SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1, 2 September 1913, Page 5

SUNDRY SPORTS.

THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

ENGLAND GETS BUSY.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyrighi ! fi.viES—Svj'ney Sun Special Carles

London, September 1

With a view to discovering Olympic talent, the Athletic Association is en-

couraging clubs to hold sports over Olympic distances, guaranteeing them against loss, and also purchasing apparatus for field sports to lend the promoters at a nominal fee.

“FLAGRANT PROFESSIONALISM’

(Received 8.0 a.m.) Paris, September 1

Mr Sullivan, secretary' of the American Olympic Committee, interviewed, said that the British Olympic funds were used to take men systematically from employment and make it worth their while to go into training. The next Olympic would be flagrant professionalism, which America would not tolerate and would refute to compete.

AT THE BERLIN INTERNATIONAL

Berlin, September 1

At the Sporting Clubs’ international Olvmpic meeting, England won tin 100 metres, Barker being first in 10 9-10 sec, Darcy second, and Applegarth third. England also, won the two hundred and three hundred metres. Germany won the relay race. Applegarth’s time for the 200 metres was -20 9-10 sec, a German record.

HOCKEY. UNIVERSITY MATCH. [Per Press Association. | Wellington, September 1. Victoria College met Otago University at hockey and won by 3 goals to 2, .

GOLF.

THE PROFESSIONAL PURSE

[United Press Association.] (Received 9.50 a.m.) Melbourne. September 2. The Professional .Purse was won by Soutar, with 151. Clements was fifth. With 161

A MIRAMAR RECORD. , - [Per Press Association.] Wellington, September 1. In the golf competition at Miramar to-day, Arthur Duncan went round ir 68, a record. The previous best was Clements’ 75.

TENNIS.

THE DEAUVILLE TRIALS

(Received 8.5 a.m.) Paris, September 1

Wilding won the singles, 6—2, 6—l, 6—o, and Wilding and Doust won the doubles, 6—3, 6—-1, 7—5.

BOXING.

RECORD BOXING PURSE

(Received 11.10 a.m.) London, September 1

The purse for the Carpcntier-Bom-badier Wells contest amounts to £3 400 —a record for a European boxing match.

cricket. (Received 11.10 a.m.") London, Septeniher 1

Fane has decided not to accompany the cricketers to South Africa. Dougins has accepted an invitation to go

as captain