SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 41, 18 February 1914, Page 5

SUNDRY SPORTS.

UNSATISFACTORY FINANCES. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] (United Press Abrogation.'' Sydney, February 17. Financially, the cricket season is disastrous. The season commenced with a bred it balance of £2566, but is now reduced to £1863. The losses in inter-State matches, Com pa red with last ye>ar, amount to £657. The Ntew Zealand match showed a clear profit of £193, the whole of which was taken by the New Zealand Council. M.C.C. V. AFRICA, (Received 9.15 a.m.) i Durban, February 17. ; South Africa have lost 7 wickets I for 249. H. Taylor, Ibw, b Barnes ... 93 Dan Taylor, c Strudwick,' b Barnes 30 Nourse, c Tennyson, b Rhodes ... 45 Leroux, c and b Barnes ... 0 Hands, c Rho'des, b Barnes ... 8 Cowberry, c Ibrd, b Barnes ... 16 Darter, not out ... ••• 32 Chapman, not out ... ... 6 BILLIARDS. London, February 17. Gray ami Falkiner are playing 18,000 up with ivory balls. Gray concedes 5000. The match is l>oing played at Glasgow. Falkiner*s total is now 6082, and Gray’s 607.

BOWLING. [Pkji Prwjs Association.) Dunedin, February 17. The Australian bowlers were taken for a motor drive this morning, and in the afternoon they played a match against the Dunedin Centre, the visitors winning by 168 points to 167. At the conclusion of the match, Mr Raffen said the visitors were leaving the Dominion with very pleasant recollections of the kindness extended to them. They hoped bowlers from New Zealand would soon give them a chance to return the compliment. They were anxious that these tours should become recognised institutions every year, visits being paid in turn. The visitors will leave to-morrow. Members of the Stratford Bowling Club should remember the progressive games arrangement for Thursday afternoon, commencing at 2 o’clock sharp. “Progressives” is always interesting (writes P. Steward), and with a big attendance on tbe green there should be no end of interest in the competition until the last skips have sent down their last bowl. TENNIS. The results of the first round of the championships are as follows: Ladies.—Mrs Robinson beat Miss Wilson 9—6; Mrs Budge beat Miss O’Brien 9—6; Miss Mackay beat Miss Bayly 9—3; Miss F. Orbell beat Miss M. Curtis 9—l. Men.—Anderson beat C. Wright 6—3, 6—2 ; Rutherford beat Thompson 6—3, 6—4 ; Jones beat Paget 6—3, 6—o; Cameron beat Curtis 6—l, 3—6, G—4 ; Crawshaw, Fussell, Wilson, and Vaughan drew byes.