SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 29, 17 January 1912, Page 5

SUNDRY SPORTS.

BIG BILLIARDS. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyrigi t.) (.United Press Association.) London, January IG. ■Stevenson attributes ids defeat to had health. He is willing to but Gray 0100 to £2OO on the third game. Inman’s score is 9330, and Lindrum’s GU2I. A RUMOUR ABOUT HILL. Adelaide, January IG. It is rumoured that Hill decl nes to accompany the team to England. CRICKET CONTROL. (Received 17, 9.20 a.m.) Brisbane, January 17. Tko Cricket Association has adopted t resolution supporting the Beard of Jonurol sending a representative witii .he team to England. The statement ,as made that the last team’s aeon nts showed an item of £192 for ips. Even now the Board did not mow what each player got for the -■ripTHE “DAILY MAIL” CUP. Wellington, January 16. The “Daily Mail” Cup, presented >y the “Daily Mail” Proprietary to no overseas rifle clubs, has now reachd Wellington. The cup was won by .he Wellington Suburbs Rifle Club at ho last contest. The members comjris'ng the team were Messrs. Newon, Ross, Smart, Gower, Fellingham, .ack son, Turner, and Mi’lroy. The, oficers in charge of the range were lap tain Martin and L cutenants Melor and Mee. The cup has been somewhat damaged in transit. The ./wo hundred guinea trophy is accompanied by a smaller cup won outfight by the successful team. This .fill be competed for annually by memicrs of the club. The cup now on lew has been successively won by the Cast London Rifle Club, in 1908; by he Bathurst Civilian Rifle Club (New loiith Wales), in 1909; by the Granule Technical College Riilo Club New South Wales), in 1910; and by lie "Wellington Suburbs Defence Rifle jlub in 1911. The cup is shot for n Empire Day in each year. It is a magnificent specimen of the silversmith's art, stands 2ft llin in height, ■ml measures l-7in across the diameter if the globe. FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE. "Wellington, January 16. The Festival of Emp’re 'committee act tliis evening. The financial statoicnt of the treasurer of the Australsian team showed a credit balance an ,'ar as Now Zealand is concerned of 19 2s 9d. A communication from R. )pie in regard to extra expenses was onsidered in committee. It was defiled that he lie advised that the conilittco could not recognise any but aedical expenses. , The balance-sheet showed l that, in* ’hiding the Government subsidy, the noney collected totalled £497 13s I'd. If tins amount a credit balance fief £52 16s ,7d remained. : , . fi ,'. ■ The; -Ohairpian stated, that .it would ie necessary to! hold one more lucetng in order to adopt the report and nnsideiuJiow' the balance ■ should he. I i sip o sod of. Mr. C. D. Morpeth was appointed uiditor. Mr. B. A. Guise (lion, seceta ry) was voted an honorarium cf ifteen guineas. The chairman and secretary were Icpiitod to draw nn a report covering be activities of the committee since ts inception. It was decided that the chairman be presented with a framed photograph if the members of the committee ns a nark of fiififircciatioh of his services, fi" » J-""'; 1 £ •' U :> ,v ( •£ F : SPORTS PROTECTION LEAGUE. /i” t Palinevstbn, January. 16. A branch of the New Zealand Snorts ’votection League was formed at 'i’eilding last night, Mr. D. H. Guth•io, M.P., being elected patron, and Mr. F. Y r . Lethbridge president.