SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 16, 19 January 1914, Page 7

SUNDRY SPORTS.

SWIMMING.

A FIFTY YARDS RECORD

i.m T Electric Telegraph—-Copyright) Times'—-Btdnet Sun Special Cables. Sydney, January Id. Fanny Durack swam 50 yards in 2< seconds, wJiicli is 2 3-osec better than iier previous world’s record. CRICKET. NEW ZEALAND v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. [United Press Association.) Adelaide, January 17. The match, New Zealand v. South Australia, was continued to-day. Scores:— SOUTH AUSTRALIA.-—First Inning Steele, c Taylor, b Reese ... 7J Smith, c Sandman, b Bennett ... 27 Rundell, Ibw,, b.JJennett ... 32 -\iayne, b Sandman ... ... 3 Pellew, c Sandman, b Bennett ... Ul Gooden, Ibw, b .Sandman ... 9 Willsmore, c Reese, b Sandman ...57 Hill, c Reese, I) Robinson ... 92 Crawford, not out ... ... 18 Campbell, c Sneddon b Robinson 0 Howard, b Robinson ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ... S Total ... ... ... 433

Bowling analysis; Robinson took three wickets for 72, Bennett three for 101, Sandman three for 125, Ree-e one for 57, Hemus none for LI, .-■■nrcridon none for 35, Hickmott none lor 11, Soraervill none for 8

In New Zealand’s second innings Sommerville was caught at third man, in iirst over Sneddon made a good start, but Hennis was caught at s v Two wickets for 28. NEW ZEALAND—First Innings do..' Second Tunings. Hemus ... ... ... G Somerville ... ... ... o Sneddon ... ... ... 19 Tuck well ..1 ... ... 1! i Extras ... ... ... 1 Total for two wickets ... 28 BILLIARDS. ' GRAY v. REECE. London, January 18. Gray’s score is 18,000 and Reece’s 10,123. FOOTBALL. ENGLAND DEFEATS WALES. London, January 18, Ip the Rugby Football .match England scored two goals, and Wales a goal and a dropped goal. It was a magnificent struggle, and international feeling ran high. There was a huge attendance, England snatching the victory in the last live minutes.

RIFLE SHOOTING.

TARANAKI CHALLENGE SHIELD

The first match for -The Taranaki challenge .shield was fired oh Thursday at Kaponga, when the Kaponga Rifle Club defeated Eltham by 27 points. The conditions were eight men a-side, seven shots at each of the 300, 500 and GOO yards ranges., , The respective scores were: Kaponga 740, Eltham 713. Rifleman F. Vincent, of Eltham, with 97, was the top scorer for the day. KapongaV shooting was very consistent, Rifleman Guy scoring 96, Pres. Guy 95, Rifleman A. Harrison 95, Rifleman O’Neill 94 and Rifleman C. Holland i)4.