SPORTS AND GAMES

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 170572, 4 August 1921, Page 7

SPORTS AND GAMES

WOMEN'S RELAY RECORD. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. HONOLULU, August 1. A new' world’s record for women's 400 yards relay swim of 4min 45see. was made by Ruth Scudder, Helen Moses, Lillie Bowmer, and Edith Cassidy. FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION. NEW YORK, Aug. 1. At Jersey City, Johnny Buff beat Jabez White on points in a 12 rounds bout for the flyweight championship of America. WATERLOO CUP. HAMILTON, Aug. 2. A meeting of the Australasian Coursing Council allotted the 1922 Waterloo Cup to New South Wales. AMATEUR GOLFERS. EARL HAIG A WINNER. Received 5.5 p.m., August 3. 'LONDON, August 2. A. Hunter, amateur golf clia-mpion, plaving from plus 5, won the first division of the Peace Cup competition at Northforoland. Earl Haig, with a handicap of 17, won. tho second division.

DAVIS CUR. CONTESTANTS TRAINING. Received 5.5 p.m., August 3. OTTAWA, August 2. At Pittsburg both tho British and Australian tennis teams are practising on Alleghany Country Club courts, on which the Davis Cup matches [will be played- Tho Australians are now acclimatised, and express tho confidence that they will give a- better showing than they did in Can it da. According to present plans, Anderson and Todd will play tho doubles. Anderson and Hawkes engaging in tiio first day’s singles. Woosnam and Turnbull are likely to play the British doubles, and Lowe and Woosnam tho singles.

WHOLESALE CMALLENGES. Receiver 10.45 p.m., August 3. HONOLULU, August 3. Tho Hawaiian Amateur Athletic! Union announces that challenges will be sent to all the countries of the world asking swimming champions to defend their titles at tho great swimming carnival next week at Hawaii.