SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 60, 6 March 1912, Page 5

SUNDRY SPORTS.

THE TRIANGULAR TESTS.’ ‘ Sydney, 1 Warch 5.: A, meeting has been called Town Hall on Friday, with a view,! if possible, of finding a settlement, of the cricket squabble. Many prominent cricketers and business men will attend. THE DAVIS CUP. * '• Sydney, March' 5. , A challenge for the Davis Clip has been received virom France. The draw was made to-day as follows:—England v. France ; America a bye. Winners of England v. France match meet America, and the winners of the second heat meet Australasia. In the challenge round tliie committee decided that the preliminary ties must he played on such date as will allow the challenge matches to be played in Australia during November.

ALLEGED DEFAULT.

(Per Press Association.)

Dunedin, March 5

Donaldson is to have an opportunity of proving the statement that the agreement he and Pestle were' asked to sign to run in Dunedin was anything but a sporting one. The Otago Caledonian Society, together with the New Zealand Athletic Union, has decided to institute proceedings against both runners for breach of agreement. THE PLUNKET SHIELD. Wellington, Marcflh 6. The Wellington Cricket Association decided to suggest to the New Zealand Cricket Council that the Plunket Shield should ho awarded in tire same manner as the Sheffield Shield in Australia. All Associations/should play not loss than one home and one out match! every season and the team securing the most points should obtain the shield. Three points should be allotted for an ontri ght win, two for a first innings win, and one for a default or draw. Three points should be deducted for an outright loss and two for a first innings loss. In the event of points being equal the shield should go to the team averaging most runs per wicket.