SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21736, 30 August 1932, Page 11

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

WOMEN'S TEN-MILE SWIM < MISS COPPLESTONE FAILS. ; j. (United Press : Association.) [ l (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) '"* TORONTO, August 26. > Margaret Ravior (Philadelphia) for the: third successive year Won the Canadian, National Exhibition women's 10-mile swim, in shr 22min 18sec. Evelyn strong (Detroit) was second and Marl Looney (of Warren, Ohio) third. Twenty? nine girls started. ■■.-. '~i Lillian Copplestone, of Christchureh,. New Zealand, was taken from the water" after nearly four hours. ■" '* HEAVY-WEIGHT BOXER (United Press Association.) - * (By Electrlo Telegraph—Copyright.) 5 NEW YORK, August 2?. 4 Schmelling arrived at New York bjl the Europa to-day. , ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL NEW SOUTH WALES FINAL. (United Press , Association.) > ; i (By Electrlo Telegraph—Copyright.) >: SYDNEY, August 28. * In the State premiership final Concord}. drew with Wallsend (Newcastle) teanv 2—2. ■ ; ' ■ ,' ,'v _—_—_ _ , . t FOOTBALL IN SYDNEY ■'« .* RUGBY UNION PREMIERSHIP. '§ (United Press Association.) (By Electrlo Telegraph—Copyright.) . ...j. SYDNEY, August 28. ■! In the final for the Metropolitan Rugby Union championship Drummoyne defeated'; Northern Suburbs by 22 points to 16. •«•« • /i.i BOXING AT SYDNEY STADIUM,: (United Press Association.) If (By Electrlo Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, August 28. " At the Stadium, after an uninteresting' bout, Al. Walker, 13.10, defeated Frankia* Wine, 13.5, in the fourteenth round, th«; latter being disqualified for butting. ;' Adolf Hintz, 12.12, beat Tony Gora, 12.2: in 10 rounds after a good fight packed l with thrills. '' ■ . . "i NEW SOUTH WALES ATHLETICS , LONG-DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP, i* (United Press Association.) it (By Eleotrlo Telegraph—Copyright.) ,»& SYDNEY, August 28. .„ The Ten-miles State Championship rim. resulted:—J. Sheaves (Western Suburbs); 1, T. W. Watters (St. George) 2, C. Pat.'. terson (Botany) 3. Won by 400 yards.; Time, 54min 13sec. *' . RUGBY IN SUVA FIJIANS DEFEAT TONGANS. SUVA, August 29. (Received August 29, at 9 p.m.) . A team of Fijian footballers defeated a team of Tongans'by 11 points to nil.