OVERSEA SPORT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1953, 9 January 1914, Page 7

OVERSEA SPORT.

JOHNSON CHALLENGES THE ' •'' '■';■ WORLD.. '. ' ; ' By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright '•, '■ •,-■„ tendon, January; 7. . "Jack ..Johnson, 'has. .Written to; 'Sporting, Life," stating, that ho .will' fight.ariyono.'for £6000. ..-...-■ THE SPLIT.iFeNGLISH FOOTBALL.:., „,. . . London, January 7. Tho; Amateur Football Association's Committee, .lias accepted ,tho terms, arranged with tho' .Football Association to heal/the split, and has summoned a special meeting to confirm its decision. BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. -,•'.', '- ~'. London, January 7. • In/the billiards championship match, the /scores now stand:—Reoco,. 6.810: Gray- 43%, jncluding'a break ,ot 111.. : ', (Rec. 'January 8,'10.25, pirn.) \ London, January S. , Gray lrfiots'Newman'on January 26 at Holborh; otjrMay'.d at Manchester;and on May 25 'at Holborn. AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING' CHAM-' • ■■- PIOXSIJIP. • - y. • '. '/ '":' Sydney/ January' 8..'. The quarter-mile "swi'mining.championship of New. South Wales ' resulted':—' Lohjrworth/.i.; Tlealy; 2; Page; 3. ; Loiig-' worth woV-by three yards', Time, smiii. : 35 l-ssee.' ' '-.''• ;•' ' '-'■ .'•• ■Tho'breast stroke-championship, 220 yard?, was won-by Fox'in. 3min. 30sec. . NEW SOUTH WALKS BOWLERS ■■' -' . _'- ; - "COMING.' ' „:■"'.-": '.',"' ,Syd.hpy,".jaiuiary,B.- . ,A -team'of'.about twenty-six'"bowlers to' tour" New. Zealand departs-on Wednesday, week. .', , ■ -'■ BASEBALL IN VICTORIA. . Melbourne, January S. At baseball the New York Giants defeated. Victoria by 14 to nil..'., '' (lt.ee. January 13,. 9.30 p.m.) :In tho baseball.match Chicago "White Sox" defeated Victoria by IG—3. Tho local playors. showed strong batting, but were confused in the field. M.C.C. AND AUSTRALIAN BOARD OF CONTROL. By TeWranh-MJrqsa Association—Oopyrisht' (Rec. January 8, 0,30 p.m.) , London, January 7. The secretary'of tho Marylobono Orickct.Club denies the Sydney, report (published a few days ago) that his club had written to tho Board of Control in Australia to: tho. effect' that no more teams would bo serif to tho Commonwealth unless the board healed the breach with tho players. The matter, he declares, has not been discussed,, and nothing has happened sinco the Imperial Cricket Council discussed the position, during tho triangular tests. "I feel pretty good!to-day," said Jones. to his.wife. "1 saved a-man from life'-" lou»"misery." "How was -that?" ' "My assistant -wants.-lo get married, and asked for a rise. --But I wouldn't- give -it tohim." ... Woods'. Great Peppermint Cure -.... , For Coughs and Colds nu/er fails. ls.Cd,*