OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19255, 18 February 1926, Page 10

OVERSEAS SPORT.

SWIMMERS IN ' AUSTRALIA, ' ; ; 440 YARDS'* CHAMPIONSHIP!' Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. " 1 (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY. Feb. 17. The visiting swimmers, including Misses Ena Stockley and Piri- Page, of Auckland, were tendered a civic reception this morning by the Lord Mayor. At Adelaide the 440 yds. swimming championship of Australia resulted':—; Christie-,, l 2; Jones/ 3." Time, sm. 34 3-ss. ' . ;■ , • }! \ AUSTRALIAN ORIGKETERS.: SUGGESTED; LOCAL .MATCHL Australiiiii and'N.Z.;, Cible Association. (Reed. . 12.35 a.m.) MELBOURNE!;; Feb. 17. A suggestion . 'has' been'made, in ftfel- ; bourne " 'that in' order to augment > the funds' ,; .of the Australian cricket team which is to tour England, it should play a match against a team "to be selected by Warwick Armstrong,- ' ' '. : '" ; DOMINION RUGBY TEAM, ' - MATCHES IN AUSTRALIA* A. and N.Z.. '; ' . SYDNEY. Feb. 17. Tentative dates for the' matches to be played on the' New Souths Wales tour of the New Zealand. Rugby . Union team have been fixed as follows: July 10, first test match;- July 14, versus Metropolitan-; ? July 'l7, second test : match; July 20,- third test match.'' These arrangements ..are subject to revision ; if. the New Zealand Union agrees to play in Newcastle, Melbourne or other centres.