SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 51, 31 October 1913, Page 3

SUNDRY SPORTS.

RUGBY FOOTBALL. [By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright] [United Frias Association.] [Received 9.10 a.m.) London, October 30. The Sportsman says E. J. Butchers and Percy Bakbr, three-quarters in Devon Albion amateur rugby club, have refused sensational offers to join tile Northern Union club in Yorkshire, which is understood to have offered Butcher £IOOO down and atn appointment at £2OO a' year. ALL-BLACKS ; DEFEAT NEVADA. New York, October 30. At Reno*‘ ,; fiie New Zeidanders defeated Nevada University by fifty-five points to nil. ' The visitors were not affected By the altitude, and played remarkable football, scoring continuously. Only once was their goal imperilled. Nevada opened well but rapidly weakened.

THE RECORD TO DATE

Beat Olympia Club by 19 to ml. Beat University of California by 31 to nil.' Beat Barbarians by 30 point© to nil. 1 Beat Stanford University, 54 points to nil.

Beat Stanford University; (return), 56 points to nil.' ' 11 ; Boat Santa Giant' University, 42 [points to nil." Beat University of California by 3 1 ' points to' 3'. " i Beat Nevada University by 55 points to nil. j .Summary I .—Matches played 8, won 8, points' for 324,' against 3. NEW ZEALAND TEAM IN ! )! '' AMERICA. ) -nib ! , Saturday, November 1 California (test) ( Wednesday, November s—Santa ; Clara. Wednesday, November 12—U.S.C. Saturday, November 15—All Stars SCULLING. THE WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP. ■ I ip!-u. n * i ■' l - • ' • 'London, 1 . October 30. ■ Albany’s-jfupporters state'that' the challenge rdth'aihs' open' : fot three mtiAths,' whol-bafter* Albany will be ’ justified in cMfiimitig {lie championship, j-! .i ,ii t-.> n / ■i>•;i ■ o ■ ' the paddon-arnst match. -oi{o. y 1 00 ■» ii i v* • if' . Sydney, l 'October 80. r!lld-' l A ; rnst have concluded thaftiiiig. Hotll' sire ; fet.' ( Artist ■Ms’-'re-gldhid mudlf of 1 his"Old' fovin, 'and Paddoii is confident.