SPORTS AND PASTIMES.
CRICKET. ENGLISH COUNTY, CHAMPIONSHIPS. Wreas Association—Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, April 26. Marylebone C.C.. yesterday resolved to experiment with the new method of scoring in county championship) matches, and draws and losses will be ignored, and onlv ; wins reckoned. LAWN TENNISi WILDING WINS SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIP. : Press Association—Telegraph.—Copyright. ' Received April 27, 9.30 a.m. CAPETOWN, April 26. Mr A. F. Wilding, of New Zealand, won the South Africa tennis championship, beating Kitson, 6—o, 6—3, 6—4. BOXING. Announcement was made iin Chicago recently that the total receipts -for the eighty-three days’ . tour of James J. Jeffries and his athletic combination, including wrestler Frank Gotch, amounted to £40,600 mf which the leading man received £12.000 a nice preliminary fee to the world’s' championship bout' returns -.
Financially Battling Nelson is bettor off than any champion who over lost a title, and is still a “card” evidently’, as he has been offered £2OOO for his end to meet Cyclone Thompson this month and has accepted/
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXV, Issue 13057, 27 April 1910, Page 6
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160SPORTS AND PASTIMES. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXV, Issue 13057, 27 April 1910, Page 6
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