SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20389, 21 April 1928, Page 14

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

THE OLYMPIC GAMES.’ PROB ABLE AUSTRALIAN TEAM. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, April 19. The Olympic Federation Executive has decided to send at least 17 of the selected members of the Australian team to Amsterdam. Grier (Queensland) and Jones (West Australia) dropped out of tho original 19, out Winter (winner of the hop, step, and jump at tho last games) will, if he survives another tost uexfc week, almost certainly bo included; The team then will be: H. R. Pearce (Now South Wales), rowing ; J. Carlton, C. S. Stuart, A. W. Winter, Miss E. Robinson (all New South Wales), W. Whyte (Victoria), track events; A. E. Ford (New South Wales), T. H. Norris, and T. P. Bolgor (Victoria), wrestling; A. M. Charlton, Misses Bonnie, Mealing. Edna Davoy (New South Wales), T Burt and Miss D. Thompson (Queensland), swimming: J. Standen and D. Gray (Now South Wales), cycling. THE AMERICAN MARATHON. DEMAR’S GREAT PERFORMANCE. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright,) NEW YORK, April 19. (RoieUed April 30, at 9 p.m.) At Boston Clarence Demar, aged 39, wtfi. the American Marathon, for the sixth time, in 2hr 37min 7seo. His victory. is the greatest in his career, as ho outdistanced the finest field of : track athletes, ever assembled in America.. The United States hopes for the Olympic Marathon are considerably raised by Dernar’s masterful showing.—Australian Press Asociation. RUGBY FOOTBALL. NEW SOUTH WALES TEAM. TOUR OF THE DOMINION. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, Apr! 19. Following an interview with Mr Hornig the New South Wales Rugby Union Council has decided to issue an invitation to the New Zealand Council to send a team to New South Wales during the coming season. It was stated that New Zealand was anxious to scud a team, and tho Now South Wales Council decided to ask for the best team to be sent, irrespective of race. The tentative programme provides for the team arriving at Sydney on June 16 and departing on July S. Three Saturday and three Wednesday games will be played, with one later at Newcastle or Melbourne. The New South Wales teem for the Dominion will leave Sydney on August 17, and will probably consist of 26 players, with a manager and masseur.— Australian Press Association. MR HORNIG’S REPORT AWAITED. (United Press Association.) (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, April 20, Questioned regarding the despatch of a Now Zealand team to New South Wales this season, the chairman of the New Zea kind Rugby Union (Mr S. S. Dean) stated that the Management Committee had not vet considered too matter, though it had authorised Mr Hornig to discuss tho question of the tour with tho New South Wales Union while in Sydney. A visit from New South Wales this season was, of course, expected, but nothing definite in the matter of sending a tom to Australia would be decided until Mr Hornig’s report came to hand. BOXING. TUB HEAVY-WEIGHT TITLE. PROBABLE DATE OF BOUT. NEW YORK, April TT Tex Rickard announced to-day that the prospects of staging tho Tunney-Heency bout in London wore remote, and that they were likely to fight in New York on Julv 26.—Australian Press AssociationUnited Service.