SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20703, 29 April 1929, Page 6

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

COUNTY CRICKET LAWS! IMPORTANT ALTERATIONS. .(United Press association.! By Electric Telegraph -Copyrlgh; | * LONDON, April 26.The Advisory County Cricket Ootnmitdiscussed the proposed alterations and approved of the enlargement of the wicket, the alteration of the leg-before ' rule, and Ihe limitation of the rolling of tbe wicket period. | It rejected the new ball proposal for every 150 runs,, and also the change of I boundary.—Australian Press Association. AUSTRALIAN BOXING. ' t SYDNEY, April 28: I (Received April 28, at 5.5 p.m.) * At’ the Stadium Sailor Hancock 1 knocked out Dealer Wells in the third of a fifteen-round bout. Each weighed 110.3. SYDNEY SCHOOLS* REGATTA. SYDNEY, April 28. (Received April 28, at- SJT p.m.) The week-end weather was fine, but bitterly cold. A south-east gale was thrashing the coast, and the smaller vessel movements were disorganised. The great public schools’ head-of-the-rivor regatta final was spoiled by. the cold and choppy water. Huge crowds, however, were present. Sydney High School, by defeating Newington by three feet in the final of the eights and securipg cho coveted headship, also notched its fourth win out of five starts. Sydney Grammar School was third, and North Shore fourth. The last-named lost two of their crew who had qualified in the earlier race through influenza. After the regatta the large launch Nimrod, laden with onlookers, fouled the big Manly ferry Curlcurl, and'five of the launch occupants, including a woman, were thrown into the water, but were rescued. CLAY BIRD SHOOTING. (Peb United Press Association.) WANGANUI, April 28? The New Zealand Gun Club’s Association held tbe North Island Qlaybird Championship yesterday on the Wanganui Gun Club’s range. A. Myers (Kim, bolton) and A, E. Brown divided first and second money, when they tied, Myers in the shoot-off winning the gold watch that accompanied the championship. M'Mullan (Taihape), Miller (Masterton), Duncan (Taihape), and Groomo (Napier) divided third and fourth money. Thirty-four entries were received foi* the Wanganui Gun Club’s open shoot t»f £6O- G. Board (Kimbolton and B. Groomie (Napier) divided first and second prize. • - .