SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 53, 27 February 1912, Page 5

SUNDRY SPORTS.

INMAN WILL NOT MEET GRAY. ; London, February 26. Inman has declined to play Gray, with composition balls. He states that) Gray played very differently against' him compared with Stevenson. No doubt if he (Inman) played against Gray he would produce some big breaks. “Sporting Life” characterises this statement as an innuendo, and no credit to Inman as a sportsman. TIMARU BOY’S FINE PLAY. Christchurch, February 26. On Friday evening a billiard match was played between Fred Farrell, formerly manager for George Gray, and Master Clark McConachy, aged 16, from Timaru. The game was 750 up, Farrell receiving 300. On his first visit to the table the youth produced 146, relying entirely on the losing hazard, and playing the stroke with surprising accuracy and force. Amongst other contributions were breaks of 80, 66, and 59, his average being slightly over twelve for eacli cue. Taking into consideration the youth of the player, the performance was a good one, and comparisons were drawn between McConachy’s playing and that of George Gray at the same; age. It is understood that on the! table on which McConachy is accustomed to playing at Timaru he has been able to compile breaks of 700 odd. The game resulted in a win for the boy by 73 points. The loser’s best breaks were 46 ,and 42 and several over 20. ENGLISH TENNIS TEAM. Wellington, February 26. The management committee of the Lawn Tennis Association met to-night. Communication was received from the Australasian Association, stating that the Association was pvepared to offer a guarantee of £4OO for an eight weeks’ visit of the English team, proposed to bo brought out by Mr Wallace Myers. The team would include Messrs Lowe, Dixon, and Beamish. In the event of the team coming, the local association agreed to secure guarantees up to £l5O and half not profits for four Aveeks’ extension of the trip to New Zealand. Mr Barry Koesing Avas appointed delegate to act on the Olympic Committee, and A. F. Wilding Avas nominated as the Ngav Zealand representative at the 1912 Olympiad.