SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 64, 11 March 1912, Page 5

SUNDRY SPORTS.

IRELAND DEFEATS WALES. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, March 10. Ireland defeated Wales by 12 points (goal, dropped goal and try) to 5 points (goal). FATAL BOXING BOUT. Paris, March 10. Evernden, an Englishman, knocked out Raphail Belli, a Frenchman, in the twelfth round of a contest at Montmartre. Belli took severe punishment, and tiie spectators climbed into the ring and abused the referee. Belli was taken to the hospital, where he died. Evernden’s arrest has been ordered. FRENCH DAVIS CUP TEAM. Paris, March 10. Decugis, Gobert, and Laurentz have been selected to represent France in the Davis Cup challenge match. BOXING -MATCH POSTPONED. Sydney, March 10. The McVea-Barry fight has been postponed for a week owing to rain. AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM. Sydney, March 10. The Board of Control at a special meeting confirmed the action of tne chairman and secretary regarding tne team for England. Gregory was appointed captain, and C. B. Jennings (Queensland) vice-captain. CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP. Sydney, March 10. The amateur cycling championships of Australasia resulted as follows: Mile: McDonald (Victoria) 1, Burtinsiiaw (New South Wales) 2, Clafton (New South Wales) 3. Won by, a wheel. Time, 2min 8 3-ssec. Five Miles: Cutliffe (New South Wales), 1, McDonald (Victoria) 2, Clafton (New South Wales) 3. Won by half a wheel. Time, 12roin 35 1-5 sec. INTER-STATE BOWLING. Sydney, March 10. At' bowls Tasmania scored 95 against New South Wales 88. LADIES’ SWIMMING. Sydney, March 10. The 50yds ladies’ championship of New South Wales resulted as follows:—Miss Durack 1, Miss Wyllie 2, Miss Kerr 3. Time, 31sec. QUEENSLAND v. NEW SOUTH WALES.

Brisbane, March 10. Queensland in the second innings scored 79. New South Wales’ first innings realised 225, Diamond (not out) 105, Scott 44. In the second innings New.|South Wales, lost no wickets for 33, 'and won by ten wickets. I ’ .1. . . ' • ■ ' ■ I *•* f ; HAWKE’S BAY v. MANAWATU. PfiliAcrstbn, March 10. A representative cricket match was played on Saturday between Manawa,tu and Hawke’s Bay Sub-Union in wet weather, and resulted in a win' for Manawatu by 32 runs. Hawke’s Bay scored’4B and 116, and Palmerston 96 and 99. CLUB-SWINGING RECORD. • I , (Received 11, 9.20 a.m.) 1,-;, Sydney, March 11. The club-swinging endurance record has been carried to 109 hours, by Jack Beamish. ABE ATTELL DEFEATED. (Received 11, 8.5 a.m..) London, March 10. Tommy Murphy defeated Abe Attell. world’s feather-weight champion, in twenty rounds