SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 15, 8 May 1914, Page 5

SUNDRY SPORTS.

SWIMMING. A UNIQUE VICTORY. (Bt Electric Telegraph —Copyright] Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, Mqy 6 The Cambridge Freshmen’s hundred yards swimming race was won by a one-legged competitor in 62 3-ssec. / CRICKET. [United Press x\bbooiation. I Johannesburg, May 7. The Cricket Association has accepted the proposals of the Australian Board of Control for a tour of South Africa, provided a first-class- team, including thirteen players and a manager, is sent. NEW RULES FOR 3-DAY MATCH. (Received 8 a.m.) 'Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, May 7. The Marylehoqe Cricket Club has altered the rules of a three-day match. When play is prevented on the first day, the side leading by 100 on the first innings may order their opponents to follow on, and when the match does not start until the third day, a lead of seventy-five gives this option. Football. THE ASSOCIATION GAME.

[Pee Peess Association.! Wellington, May 7. The Council of the New Zealand Football Association met to-night. Challenges for the Brown Shield were received from Hawke’s Bay, Westland, Wanganui and Otago, and it« was decided that Canterbury (the holders) should accept the challenges in the order given. The secretary said it was intended that challenges should no longer be held over from season to season. Five per cent of the gate would go; to the New Zealand Association, and the balance would be divided, threefifths going to the challengers and two-fifths to the homo team. Fees will be returned in the case of challenges being unaccepted at the end of the , season. Those recommendations were approved, and will be submitted for confirmation at the annual meeting of the association on May 28th. It was decided that Canterbury should accept Hawke’s Bays challenge before June 6.

The secretary was instructed to ascertain if an Australian Association, New South Wales for preference, will send a team to New Zealand before August next, if the reported contemplated visit by the Commonwealth team does not eventuate. The same terms will bo offered as those under which the 1904 team toured the Dominion.