LAND & WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 3994, 30 September 1930, Page 51

LAND & WATER.

BILLIARDS. GOLD CUP TOURNAMENT. LONDON, September 26. Lindrum is conceding M'Conachy, Davis, and Newman 7000 in the News of the World Gold Cup tournament. Thurston’s are giving a silver rose bowl for a snooker tournament, in which Davis, Lindrum, and M'Conachy are scratch, while Newman is receiving 200. LINDRUM’S CONCESSION. LONDON, September 26. Critics agree that Lindrum’s concession of 7000 to all opponents in a fortnight’s match, with reduced sessions, will give each a fair chance of success. Thus far Lindrum has not produced the form he displayed on his previous visit, but it was so phenomenal then that nothing under 1000 was regarded as worthy of him. Some writers are inclined to stress the point that if Lindrum does not improve his form against Falkiner he -will be hard pressed to win, overlooking the fact that he is playing under new conditions, such as cloth and cushions. Furthermore, he has no incentive to outstrip Falkiner, the match not being included in a championship round. Rightly or wrongly, Lindrum, with the exception of one or two matches against Smith last season, was invariably restrained. With a tournament on a new basis there is every likelihood that Lindrum’s handicap, if he strikes real form, will prove no handicap at all. England’s chief hope is Davis, who ranks with M'Conachy.

LINDRUM AND FALKINER. LONDON, September 27. Lindrum. 28.799, including breaks ■of 769 and 637; Falkiner 19,523, including breaks of 452 and 473. ATHLETICS. AMERICAN ATHLETES. NEW YORK, September 25. George Simpson, the holder of the world’s 100 yards and 200 yards records, will leave on December 24 on a tour of the Orient and New Zealand. He will be accompanied by Harlow Rothert, the shot putter, and an unnamed middle distance runner. The party will spend three months in New Zealand. AXEMEN’S CARNIVAL. TEAM TO VISIT TASMANIA. INVERCARGILL, September 26. Following a series of tests the committee in charge has decided to send a Southland team of axemen and sawyers to compete at the world’s championship carnival to be held in Tasmania in November.

CHAMPION RIFLE SHOOTING. ADELAIDE, September 27. The King’s Prize was wen by D. R. Davies (Victoria), with 317 points. The runner-up was A. I. M'Ewin. with 316 points.

AMATEUR CYCLING. 100 MILES HANDICAP. CHRISTCHURCH, September 27. Riding a solo race for miles, S. Weir (handicap 55min, time 4hr s.’inin 55sec) won the Amateur 100 Miles Road Race to-day. The weather was fine with a strong nor’-west wind. Other placings were: —V. Ayres (handicap 50min, time shr 2min 13 3-ssec), 2; F. D. Robson, Napier (handicap 26min, time 4hr 43min 54see), 3 ; H. J. Harper 4; P. L. Robson (23min), Napier, 5. F. J. Grose (scr) made the fastest time, 4hr 30min 25sec, clipping 16min off his own rccorl. He finished fourteenth. Fifty-six started. BOXING. DONOVAN AND GILLESPIE MATCHED. GISBORNE, September 26. The Gisborne Boxing Association signed up to-day Tommy Donovan and Norman Gillespie (Australia) for a £2OO purse, the contest to be held on November 1. A WIN FOR PURDY. SYDNEY, September 26. Charles Purdy (New Zealand, 10.0) defeated Alby Roberts (9.13) at the Newtown Stadium. Purdy was knocked down in the first round, and needed al]

his defensive skill to last out the round. He was in excellent form, however, and his cvalsions bewildered Roberts, who was cautioned for punching on the back of the neck. In the fifth round Roberts knocked out Purdy with an illegal • punch, and was promptly disqualified. HEAVY-WEIGHT CONTEST CANCELLED. NEW YORK, September 26. The Sharkey-Campolo fight was definitely cancelled to-day. It had given indications of being a financial failure. KELSO v. JONES.

SYDNEY, September 27. At the Leichhardt Stadium the match between Jimmy Kelso (9.7 J and Bhiey Jones (9.83) for the light-weight championship of Australia was declared a draw after 15 hard-fought rounds. HAINES BEATS HAY. . SYDNEY, September 28. Jack Haines (11.6), middle-weight champion of Australia, easily defeated Artie Hay (10.13), light-heavy-weight champion of New Zealand, in three rounds at the Stadium. In the first round the men appeared to be only sparring, but midway through the second round Hay went down for eight seconds. Haines renewed the attack viciously, and the New Zealander went down for nine seconds. He was on the floor again just as the bell rang. Haines started the third round by flooring his opponent with a heavy right to the ribs. The referee then stopped the fight. Hay was game, and landed a few punches on the head, but he never troubled Haines. WRESTLING. 0 SENSATIONAL END TO CONTEST, i PALMERSTON N., September 25. I 1 A ending occurred in a professional wrestling contest between Ted Thye (America) and Scotty M'Dougall

(Canada), the latter being disqualified after dropping Thye with a right to the solar plexus. The bout was very willing and rough from the third round. Thye repeatedly butting, and in the sixth kicking with his knee to get free of head locks. M'Dougall was annoyed and connected with a right to the solar plexus. Each had a fall. Thye pinned M'Dougall in the second round with a body press, and M'Dougall secured a fall with a head lock in the fifth. ALLEY DEFEATS LUNDYN. NAPIER, September 25. Tom Alley, the light-heavy-weight champion of the world, threw Alex. Lundyn, the champion of Finland, in the sixth round of a professional wrestling contest at Hastings to-night. Lundyn going down to a terrific back slam with such force that he was unable to continue. Lundyn was awarded a fall in the fourth round with a head lock, and till he was put out he had a very substantial lead on points. It was a fast and exciting bout in which both displayed a variety of holds and tactical tricks. NEW ASSOCIATION FORMED. WELLINGTON, September 26. A new association to control wrestling was formed at a meeting held here tonight. Delegates from the New Zealand Wrestling Association were present, and addressed the meeting. They explained how the New Zealand Wrestling Association had not been represented at the recent inaugural meeting of the Dominion ■>f New Zealand Wrestling Association, and one of them implied that wrestling matches were practically frame-ups. The new body is to be formed for “ the better control of the sport.”