OVERSEAS SPORT.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE TOUR.
ROUGH MATCH WITH BATLEY.
Australian and N.Z. Press Association. LONDON. Sept. 16,
Tho Yorkshiro Observer, in referring to tho League football match between Batley and the Australians, pointedly comments on the dismissal from tho field of the scrum halfbacks Wood and Kadwcll. It says Ivadwell, who was the life and soul of" the game, simply shocked everybody. Tho newspaper says tho referee previously saw six playei-3 of tho respective front-row forwards deliberately kicking at each othor in a stand-up fracas, but none were sent off. It nsks, when should a referee take action? To have dismissed tho six forwards was quite within the referee's powor, but by doing so ho would have spoiled the match. TENNIS IN AMERICA. COEN DEFEATS TILDEN'. Australian Press Association—'Unitod Service (Received September 17, 5.15 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 16. In a tennis tournament at Toledo, Ohio, Wilbur Cocn dofeated Tilden, 7—5, 6 —4. ORIOKET IN ENGLAND. NOTTS VERSUS THE REST. Australian Press Association—United Service LONDON, Sept. IG. Playing against Notts, the champion comity, the Rest of England in their first innings inado 399 (Woolley 106. Sandham 82, Wyatt 85). Notts made 364 (Whysail 97, Carr 91. Barratt 54). Clark took four wickets fo>' 69 runs. ,
BRITISH OLYMPIC ' GAMES.
RUGBY MATCHES PROPOSED. United Sorvicc. VANCOUVER, Sept. 16. Tho newly formed British Olympic Rugby Union is taking stops to confer with other British Dominion unions wjth a view to their taking part in Rugby Union games at Hamilton, Ontario, next year. Hamilton has offered to guarantee Iho expenses of such teams whiio in tho city. *
WRESTLING AT SYDNEY. PESEK DEFEATS EUSTACE. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. SYDNEY. Sept. 17. At the Stadium last evening, in a wrestling match, John Pesok defeated Alan Eusvaeo w the last round of eight rounds with a back slam. Eustace was unable to continue. It was a magnificent contest beforo a tremendous crowd.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20363, 18 September 1929, Page 9
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