ANSWERS TO SPORTS QUIZ
1. 258 ft. 2|in. by Yrjo Nikkanen, of Finland, in 1938. 2. Four. George Smith, Duncan McGregor, Massa Johnson, and Billy Mackrell. 3. There are left-handed cricket bats and golf-clubs. No other sport specially •caters for the left-hander. 4. New Zealand ; Gloaming and Desert Gold each 19. Australia : Ajax 18. 5. Maurice Brownlie 59, Wallace 51, Fred Roberts and Mark Nicholls each 50.
6. Billy Murphy won the Feather title from Ike Weir in 1890 ; Herbert Slade, a Maori, fought John. L. Sullivan for the Heavy title ; Dan Creedon fought Fitzsimmons for the Middle title in 1894. 7. No. It is a foul shot and four points are given to the opposing player, 8. 24 ft. 9. P. Hanan, 531-seconds. 10. Women’s 100 yards. The late Doreen Lumley in 1938 equalled the record of 11 seconds held by Misses Burke, of South Africa, and Koen, of the Netherlands. Miss Norman, of Australia, is also a co-holder.
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Korero (AEWS), Volume 2, Issue 10, 22 May 1944, Page 32
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160ANSWERS TO SPORTS QUIZ Korero (AEWS), Volume 2, Issue 10, 22 May 1944, Page 32
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