SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10, 12 September 1913, Page 3

SUNDRY SPORTS.

•—•-♦- BOXING. THE COLOR LINE. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] New York, September 11. It is stated that the Athletic Cornmission has refused to rescind the rules to permit Langford and "Cunboat" Smith to meet, the ground that it is against the best interests of sport to allow whites and negroes to meet in the ring.

MOTOR-BOAT RACING.

THE INTERNATIONAL CUP

(Received 9.10 a.m.) London, September 11. The Maple Leaf beat the Despujols in the second race for the international cup.

BILLIARDS.

THE AMATEUR RECORD

(Received 9.10 a.m.) London, September 11. The Billiard Association has presented a silver medal to George Sharter for the world's amateur record of a 268 break. .

HOCKEY TOURNAMENT.

THE LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIPS

[Per Prebs Association.] Wanganui, September 11

The Ladies' Hockey Championship Tourney was continued to-day in wet weather, but the grounds were in good order. The results of to-day's games place Canterbury in the leading position in A Section and Wairarapa in B Section, both being unbeaten.

FOOTBALL.

THE LEAGUE GAME.

NEW SOUTH WALES BEATS WANGANUI.

Wanganui, September 11

The League match between New South Wales and Wanganui to-day 'was spolii by rain, three days' fine Aveather having been broken by a deluge. The ground was a quagmire. New South. .Wales won ..by 44 points to 9, but the game would probably have:been less one-sided had the conditions been more favorable. The spectators numbered about two thousand. ''!':■. !■''!''• ' ' ■■, ,

1/ /RIFLE SHOOTINC.

A' MINIATURE i RECORD

Wellington, September 11

i i Shooting in the Wellington Minia'ture Rifle Association competition, the Clarkson Club put up a world's record. Eight men firing ten shots each at 21 yards put on 399 points.out of. a •possible '4OO, the previous world's record being 396 made by an English team, 'vvhich, however, used. . optical sights. These .are barred, in the present competition, in which, the next best score is 395, compiled by the Harbor Boaid team.