OVERSEAS SPORT.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING RECORD. |
NEW FIGURES FOR 200 YARDS. (Received February '27, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 26. Tile world's 200 yards breastroke women's swimming record of 2m. 54 3-55., held by Miss Wolstenholms (Britain), was beaten this evening at Magdeburg by Fraulein Lisa Rocke (Germany), whose time was 2m. 52 4-55., and by Mdlle. Isberg (Sweden) at Stockholm, who covered the distance in 2m. 51s.
TENNIS IN BERMUDA.
MISS NUTHALL DEFEATED.
VANCOUVER, Feb. 26.
In the final of the women's tennis championships at Hamilton, Bermuda, Miss Sarah Palfrey (Boston) defeated Miss Betty Nuthall (England), 6—4, 5—7, 6—2.
NEW RUNNING RECORD. 1500 METRES INDOORS EVENT. (Received February 28. 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, Feb. 27. Gene Venzkc to-day created a new world's indoor record for tiiio 1500 metres run. His time was 3m 53 2-ss.
BOXING IN AUSTRALIA.
FRED PARKER KNOCKED OUT. (Received February 27, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY. Feb.2B. At the Newcastle Stadium last evening Butson Oliver, list. 61b., knocked out Fred Parker, list. 51b. (New Zealand), in tlic sixth round of a boxing bout.
BILLIARDS IN ENGLAND.
McCONACHV BEATS DAVIS. (Received February 29. 12.13 a.m.) LOXDOX. Feb. 2S. The billiards match between McConachy and Davis was won by McConachy, who scored 19,593. His best breaks at the final session were 550, 902 and 990. Da\is score was 19,120 and his best breaks yesterday were 923 and 110.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21119, 29 February 1932, Page 9
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