SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 July 1924, Page 9

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

ATHLETICS. BRITAIN v. AMERICA

BY C^uLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received July 15, 11.35 a.m. / mu + , , + . LONDON, July 14. ''V*- athletic contests against America ; t-ji i? 0,1 duly 19. Abrahams, ■ Liddell, Carr and Porritt will represent the Empire in the 400 yards relay race; Homier participates in the long jump, and Norman is reserve for the two-miles relay team.—Aus -N Z Cable Assn.

CRICKET. NO EXCUSE. WEAK BATTING BY SOUTH AFRICANS. Received July 15, 1.15 p.m, , LONDON. July 14. Only 2000 were present at Hieadingly when the game opened, clue partly "to the 3s admission and partly to South Africa’s poor showing. The oppressive heat of Saturday was mitigated by a pleasant breeze. The South Africans treated Tyldesley’s slow balls with, respect, hut hit Macaulay, whom Tate replaced at 79. and quickly took four wickets, including Pegler and Blanokenberg, lvith successive balls, Carter preventing the hat trick. There was really no excuse for the South Africans’ hatting failure, as the wicket was perfect. The rout began when Susskind played late Gilligan’s yorker. Ward unluckily dragged on the wind-pitched ball, and Nourse was run out through hesitating. Hobbs throwing the wicket down. Catterall was going promisingly when ho was caught behind the wicket off Tate- Nupen met the same fate at the next ball.—Aus.-N.Z. Cnble Assn.