SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 72, 16 March 1914, Page 2

SUNDRY SPORTS.

FOOTBALL,

WALES V. IRELAND.

[By Elkoibig Tel«sbapu—-Copybight] [Unitbd Pbebb asbooiation.!

London, March 15. Wales beat Ireland at Rugby football by 11 points to 3.

THE "SOCCER" CAME.

London, March 15. In Association football, Ireland and Scotland drew, one goal each. • • ' ■

ENGLISH LEAGUE MATCHES.

London, March 15.

In tin? Association Football League matches (First Division), Oldham Athletic beat Middlesborough, three goals to nil; Sunderland Rover? beat Tottenham Hotspurs, 2—o; Aston Villa beat Manchester United, 6—o; Chelsea' beat Sheffield United, 2—o; West Bromwich Albion beat Bradford' City, 2—l; Burnley beat Liverpool, o 2, Bolton Wanderers beat Derby County, 2—l; Everton United' and Blackburn Rovers drew,: no score; Sheffield Wednesday and Manchester City drew, two goals each; Preston United beat Newcastle United, 4—l.

BILLIARDS,

REECE V. STEVENSON.

London, March 15.' Ster'euson 8851, Redc» (in play) 8761. ..: -• w v.

BOXING.

McGOORTY V. JEFF SMITH,

Sydney, March 15.

McGoorty obtained the rerdict over Jeff. Smith in 20 rounds. The decision was badly received. The Stadium management afterwards decided to reliev* the" referee, Arthur Scot.i, of "his duties ,and appointed Harold Baker in his plac«.

ROWING.

THE 'VARSITY BOAT RfACE;

London, March U

Sporting Life, in discussing" the practice at Puirtcy, says that.'compared with the Oxonian's ponderous, jerky and irregular movement?!, the Cantabs are.the very essence of neatness and grace.'. The Sportsman declares that Cambridge is a very big crew., and is at present faster than Oxford-