ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 912, 3 September 1910, Page 3

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL

THE FINAL COLLEGE MATCH.

WELLINGTON'S WIN.

DECISIVE SCORE,REGISTERED

The .final contest of tie inter-colle'g-.iate tourney, played yesterday in bleak weather, resulted in-a-rather , easy victory for' the".home-team. •;■ About a thousand spectators viewed/the match," amongst' those' present being .his Excellency, the Governor, _ Lord. Islington.,Lady' Ward, Miss Ward," Mrs.' Dr. Findlay and Mrs.- Firth.- ■ V ; • . -. ' •; The Wellington forwards, 'with whom Rested the honours of -. tie day; were ;gooda-ll the time. In the jopening 'spell they more than held their ownand in, .the final bout'they carried' all'before them./ ■ Christ's 'College; outgeneralled;in the first'spell, iad a hope-' less,task in: attempting-.to make headway- in. the 'second- half of : tho game against; a heavy attack, plus ,the' driving force ot a freshening • breeze. ; They idefended gamely, however, and ■ their tackling was just as strenuous at the end of. the game as when it opened. : . /...; The Teams; V^'vt ' Following/are /the , teams ton ,Colle{p)': Full-baik,-' H.; C. Capper; : !™ree-quai;cers. D. C. Armstrong, H.. G : . Childs,, 1. AV. Pairman; five-eighths, !; f'/Harris, M. R. :Stewart .'(captain)' ;■ -half-back, J. ,W. Stainton.; forwards 'A. B..Martin, , H.:N.eilson,.T.'E> Ueard;-. K. B. Gothard, J. J7 AVilliamson, V.J. Gallie, H. C. Armstrong, N. J. Bartholomew. ■:■ '. .■.,.•:;;■■.■•-.'. v, : ■ Christ's v .College: : Fuitback, vg;- S : ' ; Harrisonpt-hree-quarters,. R. N. Snow,; it. J.' Richards,'fi. B. Hinson:' five--eighths, W J. ,K. Jennings (captain)/ B. P. Hopkms; half-back, K. -Wreaks ' forwards, L. A. Burns,: T. :R. Wreaks '.U •. 1. Cannon,' D. B. Macfarlane T Edridg«, W. U. Holmes, U.Dobson,'ol' W. White.- .-■■-■.■. :' : -,'. -•: ■]'■' ■'• '■■ .-'i- : ■"• '.-. '■ ■■'/- : ''■-•-'• /-'.-•■ 1 ' A Forward Tussle. ' : , '.:/ . tho game against a moderate'diagonal breeze. . The visitors attacked in a lively, 'way,; and -held" .the home .".team '.in ■ its' own'grpund 'for : a _ time. ..'■ While .'..affairs../were.v : in this position .Snow, made a*- dano-erous rush: along, the line, and; was grassed -just in time. Tho,ball.then travelled -across the field',hi a scramble,-and'Wel-Jing ton/managed.to drive'itbut of the 1 .danger zone. Then followed'a spell of. indecisive . ; and : : /then' Lhnst s College, tried: a .passing-/rush, , but were .-here/out-marioeuvred-'by the' .Wellmgtou ■baokv.-.whojjwith', a' retaliatory effort, carried play beyond half-' way. Hern' the ■fbrwards'Hodklup the ..running ■ and ; got 'as - far as: the twenty.' iyes. Christ's''.CoUege' resumed ,; -'the'attack, -~ and .there.' were : a I couple- of ■scrums. near, ,tjie Wellington : ,liiie, from a. following, line-out tho". -home team broke, away .once.more. -A. mark further 'relieved .the. 'For tho •remainder of-the spell the:game was irather ■■ slow.. ;, Close./ forward. play' : and ;iine-kickmg . ruled./;. Attacldng. 'morements were either not made or colIwsed early.' Although'playiug'aiainst ,the wind,- the; Wellington:.forwards had .rather the" best/,qf Vit, .and" r.: at- length' compelled, the. visitors, to'force'."-From : a' scrum,at--the visitois'- 'twenty-five:-thb'- ; baU travelled, jn-a-lhose; 'scramble 'to itnß.'lme. Here 'there ; ;wereV a couple of 'scrums -fivu-', yardg?.on^* : but: the Wellington backs 'were ■s'ldtf-in/' seizing /the" .opportunity, .-.and .the /'visitors-' broke v'^ust;;^terwards/ fromV a . mark 1 :Wellmgton had a:: shot ■;at-.goal, and : Stewart landed the ball, safely 'over the A-/™." College, resumed-l-vigbroiisly,-jand Wollmgton had :.to : force, : but -'there ,was/no furthcr/scoring.r-. When , half-' timo; sounded:/the .'teams-we're'.' racing, from half-way for the ball: as ■it tested on the visitors'twenty-flvo'./'-.r.v \

j; ;' WolUngtdri and Wjrid.':V■ '-^ •; On -resuming, ;,Wejli ug t6n;cameVawWf'■ as : if ■ Jetroub. ;of ■ bonds.- , An 1 -irresistible' loose,rush of forwards 1 carried the--ball to the luie,\and,.,Gallie completed the good; work -withra couple- of "dpponeht-s backi.; lie: kick failed; Wellington,; 6; .Christ's-, I.College, ':■. nil.' lie wind had: by';this' time' perceptibly treslioned/.and Christ's College were in sore straits..,, The Wellington;pack-had ;n any case established its.-ascendancy,; ;and-the w'ind-'did'itVyeoinaii-'service. Kicking-availed the- visitors' not at all, and their tacklers; had their-hands full of work. -The , remainder of, the- gaine was :; iii/the main' aiseries'of; W.enirigton dashes, on the-'. line -of ■ their; - opjionents.. The.latter, .steadied-'gamely, and put up a were heavy against ■'them. : In close footwork thej;:did' , rather;.;:well,'.'and. once Harris,■ with:'<a".'fme'. run,'' carried play to_;half-\vay,. but AVellingtoh waa bound to' score repeatedly, ;and did. passing; rush 'by.the backs- ended, in:-Wil-liamson slipping over in the corner: The ! kick again failed.'' , -Wejlington, ' 9; Christ's -Sootf- after;.resiiiniug, the ■.visitors. obtained moment: ary-relief from a mark, - but: the attack : again; closed in. From a high kick, aimed at the.-line, -.the/ball drifted back' over, the /Christ's .College/line. -Neilson touched it down smartly, and.was awarded '. a vtry.- Once again the- kick .was unsuccessful. . 'Wellington, ; - 12; Christ's;: College,. nilX By v desperate' efforts, I and ■; keepicg -the game 'close, the visitors drove play, once more -be-' yond half-way, but. returned with unabated vigour, ■ and ' Paifman/ added' his name, to. the- list of; scorers;; Armstrong, who .was next to score, did" so against keen.opposition, aiHi-tne'ball Hew from his ■ hands : at -the -moment of toufching down, but a try was awarded. Neither try- :';■ was; ;: conyorted... .Wellington,' 18; ■■ Christ's :: .;Collep:ei.;uil. The. call of iinibfminH play, well-within : the visitors/territory,;-.arid.'t-hey busily defending. .'....',;■ :;,',■ -'•'■.' -. ■'-..- .:■' Mr. W. .J;-. ■Meredith: was .referee. ;

. BILL OF FARE;TO-DAX.;. ' ,;._ At tie Athletic Park this afternoon. ,the annual match .between .tho local'representatives and the representatives from Southland is to be played. -Tho , local team is practically tho same asthat which playod against' Auckland : arid Taranaki'on the northern 'tour, aud as 'the'.players have acquired a- considerable "amount of combination so'mc, fast football slioulcV.be witnessed! Tho. .Southland.', team arrived from Wairarapa yesterday morning; and were subsequently, the .guests of Sir- Joseph and Lady Ward at. Awarua House; :■• The P'rimo "Jlinister and party has intimated their iii tent ion' of attending -"jAthlotid' Park this afternoon. What should provo. an oxcelleut game is the early match played at. 1.30 "between '■■_ tho. P,eto]io:. juniors and tho Linwood ;juniors. . -The latter team-won the Canterbury Junior Cup, and Petoiie won the locaj junior!championship, so that the' match ;! ; is; 'really a trial between tho'two: champion' junior- teams.- - •■■ . ; ■■'<- ..._.;. . ■'■.; ~ Yesterday.,it transpired that Mitchin--son and-Elliott would bo unable to play for .Wellington'■■ to-day, -and .'tho following are the representative teams:— ,- ;. Wellington: — Ful(-back,: 'Evenson. (Athletic); :::■ three-quarters,.. J. '■'.. Byan. (Potoitol, Mitchiuson.'.. (Poiiekc), Daw-1 son (Oifl' Boys);' five-eighths, ' Kinvi" (Oriental), M'Leod (Oriental)"':' half," F. Iloberts (Oriental); wing,■-A very. (Old Boys); forwards, Irvine (Athletic); Hills (St. James), Lealiy (Poneke) Rapson (Athletic), Perry (Oriontal), Bruco (St. James),.. Jl'lvcllar ' (Wellington). Emergencies—forward," Moffatt (St. Janaes)j back, Roberts (St. James).

Southland:. —. Full-back,. ; . Darragh; L■: three-quarters, , Henderson,-.M'Neece; :■-■■.<:':' Wesney; : five-eighths, -.'EdmuiidEon,'.,-.■'.' :'- M'Lennan; hahV'R.' &L Stead;- wing;;.?/: Lindsay; forwards, -Biggar, ■β-ardner, \' • Knight, Hogan, Muir, AYohlers, Suth-'.;. /. erland. '~' '' ■'"V-γ." '■'' '/'/v/ ;- : -'-'"';•■. WELLINGTON .FOOTBALL.;; CLUB. 7 ■ ■■ SMOKE : -i;- ,■'-' What 'was.termed a "special : "general ;'■;! meeting and ■ smoke concert" 'of- ■" the" ! i. Wellington Rugby'Football I '. Club" was\ V ; '' held in the 'Engineers' Institute 'build-' '"■:'": ings -last night. • Jlr. ■T./S./ltonald-/ 5.,; -son, the president /Wt the club,' .prer>■'..;■ sided.'/ "• ■■.-.• / •;;^ r ' , '.;V:' !v 1 > :™fj'; : ::s Replying' to.: the/foast ■■"The: Presi-: v'. dent," Mr. Ronaldson: said that .: joined the club in about • 1875 or 1876. V/?' There■ were- only,-tSro •■.clubs,-in vWel-; ■■■■:-.•■'% .' lington'. tlrfri, and.it .ivas a-case of Wei- ' lington playing Athletic; and Athtetio : : ■ ■': playing . AVellington.' »■ He-remarked ■'•, /■' that: -.:the . club'-owed-'a: great 1 . 1 deal': to'-" ■' i Mr.: Arthur T. : Bate, -who -Was ;• associ-H;: ; '",. ated.' with' the. past; history/of, the '■ club, : . and ■ who for a non-player - had -done a- -'-•■: great deal ; for 'the club;■ ' ■ Mr.: Ronald-:.- ■ K son the team to go into tramiiig ~-T----early in the season.' -./.-•■• :■•■/■•:■ . ■;■'■'■"<■ i ;: ■' ; Mr, ( who"' replied. to ;^ the:• "^ : vice-p'reaidents' toast, .MerredHo 'the 1 ''■:; number of past:members :of.:the( club rfi who were ■ now 'in good position's , ,- 1 -, r and ■■ / : said that he did -not tnink \'-') club had had; so many; of. its' members-, '■■■^:' ! elected;to the'.'New^'Zealand Unio'iil':!• r; ■■'.■ .-■

GOLF.

:■.:::-; ':,; ■ event at ■ ;,' ; ' ■; :j : : : ; ; [ A. silver medal competition .was'.play» '/ on;theilinks' , Results are' as/follo'jr :—Mrs:.*'Holmes, : : 105-^4O--65.. Mm:' : . W.atkine;: : ll9-47— r - ' .72:;,', Miss Marks, ! lU^6rf7s.Vl-V^V;-,:■"' ' - The aamiaiiop^^iburhanient.-'pf•-.-, ths','-i tries'close oil:MdndiyrhestVis.''toVbo'S' |-:lieldVdi-,'ffie''-Hokojriiit'a---L;nKs\6tt.-.'We^ i V aesday and ,Thiir£da-y£:-nest:/':,:Airiong' ■■ ..those, who have.Mritiinated; their. inien,: ; s . ; tion' of. taking p'a^t':in'She.^uinianieiit:.\' : are :such:prqm)nent!';p]ayers>as 7i iMissca" v: Campbell and; )Hniaphreysii : :of'° : Oh'iist' = £ : :- church, Mrs, Sevan; per,yof ; AWaaganui,ta nnmberiof V i :^Welr , • lington players,:including/the'Ni* Zea* r > : - land' championi.-; Miss;,¥ Collins,'.' < MissesvA :Hainlin aiid Hiiidmarsh', ; of Napierv and"; ,; several players/ probably'•" ; deluding..Mfss \Steyenson, ; , : an ex-ihk-m--- 1 ■ -.: ■■•■■■ y : -:'r;W; ;-;}<l)J /.^rJ'Fvy^/^ '..''; -'■ vv, £' ; .CoVET^;TßoPirfc ; i:9 WiK < ; .(By; i : :' ;■.;;.Pa!merstpn^Nortiyj ; ';Septeinber' :^i4 '! : \ V;Mr. r. won outright /the Vhahdsomo:. silver, cup; .which' /goes;; witli/the/Manawa'tii'fGoli/ / ChampiorisHip, i_having : .w6n;the'; : coyeted :~ /trophy three■;.times.': ; ;The'-cup ! .-ha : sj ! ir^-" ; : 1 . scri bed '.on; it' thei ; sqme'/of l -tli& t ■ best, players vin the'; 'Dominion,'-these'-' | being 'as r-folldw :--:l9OL', N." E, -Perstbn. •'; ; 1902/A.:DuncanV=l9o4i'•- J; * 1905, 1 .K./TareliaY.i9o6;lD;-<W.' ; l?08,v"A/ Nγ raudj ;1?09,.' K. /Tar'ehi;;; 1910,/Kf:'i&/ % ■.reha;;'','-./- , ■-.■■„:.■:;:'/:/:.:/^;:/; : ~, . ; x.i\;/-¥.-^fi^..'

-..;:' This.' afteriwoffi"at^lJuppa'^treet;^9« ; ;' i't; ;serve, VcmimencingVat. : JJdb'urrieV''; -V 'and , Columbia—the twopleadingdubs:ja^:-- ; .v the Proud Cup '^competition—will .'irieeti's ?:< and:try\conclusioils''for L the tMi'seasoni-j-'-BacK-club has.already?dei|yV',: feated ithef k :ivow leading .Co!umb r is-bj : fire the' fe-'i'i;* ;day,.;• sKould entitle ;io-:Acus^.;■; 'A ' tody of tke ■Proud.. Cup .'.until:; next 's«j. j : ; i; son. :'The':teams' are j-^-KelbunieiXblue):: , .:'!: Martin,'; Proud,Miller,' Seely,: Webb'; ■Meyer;/ Stranger;-:;:\- ; M'Namafa, ■Stainnand > vA and n'Huttoiu■; : V& ;Columbia (black):':O'Leary.v;"Verschaf- %~i ■:felt;"VNash, ■■■ Fama, ; Oasey, : ; - i; Grariti'rM'CaHhyi l EHer, PavittjvMjDbnr aid, and.Levick.';-.>V-:i!'•;;'vi-iv'/vm-^;!.l:':^ 0 : •■■■ .Capitol will' meet- at' the Basin Eesery© a't : '3'jp.'m.'-.-.'.-;:-i V '■:':■'-'-.i : h'^:l

SWIMMINCi!

BEAUREPAIRE'S LATEST RECORD. By Telejri-apti—l'.-u" Association—Copfntftt. London, September 1. Frank Beaurepairo uoii the fifty and ono hundred metres Finnish championships in 313-osec. and 67 3-ssec. re* spectively. These are Finnish records. /■ i

RIFLE SHOOTING. . ' .

):% i \ SUB/URBS'rciiDßJK'■.■J^;' ■':' A meeting of ; the : Suburbs^RifleChiff'' ; '-'■; was", held 'on. Thursday , in'tKe"■' Buckle , : Street ; :Drill-'Hall,- ; President;^ .Jaokspnr'in'^ihos.ehatf/'A-iTie'l-ißittb;;:'-^?^:;-"cided }to.erect; three additionalf target's;-;"' and extend thelfiring/inoundsi a^-:Hiri;V ■'• mar.''• .The -total..number;• of,;'v'targets' ;-'*' available, \vill;then-.bei'seVerij ■ 'working in conjuhctiqn:::.witli.-the"l'P'iel-.'-lihgtbn'Navals'in-.the use-of'the-range.;> . It. was '.decided. ; td.''open.'the ■season:.'the.,i:i Saturday Vpreceding;the;;6pDning-"6f : :the(r.' Treiitharri 'resolved ; tp .'; issue rdn),.:' vice-pre'sidents,.Vladies, : /and; : i;ithe..-: ;■• .press' to the■ opening;fijnctioni. ■:"-';!: ■■' v>','•,' :'j: The. club"; decided ; to":-firev';thS"-. G(ae;. : §? Friday : Sep^ember ; i;9j-;at .7.30.?;';