SPORTS AND PASTIMES
rugby league SYDNEY CHAMPIONS’ TOUR. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, September 12. The Western Suburbs Rugby League team to tour New Zealand is as follows; —-J. Shaman, A. Ridley, S. Tailored, R. Knight, V. Sheehan, R. Hines, V. Hey, P. Williams, P. Spdnberg, M. Gray, J. M'Conncll, A. Blake, P. Fairhall, C. Cornwell, B. Green, J. Hartwell, and another three-quarter back yet to bo selected. MOTOR CYCLE RACING THE JUNIOR GRAND PRIX. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, September 11. (Received Sept. 12. at 5.5 p.m.) J. H. White won the Junior Motor Cycle Grand Prix on the Isle of Man course with an average speed of 75.95 miles per hour over a course of 226 miles. Pirie was second with 74.29 miles per hour and Munkg third, with 74.26 miles per hour. Fifty-nine competitors started in the race, and covered six circuits of the famous Isle of Man mountain course. BOXING BURKE BEATS MOORE. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, September 11. At Manchester, A 1 Burke knocked out Tommy- Moore, holder of the northern welter title, in the eighth round. Burke will now fight George Gordon, a Scotsman, for the title. VINCE DUNDEE BEATEN. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) NEW YORK, September 11. (Received Sept. 12, at 9.30 pin.) At Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Teddy Yarosz, of Monaca, Pennsylvania, won the world’s ipiddlc-weight boxing^title to-night by defeating the champion, Vince Dundee, of Newark, New Jersey, in a slashing 15round bout before 28,000 people.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22366, 13 September 1934, Page 5
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