SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 36, 25 January 1912, Page 6

SUNDRY SPORTS.

BIG BILLIARDS. (Ijly Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, January 24. Lindrum and Reece have commenced a match, 46,000 up, on level terms, at Manchester. Lindrum is 2066, including a break of 218, whilst Reese is 1964. LANG BEATEN AGAIN. Sydney, January 24. Jim Barry secured a verdict on points in a twenty-round fight with Lang. HORDERN WILL NOT TRAVEL. Sydney, January 24. Hordern states definitely that he will be unable to accompany the team to England, owing to business reasons. ENGLAND v. TASMANIA. Launceston, January 24. The match between Tasmania and England was resumed to-day under generally favourable conditions. The receipts were £95, and the wicket was good throughout. Mead, Woolley, Hitch and Strudwick gave sparkling displays. The last wicket realised 50 runs. Foster gave an easy chance before scoring, and was never 00mortahle.

Tasmania commenced their second innings with a deficit of 115, and in in hour made 37 for one wicket, caution being personified. • The . game concludes to-morrow, and the team leaves Hobart at night. Scores: — ENGLAND. First Innings. Barnes, c Thomas, h Windsor ... 35 Woolley, c McKenzie, b Windsor -15 Mead, b McKenzie ... ... 98 Xromonger, b Martin ... ... 31 Rhodes, c Elliott, b McKenzie 14 Vine, b Martin ... ... 1 Hearne, c Paton, b Martin ... 13

foster, c Kill, b Martin ... 12 Hitch, not out ... ... 33 Strudwick, run out ... ... 28 Total 332 Bowling analysis.—Paton, none for !G; McKenzie, two for 05; Windsor, three for 40; Martin, four for 127; Elliott, none for 15; Gill, none for 33. TASMANIA. First innings 217 V Eltham, c Mead, b Hearne . ... 11 Gill, not out .... ... ... 18 Vincent, not Out ’... ... 5 Total for one wicket ... 37 THE OLYMPIC GAMES. (Received 25, 9.30 a.m.) Melbourne, January 25. Mr Fisher has promised favourable consideration of the application for a Government contribution towards sending a team of atldetes to the Olympic Guinea. T ' SWIMMING . CHAMPIONSHIPS, (Received 25, 9.30 a.m.) Adelaide, January 25. ””At the swimming championship the 220yds contest resulted: Longworth i, Hardwick 2. The race was won by four yards in 2min 30sec. Three hundred yards breast stroke. —Finlay (Wcstralia) 1. .Time, Imin 17sec. SWIMMING UNION. (Received 25, 10.30 a.m.) Adelaide, January 25.

The Amateur Swimming Union conference adopted a tentative agreement with a currency to July next providing that all contracting parties to the agreement must become affiliated to the Union before that date. lA mail vote is to be taken on the question of the alteration of the constitution. The proposal for New Zealand affiliation and to be allowed to become a party to the agreement with- a provision that the Dominion should be permitted to send representatives to the carnival only once in two years did not meet with approval. New Zealand is to he informed that swimming representatives at carnivals will be welcomed during the currency of the present „ agreement. Due notice will be given of the date. The new agreement will be drawn up so that New Zealand may send a delegate to the conference.