LATE SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 19277, 23 June 1924, Page 6

LATE SPORTING

SWIMMING. GWITHA SHAND AT PARIS. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) PARIS, June 21. (Received June 22, 11.55 p.m.) Miss Gwitha Shand trained for the first time to-day. She appeared to be out of condition, but is confident of regaining form. ATHLETICS. THE BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS. LONDON, June 21. ( Received June 22, 11.55 p.m.). At Stamford Bridge, the New Zealander, Porritt, appeared to beat Liddell for second place in the final of the 220yds, but the judges decided in Liddells’ favour. Abrahams, of Cambridge University, won the 100 yards and was not extended. His time was 9 910 secs. Aitkinson, of South Africa, won the 120 yards hurdlesTENNIS. AUSTRALIANS IN AMERICA. VANCOUVER, June 22. (Received June 23, 1 ajn.) At Los Angeles the Australian Davis Cup players defeated the Southern Californians in three out of four exhibition matches, and have now gone to Chicago. BOXING. WORLD’S LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. NEW YORK, June 21. At Brooklyn, Kid Sullivan of Brooklyn, won the World’s Junior Lightweight Championship, outpouring Johnny Dundeee in ten rounds. CRICKET. LEFT OUT IN THE COLD. PARKIN AND THE TEST MATCH. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) Sun Cable.) LONDON, June 22. (Received June 23, 1.0 a.m.) The cricketer, Parkin, in his weekly article in the newspaper Dispatch, has caused a sensation in cricket circles by his strong comment upon Gilligan’s failure to use him on the last morning of the South African test match. He says that while Gilligan made many changes in the bowling, he was standing at mid-off, wondering why he had been overlooked and how he had got the top bowling averages this season. Hj never felt so humiliated in the whole of his cricket career. Parkin adds: "I can take the rough with the smooth with anybody, but I will not stand being treated as on Tuesday. I should not be fair to myself if I accepted an invitation to play in any further test. Not that I expect to receive an invitation.”

Gilligan declines the Dispatch’s request to discuss the matter, saying: “Parkin is entitled to his comments and I to mine. That’s all I am going to say.”