SPORTS AND GAMES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14392, 6 January 1911, Page 6

SPORTS AND GAMES.

♦- BILLIARDS. Press Association—Ey Te!.—Copyright. LONDON, Jan. 4. - J;i Hie billiard match, Gray has scored 4000 and biggie 2742. " ' ' ' WRESTLING. ! GoU-ii declares that Jcsaf Mnlmiuii is champion of tfco world at wrestiiinr. Ho will back Malimout against ITnr'ci onsuhmidt, and for this purpose lie ! lias posted the sum of £4OOO. BOWLING. ADELAIDE, Jan ,". In the- second match of ti-.o int-.T-stato howling tourney South Australia defeated New South Wales !>? 3G to 77. FOOTBALL. SYDNEY,, J-.x. 5. Mr S-rar-ncll, Secretary io th* Me. iropoiiian Rugby Union liar, resigned. Hi!!, Secretary to the New South ' Wales Urion will do the work of both j bodes. TUis is betau.se the Metro- ' polilan -T/>;on is in-- financial straits.! The 'Svmv" newspaper says it -s ,-. j M«n that '.lie talons of tile League': hare sunk deeply into the vitals of the Metropolitan Union. i SwHoiING. In the swimming test racs, breaststroke, Alec. Wickham swam 100 ya:ds . in Imin 17 2-ssec, an Australasian record. The previous holder was Atkinson, of Auckland, lmin 18see. In a three-rink match between Walmate and Temuka, on the Kia Toa i green on Wednesday. Temuka Win by 75 to 51. In the North Island Bowling Association's tournament at Auckland l ext ' week, 43 North Island and one £-jtth Island club will be represented :n the J pennant match. Forty clubs will participate in the p;>irx. In tlm full ! rifik mnt.-h there v ill be OS t. am*. I , Over 400 bowlers will take Bart in the _£<mrna.iufcn|j '