LATE SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 19804, 1 March 1928, Page 9

LATE SPORTING

CROQUET SOUTH ISLAND v. ENGLAND. IPs* Unitbb Pbess Associatioh.J CHRISTCHURCH, March 1. The South Island croquet team to play England here to-morrow is:—A., G. F. Ross, T. F. Chambers, H. J. Williams, and S. M'Cullough. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BOWLERS NARROWLY DEFEATED BY AUCKLAND. £Pbh United Pbess Association.] AUCKLAND, March 1. The South Australian bowlers yesterday suffered a one-point defeat by a team composed of tire Auckland representatives of .the dominion side that recently toured the Commonwealth. The New Zealanders scored 122 points and visitors 121. GARLETOK CHOSEN REPLACES COOKE IN ALL BLACK TEAM. [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, M-arch 1. The New Zealand Rugby selectors have chosen S. R. Carle ton to replace A. E. Cooke in the New Zealand team to tour South Africa. The Chairman explained that the team would leave Wellington by the s.s. Manama on April 13. Mr Dean stated further that the Now South Wales team would arrive at Auckland on March 26, and- the New Zealand Union would entertain the visitors on their arrival. SWIMMING HEW SOUTH WALES CHAMPIONSHIPS WORLD’S RECORD CLAIMED. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, March 1. (Received March 1, at 11 a.m.) Swimming authorities claim that Miss Bonnie Healing’s time of Imin 15 3-Gsec for the 100yds back-stroke title is a world’s record.