SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 20, 6 January 1912, Page 5

SUNDRY SPORTS.

THE DAVIS CUP. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, January 5. Wilding, writing to the Manchester Guardian, applauds Larned’s statement that America did not intend to abandon the Davis Cup, particularly as there was some tail: among the less sporting members of the tennis community that; Britain was constituting a new series oi matches, wherein Australia need not participate. Nevertheless the presence of the Davis Cup in Europe was desirable and would certainly st'r international enthusiasm, as I ranee and Germany were now both capable of iklory. BIG BILLIARDS'. / London, January 5. In the Reeco-Lindrum match Lindrum is 12,138. and Recce 11,-191. Stevenson does not intend to defend the championship. His health forces him to leave England at the end of Jiis present engagements. THE THIRD TEST. Sydney, January 5. Hordern has intimated that ho is available for selection for .the third test.

SIX DAYS’ CYCLE RACE. Sydney, January 5. The cyclists encountered the worst •-ossihln weather conditions. _ In the morning the temperature ixaclmd 154, accompanied by a strong aril hot wind. Early in the afternoon a thunderstorm broke,-and rain deluged the track. The riders donned weird protecting garments, from aihhkins to blankets. Some carried open umbrellas. Rain continued all the afternoon. The riding was vmy slow, many of the competitors being mu debound, necessitating continual massaging. Seventeen hundred and ten miles were covered at five o’clock. (Received 0, 9.20 a.m.) Sydney, January 6. The G ascoyne-Lloyd team retired after covering 1738 miles. They were suffering from ptomaine poisoning through eating oysters. The latest record of the seven leading teams is 1785 miles. Three others are a mile behind. The weather is fine. A MOTOR CYCLING RECORD. Sydney, Jannaiy 5. Yeo, the motor cyclist, went from Melbourne to Sydney in 31hrs lOn.ins, which is 2hrs 4-lmiiis better tlian Tormoy’s recent record. ENGLAND v. GEELONG. Melbourne, January 5. England has commenced the match against a Geelong fifteen. England has lost live wickets for 213, Keunoar 43, Kmm 51, Vine 43, Douglas (not out) 28, being the chief scorers. (Received 6, 9.20 a.m.) Melbourne, January 6.

, England, for eight wickets, made 235/ and. declared (Douglas 43, Mead i>s)'." 'Geelong has lost 1 wicket for .41 .Of /.IK- • -.-I r.l .111 ! , INDIGNANT CRICKETERS. (Received G, 10.10 a.m.) Melbourne, January 6. It is stated that the cricketers intend to take .legal action in connection with tho Board of Control’s proposal to send their representative with the beam to England, on the ground that such action is an abrogation of their igreement. AUSTRALIAN CRICKET .SPECTA- ■ TORS DEFENDED. (Received 6, 10.10 a.m.) , Adelaide, January 6. Hill, commenting on Hobbs’s cable complaining of the barracking of the Australian crowds, considers that he acted tin wisely. Nothing could be fairer than the treatment both sides received in the first test. At the second it was only good-humoured and no wise hostile, Australian players being barracked just as much as the Engishmen.