SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5, 6 January 1914, Page 3

SUNDRY SPORTS.

BOXING.

JOHNSON’S CHAMPIONSHIP. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] fUnited Press Association.] London, January 5. The Sportsman’s Paris correspondent states that the State Athletic Commission of New York has agreed to deprive Jack Johnson,of the title of heavy-weight champion of the world.

CYCLING

/ A MOTOR-PACED RECORD. [Per Press Association.] Timaru, January 5. On the Caledonian track, A. G. Donald, this evening, cut down the New Zealand motor-paced cycle record for two miles. The conditions were not of the best, as a shower made the track somewhat greasy and the motor skidded at corners. Moreover, the motor gave out and stopped half a lap from home. Notwithstanding this, Donald covered' the two miles in 3min 23 4-ssec. The first mile was covered in Imin 38 4-ssec. The motor had a wind shield affixed.

CRICKET.

NEW ZEALAND TEAM. Sydney, January 5. In the match against an Albun and Border team, the New Zealanders, who had scored 378 rims in theii first innings, won by an innings am 127 runs, Albury scoring 75 and 176 Bowling for the New Zealanders, Ben nett took six wickets for 66 runs. Carlton two for 17, Sneddon three for 37, Somervell none for 12, Reese th'Vee for 30, Patrick one for 13 Hemus two for 8, Sandman one fo 18, and Taylor one for 19. The heat was very trying, bein' over 100 degrees in the shade. Tin team is leaving for Melbourne oi Tuesday.

THE MARYLEBONE CLUB.

Melbourne, January 5. It is stated on the authority of ! prominent cricket supporter who re cently returned from England that th Marylebone Club will hot send a tear to Australia at the end of 1915 utiles the trouble between the Board o Cricket Control and the leading play erjsi is settled. It 1 is understood ilia the secretary of the Hoard 'haA bee formally notified'to this effect. !: 1 (Received 9.25 :i;m.) SydneU. '.TailiiaiV 6. [The local representative oh 1 ' th Brin'd of ‘Control clmVacteVises ’th statement that th'd 1 jVfarylbhoud ‘Clu w|) not senti’a thain'nfilers 1 the fric tiOh between* the BbiiVd’-;'players ! i settled as farcical and absurd.

M.C.C. V. SOUTH AFRICA.

w 1 (Received 9.2 d a.m.) Johanneshu:<j;, .January 6. •■■'South Ah'i.qa iji their second inn iugsj UfudjO, 3(|i. Score?,:— Tennyson, b Roll ... .... <1 Gulcjiij c, and I) I*olf ... 8 ■Hands.,, Cr Tennyson, b Raines ... . Xourse, c.Strukwick, it Barnes ... I 'Beaumont, b Barnes ... ... 1 Hartigan, c Douglas, It ’Barnes ... t Newberry, b Barnes ... ... !• Ward, e Strudwick, b Douglas ... 4t Bkiela nberg, b Douglas- .. it ■Dixon, h llearne ... ... 1 Tucket;, not out ... ... < Sundries ... ••• 2.

Bonding Analysis.—Barnes, 5 fo i(T; 11 elf, 2 for' 40; Rhodes, nil foi 17; Douglas, ‘2 for III; Hearne, 1 fo 58; Woolley, nil for 24; Bird, nil fo. O

SWIMMING.

(Received 10.5 a.m.) Sydney, January 6. The New South Wales Mile Championship resulted:—Longworth 1 Smith 2, Adrian 3. Wop easily in 2min 56sec.

baseball.

(Received 10.5 a.m.) Sydney, January 6. The New York Giants defeated New South Wales by 15 to 2.