third League team, especially in view of the strange conditions, the hard grounds, and the fiery ball likely to be encountered. Any Australian team of resolute and fit men should defeat it. llardio, Spencer and Seymour are the only English internationals. Davison is a former Scottish international. These alone can be described as first-class players. Caesar has played for rtn English amateur side. Special interest attaches to the inclusion of Storer, who is both a Derby county footballer and cricketer. He is a son of a former English wickctkeepcr, who was in Australia in 1898. CRUISER-WEIGHT BOXING. CHAMPIONSHIP OF BRITAIN. (Received 12.35 a.m.) Reuter. LONDON. Mar. 9. In the National Sporting Club's 20rour.ds cruiser-weight championship of Britain, Tom Berry (London) beat Sergeant Sydney Pape (Yorkshire) on points. NURMI IN AMERICA. NEW RECORD FOR THE MILE. (Received 5.5 p.m.) Sun. NEW YORK, Mar. 9. At Buffalo, the Finnish runner, Nurmi, clipped one second off the world's record by running a mile in 4m 12s. UNIVERSITY ATHLETES. STUDENTS FORM ORGANISATION. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Mar. 9. Dr. A. E. Porritt (New Zealand) and Sholl (Victoria) have been elected president and secretary respectively of the Dominion Students' Athletic Union, which was formed at a conference at Oxford on Saturday. T'ho executive includes representatives of all the large universities in the United Kingdom. It is arranging athletic contests against, the Achilles Club. The English Universities may send a tennis team to Wimbledon against the liitish team this summer. Many Australians and New Zealanders are likely to take part. TENNIS AT MENTONE. SEMI-FINAL OF DOUBLES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. Mur. 9. Lycotpt and Morptirgo defeated the Australians, Terry and Utz in the semi final of the men's doubles, at Mentone, by 6—3, 6—3. BILLIARDS IN LONDON. SMITH AHEAD OF MeCONACHY. Australia:! anri N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. Mur. 10. In the billiards match, McConachy (New Zealand) v. Smith, the latter has scored 9334, including breaks to day of 270, 228 and 300 (unfinished). McConachy (receives 4000) has made 9177. INDIAN CRICKET TOURS. ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN. CALCUTTA. Mur. 3. According to private advices received here, an M.C.C. team will tour India next winter, playing at Colombo, Bombay, Madras, Delhi and Calcutta, arriving here at Christinas time. Frank Tarrant is expected here from Victoria about the same, time. Edgar Mayne, tlm Victorian captain, and Frank Tarrant are proposing to take an Australian cricket, team to India later in the, year. They will probably seek permission from the Victorian Cricket Association or the Board of Control.