SPORTS AND PASTIMES.
CRICKET. TEAM TO TOUR MALAY STATES. (Trees association—By Telegraph—Copyright) SYDNEY, April 29. Collins has withdrawn from Oldfield’s team to tour Malay, and Macartney will act as captain. BILLIARDS. THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL (Treea Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON. April 28. (Received April 29 at 8 p.m.) The latest scores in the billiards championship final are as follows: Davis (in play) 5334 Newman 4913 In the match between Reece and Peall, Reece (in play) has made 5223 and Peall 4485. Recce’s break, which still unfinished, stood at 3156 when the session closed. —A. and N.Z. Cable. THE “PENDULUM” STROKE. (Press Associativa—By Telegraph—Copyright. 1 LONDON, April 28. (Received April 29, at 5.5 p.m.) Reece has a chance of beating the spot, stroke record of 5304 compiled in 1890 f>v Peall, the father of his present opponent. The Daily Herald states that the real discoverer of the pendulum stroke was James Peperell, formerly a billiards instructor at the London Polytechnic. Ho thought it out years ago and confided it to Claude Falkiner, who was unable to exploit the shot.—A. and N.Z. Cable. HOCKEY. NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. (Pth United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 29. At the annual meeting of the Now Zealand Hookev Association, Mr H. S. J. Goodman was elected president. The executive are Messrs Throp, Holland, Grade, Strack, Bellamy, Preston and Rogers. The question of sending a team to Austra was referred to the executive. Mr Throp gave notice to move an alteration to the rule", which would remove the privilege of hocking sticks, which _is allowed under the rules of the English Hockey Association. GOLF. INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. WON BY ENGLAND. (Tress Association— Bv Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, April 29. (Received April 30, at 0.30 a.m.) England won the women’s international golf championship at Ranclach for the tenth year in succession. Mws Doris E.-nvler fEngland), 70, had the best return. Sim ('aide.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20086, 30 April 1927, Page 11
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