LAND & WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 4029, 2 June 1931, Page 51

LAND & WATER.

CYCLING. ANOTHER WIN TO OPPERMAN. PARIS, May 25. Opperman (Australia) won the second annual bicycle race from Lyons to Geneva and back, defeating 60 competitors, and covering 275 kilometres. The Frenchmen, Mazeyrat and Bassin, were second and third. BOXING CARNERA’S FUTURE. NEW YORK, May 25. Camera was restrained to-day by an order of a Federal judge from fighting Sharkey on June 10 at Brooklyn, on an injunction brought by the Madison Square Garden Corporation, of Illinois. The judge’s order also restrains Carnera from meeting any other leading boxer pending a trial at the Madison Square Garden. Carncra is to carry out his contract with the corporation, ■which provides that he should meet, in September, the winner of the bout on July 3, between Schmeling and Stribling at Cleveland. CARNERA TO MEET REDMOND. NEW YORK, May 29. Camera has been matched to meet Pat Redmond, the Irishman, who recently arrived from Australia, in a tenround bout on June 10, replacing the Carnera-Sharkey bout. Redmond’s height is 6ft 4in, and he is about the same ■weight as the Italian, but has had little experience. It is understood that the Madison Square Corporation offers no objection to the contest. BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP NEW ZEALAND TO BE REPRESENTED. SYDNEY, May 26. Advice has been received here that New Zealand intends to be represented at the Empire Billiards Championship to be held in Sydney on June 22. The draw will be announced next week. WRESTLING DEATH OF WORLD’S CHAMPION. DELHI, May 26. The death has occurred at Amritsar of Gama, the world’s champion wrestler, who defeated Zybysco for the title and also Hackensmidt, then at the height of his fame. Gama was employed by the Maharaja of Patiala, who was greatly interested in his career. Gama’s brother, Imam Buksh, who was also in the service of the Maharajah, may succeed in winning the world’s wrestling championship yet. Gama used to say that Imam Buksh could beat any man but himself. It used to be Gama’s reply when any Indian aspirant to the championship challenged him to make it a condition that the challenger had first to beat his brother, but nobody could ever do it. Gama was about 45 years of age.

REPORT OF GAMA’S DEATH UNTRUE. DELHI, May 26. The report of Gama’s death is untrue. It appears that the well-known Indian cricketer Chulam Mahomed, who was nicknamed Gama, died, and so the report was circulated. SCULLING A WIN FOR PEARCE. LONDON, May 30. Pearce, the Australian, won the senior sculls at Walton regatta. The distance was one mile. BASKET BALL. A GRADE. The following are the results of Saturday’s matches in Dunedin:— The game Girls’ High School v. Blue Triangle, in common with those in the lower grades, was largely spoiled by the high wind which prevailed on Saturday. This resulted in the forwards failing, not in accuracy of shooting, but in some degree in seriousness of effort. Half time came with O.G.H.S. 10, Triangle 3. In the second half the School had it practically all their own way, and put on 10 to Triangle’s nil. the final score thus being 20 to' 3. This was the only match played on account of University and Training College being on vacation. B I GRADE. Tinonai 12, First 5. B II GRADE. Caversliam 19, Musselburgh 7. N.E.V. 27. Blue Triangle 6. C I GRADE. Blue Triangle 6. Maori Hill 4. Roslyn 12, Wesley 4. Athletic 6. Tanawai 3. Mutual 8, Gipsy 1. Normal 15. Tinopai 1. C II GRADE. Bine Triangle I 13, Cavereham 10. Hostel 8, Tuis 5. Normal 21, Wesley 3. Rawbiti 13, N.E.V. 3. Blue Triangle II 7, Walton nil. ATHLETICS MILE RECORD BROKEN. LONDON, May 25. Thirty thousand spectators witnessed the British Games at Stamford Bridge. R. Thomas broke the British record in the mile open off scratch, in 4min 13 2-ssec. The principal attraction was Nurmi’s attempt to beat Shrubb’s four mile fiat record of 19min 23 2-ssec, in which he failed by 75sec. Having hurt his foot while training, he never looked likely to break the record. The race resulted:—J. Winfield, of Derby (240yds), 1; G. Gretton, of Woodford Green (300yds), 2; Nurmi (scr), 3. Winfield w'on by 30 yards. Time, 19min 19 l-ssec. BRITISH CLUB WINS INTERNATIONAL CONTEST. LONDON, May 25. The triangular international contest resulted:—Achilles Club (59} points) 1: Deutscher Berliner Sports Club (48}) 2; Stade Francais (46) 3. Martin (Stade Francais) won the 440yds and 880yds, and Lord Burghley (Achilles) the 100yds hurdles.