SPORT & ATHLETICS

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 11 December 1924, Page 3

SPORT & ATHLETICS

scjll:l’2. Per Press Association—Copyright. SYDNEY. December 10. James Paddon has announced that he has decided to let the world’s sculling championship go to McDevitt, but stipulates that this is on condition that McDevitt and Good 'll should have the first race for the title. The winner is then to row Hadfield if the latter wants a race for the title. | In the event of McDevitt and Goodsell not agreeing to the conditions, Paddon states that both will have to race him in the New Year. I BIG CRICKET. BRISBANE, December 10. The cricket match was concluded in fine weather on a good wicket. England lost three wickets for 394 (Hearne not out 174, Tate 94) innings closed. Toowoomba in the first innings made 181 (Drew 52). Freeman took 6 for 48. Toowoomba followed on and in the second innings made 87. Kilner took i 7 for 36. ' England won by an innings and 126 rung. RUGBY. I LONDON, Dec. 9. I The weather for the ’Varsity rugby I football match at Twickenham was 'dull. There were 30,000 present. After twenty-five minutes’ play Devitt scored a try for Cambridge, but Barlow failed with the kick. Almost immediately afterwards ! Jacob sprinted over at the corner for i Oxford. Berkeley’s kick went wide, Oxford continued the attack, and just before the interval, Wallace : scored, but Berkeley again failed. At ‘half time the scores were: — Oxfor.'l 6 I Cambridge 3 On resuming, the Cambridge backs got going several times, but met. powerful defence, a good movement, set going among the Oxford backs, ended in Jacob getting a try, which Berkeley converted. In tae last minutes of the game, Devitt again scored for Cambridge, but Barlow . could not add the goal points. I The final scores were: — I Oxford 11 i Cambridge 6 1 Raymond, though in an unfamiliar position at full-back, was the most outstanding success of the match. Except for an occasional tendency to play up too far, his display was practically faultless, enhancing his claims for recognition by the international selectors. Wallace and Aitken constituted an effective right wing, and played with splendid understanding. The former’s try was the result of a brilliant individual effort in which he beat four men. Aitken’s defensive touch-finding was noteworthy. Wesche was always a conspicuous figure in the Oxford pack, which although eclipsed in the loose, held its own in the scrimmages and tight work against the heavier Cambridge men.