OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20987, 25 September 1931, Page 10

OVERSEAS SPORT.

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN. j LATEST MATCH RESULTS. LONDON, Sept. 23. ■ In an Association football match the English League beat the Irish League by 4 goals to 0. Other matches resulted as follows: First Division.—Sunderland drew with Birmingham, 0—0; Everton beat Derby, 2—l; Manchester City lost to West Uromwich, 2—5. Second Division.—Bristol City lost/to Plymouth, o—2: Notts County lost to Oldham, I—2. Northern Division. —Hartlepool beat Southport, 2—l. In a Northern Union match Salford beat Wigan Highfield by 34 points to 0. LAWN TENNIS IN AMERICA. ' .. / TOURNAMENT -AT LOS ANGELES. / NEW YORK. Sept. 23. -At the Los Angeles lawn tennis tournament in the third round Stoefen (Los Angeles) defeated Allison, 6—2, 7—5; Gledhill defeated Wood, 6—3, 6—3; Perry (England) defeated Brashear (Los '•Angeles*), 6—4, B—6; Hughes (England) defeated Berkeley Bell, 6—3, 3—6, 6—2. j In the doubles Stoefen and Tidbull defeated Perry and Hughes, 3—6, 6—3, ' 7—5. SPEEDWAY CYCLING MATCH. / ENGLAND DEFEATS AUSTRALIA. (Received September 24. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. Stpt. 24. England defeated Australia by 43 points to 46 in the fifth and final speedway test inatch. The Englishman, Parker, won four heats, the only rider to score the maximum points. Iluxley did best for Australia. 1