OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20474, 28 January 1930, Page 9

OVERSEAS SPORT.

BRITISH RUGBY TOUR. WAKEFIELD- TO BE CAPTAIN. Bv Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. LONDON, Jan. 25. !V The president of the %igbv Union, Mr. : Pearce announces that W. W. Wakefield will captain the British team which is to lour Australia and New Zealand. Mr William Wavell Wakefield was at Sedbergh School and gained an inter- ; national cap before, going up to Caia-ln-idtrc University, where he was captain _ of the XV. He fii-st played for England i„ 1920. and has played regularly since then, and has captained England._ , H© -IS ■< a fine forward. ■ ■ : . '

TENNIS IN AUSTRALIA. MOON WINS CHAMPIONSHIP. (Received January 27, 11.15 , SYDNEY, Jan. 27'; The final of the tennis singles' championship of Australia was disappointing.. Hopman (New South Wales)'%as never ; completely in touch,, white Mooji (Queensland), in the control of his Service and his side-line driving, was remarkable. Moon defeated Hopman, 6—3,. 6—l, 6—3.;

ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. PELTZER WINS HALF-MILE. ' '. (Received January 27, 11.15 p.m.) MELBOURNE. 5 The .Australian athletic" champioßSj»fj s were resumed at Melbourne . • ..«■ The result's wereA.Vctralia : 220 Yards, Glnunpioihshipof-Aus J. Carlton (New South h hy Davidson (Victoria), 2. ~ , fl Vicyards, Time, 22 3<ssec., tori an record. ; nr]S l,ip of- A«stialia: Half-mile 1m ' 57 l-ss! JWJW "°" 0 v'.doli™ '»«•* , ya SLfwi»e Watson •