OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19916, 9 April 1928, Page 10

OVERSEAS SPORT.

TENNIS IN SOUTHI AFRICA. WATCHES WITH FRENCH TEAM. (Received April 8, 5.5 p.m.) and N'.Z.-Sun. CAPETOWN, April 7. In the tennis test matches, France v. South Africa, at Johannesburg, Borotra defeated Raymond, 6—3, A—-6, 6—2; Boussus and Landry defeated - Malcolm and Blackbeard, I—6, 6—2, 6—3. There >vas no further play owing to rain. To-day Borotra defeated . Condon, 6—3,. .7—5; Blackbeard defeated. Landry, 6-r-4, 6—4; Borotra and Brugnon defeated Raymond and Condon, 7-r-5, 9—^7; Boussus and Landry defeated Condon and Blackbeard, B—6, A—-6. 6—3. In a match at Bloemfontein against an Orange Free State team, Miss Akhurst defeated Mrs. Clark Kennedy, 7—5, 6—2; Miss Boyd defeated Miss Tapscott, 6—3, 6—2; Miss Boyd and Miss Bickerton defeated Mrs. Clark Kennedy arid Miss Tapscott, 6—l, 6—4. . Mrs. O'Hara Wood and Miss Akhurst defeated the Misses Bidweli, 6—o. 6—3; Mrs. O'Hara Wood defeated Miss C. Bidweli, 6-2, 2—l. BOXING AT SYDNEY. PAYNE KNOCKS OUT THOMPSON. (Received, April 8, 5,"6 p.m.) SYDNEY, Apwl 8. At' the Sydney Stadium last, evening •'Tiger" Payne knocked out George |||« Thompson in the fifth round of a 15Touud P»n«shcd before he was knocked out with sight to the •