SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20335, 17 February 1928, Page 8

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

SWIMMING, GERMAN CHAMPION BEATEN. (Press Association —By Telegraph —Copyright.) MELBOURNE, February 16. _ \t the Victorian swimming carnival, in the State 100 Yards Backstroke Champi nship, Grier (Oneensland) beat Froelich, tbe'German champion, by a fraction in l.uin 8 l-ssec, thus creating a new Australian recorn. RACING IN AUSTRALIA. CLEM HILL AS HANDICAPPER. (Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.) ADELAIDE, February 16. Clem Hill, the former international cricketer, has been appointed handicapper to the Sout' Australian Jockey Club. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. CUP TIE REPLAY. (Press Association—Bj Telegrvph—Copyright ) LONDON, February 15. In the cup tie replay, Halifax beat Hunslet, o—20 —2. —A. and N.Z. Cable. BOWLING. THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. SYDNEY, February 16. (Received Feb. 17, at 0.40 aan.) The New Zealand bowlers met a strong team on the City green, but again carried off the match by the narrow margin of one point. With fivfe games finished the New Zealanders were three points down, but Hutchison finished with four to his credit, thus saving the match. The green was very heavy, and Needham’s rink in particular was unable to get going. J. Hardley, Coutts, Sands, and Smith were among the most prominent players. Scores:—Lorimcr, H. Hill, Carson, Dee 30, New South Wales 21; Wilson, j. M. Thomson, Suhan, Needham 15, New South Wales 39; Campbell, F. Hill, Parker, J. Hardley 25, New South Wales 16; Grant, Putt, Smith, Adess 19, New South Wales 17; Armstrong, Sands, Coutts, Doherty 24, New South Wales 23; Frame, Kirk, Eagleton, Hutchison 18, New South Wales 14. Totals; New Zealand, 131, New South Wales, 130.