SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20710, 7 May 1929, Page 11

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. . THE ENGLISH'- CHAMPIONSHIP. ' ' (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) . ' ' * LONDON, .May 5. The season finished. with Sheffield Wednesday winning the "champiobship with 52 points, and Leicester City second with. 50. Bury and Cardiff, with 31 and 29 points respectively, are relegated to’ the second division. Middlesbrough, end Grimsby, with 56 and 53, are promoted. Port Yale and Clapton Orient, with 34 and 32, are relegated to the third divi--sion. In the southern section of the latter, Charlton and Crystal Palace headed the list with 50 points each, but the championship .goes ..to the former, which has the better goal average. In the; northern division of League 111, Bradford City, is top with 63 points, and, along with Charlton, is promoted to ' the , League second division,—Australian Press Association. . RACING IN AUSTRALIAHIGH DISDAIN SOLD. (Doited Pres* association.) (By Electric Telegraph—*Copyright.) SYDNEY, May 6. - •{Received May 6, at TO p'.in.) The New Zealand horse High Disdain has been sold to P. Berhard. at a high figure. High Disdain had no success here since his arrival, due, sportsmen say, to carrying too much weight for a three-year-old. IMPROPER PRACTICES., v DISQUALIFICATIONS IMPOSED. (United Prew Association.) ' (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, May 6. (Received May 6, at 10 p.m.) The hurdler Scud Along, the owner. (Molloy), and the jockey, (Thomas} were to-day disqualified for 12 . months for improper practices in a hurdle race at Canterbury’on Saturday. ; y.