SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18736, 14 December 1922, Page 8

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

D.J.C. SUMMER MEETING. Etta (7.0) and Ravenna (8.6) were omitted from the Federal and Burnside Handicaps respectively in the Press Association telegram announcing the Dunedin Jockey Club’s summer meeting handicaps. AN AUCKLAND SCRATCHING. (Per United Press Association - . I AUCKLAND, December 13. Killaahandra was scratched for the Railway Handicap at 9.35 a.m. WAIKOUAITI RACES. The name of Tipperary was omitted from the list of nominations in the New Year Trot at the Waikouaiti races. RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL. ENGLAND DEFEATS WALES. Praia As*Deviation —Bv Teieirrunh—Copyright LONDON, December 12. In the international Rugby League game England (12 points) defeated Wales (7).—A. and N.Z. Cable. RUGBY FOOTBALL, CAMBRIDGE BEATS OXFORD. Preaa Aaiociation— Telegrnnh ConTright LONDON, Decem’-er 12. (Received Dec. 13, at 8.5 p.m.) The forty-seventh inter-University Rugby match at Twickenham unexpectedly resulted in the defeat of Oxford by 21 points (b 8. The King and Duke of York were present at the match, which was clean and fast. Cambridge won by virtue of superior tackling and magnificent dribbling work by Evans and Hamilton-Wickes as wing threequarters. The Australasians in tho Oxford tenmi all played splendidly and thoroughly justified their inclusion. Lawton, as full back, tackled well, kicking accurately. Aitkeu and Wallace, the respective wing threequarters, were fast and always tock the ball cleanly. Bsttingkm just failed to convert Oxford’s only try in tho first half. Lawton converted a try in tho second half.—A. and N.Z, Cable, WONDERFUL BOY RUNNER. A MILE IN SMIN MSEC. (Per United Press Association.) WAIHOA, December 13. A wonderful mile performance was don© yesterday at the District Schools’ Championship meeting. A barefooted small boy, named Cyril Mann, 13 years of age, winning with ridiculous ease from scratch and a large field. His time w a s smin Usee. Tho distance was measured by a surveyor. BOWLING. four-rink CHAMPIONSHIP. St. Clair v. Kaituna, at Knifuua, to-mor-row night.—St. Clair: Lcadbciter, Drake, Rodger son, Piddington; Esson, Coxon, Watson, Lock; Blyth, Smart, Coull, Tilburn; Longworth, R. Gillespie, Marshall, Seddon.