ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 927, 21 September 1910, Page 9

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL. ' NORTHERN UNION FOOTBALL. THE ,TEAM THAT TOURED, - AUSTRALASIA. ; 'By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. . i- London,' Soptembor 19. At HeadinglEiy,'■ Yorkshire, .tho North- " ;; ern. Uiiibn. football Vte'ani that recently '; toured Australia and New. Zealand met ; a tKirteeh comj)oscd';of colonialt players / who • are under engagement' to Northern ■ Union clubs ill England. • . ' The • colonials proved ' superior"-' to their opponents,V iyiiiningj.iby. five, goals : / and i seven; tries:. (31 points) to. three goals aijd three tries (16 points).. ' . NORTHERN UNION GAME SPREADS. IBj JTeloßraph.—l'rosu .f Association.!; - 1 :/- ■■ '• ' Napier, September 20. , ■■';>\A'. ; larg«J-ancl , -6nthiisiastio- , 'moeimg.'*«i' i ' : supporters: of .'tlie Nortliefn ! .Uriion." game . of :-t<)Otbair' , was' dield - last - night; /. : Most of .t-lio ■. prominent Rugby. players and : / referees./are,joining '/ the, associa- , tidn, and tho. game.;; is likely to be' / /:' strongly supported in _ this district, . NORTH ISLAND TEAM - ■; i Several members selected '■.for the North' Island • team' to'.;play ;againSt ..tho'. : South Island at.Christohiirch • have noti-' tied, that they 'are unable to go. They includo:—F. Roberts (half) and Tyler, Hayward, CunnirigHam, .and j.M'Kellar ; (forwards)./!!!..' Roberts (St. James) will -.fill' tie' position of . half-back in the v •;>/-, ' ASSOCIATION. •COUNCIL OF THE N.Z.F.A. •■■■ A'meeting of tho .council, of tho N.Z.F.A.'was held last ovening, Mr. W. presiding: ; 1 ThOro were also present: Messrs-. taton, .Wells, /Ward, : Shields,Mayer, . Auld, Duncan, Holmes, and Salmon. . j ■ In responso • toa request, .from :the S .Wellington Football Association, asking for : 'a donation towards tho expenses . '*, of sending a boys' representative team to Blenheim, the sum: of £2 wa-s voted.: v ;The .Southland..FootballAssociation . wrote, suggesting that _it would bo well ; a6sociati6nC'to'.:advise . eacli other whenever, players change, their; residence.from.'one district to an-• • other.-''lt was decided', to , circularise. ~\-J ally association's, .to . tfris. effect. ;;V i .f> : ;, ;■;; Correspondence iras ;./ received .. from the Auckland and Canterbury Associations agreeing .to September. 2-1 as tho ' date for their Brown ' Shield, match. ■ /. thtiphe 'had' written. and ■.telegraphed sto 'Auckland, but' had received .' no ; response. -It'-was decided:; to/leave the . ;i,'. matter: in'tho hands of Messrs.' Munck- ; ton, Salmon',' awl Mayer.' • •*-..•• A;.' sub-committee, consisting •' of : . Messrs; Holmes, Fordham, and Salmon, •• was: set up to go into the question of: boys'., football,, and • advise the .'.various, ceritres' on the matter. . '. •' ; Tlite question of referees ; adopting ;•a : ; ; /uiiiyorsal. 'badge -throughout the Dominion was introduced' by Mr.: Wells, and. referred to ' the . New • Zealand Referees 1 ' Association; . . : > The secretary raised -' the ■' question : of . an agreement. having been made between the Otago Rugby Union and tho ; Ot'ago-Football: Association,./''to.prevent ■ 'p]ayei's' disqualified , for **misconducfc / on :.; the field from taking, part in ' further '" matches • under 'tho , jurisdiction ' of, . either!ibdy;.'';.lt'was^pointed;oufrrtiiat, 1 -/•': by-lawsijsucli ■y ] 'acfc'for?^^^ :: alism .secretary. • was -instructed. to notify tho. - Otago Association, to:' this ' effect. . ' S ■ - Sir Joseph Ward; wrote' 'accepting_ ; ! . tlie office of president of the' New. Zea-' '■K land Football• Association'/ '. '■ - : '. Regarding. 1 ar?as of associations, : .. Auckland ;: ; deftned • . ' "From the AVaikato; River to , Piako v 'a- direct Uiiie Meroer).' ; to tho North : .' Cape."' ; ;Maiiih: watAjfMvisedi; their :;b6iindanes',as , 'fdl-': lows :rr:','North to_ and including Ma'r r ' 'V ton';'casi ,; to''and:.including':Dannevirke,' ;.. ;• aii4i along', tbe^: ranges^,tM'.'Paekakariki.-in) ■ .- th<3 : ; south-; west, the 'coastline;.; from'. Pa'ekakariki to Marton."-. • ■ It was decided that Southland and Otago bo notified that, they had played "V;. ;representatiye:.:mateh *'without Vobtaining ! the. permission ofvthe 1 New . Zealand 1 Council to do.so. ' • - .Tho : question of .no meetings having ..' been' tailed by ' the- New. Zealand Referees'. Association was raised.'. The chairman explained that'- ho had btranged with the;' secretair. • to have a n;:; -. meeting next week. : ". " •; WELLINGTON BOYS' TEaJM. .;. j The 'Wellington. Boys' representative Association: football team returnetl from ;. the' south by tlio ■ Mararoa' yesterday. , During their stay in Dunedin they .re- 1 ceived 'excellent • treatment, and were' taken to' all tho places of. interest'. CRICKET. < Y.M.C.A. WEDNESDAY CLUB. - ' "The anmial:general 'meetinig of the ; : Y.M.C.A.. Wodnesday.:Club was held an the -rooms last . evening, Mr. H. is. Holmes. presidin'g.';- The-;election of officers'resulted" as follows :--President, Mr." Mather;. vice-presidents,' Messrs, A. : Smith, W. Ferkins, D. Rogers, l and W. secretary,:'. Mr.: .G.' M'Kay; . treasurer;; Mr; T. -Plant; , management :;' committee,. Slack, Kitto, Phil-' lips, treasurer, • and'secretary; delegate, Mr. G. M'Eay ;'selection committee,'the . ::: secretary/'treasurer, and the field' cap-' • tain. • It ; was resolved to enter one v junior team for the Wednesday compfilition. ■■■■■■;■': /.;■ ■A . BOYS' INSTITUTE CLUB, i The Boys' Instituto Cricket Club .; . held .:their."annual;:meeting last evening, Mr. G. M'Phumm presiding. ' It- was: decided- to enter a team for. tho Senior Boys' League Competition, . and also ono eacir'for tho junior, com- : - 'petition and ,Wednesday. League. Tho following officers .wero elected for ;. : the ensuing, season President, Mr. G. Troup;. vice-presidents, Messrs. c[ . MoorO,. J. ■ Hutchins, Pearson, Howitt, and Miller; secretary, Mr. J. Howitt; treasurer, Mr. C.. P. Coloneus; club captain, Mr. B. Miller.; delegates to ■ tho. Boys' . Cricket . League, ; Messrs. Guys, J...Howitt, and'Parkiii, ' . ; -'ii SWIMMING. ANOTHER WIN FOR BEAUREPAIRE. .. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, September 19. . ..'The "'sooyds.' championship swimming : race at Sheffield resulted: Beaurepaire 1., Battersby 2, Hathfiold 3. ,• Won by six yards. .Time, 6min. 21 2-ssec. . :T ; • i. ■ BOWLS. .NEW ZEALAND-ASSOCIATION. ■ /..(By'Telegraph—PrußS Association.)', Dunedin, September 20. At a meeting-of_ the council' of tho 'New Zealand Bowling Association this ■ afternoon,, voting • ■ papers from the' ;. .. -'..various centres were- .counted. -Some . ■ (Jiscussion'took place as to the formality of papers" from North Otago' and-South Canterbury. . Finally, it was resolved that: the papers be accepted as formal,

■Mr. Gallaway dissenting. Tho following were declared elected to the cotillon President,, F. \V. Johnston, St. Albans, Ohristcburch; treasurer, iUr. J. H. Hancock, St.' Clair; .vice-president, Mr.' U. S. l'onquet, Invercargill; council, Messrs. Short, ivl'Donaltl, Scott, Taylor, Payne, and Allan. , LAWN TENNIS. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.: Last evening a meeting of the management committee of . t-ue U ellingtoit X/awn Tennis Association: was hold. There was 'a largo., attendance of members,* and Mr.' lieere w : as .elected' chairman of' the committee. The committee - resolved to instruct 'its delegates to the New Zealand- Lawn Tennis Association that any alterations to the rules relating to delegates, as suggested: by the Auckland Association, .should be ill. the direction of representation of all, on:the basis of one delegate. for every three hundred members of the association,: and that , the number . of delegates be unlimited. ' - Sub-coiiiniittees. 'were- 1 .; appointed to inspect grounds for'the coming interclub competitions, and to report to the next; meeting.; . • ;.' '' •_ ■ It was also resolved: to submit a 'proposal for'tlie inter-club competitions and to-report to tho next'meeting.. It was also, resolved .to /submit a •proposal - for the V inter-club • competitions to tlie city clubs, 'with a' [to'.for#ard suggestions: or opinions' to tho committee before-the end of next week. -■ - .The proposal - is ; that separate competitions bd held for tlie ladies and :men,-, tie ladies'..competition to be in thrco grades, and the men's, competitions to .'be in four grades, and that each .. team. ,in - both ' competition's; 1 ' and. "all "grades, .consist\;of .four members, each member, of' a team to play a' •single and a double. ;> • ■ . ; . ,