SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21529, 29 December 1931, Page 8

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

HEAVY-WEIGHT BOXING BOUT FOR THE TITLE. ..(United Press Association.) i (By ' Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) , NEW YORK, December 27. (Received Dec. 28, at ,8 p.m.) Max Schmelling will defend the heavyweight boximr title against Mickey Walker at Miami, Florida, in the last week of February under the auspices of the Madison Square Garden Corporation. The articles will be signed on Tuesday or Wed- ■ nesday. Jo Jacobs, ' Schmelling’s manager, announced that he also hopes to arrange another bout in defence. of the.title in June or September against either Dempsey or Sharkey. SHEFFIELD SHIELD CRICKET VICTORIA v. NEW~SOUTH WALES.' (United Press Association.) ‘ (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) MELBOURNE, December 28. (Received Dec. 28; at 11 p.m..) ' In the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria, New South Wales in their second innings scored 260 (O’Reilly 43; Smith, five for 86. Ironmonger two for 58). Victoria an theii 4 second innings have lost five wickets for 314, (Woodfull 147, O’Brien 51, Darling 52 not out). QUEENSLAND v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. ADELAIDE, December 28. (Received Dec. 29, at 0.30 a.m.)-. In the Sheffield Shield match against Queensland, South Australia in their second innings lost seven wickets /or 335 and declared (V. Richardson 138, P. Lee 54; Thurlow three for 95). Queensland in their second innings have lost two for 105 (Hogg 70). Queensland scored 267 in the first innings and South Australia 421. .