SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22197, 26 February 1934, Page 6

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

RUGBY FOOTBALL AUSTRALIAN STUDENTS IN JAPAN. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) HONGKONG, February 23. The Australian Universities team drew with Hongkong, 3 all. INTERNATIONAL RUGBY SCOTLAND BEATS IRELAND. (United Press Association.)^ (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, February 24. (Received Feb. 25, at 9 p.m.) In an international Rugby match at Murrayfield Scotland defeated Ireland by 10 to 9. SPEEDWAY RACING TWO RECORDS BROKEN. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, February 25. (Received Feb. 25, at 9 p.m.) At the Speedway Royal “Tiger” Stevenson, the English . crack dirt track rider, in the first heat of the International Handicap, put up a standing start record for three laps of 07 2-ssec. He also lowered the one lap record, _but in the final heat was beaten, the placinge being Mitchell (South Australia) 1, Parkinson' (England) 2, Stevenson 3. Time, 68 3-ssec. UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS LOVELOCK WINS THE MILE. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, February 23. At the Oxford University sports, in the weight putting, F. A. S. Gentry

(United, States) was first (42ft 7in), M. Baillieu was second (37ft 4ih), and B. J. Maegraith (Adelaide)-third (37ft 2in). ■ ■ ; , ■ -My:'; ': In the mile Lovelock (New Zealand) was first, his time being 4min 22scc.