SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20290, 24 December 1927, Page 12

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. •GOODSELL WINS THE TOSS. (Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright ) VANCOUVER, December 22. For the sculling championship Goodsell has choice of position, as he won the toss. He will probably choose the sheltered side. A few minutes before the race both men were reported to be fit by their trainers, and the interest is keener.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

OLYMPIC GAMES. GERMAN WATER POLO TRIALS. (Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright 1 BERLIN, December 22. An indication of the thoroughness with which Germany intends competing at the Olympiad is exemplified in the case of the water polo trials, the strenuousness of which has never previously been approached. The selected team will train together until the Olympiad.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

RUGBY FOOTBALL. TOUR OF THE WARATAHS. WIN AGAINST WARWICKSHIRE. (Press Association —By Telegraph-Copyright.) LONDON, December 22. The Waratahs defeated Warwickshire' and North Midlands by 8 points to 5 points.— A. and N.Z. Cable. A FORWARD GAME. WON IN CLOSING STAGES. LONDON, December 22. (Re-cived Dec. 2?, at 5.5 p.m.) .A gre-t rally in the closing stages secured the " Waratah’s victory. despite their oppo- i nts’ load of 5 points to 3 points at half t.me. The ground was very muddy, and the game was mostly a forward one. The backs had few opportunities, and were handicapped by the greasy ball. The local players attacked fiercely in the first spell, and kept the Waratahs on the defensive, but m the second session the Waratahs fully held their own.—Sydney Sun Cable. SQUASH RACQUETS. HOLDER RETAINS TITLE. (British Official Wireless.) (Press Association—By Telegraph —Copyright.) RUGBY, December 22. (Received Dec. 23, at 9 p.m.) Lieutenant Sanderson retained the Royal Marines squash rackets championship to-day, when he heat Surgeon Lieu-tenant-commander Mackenzie in the final. BOWLING. THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. BEATEN IN SECOND TEST. (Presn -nonation -Bv Telegraph—Copyrtgh' I MELBOURNE, December 23. (Received Dec. 24, at 1 a.m.) In the second test match Australia (119) defeated New Zealand (50). The scores of the individual rinks were:—Tasmania 41 defeated New Zealand 11; Victoria defeated .New Zealand 27 to 14; New South Wales defeated New Zealand 23 to 15; West Australia defeated Now Zealand 23 to 22. CYCLING. TOUR DE FRANCE. (Per Ux'ted Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. December 23. 11. G. Watson, of Christchurch, who got second in the Dunlop Grand Prix Race, has been selected by the Australian authorities to compete in the Tour de France, the world’s greatest long-distance cycle race. The other riders will include H. Opporman, who won the Dunlop Race.