LATE SPORTING TO SWIM COOK STRAIT GOLF SWIMMING DAVIS CUP TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 20053, 19 December 1928, Page 9

LATE SPORTING

TO SWIM COOK STRAIT

GOLF

SWIMMING

DAVIS CUP TENNIS

[Pbb Uottbd Pubss Amocution.] ASHBURTON, December 19. Miss Lily Coppleston intends starting on her swim of Cook Strait at ‘2 o’clock on the morning of Saturday; January 19, entering the water at Cape Koamaru, at the head of Queen Charlotte Sound, her objective being Cape Ohaoa.

GREEN KEEPING PROBLEMS. LONDON, December 18. (Received December 19, at; 2 p.m.) Each of the 2,000 golf clubs in Briiaiu have been asked to subscribe £2 yearly to establish a _ hoard of Yesoarcb for the scientific investigation of green keeping problems, on which at present £1,000,000 a year is being spent. Experts of the Ministry of Agriculture, the agricultural colleges, ami the Rotbamstcd Experimental Station are _ co-operating.—Australian Press Association.

GEDDES WIN'S A GUls'. Tho 160yds junior boys’ swimming championship of Otago was reswum at tbo Municipal Baths on Monday night, 11. Geddes (Kiwi) maintaining Ins unbeaten record at this season’s championship by winning by Bsec from W. Jarvis (Dunedin) in the great time of ]inin 59 l-ssec. But for tho fact that the baths are a few inches short of the distance, the time would be applied for as a New Zealand junior boys’ record. Geddas swam a fine race all the wav, and finisher! like a champion.

NO TEAM FROM AUSTRALIA NEXT YEAR. Tress Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, December 19. (Received December 19, at 11 a.m.) The Australian Lawn Tennis Association has definitely decided that no Davis Cup team will bo sent from Austrnlia next year.