OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19625, 2 May 1927, Page 14

OVERSEAS SPORT.

NEW SOUTH WALES TENNI.-. RESULTS OF CHAMPIONSHIP?. (Received May 1. 5.30 p.m.) A. and N.Z. SYDNEY, May !. The New South Wales tennis championships resulted as follows Men's singles: Crawford defeated Schlesinger, 7—6, I—6, 9 7 1 5—7, 6 —4; men's doubles: Peach and North defeated Willard and Schlesing _ 5 2, B—b; women's singles: Miss Boyd defeated Miss A Vhurst, 5 —6, 6—4, 6—2; women's doubles; Miss Akhurst and Miss Cox defeated Mrs. Utz and Miss JJovd, 6—o, 6—2. WRESTLING IN SYDNEY. WALKER LOSES TO WILLIAMS. (Received May 1, 5.30 p.m.) A. and N.Z. SYDNEY, May 1. At the Sydney Stadium last evening Sunny " Jim Williams defeated Wally Walker in 10 rounds, when the referee stopped the contest. Walker was badly punished and was floored several times and almost took the full count. WRESTLING AT MELBOURNE. EDWARDS DEFEATS MEESKE. (Received M s.y 1, 5.30 p.m.) A. and N.Z. MELBOURNE, May 1. In a wrestling contest at the Melbourne Stadium last evening Hilly Edwards defeated Billy Meeske by ouo fall to nil. The bout was rough and exciting. Both men fought, punched and gouged each other. The contest was even until the sixth round, when Edwards obtained a series of headlocks, which rendered Meeske nearly unconscious. This enabled Edwards to pia him down. At one stage the referee was almost knocked out by a kick in the mouth. PROFESSIONAL LAWN TENNIS. MISS LENGLEN TO VISIT BERLIN. A. and N.Z. BERLIN, April 30. The French professional tennis player, Mdlle. Lenglen is to play in exhibition matches in Berlin on June 18 and 19. MATCHES IN ENGLAND. RESULTS AT BOURNEMOUTH. A. and N.Z. LONDON, April 30. The finals of the British hard court tennis championships at Bournemouth resulted As follows: Men's singles: Lacoste dofeated Speiice, 6 —l, 6—2, 6—2; men's doubles, Brugnon and Lacoste defeated Lycctt and Spence, 6—l. 6—2, 7—5; women's singles, Miss Betty Nuthall defeated Miss Clarke, B—6, 6—2". v ' PROFESSIONAL BILLIABDS. •■ '" ' .. 'v.;.-,* .• ' : '■ "J-- \y : '' ; •' I/ ■ GREAT SCORING BiT REECE. (Received April 30, fi.s p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON, April 30. In his match with Peall, Roece, who had made a break of 3808, unfinished, last evening, carried it to-day to 3964, When play started to-day the seoreir, ..yore:— Ileece (in play), 5875; Peftjl, In the final of the professional billiards tournament, Newman (in play) has scored 6667, including a break of 1t)75, and Davis 6233. BRITISH WOMEN'S GOLF MATCH. 1 i ■ ENGLAND WINS CHAMPIONSHIP (Received April 80, 5.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON, April ao. England won the women's international golf championship at Ranelagh for the tenth successive year. Miss Doris Fowler (England), with 70, returned the best card. LONDON TO BRIGHTON WALK. STOCK EXCHANGE EVENT. (Received May 1, 6.6 p.m.) A. und N.Z.-Bun. LONDON. April 80. The annual Stock Exchange walk from London to Brighton was won by S. M. Ayles for the third year in succession. His time was 9h 20ia 15s, which was 6s outside the record. The distance is about 52 mile#.