OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20520, 22 March 1930, Page 9

OVERSEAS SPORT.

PROFESSIONAL BILLIARDS,

McCONACHY LEADS DAVIS

LONDON, March 20,

In his billiards match with Smith Lindrum has scored 31,665, including breaks of 1795 and 424; Smith (in play), has made 11,260, including breaks of 451 and 404.

Against Davis, McConachy (in play) has scored 19,932,' including breaks of 276, 581, 362, 226 and 604. Davis, has made 19,494, including breaks of 294, 519, 458 and 218.

Willie Smith will retire from serious billiards after a match with Clark McConachy, which will be begun on .March 24. He says tbere are cleaner things with which he can bo associated than some which are Koing on in present day billiards.

BOXING AT ALBERT HALL.

MASON DEFEATS HOOD.

LONDON*. March 20. At- the Albert Hall in a. bout of_ 12 rounds, the ex-light-weight champion, Harry Mason, defeated the welter-weight champion, Jack Hood, on points.

ITALIAN jffOXER IN AMERICA.

CORNER A TO MEET TRAFTON.

'KANSAS CITY. March 20.

Primo Camera, the Italian boxer, will ineeb George Trafton here ou Wednesday next. ■ . In a contest at Jacksonville, Florida, Camera, 19st. 91b"., knocked out a virtually unknown boxer, Frank Zavit'a, 16st. 111b., in 1 minute 51 seconds," in the first round of a scheduled bout of-10 rounds, with, a hail of blows to the head. FOREIGN BOXER IN LONDON. PAUL DEFEATS LEO WAX. (Received ilarch 21, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 20. In a match at Blackiriars the Belgian boxer Frankie Paul defeated Leo Wax, who was disqualified in the 11th of 15 scheduled rounds! INJURY TO WRESTLER. PESEK FRACTURES COLLARBONE. . (Received March 21, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, March 20. A message from Columbus, Ohio, says the wrestling match between Pesek and Londos has been indefinitely postponed, as Pesek, who was training at Ravenna. Nebraska, has suffered a fracture of the collarbone.