SPORTS AND PASTIMES.
RUGBY LEAGUE. AUSTRALIA DEFEATED. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, December 4. The Northern League team defeated Australia by 18 points to 5. SANDERS CUP CONTEST. FIVE PROVINCES TO COMPETE. Nominations for the annual contest _ for the Sanders Memorial Cup for Jellicoe boats closed at Auckland on November 30. Auckland will defend the cup, and the following provinces have issued challenges:—Otago, Wellington, Canterbury, and Southland. The first race for the cup will be sailed at Auckland on Saturday, January 25. BILLIARDS. LTNDRUM AND SMITH. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, December 4. (Received Dec. 5, at 8 p.m.) The scores in the Lindrum-Smith match are: — Lindrum 20,176Smith (in play) .. .. 17,057 Breaks: Lindrum, 720, 426, 603; Smith, 520, 330, 613. Lindrura’s 603 is his fifty-third break over 500 during seven weeks, beating Smith’s record for the whole of last season. M'CONACHY AND NEWMAN. LONDON, December 4. (Received Dec. 5, at 8 pun.) In the M'Conachy-Newman match the scores are: — Newman 15,883 M'Conachy (in play) .. 15,203 .. Newman took the lead for the first time in the match with a brilliant 578, scoring 1300 in the afternoon, an average of 101, while M'Conachy, who was off form, only averaged 38; The New Zealander in the evening made 'a fine 413, averaging 63 against Newman’s 61. DAVIS AND FALKINER. LONDON, December 4. (Received Dec.’s, ut 8 p.m.) The scores in the.Davis-Falkmer match are:— Davis 16,921 Falkiner 15,871 Davis, who is conceding 3000, has an unfinished break of 1141. SCULLING. BARRY TO RACE BURN. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, December 4. (Received Dec. 5, at 8 p.m.) The champion sculler, Bert Barry, will race Alf Burn for the world’s title on the ! Thames in June. Barry already is in 1 training and has won several half to four and a-half mile handicaps, in which he conceded considerable starts.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20893, 6 December 1929, Page 16
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