ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 831, 1 June 1910, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL. MANAWATU RUGBY UNION. (From our Special Correspondent.) Palmerston North, May 31. Tho weekly meeting of tho Management Committee oi the Man&.watu Rugby Union was held last night, the president, Mr. E. l>. Hoben, in the chair. Arrangements were made in connection with the seven-n-side tournament, to bo held on the show grounds, Palmerston, ,on the King's Birthday. The secretary was instructed to inform the Southland Rugby Union that a team from this union would not travel south this season, and to write to tho Hawke's Bay and Wanganui Unions as to visits due from those unions to Manawatu. A long discussion took place on the question of classification of players, and it was finally decided that no definite action he taken as the season had advanced so far. ATJCKLANDEBS EN. ROUTE HERE. Ihr TeloeraDh-PrtOT Association.! Auckland, May 31. The Anckland of the New Zealand Rugby football team left this evening by the Main Trunk express for Wellington. The party comprised F. W. Wilson, J. O'Leary, A. H. Francis, and J Maguire. ASSOCIATION FIXTURES. The following are the Association fixtures for Satmday:— First Division. Swifts v. Thistle, Kelburne. J. B. Paton; Ramblers v. Rovers, Basin Reserve, H. Teaman. Second Division. Berhampore v. Hospital, at Porirua, E. Windley; Toa v. Diamonds, at Porirua, J. Windley; Swifts v. Y.M.C.A., Duppa Street, J. Davidson; St. Augustine v. Petone, at Petone, Rev. Russell; Wanderers v. Marist Old Boys, at Newtown -Park, H. L. Godber; St. John's v. Brooklyn, No. 3 lliramar,' S. Guy. Third Division. Diamonds v. Wadestown, No. 9 Miramar, T. H. Jones; Y.M.C.A. v. St. David's, Petone, F. Waddell; St. John's v. Brooklyn, No. 1 Miramar, W. E. Wells. Fourth Division. Y.M.C.A. v. Swifts, Kelburne, 1.45 p.m., A. F. Newbold; Newtown Congregational v. Marist A, Basin Reserve, 1.45 p.m., W. F. Clark; Swifts B v.- Brooklyn, No. 4 Miramar, 3 p.m., S. Woods; Marist B v. Khandallah, No. 5 Miramar, 3 p.m. ; H, S. Bernard; Rangers v. Diamonds, No. 7 Miramar, 3 p.m., E. Hutcheson; Petono v. St. David's, No. 4 Petone, 2 p.m., F. Waddell; St. John's v. Y.M.C.A. B, Seatoun Park, J. Ferguson. , Fifth (A) Division. Brooklyn v. Y.M.C.A., Duppa Street, 1.15 p.m., A. P. Levin; Island Bay v. South Wellington, Island Bay, 3 p.m., W. S. Press. Fifth (B) Division. Y.M.C.A. B v. Brooklyn B, No. 3 Miramar, 2 p.m., S. Guy; Swifts v. Y.M.C.A. C, No. 4 Miramar, 2 p.m., S. Woods; Ramblers v. Newtown Congregational, No. 1 Mrramar, 2 p.m., G. P. Williamson; Marist B v. Institute, No. 9 Miramar, 2 p.m., T. H. Jones. Sixth Division. Porirua 'v. Brooklyn, Porirua, T. Cocker; Institute A v. Institute B, No. 7 Miramar, 2 p.m., C. K. Dick; Seatoun v. Y.M.C.A., Seatoun, 2 p.m., J. Ferguson; Marist A v. Marist B, No. 5 Miramar, 2 p.m., E. A. Anderson; Island Bay v. Rangers, Newtown Park, 1.45 p.m., H. L. Godber. Representative Games. The following representative games will be played on Friday, June 3:— Saturday v. Wednesday, Basin Keserve, 10.30 a.m., H. L. Godber; Palmerston v. Second Division team', Kelburne, 10.30 a.m., A. F. Newbold. BOXING. WELSH AND M'FARLAND. By Telezraph—Presa Association—Oopyrieht Rec. May 31, 1.35 p.m.) London, May 31. Welsh and M'Farland fought twenty rounds at tho National Sporting Club for a purse of and .£2OO a side. The ilglit ended in a draw.

(ltec. Hay 31, 10.35 p.m.) London, May 31. The crowd at the National' Sporting Club rivalled that on the occasion of the Jackson—Slavin contest. M'Farland, «ho was the aggressor, was also the cleverer. He had all the .best of the first ten rounds. Welsh afterwards forced the fighting. The crowd believed M'Farland won comfortably and received the decision hostilely.

"Welsh is the English light-weight champion, whilst M'Farland is a clever American boxer. According to the articles of agreement, fouivounce gloves were to be, used in the contest. For some time Welsh has been erring to get a match with "Battling" Nelson, and recently got an offer of .£IOOO in connection with such a match. Only a few days later, however, he received an offer of JSSOOO for a match against Wolgast, who lately bea.t Nelson for the light-weight championship of the world, but had not, when tho last mail left, decided whether he would accept it. It appears also that "Welsh is after the welter-weight championship of England. Jnst before tho last mail left England, M'Farland beat Lee, the examateur champion feather-weight of England rather oasily. Welsh had also just accounted for Daniels. The result of the matoh, which has just been decided will make the position in regard to the lightweight championship both of England and the world rather interesting.