LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3764, 4 May 1926, Page 59

LAND AND WATER.

BOXING. JAMITO AND RYAN. GREYMOUTH, April 29. Jamito has arranged to fight Jimmy Ryan (Australia) in a professional bout at Greymouth on May 15. This is Ryan’s debut in the Dominion. He has beaten Stace and Baxter previously. LOSER BADLY BEATEN. LONDON, May 1. M'Cormick was completely outclassed, though he made a plucky fidrit. Scott appeared to play with him when he could have knocked him out. M'Cormick failed to get in a single blow with any power, while Scott, after the eighth round, punished his opponent. M'Cormick was obviously weak at the end of the ninth round. Scott forced the pace in the tenth round, and scored freely with lefts and rights to the head. A hard right midway through the round staggered M'Cromick, who was almost down when his seconds threw in the towel. CONTEST IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY. May 2. At the Stadium last night Midgej Kilburn defeated Gavino De Leon on points after a well-fought 20 rounds’ bout. BRITISH HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE. LONDON, Apirl 30. Scott beat M'Cormick in the tenth round in the heavyweight championship of Britain. HOCKEY. INDIAN TEAM REACHES PERTH. PERTH, April 27. The members of the Indian hockey team to tour New Zealand are passengers by the Chitral, which arrived here to-day. ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED. CHRISTCHURCH, April 27. The management committee of the New Zealand Hockey Association met to-night. The sub-committee set up to make arrangements for the tour of the Indian Army hockey team reported that all the guarantees had now come in, and amounted to the sumaroil nnl alnh rdlan lanl lanrdluu £IOOO. Of this sum £SOO had been re mitted to India. Advice was received from India that the date of sailing would bring the team to New Zealand about a week earlier than was criginally anticipated. The team will now arrive by iho Marama at Auckland on May 11. The tour finishes on July 17, and the team will sail fiom Auckland on July 19. WELLINGTON MATCHES. WELLINGTON, Mav 2. The following are the res’ills of Saturday’s matches: — Senior, Wesley 4, Wakatu 2. Karori 2, Wellington 1. University 2, Hutt 2. Senior B. Y.M.C.A. 5, Training College 4. Petone 4, Wesley 3.

Hutt 4, Wellington 2. Karori 4, Huia 3. CHRISTCHURCH GAMES. CHRISTCHURCH, May 2. University 2, St. Albans 1. Selwyn 2, Sydenham 1.. BILLIARDS. NEWMAN OUTCLASSES DAVIS., LONDON, April 26. The latest scores in the match of 16,000 up between Newman and Davis are us follows: Newman (in play) 9335 Davis 1804 THE EMPIRE TOURNAMENT. LONDON, April 26. Although his opponent is regarded as the weakest competitor, Shailer (Australia) was disappointing in his first 13 visits to the table. With many chances to score he only obtained 24 against Rutledge’s 103. Shailer improved later, mainly at losing hazards, and averaged 12. The latest scores are: Shailer 1002; Rutledge 662. April 27. Shailer (2000) beat Rutledge (1343). April 28. In the Empire amateur tournament Earlani has made 1000 and Smith 584. April 29. In the Empire billiards tournament Earlem (England) 2000, beat Smith (Scotland) 1324. NEWMAN v. DAVIS. LONDON, April 27. The latest scores in the billiards match are as follows: Newman ». ••• 10,667 Davis 6,382 April 28‘ The latest scores in the professional billiards match are as follows: — n Newman 12,001 Davis 7,333 April 29. The latest scores in the billiards match are os follows: Newman ... ... 13.334 Davis _ Ml® LAWN TENNIS BRITISH DAVIS CUP TRIALS. LONDON, April 24. In the Davis Cup trials Austin beat Wheatley, o—4, 6—2, 4—6, 6—3; Higgs beat Gilbert, 7—9, 3—fl, 6—2, 6—4, 7—5; Turnbull beat Kingsley, 6—2, 6—3, 2—6, B—6. In the doubles Kingsley and CroleRees beat Godfree and Wheatley, 4 —6, 7 — 5, 6—2, 7 — 5.

THE DAVIS CUP. LONDON, May 1. The first round in the Davis Cup match between Portugal and South Africa, played at ftitton, resulted as follows: Verda (Portugal) beat Lezard (South Africa) 6—3, 6—2, 6—l. Spence (South Africa) beat Casanovas (Portugal) 6—l, 6—l, 6—4. In the doubles Spence and Lezard beat Verda and Vasconcellas 6—l, 6—4, 6—2. AUSTRIAN PARTICIPATION. VIENNA, May 1. The Austrian Lawn Tennis Association has reconsidered the question participating in the Davis Cup matches, and has agreed to play South Africa in London in the middle of May. N.S. WALES VICTORIA. SYDNEY, April 26. New South Wales beat Victoria by 11 rubbers, 24 sets, 231 games to 10 rubbers, 26 sets, 227 games. There was the keenest competition throughout and the decision depended upon the final doubles match. NO BRITISH TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. LONDON, April 28. The Lawn Tennis Association regrets that it is unable to send a team to Aus tralia in 1926, but hopes to arrange a tour in 1927.

GOLF IN ENGLAND,

PROFESSIONAL MEETING. LONDON, April 29. At Coombe Hill, in the southern section of the qualifying competition for the Daily Mail’s £I2OO tournament over 18 holes Howard (Australia) and seven others, including Mitchell and Duncan, tied for the last four places with 78. They played off over another nine holes, Howard failing with a score of 42.—Reuter. Mitchell and Duncan qualified, with the scores at 34 and 35.

SCULLING

CHAMPIONSHIP OF AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, April 28. The race for the sculling championship of Australia between Frank Scroope and Alfred Burns, which was fixed for Saturday next, has been indefinitely postponed owing to Scroope contracting dengue fever. May 1. Goodsell and Saul are reported to be in excellent form for Monday’s race. Saul has shown great brilliancy during his training. He has demonstrated that he is a first-class waterman, though he weighs only lOst. He rows with remarkable pluck, and possesses the stamina of some of the giants of the past. Goodsell declares that he is still under weight. He expects a strenuous THE GOODSELL-SAUL RACE. SYDNEY, Aprii 29. Goodsell will row on Monday in a new boat. Both men have been doing fast work, Goodsell equalling his previous championship times. Saul has greatly improved since he started work on the Parramatta, and has demonstrated excellent staying powers.

WRESTLING

TIIYE DEFEATS NOLAND NEW YORK, April 27. At MarshGelcl (Oregon) Ted Thye defented Bruce Noland by two out of three falls.