SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 53, 8 July 1913, Page 5

SUNDRY SPORTS.

BOXING.

RITCHIE-RIVERS FIGHT

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New 1 ork, July 4

The Ritchie-Rivers fight at Sar. Francisco roused tremendous excite ment. There was a great crowd Rivers led at the start and had Rit chie groggy in the fourth round. There was even fighting then until the eight! round, when Ritchie lead thereafter, winning with a knock-out in tin eleventh round.

LAWN TENNiS.

THE ALL-ENGLAND PLATE,

(Received 8.5 a.m.) London, July 7. In the final of the All-England Plate Lowe beat Roe B—lo, 6—3, 6—3,

SCULLING.

THE DIAMOND SCULLS

The Sportsman says that tbe Dia monel Sculls final was unsatisfactory It severely condemns McVilly for hi; tactics in giving bis opponent his wash

Sporting Life says the win would have been immensely popular if the Tasmanian had kept his own course. SOUTH TARANAKI FOOTBALL. Waimate defeated Okaiawa on tin latter’s ground by 13 to 6 on Saturday, Roberts and Luxton scoring Okaiawa’s only tries in the first spell while Waimate piled on its points ir the second, Pini, McLeod and Dale.' scoring, and George goaling two. Thr Waimate play was (especially in the hack division) very mediocre and a., cording to a Hawera “Star” report they will have to show improvemem when they come to play off with Tukapti “whose backs are acknowledg ed to be hot stuff.” i

Kaponga I. suffered defeat at tin hands of Hawera 1., at Hawera, ot Saturday to the tune of 11 points t( (5. It was a hard luck game for Kaponga, who had the locals on the defensive for the most part, but they lacked the scoring men. The Juniors for the same clubs, playing at Kaponga, ended similarly— Hawera 14, Kaponga 3 (a penalty goal). Waimate 11. out-classed Okaiawa 11, bv 55 to nil at Manaia.

HOCKEY. Last Thursday the Stratford Hockey team met the Kaponga B at Kaponga. The game was very fast, and for the first .spell very even, but gradually the good play of Coe and Everiss in the forwards and Curtis and Anderson in the backs gave Stratford the lead, and they ran out winners by' 5 goals to 2. For the winners, goals were score by Coe (4), and Syme (1), and for Kaponga both were shot by Har-

The following team will represent Stratford against Kaponga A, at Stratford, on Thursday:—Beaumont, Whellum. Priest, Coe, Everiss, Lawrence,

L. Curtis, H. Curtis, R. Anderson, J Anderson, Wheeler.

Inglewood having beaten Kaponga the competition is now in a very inter, esting stage, three teams being level