ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 869, 16 July 1910, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL:

•fIaBANAKI DISQUALIFICATIONS.' • (By Telegraph-Special Eeporter.) '. Hawera, July 15. i _ For.some years tlio Tarauaki Rugby .jTJmon has' been both severe and .firm indiscretions on the football field. At a meeting of tlio union ineld at' Hawera yesterday evening several disqualifications were imposed, one •of those dealt with 'being. W. A. Guy, 'one' of Taranaki's best-known footballers. His offence was disputing a ■ decision.by a referee. The list-of disqualifications was as follows:—J.'Mil!ler (Waimato), for attacking an opponent, until May, 1913; AV. A. Guy and G. King (Opunake), for disputing the Lreferee's decision, until the end of tjio Ifirst round, 1911; Walsh (Kaponga), for ►striking an opponent and coming back •on to the field after being ordered off, till the end of the season 1911* Wylie f(Eltham), disputing the referee's decision, till the end of the first round, (1911. ■ ••' ' .' ; MAORI. MATCH DATES. • '(By Telegraph-Special Correspondent.) Palmorston North, July 15. At a.special meeting of the Management Committee of the Manawatu, •Rugby, Union to-night, it was agreed to alter the date of the match •the Maori team froni Wednesday next to the following Saturday,, to enable ■ :ihe Maoris to play Wellington on Wed.'Jiesday,''. The Wellington representative team are reminded that the brake will leave Hall's Baths; Manners Street, for the athletic Park at 2.15 p.m. to-day. ' ASSOCIATION. ; ;; -WEDNESDAY COMPETITION, _ £he following chart shows the positions of the Wednesday. Association ■ teams to the' end of the first round:— -:-,-' - -i a ''■•..' ■- ■ ■• .'■!'« ■'"7 ' " • .1' fJ' ■s ... -g- „■• .&i S" os« rt « e3 rt.9 -« > o ±! o . o'-0 o . ft t> k! --P O OO ft 'Artillery A- '-6 5 0 1 20 ,'5 11 Olympic ... 6 4 0 2 29 '.' 5 10 Hearts A .... 6. i 2 0. 29 10 8 Union 6 .2 2 2 5 10 6 Y;M.C.A. ... 6 14 1 7 23 3 Hearts B .... 6 1 5 0 5 21 2 Artillery B • G■_ 1 S 0 8 29 2

BASKET-BALL.

A team selected from the American iUniversity Rugby team is to play a. . .game of basket-ball against'a Y.M.C.A. '.team in the Y.M.C.A. gymnasium, at 8.45. o'clock this evening.

WRESTLING.

,'":. A STRONG MAN BEATEN. (By Telegraph.-Press Association.) Cfeymouth, July 15. Donald ;Tweedie, of "Blackball,' and jQharles Apollo, formerly "strong man" !in M Mahon's.circus, met in the-Town • iHall last night. in a catch-as-cateh-can wrestling match, best two out of threo .falls, f6r £20. Apollo showed •• most i-strengtli, but Tweedie .with science se'cured two falls ;in a-.iiort snace-.of .time.'

V'' ; "./.■GOLF.." ;. ' . ,

""MIRAMAR V. HUTTi The following will represent tho Miramar-and Hutt Golf Clubs in the inter-club match at Miramar to-morrow (Mbaniar-players.being mentioned first in each instance) T—JiI.W. Hortcn v iIL .U. H. Balneavis, R. C. "ffallroth -v. R. C. Kirk, B. L. Taylor v. J. L. •Clirnie,'F. Stevenson v. J. R. Callender, E. Y. Mills y. L. D. Hurst, E. H 4 Liddle v."C. G. Allan, L. P. Watkins 'v.'lt. Abbott, A. Erskine v. J. R. Wagg, C. B. C. Robieson v. W. A. Hudson, "— Burnett v. H. Manning, G. Sutton v. AV. T. Wynyard, Dr. Boyd Y.-A. H. Treadwell. . Mr, Jenness, has presented a silver imedal for competition amongst' tho •■members of the Waiwetu Golf Club. .

■V-. -LAWN TENNIS. ' .

i'AJPfOTHER VICTORY FOR DOUST. ABy Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright:-. v . London, July 14. F. N. Doust, with Ritchie, and Mrs. (Lambert Chambers, as partners, won. the Berkshire lawn tennis doubles and 'jnixed doubles championships.

RIFLE SHOOTING.

BISLEY MEETING., . J3yTelcgraph~PreEs'Association—Copyright. ! .!■ "".'■'. i London, July 14. . 'At_ tho National Rifle Association (meeting at Bisley, % in the St. George's (Challenge Vase Match (seven shots at SOO and. 600 yards, and 15 shots at 900 jards), J. H. Williams (Victoria) scored Tho, following also qualified for the second stage:—F. M. Best (South Australia), 69; 0. B. Boyd (New South Wales),.6B; L, Grant (Queensland), 68A. Cutler (New South Wales), 67l&dams, 67; and Galliford, 67.