OVERSEA SPORT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1899, 6 November 1913, Page 10

OVERSEA SPORT.

RHODES SCHOLARS' SUCCESS IN ATHLETICS. DUE, SUGGESTS ANTHONY HOPE TO "POT-HUNTING." "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. By Telegraph—Pre?9 Association-Copyright London. November 4. Mr. Anthony Hope, tho author, in a letter to The Times" apropos the Rhodes scholars' successes at the Oxford Freshmen's sports, suggests that their excellence is perhaps attributable to "pot-hunting" or over-specialised and semi-professional athleticism while attending overseas universities. THE BILLIARDS MATCH. GRAY CHANGES HIS PLAY. _ London, November S. Grays slow scoring in tho initial stages of his second match with Reece (18,000 up, bonzoline halls, Gray conceding 2000) was due to his avoidance of red losers, even when- ho was favourably placed. Ho wade only one red break. By good top of the' table play he produced 123 and 160, and showed much improvement in his all-round game. Tho critics comment on Gray's departure from bis own play. They infer that he is preparing for the Stevenson match. The scores now are:—Reece, 4496• Gray, 2274. Gray is now reiving on losing hazards. He concluded the evening session with a break of 309, of which 300 were off the red. GRAY AND STEVENSON TO MEET. London, November 4. Gray and Stevenson have signed conditions for a match for £250 aside, beginning on April 20. PADDON-BARRY CHALLENGE. WITHDRAWN IN THE MEANTIME. Sydney, November 5, Floyd, the backer of Paddon, has withdrawn the £100 deposit lodged! in July last for a race with Barry for tho championship of the world, the time, for accepting the challenge having expired. Ho considered it better to await the result of the Barry-Albany match before Paddon apiin challenges. 11l the Ulmarra Hundred Race next Saturday, Arnst receives two seconds from Paddon. London, November 5.

Barry is trilling to row P add on on thi» Thames next year for £500 or £1000 a-side. (Rec. November 5, 9,45 p.m.) London! November 5. Barry, interviewed, said that ho would like to visit Australia> and might do so some day, but his business interests, and his obligation to his supporters, would prevent any possibility of such a visit at the present time. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. London, November 4. Twenty-five nations were represented at the football Association's jubilee. Mr. J ; C. Clegg said the association began with eleven clubs, and there were now 13,000, with nearly a million players, of whom only 5000 were professionals.