SPORTS AND GAMES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14538, 6 September 1911, Page 5

SPORTS AND GAMES.

CHAMPION WRESTLING. GOTCH BEATS HACKENSCHMIDT. Press Association —By Tel.—-Copyright. NEW YORK, Sept. 4. Goteli won tho wrestling match with, Hockenschmidt, winning two straight falls in seven and fourteen minutes respectively. Received 11.55 p.m., Sept. sth. NEW YORK, Sept. 5. Thirty thousand witnessed the ■wrestling. After some in out work, Gotch caught .Hackenschinidt's leg, twisted him, caught h's wrst with a lightning grip, and turned tiho Russian's back outwards, and won the first fall. Tho second bout was characterise ed by rough play. Gotch secured a fatal too hold which HKekonschmidt sought vainly to brook and then gave in, turning slowly over backwards. The time of the second fall -was 5} minutes. The receipts word • £25,000,/. Gotch's slhare is £-1200, and eighty, per centum of the moving pictures profits; Hackenschmidt's share £2500. : . [An article by ' Haekenschmidt on "How To Keep Strong" will he found on page 3.] SCULLING. Received 12.20 a.m., Sept. 6th. LONDON, Sept. 5. Barry has. recovered, and the final deposits have heen paid. Albany has accepted Jack Arnsi's challenge for £SO a s-'de to row from Putney to Mortlake at the beginning of October. BILLIARDS. s MELBOURNE, Sept. 5. Williams and Lindrum have begun a billiard match of eight thousand for the championship of Australia. Williams has scored 1330 and' Lindrum 870.

, , CRICKET. ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE Sept. 5. The allotment committee sas fixed the following commencing dates for tho chief matches of the English cricketers' tour:—November 10th, South Australia; 17.th, Victoria; ,24th, New Strath Wales; December Ist, Queensland; Bth, Eleven of Australia at Brisbane; 15th, first test at Sydney; 30th, second test at Melbourne; January 12th, third test at Adelaide; February 2nd, Victoria: 9 Hi, fourth test at Melboura.e s ; 16bh, Now South Wales; 23rd, fift-jir test at Sydney; March Ist, South Australia. These dates require the Board of Control's endorsement. • HOCKEY. N.Z. LADIES' TOURNAMENT. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Sept. S. To-day's results:—Hankes' Bay beat Munawa'tu, 6—l; Canterbury A beat Marlborough, 3—o; Bulier beat Auckland, G—2; Nelson beat Canterbury B, 3—o; Southland beat Wairnrapa, 3—l j Manawatu A boat Wanjramu", 2—o; 'Wellington B beat West Coast, 2—l. Taraualri and Wellington A had byes. (Monday's results appear on page 7.)

GOLF. WANGANIFI, Sept. 5. Tho New Zealand golf championship was continued to-day in mixed weather, heavy rain in the morning and a drenohing shower in the afternoon. The open championship was won by A. Duncan (Wellington) with 319, .1. C. Johnson (Manawatu) second with 322: Clements (Clmstchurch) 324, F. Hood (Auckland) 82b\ Bidwell .827, Butters (Invercarsill) 328. Forbes 320, McEwan (Waunanui) 329, H. K. Wright (Diinuovirke) 329, B. .1. Smit.ii (Dunedin) 331. The hUflivlub Challenge Shield was won bv Wellington No. i team with 323. Cliristehnrch being second with 338 (Monday's results are given on page 7.)