SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 97, 28 August 1913, Page 6

SUNDRY SPORTS.

BOXING. MURPHY BEATS HOCK KEYS. [Per Press Association.] Wellington, August 27. In the light-weight professional contest in the Town Hall to-night, Denny Murphy beat Hock Keys on points, after a 15 rounds’ contest, which was brisk and interesting all through. HUNTING. Owing to the football match, New South Wales v. Taranaki, taking place on Saturday next, the proposed hunt at Mr Mabin’s will be postponed until Saturday, September 0, when it will take place at the Waitara road. The same evening the hunt will entertain the farmers at a dinner at Host Gardiner’s, Waitara.

GOLF. \ A PROFESSIONAL COMPETITION. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] Melbourne, August 20. The Elsternwick Golf Club pur&e for professionals competing at the forthcoming championship resulted in a win for Carnegie Clark (New South Wales), with a score of 146. Clements (Christchurch) tied Tor sixth place with 154.

LAWN TENNIS. THE AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP New York, August 26. Maurice McLoughlin retained the national tennis championship, defeating Norris Williams, of Philadelphia* in the singles.

CRICKET. KENT, THE CHAMPIONS. (Received 9 a.m.) London, August 27. Kent defeated North-ants by live wickets and is assured of the county championship.

THE OLYMPIC GAMES. AN ANTI-ENGLISH RECORD. i Times—Sydney' Sun Special Cables. London, August 27. The Duke of Westminster, replying to Mr Harrison, declares that England’s losses in sport make a tale of national disaster, the Americans having won at polo, racquets, yachting, tennis, trotting, 220 yards, 440 yards, 880 yards, 120 yards hurdles* high and pole jumps, putting the weight, and throwing the hammer. Australia: had won at swimming and billiards, Canada at lacrosse and shooting, Sweden at skating, France at fencing and cycling, France and America at boxing, New Zealand the tennis singles, and Africa the hundred yards. Ho offers to bet that Mr.,Harrison will subscribe to the fund before it closes.

caustic Criticism. (By Electric Telegraph —Copyright] [United Press Association.] London, August 27. Mr Nowell Smith, headmaster of Sherborne School, writing with reference to the Olympic appeal, says that these modern psetido-Olympic games are “rot.” The newspapers’ advertisements of them, and the £IOO,OOO fund for buying victories, are positiveivy degrading. The Times, commenting on this statement, justifies the fund as affording the only reasonable prospect of a recovery of a lost athletic prestige. It adds that British representatives will be strictly amateurs, their incidental expenses being defrayed by fellow-players throughout the country. “Moreover,” it adds, “we are already committed, and not to go to Berlin would be an insult to our German friends and prospective hosts.” The Standard predicts that the fund will be a failure unless wealthy sportsmen generously support it, or the Government gives a subsidy. The Duke of Westminster declares that victory means efficient organisation and training, and both will cost money.