SUNDRY SPORTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 32, 29 May 1914, Page 7

SUNDRY SPORTS.

LAWN TENNIS. [By Elboxbjc Telegraph—Copyright i [United Pkesb Association.] London, May 27. At the Middlesex tournament, Dunlop beat Ingram in the second round, 0 2 6 4, and heat Watt in the third round, 6—o, 6—o. GOLF. i OUIMET, THE CHAMPION. (Received 8.40 a.m.) London, May 28. In the final Ouimet beat Topping 4—3. (Received 12.15 p.m.) Paris, May 28. Ouimet outclassed Topping. He drove a long ball throughout, but hi.-: approaching and putting were sometimes faulty. ATHLETICS. . |( Helsingfors, May 28. As a sequel to the triumphal return of the famous runner Kolelimainen from America, the Russian Government has decreed that Finns will be only allowed to participate in the. Olympic Games as Russians. The Finnish Olympic Committee will probably be dissolved. CRICKET. London, May 28. Middlesex made 509 for sis wickets and declared. Worcestershire in their first innings made 190, and in the second 143 for one. BOXING. Gisborne, May 28. The contest between Bartlett (challenger), of Christchurch, and ' Lowe (holder), of Gisborne, for the professional heavy-weight boxing championship of New Zealand and a purse of £75, attracted an audience that filled the Opera House to overcrowding. Lowe weighed 11 stone 10 pounds.. and Bartlett 12 stone 2 pounds. It proved to be one of the most strenuous heavy-weight contests held in this district, although really heavy effective' hitting was not very prevalent. The contest ended at the close of the eleventh round, as a result of Bartlett giving up: on account of injured wrists, which had been troubling him since the fifth round, terribly burnt ' •; ■•. HOCKEY. The Stratford Hockey Club I,played their first match of the season) yesterday afternoon, against the Kaponga B, team, and considering it was the first match of the season, a very fast and interesting game resulted. Stiat-.foitl-showed better combination than their opponents, the final scores being : Stratford 6, Kaponga 5. The scores did not indicate the real merits of the Stratford team, who: had hard luck in misshig< several goals. The scorers for Stratford were Morgan Priest (3), Sargent, Foden and Syme. Stratford meets , Inglewood,. at Inglewood, next ; Wednesday, and Kaponga A. ,>vjll visit Stratford on Thursday in the next week.