ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 814, 11 May 1910, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL. OTCE NORTHERN UNION TEAM. "ENGLAND'S BEST." • By. the tone of the Sydney papers, it Is estimated there that Australia will more than hold their own against', the .visiting British team, but an analysis of tho teajn, Tfhich includes the cream of the Northern Union players, leaves tho question of superiority a very open one. The following is the personnel of the 'team:— Full-backs.—James Sharrocks. (Wigan) tod. Frank Toung (Leeds). Three - quarters. — James Ley thira /Wigan), William Batten (Hunslet), Fred. Faxrai (Hun^Jet),-James LomOs (Salford), •B. Jenkins (Wigan), Chick Jenkins (Ebbw iVale), Joe Riley (Halifax), and J. Bariholomew (Huddersfield). .' Halves.—John Thomas (Wigan), James ©avies (Hodderefield), T. H. Newbould .{Wakefield), and F. Smith (Hunslet). Forwards.—A. E. Avery (Oldham), F. Boylen (Hull), E. Curzon (Salford), T. iTfolm (Oldham), W. Jukes (Hunslet), H. KKershaw (Wakefield), L. Ramsdale (Wigan), G. Ruddick (Broughton Rangers), lE. G. Shugars (Warrington), W. Ward '(Leeds), I'. Webster (Leeds),.- and W. Winetanley (Leigh). The team inchtdca 17 internationals, as Xoliaw: —English: Sharrocks, Leytham, Ba±tem, Lomas, Newbould, Smith, Avery, Boylen, and Jukes. Welsh: Young, Jen--,ViTi« (2), Thomas, : • Davies, Ruddick, •and Shugars. Scottish:. Helm. The youngest members of -tho team axe.Battton and Ward (21 years),' and the oldest are Bxunaa (30), Ruddick (29), and. Shugars (29). I N& FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL REPORT. . Tho report to be presented at the animal meeting of the New Zealand-Foot-ffcall Association on. May 19 expresses very Igreat satisfaction at the continued adVranee of the Association game in tho Dominion. Wellington has now 73 : teams, Otago 64, Auckland 30, Southland 18, 'Canterbury 6, Taranaki 9, Wanganui i, and Hawker's Bay 4. Wellington, Otags,iand' Southland narß all made excellent progress in the junior grades of the {game, and it is gratifying to learn that (•the other associations are now considering tthe .possibilities of the boys' department, land intend putting the. same on a firm ibaeis, if possible. The Wanganui-Too tiball Association was affiliated during the season, and efforts are now-being made )to get the Poverty Bay and Marlborough (Associations properly formed and -affili■ated. At tho annual meeting the new roles for competition ■ for the ■ Brown Shield were adopted, and under the new conditions five challenges were received by, the Wellington Football Association, (the holders- of the' shield. Wellington taanaged to retain'the shield, the results >of the games being:—v. Taranaki, won '5-2; v.' Canterbury, drawn' 3-2; v. Auckland, won 1-0; and v. Hawke's Bay, won 11-1. N A challenge from Wanganui was not accepted by the Wellington - Association- owing to the lateness of'the season. f The association has nov beep affiliated •with, the Football Association. lii tliis. ■connection it may be mentioned that it lias been suggested tliat Mr. A. E. Gibbs should be the accredited representative of .all the Australasian associations. It is ; a '•matter- for regret that negotiations, for visits from both South African and New ■South Wales teams have fallen through for, the present. The New 2ealand Referees'- Association was formed towards the end of- the season, Mr. W. Muncktonceiflg elected president, and Mr. W. Wood lon. secretary. Thanks of the association are extended to Mr. P. R. 'Davies and Dr. .Walker for donations, to the Y.M.C.A. fol' use of a room for meetings, and to the press.. ' .The balance-sheet' shows a credit of _£37 17s. Bd., and assets exceed liabilities by 453- 2s. Bd.

THOSE SATURDAY MATCHES, IBs TcleffriDh.—rrcts Association.!

■ Christchurch, May. 10. On- Saturday last the Rughy Union fixtures were not postponed, and comment has been made in regard to the allied disrespect. to the'late King. In an interview the president of the union (Mr. G. H. IJlason), who was absent from town on Saturday, was reported to have expressed regret that tho matches had been played, i and to have blamed referees for not stop- • ping them. . At a meeting of the' Management Committee of the union this evening, Mr. Mason explained that he certainly'had expressed regret that the matches had not been postponed,' but the remainder of the' alleged interview, in •which he was made to place tho blame on the referees, was practically an invention of the' writer.;

LAWN TENNIS

. DAVIS CUP IMBROGLIO.' ' The following is a resolution adopted by 'the Management Committee of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association:— "lii view of till, fact that the president of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association has publicly criticised the action of tho committee in regard to Davis Cup matters,: and of . the evident misunderstanding that exists in reference to' ( tho ' position, this committee deßms it durable to rnako the following statement, setting forth the positions of the Australasian Association and the New Zealand Association, and of tho attitude taken by tho committee in reference to the cup." . Uhder "The Regulations for tho International Lawn Tennis Championship,'". Australia, with New Zealand, is one 1 notion, and Australasia is at present the- champion nation. Tho object of the Australasian Association is to control international contests held in Australasia, and the terms upon which the New Zealand Association should belong to the • Australasian Association have been recently ' amicably settled. One of the terms is that the contest for 1910 shall ba held in New Zealand. The regulations provide that : the governing organisation of the champion nation (in this •case is the Australasian Lawn Tonnis Association) shall, appoint a committee to manage the competition. The location _ rests with the Committee of Manage- ' , ment so appointed. , 'As the next contest is to be held in New Zealand, the committee of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association believed that the Australasian' Lawn .Tennis Association would oppoint a New Zealand Committee to . manage the Davis Cup. competition, and urged that body -to, .make the appointment as soon as < possible. Notwithstanding these representations, the Australasian Association delayed making the appointment, and when it did so, it, contrary to expectations, appointed itself as tho Committee of Management, and did not officially notify the New Zealand Association that it had done so. A special meeting of the - Committee ef the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association was called for March 17 to decide what action it should take, and it then resolved that Wellington was . the most suitable place for the competir tjon. Since the location has been decided, the committee of the New Zealand Lawn ■Tennis Association.again urged the Davis Cnp Committee to delegate its powers to a New Zealand committee, but it has decided not to do so. It has now appointed a sub-committeo (consisting of the, present members of tho committee _ of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association) to carry out the required details under its supervision.' Tho committee of the Now Zealand Association, in making its recommendation that Wellington should bo tho locale, fully appreciated the services rendered to the-champion nation of Australasia by tho New Zealand representative, Mr. A; Wilding, in the Davis Cup contests, but felt that the interests of all players and followers of tho sport in New Zealand would be best served if the contest took place in the centre of Now Zealand. HOCKEY. v V WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATION. .The following ara the hockey fixtures and. referees for to-day :—Karori v. Hui Mai A, at' ICarori. Referee, Mr. Cusack. Petono v. Hui Mai B, at KelUurne Park. •Jieferee, Air. Tayler.

| BOWLS. ' . THE ICARORI CLUB. At a meeting of the directors of the Karori Bowling Club, held last evening, it was decided, in consequenco of the death of the Kins, that tho closing ceremonies arranged for next Saturday should be abandoned. Tho - green is therefore closed-for the season. BOXING. OTAGO TOURNAMENT. (By Teleeraph—Press Association.) Dunedin, May 10. The Otago Boxing Association's tournament conolude'd to-night, when tho finals ' were decided. There was a very good attendance. The following are the results:— Bantam-weights.—Armstrong beat Randall. Feather-weights.—Alkn beat Sutherland. v Novices—M'Dougall .beat Robinson. Welter-weights.—True beat Gleeson. Heavy-weignts.—Macquarie beat Newcastle. Middle-weights. — Matthewson beat Finnie. •

SCULLING,

PARRAHATTA HANDICAP FINAL. y Telceraph—Press Association—OoDyriKht Sydney, May 10.. The final of the sculling handicap, the Parramatta Hundred, will be rowed on Saturday next. It will be impossible to postpone it longer, owing to R. Arnst having to depart by the Medic, on his way to South Africa to meet B. Barry for the soulling championship of the world, '

MORRIS TUBE MATCH,

A match was fired recently between the Wellington Gas Company s B team and tho Progress Printing -Company's te'am, the former winning by 3G points. The following shot best for the Gas Company.: Fabris, 29; Rowell, -28; Topp, 27; and for the losers: Molloy, 25; and Fleming, 25.,

.WELLINGTON SPORTS CLUB.

■ A further meeting of the Wellington Sports Club was, held last evening, Mr. W. H. S. Moorehouse presiding' over a gathering of' twelve persons interested in the formation of . the club. Tho secretary read the replies from the owners of tho club house at Wonderland and-the Miramar Athletic Park Company, giving tho terms in writing on similar lines to those outlined at the previous meeting.* The terms were considered exceptionally good by tho meeting, which, on-tho motion of Mr. J. .Dykes, decided to form the club. Club members will tear no liability outside of a certain proportion of their annual subscriptions. ■ " ..Officers .were' olected as follow —President, the Eight Hon. Sir Joseph Ward; vice-presidents; Hons. H.: I l '. Wigram, T. W. Hislop,: Messrs. C. P. > Skerrctt, K.C., John Blundell, C. J. Crawford, A. :S. Guavus Carlyon, J. G. Harcourt; general committee, Messrs. A. E/Whyte, C. B, Morison, H. Johnston, and Geo. Toogood; country ' members' committee, Messrs. D. B. Hill and J. W. Williams; secretary and treasurer, Mr. A. Gualter; house: committee, Dr. Napier M'Lean, Colonel Banchop, Messrs. Harold Johnston, J. H. W. Wardrop, A. E. Donne, J. F. Atkins, A. VJ. Blair, J. Dykes; lion, medical officer,' Hon. W. E. Collins, M.L.C.; president Golf Club, Mr. J. W. Abbott; golf captain, Mr. W. R. Doughty; golf vice-captain, Mr. Roy Barton; golf secretary, Mr. F. C. Stevcnso'n; golf treasurer, Mr. A. Gualter; golf,, committee, Messrs. B. Balliarry, W. Doughty, Geo. Toogood, J. H. W. Wardrop, A; W. Newton, A. Myers, C. W. Palmer, W. . L. Rothenborg; bowls committee, Mr. F. J. Townsend (chairman); bowls secretary, Mr. L. V. Chnffey; committee, Messrs. Roland, Guy, A.- MaclCenzie, J. G. Ballard; tennis committeo (chairman), Mr. Jno. Brodie; tennis secretary, Mr. A. M. Stewart; tennis committee, Messrs. P. H'. Putnam, D. S. Thomson, C. Maitland, and F. C. Stevenson; motor committee, Hon. T. W. Hislop (chairman), Messrs. F. Townsend, W, Crichton, E. W. B. Hornabrook, and Roy Barton; art committee, Messrs. E. S. Baldwin (chairman), E. A. Killiclc, Walter Leslie, and E. Levvey; archery, Messrs. W. H. S. Moorehouse (chairman), Dr. A. Napier M'Lean, Colonel Bauchop, Messrs. Cecil Maitland, Ashley Duncan, W. Doughty, F. C. Stevenson, and Cecil W. Palmer.

: The secretary stated that he had received replies from ths majority of tho above officers intimating their willingness to take office, bnt in a few instances replies have not yet been received.

A eub-committee was set up to draft the rules of the clutf and to submit its report to a meeting a 'fortnight hence.