SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18752, 4 January 1923, Page 5

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

SWIMMING. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. CANTERBURY TEAM SELECTED.' , (Psa United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, January 8. The following will represent Canterbury a* the New Zealand swimming championship meeting:—lol Yards, 440 Yards, 220 Yards, and BSO Varde: K_ S. Batchelor; One Milan L. Hill. 150 Yards Backstroke and 23ti Yards Breaststroke: C. A. Atkinson. 109 Yards and 440 Yards, for ladies: Mia* Gwitha Shand. 100 Yards and 440 Yards, (roe atylci, and 75 Yards Breaststroke for boys; W, Cameron; Diving; K. Cameron. 60 Yards and 100 Yards, for girls, free stylell • Miss B. Cooke. 50 Yards, girls, breaststroke : Miss D. Breward. 100 Yards amt •2®) Yards, boys’ intermediate, froe-style; B. Wilkinson. 103 Yards Breaststroke, intermediate ; C. Herd. 75 Yards and 100 Yards, girls, intermediate; Miss A. Mather. 75 i Yards, girls! breaststroke, intermediate: Mias E. Hannan. DOMINION RECORD BROKEN ' ' , (Per United Press Association.) ' . CHRISTCHURCH, January -3. At the swimming carnival to-night W. : Harris (Honolulu) won the 100 Yards Inter' club Handicap, in 56 2-ssec, which is 3 3-sse« ,: better than the present dominion record. Ho also covered 50 yards in 25 2-ssec, which is 4-Ssec better than the existing record, r : THE BOXING RING. ' r ; EUROPEAN LIGHT-WEIGHT CHAM*', PIONSHIP. Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, January 3. (Received Jan. 3, at 8.15 p.m.) it Seaman Hall won on points from Johnny Brown (Scotland), retaining the European light-weight championship after a disappointing fight—A. and N.Z. Cable. ‘ THE QUEENSLAND BOWLERS. ( (PSB United Press Association.) OAMARU, January,,^. Tho Queensland bowlers played four . of the Phoenix Club at Oamaru, and .war* beaten by £9 to 72. .1