SPORTS AND GAMES

Timaru Herald, Issue 170307, 1 September 1920, Page 7

SPORTS AND GAMES

SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. ARNST A CHALLENGER. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and j*.Z. Cable AssnSYDNEY, Aug. 31. Dick Arnst, having lodged £lO3 deposit in support or" iiis challenge for the world's championship, will succeed |to the title within three months | should Barry adhere to his decision to j retire. The .rules provide that the holder must accept within three months, and must race within six months, or within nine if the venue is changed to another country. Kemp won the title from Beach under similar conditions as did Charles Towns from his brother George, forfeit being made in each j case. Received 7.1-5 p.m., August 31. I . SDNEY, August 31. j Barry, dismissing Felton's action, I said: 'T was sent to Australia to trv jto bring the championship back to (England and make good with my supporters. I will not row Felton or any other man for championship honours. I am too old, and feet that I could not go through another preparation, and my last words are that, so far as I am concerned, Felton may have his stake back.'.' - FELTON YTITHDRAAYS PROTEST. Received 10.10 p.m., August 31. Felton has withdrawn all objections i io The stakeholders paying the stakes Jo Barry, stating that" the reason for 3ns protest was not because of the money, but to show his supporters what he coii'ld do. Felton says his grievance is not against Barry, but against the umpire. :md concludes bv wishing Barrv gocd luck. / .

AVIATION. MELBOURNE, Aug. 31. Contrary to expectations, Lieutenants Parer and Mcintosh arrived at Melbourne in a Defence Department biplane, and spent a quiet evening at Lieutenant Parer's home. There will be a public welcome on Tuesdav at Flemington. : GOLF. Ivo Whitton and Norman Brookes won tbo foursome golf championship of. Victoria. LAWN TENNIS. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Aug. 31. The New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association has accepted an offer from Mr M. H. Marsh, of Sydney, to bring a New Couth Wales team to New Zealand at the end of the year. Auckland's nominations for the "Davis Cup -sub-committee wore agreed to with the addition of Mr Gore, president of the Association. To prevent all the hest seats being snapped up in Auckland tho sub-committee will be asked to give each province the refusal 0 f a certain number. January Ist, 3rd,/ and 4th were fixed for tho New Zealand championships at Auckland.

CRICKET IN ENGLAND. ; BIG SCORING. [ Received 9.5 p.m., August'3l. , _ LONDON, August 30. . ! Thirty thousand peoplo attended at . Lords in excellent weather. After a • short stand Surrey scored at a great . pace. Sandham made 260. He was in , superb form, hitting brilliantly. On recent form he is the coming batsman for the 1921 test matches. Ducat mado -19. Fender (30) hit five fours off Dursioiiin the first over he received. Playing for Yorkshire Holmes made 302- not out—the. highest score of the season. . THE AUSTRALIANS' 1921 TOUR. ; The Board of Control has fixed the : following dates for test matches for tht> Australians' visit to England in .1.921: — i May 28, at Nottingham; June 11, at \ Lord's; J"ly 2, at Leeds; July 23, art Manchester; August 13, at the Oval. [ The last is to he played to a iinish. , The Board decided thn.t admission to the test matches at Lord's and the l Oval , shall be 3s; at Nottingham, Leeds and ■ Manchester 2s 6d, at other Australian county matches 2s. Mr Latham, secretary for Surrey, is arranging the Australian programme. Harold Parsons motor cycled 1111-} miles in Victoria- in 24 hours— a, world's [ record. 1 The football boom in England is ex- ' pocfed to exreed last season's. About . GO.OOO attended a match at Newcastle.