SPORTS AND GAMES

Timaru Herald, Issue 170298, 17 August 1920, Page 8

SPORTS AND GAMES

OLYMPIA. RECORD JAVELIN THROW

B v - Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Australian ami N.2. Cat>lu Asgu. ANTWERP. August .15.

The first clay of the comneutions was well attended., in brilliant weather. The contests general I v were keen. The programme included heats and semi-finals in the 100 and 800 insures, J.4U hurdles, and javelin throw. A, world's record javelin throw, 62-J metres (205ift) was established by J'onni Mvrra.

Kent and Hughes (Australia) ■won their heats in the 400 metres hurdles in 57 seconds. They were defeated in the semi-final. Huti'b won his bent in the 100 .metres.

FINAL- LEAGUE FOOTBALL GAT*IE

Far Press Association.

"WELLINGTON, August 10. The League test final resulted: — England 11, New Zealand 10.

SEDDON SHIELD

WESTPORT, August 16. The Seddon Shield matcn played here on Saturday between - iJ'iller (holders) and Marlborough (challengers) was won by Marlborough ■ alter a strenuous game by 21 points' to 13

LADIES' HOCKEY

DUNEDIX. August 30. - In the Ladies' Interprovinciai hoefcoy Canterbury bout Otago. three goats to nil. ' '

BOXING. > MID-CANTERBUR.Y CHAMPION-$ SHIPS. 1

On Thursday night at Asbburt.on tlife mid-Canterbury Boxing will be held, ; nd the following Innar'S men will take- part:—Bantam: feather, Shanks; light, Barrar; roid.-'lev Parker; heavy,' McKenna. The last" named will again meet McCleary, oi Ashburton, the present holder of tlig heavy weight championship of New: Zealand. '■*■

A special bout which will cause £. great deal of interest has been arr untied, Harry Gunn, of Timaru, New Zealand's amateur champion, meeting ChisnalL or Christchurch, who was runner up to him at the Hastings tournament. Mr J. Imrio has been appointed one of the judges for the meeting.