SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 86, 11 December 1913, Page 5

SUNDRY SPORTS.

CYCLING. SIX DAYS' PACE. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association."] New York, December 10. At midnight on Tuesday, .12 bicycle* teams in the six-days' race had covered 1000 miles, which is two miles better than the previous record.

CRICKET.

IN SOUTH AFRICA

(Received 10.10 a.m.) Capetown, December 10. Natal in their innings made 124 (Taylor not out 83). Woolley took eight wickets for 41. Marylebone made 219 for seven wickets, and declared the inings closed (Douglas not out 70, Hobbs 66). Cox took five wickets for 59. Natal, in their second innings, made 69, with six wickets down. Taylor not out 42. The match was - drawn. ATHLETICS. THE AMERICAN VISIT.

(Received 10.10 a.m.)

Sydney, December 11

• It was rumored recently that the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association cabled to the Victorian Association suggesting an amicable settlement of the differences regarding the visit of the Americans, but enquiry elicits that nothing has been heard from Xew Zealand, and that the Americans will not visit Victoria.

BOXING. DECADENCE IN ENGLAND. Times— Sydney Sun Spkoial Cabi.ES. London, December 9. The press isj tilled with mournful articles on tlie v decadence of English boxing. There is general agreement that boxing in England has been made too gentlemanly. SUMMERS v. BROWN. Sydney, December 10. Johnny Summers, the English welterweight champion, who can fighl within the Australian light-weight limits, was hilled to meet Pal Brown, an American light-weight, at the Stadium, on Saturday night, but he mysteriously disappeared from his quarters, leaving word that he did no! intend to fill his engagement.

BRAINS WANTED. (Received 8.45 a.m. London, December 10

The newspapers deprecate the current clamour in favour of American boxing methods. The Pall Mall Gazette says British boxing will be nil right when boxers learn that their business in to use their brain equally with their hand a in, fighting.