SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21018, 6 May 1930, Page 6

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. SEASON IN ENGLAND CLOSED. (British Official Wlrele-W.) (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) RUGBY, May 4. (Received May 5, at 5.6 pan.) The last matches of the Association football season were played yesterday. Sheffield Wednesday are again champions of the first division of the League, wbicn position they occupied last year, and Derby County are runners-up. Everton and Burnley, having finished ah the bottom of the first division, are relegated to the second division. Blackpool and Chelsea are champions and runners-up respectively in the second division, and both have earned promotion into the first division. Notts County and Hull City, being at the descend to the third division. Plymouth finished at the head' of the Southern section of the third division, and •Port Vale finished at the top of the northern section. Both enter the second division. -Marthyr and Gillingham have to apply for re-election to the southern section, and Barrow and Halifax have to apply for re-election to the northern section.

HEAVY-WEIGHT BOXING.. SCHMELINQIN AMERICA, NEW YORK, May 4. (ReceiveA May 5, at 9 p.m.) Max Schmeling, the German boxer, has arrived. He is looking fit, and be weighed 13st Blb, He spoke confidently, but he was not boastful, “ I would certainly have as much chance against, Sharkey as he would against me,” he said. If he, takes the championship he will be glad to defend it against all-comers,