ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 803, 28 April 1910, Page 5

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL. MID-WEEK RUGBY. The Wednesday Rugby . matches at Athletic Park attracted a small but. ■ keenly interested crowd of spectators. The air was bitterly cold for those on the line, but tho contesting teams mado things v«ry warm on tho field of play. . TRAMWAYS, 12; BUTCHERS, .3. The best game on the Park • was the contest between Tramways and But chers, who were fairly evenly matched as regards weight'. The tramway men, however, wore superior in combination aind pace, and proved to be too strong for their opponents, defeating them by 12 points to three. Shortly after the commencement of play, Kileen, of the Butchers, put on the first score (3 —0). A few minutes later, Perkinson, from a free kick, - equalised , matters for the Tramwaymen (3—3), and towards the end of the first sjrt'li Tramways udtlou another three points to their score, by securing a try, which was not converted.

During the second spell Tramways raised their score to 12 points. Bo we broke the ice. by scoring a. try (9 —3). Later,' A. Clarke attempted to convert from a mark, but was unsuccessful. Perkinson then added tbe final score with a beautiful shot from a free kick. Mr Talbot was referee.

ORIENTAL, 20; STAR, 0. Orientals swarmed ; all over Stars during a "patchy"game .defeating, their opponents by 20 points to nil. The superior training of the Oriental men told,: their , forwards and backs outclassing their opponents. Excellent work was done by Bolton, . Watson, Sinclair, and M'liwraith, of the .forwards, while credit. must also be given to Schultz and Cording, of the backs. Leone and D. Mowatt were the best of the .Stars. Mr. H'Kenzie was the referee.

WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION. ■A meeting of tho Management Committee of the Wellington Rugby Union was held last evening, Mr. S. S. Brown presiding. There were also present: Messrs. .J: Sweeney, E. 0. Hales, W. Perry, W. Sardham, J. O'Sullivan, A. Wilson, J. Burns, P. Peters, and W. G. Talbot (secretary). ,The New Zealand Rugby Union wrote stating that it had been decided to play a match.. New Zealand v. Wellington, at the : Athletic Park on June 3, previous to the New Zealand team leaving for-Australia. The parent. body stated that the. Wellington Union .would receive two-tliirds'.of the net proceeds of the' match: . The! Wellington team is to bo selected'by May 21, and is not to include men picked- to'; visit Australia. Tho New Zealand Union also asked for nominations for playerß for the .New Zealand teani. The ieam will assemble in Wellington on June 1 or June 2, and the members of the team will be away from their, homes for about four weeks.

The secondary schools ,asked for a donation to the club funds,.as.the team has to travel to Petone every second Saturday. It was .decided that .'no donation could' be made.

The Public Schools' Union stated that ten teams entered for the : senior championship last year, and eight ior tho junior championship. The Terrace School secured both' championships. It was decided'thait 'the new rules adopted by the English Union should come into force from Saturday week. ,

The St. John Ambulance Association wrote stating that it had arranged for somo' of its members to attend a,t Miramar, and would endeavour to have one or two men at Karori.

Tho secretary of the Schools! Association stated that there were 20 teams under the jurisdiction of the union. . It was stated that the length of the grass in Miramar Park would:be obviated before long, as an effort was being made to get, a flock of sheep to eat the grass down.

. The Hutt Club wrote withdrawing its third-class-team owing to the club having an insufficient number'"of players. It was decided that the Wellington v. Hutt third-class match, which waß wop by Hutt, should be replayed, as a number of the Hutt team which had. played third class. against Wellington played junior the following Saturday. Mr. H. D. • Thomson wa's. appointed to act on tho selection committee with Messrs. W. Wallace and B. Gallagher. Messrs. M. Welsh, J. Brown, and W. Fraser were elected members of the junior selection committee. It was stated that the gross, receipts from the Ponelce-Oriental benefit match amounted to £34 9s. 6d. It was decided to hand , the profits over to the joint secretaries of the two clubs. . It was ' resolved ■ that a match could not be played with , the Wariganui representatives this season,, and that club matches will be played on June 4.

NORTHERN 'UNION PROSPECTS. "We are opening to a season that should be a success in tho biggest sense of . the term. Compared with last year we have more clubs,, all grades, our own grade players, as well ..as the best of the Union grounds," remarked Mr. Larkin, secretary of the Rugby League, recently.. Jfr. Larkin proceeded: "The English team now on its way is, in the opinion of English football writers, the finest combination that has ever been got together. It includes Lancashire, 'Yorkshire, Welsh, and Scottish players. Lomas, who is certain to be captain, is regarded as the best general ever seen on a North of England ground. _ "To ensure tho best, selection, wo have arranged for-the Queensland teanr to come to Sydney at the end of May. Home-and-homo matches will be played against the northern State. We will put a unique combination in the field to represent Australasia against the Northern Union.'lt will consist of Newj South Wales,' Queensland, and New Zealand players. This will be played on July 9. "We are to be opposed in all oar big matches by representative union fixtures, but if last season may be taken as a guide we liave nothing to fear. The clashing of the dates will furnish a test as to the popularity of the /respective codes. Financially we cannot fail by the northern tour. Our players will draw nothing beyond their loss of time and. expenses. Tho expenses of the northern team will be lighter than the recent Anglo-Welsh team in Australia. The team is sent simply to foster tho game here.. "The members of the Wallaby team who came over arc all playing in good form. During the last twelve months the leading union players who--hare transferred to tile league arc. Craig, Baulkwell, Honderson, and Willcox, from Balmain; Mandible and Williarjs, from-Eastern Suburbs ; M'Kivafc, Hickey, Griffiths, and others from Glebe; Russell, M'Cue, Barnett, the two Farnsworths, of Newtown, and others whoso .identity tho competition -will reveal; Bolt, Doyle, and Palmer, all,representative countrymen from the Hartley Union (they played last Satu': '.' and have , since been disqualified); M'Cabo, the two Bulges. and Spence, j (if South Sydney. < In . addition to tho ( foregoing most of the clubs have new linen from various sources."-. . ,

According to the Sydney "Referee," rumours aro already flying about to the effect that certain player's will not agree to figure in representative matches against the English team unless paid substantial amounts lor their services. The names of one or two ex-Wallabies are mentioned. Tho matter of remuneration for professionals in the representative matches will, one supposes, fie governed by the rules of the League, the deviation therefrom in the case of the "Wallaby" matches last season being intended as a temporary lapse, in which the end is claimed to have justified the means. It is to be hoped that the League will have no trouble over its big matches. It has embarked on a serious undertaking, and it has a right to expect tho strongest support possible from all the players, who swe allegiance to it. The League, however is now practically independent of any one or two players, and is in a position to lay down a policy, and adhere to it. If any players are' dissatisfied with the provisions for remuneration in big matches, they should endeavour to- have the matter adjusted in a constitutional way.

ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE. The Management Committee of the Wellington Football Association met last evening, there being present: Messrs. Oilier (in the chair), Wood, Davidson, Paton, and Williams (secretary).

, A letter was received from one of the masters at the Karori School, stating that the boys of the. school had decided' to abandon ltugby and take up the Association game, and asking whether, the Association would present a practice ball to the boys, who desired to learn the game during tho current season, and enter a team for next year's competition. Tho request was granted, and a copy of the rules ordered to be sent to tho school.

The N.Z.F.A. wrote, in reply to the committee's application for the use of goal nets, that these would be' available on condition that 2s. 6d. per Saturday were paid for the use of the nets, and that they were kept in fair order, the New Zealand Council to resume control of the at its discretion. The offer was not accepted.

A joint communication from tho secretaries of the four football clubs in Porirua" asking that the Management Committee take steps to obtain from the' railway authorities similar concessions in railway . fares to teams travelling to Porirua as were now granted to teams travelling to the Hutt, was referred to Messrs. PyeSinitil and M'Keowti, with power to act. A letter was received from the Wanganui Association stating that- the date suggested for the inter-district match (June 3)', was not suitable, and asking I for a'date early in. July.' The matter was held over till next meeting.

It was decided to ask the Referees' Association to see that all players conform to the rules about dressing in the sheds, and to restrain boys and others from leaving their clothes about the field of, play. A complaint from the Wanderers Club that its No. 2 team was obliged to.play oil the smallest ground at Miramar (No. 4 ground) when it had been allotted No. 2 ground, . wub referred to the Grounds Committee.

' Tho committee decided ~that. it had no jurisdiction over players who had not' paid their subscriptions to their respective clubs. This decision arose out of a letter from the Wanderers Club on the subject of two of its defaulting members. , _ . A report having been received that the Basin Reserve would not be avail-, able for play on Saturday; it was decided that all matches set down for, decision on the reserve W'ould be transferred to Duppa Street.

HOCKEY.

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. !By Telezraph—Press Association.) Christchurch, April 27. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Hockey Association was held tonight, Mr. E. Nordon presiding. The report' stated" that the number of affiliated associations was 18, but during tho past season two associations had become defunct—Goldfields and Whangarei. The credit balance of the association was £13 7s. 7d., with assets amounting to £43 17s. Id.; liabilities nil. The competition for the association's shield last season was very keen, and the Auckland team had been successful in retaining the' trophy until the Wellington representatives wrested it from them. During the president's visit to England last year ho had made inquiries as to the prospects of obtaining a visit from an English team, and very satisfactory progress _ had been made in the direction indicated. By the keenness and generosity of-various associations, sufficient money has been guaranteed' to enable the executive to take the preliminary steps to communicate with the English authorities, inviting them to send a representative team to arrive in New Zealand during May, 1911. . An invitation bad been received from the New South Wales tfockey Association to send a New Zealand team to Sydney next July to play a series of matches, but the executive had decided that they could not entertain the proposal oil account of the expense and, the prospect of tho visit of the British team. Applications for affiliation were received from the Wellington Wednesday Association, and tho Main Trunk Association. It was resolved to refuse the applications, and to recommend the associations named to affiliate with the larger associations in their own districts. The following officers were' elected: — Patron, his Excellency Lord DicksonPoynder; president, Mr. E. Nordon; vicepresidents, Messrs. W. Johnson, Mr. J. rfurgess (Canterbury), and the presidents of the various affiliated associations ; hon. secretary, Mr. F. L. Murray; hon. treasurer, ..Mr. W. G. Garrard ; hon. auditor, Mr. J. Ollivier; committee, Messrs. H. A. Goodman, G. S. Cowper, W. E. Burley, N. Goldsbur>, and I>. Yamon. Mr. Lindsay (Canterbury) suggested that the Management Committee should omleavour to come te some arrangement with other associations relative to the taking of reciprocal action regarding defaulters and disqualified players. Tho president replied that the executive had already attempted to bring about such an arrangement, but it was found impossible' to do so. However, every effort would be made . in the direction indicated. It, was resolved to ask the executive to roviße the rules of the association, and to submit proposed amendments at a future meeting. In reply to a question, the chairman ruled that there was nothing to debar a Northern Union footballer from playing hockey.

THE WEDNESDAY MATCHES. The mid-week hockey- matches were begun yestifWay, and some very fair play was shown, considering that tho majority of the players have not yet had time to striko form. Results were as follow,

KARORI, 2; HUI MAI, 0. Tho match Karori v. Hui Mai was a very evenly-contested game. Tho form shown by the Hui Mai representatives, who are practically all new players, was very good, and they kept Karori going hard. In tho first spell, after a good deal of up and down play, Karori had a shot at goal, Cole, following up, securing Karori's first goal. Hui Mai secured the ball from the bully-off, and carried it' to tho circle, where Spiers saved well, and found the line. 'The spell thus ended: Karori, 1; Hui Mai, nil. From tho bully-off both .sides were kept hard at •it, but Hui Mai pressed hard. Spiers .saved, but the ball was again "returned

to the circle, Hui Mai, however, failed to score. Karori then attacked hard, and from a hit down the field Needham sent'the ball to Cole, who again scored. Karori, 2; Hui Mai, nil. From now on Hui Mai attacked, and had tho best of the game, but, through faulty shooting, failed to score. For Karori, Cole, Atkin, Spiers, and Dunkley played well. For the losers Bruce, Dowling, Brown, and Bell were the pick. Mr. J. C. Cusack was referee.

PAKEHA, 3; PETONE, 1. ' ' Tho match Pakeha v. Petone provid•ed a very fast game. Aiter hard play, Haase scored for Pakeha. From the bully-off Petone pressed, • but Pakeha saved well, and shortly afterward Gfacy 'found the not. Petone subsequently attacked, and M'Ewan scored their first goal Shortly afterwards, however, Mollinson found the net and registered Pakeha's third goal, and the spell thus ended:—Pakeha, 3; Petone, 1. In the second half play was very even, and both teams narrowly failed to score, but the game ended without any addition to the total. Mr. A. J. Taylor was referee.

PALMERSTON NORTH MATCHES. The Wellington Wednesday Hockey Association has accepted an invitation to send a team to Palmerston on the Prince of Wales's birthday, June 3.

Several hockey matches were played at Palmerston yesterday afternoon, among them being a match between tlie High School Girls and the Technical School,- which was won by the former by 15 goals to nil. The score for the winners was made by Edie Collingwood (8 goals) and Ivy M'Kena ie tf). The .Technical School Boys beat the High School team by 7 goals to'4i

ORDER OF SHIELD MATCHES. (By Teleeraph.—Press Association.* Christchurch, April 27. The New Zealand Hockey Association decided to-night that matches with Wellington for the challenge shield should be played in the following order: Hawko's Bay,. Poverty Bay, Wairarapa, Canterbury, Wanganui, Auckland, Nelson, Horowhenua, Thames, and Taranaki.

SCULLING.

ARNST STRIKES WARM! HEAT IN HANDICAP.. By Teleeraph—Press Association—CopyriEht (Rec. April 27, 8.45 p.m.) Sydney, April 27. ■In tho draw for .the Parramatta Hundred Sculling Handicap, R. Arnst, the world's champion, is placed -in the third heat with S. Pearce (20sec.), S. Kemp (36sec.), J. Laycock, and .George Mattersors (46sec.), W. Fisher (olsec.), ]?. Kemp, jun. (60sec.), T. Kemp (72sec.), and J. Backhouse (lOOsec). The champion lias struck a pretty .warm bunch.

BOWLING. .

The. final match' of the season for the Hill Pins was played yesterday between Kelburne and 'l'e Hiwi teams, on the. green of the latter at Island Bay. Kelburne was represented by Messrs. Hammerton, Dinnie, Barber, an<l Smith (s.), and Te Hiwi by Messrs. Hill, Dimock, and Shallcrass. Te 1 Hiwi won by IS to 16. ' The finals for the various matches as under will be played next Saturday:— Junior Pennants (on Kelburne Green). — Victoria; Jackson, Dr. Maclaurin, Cray, Morkman (S.); Newtown: M'Whannell, Cliegwiddcn, Underwood, M'Dougall (s.). Edwin Feathers.—Newtown play the holders (Thorndon). Junior Stars.—Petone play tlie holders (Wellington). .'.V.V'VIv,; .",',7. ■

LAWN TENNIS.

By Telecraph—Press Association—OopyrlcM. Cape Town,. April 2G. * Anthony' Wilding won tlie 1 South African lawn tennis championship, heating Kitson, 6-0, 6—3, 6-4. . . .