SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8, 30 April 1914, Page 2

SUNDRY SPORTS.

SCULLING. WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP. (By Eleothio Telegbaph—Coptbight] [United Pbess Association.] Sydney, April 29. Jim Paddon is a passenger by the Mooltan for London to row Barry for the world's championship. I BOXING. TOURNEY AT TIMARU. [Peb Press Association. ] Timaru April 29. Boxing for the heavy-weight chamjpionship of Canterbury, W. Bartlett (Cbristchurch) defeated Sid Fitzaimmons (Timaru) on points in fifteen two. minute rounds. Bartlejtt was in better form, and quicker. GOLF. AN INTERESTING FOURSOME. (Received 10.35 a.m.) London, April 29. Playing at St. George's Hill, Weybridge, Vardon and Ray (150) defeated Duncan and Abe Mitchell (155). FOOTBALL. NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION. Wellington, April 29. The annual report of the New Zealand Rugby Union Management Committee, after referring to the results of the "All Blacks'" visit to America, and of the Australians to New Zealand, reviews the interprovincial matches, and states that £2OO | was distributed last season to the affiliated unions for the encouragement of Rugby in the primary schools. An invitation had been extended to the South Africans to visit New Zea- | land, but this was not possible this year. The balance-sheet shows a credit balance of £3ll, but against this must be set the expenses of the New Zealand team during the current sea- i son. I The following amounts are now on loan to affiliated unions:—Hawke's ; Bay, £845; Wanganui, £500; Tara- I nnki, £225,-..Wellington, £1050; Southland, £2150; Otago, £950. Arrange- | merits have been made to increase the Otago advance by £3OO for ground improvements. The balance-sheet shows that the accumulated fund at'March 31. 1914, wag £10,335 Gs lOtk The profit and loss account for the year shows that lie debit side amounted to £536 Ss s(t, and the credit side to £847 10s <:1 (including Australian team's tour, .390 lis Id), leaving a' balance transferred to the accumulated , fund of C3ll 2s. The North and South Island match showed a loss of £24 18$, and the I credit balances in-connection with the i Australian team's tour were as fol- ! 'ow: —Taranaki match, £3B 7s Id; Auckland match, £llß 17s 9d; South Canterbury match, £3B 6s lOd; Southland match, £1201193 9d ; Marlborough match, £lB 6« 7d; 40 per cent, of test match proceeds. £67 10s 6d; total, £402 10s 6d. Of this amount £5 19s od had to be deducted for telegram expenses, leaving the balance to be transferred to profit and loss account of £396 lis Id.