LATE SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 18970, 18 June 1923, Page 6

LATE SPORTING

GOLF. CHAMPION’S CAREER. THIRD AND FOURTH ROUND SCORES. KIRKWOOD FAILS AT CRITICAL PERIOD. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) LONDON, June 16. (Received June 17, 11.5 p.m.) Havers is only 25 and is the son of a ard of the Royal Norwich Golf Club. He served three years with the Air Force during the war and recently succeeded Herd as professional at the Coomb Hill. The chief scores in the third and fourth rounds were:—Havers 295, Hagen 296, McDonald Smith 297. Kirkwood 298, Fernie and Whitecombe 302, Mitchell 303. Kirkwood played brilliantly up to the thirteenth hole, and looked like winning and then unaccountably went to pieces. BOWLING. WIN FOR NEW ZEALAND. (Received June 18, 12.35 a.m.) SYDNEY, June 17. New Zealand beat Northern Rivers 163 to 157. TENNIS. DAVIS CUP CONTEST. LONDON, June 16. (Received June 17, 11.15 a.m.) In the Davis Qup Martin Switzerland) beat Caminas (Argentine) B—6,8 —6, 6—4. 6—3. Aeschlimann (Switzerland) beat Boyd (Argentine) 8—6,4 —6, 6—4, 6—4. LYCETTS GOOD DISPLAY. (Received June 17, 11.15 p.m.) The Daily Express says Lycett showed his best form in the Davis Cup. He gave a splendid display of free driving. FRENCH MATCHES. PARIS, June 16. In the championships singles final, Blanchy (Bordeaux) beat Max Decugois 1-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-2. In the ladies’ doubles final, Mademoiselles Lenglen end Olastos beat Mademoiselles Coustovalavos and Madame Soeranza Wyns 6-2, 6-0. BOXING. SIKI DISQUALIFIED. LONDON, June 16. (Received June 17, 11.15 p.m.) Morelle beat Siki, the latter being disqualified in the sixth round for hitting below the belt. He appeared to have a comfortable victory in hand, but apparently glorying in his return to the sixth round, he tried to play up to his public, and reached the climax with disqualification. CARPENTIER v. BECKETT. LONDON, June 17. (Received June 17, 11.45 p.m.) Beckett announced that the fight with Carpentier is postponed owing to an injury to his left hand. An endeavour is being made to arrange another date. A CHAMPION SPRINTER, NEW YORK, June 16. (Received June 17, 11.15 p.m.) At Philadelphia Harold Lever set new world’s records for 65 yards, in 6 4-sseconds, 75 yards in Lardy Brown set a record for 500 metres in 65| seconds.