Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 572, 26 January 1929, Page 9

Cable Jottings

BOXING ix SYDXKt. —At the Leichardt Stadium. Sydney, last even*n£. Wally Hancock knocked out Eddie Butcher in the fifth round of a 15round contest. UIFLE TEA M\s TO UK.—The National Rifle Association has decided t 0 send a team to Australia as soon possible to shoot for trfie Empire trophy. Preliminary negotiations have be *n completed.—A.P.A. CHAMPION OF ’NINETIES.—The 'leath lias occurred in England ot •h*. Wilfred Baddeley. twin brother Air. Herbert Baddeley. They both " er e famous lawn tennis champions over 30 years ago.—A.P.A. EMPIRE SPORTS.—A meeting of ? u yf r ning bodies in various sports was ‘id in the offices of the Amateur Athletic Association. A sub-commit-V‘ e of five members was appointed to ormulato a scheme for an Empire -Ports Federation. United Service. TO JOIN BY HD.—MI-. Iwnes Tay- £ r - a veteran “Yk-age driver, is a rasseng.-r on the Niagnrn. Ho i» •Tinging 1J Alaskan dogs for the Byrd 'kpedition. Mr. Taylor was for five \'i« rs a niemb r of the North-west Mounted Police.—A.P.A Boosting austkalia The "lovetnent which has been Instituted -Australian business men to raise ■ tuna of £IOO,OOO for advertising ■tuatniia overseas, with the purpose J,o ttractin ß tourists and investor .’tiers, is nearing tinality. Under- ;.!" es have already been given for 0.000 A.P.A. SLASHED lif CROCODILE — While .Gonlon, aged 24, was bathing inches of water in the Cairns -aimming enclosure last evening, lie ~J_, a ttacked by a large crocodile, ,'tnch bit a largo piece of flesh from . AfP, and inflic led deep gashes in , g’s i nk with Its claws. Conlon is in tntic*! condition.—A.P.A.