SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20764, 9 July 1929, Page 10

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

POLO. AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR AMERICA. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, July 8. The following Australian polo players have been selected to tour America during the approaching polo season: —C. Skene, G. Ashton, and R. Ashton (of Goulburn), T. Ross, J. Ross, Harden, and D. Munro (of Inverell). BOWLING. THE SUVA TOURNAMENT. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SUVA, July 8. (Received July 8. at 8 p.m.) The following are the results in the bowling carnival:—Open Rinks (first round) —Ives’s rink (New Zealand) beat Stevenson’s rink (New Zealand), 28—11; Morgan’s rink- (New Zealand) beat Fookes’s rink (New Zealand), 28—11; Canghloy’s rink (Fiji) defeated Wolfe’s rink (New Zealand), 24 —19. —Australian Press Association, ROWING AT HENLEY. FINAL OF SILVER GOBLETS. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON. July 7. (Received July 8, at 8 p.m.) At Henley, in the final of the Silver Goblets, the Thames Rowing Club defeated Graham Morphett by a length and three-quarters.—Australian Press Association. BOXING. LIGHT-WEIGHT CONTEST. (Special to Daily Times.) WANGANUI, July 8. In a 10 rounds professional light-weight contest to-night, Tommy Donovan (Waitara) 813 beat Leslie (Auck'and), 8.2. on points. Donovan outclassed his opponent, RUGBY LEAGUE. (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND. July 8. A. Falwasser, the Maori and Auckland Rugby representative, who was reported to have signed on with a League football club in England, did not sail from Wellington by the Corinthic. He decided, owing to family reasons, not to go, and is returning to Auckland.